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Archive for the ‘TechAgenda’ CategoryAre site time widgets important?March 9th, 2010 by Solidad
I’m no web design guru. But I can tell efficient design to somewhat waste full. I’ll say that this opinion may come of personal reference. Yet, I would like to share this point to my dear readers. Certainly, websites usually put some kind of time telling apps, which enables readers to check whether their respective times. Honestly I find that somewhat, unnecessary. Here is why. (more…)
A Post-Apocalyptic postcard from Sin CityMarch 9th, 2010 by Solidad
Surely anybody who hears the city of Las Vegas, usually thinks of gambling, and all night party. Surely, the city has been dubbed as the sin city, and what comes in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Unfortunately, the people from Bethesda are not keen in keeping the secrets of such a sinful city. Obsedian Entertainment, known for its Neverwinter Series, has released its first gameplay screenshots of their new venture title (not necessarily new to most of the employees of Obsedian). From critically acclaimed successful comback cult classic, action adventure, open world, 50’s post apocalyptic reference, Fallout 3. Comes a new Spin off (more likely a better 3rd sequel) Fallout title coming this fall 2010, called Fallout: New Vegas. The people at Joystiq was able to obtain such preview to the upcoming game. Which somewhat, sadly resembles their old game fallout 3. There is nothing bad on using their old engine, but i would expect more from the people from Bethesda, and more so the people from Obsedian; where most of its workforce were former employees of the famous Black Isle studios. Responsible for creating the 2 cult classic fallout games. Nevertheless, we hope to see the ambiance and the feel of a western apocalyptic wasteland which surrounded the first two fallout games. I would expect that Playstation release of this game will be as buggy as its predecessor was. I just hope they prove me wrong. Lastly, seeing a super mutant on a blonde wig, and heart shape sunglassess…priceless.
Weekend Discussion: Final Fantasy XIII, Summer Tests, and Surf TVMarch 8th, 2010 by Solidad
Its 10pm, Sunday, and we are going back to our vicious cycle of weekdays; Followed by the most hated day of the week, Monday. Before we suffer for another 5 days. Let’s recaps the stories that had happened in the past week. I have to say, last week was very chaotic, and perhaps changing, yet the over result was satisfying. Anyway, Here are the top stories that happened in the past week.
13 is not a bad numberMarch 6th, 2010 by Solidad
After the release date in japan. The magic of Final Fantasy, which shows the rapid sensation of its fandom, by selling millions of copies during its first week sales, dwindles to a surplus of return copies of the game. As stated in the first paragraph; many points toward is simplistic and overly to the top linearity. Gamers stated that the world opens up after 15 hours of gameplay, which is something unforgiving to most. Since a lot of games can be finished over the a lotted span. Anyway reasons aside. I also find that this game deserve the flack for what it has become. For someone who grew up with FFVIII, and had played all the offline FF from then on onwards. It certainly feels like it has become less of a what it has used to be. But as technology progresses, more and more changes are being done to make the game more appealing. One of the biggest changes i wish they never changed the turn base elements of the game. This is not only evident in FF but this has escalated on to other games. (Or maybe I’m playing mostly SquareEnix games). On a positive note, random battles has become a norm of the past. Enemies are now shown physically. It’s your decision to either fight them or avoid them. The choice is yours. In the end of the day. I can’t seem to find that FFXIII is an overall bad game. It may not be the same experience, as our childhood games were. It is certainly a decent game worth playing. Is being a Cinematic overly linear story a bad game? I don’t think so. If that was the case, Heavy Rain would be a bad game if it was the case.
G-Pen M712X Review Part 1/2March 4th, 2010 by SolidadWhen i was busy trying to learn Photoshop. A tablet was my biggest must have device. Not only that It helps you eliminate the occurrence of Carpel Tunnel, but it also give you the capability to write or draw as normal; not something that uses a block of soap (mouse) or stone as its precision brush. The golden egg when it comes to the ideal tablet device, are the Wacom products. They deliver the best performance, and was regarded by many artist. They have the simple line-up for semi-sophisticated people, to something professional; the career artist, and big time production studios. Price point was never the selling point for these type of devices. Prices start at 5600 for a 4″ x 6″ devices, and goes more as the realestate increases. I was partly devastated that i can’t simply get something that is the right size for my system. luckily some one did do something about it. Genius, a Taiwanese company, which is norms for selling keyboard, mice and other computer accessories. Just started dipping itself in creating its own brand of tablet. What i got is the G-Pen M712X tablet; costing roughly a little more than its smaller cousin a 6″x10″ which cost around 4.6K. I was surprised that I got the bigger cousin; I’m expecting the smaller one, anyway I’ll try and see if i can get the actual value for the 712X model. To start the review. Let’s get started with the aesthetic aspect of the unit. Something that is pretty important to people for some reason. I won’t give too much description about the physical appearance of the product. I’ll let you decide, based on the image after the break. (more…)
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With its release date looms. Final Fantasy XIII has been one of the anticipated games of 2010; coming along the the plethora of AAA titles like, God of War, Heavy Rain, Splinter Cell Convictions and more. Released earlier in Japan as an exclusive PS3 only title. The western nations have heard horror stories of its massively revamped style of transparent linearity, that many hardcore fans, whom shaped their entire video game persona shows their disappointment.
