German Androids

So finally, after like 2 years, I got a new phone. I'm now the proud owner on the Motorola Droid. Each day I use it, it seems to impress me more and more. There are so many useful applications. Google is a genius and so is Motorola.

Anyway, speaking of apps, I got the Pandora radio app and it's been pretty cool. I've used Pandora and Last.fm before but they really come to life on a mobile device. Thanks to both of them I've found some new bands to rock out to. Eisbrecher and Omph! are pretty cool.

Well that's all I can think of to say right now.

See ya round the net some time....

The Resurrection

Well...I haven't done this in a while. I decided to change the account I use for this. You can still call me Blood if you want, but Poke will do just fine. Anyway for anyone wondering about the name change, A Poke in the Dark is my PC gaming name.

Moving on...

So I re-read all my previous posts. Man I was extremely biased and naive on a lot of stuff. I suppose it took me like two years to open my eye to the real world. As you may have read in some of my previous posts, I was a major Xbox fanboy. That has changed. In June of 2008 my 360 kicked the red ringed bucket. After that I lost pretty much all faith in Microsoft. I don't mean to cut them down but they created faulty equipment. So after that I saw the E3 that year and when the Sony conference came on I was mesmerized. About a month later I had a new PS3. My PS3 has been excellent to me. Unfortunately because of some developers that I am somewhat annoyed with, I have to get a 360 again. "Why?", you may ask. Well Splinter Cell Conviction and Mass Effect 2 are only on 360 and PC. Sure I have a PC but I don't like 3rd person games on PC, it feels unnatural.

Other stuff that has changed since my last post...

Well I don't really care much for Halo anymore. Bungie has became a large monopoly like Microsoft. I've gotten a new computer since the last post. It's almost a year old now. I had Vista on it and because I am a computer student I got a free copy of Windows 7. Long story short, I accidentally corrupt most of the data on my hard drive and only saved about half of it. So anyway I have 7 on my PC now.

Well anyway, that's all I can think of for now. I'll post some other time. Hopefully the next time I post will be a lot sooner than 2 years from now.

The Awakened Spartan and the Sleeping Plummer

So after getting a few new games I came to a very interesting realization. Now for me to properly explain, let me take you back in time. It was around May 26th. The Halo 3 Beta was release to the public and I was to go on a voyage to my mom's house in a few days whihc meant that Torin had only one chance to experience Halo 3 before it was finally released. He came over and at that time I was already awake for 12 hours. Anyway we started playing and only stop for two things, food and bathroom. As the carnage continued before we knew it, it had already been 24 hours since we started. So do the math and you'll realize I was awake for 36 hours and it was all because of Halo. No as I've realized, whenever I play Halo I generally stay awake for a very long time that day. Now recently I bought Super Mario Galaxy and after about an hour of playing it I began to fall asleep. So it seems that Halo is the catalyst in my insomnia and Mario is the opposite.

Anyway Super Mario Galaxy, or SMG, is a pretty good game. The only thing is that it's either a really easy game or I just played Mario way too many times in my days. I mean I'm already halfway through the game and I've only clocked like 3-4 hours.

Now then let me tell ya of my newest games. First is Mass Effect. It's an excellent game. I mean just perfect. The sniper's rifle is a bit hard to use but it's better that way. I've already gotten 13 hours in that game and barely even scratched the surface.

Next is Wii Play. I realize this isn't a new game really but it's new to me. The game, or should I say games are pretty fun. They're boring if you're the only one playing but in multiplayer it's really enjoyable.

That's pretty much all my new games, the only other thing I have is an Assassin's Creed Faceplate and skin for my 360. It looks really sick. I mean, to put it in better words it's actually beautiful. Anyway that's all for now, I'll keep ya posted on any new happenings our any other random thoughts I happen to have. So Cya.

A Graphical Uplift...

Well I'm back in my GFX mood. I've been really creative this weekend actually. I don't just mean Photoshop, either. Also in stuff like forge in Halo 3 I've really let my creative juices flow. I made a new map using Foundry as a canvas. I call it Labyrinth Gates. A quick rundown of it's details is that I incorporated man cannons and alot of box crates. So if you don't know what foundry looks like, it's shape is essentially a big "U" with 2 bases. What I did was I extended the dividing wall and then cut that in half nd connected the two halves with bridges. In the center of the bridge is a Fuel rod cannon, because I don't feel it's used enough in the game and I think it's a pretty cool weapon. Now you may ask "Well Blood, how does one get onto the said bridges?" Well simple, that's where the man cannons come in. Now as for the rest of the map it's symmetrical but at the same time, not. See I made maze like ares on either side on the wall but the mazes aren't the same shapes. I'd say this map is perfect for any game type, especially Infection. There are two snipers and two shotties on the map. Some weapons are even hidden. I also made some shield doors and of course the very random soccer ball. Why the soccer ball? Really I just don't know why but I think it makes it look nicer. This map is of course available on my Halo 3 fileshare so go check it out and maybe even my other two maps, "Bloodgrounds" and "Hunting Grounds" also are two game types. The first is Lazy Snipers, the credit for the name goes to Torin. It takes the idea of Shotty Snipers and replaces the shotties with Spartan Lasers and then 300% speed and 50% gravity. Then there's ShSnTerritories, this is territories with shotty snipers weapon sets. Then I have a video on there which changes whenever I happen to find something particularly interesting. Currently it's on the map Rat's Nest during a Team Slayer match. I was in a battle with this one guy when I threw a plasma grenade just as a warthog drove past and the grenade somehow stayed in mid-air for a second then launched itself onto the gunner's ankle. It looked really cool too. Anyway that's all I got for now. See you people later.
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My Rock Band Career...

No I'm not actually in a band. I've just being playing one on my TV, so to speak. Yeah I got Rock Band about 4 days ago. It's a great game. Way better than Guitar Hero. Not only does it have the extra peripherals, but the level of difficulty is much higher. For example, all that Guitar Hero does when the difficulty level is increased is add the Blue and Orange buttons and get faster. Rock Band, however, adds more notes so that the gameplay looks more similar to real guitar playing. Currently in guitar mode I've got my inner guitarist, Edges, finished with easy and medium level and just starting hard difficulty. I've also got my singer, Doctor Teeth. After I make a bass player and drummer, I'll have "Doctor Teeth and the Electric Mayhem." In other game related stuff, the Heroic Map pack for Halo 3 came out Tuesday. Out of the 3 new maps, Rat's Nest is by far my favourite. It's a huge map with a perfect mix of close quarters and vehicular shenanigans. I've still not played Foundry online and Standoff is a pretty good map, at times very chaotic but still pretty good. Well that's all I've got for now. Maybe next time I'll have my other band members' name. Oh and I have a hilarious video on my Halo 3 file share so go check it out if you want. Just go to Bungie.net and then look for the gamertag, "Bloodlash" and the video will be called Psi Stick. Anyway Cya...

I've Decided...

So after seeing the newer, more amazing Playstation 3 commercial I came to the realization that I'm going to have to get one eventually. I mean sure in my eyes a PS3 isn't as good as my 360 it's still a pretty good system. Plus the gaming library it has will increase and it may encompass games that I'd want that the 360 can't offer. For instance Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, and Metal Gear Solid 4. I've decided to save up some money for one. The way I see it I should have enough combined money from Christmas, Income Tax, and just general left over grocery money for one. I mean it's only $500 with close to $50 for tax. So I should be able to acquire $550 by then, I hope. I'll still hang on to my PS2 cuz the emulation for PS2 and PS1 games on the PS3 isn't very good from what I hear. Oddly enough from whats been said the PS2 is actually the most difficult system to emulate. I mean the best one they have still isn't incredibly great but they did make it quite well. They actually are able to emulate the network capability of the PS2 on the PC and allow net play between the two systems. Oh and as for other stuff, I've completed Assassin's Creed. It was a great game I'd recommend it to fans of Prince of Persia or even people who like free roaming in the 11oo's. Anime related stuff includes me getting a new series for my collection, Shakugan no SHANA, I even started downloading the second season. The anime is pretty good. Umm well that pretty much it for now. Oh yeah I'm gonna try and get some more Halo 3 goin this week, that is if the homework ever stops. Also December 11 the new maps should be available in a map pack on Xbox Live (800 Microsoft Points) , so make sure you get that and on December 4 there'll be an update for Xbox Live. Anyway I guess I'll be seein ya. Possibly through my sniper scope on Valhalla (My favourite map).

Rambling...

Well umm I'm pretty much at a loss of thought for what to say. Hmm well since the last post I've gotten Assassin's Creed. Very incredilbe game by the way. The only errors I've seen are when you are crouching on a beam your cloak with pass through the beam. That's not much of a problem when you consider how much graphical greatness is in the game. I mean for god sakes you go to cities as large and crowded as Jerusalem without even loading between sections. It's just insane. The other error was somewhere near the beginning when a guard was stick on a rail and yeah that was interesting. Anyway I've learned about how much fun Multi-Team in Halo 3 is. I mean it's not fun when the person ou work with doesn't work with you. If you can find the perfect team mate then you can own the playing field. Let's see um what else is there to say. Oh yeah I recently changed the div overlay on my myspace page. It's pretty cool and Assassin's Creed related. I'm not a pro with div so I can't make the music and latest sig work. In fact if someone who happens the pass by my blog can help then I'll greatly appreciate it. Anyway that's all I can think of. Umm till next time I get bored.