Well it's almost over, I'm now on Week 12, Day 2 of my Hunter journey and I actually had fun playing today. I'm still slightly irritated by the facemelting ability of the Flamethrower, but so few people check the forums for updates that not many people are using it.
I actually adjusted my main loadout slightly as well. By switching the Silenced SAR to the standard one and setting the Shotgun as a purchasable weapon, my scores have improved dramatically and I actually have a use for the eight 'cheaper purchased weapon' boosters that I have accumulated over the past few weeks.
As I stated in the first paragraph, today was my first enjoyable experience on this multiplayer in the last week or so. There were a few moments that got me midly annoyed. All of those moments involved either rushers, poorly matchmade teams or ludicrous amounts of molotovs and nail bombs flying through the air.
If you've ever paid The Last of Us forums a visit (and you should, they're hilarious), you will have noticed that pretty much one in five posts consists entirely of bitching about how overpowered Molotovs with Explosive Expert 2 are. Don't get me wrong, the nerf on the aforementioned perk has reduced them slightly, but it still covers an obtuse area when thrown.
Also, lag makes players pixel incarnations of God. I was involved in a 1v1 on Bill's Town in the early afternoon and ended up being smokebombed, luckily I was quite far away from the player who threw it, so I recovered and fired 4 point-blank shotgun shells in to his chest, only to be stabbed in the front and lose the game. Now please, my dear readers, if you can find evidence of a man surviving even two shotgun shells to the chest, let me know. For you One Piece fans, Devil Fruit users don't count! ;)
Warning: Spoilers ahead!
The other part of today was taken up watching One Piece (and fixing a bathroom faucet after it blew up in my face, but we'll gloss over that). Episode 609 seemed to flow incredibly slowly. It was a bit strange seeing Law get his heart crushed (literally, not metaphorically) but we barely saw Luffy fight at all. The next episode looks like it will be good though, with the upcoming fight between Smoker and Vergo! I'm looking forward to the Zoro vs. Monet scene as well, but I believe that will air in episode 612, not 610.
Overall, not a bad episode, but it could have been better. Yibis fansubs always make the series more enjoyable.
That's all for today! There be as many as three posts tomorrow so look forward to that! Goodnight!
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Saturday, 7 September 2013
Friday, 6 September 2013
06/09/2013 - The Last of Us Multiplayer and World War Z
Good evening! It's been another day of multiplayer on *that* game, and as usual it hasn't been particularly fun. I've spent a good portion of the day trying to finish up this wretched multiplayer and in all honesty, I'm losing the will to live.
The most recent live update has tweaked the Explosives Expert perk, the Hunting Rifle and the Flamethrower. Let's evaluate these one-by-one, shall we?
1) Explosives Expert - This ability has been nerfed from 15% for stage one and 30% for stage two to 10/20%, and rightfully so. As a forum poster stated on the official Naughty Dog forums the other day "Factions mode should be renamed to Molotov Dodgeball". Even with the reduced radius from the nerf, molotovs are still far too easy to come by. Not to mention pretty much every player that has unlocked the perk uses it. I'm going to be a whiner here but today in a single match of Survivors consisting of six rounds I saw twenty-seven molotovs and twenty-three nail bombs. This is ridiculous, there were more explosives than bullets.
2) Hunting Rifle - The buff for this gun was actually needed, considering the average player who wanted to try sniping would just get annihilated by someone using a semi-auto on the other side of the map. They increased the scope speed and reduced the reload time, thus making the gun more feasible during high-level matches. I still prefer the semi-auto and burst rifle, but I do like the improvements.
3) Flamethrower - Another buff that was probably needed, however I think ND went a bit overboard considering the speed that the flamethrower inflicts damage now can destroy all your armor and kill you in less than three seconds. Ouch. Still, it's more avoidable than a molotov and rarely used, so I guess I can't complain.
The next screenshot (followed by even more whining) will display how terrible the matchmaking system still is. <sarcasm/>Enjoy my pro photography skills!
As you can clearly see by the above photo, it still sucks. I wonder if their system couldn't grasp that sticking the four highest ranked players on the same team was a really bad idea, especially in a 'no parties' match.
Although all the above information is negative. I have one that really takes the biscuit. Today I was one shot (instant KO) by a 9mm pistol to the chest while wearing full body armour. I think some people might be exploiting a bug. Has this happened to anyone else? If so, let me know!
In other slightly happier news, I pre-ordered my copy of Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix! Unfortunately it won't arrive here until the 24th of September, but I can live with that.
No news on finalizing my PC build either. If I had the money I'd be tempted to buy one of the new 8Pack systems from Overclockers UK. The guy who is designing and building them has a damn good reputation and several records under his belt.
I also watched World War Z today which wasn't actually that bad, although it was pretty much the plot for every other zombie movie and novel. I don't really have any gripes with the movie, but some of the plot had flaws. The entire opening scene looked as if it had been ripped from The Last of Us intro.
Well that's enough ranting from me. The Mirai Nikki review is almost ready and I'm very sorry for the delay, but I'm a perfectionist when it comes to writing these reviews.
As usual, let me know any of your opinions and thoughts on the topics discussed today. I'm very interested in talking to some other people who have watched Mirai Nikki to get their opinions on the series and the Redial OVA.
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The most recent live update has tweaked the Explosives Expert perk, the Hunting Rifle and the Flamethrower. Let's evaluate these one-by-one, shall we?
1) Explosives Expert - This ability has been nerfed from 15% for stage one and 30% for stage two to 10/20%, and rightfully so. As a forum poster stated on the official Naughty Dog forums the other day "Factions mode should be renamed to Molotov Dodgeball". Even with the reduced radius from the nerf, molotovs are still far too easy to come by. Not to mention pretty much every player that has unlocked the perk uses it. I'm going to be a whiner here but today in a single match of Survivors consisting of six rounds I saw twenty-seven molotovs and twenty-three nail bombs. This is ridiculous, there were more explosives than bullets.
2) Hunting Rifle - The buff for this gun was actually needed, considering the average player who wanted to try sniping would just get annihilated by someone using a semi-auto on the other side of the map. They increased the scope speed and reduced the reload time, thus making the gun more feasible during high-level matches. I still prefer the semi-auto and burst rifle, but I do like the improvements.
3) Flamethrower - Another buff that was probably needed, however I think ND went a bit overboard considering the speed that the flamethrower inflicts damage now can destroy all your armor and kill you in less than three seconds. Ouch. Still, it's more avoidable than a molotov and rarely used, so I guess I can't complain.
The next screenshot (followed by even more whining) will display how terrible the matchmaking system still is. <sarcasm/>Enjoy my pro photography skills!
.JPG "The Last of Us Matchmaking") |
| Naughty Dog and their 'much improved' matchmaking process... Yeah, no. |
Although all the above information is negative. I have one that really takes the biscuit. Today I was one shot (instant KO) by a 9mm pistol to the chest while wearing full body armour. I think some people might be exploiting a bug. Has this happened to anyone else? If so, let me know!
In other slightly happier news, I pre-ordered my copy of Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix! Unfortunately it won't arrive here until the 24th of September, but I can live with that.
No news on finalizing my PC build either. If I had the money I'd be tempted to buy one of the new 8Pack systems from Overclockers UK. The guy who is designing and building them has a damn good reputation and several records under his belt.
I also watched World War Z today which wasn't actually that bad, although it was pretty much the plot for every other zombie movie and novel. I don't really have any gripes with the movie, but some of the plot had flaws. The entire opening scene looked as if it had been ripped from The Last of Us intro.
Well that's enough ranting from me. The Mirai Nikki review is almost ready and I'm very sorry for the delay, but I'm a perfectionist when it comes to writing these reviews.
As usual, let me know any of your opinions and thoughts on the topics discussed today. I'm very interested in talking to some other people who have watched Mirai Nikki to get their opinions on the series and the Redial OVA.
Overclockers/8Pack Builds: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=43&catid=2474&subid=2642
The Last of Us Live Update Notes: http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/The-Last-of-Us-Multiplayer/Live-Update-to-Multiplayer/m-p/41533903#U41533903
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05/09/2013 - The Last of Us and Demon's Souls
Today has been a good day for gaming, particularly for trophies in the case of Demon's Souls. In truth, I was actually hoping to watch some anime today but instead figured I should probably put some effort in to finishing The Last of Us.
If I remember correctly, I am currently on Week 6 Day 2 of my Hunter journey and getting more bored by the minute. I guess the consistent run of bad luck with joining matches when there is only one round left didn't help. But, it helped my clan of 115 people less since most of them are either now starving or sick. It should be easy to remedy though, by killing most of them off when I finish the current population challenge. I chose the gifting challenge this time for the first 100% risk challenge so I could faceroll my way through it without worrying too much. My plan for the 100% risk challenges this time around is Gifting - Gifting - Gifting - Downs and then Marks. That makes it pretty easy to finish up to tier 3 each time.
But enough about tedious and badly designed multiplayers, I went back to Demon's Souls! It's been sitting on my trophy list for several months now and I never got around to finishing it. This wasn't because I was bored or that I wasn't enjoying it. I left the disk in the UK when I moved to the Philippines... Whoops. Thankfully though, I think the fairies at PlayStation Plus must have heard my prayers though, since one month later it was free on the European PlayStation Store. Score!
For all you fans of Demon's Souls out there, this next bit should make perfect sense. Today I finished the following stages: 3-2, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3 and 5-1. Not bad eh? I thought I did quite well considering how unforgiving this game is. Ignoring the various parodies on YouTube about the difficulty of the series, it does chew you up, spit you back out, stamp on you, set fire to you, vomit on you and then launch you through another dimension of pain. But it's fun... Right..? Please agree with me...
I think tomorrow will spent either playing more video games or watching One Piece with my girlfriend. I have such a large variety of hobbies in my life. She's playing catchup to me at the moment considering that we're on episode 175 and I'm on episode 608. Not far to go.
Any opinions on what I should play next? I have a fair few choices, one of which is GTA V. The truth is that with the amount of effort I'm putting in to finishing TLOU, it's going to take me until the release date to finish it.
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If I remember correctly, I am currently on Week 6 Day 2 of my Hunter journey and getting more bored by the minute. I guess the consistent run of bad luck with joining matches when there is only one round left didn't help. But, it helped my clan of 115 people less since most of them are either now starving or sick. It should be easy to remedy though, by killing most of them off when I finish the current population challenge. I chose the gifting challenge this time for the first 100% risk challenge so I could faceroll my way through it without worrying too much. My plan for the 100% risk challenges this time around is Gifting - Gifting - Gifting - Downs and then Marks. That makes it pretty easy to finish up to tier 3 each time.
But enough about tedious and badly designed multiplayers, I went back to Demon's Souls! It's been sitting on my trophy list for several months now and I never got around to finishing it. This wasn't because I was bored or that I wasn't enjoying it. I left the disk in the UK when I moved to the Philippines... Whoops. Thankfully though, I think the fairies at PlayStation Plus must have heard my prayers though, since one month later it was free on the European PlayStation Store. Score!
For all you fans of Demon's Souls out there, this next bit should make perfect sense. Today I finished the following stages: 3-2, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3 and 5-1. Not bad eh? I thought I did quite well considering how unforgiving this game is. Ignoring the various parodies on YouTube about the difficulty of the series, it does chew you up, spit you back out, stamp on you, set fire to you, vomit on you and then launch you through another dimension of pain. But it's fun... Right..? Please agree with me...
I think tomorrow will spent either playing more video games or watching One Piece with my girlfriend. I have such a large variety of hobbies in my life. She's playing catchup to me at the moment considering that we're on episode 175 and I'm on episode 608. Not far to go.
Any opinions on what I should play next? I have a fair few choices, one of which is GTA V. The truth is that with the amount of effort I'm putting in to finishing TLOU, it's going to take me until the release date to finish it.
Remember to leave a comment, share and/or subscribe to my blog. Mirai Nikki review is not entirely finished yet as I'm not convinced on the quality. Look forward to it though!
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Thursday, 5 September 2013
04/09/2013 - Finished Mirai Nikki and The Last of Us Multiplayer
So it happened... I finished Future Diary. I can't say that it's a good thing either since I was really enjoying it. But I'm glad I didn't have to wait two years for the 'Redial' OVA, unlike the people who originally watched the series did. That must have really sucked.
Since the series is now finished, I guess I'll be doing my first anime series review tomorrow. That should be interesting since it will probably take a long time to write/proofread. The next series I'll be watching will most likely be Bamboo Blade, that said I also have Cowboy Bebop on standby as well.
As the post title states, I also did some TLOU multiplayer today, getting up to Week 4, Day 2 of my second journey. The sad part is that it has by far been the most infuriating day ever since I started playing the multiplayer. No less than five times was I kicked from the game at the end of the match when a team had won/lost. I lost approximately 22000 parts and five days of progression. It gets more annoying when you calculate it further as I might have to play the multiplayer for an extra hour. The sensation of rage is similar to that which you feel when you die in a Final Fantasy after not having saved it for the entire area. AAAARRRGGGGHHH!
Still I guess I can't complain, at least the game has given me my moneys worth, even if it was sort of a crappy way of going about it.
Oh and there was a live multiplayer patch released for The Last of Us today in an attempt to make the matches fairer. You can guess the impact it had, almost zero. I think another think that the phrase 'almost zero' can be attributed to is the number of times Naughty Dog has acknlowedged that they have failed.
I need to focus intensely on finishing TLOU so I can get around to playing Kingdom Hearts HD and One Piece Pirate Warriors... I'm pretty bored of Fireflys and Hunters. Oh and molotovs, can't forget the molotovs.
Sadly I don't have any more updates on my PC as I still don't have the finance to finish the entire build. Of course the disaster that occured only a few hours ago involving the chemical explosions that engulfed two of the Hynix plants also put a damper on that project, as they are some of the biggest manufacturers of DDRM on the planet. I'm not sure how much of an impact it will have on the end-consumer, but I highly doubt it will be positive.
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Since the series is now finished, I guess I'll be doing my first anime series review tomorrow. That should be interesting since it will probably take a long time to write/proofread. The next series I'll be watching will most likely be Bamboo Blade, that said I also have Cowboy Bebop on standby as well.
As the post title states, I also did some TLOU multiplayer today, getting up to Week 4, Day 2 of my second journey. The sad part is that it has by far been the most infuriating day ever since I started playing the multiplayer. No less than five times was I kicked from the game at the end of the match when a team had won/lost. I lost approximately 22000 parts and five days of progression. It gets more annoying when you calculate it further as I might have to play the multiplayer for an extra hour. The sensation of rage is similar to that which you feel when you die in a Final Fantasy after not having saved it for the entire area. AAAARRRGGGGHHH!
Still I guess I can't complain, at least the game has given me my moneys worth, even if it was sort of a crappy way of going about it.
Oh and there was a live multiplayer patch released for The Last of Us today in an attempt to make the matches fairer. You can guess the impact it had, almost zero. I think another think that the phrase 'almost zero' can be attributed to is the number of times Naughty Dog has acknlowedged that they have failed.
I need to focus intensely on finishing TLOU so I can get around to playing Kingdom Hearts HD and One Piece Pirate Warriors... I'm pretty bored of Fireflys and Hunters. Oh and molotovs, can't forget the molotovs.
Sadly I don't have any more updates on my PC as I still don't have the finance to finish the entire build. Of course the disaster that occured only a few hours ago involving the chemical explosions that engulfed two of the Hynix plants also put a damper on that project, as they are some of the biggest manufacturers of DDRM on the planet. I'm not sure how much of an impact it will have on the end-consumer, but I highly doubt it will be positive.
That's all for the evening guys. Don't forget to subscribe to the thread and follow my profiles. You might have noticed I also added a gallery page, feel free to check it out whenever you read these posts!
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Tuesday, 3 September 2013
03/09/2013 - Mirai Nikki Marathon!
I said I would do it, and I did. Although it's not quite on the level of my 25 episode a day One Piece marathons, 9 episodes in a row is sort of intense. It was mixed with shopping for PC components (which turned out to suck more than I expected) but I'm still proud! I should be proud... right?
I made the mistake of thinking I was starting to understand this anime, but no, it just keeps getting weirder.
Warning: Spoilers
I pretty much expected the Fourth to turn out to be a douche, although he did have a decent motive to want to become God. The Ninth is also starting to grow on me as a character, even though she's a globally known terrorist. But, with only seven episodes left in the series there aren't many characters left to be revealed, and not many more that are still alive.
It's nice to see that Yuno's character is starting to develop a bit more, even if she is just getting more and more psychotic with each episode. The imprisonment part with Yuuki was weird even for her, and the whole booby-trapping the entire Hotel was crazy. Credit to the author who came up with the pickaxe in the elevator idea though, that surprised me.
Still, Akise is also proving to be an interesting character, but I think he's a bit too intelligent for his age. He reminds me a bit of Light from the Death Note series, just slightly less insane.
I also have to give credit to Yuuki. While I'm not a fan of main characters that are slightly pathetic - see Haruyuki in Accel World - he's doing well to have not lost his mind after the amount he has been through, I think I would have given up by that point.
The good thing about the plot of Mirai Nikki is that it keeps you on edge most of the time since you never know which Diary Owner is going to turn up and what kind of ridiculous power his Diary will present him with. The Seventh's Diaries were cool, albeit pretty cheesy and I quite like the Ninth's Escape Diary as well.
I'm aiming to finish the series tomorrow if my time allows me, but it might take a few more days yet, so you guys will need to wait patiently for the series review! No spoilers, I really want to enjoy this series. Especially considering I've managed to avoid using a Wiki to answer something I've been curious about, instead of waiting for something to actually happen.
In terms of PC component hunting, I tried selecting some websites that offer international shipping, only to be shot down by all of them. Tigers Direct wanted $500 for shipping and using Amazon would mean that I would need to pay $300 in import taxes. No thanks.
Well that's all for tonight, I really need to sleep. Hopefully the stupidly loud thunder won't wake me up.
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I made the mistake of thinking I was starting to understand this anime, but no, it just keeps getting weirder.
Warning: Spoilers
I pretty much expected the Fourth to turn out to be a douche, although he did have a decent motive to want to become God. The Ninth is also starting to grow on me as a character, even though she's a globally known terrorist. But, with only seven episodes left in the series there aren't many characters left to be revealed, and not many more that are still alive.
It's nice to see that Yuno's character is starting to develop a bit more, even if she is just getting more and more psychotic with each episode. The imprisonment part with Yuuki was weird even for her, and the whole booby-trapping the entire Hotel was crazy. Credit to the author who came up with the pickaxe in the elevator idea though, that surprised me.
Still, Akise is also proving to be an interesting character, but I think he's a bit too intelligent for his age. He reminds me a bit of Light from the Death Note series, just slightly less insane.
I also have to give credit to Yuuki. While I'm not a fan of main characters that are slightly pathetic - see Haruyuki in Accel World - he's doing well to have not lost his mind after the amount he has been through, I think I would have given up by that point.
The good thing about the plot of Mirai Nikki is that it keeps you on edge most of the time since you never know which Diary Owner is going to turn up and what kind of ridiculous power his Diary will present him with. The Seventh's Diaries were cool, albeit pretty cheesy and I quite like the Ninth's Escape Diary as well.
I'm aiming to finish the series tomorrow if my time allows me, but it might take a few more days yet, so you guys will need to wait patiently for the series review! No spoilers, I really want to enjoy this series. Especially considering I've managed to avoid using a Wiki to answer something I've been curious about, instead of waiting for something to actually happen.
In terms of PC component hunting, I tried selecting some websites that offer international shipping, only to be shot down by all of them. Tigers Direct wanted $500 for shipping and using Amazon would mean that I would need to pay $300 in import taxes. No thanks.
Well that's all for tonight, I really need to sleep. Hopefully the stupidly loud thunder won't wake me up.
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Monday, 2 September 2013
02/09/2013 - The Last of Us Multiplayer and PC Stuff.
I'm sure that with the interesting post title, your eyes are mainly focused on the latter section. The truth is today, I've had to spend time in that game with excellent graphics... No, not The Last of Us... Real life.
In terms of the multiplayer gaming (on TLOU, obviously) I'm about to start the third week of my Hunter journey, but I'm already bored. I genuinely struggle to understand why people are playing this game up to and over 100 weeks survived. The multiplayer modes are really restricted, even with the additional 'Interrogation' mode. But, like most other people, I struggle to understand why people CoD (Cesspool of Depression), so they probably have a good reason. I do however get some amusing kills which make the whole time playing worth it. Today's example would be killing the entire team with a Molotov while they were huddled around a toolbox... -insert evil laugh here-
I am also aware that if I wanted to I could speed up the process of finishing the Hunter journey, but I do not believe in spoiling other people's gameplay experiences for an e-peen boost... We all know how annoying it is when someone joins the game and then instantly leaves resulting in 3v4 or sometimes 2v4. Not funny.
What is slightly saddening about today is that I did not get to watch any more Mirai Nikki. Damn visa renewals!
While typing this, I am trying to work out what I have to look forward to in the next month or so... I guess building my new PC should be interesting, as well as the possibility of doing some maintenance for an upcoming internet café. Tinkering with PCs is probably my favourite thing to do after gaming and anime.
A bit more about my new rig. It'll be based on an Intel i5 4670K running with an AIO liquid cooling solution (custom loop is a bit expensive at the moment). The fans will be replaced with Corsair SP/AF 120 Quiet Editions and it will most likely be using either a nVidia GTX 770 or an ATI Radeon HD 7970. I haven't decided which yet though. Unfortunately, getting high-end PC components in the Philippines is like getting blood from a stone without smashing it into a TipidPC admins head. It's even worse if you don't happen to live in Cebu or Manila since they decide to extort obtuse delivery fees from you. But, oh well. One peripheral I really have my eye on is the new SteelSeries Siberia Elite that they have been showcasing at PAX 2013. It looks like you can have a sponge on either side of your ear. I'll put some links at the bottom of this post.
Well that's all that happened today, sorry it isn't very long or interesting. I'll try to be slightly more inspiring tomorrow!
Feel free to discuss this article in any way, shape or form that you see fit. Don't forget to share this article on anywhere you like or contact me directly with any opinions you think relevant.
My final question to you guys is.... Is anyone buying Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix tomorrow? Do you fancy buying me a copy? >.>
Bye!
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In terms of the multiplayer gaming (on TLOU, obviously) I'm about to start the third week of my Hunter journey, but I'm already bored. I genuinely struggle to understand why people are playing this game up to and over 100 weeks survived. The multiplayer modes are really restricted, even with the additional 'Interrogation' mode. But, like most other people, I struggle to understand why people CoD (Cesspool of Depression), so they probably have a good reason. I do however get some amusing kills which make the whole time playing worth it. Today's example would be killing the entire team with a Molotov while they were huddled around a toolbox... -insert evil laugh here-
I am also aware that if I wanted to I could speed up the process of finishing the Hunter journey, but I do not believe in spoiling other people's gameplay experiences for an e-peen boost... We all know how annoying it is when someone joins the game and then instantly leaves resulting in 3v4 or sometimes 2v4. Not funny.
What is slightly saddening about today is that I did not get to watch any more Mirai Nikki. Damn visa renewals!
While typing this, I am trying to work out what I have to look forward to in the next month or so... I guess building my new PC should be interesting, as well as the possibility of doing some maintenance for an upcoming internet café. Tinkering with PCs is probably my favourite thing to do after gaming and anime.
A bit more about my new rig. It'll be based on an Intel i5 4670K running with an AIO liquid cooling solution (custom loop is a bit expensive at the moment). The fans will be replaced with Corsair SP/AF 120 Quiet Editions and it will most likely be using either a nVidia GTX 770 or an ATI Radeon HD 7970. I haven't decided which yet though. Unfortunately, getting high-end PC components in the Philippines is like getting blood from a stone without smashing it into a TipidPC admins head. It's even worse if you don't happen to live in Cebu or Manila since they decide to extort obtuse delivery fees from you. But, oh well. One peripheral I really have my eye on is the new SteelSeries Siberia Elite that they have been showcasing at PAX 2013. It looks like you can have a sponge on either side of your ear. I'll put some links at the bottom of this post.
Well that's all that happened today, sorry it isn't very long or interesting. I'll try to be slightly more inspiring tomorrow!
Feel free to discuss this article in any way, shape or form that you see fit. Don't forget to share this article on anywhere you like or contact me directly with any opinions you think relevant.
My final question to you guys is.... Is anyone buying Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix tomorrow? Do you fancy buying me a copy? >.>
Bye!
SteelSeries Siberia Elite Links:
Official Site: http://steelseries.com/siberiaelite
NCIX.com Hands on Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPAMmsEJGGQ
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Sunday, 1 September 2013
01/09/2013 - Future Diary/Mirai Nikki
So I finally got around to watching this series after watching the pilot a few months ago, I have to say it's pretty amazing!
I've watched a total of ten episodes today, hoping to watch another ten tomorrow. It's pretty graphic in a lot of scenes, especially the bit with the eyeball... Ew. Even so, the plot is well written and there are plenty of twists to keep you interested.
It's definitely worth watching, especially if you can watch it in uncensored Blu-ray, but of course it is not always easy to get your hands on a copy, unless you fancy going the torrenting route... Although, I do wish that anime was more available in a more legal manner, specifically the jpdub/engsub format. I know a lot of anime fans feel the same as me when I say that English dubbed anime just doesn't cut it, except for in certain situations (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex). The problem even with English dub is that we need to wait a long time for it to be released in TV/DVD format.
I also read a rumour today that the final episode of Shingeki no Kyojin/Attack on Titan will be premiered in Japanese theatres. Hopefully this does not mean that it will not be released on television at all, since that would really suck.
It would seem that AoT has really started losing peoples interest since they aired the 13.5 recap episode. The plot has been much slower until the most recent episodes and even then, it still doesn't seem to have the same viewing figures as it did in the beginning. Maybe 25 episodes is enough for this series considering the manga chapter releases are rather infrequent.
I think the next anime series on my list to watch is Bamboo Blade. I had a brief experience with the English dub but I can't say they did it much justice.
Well that's all, leave a comment and discuss any of the anime mentioned here. I'm particularly looking for opinions on Attack on Titan.
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I've watched a total of ten episodes today, hoping to watch another ten tomorrow. It's pretty graphic in a lot of scenes, especially the bit with the eyeball... Ew. Even so, the plot is well written and there are plenty of twists to keep you interested.
It's definitely worth watching, especially if you can watch it in uncensored Blu-ray, but of course it is not always easy to get your hands on a copy, unless you fancy going the torrenting route... Although, I do wish that anime was more available in a more legal manner, specifically the jpdub/engsub format. I know a lot of anime fans feel the same as me when I say that English dubbed anime just doesn't cut it, except for in certain situations (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex). The problem even with English dub is that we need to wait a long time for it to be released in TV/DVD format.
I also read a rumour today that the final episode of Shingeki no Kyojin/Attack on Titan will be premiered in Japanese theatres. Hopefully this does not mean that it will not be released on television at all, since that would really suck.
It would seem that AoT has really started losing peoples interest since they aired the 13.5 recap episode. The plot has been much slower until the most recent episodes and even then, it still doesn't seem to have the same viewing figures as it did in the beginning. Maybe 25 episodes is enough for this series considering the manga chapter releases are rather infrequent.
I think the next anime series on my list to watch is Bamboo Blade. I had a brief experience with the English dub but I can't say they did it much justice.
Well that's all, leave a comment and discuss any of the anime mentioned here. I'm particularly looking for opinions on Attack on Titan.
Don't forgot to follow my blog or click the RSS button! As always, my profiles will be listed at the bottom of this post!
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