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My running thoughts on Sly 4 (Level 4) *VERY VERY SPOILERY*
Posted 12 years agoLevel 4: Medieval England
Hmmm, Penelope got mentioned in the narration for the first time in a while, and the level is called "Of Mice and Mechs". I'm sure it's just a co-incidence.
I like these robo guards. Pretty creepy, yet funny. Not going to ask about the details of how one of them has kids, though.
Oh hey, it's Clockwerk is sitting on top of the Clock Tower. Neat.
WAIT WHAT?
That's a lot of giant robot hands. I sense giant medieval mecha in our future.
WHY ARE WE OKAY WITH CLOCKWERK BEING ON THE CLOCK TOWER? I'M ZOOMED IN, LOOKING RIGHT AT HIM, AND HE'S LOOKING RIGHT AT ME!
I have a bad feeling about this.
Nevermind.
Oh hey, just reached the level from the demo. Neat.
"Black tyrant", Galleth? A return of the Black Baron suit, perhaps? Twould fit with the inevitable return of Penelope.
Nope, just a robotic Black Knight with kickass action missiles and a battleaxe. It's probably a brainwashed Penelope inside, or something. Callin' it now. Voice isn't too deep through the distortion.
I'd be more impressed by Sir Galleth's ability to sneak up on people while wearing plate armor if the guards in these games didn't suffer from severe hearing loss and a lack of peripheral vision.
Aaaand Clockwerk's vacated his perch. That's unsettling.
Huh, apparently Barad-Dur was in England. Who knew? And Mecha Ghidorah lived at the top.
Carmelita 1, Mecha-Ghidorah 0. And she's hitting on another of Sly's ancestors. Fantastic.
Well I sure hope somebody picks up that phone. Because I fucking called it!
Well, the Penelope part. Guess she wasn't brainwashed. Just...evil. Goddammit, does every female in this series not named Carmelita have to turn out to be evil?
*INCOMING RANTY THING*
This whole Penelope thing is...really kind of bullshit in a lot of ways. For one, her characterization seems all over the place. One minute she's talking about her goal being to make money with weapons design, but then she's talking about changing the world with her inventions like she's some well-intentioned extremist. None of that was even hinted at beforehand. She never displayed any sort of obsession with money, or with doing much of anything beyond tinkering with machinery.
She talks about being angry at Sly for limiting Bentley's potential with the whole "honorable thief" malarkey, and in the end, she even tries to murder him in cold blood. Hell, in Sly 3 she had a crush on Sly for a while, and her opinion on him and his actions always seemed completely positive! Now we've got her talking about ripping off Sly's skin and making him into a rug. She was fairly ruthless in Sly 3, admittedly, but only when defending other people.
I suppose her opinion on Sly and the gang in general could have deteriorated between Sly 3 and 4, but you know what? If that's the case, they could have goddamn had maybe ONE line that could have shown her changing attitude. Instead, we just get evil-mad-scientist Penelope carrying on like Doctor Goddamn Doom out of nowhere with her army of evil robots and a giant super mecha. What the hell did she need that giant robot for in medieval England anyway, besides to provide an epic boss fight?
Bentley gets some character development out of the whole miserable situation, but really, Sanzaru? Was it worth destroying half of the good-aligned female characters in the series? We already had a tech-savvy villain believing that Bentley was squandering his potential in the last game.
Ugh. It's kind of depressing. At least we got a good boss fight out of it. I guess the problem is that when I like a series, I often get attached to the characters, so seeing this sort of character derailment happen is just...disappointing. Not quite Mass-Effect-3-ending level of disappointment, but still quite stupid. Of course, if later events in the game manage to redeem/explain this better, I may withdraw much of my objection.
Hmmm, Penelope got mentioned in the narration for the first time in a while, and the level is called "Of Mice and Mechs". I'm sure it's just a co-incidence.
I like these robo guards. Pretty creepy, yet funny. Not going to ask about the details of how one of them has kids, though.
Oh hey, it's Clockwerk is sitting on top of the Clock Tower. Neat.
WAIT WHAT?
That's a lot of giant robot hands. I sense giant medieval mecha in our future.
WHY ARE WE OKAY WITH CLOCKWERK BEING ON THE CLOCK TOWER? I'M ZOOMED IN, LOOKING RIGHT AT HIM, AND HE'S LOOKING RIGHT AT ME!
I have a bad feeling about this.
Nevermind.
Oh hey, just reached the level from the demo. Neat.
"Black tyrant", Galleth? A return of the Black Baron suit, perhaps? Twould fit with the inevitable return of Penelope.
Nope, just a robotic Black Knight with kickass action missiles and a battleaxe. It's probably a brainwashed Penelope inside, or something. Callin' it now. Voice isn't too deep through the distortion.
I'd be more impressed by Sir Galleth's ability to sneak up on people while wearing plate armor if the guards in these games didn't suffer from severe hearing loss and a lack of peripheral vision.
Aaaand Clockwerk's vacated his perch. That's unsettling.
Huh, apparently Barad-Dur was in England. Who knew? And Mecha Ghidorah lived at the top.
Carmelita 1, Mecha-Ghidorah 0. And she's hitting on another of Sly's ancestors. Fantastic.
Well I sure hope somebody picks up that phone. Because I fucking called it!
Well, the Penelope part. Guess she wasn't brainwashed. Just...evil. Goddammit, does every female in this series not named Carmelita have to turn out to be evil?
*INCOMING RANTY THING*
This whole Penelope thing is...really kind of bullshit in a lot of ways. For one, her characterization seems all over the place. One minute she's talking about her goal being to make money with weapons design, but then she's talking about changing the world with her inventions like she's some well-intentioned extremist. None of that was even hinted at beforehand. She never displayed any sort of obsession with money, or with doing much of anything beyond tinkering with machinery.
She talks about being angry at Sly for limiting Bentley's potential with the whole "honorable thief" malarkey, and in the end, she even tries to murder him in cold blood. Hell, in Sly 3 she had a crush on Sly for a while, and her opinion on him and his actions always seemed completely positive! Now we've got her talking about ripping off Sly's skin and making him into a rug. She was fairly ruthless in Sly 3, admittedly, but only when defending other people.
I suppose her opinion on Sly and the gang in general could have deteriorated between Sly 3 and 4, but you know what? If that's the case, they could have goddamn had maybe ONE line that could have shown her changing attitude. Instead, we just get evil-mad-scientist Penelope carrying on like Doctor Goddamn Doom out of nowhere with her army of evil robots and a giant super mecha. What the hell did she need that giant robot for in medieval England anyway, besides to provide an epic boss fight?
Bentley gets some character development out of the whole miserable situation, but really, Sanzaru? Was it worth destroying half of the good-aligned female characters in the series? We already had a tech-savvy villain believing that Bentley was squandering his potential in the last game.
Ugh. It's kind of depressing. At least we got a good boss fight out of it. I guess the problem is that when I like a series, I often get attached to the characters, so seeing this sort of character derailment happen is just...disappointing. Not quite Mass-Effect-3-ending level of disappointment, but still quite stupid. Of course, if later events in the game manage to redeem/explain this better, I may withdraw much of my objection.
My running thoughts on Sly 4 (Level 3) *SPOILERS*
Posted 12 years agoLevel 3: Ice Age
Aaaand now we're way back in the ice age, with cavemen and dinosaurs. Fantastic. Oh, and the boss of this stage is apparently going to be some sort of gangsta' rapping grizzly bear painter. I am not even kidding.
Caveman Cooper. That is all.
Apparently wearing a sabertooth tiger skin gives you the power to jump really far while roaring.
Caveman Cooper's name is now Bob. And he speaks in gibberish with English subtitles.
Apparently, the gangsta bear, Grizz, is basically Bizarro Dimitri. Unnapreciated artist...turned to crime...hip and with it attitude...blah blah blah. A bit lazy on the background there.
I just watched a caveman have a sissy slapfight sumo match with a penguin as part of a full-on 80's training montage. That...that's what I did today.
I hope Carmelita doesn't end up hitting on Bob. That would just be awkward.
Nothing says "Stealth Mission" like shooting someone 3 times in the ass with a crossbow.
Ugh, those two seriously need to just work out their problems and make out. Huh. Carmelita actually seems to be coming around, but they really need to actually just talk things out.
NO. MORE. EGG. PUNS.
The Grizz always wanted to be a figure skater, huh? I guess that's kinda like Dimitri's dream of being a scuba diver, in a weird bizarro universe kinda way.
Aaaand now we're way back in the ice age, with cavemen and dinosaurs. Fantastic. Oh, and the boss of this stage is apparently going to be some sort of gangsta' rapping grizzly bear painter. I am not even kidding.
Caveman Cooper. That is all.
Apparently wearing a sabertooth tiger skin gives you the power to jump really far while roaring.
Caveman Cooper's name is now Bob. And he speaks in gibberish with English subtitles.
Apparently, the gangsta bear, Grizz, is basically Bizarro Dimitri. Unnapreciated artist...turned to crime...hip and with it attitude...blah blah blah. A bit lazy on the background there.
I just watched a caveman have a sissy slapfight sumo match with a penguin as part of a full-on 80's training montage. That...that's what I did today.
I hope Carmelita doesn't end up hitting on Bob. That would just be awkward.
Nothing says "Stealth Mission" like shooting someone 3 times in the ass with a crossbow.
Ugh, those two seriously need to just work out their problems and make out. Huh. Carmelita actually seems to be coming around, but they really need to actually just talk things out.
NO. MORE. EGG. PUNS.
The Grizz always wanted to be a figure skater, huh? I guess that's kinda like Dimitri's dream of being a scuba diver, in a weird bizarro universe kinda way.
My running thoughts on Sly 4 (Level 1-2) *SPOILERS*
Posted 12 years agoWell, here's some random running thoughts that came to me as I go through Sly 4, from the prologue up through partway through level 2. I'll probably make a new journal for later levels so this one doesn't get crowded. There'll be some spoilers, but so far fairly vague ones, really.
Prologue
Oh no, Penelope! Whar u go?
Hmm, traps seem a lot less forgiving. Most of them are 1 hit kills, but you generally get to restart just before you died.
Bentley's crossbow fires exploding bolts now. That's pretty awesome. And the hacking minigames are a shitload better.
My exact thoughts on seeing angry Carmelita for the first time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efei6R5oKOQ
Wow, the game seems to be placing a lot more emphasis on Carmelita's tits. Maybe they'll turn out to be the main villains. I'd be okay with that
Wow, really, you're leaving Dimitri in charge of watching over the Thievious Raccoonus while the main team goes through time? Really? Don't get me wrong, Dimitri is fucking awesome, but I don't think he'd really be my first choice for this. Also, why not give him any lines yet?
Level 1: Japan 1604
Bentley just implied that Murray actually wears pants. Mind. Blown. I guess he just wears tight pants the exact shade of his skin. Neat. He must get them from the same store as Sabrina from Sabrina Online.
So, Rioichi apparently thought that being a famous sushi chef was ideal cover for being a ninja. Also, he apparently invented the idea of sushi, probably because he was too lazy to just cook the fucking fish. His special moves are pretty badass, though.
Sushi knives as special door keys? That's just...stupid.
There's a Geisha house? Really? Rated E for Everyone! Also, there's a billboard on the side of a geisha fox with big tits and a beauty mark. Apparently Feudal Japanese Carmelita has a somewhat different job from the modern one. Bet we'll never get her in that costume ingame, though.
Ruh roh. The head geisha is a big fat rhino. I do not like where this level is going.
AAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE! MURRAY GEISHA DANCE RHYTHM GAME TO DISTRACT THE GUARDS! OH GOD NO. OH GOD THEY'RE ACTING LIKE THEY'RE AT A STRIP CLUB AND WAVING MONEY AND DROOLING. I NEED AN ADULT. *hurk* AND A SICK BAG.
Music's pretty catchy for this section though. And I sure wouldn't mind a version of this section with Geisha Carmelita in place of Murray. *hurk*
Man, the villain of this level is apparently stupid enough to not only randomly blab about the secret switches to open his fortress, but he is also fooled by an RC car wearing a chicken costume (don't ask). Oh, and he flirts with Geisha Murray and slaps him on the ass. *hurk*
Special sushi that puts the eater to sleep. Hmmm. That seems very...abusable. >:3
Nice job getting tackled from above, Rioichi. Getting your shit ruined like a bawss.
Man, El Jefe would be kind of a badass if he weren't hopelessly stupid and running away all the time. No idea where a mercenary dictator gets magical fire and lightning swords, though.
Level 2: Old West 1880
Still no lines for Dimitri. This bodes not well.
Yes. Lock up Sly Cooper with his cane and all his gadgets. Good plan. Why stop there, though? Why not chain an iron ball to him strong enough to knock out the wall to his cell. It's sheer genius, I tells ya.
Tennessee hears voices that tell him to blow stuff up? Oh we're gonna get along just fine.
What the fuck kind of accent does the villain have? It's like a Mexican/Russian hybrid.
Oh, that explains it. He's a time-traveling gangster from Eastern Europe with a cowboy fetish. What.
Huh, so far the guards in this game are much less into the whole "wearing pants" thing. Maybe everybody shops at the same store as Murray.
Tennessee Kid Cooper is pretty badass with that rifle. Though it's really hard to miss that he's shooting dudes in the face with a normal bullet-shooting rifle, as opposed to the various nonlethal weapons the heroes usually use. That's pretty grim for this series.
Fuuuuck. Giant spiders. At least Tennessee shares my hatred for the things.
Hmmm, looks like the baddy’s gonna go all “HULK SMASH" on us during the inevitable boss battle.
FUCK YES. Carmelita shows up for the first time since the Prologue…and she’s tied up! Attagirl. :3
Carmelita, did you just do one of those "oh no you di'int" gestures? Somebody tie her up again.
Yay! Carmelita's playable again, and not just in brief snippets. You can actually run around as her in the levels, it seems. She has her own unlockable moves, though she seems to have lost her mega jump, or at least I can't figure it out yet. But she does have basically a vest, bra, and miniskirt as her outfit and she does a nice little stretch if you leave her idle for a couple seconds. So, there's that.
This level seems to be about someone fucking up and getting captured, rescuing them, then someone else fucking up and getting captured, and rescuing them, and then someone else fucking up and getting captured, and rescuing them.
Carmelita, hitting on your ex-boyfriend's ancestor in front of him is not a healthy way to deal with your problems.
Sure, the creepy thug wants a "kiss" from Carmelita if he wins the shooting contest. That's all. Nothing suggestive there, right?
A jailbreak? A drinking minigame? A casino? A train robbery? What is this level, Sly Cooper's greatest hits?
Prologue
Oh no, Penelope! Whar u go?
Hmm, traps seem a lot less forgiving. Most of them are 1 hit kills, but you generally get to restart just before you died.
Bentley's crossbow fires exploding bolts now. That's pretty awesome. And the hacking minigames are a shitload better.
My exact thoughts on seeing angry Carmelita for the first time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efei6R5oKOQ
Wow, the game seems to be placing a lot more emphasis on Carmelita's tits. Maybe they'll turn out to be the main villains. I'd be okay with that
Wow, really, you're leaving Dimitri in charge of watching over the Thievious Raccoonus while the main team goes through time? Really? Don't get me wrong, Dimitri is fucking awesome, but I don't think he'd really be my first choice for this. Also, why not give him any lines yet?
Level 1: Japan 1604
Bentley just implied that Murray actually wears pants. Mind. Blown. I guess he just wears tight pants the exact shade of his skin. Neat. He must get them from the same store as Sabrina from Sabrina Online.
So, Rioichi apparently thought that being a famous sushi chef was ideal cover for being a ninja. Also, he apparently invented the idea of sushi, probably because he was too lazy to just cook the fucking fish. His special moves are pretty badass, though.
Sushi knives as special door keys? That's just...stupid.
There's a Geisha house? Really? Rated E for Everyone! Also, there's a billboard on the side of a geisha fox with big tits and a beauty mark. Apparently Feudal Japanese Carmelita has a somewhat different job from the modern one. Bet we'll never get her in that costume ingame, though.
Ruh roh. The head geisha is a big fat rhino. I do not like where this level is going.
AAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE! MURRAY GEISHA DANCE RHYTHM GAME TO DISTRACT THE GUARDS! OH GOD NO. OH GOD THEY'RE ACTING LIKE THEY'RE AT A STRIP CLUB AND WAVING MONEY AND DROOLING. I NEED AN ADULT. *hurk* AND A SICK BAG.
Music's pretty catchy for this section though. And I sure wouldn't mind a version of this section with Geisha Carmelita in place of Murray. *hurk*
Man, the villain of this level is apparently stupid enough to not only randomly blab about the secret switches to open his fortress, but he is also fooled by an RC car wearing a chicken costume (don't ask). Oh, and he flirts with Geisha Murray and slaps him on the ass. *hurk*
Special sushi that puts the eater to sleep. Hmmm. That seems very...abusable. >:3
Nice job getting tackled from above, Rioichi. Getting your shit ruined like a bawss.
Man, El Jefe would be kind of a badass if he weren't hopelessly stupid and running away all the time. No idea where a mercenary dictator gets magical fire and lightning swords, though.
Level 2: Old West 1880
Still no lines for Dimitri. This bodes not well.
Yes. Lock up Sly Cooper with his cane and all his gadgets. Good plan. Why stop there, though? Why not chain an iron ball to him strong enough to knock out the wall to his cell. It's sheer genius, I tells ya.
Tennessee hears voices that tell him to blow stuff up? Oh we're gonna get along just fine.
What the fuck kind of accent does the villain have? It's like a Mexican/Russian hybrid.
Oh, that explains it. He's a time-traveling gangster from Eastern Europe with a cowboy fetish. What.
Huh, so far the guards in this game are much less into the whole "wearing pants" thing. Maybe everybody shops at the same store as Murray.
Tennessee Kid Cooper is pretty badass with that rifle. Though it's really hard to miss that he's shooting dudes in the face with a normal bullet-shooting rifle, as opposed to the various nonlethal weapons the heroes usually use. That's pretty grim for this series.
Fuuuuck. Giant spiders. At least Tennessee shares my hatred for the things.
Hmmm, looks like the baddy’s gonna go all “HULK SMASH" on us during the inevitable boss battle.
FUCK YES. Carmelita shows up for the first time since the Prologue…and she’s tied up! Attagirl. :3
Carmelita, did you just do one of those "oh no you di'int" gestures? Somebody tie her up again.
Yay! Carmelita's playable again, and not just in brief snippets. You can actually run around as her in the levels, it seems. She has her own unlockable moves, though she seems to have lost her mega jump, or at least I can't figure it out yet. But she does have basically a vest, bra, and miniskirt as her outfit and she does a nice little stretch if you leave her idle for a couple seconds. So, there's that.
This level seems to be about someone fucking up and getting captured, rescuing them, then someone else fucking up and getting captured, and rescuing them, and then someone else fucking up and getting captured, and rescuing them.
Carmelita, hitting on your ex-boyfriend's ancestor in front of him is not a healthy way to deal with your problems.
Sure, the creepy thug wants a "kiss" from Carmelita if he wins the shooting contest. That's all. Nothing suggestive there, right?
A jailbreak? A drinking minigame? A casino? A train robbery? What is this level, Sly Cooper's greatest hits?
Sly 4, f*** yeah!
Posted 12 years agoJust brought it home. Gonna pop it in and give it a whirl.
Gatecrashing
Posted 12 years agoWell, the prerelease for the new magic set is tomorrow/Sunday, so I'll once again be attending it. There's plenty of nifty new cards, so it should be a lot of fun.
As for my guilds of choice:
1. Tomorrow I'm running with the ghost mafia (Orzhov). One of my most wanted cards (Crypt Ghast) is in that guild, and White/Black is a color combo I don't often play. Some say it's a weaker guild this time around, but people say that about just about every guild.
2. Sunday I'm going Gruul. Red/Green's got a lot of history for me, and few things are more fun than just beating face with giant monsters.
I have a pretty horrible record at sealed deck tourneys, but hopefully luck shines on me this time.
As for my guilds of choice:
1. Tomorrow I'm running with the ghost mafia (Orzhov). One of my most wanted cards (Crypt Ghast) is in that guild, and White/Black is a color combo I don't often play. Some say it's a weaker guild this time around, but people say that about just about every guild.
2. Sunday I'm going Gruul. Red/Green's got a lot of history for me, and few things are more fun than just beating face with giant monsters.
I have a pretty horrible record at sealed deck tourneys, but hopefully luck shines on me this time.
Beware! I Live!
Posted 12 years agoSo yeah, I've been really busy, between my job and helping repair shit around the homestead. I've barely been able to log on here. Things at work have settled down after the insanity of the holidays, so hopefully I'll be able to be more active on here again.
Also, for those who know me on MSN, my MSN is currently fucked beyond all reason and hasn't been working, so...that's why I haven't been on there at all.
Also, for those who know me on MSN, my MSN is currently fucked beyond all reason and hasn't been working, so...that's why I haven't been on there at all.
Black Friday
Posted 13 years agoSorry I've been so inactive. My job's been taking up a lot of time. I'll be working at midnight tonight, helping out with Black Friday.
So...yeah.
So...yeah.
My everything hurts.
Posted 13 years agoYeah. I just finished my second full day at my new job. It's nothing special, just cashiering at a large retailer, but it's money and experience points, two very useful things. I'd prefer to have a job related to my degree, but for now, any port in a storm...
I'm just not used to standing around for 8~ hours at a time, thus the pain. Back, shoulders, feet, blargh.
I'm just not used to standing around for 8~ hours at a time, thus the pain. Back, shoulders, feet, blargh.
Deciphering Bane's lines
Posted 13 years agoWell, I've seen DKR 3 times now (once with my brother at midnight release, once with friends who didn't make that showing, and once at a screening at my dad's workplace). It was a lot of fun, maybe not as good as the second movie but still...Bane is awesome. However, there's still a couple lines of Bane's that I still can't fucking decode.
The first one comes during the first fight between Batman and Bane. After catching Batman's fist, Bane says something ending in "Victory has defeated you," but for the life of me I don't know what he says right before those words.
The other is in response to the Special Forces captain telling Bane that he'll die before he tells Bane anything. Bane's response is a bit unclear (big shock), but it sounds like it ends with "your schedule, Captain," but I dunno.
Any ideas?
The first one comes during the first fight between Batman and Bane. After catching Batman's fist, Bane says something ending in "Victory has defeated you," but for the life of me I don't know what he says right before those words.
The other is in response to the Special Forces captain telling Bane that he'll die before he tells Bane anything. Bane's response is a bit unclear (big shock), but it sounds like it ends with "your schedule, Captain," but I dunno.
Any ideas?
Job seeking
Posted 13 years agoSo yeah, job-seeking is taking up most of my spare time. I've got an in at a food warehouse thanks to a cousin, so hopefully that pans out and I can start raking in the loot.
Poneeeeeeee raffle
Posted 13 years agoDreaddenimpirate offering pornographic sketch commissions!
Posted 13 years agoShe'll draw some good wholesome porn for you. Bondage, noncon, all that fun stuff.
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3571156/
So go now, and give unto her your monies.
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3571156/
So go now, and give unto her your monies.
Freebie tentacle arts?
Posted 13 years agoFree art raffle this-a-way
Posted 13 years agoHardcore Atheism on the internet
Posted 13 years ago*This rant inspired by some enlightened comments on Youtube*
Am I the only one who finds hardcore Atheists (especially the ones on the internet) just as annoying as the hardcore Christians? I'm referring to the ones who jump on any comment about religion and start spouting smug responses with words/phrases like "delusional" or "invisible man in the sky" like they're being fucking profound.
Believe it or not, it is very possible to be an Atheist without being an utter bag of dicks, just like it is very possible to be a Christian without being a book-burning zealot.
Is asshole atheist just a phase a lot of kids go through nowadays? I mean, even I was one for a while before I mellowed out.
Am I the only one who finds hardcore Atheists (especially the ones on the internet) just as annoying as the hardcore Christians? I'm referring to the ones who jump on any comment about religion and start spouting smug responses with words/phrases like "delusional" or "invisible man in the sky" like they're being fucking profound.
Believe it or not, it is very possible to be an Atheist without being an utter bag of dicks, just like it is very possible to be a Christian without being a book-burning zealot.
Is asshole atheist just a phase a lot of kids go through nowadays? I mean, even I was one for a while before I mellowed out.
Razzek looking for commissions
Posted 13 years agoHey all, Razzek's looking for commissions on Tumblr. She does awesome work like this:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4921843/
So, if you've got some spare monies, check out this journal for more info:
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3451653/
Or just go straight here if you're impatient:
http://razzofthegods.tumblr.com/pos.....eed-a-real-bed
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4921843/
So, if you've got some spare monies, check out this journal for more info:
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3451653/
Or just go straight here if you're impatient:
http://razzofthegods.tumblr.com/pos.....eed-a-real-bed
Anyone around here use Gamefly?
Posted 13 years agoThere's a good number of games I'd like to play, but I really don't feel like actually buying. Given that the rental options where I live are...anemic at best, I've been considering Gamefly.
Does anyone here use it/have experience with another similar service? I need to know if it's worth it. Might just sign up for a month and then cancel.
Does anyone here use it/have experience with another similar service? I need to know if it's worth it. Might just sign up for a month and then cancel.
Another year, eh?
Posted 13 years agoWelp, looks like I'll be 26 on Wednesday. Much less of an important milestone than 25, because at least at 25 you can say you're "halfway to 50". Being "halfway to 52" doesn't sound as impressive.
Not sure what I'll do, aside from eat some delicious Indian food. And cake. Might spend some time on Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One or Mass Effect 3 multiplayer, so anyone who has either of those games can add me if they want. My PSN is hyousai.
Lastly, I've been trying to upload a pic all morning, but it's being a jerk. Hopefully whatever problem there is will fix itself soon.
Not sure what I'll do, aside from eat some delicious Indian food. And cake. Might spend some time on Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One or Mass Effect 3 multiplayer, so anyone who has either of those games can add me if they want. My PSN is hyousai.
Lastly, I've been trying to upload a pic all morning, but it's being a jerk. Hopefully whatever problem there is will fix itself soon.
Mass Effect 3 *MAJOR PLOT AND ENDING SPOILERS: YE BE WARNED*
Posted 13 years agoPlease excuse the huge amount of text, as well as any mistakes. I'm irked and really needed to get this off my chest.
HUGE SPOILERS FOR MASS EFFECT 3: Character Deaths, endings, etc. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Mass Effect 3. Never have I been so divided on a game. I’ve never been one to get emotionally invested in games, yet this one manages. Every choice I’ve made, every important character I’ve met throughout the series comes back, usually to give me warm and fuzzy feelings or jerk some tears. 99% of the game is pure distilled awesome, especially the story. Romance, humor, sacrifice, hope; it’s all there and wonderfully written. The gameplay has been tweaked to be even better than ME2. Even the multiplayer, which people who know me know I normally despise on general principle, has given me quite a lot of entertainment.
Which is why it may surprise you to know that Mass Effect 3 also marks the most disappointment I’ve ever felt with a game.
Until the last 10 or so minutes of my 38 hours playing through the game, Mass Effect 3 was a sure lock for my game of the year. That is… until I saw the endings, which without hyperbole are the worst and most infuriating I have ever seen (though this may just be because it came at the end of an otherwise awesome game). Mass Effect 3 may still end up being my game of the year, but these endings…guh.
Throughout the entire game you make alliances, bringing together warring factions and uniting the galaxy to help take back Earth and defeat the Reapers. In the end, what effect do all these alliances and armies you have developed have on the endgame? None. None of the alliances and connections you forge have any real effect on the endings. They are just reduced to simple numbers, added up to decide which ending options are open to you. There are a lot of endings, based on the aforementioned numbers, and…I believe whether you destroyed the Collector base in ME2 or not. The differences are fairly minor from what I’ve seen, though, and the main choice just boils down to 3 options:
1. Control
This option allows Shepard to save the galaxy by becoming a Reaper and taking control of the whole Reaper fleet. Very unsatisfying, but I think as it’s easier to unlock than the others, one can just consider it one of the “bad” endings, just slightly ahead of the Earth exploding.
2. Synthesis
This choice has Shepard merge himself/herself with the Crucible and turn all life in the galaxy into a organic-synthetic hybrid, which makes the reapers leave. Kind of creepy and depressing, and I don’t think much of the message: “Different people will never be able to get along, unless they become exactly the same.”
3. Destruction
Most of my ire is reserved for this, the ending I got, the supposed “best” ending (on account of it being the hardest to unlock and being the only one where Shepard potentially survives as something other than Robo Space Cthulhu).
In it, Shepard decides to destroy the Reapers by releasing the Crucible’s energy, apparently sacrificing his life in the process. However, this has the side effect of destroying all other synthetic life in existence as well, including the Geth and EDI (though her destruction is not mentioned, it seems a strong possibility given her development as a synthetic lifeform). It also destroys the mass relays (this happens in every single possible ending, apparently), preventing all interstellar travel and basically stranding your entire fucking surviving army in the Sol system, light-years away from home with no chance of returning. The Normandy is caught in some kind of energy field and sent crashing on some unknown world, with the only confirmed survivors being Joker, Tali (I'm assuming Tali is replaced by whoever your love interest is), and the DLC character Javik. Still, having your squad on the Normandy in this scene seemingly creates a plot hole, given that they were on Earth in the middle of a heavy combat zone and the Normandy was busy fighting in the atmosphere with no real time for a pick-up.
Now at first, I was irked, but then I thought that this crash-landing could lead to more adventures and potentially the solving of all the problems involved in destroying the relays, especially given that Shepard is revealed to be alive in some rubble in an unknown location just before the credits roll. I had hope going into the credits. But no, the post-credits video ruined that notion. Basically you hear some old guy telling a kid about Shepard, and how the details are lost as it happened “so long ago”. In the conversation, we hear that fast interstellar travel still is impossible without the relays, so everything that was fucked in the ending will remain fucked. Oh. Good.
SO, LET ME BULLET POINT WHAT HAPPENED IN MY “GOOD” ENDING:
-The mass relays are destroyed, stranding your army in Sol, the survivors likely never to see their homes again. This is especially depressing for the large contingent of Quarians in your army, given that they only just reclaimed their home planet after centuries of exile. Yet now, even though the war is over, they’ll still never see their homeworld again. So...that's fun.
-The Geth die, rendering the potential peace between them and the Quarians moot. All the possibilities discussed, like the Geth helping the Quarians become able to live without their envirosuits, are just out the fucking window. Also, Legion? Turns out he died for NOTHING. Whoopsy.
-Wrex is either dead or trapped on Earth. Without his aid, Eve may not be able to stop the Krogan from backsliding into their barbaric ways. Even if they don’t, they’ll never get the chance to reintegrate into galactic society, making Wrex’s dreams of a bright future for the Krogan into a hollow joke. And by doing that, Mordin’s sacrifice on Tuchanka is also diminished.
-EDI dies (probably). Like Legion, she was a living (sorta) example of how organic and synthetic life could peaceably coexist, flying in the face of the Reapers’ assertions to the contrary. Now she’s just scrap electronics. How uplifting.
-Shepard’s crew is stranded in the middle of fucking nowhere with no realistic possibility of rescue. Tali (my Shep’s love interest) is likewise trapped, and without the relays will probably never see the man she loves again, much less the homeworld she only just rediscovered. Thanks for that.
-Shepard is alive, though barely and trapped in rubble and ruin. Maybe he/she could be conceivably rescued, but the chances of ever reuniting with his/her crew and love interest given the situation are pretty much zero.
That is the most depressing happy ending ever.
Now, I was expecting a bittersweet ending, given the scale of the destruction the Reapers had unleashed throughout the invasion, and the deaths of beloved characters along the way. Hell, the entire game had been alternating between bitter and sweet moments throughout. But the endings…there’s basically no sweet to be found. Just showing how much had been lost in the war, how much was left to rebuild, that would have been enough. This ending was supposed to be the culmination of the entire epic trilogy, and instead it feels like an insult to everyone who was invested in the series.
In Dragon Age, your choices had a much greater influence on the endgame. In the epilogue, you get to see the result of many of the choices you made throughout the game, giving your decisions a feeling of weight. Though the story was dark, and involved a lot of sacrifice, in the end, you could still have a reasonably happy ending, love interest and all. Either way, despite being the first game in it’s series, Dragon Age: Origins’ ending gave me much more sense of closure than Mass Effect 3’s.
Mass Effect, more so than any other Bioware series, has always been about choice, and the far-reaching consequences of those choices. But in the end, none of those choices players made but the very last one had any real bearing on the entire trilogy’s ending (save perhaps the final choice in ME2, which even then I've heard mostly just affects some dialogue in the final confrontation). This might be fine, if the endings involved were not all incredibly depressing and awful. Call me a sap, but I think some sort of not-totally-depressing-actually-kind-of-happy-ending for Shepard and company would have been preferable. Players like me, who worked hard not only to save the galaxy but to make it a better place...we wanted to see that our choices mattered in the end. We wanted to earn our happy ending.
Apparently, I'm not the only one who feels this way. Lots of people online seem incensed regarding the game’s endings. Maybe if enough of a fuss is raised, the developers will pull a Fallout 3 and give us DLC with an ending that isn’t utter garbage. Now that would be a happy ending.
HUGE SPOILERS FOR MASS EFFECT 3: Character Deaths, endings, etc. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Mass Effect 3. Never have I been so divided on a game. I’ve never been one to get emotionally invested in games, yet this one manages. Every choice I’ve made, every important character I’ve met throughout the series comes back, usually to give me warm and fuzzy feelings or jerk some tears. 99% of the game is pure distilled awesome, especially the story. Romance, humor, sacrifice, hope; it’s all there and wonderfully written. The gameplay has been tweaked to be even better than ME2. Even the multiplayer, which people who know me know I normally despise on general principle, has given me quite a lot of entertainment.
Which is why it may surprise you to know that Mass Effect 3 also marks the most disappointment I’ve ever felt with a game.
Until the last 10 or so minutes of my 38 hours playing through the game, Mass Effect 3 was a sure lock for my game of the year. That is… until I saw the endings, which without hyperbole are the worst and most infuriating I have ever seen (though this may just be because it came at the end of an otherwise awesome game). Mass Effect 3 may still end up being my game of the year, but these endings…guh.
Throughout the entire game you make alliances, bringing together warring factions and uniting the galaxy to help take back Earth and defeat the Reapers. In the end, what effect do all these alliances and armies you have developed have on the endgame? None. None of the alliances and connections you forge have any real effect on the endings. They are just reduced to simple numbers, added up to decide which ending options are open to you. There are a lot of endings, based on the aforementioned numbers, and…I believe whether you destroyed the Collector base in ME2 or not. The differences are fairly minor from what I’ve seen, though, and the main choice just boils down to 3 options:
1. Control
This option allows Shepard to save the galaxy by becoming a Reaper and taking control of the whole Reaper fleet. Very unsatisfying, but I think as it’s easier to unlock than the others, one can just consider it one of the “bad” endings, just slightly ahead of the Earth exploding.
2. Synthesis
This choice has Shepard merge himself/herself with the Crucible and turn all life in the galaxy into a organic-synthetic hybrid, which makes the reapers leave. Kind of creepy and depressing, and I don’t think much of the message: “Different people will never be able to get along, unless they become exactly the same.”
3. Destruction
Most of my ire is reserved for this, the ending I got, the supposed “best” ending (on account of it being the hardest to unlock and being the only one where Shepard potentially survives as something other than Robo Space Cthulhu).
In it, Shepard decides to destroy the Reapers by releasing the Crucible’s energy, apparently sacrificing his life in the process. However, this has the side effect of destroying all other synthetic life in existence as well, including the Geth and EDI (though her destruction is not mentioned, it seems a strong possibility given her development as a synthetic lifeform). It also destroys the mass relays (this happens in every single possible ending, apparently), preventing all interstellar travel and basically stranding your entire fucking surviving army in the Sol system, light-years away from home with no chance of returning. The Normandy is caught in some kind of energy field and sent crashing on some unknown world, with the only confirmed survivors being Joker, Tali (I'm assuming Tali is replaced by whoever your love interest is), and the DLC character Javik. Still, having your squad on the Normandy in this scene seemingly creates a plot hole, given that they were on Earth in the middle of a heavy combat zone and the Normandy was busy fighting in the atmosphere with no real time for a pick-up.
Now at first, I was irked, but then I thought that this crash-landing could lead to more adventures and potentially the solving of all the problems involved in destroying the relays, especially given that Shepard is revealed to be alive in some rubble in an unknown location just before the credits roll. I had hope going into the credits. But no, the post-credits video ruined that notion. Basically you hear some old guy telling a kid about Shepard, and how the details are lost as it happened “so long ago”. In the conversation, we hear that fast interstellar travel still is impossible without the relays, so everything that was fucked in the ending will remain fucked. Oh. Good.
SO, LET ME BULLET POINT WHAT HAPPENED IN MY “GOOD” ENDING:
-The mass relays are destroyed, stranding your army in Sol, the survivors likely never to see their homes again. This is especially depressing for the large contingent of Quarians in your army, given that they only just reclaimed their home planet after centuries of exile. Yet now, even though the war is over, they’ll still never see their homeworld again. So...that's fun.
-The Geth die, rendering the potential peace between them and the Quarians moot. All the possibilities discussed, like the Geth helping the Quarians become able to live without their envirosuits, are just out the fucking window. Also, Legion? Turns out he died for NOTHING. Whoopsy.
-Wrex is either dead or trapped on Earth. Without his aid, Eve may not be able to stop the Krogan from backsliding into their barbaric ways. Even if they don’t, they’ll never get the chance to reintegrate into galactic society, making Wrex’s dreams of a bright future for the Krogan into a hollow joke. And by doing that, Mordin’s sacrifice on Tuchanka is also diminished.
-EDI dies (probably). Like Legion, she was a living (sorta) example of how organic and synthetic life could peaceably coexist, flying in the face of the Reapers’ assertions to the contrary. Now she’s just scrap electronics. How uplifting.
-Shepard’s crew is stranded in the middle of fucking nowhere with no realistic possibility of rescue. Tali (my Shep’s love interest) is likewise trapped, and without the relays will probably never see the man she loves again, much less the homeworld she only just rediscovered. Thanks for that.
-Shepard is alive, though barely and trapped in rubble and ruin. Maybe he/she could be conceivably rescued, but the chances of ever reuniting with his/her crew and love interest given the situation are pretty much zero.
That is the most depressing happy ending ever.
Now, I was expecting a bittersweet ending, given the scale of the destruction the Reapers had unleashed throughout the invasion, and the deaths of beloved characters along the way. Hell, the entire game had been alternating between bitter and sweet moments throughout. But the endings…there’s basically no sweet to be found. Just showing how much had been lost in the war, how much was left to rebuild, that would have been enough. This ending was supposed to be the culmination of the entire epic trilogy, and instead it feels like an insult to everyone who was invested in the series.
In Dragon Age, your choices had a much greater influence on the endgame. In the epilogue, you get to see the result of many of the choices you made throughout the game, giving your decisions a feeling of weight. Though the story was dark, and involved a lot of sacrifice, in the end, you could still have a reasonably happy ending, love interest and all. Either way, despite being the first game in it’s series, Dragon Age: Origins’ ending gave me much more sense of closure than Mass Effect 3’s.
Mass Effect, more so than any other Bioware series, has always been about choice, and the far-reaching consequences of those choices. But in the end, none of those choices players made but the very last one had any real bearing on the entire trilogy’s ending (save perhaps the final choice in ME2, which even then I've heard mostly just affects some dialogue in the final confrontation). This might be fine, if the endings involved were not all incredibly depressing and awful. Call me a sap, but I think some sort of not-totally-depressing-actually-kind-of-happy-ending for Shepard and company would have been preferable. Players like me, who worked hard not only to save the galaxy but to make it a better place...we wanted to see that our choices mattered in the end. We wanted to earn our happy ending.
Apparently, I'm not the only one who feels this way. Lots of people online seem incensed regarding the game’s endings. Maybe if enough of a fuss is raised, the developers will pull a Fallout 3 and give us DLC with an ending that isn’t utter garbage. Now that would be a happy ending.
Ready for Mass Effect 3 (spoilers)
Posted 13 years agoSo, I spent the last few evenings getting my perfect import playthrough lined up for Mass Effect 3's release next Tuesday. Since I'm on the PS3 version, I don't have to play through both ME1 and ME2, just ME2 with Genesis support (though I do miss out on a number of ME1's minor plot details..ah well).
SPOILERS FOR ME1 and ME2 AHOY!
My Shepard is:
Male Infiltrator (Spacer War Hero): I like sniping people. Being able to cloak is great too, as it allows me to escape my frequent fuck-ups.
100% Paragon, 25~% Renegade: It makes sense in context. I chose mostly Paragon options, with the occasional awesome Renegade interrupt. The most Renegade action I took was blowing up Heretic station, and I think that's morally pretty gray.
No Romance in ME1: Didn't have any interest in the available options.
Romanced Tali in ME2: She's awesome and adorable. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5680640/ Jack has an interesting romance path, but as that would involve not going with Tali, no me gusta. As for Miranda...yeah no.
Saved Rachni: Yeah, no genocide for me, thanks. I'd rather have an army of aliens indebted to me.
Saved Wrex: He's too awesome. Having him dead is just plain depressing.
Saved Kaidan, Lost Ashley: I just didn't like her attitude very much in ME1, while Kaidan was likable yet bland.
Saved Council: Sure, they're obstructive jerks, but replacing them with humans means I can't rub the fact that I was right about everything into their stupid faces. Especially that Turian representative. "We have dismissed that claim," my ass.
All ME2 squadmates alive and loyal: Though I like some characters much more than others, I didn't hate any of them enough to let them die. All loyalty earned through the Paragon path except for Legion's, as I don't approve of brainwashing.
Killed Morinth: I had no reason to kill Samara. My Shep is so Paragon he was in no danger of getting killed by her anyway, and letting a tentacled alien sex vampire onto my ship sounds like a very bad idea.
All crew rescued: I'm not gonna let my crew get turned into gray human milkshakes. Fuck that noise.
Collector Base Destroyed: Yeah. Cerberus is confirmed to be against you in ME3 no matter what you do here. I'm not giving them more weapons than they already have. Also, fuck Cerberus...for the most part.
All DLC completed: Well, except for Firewalker, but that DLC was shite anyway. Once again, I mostly took the Paragon path during these, especially during Overlord.
As for ME3, I'll likely continue my Paragon journey of bringing peace to the galaxy through the shooting of jerks and talking down of other jerks. I'll also stay loyal to Tali, because she's awesome (see previous link). Also, I only really care about single player, so I'll likely ignore most of the new multiplayer stuff.
SPOILERS FOR ME1 and ME2 AHOY!
My Shepard is:
Male Infiltrator (Spacer War Hero): I like sniping people. Being able to cloak is great too, as it allows me to escape my frequent fuck-ups.
100% Paragon, 25~% Renegade: It makes sense in context. I chose mostly Paragon options, with the occasional awesome Renegade interrupt. The most Renegade action I took was blowing up Heretic station, and I think that's morally pretty gray.
No Romance in ME1: Didn't have any interest in the available options.
Romanced Tali in ME2: She's awesome and adorable. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5680640/ Jack has an interesting romance path, but as that would involve not going with Tali, no me gusta. As for Miranda...yeah no.
Saved Rachni: Yeah, no genocide for me, thanks. I'd rather have an army of aliens indebted to me.
Saved Wrex: He's too awesome. Having him dead is just plain depressing.
Saved Kaidan, Lost Ashley: I just didn't like her attitude very much in ME1, while Kaidan was likable yet bland.
Saved Council: Sure, they're obstructive jerks, but replacing them with humans means I can't rub the fact that I was right about everything into their stupid faces. Especially that Turian representative. "We have dismissed that claim," my ass.
All ME2 squadmates alive and loyal: Though I like some characters much more than others, I didn't hate any of them enough to let them die. All loyalty earned through the Paragon path except for Legion's, as I don't approve of brainwashing.
Killed Morinth: I had no reason to kill Samara. My Shep is so Paragon he was in no danger of getting killed by her anyway, and letting a tentacled alien sex vampire onto my ship sounds like a very bad idea.
All crew rescued: I'm not gonna let my crew get turned into gray human milkshakes. Fuck that noise.
Collector Base Destroyed: Yeah. Cerberus is confirmed to be against you in ME3 no matter what you do here. I'm not giving them more weapons than they already have. Also, fuck Cerberus...for the most part.
All DLC completed: Well, except for Firewalker, but that DLC was shite anyway. Once again, I mostly took the Paragon path during these, especially during Overlord.
As for ME3, I'll likely continue my Paragon journey of bringing peace to the galaxy through the shooting of jerks and talking down of other jerks. I'll also stay loyal to Tali, because she's awesome (see previous link). Also, I only really care about single player, so I'll likely ignore most of the new multiplayer stuff.
Jak and Daxter Collection
Posted 13 years agoWoo! Just picked up my copy of this. Been looking forward to it for quite some time. Probably my second favorite of the big 3 PS2 platformer series (after Sly and before Ratchet).
Expect another pronographic piece of rule #34 from the series in the near future.
Expect another pronographic piece of rule #34 from the series in the near future.
Disneyland report (forgive the awful formatting)
Posted 13 years agoWell, I've been back for about a week from the Disneyland trip. Might as well give a report on it. After this trip, let's just say I understand why my parents never wanted to go there for longer than a 3-day trip. My feet and legs hurt like hell. My brother and I were in the parks for about 23 hours or so over those 3 days, and the majority of that time was spent walking or standing in line.
Now, here's a breakdown of what we hit, ride-wise. The number represents how many times we rode it during the three day trip. A number of those I only rode once were because they gave me nostalgic feelings from earlier visits.
Sadly, the Matterhorn and the Haunted Mansion were both closed during our visit, so that was disappointing (even if Matterhorn is my least favorite of the four mountains on account of noisy yeti).
1 Astro Orbiter : Brother wanted to go on it. Was short and meh. Glad we got it out of the way early.
1 Star Tours : Changed a lot, very popular with long lines, but overall pretty meh. The Star Wars nerd in me has numerous complaints about the ride’s many problems with canon.
1 Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride : Nostalgia. I had to hit at least one of the old dark rides for old time’s sake, and the line for Peter Pan was too long.
1 Mad Tea Party : More nostalgia. Man, this ride’s still just as I remember it back in 1989. Still, I can’t imagine how the cast members that run it avoid going insane due to the short repetitive music. Maybe they take very short shifts.
1 Finding Nemo’s Submarine Voyage: Yet more nostalgia. The old 20,000 leagues under the sea influence has been replaced by Finding Nemo. Lots of nightmare fuel for the kiddies, but a meh experience in general for me.
1 Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin : Yet more nostalgia. I visited it back when Toontown opened, and the line used to take about 45 minutes. This time it was more like 2 minutes. A very meh ride, with the only brief bright spots being the opportunity to see Jessica Rabbit in bondage a couple times.
1 Captain EO : It was originally released in the year of my birth, and is now back for a revival of sorts. I saw it just to experience it once, and for some cheap laughs (Insert Michael Jackson jokes here). George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola were not on their A game when they made this one. Also, MJ apparently travels through space with a crew of discount alien muppets that make Jar Jar Binks seem like a compelling character.
1 Disneyland Railway : On previous visits, we rode this one all the time, apparently to save our feet (I learned that the hard way this time). This time I only rode it once, and only to go through the part with the dinosaurs. Nostalgia strikes again.
1 Soarin’ over California : One of only two rides I consider worth a damn at California Adventure.
2 Grizzly River Run : The other worth a damn ride. Sort of like Splash Mountain lite, with a circular raft instead of a log and only one really major drop.
3 Splash Mountain : Splash Mountain is always one of my favorite rides (probably #2 behind Pirates), but it’s one I always seem to have to psyche myself up for and so I never seem to get to it until the last day of a visit. For some reason, every time I went on it this trip, they put me in the front. Let’s just say I’m glad I wasn’t carrying any expensive electronics.
4 Big Thunder Mountain : A classic favorite. It's not as enjoyable as it used to be for me, but it's still fun.
4 Indiana Jones Adventure : I remember going on this one back when it first opened. Still awesome, and still has the best line to be stuck waiting in in the whole park.
6 Space Mountain: A lot darker than I remember. Couldn't see shit. Fun as hell, though.
7 Pirates of the Caribbean : Goddamn the line moves fast. Never had to wait more than 10 minutes. Frankly, I don’t mind the changes they’ve made based on the movies (adding in Jack Sparrow, Barbossa, etc). Overall, probably my fav ride.
Total:35
Now, here's a breakdown of what we hit, ride-wise. The number represents how many times we rode it during the three day trip. A number of those I only rode once were because they gave me nostalgic feelings from earlier visits.
Sadly, the Matterhorn and the Haunted Mansion were both closed during our visit, so that was disappointing (even if Matterhorn is my least favorite of the four mountains on account of noisy yeti).
1 Astro Orbiter : Brother wanted to go on it. Was short and meh. Glad we got it out of the way early.
1 Star Tours : Changed a lot, very popular with long lines, but overall pretty meh. The Star Wars nerd in me has numerous complaints about the ride’s many problems with canon.
1 Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride : Nostalgia. I had to hit at least one of the old dark rides for old time’s sake, and the line for Peter Pan was too long.
1 Mad Tea Party : More nostalgia. Man, this ride’s still just as I remember it back in 1989. Still, I can’t imagine how the cast members that run it avoid going insane due to the short repetitive music. Maybe they take very short shifts.
1 Finding Nemo’s Submarine Voyage: Yet more nostalgia. The old 20,000 leagues under the sea influence has been replaced by Finding Nemo. Lots of nightmare fuel for the kiddies, but a meh experience in general for me.
1 Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin : Yet more nostalgia. I visited it back when Toontown opened, and the line used to take about 45 minutes. This time it was more like 2 minutes. A very meh ride, with the only brief bright spots being the opportunity to see Jessica Rabbit in bondage a couple times.
1 Captain EO : It was originally released in the year of my birth, and is now back for a revival of sorts. I saw it just to experience it once, and for some cheap laughs (Insert Michael Jackson jokes here). George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola were not on their A game when they made this one. Also, MJ apparently travels through space with a crew of discount alien muppets that make Jar Jar Binks seem like a compelling character.
1 Disneyland Railway : On previous visits, we rode this one all the time, apparently to save our feet (I learned that the hard way this time). This time I only rode it once, and only to go through the part with the dinosaurs. Nostalgia strikes again.
1 Soarin’ over California : One of only two rides I consider worth a damn at California Adventure.
2 Grizzly River Run : The other worth a damn ride. Sort of like Splash Mountain lite, with a circular raft instead of a log and only one really major drop.
3 Splash Mountain : Splash Mountain is always one of my favorite rides (probably #2 behind Pirates), but it’s one I always seem to have to psyche myself up for and so I never seem to get to it until the last day of a visit. For some reason, every time I went on it this trip, they put me in the front. Let’s just say I’m glad I wasn’t carrying any expensive electronics.
4 Big Thunder Mountain : A classic favorite. It's not as enjoyable as it used to be for me, but it's still fun.
4 Indiana Jones Adventure : I remember going on this one back when it first opened. Still awesome, and still has the best line to be stuck waiting in in the whole park.
6 Space Mountain: A lot darker than I remember. Couldn't see shit. Fun as hell, though.
7 Pirates of the Caribbean : Goddamn the line moves fast. Never had to wait more than 10 minutes. Frankly, I don’t mind the changes they’ve made based on the movies (adding in Jack Sparrow, Barbossa, etc). Overall, probably my fav ride.
Total:35
All caught up on uploads...guess I'll go to Disneyland.
Posted 13 years agoEeeyup. I've been damn busy lately, but I've finally posted up all the finished commissions I've been sitting on, so...yeah. Disneyland.
Haven't been there for about 10 years, so it'll be interesting to see the many changes that the park's gone through in that time.
I'll be gone from Monday through Thursday, but I'll still be online sporadically whenever I'm back in the hotel room (so basically late at night or in the morning). Maybe when I get back I can get back into the swing of things and do some writing.
Haven't been there for about 10 years, so it'll be interesting to see the many changes that the park's gone through in that time.
I'll be gone from Monday through Thursday, but I'll still be online sporadically whenever I'm back in the hotel room (so basically late at night or in the morning). Maybe when I get back I can get back into the swing of things and do some writing.
Computer basically dead.
Posted 13 years agoI'm working on a borrowed computer, as my current one's on the way out. So, that's where I've been since the beginning of the year, pretty much.
Also, I've been playing a buttload of Skyrim. 120+ hours, level 49, female Khajiit archer, who probably has some form of schizophrenia given how much she randomly swings between heroic and murderous. I'm still not even close to done, as I've still got the Mages guild, Thieves guild, and a number of Daedric quests to finish before the end.
Also, I've been playing a buttload of Skyrim. 120+ hours, level 49, female Khajiit archer, who probably has some form of schizophrenia given how much she randomly swings between heroic and murderous. I'm still not even close to done, as I've still got the Mages guild, Thieves guild, and a number of Daedric quests to finish before the end.
Just picked up Arkham City, but...
Posted 14 years ago...due to my punishing school schedule, I won't be able to actually play it until Thanksgiving break.
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