By now, most serious gamers have at least HEARD about a game called Flower. It's just under $10 on the PlayStation Store and I must say it has got to be the best $9.99 I have spent in a while, much like the LittleBigPlanet MGS Level pack was the best spent $5.99 and Linger In Shadows was the best spent $2.99.
The basic jist of the game is you're a flower petal blowing in the wind. I know, it sounds a tad lame. The fact of the matter however is this is one of the most deeply impactful games I have played. It is relaxing and surprisingly engaging. There is a however a hitch. Flower has a twist, and giving it away ruins the effect.
While Linger in Shadows is fun experience, but more fun to share with other people, Flower is the exact opposite. It is a little too involved and personal to simply hand the controller over to some one and watch. I can't write the words DEEP and PERSONAL enough times in this post. Oh yeah, and PROFOUND.
With Nobi Nobi Boy, and some other really promising releases on the verge for PSN, Sony is looking like a much stronger contender in 2009 than 2008.
On the one hand, what took you so fuqing long Sony? On the other, I'm glad Sony and it's third parties are finally ready to start representing. Welcome aboard.
Flower is not a technically mind blowing game. It has excellent graphics and a great sound track, but the underlying mechanic is so remarkably simple that one might wonder why in the world it took so long for the game to come out. It has been in production since at least before TGS in 2007.
The reason is, Flower's merits lie in a carefully crafted experience. Like writing a truly profound book, these things take time.
I cannot emphasize enough the importance for getting this game it you have a PS3. Granted, there are going to be some people that are terribly unimpressed with it, but for the most part these are people with some level of severe brain damage and a two digit IQ.
PS. WHY THE HELL IS BLOGGER DELETING MY PERIODS?
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
World of Ubercraft
When they're not busy saving the world many White Mages love to sit back, relax, and perhaps dabble in the creative arts. Crafts are not only a good way to relieve (or sometimes relive) stress, but they can be lucrative too.
Whether your goal is recreational, or sensational there is a craft out there for you. Crafts can be practical. They can also be works of art.
A special shout out goes to Geek Central Station, for inspiring this post.
Whether your goal is recreational, or sensational there is a craft out there for you. Crafts can be practical. They can also be works of art.
A special shout out goes to Geek Central Station, for inspiring this post.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Reasons to hate Adobe
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Adobe! The only software company on this earth that can create a program that has the following issue:
Alright! Congratuations Adobe. You managed to make a piece of software that potentially screws up when a user's clock goes back an hour. And to make it better, it doesn't crash until you highlight text/code!
Yea, that's right. A clock change causes a crash when you highlight text. I don't think the stupidity of it can really hit you until you actually try it. So go on, try it, highlight this sentence... no, I'll wait... There, see? You would have just crashe
Alright! Congratuations Adobe. You managed to make a piece of software that potentially screws up when a user's clock goes back an hour. And to make it better, it doesn't crash until you highlight text/code!
Yea, that's right. A clock change causes a crash when you highlight text. I don't think the stupidity of it can really hit you until you actually try it. So go on, try it, highlight this sentence... no, I'll wait... There, see? You would have just crashe
This post has terminated unexpectedly. A damn stupid thing happened and it's all your fault. Contact your system administrator.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
I don't write blogs....
I suppose it could be considered weird that as much as I like technology I don't spend much time with blogs. Don't get me wrong, I think they are wonderful things in general, but I never could bring myself to update one.
I have two other blogs that I try and update with any regularity, but I just can't find the time/energy to ever do so. Why? I suspect that much of it falls under my lack of creativity to figure out anything meaningful to blog about. People have told me that I should just write about anything, but really, it just seems so uninteresting to write about non-sense that's going on in life, and seriously, my life is pretty dull.
I have two other blogs that I try and update with any regularity, but I just can't find the time/energy to ever do so. Why? I suspect that much of it falls under my lack of creativity to figure out anything meaningful to blog about. People have told me that I should just write about anything, but really, it just seems so uninteresting to write about non-sense that's going on in life, and seriously, my life is pretty dull.
B4 + Aftar (a new regular feature)
Photoshopping is in*. Blogging is also in. Two great tastes, taste great together:
Before
After
*(please note, I happen to prefer Fireworking)
Before
After
*(please note, I happen to prefer Fireworking)
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