Saturday 28 November 2009

Long Overdue

So I figured I would post an update considering I havn't even looked at this blog for months.

Lot of new happenings since my last post anyway. For starters, I am 10 weeks into my Computer Games Modelling and Animation course and Derby Uni and it is all going well so far... Plenty of assignments but I am going to do my best to get them in on time! Lessons are fun even though half of them consist of random internet browsing and general time wasting.

On top of this I also moved into a new 2 bedroom house with Bert. Really cheap rent and a huge room so no complaints! Strange layout though and our bathroom puzzles most people...

Oh and very little 360 gaming now seeing as my console is banned due to unforseen circumstances (nothing to do with illegally modding it or anything of the sort(!)). Although, I have picked up PC gaming again since MW2 and I have pretty much been playing that for the past few weeks and nothing else. Great game but it is completely ruined by Infinity Wards rediculously retarded views of IWnet being a better option to Dedicated servers!

And one more thing before she kills me :P I love Beee!! And her 360 also got banned... My bad :(

So thats about it for now... I would say I would update this again some time but I most likely wont for another few months!

Enjoy!

Monday 13 July 2009

Busy? Nah...

I don't know why It has taken me this long to blog. It's not like I have been busy... Just spend most of my time with my girlfriend or on the 360... Lack of money sucks...

I know I need a job but I'm so damn picky! Bah.... At least I dont need to pay for anymore games thanks to a new DVD DL drive and some DVD+R DL Verbatims :) God bless the Internet and it's magical ways!

That being said, I have been playing more 360 games and slowly raising my gamerscore once again. Don't think I will be in the same league as my cousin for some time though.



Bearing in mind, last christmas I was helping him break the 18k mark playing Halo 3 and Gears 2... He's been busy since getting live, that's or damn sure!

I need more games though... Thepiratebay.org is letting me down with the number of seeders on decent games and demonoid is just pretty useless for 360 games... I miss Blackcats.net =(

I am going to try and get my hands on Battlefield Bad Company. I don't think I gave it a fair chance the first time round so i will attempt to find a copy today that I can download overnight. Might play a bit of Fight Night Round 4 today at some point too... Could be entertaining.

Finished Wolverine Origins last night too. That was a brilliant game! I will probably go back and finish off the 2000 kills and get every upgrade for the achievement. Reflexes are a bitch to level but I may give it a shot. Once those are done I will consider playing through on hard. Wouldn't be too bad having another 1000gs game done. Speaking of which, I need to stick to games! Lately I have been playing games for a little while, getting around 100gs then never playing it again. If I was going for completion % it would suck...

Enough about games for now...

Watched the final season of Pri
son Break and the TV Movie the other day. So sad :( It was a great series and the finale was brilliant! I miss when it was a simple task of breaking out of a single prison... Had more meaning then... Kind of turned into Lost by the end of it and looked like they didn't know what was happening.

A few weeks ago I watched The Hangover with my gf. Brilliant film! So funny! I suggest just watching a trailer... The bit where Mike Tyson knocks out the fat guy will make you want to watch it! Not sure why, but the poster only shows 3 of the guys. The main dude that is supposed to be getting married is left out but I suppose you don't see much of him anyway. The main story is, 4 guys on a stag night... They go to Vegas and get completely smashed and forget the night before. They wake up with a trashed hotel room and a lion in the bathroom with no signs of the groom to be. The rest of the film is them trying to back track through what happened so they can find their lost friend. A bit like Dude, Where's My Car but instead of a car it is a groom*.

Great film! Well worth watching at the cinema. God I love orange Wednesdays...

Last week I went with my gf and a couple of friends to watch both Ice Age 3 and Year One on the same day. We watched Ice Age 3 first which was in 3D. God I hate 3D... They barely change anything and you have to wear ridiculous glasses the whole time. They charge 2 quid extra and you don't even get to keep the glasses! What a rip off... But it was our only choice! Tbh... Ice Age 3 was good but I still think the best was 1. Like most sequels... It didn't match up to it's predecessor. After a very rushed meal at Nandos (Sorry Pabs), we watched Year One. I love Jack Black in any film! This one was no exception. Deffinately the funniest film of the night! Another film that is worth watching at the cinema imo.

Speaking of Jack Black, he is voicing a character in an upcoming title, Brutal Legend! This game just looks like a fun hack and slash with the added bonus of the man character having one of the funniest voices known to the film and music industry! God I love Jack Black...

Here is some gameplay footage.


Note: Avoid 'Land of the Lost'. Not one of Will Ferrel's proudest films to say the least*...

Going to watch the new Harry Potter on Saturday at the IMAX in Birmingham so will most likely report on that in my next blog at some point.

I really want to make these more regular but Im too damn lazy so I can't say when I will next update... Not that it matters seeing as my main readers are Pabs and my gf, Bee :D

Bai.

* - Quoted from my dear gf Bee :P

Wednesday 17 June 2009

Small Update

I havn't updated this blog in quite a while so I thought I should add a quick post before my last exam... EVER! It is in about 8 hours time but I need to sleep first. I dont think I prepared enough but I only chose Geography for the possibility of school trips (which never happened) so I could never have put any kind of effort in from the start. It doesnt help that this next exam is completely retarded!

So a bit of a gaming update... Been playing some Prototype (PC) and CoD4 (360) recently. Prototype is a really fun game for general 'sandbox' play but the story line isn't anything great. The gameplay is kind of like a cross between the Hulk and Spiderman games on the PS2 that I used to enjoy purely for their destructive abilities. Really fun game to play so I think I will play it through on the 360 too for the achievements (once I get a new DVD DL burner at least).

Playing CoD4 on PC, PS3 and 360 lets me give a fair opinion on which platform is preferable... I go with 360 :P I am on 910/1000 achievement points at the moment (Need the intel, Mile High Club and a few random ones) and it is the first time I have completed it on Veteran. Spent half the time dead :( Also... Mile High Club is a dam difficult achievement! I must have spent around 3 hours last night trying it at least 200+ times and still no luck! Bah... Will give it another shot later in the week I think.

Urm... Films... Watched Night at the Museum 2 today with Bee. Great film but I prefered the first one better :P

Still to watch: The Hangover, Terminator: Rise of whatever, Transformers 2, Angels and Demons (Still havn't read the book and seeing as my mum left it in Cyprus last year, I never will!)... And a few more I guess.

That is about it for now. Will try to update it again later this week.

Tuesday 19 May 2009

Star Trek


I never watched Star Trek as a series so I cant do this film justice. But going in blind, I have to say this was an incredible movie! J.J.Abrams has done it again!

The cast is incredible... I dont need to list it's starring members again and I am sure you all know by now anyway. The only thing that bugged me was Zachary Quinto as Spock. To me, all I saw was Sylar through and through. Both characters are similar in their own way given their ability to ignore all emotion and stay calm no matter what the situation, but I cant be the only one seeing this right?

Simon Pegg was awesome in this movie. He plays Scotty, a genius in the Star Trek universe, but also the comedian. Pegg was a perfect casting for this role and had me in hysterics every time he was on the screen!

As for the plot... It was believable and it made sense in its own way. It's just good to see how it included Leonard Nimoy and I suppose it was a good way to 'restart' the Star Trek franchise.

There isnt much I can say without giving away the whole movie so I suggest watching it yourself (I hear there is a decent copy floating around the interwebs!).

Awesome movie!!


Oh and Chris Hemsworth, the dude that played old daddy Kirk, has been cast as Thor, another Marvel movie starting production.

Watch the Season finale of Fringe by the way... Leonard Nimoy is a very significant charater :P


In completely unrelated news, Wolverin Origins will have a sequel... of sorts... The next movie will centre around Deadpool, the dude played by Ryan Reynolds. Interesting role for him but it seemed to work with what little screen time he had in Origins.

Thats all for now... Maybe... Who knows when I will next update?

Bai

Hello World...

Yeah so I havn't blogged in a while. Half due to my own laziness and the other half due to the Dragonica CBT. That ends on the 22nd though so atleast until the OBT I wont be doing much but 'revising'. Even the word is difficult to say. I have never revised for any exam, which explains why I am in this predicament now. Bee (the girlfriend) helped me work out what I needed to get the minimum required for Derby uni. Hopefully Im not being too unrealistic in the hopes that I can actually achieve these grades providing I... 'revise'.

I better get the grades.. Already applied for my student loan (huge debt here I come!).

So theres 3 more days (excluding exams) left of school and then Im gone! I am also more optimistic about May Ball now considering I baught everything ready for Thursday night. I need to look good if Im going to be stood next to her :P

I get to glide through the rest of this week knowing I never have to take another lesson at that school :) Its a good feeling!

In other news...

Scrubs is confirmed for another Season! Season 9 of Scrubs has been given the go-ahead and Zach Braff is clinging on the squeeze everything he can from the Series. Him and Sarah Chalke will be in 6 more episodes to wrap up their story line. Im not exactly sure how Scrubs is going to be with JD in it... Who will Turk cling to now?

Some people are saying that they should have left it at 'My Finale'. It some ways they are right... It was such an amazing episode to finish off such an awesome Series that it should have kept its lime light. Now there is another season coming, 'My Finale' isn't exactly JD's finale at all... Kinda makes it all pointless. Anyway.. Im just happy its going to continue, with or without JD.

I promised to give my opinions on Star Trek so I will do it in another post :P

Bai

Wednesday 13 May 2009

The End of an Era


So the final episode of Scrubs aired last week. I watched it with my girlfriend yesterday and I have to say it was quite upsetting. Topped the last ending of Friends for me!

The end of a decent TV show always sucks for me... I hate season ending let alone the last episode ever! Though, saying that, Bill Lawrence has considered a new sitcom with a different cast (god I hope they keep in Turk even thought it wouldn't be the same without JD) and possibly a different name. It would never match up to Scrubs with Zach Braff but I trust is Bill Lawrence's abilities as a Director and Writer so I know it will still be worth the watch.

The last episode ever 'My Finale' was by far the best Scrubs episode I have seen. It was a full 41 minutes long, twice the length of usual episodes, and was packed full of laughs and the odd sad moment :(

It also leaves questions... For instance, the Janitors name. Glen Mathews? The writers did well leaving us questioning it.

But I think the most defining moment in the episode had to be when Dr. Cox finally shared his feelings about JD. The BEST rant he has ever done!

"For the record he was the best doctor that ever came through this dump. John Dorian was the first and only doctor that cared as much as I do and you can forget about him being just an exceptional physician, because the fact of the matter is... he was a damn exceptional person. It's why people gravitated to him. It's why I did. He was my friend."

Bit over the top but seriously unbelievable :P

Anyway.. Got to get to school for some assembly... Will update tonight after Star Trek!

Oh and SPOILERS!

Tuesday 12 May 2009

Uneventful...

So my life drags on...

Overslept for general studies... Wasn't planned but wasn't particularly a hinderance either. I actually attended geography though! Slowest two hours ever! Im not sure if its the teacher, the lesson, the room or just the general atmosphere but time always drags on in that lesson.

Tried to open an account at HSBC... Failed.

Did you know that if you apply for a job at Subway they give you a free drink and cookie? It's awesome :D

I need to get gaming again! I use the excuse that my exams are comming up but I think that is just to comfort myself as I know, given the chance, that wouldn't stop me. No... What is stopping me is a lack of money still! These last 2 years have been aweful and as far as I can see, a waste of my life! Millenium Centre 6th Form was the biggest mistake I ever could have made... The only thing worthwhile that has come out of it is the friends and my girlfriend! I could QQ some more but you get the general idea.

In the middle of watching Dragonball Evolution for the second time round. I must seriously have some dragonballs of steel to sit through this again... I guess I hoped my all time favorite anime would not have been massacred as badly in R5 quality instead of a cam. I was wrong!

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?! A halfway decent Dragonball movie would have pleased me at least but the pathetic excuses of a Kamehameha just murders the whole franchise! I have passed wind more powerful than that crap! Eugh...

Watchign Star Trek tomorrow so, judging by the reviews, it will make up for sitting through this heap of crap tonight (and yess I know nobody is forcing me too but once I start watching a film I have to finish... It is one of my own rules that I have to stick too).

Oh and starting playing a casual little MMORPG called Free Realms (Google it). It's fairly simple but addictive none the less and it will also be available on the PS3 soon. Check it out anyway... It's free unless you want to pay a membership for bonus things.

Will post again tomorrow with my opinions on Star Trek :)

Bai

Monday 11 May 2009

Picking it up...

So I finished my computing coursework. Was it worth all the hours? No.... Was it worth leaving until the last minute? No... Am I dissapointed? Yes...

Its too late now...

At least I feel a weight has lifted off my shoulders. Leaving me with a slightly less heavier weight with my exams looming ever closer.

But ignoring them... I will enjoy the rest of this week.

God I love orange wednesdays! I get to please my girlfriend with a night out and enjoy a great movie all for the price of a single ticket! I wonder if they have something similar in the US? Ahh well... Its genious!

So Star Trek... Really looking forward to this and have been since the first glimpse! What a cast!! Sylar is a badass and Zachery Quinto to be playing Spock?! Not to mention Simon Pegg and Roldy (John Cho)! Never been a Star Trek fan but with a cast like this I really dont want to miss this.

J.J.Abrams has only recently become such a huge name. If a movie/TV show has his name on it there is a good chance I am going to watch it.

Which brings me to Fringe. If you havn't seen this yet.. Check out the 2 hours pilot! It is like a movie on its own. I have been watching this weekly with my girlfriend and we both love it! It is just a shame the season finishes this week. So sad :(

I dont know what Im going to do after this week. Lost, Smallville and Fringe finish this week. Scrubs, Heroes, Inbetweeners, Shameless, Skins.... ITS ALL OVER!

What the shit will I watch?!

Ahh well.. Still have my animes.

Speaking of which... Full Metal Alchemist has started up again with Brotherhood. I loved the original and look forward to more episodes! Apparantly Brotherhood follows more closely with the Manga which I have not read yet for some reason. Will have to get reading soon though I think!

I think I will leave it at that for now seeing as my mind has gone blank :)

Bai

Sunday 10 May 2009

The Gamer In Me

Everyone has one. That little person inside them that gets pleasure from solving puzzles, racing through crowded streets (human mowing is optional), or gunning down your enemies.

Anyway... Instead of hitting you with a wall of text I will simply do a Q&A.

When did you feel you first became a gamer?

I see it as when i was about 10. Saw a single page add for Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos and, at the time I was into warhammer. Being young and naive I assumed Warcraft and Warhammer was one and the same, making WC3 the next game on my list. Anyway... Long story short, played for hours on end, enjoying all the custom games and making a lot of friends. I think once you join a guild/clan your gamer status actually kicks in, and it didnt take long for me as I really put the hours in even at a young age. DotA 2 seems to keep me going now which has been long awaited.

What was your first console?

I had a Sega Megadrive but I never really played it. My first real console that stuck was the Sony Playstation. This console was blisters galour! Tekken was my drug!

Do you consider yourself a console or pc gamer?

To be honest, this changes very often. I have a PS3, Xbox 360 and a fairly decent PC. I have stopped with the hardcore clan matches that came with the PC FPS territory and moved over to consoles. However, the games are more expensive and I dont get to multitask as easily as usually I will be switching between game and msn to keep my girlfriend from losing interest in me and to stop me being too bored when Im dead. So, I guess I am just an all round gamer.

What's your favorite genre?

MMOs are easily my weakness. I pile so many hours into leveling and farming because I love the social aspect and the teamwork involved. WoW had me hooked for a long time but I overcame it... briefly. Im still looking for the next big MMO though

That's it for now. I was planning on doing more but I am getting too distracted so I will just leave it at that for now.

Spiritless

Spiritless: Lacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated

Thats me. Im finishing 6th form, on the brink of a whole new defining moment in my life. I should feel pressured... Right? Wrong.

I have lost the drive and motivation to progress any further. I should be face planting myself with revision or atleast finish this computing coursework due in tomorrow (after pulling all the strings to get every extension I could). I drift, I coast, I lay back and let the work finish itself. Thus, my work becomes an echo of myself... Spiritless...

My life isn't all slow and lifeless however. I have an amazing girlfriend who will drag me out regardless of my mood and spending time with her is one of the few things that motivates me. Also, up until recently, I was an avid gamer. However, that has also slowed due to lack of funds and decent games.

Basically I am using Blogger as a distraction and a hobby. I have a lot to say about my interests and I need a resource to vent my opinion and give me incredibly detailed critique (lol...).

Hopefully this will stick and I wont get bored or forget about it. Who knows... I doubt many people will even read this.

If a tree falls in the woods and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound?

If a blog is posted by a blogger and nobody is there to read it, does it provoke an opinion?

Pitty Im not some wise Zen master... Then this might be worth the read?

Bai