Saturday, May 24, 2008

Quickie

I just noticed yesterday that my blog's background appeared differently on different monitor's resolution. So, if anyone of you is seeing a somewhat oddly positioned background, that's most probably because your resolution is not 1280 x 1024.

This week I had two quizzes, one for calculus (which I screwed up really badly) and the other was physics (which was surprisingly good). I was quite emo the day when I had my calculus quiz. I have done lotsa practice and the questions that were given were probably some of the easiest questions I have seen before. Yet, because I was careless, I went and complicate matters and eventually ended up answering the wrong things. Sad as it is that's two marks gone, another 98 to go -.-".

Also I have just finished MGS1 yesterday, I have to say good games withstand the wears and tears of time. Now onto the next game in the series, MGS2: Sons of Liberty. I'm preparing myself for a very deep plot now. I currently know most of the events that took place in Outer Heaven, Zanzibar, and also Shadow Moses. Unfortunately, MGS2 is my least favorite series among the few that I have played. Mainly because I am controlling pretty boy Raiden. I still prefer good old Solid Snake though. = (

Monday, May 19, 2008

Here comes a new PS3 owner!

The person I am referring to is none other than Mr Seow Szeten. Finally some one to replace Leon. Sadly the only game we can play online right now is GTA IV. Personally, after I have finished the storyline, there was nothing much to bring me about to insert the disc into the PS3. My attempts to get him to buy COD 4 has failed miserably and now the only option is Burnout Paradise. Frankly though I have been putting my PS3 on standby to do odd jobs only recently, downloading demos etc etc.

For now I am more focused on my PSP as it has 3 of Hideo Kojima's finest work, Metal Gear Acid^2, Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops and also the PSX's Metal Gear Solid. Metal Gear Acid is probably the one that requires the most thinking as for most people who have played any Trading Card Game. The decision to put in an extra card could greatly affect your gameplay. The size of your deck would also be a factor as the more cards you have, the lower odds you have of getting a certain card. Personally I was a bit disappointed with the multiplayer part of the game as there wasn't a choice to pick a map that I would like to play on. After MGA^2, I have just started a new game for MGS, it feels very nostalgic to revisit Shadow Moses island all over again and at times you can really appreciate the extra features that they have added to the current versions of the game. Once I'm done with MGS, I would probably be playing MGS2 and MGS 3 on the PS2 first before laying hands on MGS Portable Ops. I hope that I can finish all these games in time for MGS4. Just can't wait for another 3 weeks to past. I am still very undecided on which version of MGS4 I will be getting. Seems like there are equal pros and cons in this matter and I will probably be making the decision during the time when I will be buying it.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Summer is here!

Well at least in the Northern Hemisphere. For now, the season does not really matter but soon enough each and every of this seasons will be part of my life. For us in the AUP program, it is the beginning of a new semester now. This semester has started out fine if not good, yet there are a couple of stuff I would like to complain about. My C programming Class has too little people in it. Just the 5 or possibly 6 of us, guess computer related subjects are not that popular in our program. Secondly, I can't help but think that Dr. Chan (Cal3 Lecturer), does not like me, I have been late to both of her classes till date. It really isn't my fault as I have a previous class before then and she always starts her class at 10 sharp. She seems like a really impatient person, everything about her is fast paced. If you are not careful you might just end up as roadkill as she travels from one location to the next. The third one is mainly because a certain friend of mine will not be attending college this semester. This fella is going to the States for two weeks and thus skipping the sem. You know who you are, the only chance I can still see you is on PSN now. How tragic lol.


Well, GTA IV is quite fun, playing as Niko Bellic is definitely a unique person. He is not one of them typical gangster which goes around killing and hurting people for no freaking reason (of course you may do so if you choose to). From the storyline, you can see that he is a person who is just looking for a way to make a living regardless of who he is working for. Sometimes even working on the opposing sides. The game is probably one of the most detailed games I have played before, you can just relax in your safehouse watching the TV, go to a comedy club, go screw ....something, dating, playing as a vigilante, race (personally I hate the race because the driving is very cumbersome) and so on. The game is pretty long as I have been playing for over 40 hours and only close to 70% done with it. Even most RPG does not have that many gameplay hours if you are not including the time you spend on doing side quests and leveling up.

Well now that GTA IV is already out, the next big thing is none other than the much anticipated METAL GEAR SOLID FOUR: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS. I have been looking at that countdown timer at the sidebar of my blog for the past few days and it just never seem to go any faster. I want this game right here right now. If I have to sleep with Hideo Kojima to get it earlier, I would do it. LoL Sounds so sick. I want play as Snake, kill freakish bosses, kill Ocelot /Liquid hybrid, make Metal Gears go Boom, destroy everything that is not Snake. Give me the damn game already T.T

Okie now I'm really emo. That's all for today. See you people.