Now if you troll around Massively and VirginWorlds, then you may have noticed on articles involving the game Aion, that I have a less then favorable stance towards it.
But why?
Well first it's important to point out, that I have not played Aion as of yet, nor do I ever intend to.
Which some might say "you can't criticize Aion if you haven't played it, wah wah wah!", which I in turn say, 'I don't need to play it you fucking moron's! I don't need to drive a car to see that it is a lemon, similarly, I don't need to play a game that is so self evidently crap to say so'.
So why do I think Aion is crap?
Because it is the embodiment of the status quo. It does NOTHING new. It's tries to sell you the same damn experiences that you've already had, in a new wrapper.
I call this phenomena, painting the turd.
Where companies try to sell you the same product, by renaming, marketing, and a new paint job. But at the core of it, it's the same damn thing.
Because if they can get away with selling the same product to you, then they will.
That's capitalism for you folks.
Sure, in Aion's case, I can give it some credit, for being stable and stylish - but at the end of the day, that's not going to carry it. It's still got the same old classes, the same of levels and motherfucking grind, the same old pointless goddamn moronic quests and mindless whack-a-mole monsters.
Sorry, sell it to some other sucker.
I've already been there, done that.
~Yoh
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Die, Bunny, DIEEE!!!
Been playing a indy game lately that really is not half bad, called Bunny Must Die : Chelsea and the 7Devils.
Now, it's a castlevania/metriod like 2D-platformer game, with an anime style.
And it is really, really bloody hard. Kind of takes you back to the bad old days on comodor64.
But at the same time, it's quite fun, a very damn funny. The people that made this game have a very good sense of humor.
Some of the bosses will make you piss yourself laughing.
Now you start of as Bunny, a bunnygirl who is actually a bunny, with a cat curse, who is very, very flat. And with her you'll litery be bouncing off the walls, running very fast, and jump-kicking all over the place. She uses castlevania like weapons such as daggers and boomerangs.
Oh, and she can manipulate time. Very useful.
After beating the game with her, you play as Chelsea, a elf princess.
With her you will be slow but steady, floating around, and blowing shit up.
This girl is a walking terminal nuclear warhead. Later in the game, you can walk in a room, and make everything die, painfully.
She is also surprisingly mobile.
But don't take it lightly, you will die a lot in this game, and some rooms and bosses will make you scream in agony. (the nice kind of agony)
Prepare to buy a new keyboard.
I highly recommend it, as it isn't very big, and is completely free. Can't argue with that price.
Good game to play for five minutes while you put the jug on.
Here's a link to it - Bunny Must Die.
One thing thou, is that it is in Japanese, so you will not likely understand the plot (not that it makes any sense anyhow), but then you don't need to. The game is straight forward, and easy to understand.
But if you really must know, you can watch this walkthrough on youtube, which has a translation overlaid the text, with full on commentary from the bloke playing it.
Now go out and play it, and have fun dying. :)
~Yoh
Now, it's a castlevania/metriod like 2D-platformer game, with an anime style.
And it is really, really bloody hard. Kind of takes you back to the bad old days on comodor64.
But at the same time, it's quite fun, a very damn funny. The people that made this game have a very good sense of humor.
Some of the bosses will make you piss yourself laughing.
Now you start of as Bunny, a bunnygirl who is actually a bunny, with a cat curse, who is very, very flat. And with her you'll litery be bouncing off the walls, running very fast, and jump-kicking all over the place. She uses castlevania like weapons such as daggers and boomerangs.
Oh, and she can manipulate time. Very useful.
After beating the game with her, you play as Chelsea, a elf princess.
With her you will be slow but steady, floating around, and blowing shit up.
This girl is a walking terminal nuclear warhead. Later in the game, you can walk in a room, and make everything die, painfully.
She is also surprisingly mobile.
But don't take it lightly, you will die a lot in this game, and some rooms and bosses will make you scream in agony. (the nice kind of agony)
Prepare to buy a new keyboard.
I highly recommend it, as it isn't very big, and is completely free. Can't argue with that price.
Good game to play for five minutes while you put the jug on.
Here's a link to it - Bunny Must Die.
One thing thou, is that it is in Japanese, so you will not likely understand the plot (not that it makes any sense anyhow), but then you don't need to. The game is straight forward, and easy to understand.
But if you really must know, you can watch this walkthrough on youtube, which has a translation overlaid the text, with full on commentary from the bloke playing it.
Now go out and play it, and have fun dying. :)
~Yoh
Moron writes article for The Escapist
Yeah, if you've been to Massively or The Escapist already, then you probably know where this is heading.
Read the article earlier today, and my first impression of this man, Jeremy Monken, is 'frecken moron'.
Now first, I do feel for the guy, as he did lose his job and all, and it sucks to be him. (lifes a bitch, didn't you know?)
But his whiny-ass reasons, as to why he thinks Warhammer Online became a failboat, shows me one thing...... he didn't know a damn thing. Nor did it seem like he learned anything from the experience either.
'Gold spammers and cheaters killed the game I was working on', get off the fucking grass noddy!
Warhammer didn't fail because of outside interference, it failed because it was a steaming pile of shit. It was built on a foundation of crap, and when it sinks you complain it's the fault of the flies.
I have no sympathy for someone that thick.
However, it could have been avoided if EA weren't a bunch of corporate thugs, that fired far too quickly and far too much, as soon as their shitty product ran into turbulence. That way, they guaranteed that the faults that caused War's demise would never get fixed, and thus send it on a one way street into the gutter.
Stay classy EA.
But to fair, it seems like he was only there for 6 months or so. So he couldn't really do that much in that time span, and most of the fail was already baked in at that point, so I give him slack on that point. But FFS, grow a spine.
Mythic built a piece of crap, and EA ran it into the ground.
Get a clue, and be fucking honest. Even if you burn your bridges, they didn't deserve you in the first place if that's the case.
~Yoh
Now first, I do feel for the guy, as he did lose his job and all, and it sucks to be him. (lifes a bitch, didn't you know?)
But his whiny-ass reasons, as to why he thinks Warhammer Online became a failboat, shows me one thing...... he didn't know a damn thing. Nor did it seem like he learned anything from the experience either.
'Gold spammers and cheaters killed the game I was working on', get off the fucking grass noddy!
Warhammer didn't fail because of outside interference, it failed because it was a steaming pile of shit. It was built on a foundation of crap, and when it sinks you complain it's the fault of the flies.
I have no sympathy for someone that thick.
However, it could have been avoided if EA weren't a bunch of corporate thugs, that fired far too quickly and far too much, as soon as their shitty product ran into turbulence. That way, they guaranteed that the faults that caused War's demise would never get fixed, and thus send it on a one way street into the gutter.
Stay classy EA.
But to fair, it seems like he was only there for 6 months or so. So he couldn't really do that much in that time span, and most of the fail was already baked in at that point, so I give him slack on that point. But FFS, grow a spine.
Mythic built a piece of crap, and EA ran it into the ground.
Get a clue, and be fucking honest. Even if you burn your bridges, they didn't deserve you in the first place if that's the case.
~Yoh
About me, myself and I
This is a story all about how my life got flipped, turned upside down,
and I'd like to take a moment, just sit down James,
and I'll tell you how I became the undisputed king of card ga--- wait, hang on, wrong intro....
But enough with the skit...
I'm Yoh..... or I'd rather people call me that.
My real name? Well, I ain't going to tell you that, because I'm an anti-social bastard...... and I prefer using my online identity anyways, cuz it makes things easier.
Now, I'm a gamer of 25 years. Always have been, always will be... well, until I'm maggot food anyhow.
But for the foreseeable future, that's what I do. I'm also a skeptical, cynical prick to boot.
If somethings stupid, I say so. If something good, I say so.
I've played a wide arrangement of games over the years, from side scrolling shooters, to FPS and fighting games, to RPG's and MMO's. Hell, I've even played the odd hentai, dating sim once in a blue moon.
So I'm well versed.
I'm also an artist, specializing mostly in anime styling, and digital art in general. A lot my inspiration comes from games and anime, well, esp anime as I am profoundly addicted to it, since it has been the only real teacher I have ever had.
Now I'm not bad, been doing it since I was around 16.... or in other words, that horny time in my life. My style has varied over the years, but I'm slowly coming to grips with my own, unique style.
Got a DeviantArt page, http://yoh-sl.deviantart.com/, so go take a look if you give a crap. Also, I take requests, so if you want something in particular, I'm willing to hear you out..... just don't expect it too quickly. I'm a lazy sod.
As for this blog, well unless your thick, It's about gaming generally, maybe heading more towards MMORPG then anything else. Occasionally I might talk about my art, but I'm of the opinion that there isn't really much to talk about, it is what it is.
I'll also keep a record of my efforts to get employment in MMO development. Yes, you heard it here first, I'm going to become a developer.... cue applause.
But seriously, I'm going to take a note of just how I go from being a not particularly skilled person, with almost zero higher education, let alone a degree of any kind, working with little more then my self taught skills and knowledge about a wide variety of games, to a full-time employee at some development studio somewhere. Likely CCP. I like CCP.
I'm coming for you.....
Although I still want to kick them in the face on some issues.
My steel-capped boot's are coming for you.......
But anyway, enough inane rambling.
~Yoh
and I'd like to take a moment, just sit down James,
and I'll tell you how I became the undisputed king of card ga--- wait, hang on, wrong intro....
But enough with the skit...
I'm Yoh..... or I'd rather people call me that.
My real name? Well, I ain't going to tell you that, because I'm an anti-social bastard...... and I prefer using my online identity anyways, cuz it makes things easier.
Now, I'm a gamer of 25 years. Always have been, always will be... well, until I'm maggot food anyhow.
But for the foreseeable future, that's what I do. I'm also a skeptical, cynical prick to boot.
If somethings stupid, I say so. If something good, I say so.
I've played a wide arrangement of games over the years, from side scrolling shooters, to FPS and fighting games, to RPG's and MMO's. Hell, I've even played the odd hentai, dating sim once in a blue moon.
So I'm well versed.
I'm also an artist, specializing mostly in anime styling, and digital art in general. A lot my inspiration comes from games and anime, well, esp anime as I am profoundly addicted to it, since it has been the only real teacher I have ever had.
Now I'm not bad, been doing it since I was around 16.... or in other words, that horny time in my life. My style has varied over the years, but I'm slowly coming to grips with my own, unique style.
Got a DeviantArt page, http://yoh-sl.deviantart.com/, so go take a look if you give a crap. Also, I take requests, so if you want something in particular, I'm willing to hear you out..... just don't expect it too quickly. I'm a lazy sod.
As for this blog, well unless your thick, It's about gaming generally, maybe heading more towards MMORPG then anything else. Occasionally I might talk about my art, but I'm of the opinion that there isn't really much to talk about, it is what it is.
I'll also keep a record of my efforts to get employment in MMO development. Yes, you heard it here first, I'm going to become a developer.... cue applause.
But seriously, I'm going to take a note of just how I go from being a not particularly skilled person, with almost zero higher education, let alone a degree of any kind, working with little more then my self taught skills and knowledge about a wide variety of games, to a full-time employee at some development studio somewhere. Likely CCP. I like CCP.
I'm coming for you.....
Although I still want to kick them in the face on some issues.
My steel-capped boot's are coming for you.......
But anyway, enough inane rambling.
~Yoh
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