Yep! I'm nineteen today. I can take it or leave it, really. Age matters not to me, but the presents I get do! ^_-
That being said, I'm off to enjoy my copies of Nintendogs: Mini Dachsund (yay!) and Sims 2: Nightlife. I also got the 'Shaun of the Dead' DVD as a surprise! Glee!
At first, I was just kinda numb when I saw the Rev controller. I mean, I wasn't expecting a visor or anything fancy pantsy, but the controller nevertheless succeeded in disappointing me. And then I watched Iwatas's keynote speech (translated) and all I can say is....
Wheeee! This is going to be so great! I can't wait to get my hands on this thing! I mean, just think of the possibilities! I MIGHT ACTUALLY PLAY AN FPS, THE CONTROL IS GOING TO BE SO GREAT! Me! An FPS! Ninty is doin' a hell of a job!
The only hindrance I can foresee is to JRPGs. This will be great for WRPGs, but, well I hate WRPGS; too cerebral, not emotional enough. But, then again, I don't really play JRPGs anymore. After Star Ocean 2 there was no reason to play any other current gen RPG because those cookie cutters simply couldn't match up. So then, I guess, no hinderances after all! Woot!
And despite the fact that I feel I will detest RE5, I can't wait to play it on the Rev! Did you see that flashlight example? Awesomeness x infinity! And just imagine playing Pikmin 3 or the next Zelda! Which reminds me... the rumble feature in the controller? The same as force feedback? If they didn't say so than I doubt it, but, that would just be too much for words...
Wheeee!
Wow! Been a long time gone! I burned myself out on RMXP, methinks and am adopting a lazy period for an indefinite amount of time. Good news, though. My DS arrived! Couldn't be happier with it; it's amazing. Though, I must say, I spend more time drawing in pictochat than playing Electroplankton! Better suits my interests I suppose.
So back to recharging then and another two weeks absent from the internet!
Hmm... I would like to know how well Nintendogs sold, but there is a reason it's called a lazy period!
Looks like I won't be getting a DS after all. In tracking, it says the order has been delivered to my front door. Nothings out there. Nothing. No package. No signing slip. Just nothing.
Lik-sang's not going to refund or exchange, that's for sure. And I really doubt UPS is going to do anything but say they're sorry. $216.00 wasted. Guess I'll have to wait a little longer on this whole Nintendo DS thing.
Sigh... It's that time again. Not much more done, unfortunately. I am skirting around joining the RMXP.net forums, but, I'm just too shy and intimidated! I wouldn't be much of a contributor while I'm working on this...
Progress Report on 'Threads of Ruthzue' (Yay! Working title!):
STORY: 34% (actual) 53% (averaged)
World created: 100%
Species created: 100%
Tightened: 90%
Characters created: 90%
Religions created: 90%
Story run through: 55%
Script for story: 10%
Storyboard: 0%
Script for side quests: 0%
Script for NPC dialogue: 0%
GAME: 0% (actual) 0% (averaged)
Battle system implemented: 0%
Tightened: 0%
Story script implemented through events: 0%
RGSS script completion: 0%
Implementation: 0%
MUSIC: 0% (actual) 0% (averaged)
Tracks completed: 5%
Tracks implemented in-game: 0%
GRAPHICS: 5% (actual) 12% (averaged)
Art style decided upon: 100%
Tilesets: 3%
Charsets: 5%
Battle charsets: 0%
Battle animations: 0%
Dialogue portraits: 0%
Environmental effects: 0%
Icons: 0%
Menus: 0%
TOTAL:
6% (actual) 16% (averaged)
Surprisingly, the religions took me a while! This is surprising because there's not really much to them. -_-
Next week at this time (er, day, not time) I'll have maybe some info on the story as I attempt to grow a backbone to enter the RMXP forums!
Oh! And by the way, how do you like my new sig? Too obtrusive and blinding? I'll find out, I suppose. Off to do a sig test!
Sig test phailed and flopped enormously. I like my new sig better, anyway. It is quite me.
:D
Just bought a NDS! A pink NDS along with Elektroplankton to get free shipping and to have a game to play for a while. I should have gotten a different game, but I think the free form style of this game will keep me busier longer than a linear one. I say this because I won't be buying any DS games for a while. *sniff* Not even *sniff* Nintendogs. We just don't have the money.
It's because of the money that I feel so horrible! I'm going to look at my DS and every time think about how much of a horrible person I am putting my needs above my family's essential and basic needs!
:cry:
WOOOOOOT!!!!
An official english translation of RMXP is coming in september! And I don't even care that I paid $100+ for an official Japanese version!
WOOOOOOOOOOOTERZ!
I'm gonna have to step it up if I'm going to have everything ready to implement by then! Steppin' it UP!
With Zelda delayed... sigh...
I wish they could have at least told us when in 2006. But honestly, I'm not that surprised. At E3 they were still talking about how much worked they needed to do to finish the game.
So, what now? TP was supposed to be drawing my gaming attention for the rest of this year and a great deal of 2006. Now all my interest has is... the 360. I hope I don't cave and buy that thing on launch, but it's quite alluring, isn't? How many people buy the first next gen console when it comes out? How many people buy any new console when it comes out? I know I do.
These purchases on my part were for the most part never foolhardy, at least with regards to Nintendo consoles. I knew that when I got my SNES that good times were ahead along with the possibility of so many great games. I bought the Playstation 1, but I was stupid here; I bought the console for a single game: FF7. I was disapointed. Sure lots of great(er) games came out for the console later, but I'd done something very foolish with a console I knew little about and could have cave with the end result of me minus hundreds of dollars. The N64 I got just like my SNES, and just like my SNES, I was right about the quality of games that were to be had. Next generation, I buy the PS2. It didn't work out for me this time. Neither did the GameCube. The games of this generation are just... It's hard to explain. They don't give you the same sense of wonder or adoration that the past generations had. This could be due to a lot of things: greater production costs and shorter time tables to complete games, the main-streaming of the market (this is a definite), or maybe it's just that I'm growing up. I hope not.
On second thought, I'm going to hold out on that 360, for a little while. I'll see how it does and if it games begin to interest me; I'm betting they will, as most developers and publishers are going multi platform next gen. Nintendo, even though they disappoint again and again... well, I'll be buying Revolution on the first day. No matter how much they let me down, they always make up for it and more. They give me something that very few other developers could; they give me games that enrich my soul (gaming and otherwise) and simply make me smile. From Duck Hunt to Super Mario World to Super Mario 64 to Pikmin 2, and so many more.
I'm happy they're delaying Zelda. It gives them more time to pack in even smiles for their awaiting fans.
Well, I'm working on it. The tough stuff is the prep and the artwork, and I'm surprised how much prep I've gotten done recently! Not very much in the big picture, but quite a lot for me!
Progress Report on Emily's Untitled Project:
STORY: 29% (actual) 47% (averaged)
World created: 100%
Species created: 100%
Tightened: 90%
Characters created: 90%
Religions created: 30%
Story run through: 50%
Script for story: 10%
Storyboard: 0%
Script for side quests: 0%
Script for NPC dialogue: 0%
GAME: 0% (actual) 0% (averaged)
Battle system implemented: 0%
Tightened: 0%
Story script implemented through events: 0%
RGSS script completion: 0%
Implementation: 0%
MUSIC: 0% (actual) 0% (averaged)
Tracks completed: 0%
Tracks implemented in-game: 0%
GRAPHICS: 5% (actual) 12% (averaged)
Art style decided upon: 100%
Tilesets: 3%
Charsets: 5%
Battle charsets: 0%
Battle animations: 0%
Dialogue portraits: 0%
Environmental effects: 0%
Icons: 0%
Menus: 0%
TOTAL:
5% (actual) 14.75% (averaged)
Oh, and I've been listening to Brian Eno a lot lately. In fact, I'm listening to Before and After Science - King's Lead Hat right now. Awesome. 'Kay. That's all.
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