You've all heard about what's going on with the PS3 as of yesterday, I assume.

So yesterday, I actually had a bit of down time. YES. ME. DOWNTIME. WHAT. I decided to play some RE5, because, well, I love that game. And it makes me do an update. I decide, "no, I don't want to update, I have a horrid internet connection here and it will take forever. I just want to play for a few minutes before I have to go to work." So I hit circle and expect to keep playing.

The PS3 says, "I'm sorry Celes, I'm afraid I can't do that." Error message. Makes me quit and boots me back to the XMB. So I say... "Weird. Let's disconnect the PS3 from the internetz."

Same problem.

"WTF."

Long story short, my PS3 is semi-bricked as of yesterday and is pretty much useless for now.

Sony better fix this fast or at least give us poor suckers an update on wha the hell is going on.

Yeesh, that's what I get for wanting to play some videogames, I suppose.

- Celes

...about how many people would respond to a blog from someone who's disappeared for quite some time.

Will return sometime soon. Big changes are happening in my life. Will update soon! And try not to make it too long as to distract you and bore you to no end.

I think I'll come back but not be very active in the community (read: unions. Are they even still around?)

However, I've strayed away from video games and it makes me sad. So yea... things are happening!

with love,

celes

Oh hai

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/101/1019848p1.html

:D

I love you Sony

Hey everyone!

So...here is the promised E3 Impressions blog! I'm going to do this in parts because I don't have a lot of time right now, AND because I don't want to hit you all with a wall of text. :P

Okay! So Wednesday I got to go to E3! We got there and it was raining, which is weird, cause well, it never rains in LA. xD

First booth I checked out, Sony's booth!! :D

Sony's booth was really big! And quite crowded to be frank. Their setup was kinda odd but it was cool. They had about 4 mini rooms where certain games were playing: R&C and Uncharted 2 were some. They also had 3 HUGE demo areas for MAG, Uncharted 2 Multiplayer, and God of War III. They also had a PSP section (no PSP Gos were on the floor). This is where I played my first few games:

Sony Booth
- Ratchet & Clank
- Dissidia

R&C was really fun. The camera was a bit buggy - I'm sure they'll fix that by the time the game comes out though, all the other R&C's cameras have been fine. The giant sonar/burping weapon was there and it is AWESOME. The demo had about 4 playable "missions", in which I played two of them. The first you had to go and kill these monsters of which I forget their names. The second I played was a boss fight of a giant hydra machine.

I also got to play Dissidia! Okay, I'm just going to say it now: BUY THIS GAME WHEN IT COMES OUT. It is spectacular! Incredible over-the-top fighting against your favorite characters. Need I say more? Oh I do? Okay, then, I will.

Dissidia demo was short. You could pick from four characters (Cecil, Terra, Cloud and Sephiroth), and you got to fight up to 4 consecutive battles.

I picked Terra, of course.

As Terra I got to fight Cecil, Squall, Warrior of Light, and Garland.

The battles are fast paced and uber over-the-top! Terra is a fast, long-range character who uses magic spells as her main attacks. You can attack with square and triangle, block with R and jump with X. As you could imagine, pushing some of these buttons together in combination does stuff too. R+Triangle is a sort of dash move which gives you the ability to dash towards your enemy. This is really helpful for when you're fighting mid-air. R+X is also a good combo, it is a "rolling dodge" of sorts.

The first two fights weren't very hard at all, Squall and Cecil both went down easily. Warrior of Light was a bit harder because of this move that he kept doing over and over. Light Shield move or something. Luckily, as in any main FF game, the battle will have a little box up top that tells you when a big attack is coming from your enemy. If you are fast (and once you get to know how your enemy's attacks work), you can use this to your advantage and block or dodge your way out of the attack.

Garland was a bit of a pain, and the last fight. However, this was also my favorite fight. It was set on giant platforms in the sky. This made for a really fun fight in which most of it was done while flying. Another thing to point out is that when your opponent's HP is dropping and he is close to KO, the game tells you that a Square or Triangle move will finish him! So at this point, it is a good idea to dash at your enemy and finish him off with some great attacks.

Terra's moves were magic attacks, she had an Ice attack, Tornado and Flood.

This is all I got to play at the Sony booth. Like I said, it was super crowded and full of people. The lines for MAG, Uncharted 2 and God of War III were ridiculous, and since I only got to be at E3 for about 4-5 hours, I wanted to be able to play a lot of games and not spend the whole time waiting in lines.

Ok, this is where I am ending Part 1! Part 2 will cover my experience in the awesome Nintendo booth. IMO, this was my favorite booth (shocker!) and you will be even more shocked as to what I think the best playable demo of E3 was! (Out of what I played).

Here's a sneak preview of what I'll talk about in my next blog:

Nintendo Booth
- Sin & Punishment 2
- Red Steel 2
- RE: Darkside Chronicles
- Dead Space Extraction
- Final Fantasy: The Crystal Bearers
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Till then!

Oh! One more thing. Did you guys get your Sony E3 Press Conference Emblem yet? I haven't gotten mine! :evil:

- Celes

Hey everybody!!!

So as you may (or may not) know, I had the opportunity to go to E3. I only got to go today but damn, was it worth it. I will post impressions later, as I am SUPER exhausted (I worked this morning AND had E3 all day, I am very tired).

But it was cool!

And I got on TV! If you were watching the live G4 feed, you may have seen me without even knowing! I met Kevin Pereira and Adam Sessler and got pictures with both of them! They were so great. Kevin was really quite nice!

Head on over to SER's E3 Thread if you wanna see all my E3 pics.

Impressions coming soon.

Thanks!

- Celes

Guess who's going to it?

Yours truly. :D

- Celes

Hello friendlies,

Oh man. I am so tired. Stayed up till 4:30am doing homework after a 8-hour shift at Starbucks yesterday...

Sorry for the lack of udates. I like to think that I update regularly, but I haven't lately. And that is because I have been so busy with school and work! Work is giving me 30-36 hours weekly, and I have four classes, in which I have lots of homework in. So as you could tell....not much time for anything else. xD

Work is going well. I got my first (real) paycheck finally after 4 months of unemployment. Cashed in a good $500+ :D But it's mostly all going to bills. Boooo. I do need to go grocery shopping too. Blah, I hate doing that. But I have no food atm! xD

School is going well too. Although I did nearly fail my anatomy midterm. Yea. NEARLY FAILED. Not because I suck at life or because I am lazy, but because my prof is really that damn harsh. I feel so awful about it, but it is okay, I will do well on my final. I HAVE TO.

Also on the topic of school, some good news: I got my next loan period approved! :D So that means I am set for the next 9 months :D :D :D At last! I can finally feel like I really LIVE in SoCal. :D And I registered for classes for next quarter, I am taking the following:

- Principles of 3D Modeling
- Perspective Drawing
- Arts & Society
- Character & Object Design

The last being the most kick-ass c.lass and the one I am looking forward to the most. :D However, I think I may have dug myself into a big big hole. xD These c.lasses are going to take a LOT of work. All of them. I know Perspective and 3D Modeling take a lot of work. I am sure Character & Object will too. Phew...it will be a tough quarter, but also a fun one. We'll see how I manage...

Anyway, I'll be going now as I have c.lass in 7 minutes. I'm on MSN as usual, so if you wanna chat me up, PM me or something.

Oh!! One last thing. I'm still doing concept art for Blackened. And we got an official website up. CHECK IT OUT HERE! Please! We would all appreciate the support! You can also find us on Facebook! :) Become a fan...

- Celes

PS - Oh, we had an earthquake yesterday. :D 4.7! I didn't feel it though, seriously wtf lol

Hello everybody!

Well, since it seems a lot of you have showed interest in the game I am doing concept art for, I will post a link to its site on moddb, and its fan page on facebook. I know a lot of you guys have facebook so if you could become fans, I'd greatly appreciate it. :) Also - if you join moddb (takes like 2 seconds), you could post comments, leave feedback and check out the images, documents, story, and all sorts of good stuff. So JOIN! SUPPORT! YAY! :D

Blackened on modDB | Blackened on Facebook

Please check it out! :) [All this stuff is copyrighted, please do not steal, reproduce, or use without permission]

Also, in other news - I HAVE A NEW BABY NIECE! My sister had her baby last nite!! :D She's so adorable....they named her Emma Elise. :) Oh how I wish I could be there! The baby and my sister are both doing great. :)

Well...it's back to homework and more art. I am starting to get the hang of anatomy. I just need to practice it more. I am gunning for this c.lass...I am so excited about it and so driven that I cannot fail!!! AND, she gave me a B last week instead of a C. So my grades are getting better and I am improving (a B is good for Marjan's c.lass- she is insane). I am shooting for an A! :D

[EDIT]: Can anyone tell me why on earth GS doesn't allow HTML on profile headers anymore? GS is so friggin buggy...

See you all and take care,

- Celes

Hello everyone!

How are you all? I'm doing alright. I began working this week at Starbucks! I started yesterday and I worked 8-3:30. Man it was hard getting up lol. And tomorrow I have to open - GROSS! But that's okay, 'cause I will get out at 1:30 and I have the next day off! I got 27 hours this week, and 33 next week. It will be tough, I think, to juggle school and work but I think I can manage. And it means MONEY AT LAST. :D :D :D :D I need it badly, LA is expensive!

I haven't worked on my homework yet. >_> Concept art is almost finished. Was supposed to have it done by last week, oops. But it is very close to being done.

Also, a question to all of you, my dear friends. My friends and I really want to push and advertise our game (Blackened) as much as we can. If I put in a plug for it here at GS would you guys check it out? Support it? Become fans even? xD We're trying to get it out in the community and so I thought about putting it here for you guys to check out. I will probably put up some sort of link or banner in the near future, if you guys are interested. :)

Well, I hate to make this short but I really do have a lot of work to do! I hope you are all doing well! The week is almost over!

- Celes