Monday, February 25, 2008

GDC


I got to go to this year's GDC, which was quite exciting. The best thing that I got to do there: Super Smash Bros. Brawl! If anyone knows my smash playing background, I used to play as Marth, so naturally I chose Ike. His moves are pretty similar including the counter move, but he's a lot slower than Marth. He feels like Roy a little bit. I only got to play once which was disappointing but I did get to see some of the new people in action. Metaknight seems pretty overpowered. He flies like Kirby but has the attack range like Link. On top of his multiple jumps he also has a high up-B jump. The entire game the person playing Metaknight just kept fluttering around and slicing a.k.a. fly byes. I felt like a giant noob because I didn't know how to use the smash ball. I was the person to get it... and then I just kinda sat on it. then it got knocked out of me. Later that game I got another one and used it (it was just a simple smash attack to activate it). I was quite disappointed because Ike's smash is more of a 1v1 move. If you look at other people's super smash, they fill up the entire screen and whoop ass. We'll see how everything looks in the end. I gotta go pick up a Wii now.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

SquareEnix's Takeover



For anyone who knows me, they know that I'm a RPG kind of guy. I do play every kind of game out there, but RPGs I think are the best. It's just so cool that you can customize your character and watch him/her grow. The other great part about RPGs is that the majority of the time they're turn based which means no anxiety! I don't hate action games or anything like that, it's just there is a time and a place for action games. There's never a time and a place for RPGs; you can play them at any time... But this brings me to my main point: Final Fantasy's journey into action games. If anyone remember, back in the day Square didn't really create action/adventure kind of games. They did have Xenogears in which you did a lot of jumping and stuff to move around, but the battles were all turn based. Ever since Final Fantasy 7 or so time was a major factor. If you take your time to pick "Attack" you could have already been attacked. Now, most recently the new Final Fantasy 12 game for the DS or Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core for the PSP are all heavily dependent on finger movement rather than strategy. They both kind of have some RPG core, but they're action based. SquareEnix is just trying to take over every genre. They have the fighting game coming, they have real time strategy, turn based strategy, role play games... what's next? Final Fantasy Soccer? (The sad thing is I would still buy it). Well, either way, Final Fantasy is slowly taking over every genre. I'm glad to see it happen because they're a fine developer, but come on, Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales? Bad SquareEnix. Bad.

-Allen

Monday, February 4, 2008

Stupid WoW


Since the Launch of WoW way back when, I've been playing on-and-off. Just a few days ago I renewed my account for the 3rd time. What is it about that stupid game!? After I play for a few months, I realize that WoW wasted a big chunk of my life once again and I quit... Yet I come back half a year later. I think to myself: "Oh, I'll just create a character just for fun and soloing"... then BAM! I'm level 40 looking for a Scarlet Monastery group because I just HAVE to get that stupid dagger. And of course, I hate certain classes and races, yet I go back to trying them out as if I'd hate them less this time. I could complain over and over again about all the flaws of WoW and how much it ruins my life but... I'm going to go play now. I'm wasting valuable leveling time.


-Allen

Random Roommate Freakouts

I've always wanted to do things to freak out my roommate with random jokes, but I've never been one to play practical jokes. Well, you guys and gals can try it on your roommates. Oh, and make sure your roommates aren't the anal types.

(Some of these were taken from somewhere else)
-Take post-its, and label EVERYTHING. Even the toilet (i.e. poop goes here)
-Tie all their shoe laces together
-Make a cardboard door and put it behind your real door/in front
-Make a club sign and put "but no (insert roommate's name here) allowed!" on it
-Have a "You must be this tall" sign on the door
-Tape your shoes to the ceiling, and when your roommate walks into the door be on the floor in pain saying "man that was a bad idea"
-Have a doll of and label your roommates name on it. Put it somewhere visible like the couch and start talking to it
-Have a chalk outline on the ground of yourself
-Buy a box of cookies or brownies and take one bite of each

I'll add some more when I think of them

-Allen