the update initiative
Watching Lost has been like taking part in some uber long movie event. Lately the episodes all follow a singular narrative that could shown all at once without skipping a beat. It's been very enjoyable, and I do wish there were more hours in the day to take in all the good things of life without needing to sleep for 6 to 7 hours :)
Just beat Mirror's Edge this morning as Scott can attest--it definitely delivered what it promised: parkour free running with lots of speed, awesome mellow/trance music, and graphics so real I could almost reach out and touch them. I say today that Gears of War 2 and Fallout 3, while they may have perfected gritty, destroyed realism, cannot compete with the pristine photo quality landscapes of Mirror's Edge. That being said, the combat was definitely a struggle to put up with (but only because I was going for a masochistic achievement where I couldn't fire any guns)and the hit detection on grabbing ledges was just as wonky as every other platformer I've every played. It's nice to see that even as the visuals and concepts surpass our gaming roots, a lot of the same problems stay along for the ride. Yet still we put up with it. Ah, nostalgia!
Hmm. It seems I've been handed a bit of an opportunity that I'm not sure I want. Anime St Louis has lost their resident convention artist, and I happen to know one of the chairmen who could get me on as his replacement. Problem is, i don't know how much work it would entail, if it would compensate me, and if I could even handle their deadlines. Sigh, I'm not exactly the best with deadlines either 9_9 Part of me thinks of the experience I could reap, but I think it would be feeling a bit crammed in my life right now if I tried to take it.
Just beat Mirror's Edge this morning as Scott can attest--it definitely delivered what it promised: parkour free running with lots of speed, awesome mellow/trance music, and graphics so real I could almost reach out and touch them. I say today that Gears of War 2 and Fallout 3, while they may have perfected gritty, destroyed realism, cannot compete with the pristine photo quality landscapes of Mirror's Edge. That being said, the combat was definitely a struggle to put up with (but only because I was going for a masochistic achievement where I couldn't fire any guns)and the hit detection on grabbing ledges was just as wonky as every other platformer I've every played. It's nice to see that even as the visuals and concepts surpass our gaming roots, a lot of the same problems stay along for the ride. Yet still we put up with it. Ah, nostalgia!
Hmm. It seems I've been handed a bit of an opportunity that I'm not sure I want. Anime St Louis has lost their resident convention artist, and I happen to know one of the chairmen who could get me on as his replacement. Problem is, i don't know how much work it would entail, if it would compensate me, and if I could even handle their deadlines. Sigh, I'm not exactly the best with deadlines either 9_9 Part of me thinks of the experience I could reap, but I think it would be feeling a bit crammed in my life right now if I tried to take it.