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End of another Year
14 years ago
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So it has come at last, the end of 2011. Its been one hell of a year, a very quick year at that. Seems like just yesterday I was sitting down to write my yearly end journal. Its been a better year for me by far.
First and foremost is the founding of love in my life. In November of 2010 I met a wonderful girl who you know as Zadia. It began simply as gaming buddies over a MMO called Everquest 2. To be honest at first the regular inclusion of somebody in my social life was irritating. Particularly so being as I'm horribly anti social. Fast forward a few months and she grew on me, more then I thought anybody could. I think that I grew on her too as she was the first to admit her feelings for me. After a few visits it was set in stone, we were meant for each other. I moved in with her at the beginning of October and we've been happy together since. She is the single greatest gift I've gotten this year, and each year beyond is a gift to me. I love you Sofya, you are the world to me.
If that wasn't enough to make any grown man blessed, I can say I've also been blessed with the continued presence of my favorite bearded dragon Vitti. Like Zadia he is the stone, the foundation that makes my life what it is. From the morning feedings and playtime to the evening snuggle and nap, I couldn't imagine a day without him in it to save my life. Hes such a gentle, loving and curious beardie. To me he is like my child, my baby.Love him to death.
With my girl and my baby by my side I'd say I've had a pretty blessed year. In addition I'm also thankful for the continued health of my mother who has battled cancer and other issues the entire year. Almost lost her mid December. I'm also thankful to have such great and accepting step parents, who have taken me into their lives. Thankful to have a great place to live and good games to play.
Speaking of good games to play.. (C'mon I'm a gamer you knew this had to be coming.) This year like most has been blessed with a steady stream of enjoyable games to occupy my time. I managed to buy another PS3 in August and now have 16 games for it. On the PC as usual I've increased my stockpile of games by a modest sum. (now totalling 205 games)
As I did last year I'll show a trailer for a few games and explain why or what I liked about the games. If your a gamer by all means share some of your gaming moments.
Disgaea - Unfortunately no trailer was available, nor gameplay video that really could do this game justice. Its impossible to sufficiently describe the humor and characters without experiencing it yourself. Disgaea is a Strategy RPG the likes of Final Fantasy Tactics or Tactics Ogre. It art style is completely anime and its characters completely over the top. The game doesn't drive you with deep storylines or seriousness. Instead you get a odd, humorous storyline that's often completely insane filled with some of the best characters. Being a small company you might suspect that the gameplay lacks. That is not the case, Disgaea has as deep if not deeper strategical gameplay then any other SRPG I've ever played. I was so smitten by Disgaea that I bought every Disgaea game and paid nearly 400$ for a PS3 just to get Disgaea 4. Its easily one of my favorite series ever now..... Dood
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - (Shouldn't need a trailer) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1AenlOEXao
I chose the live action trailer because the game trailer has been used to death. It might seem cliche for me to add Skyrim to the list but I added it from the sheer amount of enjoyment I've gotten from it so far. I've been a longtime fan of the elder scrolls series, starting my foray into Tamriel in TES3: Morrowind. I put hundreds of hours into Morrowind, making it one of my most played non MMO games ever. Then came TES4 Oblivion, which I put in about a thousand hours. So to think I wouldn't enjoy Skyrim was a fools hope. They'd of seriously of had to botch the game something fierce. They didn't however, they released what could be one of gamings true masterpieces. The game we got was a SP roleplayer's heaven. I'm still enjoying it to this day.
AI War : Fleet Command - No trailers for this game really give a good overview of the game. Despite that AI Wars is quite possibly one of the best RTS games I've ever played, despite being from a indie developer. Its a 4X Strategy game that bears some similarities to Sins of a Solar Empire. It has elements of economy, base building, attack 'n Defense and Tower Defense. You start off on a single planet and your ultimate goal is to destroy the AI homeworlds. This is no simple comp stomp game however as you have to be strategical in what worlds you attack and conquer, as the AI gets more powerful with each planet taken. The Ai can be formidable in this game, easily trouncing the player if the player is not careful. Its a game based on strategic thinking over twitch control. Its also a very long game and is not for those who prefer a Starcraft style game that lasts 5 minutes. The developer is extremely active in the game's continued progress, releasing updates and content on a regular basis. It also doesn't hurt that the game has an awesome soundtrack.
There are others that have given me tons of fun. Like Portal 2 (Gifted by Othar) Honestly if you haven't played this game yet you should be shot. Everything about it is a work of genius. To combine narrative with puzzles is beyond comprehension. I've also enjoyed Space Marine, Gran Turismo 5, Persona 3 Portable. I was enjoy Falliout New Vegas till the Virus ate my computer. DeNihil giften me some DLC for it so I'll have plenty of reason to get back into it after I'm done with Skyrim.
Last but not least is my New Years resolution. I'm not going to wish on fantastical bouts of weight loss or monetary gain. This year I make a goal of doing more arts. I'd like to do 25 this coming year if I can or at the very least 1 a month. I guess next year this time we shall see.
Happy New Years everybody.
First and foremost is the founding of love in my life. In November of 2010 I met a wonderful girl who you know as Zadia. It began simply as gaming buddies over a MMO called Everquest 2. To be honest at first the regular inclusion of somebody in my social life was irritating. Particularly so being as I'm horribly anti social. Fast forward a few months and she grew on me, more then I thought anybody could. I think that I grew on her too as she was the first to admit her feelings for me. After a few visits it was set in stone, we were meant for each other. I moved in with her at the beginning of October and we've been happy together since. She is the single greatest gift I've gotten this year, and each year beyond is a gift to me. I love you Sofya, you are the world to me.
If that wasn't enough to make any grown man blessed, I can say I've also been blessed with the continued presence of my favorite bearded dragon Vitti. Like Zadia he is the stone, the foundation that makes my life what it is. From the morning feedings and playtime to the evening snuggle and nap, I couldn't imagine a day without him in it to save my life. Hes such a gentle, loving and curious beardie. To me he is like my child, my baby.Love him to death.
With my girl and my baby by my side I'd say I've had a pretty blessed year. In addition I'm also thankful for the continued health of my mother who has battled cancer and other issues the entire year. Almost lost her mid December. I'm also thankful to have such great and accepting step parents, who have taken me into their lives. Thankful to have a great place to live and good games to play.
Speaking of good games to play.. (C'mon I'm a gamer you knew this had to be coming.) This year like most has been blessed with a steady stream of enjoyable games to occupy my time. I managed to buy another PS3 in August and now have 16 games for it. On the PC as usual I've increased my stockpile of games by a modest sum. (now totalling 205 games)
As I did last year I'll show a trailer for a few games and explain why or what I liked about the games. If your a gamer by all means share some of your gaming moments.
Disgaea - Unfortunately no trailer was available, nor gameplay video that really could do this game justice. Its impossible to sufficiently describe the humor and characters without experiencing it yourself. Disgaea is a Strategy RPG the likes of Final Fantasy Tactics or Tactics Ogre. It art style is completely anime and its characters completely over the top. The game doesn't drive you with deep storylines or seriousness. Instead you get a odd, humorous storyline that's often completely insane filled with some of the best characters. Being a small company you might suspect that the gameplay lacks. That is not the case, Disgaea has as deep if not deeper strategical gameplay then any other SRPG I've ever played. I was so smitten by Disgaea that I bought every Disgaea game and paid nearly 400$ for a PS3 just to get Disgaea 4. Its easily one of my favorite series ever now..... Dood
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - (Shouldn't need a trailer) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1AenlOEXao
I chose the live action trailer because the game trailer has been used to death. It might seem cliche for me to add Skyrim to the list but I added it from the sheer amount of enjoyment I've gotten from it so far. I've been a longtime fan of the elder scrolls series, starting my foray into Tamriel in TES3: Morrowind. I put hundreds of hours into Morrowind, making it one of my most played non MMO games ever. Then came TES4 Oblivion, which I put in about a thousand hours. So to think I wouldn't enjoy Skyrim was a fools hope. They'd of seriously of had to botch the game something fierce. They didn't however, they released what could be one of gamings true masterpieces. The game we got was a SP roleplayer's heaven. I'm still enjoying it to this day.
AI War : Fleet Command - No trailers for this game really give a good overview of the game. Despite that AI Wars is quite possibly one of the best RTS games I've ever played, despite being from a indie developer. Its a 4X Strategy game that bears some similarities to Sins of a Solar Empire. It has elements of economy, base building, attack 'n Defense and Tower Defense. You start off on a single planet and your ultimate goal is to destroy the AI homeworlds. This is no simple comp stomp game however as you have to be strategical in what worlds you attack and conquer, as the AI gets more powerful with each planet taken. The Ai can be formidable in this game, easily trouncing the player if the player is not careful. Its a game based on strategic thinking over twitch control. Its also a very long game and is not for those who prefer a Starcraft style game that lasts 5 minutes. The developer is extremely active in the game's continued progress, releasing updates and content on a regular basis. It also doesn't hurt that the game has an awesome soundtrack.
There are others that have given me tons of fun. Like Portal 2 (Gifted by Othar) Honestly if you haven't played this game yet you should be shot. Everything about it is a work of genius. To combine narrative with puzzles is beyond comprehension. I've also enjoyed Space Marine, Gran Turismo 5, Persona 3 Portable. I was enjoy Falliout New Vegas till the Virus ate my computer. DeNihil giften me some DLC for it so I'll have plenty of reason to get back into it after I'm done with Skyrim.
Last but not least is my New Years resolution. I'm not going to wish on fantastical bouts of weight loss or monetary gain. This year I make a goal of doing more arts. I'd like to do 25 this coming year if I can or at the very least 1 a month. I guess next year this time we shall see.
Happy New Years everybody.
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