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Re: Pulse Pounding Gay Planets: A Weekend of Game Jams

angryjedi — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:36:18 -0000

Oh, good luck! I love me some dating sims and if I weren't already engrossed in my "long-term" game-making project I might consider participating in this! :)

Re: The Horrifying World of Alpaca Niisan

angryjedi — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:45:35 -0000

Oh God. Nightmare fuel. I may have to try this.

Re: Rage of Bahamut Tops the Charts. A Couple of Charts, Actually.

angryjedi — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:55:36 -0000

Fair enough.

These card battling games are getting very popular at the moment -- they've been big in Japan for a while but GREE and Mobage are keen to bring them to the West. Their quality seems to vary a great deal. GREE's Zombie Jombie was very similar to Rage of Bahamut, though slightly better presented, so I didn't think much of that either, personally. Meanwhile, Gamevil's Duel of Fate provides a much more interactive experience more akin to a traditional tabletop card game -- see also: Shadow Era and Kard Combat, two slightly older titles. This latter three just seem like more satisfying experiences to me; better "games" overall.I think that's my issue with RoB and similar games -- it just doesn't feel like you're DOING anything to me. Questing consists of mashing the "quest" button. Participating in events consists of mashing the "quest" button. Battling is completely hands-off with seemingly very little strategy beyond putting down the strongest hand you can. Meanwhile in, say, Duel of Fate, you have to survey what your opponent is doing, predict the choices they're going to make and respond accordingly. Much more interactive and, for me, fun.

Re: Rage of Bahamut Tops the Charts. A Couple of Charts, Actually.

angryjedi — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:38:48 -0000

Thanks for the reply! That's fair enough -- my comment was more general about this sort of thing rather than specifically directed at you. :)

What is it you specifically like about it? I'm trying desperately to understand the appeal of this type of game -- they must regularly top the Top Grossing charts and convince people to pay out SOMEHOW, but I just don't see it. Maybe I'm just getting old and grouchy.

Re: Rage of Bahamut Tops the Charts. A Couple of Charts, Actually.

angryjedi — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:41:34 -0000

This game has gorgeous artwork but underneath it is nothing but yet another Mafia Wars-type text-based RPG with little to no actual interaction for the player and a terrible, TERRIBLE interface. I found it immensely tedious and am sick of seeing this type of game gumming up the App Store and Google Play charts. Fair play to anyone who enjoys it, but I feel we shouldn't just praise these games because they end up being popular.

When are we going to see people embracing innovation rather than same-old, same-old predictable stuff like this?

My two bits.

Re: Warm Fuzzy Blogging

angryjedi — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:51:39 -0000

YOU'RE NOT SORRY AT ALL *sob*

I can get behind all those nominations though. :)

Re: 8.25km

angryjedi — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:06:49 -0000

Ahh. Good old touchscreen keypads.

Re: http://mills2k.tumblr.com/post/3075402713

angryjedi — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:06:22 -0000

Hah. Well said. Some men—particularly the older generation, it has to be said—seem to take great joy in their nakedness and ensure it lasts as long as possible, carefully spreading out all their belongings as you describe, VERY SLOWLY. And naked.

Urgh. No. I really don't need that in my life.

Re: RPGs 2

angryjedi — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:10:16 -0000

Have you tried a JRPG? They tend to be more linear and thus feel more focused. You may also want to try Dragon Age if you liked Mass Effect.

Re: http://oneadaytheory.tumblr.com/post/2628603454

angryjedi — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:40:42 -0000

Great idea, Cody. Looking forward to it!

Re: Under Construction

angryjedi — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:58:32 -0000

It looks great, Sam, and the pages you've posted so far are clean, elegant and distinctive. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with throughout the year.

Re: The Rise

angryjedi — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:56:55 -0000

I'm very tempted (when I actually have some money) to build a kickass gaming PC just so I can take more advantage of Steam than I already do. Currently I'm struggling on a 4-year old iMac (with Boot Camp) which means I can play cheap, awesome indie stuff but recent releases (cheaper than they are in the shops) have to be bought on consoles.

The only stuff worth buying immediately on release is stuff where the multiplayer is likely to only be active for a little while.

Re: Daily Blog # 0362 – Tuesday 28th December 2010

angryjedi — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:40:28 -0000

Give yourself some credit, chum. Whether or not you stuck to the "rules" is irrelevant. You kept going, even to the tune of "catching up" if you got "behind".

You've written a hell of a lot over the past year. And the vast majority of it has been highly entertaining.

So no, you're not a naughty boy. And yes, you should still be pleased with yourself. I plan on setting off some fireworks in your honour in a few days*.

* This may be a lie.

Re: Daily Blog # 0359 – Saturday 25th December 2010

angryjedi — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 02:24:59 -0000

Happy Christmas chap. And you're on the home stretch with the blog now. Bring it on home.

Re: Daily Blog # 0276 – Sunday 3rd October 2010

angryjedi — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:30:21 -0000

I was unimpressed by most of the 3D stuff (with GT5 in particular looking shockingly awful), but I agree, I think Motorstorm was the best example. I watched their dev session today, too, and the full game certainly has potential to be good fun. They reminded everyone that the demo there was pre-alpha, so graphics and load times are going to be significantly better when it's done.

Re: Daily Blog # 0275 – Saturday 2nd October 2010

angryjedi — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 04:42:02 -0000

This is just awful. And very British.

Walk into any Starbucks in the States and you'll see power points next to every table. No-one needs to ask.

Yet try and cover a media event for, well, the MEDIA, and you get treated like that? What bollocks.

If they want EG Expo to be taken as seriously as the big shows in America—and it certainly has potential—they need to sort this out, stat.

Re: Daily Blog # 0246 – Friday 3rd September 2010

angryjedi — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:49:01 -0000

Top hat. Do it. How often do you get the opportunity to wear one? :)

Re: Daily Blog # 0244 – Wednesday 1st September 2010

angryjedi — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:35:52 -0000

The gaming stuff was stunning. I downloaded that Epic Citadel tech demo and it made me swear out loud, it looked that good. Amazing stuff.

Re: Daily Blog # 0238 – Thursday 26th August 2010

angryjedi — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:07:56 -0000

I see what you did there. Nice.

I get like this, too. I get a curious light-headed feeling, like I'm not quite attached to the rest of the world. It's very odd, and a little unpleasant.

Re: Daily Blog # 0230 – Wednesday 18th August 2010 – #edfringe special

angryjedi — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:21:05 -0000

I love the Fringe. While I was at university, we took shows up on two separate occasions, so I have been one of those flyer people. It's surprisingly fun, though we tended to keep to the Royal Mile and not bother people in the Box Office.

I'd love to go back someday, with or without a show to take.

Re: http://angryjedi.tumblr.com/post/782047384

angryjedi — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:29:10 -0000

I haven't played for quite some time, and didn't get that far when I did play before. It was great fun, though, and never failed to raise a smile. I might log back in today and see what's up.

I just found the email hilarious. It was a perfect "Uhm... I been thinkin' about you" message. :)

Re: http://angryjedi.tumblr.com/post/770788373

angryjedi — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:12:38 -0000

I know, right. HORRENDOUS.

Re: http://quicksaves.tumblr.com/post/695140599

angryjedi — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:12:11 -0000

http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/d...

It's cheesy, but it's got the same kind of frenetic beat to it. Plus, as I say, it's got a very "Sega" feel to it.

Re: http://quicksaves.tumblr.com/post/695140599

angryjedi — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:45:59 -0000

Yep. I can't wait. Easily one of my favourite Dreamcast games of all time.

What's your take on the new soundtrack? It'll be a shame to not have Offspring, but the new stuff sounds very "Sega", so I'm sure it'll be fine.

Re: http://quicksaves.tumblr.com/post/694588349

angryjedi — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:03:30 -0000

I like Rock Band a lot. I've never felt the need to pick up any of the "specialist" editions (though I did have Beatles: Rock Band for a while) - vanilla is just fine for me, particularly with the sheer volume of DLC there is now.

I'm looking forward to the new one. As a pianist, I'm intrigued to see how good the keyboard gameplay will be. Hopefully better than it was in the original BeatMania. :)