The time is fast approaching when Sacred 2 Fallen Angel will be released, a most notable RPG because of Blind Guardian's appearance in it!
See it from GameSpy PC and loads more info via RPGWatch - always my first port of call.
RP
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Showing posts with label Games. Show all posts
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Saturday, September 27, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Pawnography
I sold my Wii console the other day for some cash (impoverished writer an' all that). I never really used it that much, I just never had the time and my plans and emotions changed.
The initial concept of 3D interaction in space sounds good on paper but waving your arms about in front of the telly all feels a little unnecessary. It just isn't the done thing. - it isn't cricket! There are only two ways I consider 'motion' acceptable; playing a guitar a la Guitar Hero and wielding a lightsabre in the noble quest of right in a living room far, far away. Both are catered for by the Wii so I'm in no way saying the Wii has got it wrong. There is no denying the vast hype and consequent uptake by mass swathes of the populous, opening up gaming to , well everyone is what the industry wanted. However, I cannot help thinking that something has been lost. There is a vast choice out there and it is growing every day but most of it is sub-standard, trying to cash in on the success. No matter what people say, 'eye candy' is important - 'I' can't argue with Hi-Def and I'm sure a Hi-Def Wii will push it nearer to the holy grail of games consoles.
As I entered the game swap shop it all felt a little seedy, almost as though I should be wearing a long mac and hiding my identity, I didn't know why but then it struck me. This is the new pawnbroker. All it needed was three digital balls above its doorway. We deal in old technologies and more so as we head into an uncertain future.
I will use the experience in my writing, setting it in a distant future on the planet 'Blurg' so my dalliance with the Wii can be put to further use and I do feel a little sad at its passing into the pawn system. Ah well, at least I can eat now.
RP
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The initial concept of 3D interaction in space sounds good on paper but waving your arms about in front of the telly all feels a little unnecessary. It just isn't the done thing. - it isn't cricket! There are only two ways I consider 'motion' acceptable; playing a guitar a la Guitar Hero and wielding a lightsabre in the noble quest of right in a living room far, far away. Both are catered for by the Wii so I'm in no way saying the Wii has got it wrong. There is no denying the vast hype and consequent uptake by mass swathes of the populous, opening up gaming to , well everyone is what the industry wanted. However, I cannot help thinking that something has been lost. There is a vast choice out there and it is growing every day but most of it is sub-standard, trying to cash in on the success. No matter what people say, 'eye candy' is important - 'I' can't argue with Hi-Def and I'm sure a Hi-Def Wii will push it nearer to the holy grail of games consoles.
As I entered the game swap shop it all felt a little seedy, almost as though I should be wearing a long mac and hiding my identity, I didn't know why but then it struck me. This is the new pawnbroker. All it needed was three digital balls above its doorway. We deal in old technologies and more so as we head into an uncertain future.
I will use the experience in my writing, setting it in a distant future on the planet 'Blurg' so my dalliance with the Wii can be put to further use and I do feel a little sad at its passing into the pawn system. Ah well, at least I can eat now.
RP
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Friday, January 04, 2008
Following New Threads...
It's a new year and I'm following new threads
I got Guitar Hero III as a Christmas present from my children to play on my XBOX 360 allows you to play off against Slash! ----- There's Velvet Revolver DLC available which I found out via xboxgamezone.co.uk/forum ----- I then bounced to Slash and Slither & She Builds Quick Machines on YouTube. ----- This led to me downloading Velvet Revolver's album Libertad from iTunes store and then buying Slash's Snake Pit - it's five o'clock somewhere and Velvet Revolver's Contraband ----- There's an acoustic version of Slither over on MySpace. ----- This led me on to anticipating Rock Band which although out in US, makes its debut in UK in March. ----- This led me on to buying the book Slash which is interesting from a study of addiction perspective for me as I also start another job soon, a temporary project working at a day centre in Bristol.
This is all an expanding horizon for me because although I bought You Could Be Mine by Guns N Roses when it was the soundtrack for Terminator 2, I missed out on the whole Snake Pit / Velvet Revolver thing.
RP
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This is all an expanding horizon for me because although I bought You Could Be Mine by Guns N Roses when it was the soundtrack for Terminator 2, I missed out on the whole Snake Pit / Velvet Revolver thing.
RP
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Sunday, November 11, 2007
Yo Yo snippets
I've been bouncing around from TV episode to game trailer...
Cadfael - volume 3 - St. Peter's fair, The Raven in the Foregate, The Rose rent on DVD
Assassin's Creed - trailer - Game Trailers
Mass Effect - trailer - XBOX 360 Fanboy
RP
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Cadfael - volume 3 - St. Peter's fair, The Raven in the Foregate, The Rose rent on DVD
Assassin's Creed - trailer - Game Trailers
Mass Effect - trailer - XBOX 360 Fanboy
RP
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Sunday, December 31, 2006
2006: The Best and the Worst
2006 has been a year of survival. Surviving a move of house, surviving the final year of my degree, surviving a year long placement and surviving and surviving on a lack of money. But it has also been a year of amazing things as well including music, books, games and writing. There are many but here is a stab at the best and the worst of 2006
THE BEST OF 2006
MUSIC
The year I saw Blind Guardian in Concert
Seeing Blind Guardian live at KoKo in London was an ambition fulfilled. It was their first tour to Britain and it was amazing. Valhala and The Bard's Song (In The Forest) stand out as memorable forever!
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The year I bought some more Albums
BOOKS
The year I discovered JG Ballard
JG Ballard's 'Kingdom Come' is his latest book, the first I've read by him and the most excellent book I've read! Ever! Closely followed by 'The Drowned World', his nth book. Hauntingly good, and poignant for today's global worries. Both books work on your mind long after reading. I cannot praise Ballard enough! Check the website - The Ballardian.
The year I read Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams - 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy', 'Life, the universe and everything' and 'The Restaurant at the End of the Universe' all inspired me to get my writing off the ground earlier than I had planned.
The year I built a Rupert the Bear book collection
'You have to see Bestall's endpapers!'
The year I discovered Rackham
'The French roleplaying company, not Arthur'
GAMES
The year I got into games
Nintendo DS Lite - cool piece of technology with great games
____________ (space where Nintendo Wii should be)
COMICS
The year I got back into comics games
WRITING
The year I wrote a Short Story or three!
And started a Novel
And wrote more Poems
WEB
The year I developed the website and started a blog and found cool stuff
Wonderland- games related, has to be checked every day, cool, games-related stuff from around the world
Rackham- tabletop roleplaying from France, amazing graphics
Nintendo- the best
UK Gamespot, Pocket Gamer Blog, Eurogamer, British Gaming Blog, Joystiq, SPOnG - all for game news
Firefox - where would I be without it? Thanks Mozilla
THE GREEN ORCHARD, Tales of Magistery... and A Green Orchard (this blog!) ;-)
FILMS
'Cinema, DVD, TV etc.'
PLACES
The year we discovered Dorset
THE WORST OF 2006
MOVING HOUSE
Had to be done but it was the most traumatic episode I ever had to go through!
DEGREE
Struggling through this final year of my BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing degree, working, being on placement, no money and having to write a dissertation made this DIFF-I-CULT beyond belief!
FINANCES
What finances?
Wii
Should have been the best thing of 2006 but didn't manage to get one! >>> best of 2007 :-)
WARS
Wars, all wars, no exceptions!
rustle
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THE BEST OF 2006
MUSIC
The year I saw Blind Guardian in Concert
Seeing Blind Guardian live at KoKo in London was an ambition fulfilled. It was their first tour to Britain and it was amazing. Valhala and The Bard's Song (In The Forest) stand out as memorable forever!
my Permalink
The year I bought some more Albums
- Blind Guardian's 'A Twist in the Myth' came out. Brilliant artwork, excellent songs, a nod to a more commercial offering but memorable anthems and they work well live.
- Mastodon - 'Blood Mountain', heavy, playable heavy, play it!
- Dragonforce - 'Inhuman Rampage' Not normally what I regularly listen to and not what I expected but I keep coming back to it. I love the speed and the flourishes of humour.
- My most played album this year was Blind Guardian's 'Live'. Coupled with the DVD, the hairs still stand out on the back of my neck.
- Mozart's 'Cosi Fan Tuti'. I actually watched all this and it was sooo funny!
BOOKS
The year I discovered JG Ballard
JG Ballard's 'Kingdom Come' is his latest book, the first I've read by him and the most excellent book I've read! Ever! Closely followed by 'The Drowned World', his nth book. Hauntingly good, and poignant for today's global worries. Both books work on your mind long after reading. I cannot praise Ballard enough! Check the website - The Ballardian.
The year I read Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams - 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy', 'Life, the universe and everything' and 'The Restaurant at the End of the Universe' all inspired me to get my writing off the ground earlier than I had planned.
The year I built a Rupert the Bear book collection
'You have to see Bestall's endpapers!'
- 'The life and works of Alfred Bestall illustrator of Rupert Bear' - Caroline G. Bott.
- A tatty 'A Bear's Life' - George Perry with Alfred bestall
- Rupert Annual 1961
- Rupert Annual 1969
- Rupert Facsimile Annuals 1955, 1957 & 1958
- Plus others...
The year I discovered Rackham
'The French roleplaying company, not Arthur'
- Cadwallon The Free City - Player's Handbook
GAMES
The year I got into games
Nintendo DS Lite - cool piece of technology with great games
- New Super Mario Bros.
- Animal Crossing: Wild World
- Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
____________ (space where Nintendo Wii should be)
- The legend of Zelda - Twilight Princess - for Wii (no Wii yet though!)
- Metroid Prime 2 - Echoes for Gamecube (I'll play it on my Wii when I get one)
COMICS
The year I got back into comics games
- Mnemovore - Vertigo [review]
- Army of Darkness - Dynamite Entertainment
- Wonderland - SLG Publishing Disney
- Fear Agent - Image
WRITING
The year I wrote a Short Story or three!
- The Old House
- Dead Manse
- Bedlam
And started a Novel
And wrote more Poems
- Dark Wonderland
- The Dark Tide
- Rust Hut
- The Mission
WEB
The year I developed the website and started a blog and found cool stuff
Wonderland- games related, has to be checked every day, cool, games-related stuff from around the world
Rackham- tabletop roleplaying from France, amazing graphics
Nintendo- the best
UK Gamespot, Pocket Gamer Blog, Eurogamer, British Gaming Blog, Joystiq, SPOnG - all for game news
Firefox - where would I be without it? Thanks Mozilla
THE GREEN ORCHARD, Tales of Magistery... and A Green Orchard (this blog!) ;-)
FILMS
'Cinema, DVD, TV etc.'
- Howl's Moving Castle - saw this at The Watershed in Bristol - Wow!
- Night Watch - Author - Book - Film - DVD: BBC review
- Doctor Who Up Close exhibition (for my birthday :-))
- Dracula & The Ruby in the Smoke - my permalink
PLACES
The year we discovered Dorset
- Lyme Regis - the best restaurants with a cool old bookshop
- Bridport - the best place with a cool old bookshop
- Dorchester - the best teashop and a cool old bookshop
- Castleton, Derbyshire - was great at Christmas and a cool old bookshop
THE WORST OF 2006
MOVING HOUSE
Had to be done but it was the most traumatic episode I ever had to go through!
DEGREE
Struggling through this final year of my BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing degree, working, being on placement, no money and having to write a dissertation made this DIFF-I-CULT beyond belief!
FINANCES
What finances?
Wii
Should have been the best thing of 2006 but didn't manage to get one! >>> best of 2007 :-)
WARS
Wars, all wars, no exceptions!
rustle
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All other products or brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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