It's been a pretty busy month as I completed 2 tracks for the 2 projects I'm working on (kinda slow for me to be honest). I was hoping to complete more, but I had some troubles with composing one of them. I'm about to work on the next track as Christmas season approaches. Once it's the middle of December, I won't be able to work as diligently again like I did this past week for Thanksgiving as a friend is visiting from his training for the Army. He'll be deploying spring next year and so I'd probably make the most of my time with him this December as he won't have any internet connection throughout his duration overseas. I still haven't finished my Street Fighter mix which makes me sad. It has made me seem very unproductive as I haven't completed much in the past few months other than the two tracks. What makes me even more sad is that I haven't been drawing for the past half year. I'm planning on getting a new tablet and work more on digital drawings, but I bought a lot of stuff this past month because of sales, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday deals.
I'm very surprised that I actually got a lot of (console) games, and a lot of them being new titles at full price (with some deals of course). One of them being Skyrim, which I initially didn't have much interest in until I started playing Oblivion and Morrowind this past summer.
Are any of you looking for games to buy? I'll list the ones I've gotten and leave a short comment on each one and let you know which ones I recommend (I'll put a * for the ones I highly recommend).
-Brink (PS3): Please don't get this. I'm glad I only paid $10 for this one. It wasn't 100% bad, but multiplayer is dead. 0 people playing online.
-Bayonetta (PS3): This game seriously got me back into playing Action games (as I played God of War 1 & 2 right before it. GoW was fun, but it didn't impress me). So now I'm playing Ninja Gaiden and Devil May Cry 4 again. Bayonetta is a lot of fun.
-Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PS3): I haven't played much of it, but it doesn't feel like Deus Ex 1. So far, the game has a nice balance in stealth, action, and RPG.
-Battlefield 3 (PS3): I'm having mixed feelings about campaign mode, but multiplayer is really fun (if not frustrating). I'm going to be playing this throughout the year.
-*The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PS3): If you like RPGs or knows someone that does, GET THIS GAME! It's not (too much of) an exaggeration when you keep hearing the phrase "Game of the Year" from someone who's playing it. It's much easier to understand compared to the last two iterations of TES series yet still retains the open world aspect that makes it fun to explore and find one's own entertainment in the world of Tamriel. The game is so fun and relaxing to play, it'll be another game I play throughout the year.
-*Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3): I felt hesitant about getting MW3 due to the conflict Infinity Ward and Activision had with each other and the leave of many great developers from Infinity Ward; however, the game turned out to be really fun. The co-op is a lot deeper and meaningful to play for long durations and online multiplayer has an extensive leveling system that rewards players to doing well and getting better. I'm still not certain about the campaign yet since I haven't gotten as far, but it's sadly already playing better than Battlefield 3 (I had a lot of faith in BF3 because Medal of Honor and Battlefield: Bad Company 2's campaign was so fun). It was worth the full price I paid, gonna be playing throughout the year.
-Vanquish (PS3): Got it in the mail yesterday, but have tried the demo already and know it's a good single-player Action game. This one's good for those who like Action Shooters.
-Way of the Samurai 3 (PS3): FINALLY I get one of the games in the series, and I gotta say it was hard to stomach when I tried it last night. The game is very obscure and has its own unique entertainment value and is definitely not for everyone. I kind of wish I could get it for $20 instead of $27
-White Knight Chronicles 2 (comes with WKC 1 as well) (PS3): I haven't received it yet, but I'm ready for a straight-forward Action-RPG I'll get to enjoy throughout the year (hopefully people still play online).
-Dark Souls (PS3): I loved Demon's Souls, and I'm hoping Dark Souls will give me the same entertainment value. I'm still waiting for it to come in the mail.
-Goldeneye 007 (Wii): I mainly got it for the single-player as I suspect no one plays online anymore. I miss playing the Wii.
-Orcs Must Die! (PC): GRAH, I must try this out today! It's an Action Tower Defense game, much like Dungeon Defenders, but is sadly single-player.
-Test Drive Unlimited 2 (PC): I'm surprised I bought a racing game, but it's not racing in the strictest sense. Hopefully it's a semi-relaxing game?
-Sam & Max Complete Pack (PC): Originally $95 and I got it for $12.50. I'm surprised I got an Adventure game more than I was getting a racing game! But I guess I'm looking for a game with humor.
-LIMBO (PC): Sorry, still haven't tried it yet. But it's supposed to be really good.
-*Dungeon Defenders (PC): Simply a magnificent game, especially if you can get some friends together to play. It's an Action-RPG Tower Defense game with progressive character tracking (levels, equipment, and skills stay with you and continues to grow).
-Gundemonium Collection (PC): I'm so ready for some Danmaku action! It's a collection of 3 bullet-hell shoot-em-up. I just gotta download and install them.
-Chantelise (PC): A Japanese Action-RPG. I think I've played the Japanese version, but I bought the game for its English translation so I can play it properly.
-*Dungeons of Dredmor (PC): I've been skeptical about this game since it came out and from its videos, but the fact is that it's a rogue-like RPG and is very difficult. I can imagine myself playing this for a really long time, and it was only $2.50 for me. Regular price is $5. If you like games like Desktop Dungeons, Hack-Slash-Crawl, Shiren The Wanderer, or The Binding of Isaac, there's a chance that you might really like Dungeons of Dredmor.
-Tobe's Vertical Adventure (PC): Looks like simple platforming fun, which is why I bought it. Downloaded and installed, I just gotta try it out.
Wow...in retrospect, I bought quite a bit of games...I'M SO READY TO GAME THIS WINTER! BWAHAHAHAHA~
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
Tis a good time for gaming
Before I get to the juicy stuff, I'll just have a bit of an update on my work. I'm 1/2 complete on my Street Fighter Mix and it's making me wonder if I ever want to do a mix this long again, haha. I think I should stick with individual mixes just for the sake of productivity. I started on a new composition yesterday for one of the game projects, and I heard that we're going to take that game to GDC next year (yay)! So I'm working extra hard (kinda sorta) to get the music done so that we can publish the game on XBLA in time to present at Game Developers Conference (GDC) early next year in March. I'll most likely won't be attending unless I get in free as I've heard that going a full 3 days is several hundred dollars (up to $1000 with hotel fees, transportation, etc.). Sound effects for the other project is going smoothly so far, though no real decision to choose any of the ones I created has been made. Besides those two major projects, I've finally started to work on my game two weeks ago. I'm move very slowly on it, but I've at least got most of the main gameplay down. I just need more programming, more designs, and content and then I'll get the project really rolling. Besides working on stuff like that, I'm also trying to get back more into piano and learn some new songs. Extending my knowledge to playing all sorts of different songs help me when I compose for music (I suppose...I'm still randomly playing things to create my compositions).
Now onto the gaming portion of my rant (bwahahaha)! Last week, I bought a game on Steam called Titan Quest Gold (okay, so it's two games in one package) for $5. I've been very skeptical of the game and have seen it on sale many times, but I never brought myself to getting it. I recently beat Torchlight and didn't want to continue it, but I was also very eager to play Diablo 3 (which has been pushed back to Q1 2012. So I bought Titan Quest. The first 2 hours, I was getting bored clicking on monsters. I also had the problem of going back into town every 2 minutes just to sell all the equipment I picked up. I have that habit of taking everything I see and selling them for money in RPGs. After 2 hours, I was able to choose a mastery (which determines my class) and learn new skills. Enemies started to come in large waves, but my skills allowed me to take on 10, 20, even 30 enemies because of the abilities I possessed. I was, at one point, attacking with effects of fire, poison, bleeding, sharpness, and life steal all at the same time. The game suddenly became very enticing to me! I also learned that picking up the most rarest of items was sufficient in making money (so picking up junk was taking up space in my inventory space). I was traveling around a large open world, slaying tons of enemies at the same time, picking up powerful equipment, and fighting really strong bosses. I was very happy with my purchase then, but I read online what other people thought and people said they still preferred Diablo 2 for their top-down action-RPG. I had tried Diablo 2 a few years ago (for like 5 minutes) and didn't really get into it. But seeing how it took me 2 hours to get into Titan Quest, I decided to give Diablo 2 another chance (I had the game anyways, might as well play it). Yeah, the first 1-2 hours were kind of boring, but then it pulled me in as soon as I started getting better loot (equipment), and gained new skills. More so, I started playing Diablo 2 more than Titan Quest. I still play Titan Quest, but what makes me like Diablo 2 more than most Point-n-Click Action-RPGs is that it's so fast-paced. I've been playing so many MMORPGs these many years that I forgot how fast paced an Action-RPG could be. Running around, killings hundreds of mobs, warping between cities, etc. I'm very inclined to play Diablo 1 now just so I can get the full experience of the Diablo series.
Over the weekend, I order three games on Amazon since they were in my target price range. I bought Brink for $9.99 and Bayonetta for $17.01, both for the PS3. The 3rd game is actually a birthday gift for a friend (also a PS3 game). I received the first two games yesterday and tried them out. Brink's multiplayer is dead, which I was well prepared for and is the reason why I waited until it was $10 before I got it. The game is quite challenging, and it still feels like a multiplayer experience when I'm playing solo (though, computer AIs are kinda dumb). The progression of Brink isn't what I expected. I was hoping to gradually earn my equipment along the way of leveling and gaining experience points. But the only way to get more equipment is to play the challenges, and there's only 4. So Brink won't exactly be the multiplayer-centric FPS experience I hoped for, but it'll be at least a nice distraction to play once in a while. I'll admit it's pretty fun in its own respect. I still feel ripped off by buying Homefront for $25. 4 hours of single-player campaign and 1 hours of multiplayer. Then the multiplayer community dies out completely leaving me with only 5 hours of gameplay off that game (which is sad since a game like Terraria, that I paid $2.50 for, has provided me 66 hours of gameplay and I still plan on playing it more). Bayonetta is a lot of fun, and a lot of action. Though I would have liked to pay less for it, it'll be a game that I'll enjoy. The problem is that installing it took 4.4 GB out of my hard drive. I've run out of space on my HDD, and it's becoming a real problem. I'll probably have to make some decisions to delete some installs of other games eventually.
Dark Souls came out!
Demon's Souls has made it onto my list as one of my favorite games (and I think I should consider adding Diablo 2 on that now too) and so I'm naturally very happy and excited to see the release of Dark Souls. No, I haven't bought it yet. I generally wait for games to drop in price before I buy them now since I'm never desperate to play a game on launch day anymore (except for Diablo 3, I will buy that the first day and play the heck out of it) unless I'm really really into it (such as the handheld Castlevania games). I still play Demon's Souls even now, but I try to stay away from it when I can since I get so caught up in replaying it that I neglect all other games I have that I haven't completed yet.
The Cursed Crusade is one of the games I want to get. It's a 2-player, split-screen co-op Action game. You know how rare it is to have a local co-op game nowadays? That game should be out in 3-4 days. A lot of games are coming out soon actually. Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom, The Elder Scroll V: Skyrim, and Assassin's Creed: Revelations are among the highly anticipated games. Yup, our economy might still suck right now, but the number of quality games are still coming out.
Besides gaming, did I mention that I'm (kinda) getting back into Manga and Animé? It's super hard to balance work, games, and stuff like Manga and Animé. Especially now that I'm getting back into working out at the gym again, haha. I missed at least 3 months or more of working out. My arms are all sore now from Wednesday's workout, but my legs are surprisingly alright. One other activity I regret not doing enough of or finding the time to do is reading. I just can't bring myself to sit down and read. A book I've been very wanting to finish up is "The Art of War". It's not a novel or anything, but it has insights of those of past history and philosophy that could apply to today's time. I do like reading, but, uhh, I like other stuff much more to read as much as I want to...(music, art, gaming, etc.) Well, I think I've ranted long enough. Until next month~
Now onto the gaming portion of my rant (bwahahaha)! Last week, I bought a game on Steam called Titan Quest Gold (okay, so it's two games in one package) for $5. I've been very skeptical of the game and have seen it on sale many times, but I never brought myself to getting it. I recently beat Torchlight and didn't want to continue it, but I was also very eager to play Diablo 3 (which has been pushed back to Q1 2012. So I bought Titan Quest. The first 2 hours, I was getting bored clicking on monsters. I also had the problem of going back into town every 2 minutes just to sell all the equipment I picked up. I have that habit of taking everything I see and selling them for money in RPGs. After 2 hours, I was able to choose a mastery (which determines my class) and learn new skills. Enemies started to come in large waves, but my skills allowed me to take on 10, 20, even 30 enemies because of the abilities I possessed. I was, at one point, attacking with effects of fire, poison, bleeding, sharpness, and life steal all at the same time. The game suddenly became very enticing to me! I also learned that picking up the most rarest of items was sufficient in making money (so picking up junk was taking up space in my inventory space). I was traveling around a large open world, slaying tons of enemies at the same time, picking up powerful equipment, and fighting really strong bosses. I was very happy with my purchase then, but I read online what other people thought and people said they still preferred Diablo 2 for their top-down action-RPG. I had tried Diablo 2 a few years ago (for like 5 minutes) and didn't really get into it. But seeing how it took me 2 hours to get into Titan Quest, I decided to give Diablo 2 another chance (I had the game anyways, might as well play it). Yeah, the first 1-2 hours were kind of boring, but then it pulled me in as soon as I started getting better loot (equipment), and gained new skills. More so, I started playing Diablo 2 more than Titan Quest. I still play Titan Quest, but what makes me like Diablo 2 more than most Point-n-Click Action-RPGs is that it's so fast-paced. I've been playing so many MMORPGs these many years that I forgot how fast paced an Action-RPG could be. Running around, killings hundreds of mobs, warping between cities, etc. I'm very inclined to play Diablo 1 now just so I can get the full experience of the Diablo series.
Over the weekend, I order three games on Amazon since they were in my target price range. I bought Brink for $9.99 and Bayonetta for $17.01, both for the PS3. The 3rd game is actually a birthday gift for a friend (also a PS3 game). I received the first two games yesterday and tried them out. Brink's multiplayer is dead, which I was well prepared for and is the reason why I waited until it was $10 before I got it. The game is quite challenging, and it still feels like a multiplayer experience when I'm playing solo (though, computer AIs are kinda dumb). The progression of Brink isn't what I expected. I was hoping to gradually earn my equipment along the way of leveling and gaining experience points. But the only way to get more equipment is to play the challenges, and there's only 4. So Brink won't exactly be the multiplayer-centric FPS experience I hoped for, but it'll be at least a nice distraction to play once in a while. I'll admit it's pretty fun in its own respect. I still feel ripped off by buying Homefront for $25. 4 hours of single-player campaign and 1 hours of multiplayer. Then the multiplayer community dies out completely leaving me with only 5 hours of gameplay off that game (which is sad since a game like Terraria, that I paid $2.50 for, has provided me 66 hours of gameplay and I still plan on playing it more). Bayonetta is a lot of fun, and a lot of action. Though I would have liked to pay less for it, it'll be a game that I'll enjoy. The problem is that installing it took 4.4 GB out of my hard drive. I've run out of space on my HDD, and it's becoming a real problem. I'll probably have to make some decisions to delete some installs of other games eventually.
Dark Souls came out!
Demon's Souls has made it onto my list as one of my favorite games (and I think I should consider adding Diablo 2 on that now too) and so I'm naturally very happy and excited to see the release of Dark Souls. No, I haven't bought it yet. I generally wait for games to drop in price before I buy them now since I'm never desperate to play a game on launch day anymore (except for Diablo 3, I will buy that the first day and play the heck out of it) unless I'm really really into it (such as the handheld Castlevania games). I still play Demon's Souls even now, but I try to stay away from it when I can since I get so caught up in replaying it that I neglect all other games I have that I haven't completed yet.
The Cursed Crusade is one of the games I want to get. It's a 2-player, split-screen co-op Action game. You know how rare it is to have a local co-op game nowadays? That game should be out in 3-4 days. A lot of games are coming out soon actually. Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom, The Elder Scroll V: Skyrim, and Assassin's Creed: Revelations are among the highly anticipated games. Yup, our economy might still suck right now, but the number of quality games are still coming out.
Besides gaming, did I mention that I'm (kinda) getting back into Manga and Animé? It's super hard to balance work, games, and stuff like Manga and Animé. Especially now that I'm getting back into working out at the gym again, haha. I missed at least 3 months or more of working out. My arms are all sore now from Wednesday's workout, but my legs are surprisingly alright. One other activity I regret not doing enough of or finding the time to do is reading. I just can't bring myself to sit down and read. A book I've been very wanting to finish up is "The Art of War". It's not a novel or anything, but it has insights of those of past history and philosophy that could apply to today's time. I do like reading, but, uhh, I like other stuff much more to read as much as I want to...(music, art, gaming, etc.) Well, I think I've ranted long enough. Until next month~
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