See what I did there?
Ok, so I've talked about Star Wars: the Old Republic before (back when it was but a twinkle in Bioware's eye), and some time has passed and sparse details have come to light.
First and foremost, the game was officially announced, which is a big detail.
Some screens were even released, and on top of that, there is even some recent video, though primarily it simply shows the same screenshots and video clips several times over in lieu of a bulk of content.
My enthusiasm for this game is slowly trickling away. I'm beginning to assume that it was a bad idea, and will only lead to inevitable disappointment. I hope I'm wrong. I hope this is the MMO that can topple the WoW giant, with great gameplay mixed with a georgeous setting, and a fun social element. I hope it's fun, exciting, and a new experience in both online gaming and the Star Wars universe. Will character customization be more extensive than KotoR? As extensive Mass Effect? Can my buddies and I take a break and explore a planet? Are there diversions? Can I waste all my credits at the local cantina wishing I was more than a washed-up scoundrel? Wish this rash ever truly go away?
Hopefully we will get answers to these questions soon.
Please note, re: My Last Post.
I did not say how often I will write here.
I win again! Bwahahaha!
(PS: That is another lie)
For anyone who has ever haphazardly meandered by here on two separate occasions distanced by a significant expanse of time, you may have noticed that my last post proposed that I would write here more often.
I was lying. I lied to you, internet, and it was wrong of me. If there is anything I can do for you, please let me know.
In fact, if you would like to make suggestions, my preferred method of correspondence would be notes written on cookies using icing. Just make sure they're legible, or we're going to have to start over.
In any case, a lot has happened in the... year, I believe is the proper term, since I last wrote. I discovered that I am not a terrific fit for Midtown-Atlanta, and a particularly poor fit for the Savannah College of Art and Design's Visual Effects program.
As such, I have been reorganizing my priorities (priority one- find more people who like to write notes in the form of baked goods). Writing is one of my few passions, and if you know me you will know that this is true; and since I likely do not know you, I would advise that you stay at least 100 yards away from me at all times, because you are a creepy stalker.
While I take a temporary leave of absence from college to find employment, save up money, and subsequently blow that money on video games and fancy electronic gizmos, I pledge to write more often. I will probably end up taking some writing classes and possibly some acting classes on the side. However, the best way to get better at anything is through practice.
Practice makes perfect, and your icing-based handwriting isn't going to get any more readable without it. So get to it!
Welcome back! Did you miss me?
Oh? Oh... I see...
Well, nevermind the fact that I actually neglected this blog, barely remembering it existed, as I have returned!
I'll actually be posting specifically game-related posts at a new site soon, and I'll remember to update you all when that happens. For now, though, you shall be subjected to my ramblings right here, right now!
I've seen a lot of movies and played a lot of games since my last post, which was forever ago, and it's also pretty damn late here where I am on the East Coast. So until I get back up and running fully, I'm going to post a quick rant.
So, Mass Effect. There's been a ton of controversy surrounding this game lately, eh? A few so-called journalists and bloggers in what I shall call the "Adult community," or alternatively, "Those people who are painfully out of the loop," have latched onto supposed news that Mass Effect contains raw, graphic, explicit nudey-sex-with-girls. Of course, those of us in-the-know, aka those of us who have actually played the game, know that this is grossly exaggerated. Some have tried apologizing for their mis-statements, or rather, trying to pass off a statement of "I wasn't wrong, I just wasn't exactly right" as an apology. It's even been on televised news segments, with so-called experts. It's turned into a great big hullabaloo, which is a fun word to say. Hullabaloo.
My question is this: Didn't Mass Effect come out back in November? What have all these people been doing between the week and the end of November? Because, as we know, they certainly weren't playing Mass Effect.
This just further goes to prove that Real Journalism is all about buzz-words and sensationalism.
And now I go back to worrying about how to animate a flag waving in the wind. You know, important stuff.
