Well, got around to trying out Little King's Story for the Nintendo Wii. The game play is Pikmin ish which isn't all too bad. No use of the motion controls or (so far) the IR sensor in game which Pikmin used for the refresh to point to targets on the screen. After about 2 hours of playing, I found that the game showed promise and the diversity of units (your civilians which you can train) seem like a wide enough selection to add variety. Since I only started, I didn't want any of my 'minions' to die and on a boss battle, decided to replay until I beat it without losing a soul. Sadly, after the boss battle, the day is over and extra exploring and collecting is not available for the rest of the day and it forces you to sleep. Minor gripe I suppose but this makes it seem wasteful for a day when someone may try to complete the game in as few days as possible.
Take a look at this game since it seems to be a gem in a rather wide (and somewhat dull in majority) selection of Wii games.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Terminator and Blood
Well watched Terminator Salvation and the live action adaptation of Blood the Last Vampire recently and here are some thoughts.
Terminator was decent overall but some parts felt predictable and the story wasn't very compelling for me. Everything worked out well and no major complaints on the movie. I'd say it's worth the watch if you enjoy robots and explosions.
I didn't even know that there was going to be a live adaptation of Blood but I didn't mind taking a look at it. Although it is a somewhat older anime movie (2000) and provides a decent story to a movie full of monster slaying. Most scenes provided recollections of the original anime movie and in its entirety, seemed to fit well. I can't recall the exact details of the original but the live action movie did not follow the plot to a T which I guess is fine. I also enjoyed watching Blood+ which takes place in an alternate universe. This probably threw me off from some details in the original movie and live action so I could just be confused. I may rewatch the original and see if my memory holds up to compare the two. Just wanted to say that some of the monsters' effects stick out like a sore thumb rather than blend into the picture which I've been accustomed to but may be an eyesore for some. It's a decent movie but I'd recommend watching the original anime movie first to truly capture the essence of the movie.
Terminator was decent overall but some parts felt predictable and the story wasn't very compelling for me. Everything worked out well and no major complaints on the movie. I'd say it's worth the watch if you enjoy robots and explosions.
I didn't even know that there was going to be a live adaptation of Blood but I didn't mind taking a look at it. Although it is a somewhat older anime movie (2000) and provides a decent story to a movie full of monster slaying. Most scenes provided recollections of the original anime movie and in its entirety, seemed to fit well. I can't recall the exact details of the original but the live action movie did not follow the plot to a T which I guess is fine. I also enjoyed watching Blood+ which takes place in an alternate universe. This probably threw me off from some details in the original movie and live action so I could just be confused. I may rewatch the original and see if my memory holds up to compare the two. Just wanted to say that some of the monsters' effects stick out like a sore thumb rather than blend into the picture which I've been accustomed to but may be an eyesore for some. It's a decent movie but I'd recommend watching the original anime movie first to truly capture the essence of the movie.
No planned music covers...
Well I decided to scrap the idea of making acoustic covers since there are tons out there already and I don't feel I stand up to most of what is out there. I'm still learning and will enjoy playing and progressing.
This will probably turn into a place where I post capture of video games starting around September. Along the way, I'll add pics, reviews, comments on stuff I get but hopefully something will turn up soon as some videos may be up eventually.
I'm still looking around to fixing up / improving my notebook so far so that has been where the majority of my time has been spent. I will probably build a desktop in a year or two so I'm making this last until then, and used as a spare afterward.
Hopefully summer has been great for everyone and I will post a quick bit on movies shortly.
This will probably turn into a place where I post capture of video games starting around September. Along the way, I'll add pics, reviews, comments on stuff I get but hopefully something will turn up soon as some videos may be up eventually.
I'm still looking around to fixing up / improving my notebook so far so that has been where the majority of my time has been spent. I will probably build a desktop in a year or two so I'm making this last until then, and used as a spare afterward.
Hopefully summer has been great for everyone and I will post a quick bit on movies shortly.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Wii Complete
Well not the most exciting of news but I finished Donkey Kong Jungle Beat for the Wii this week. The last couple of stages were somewhat hard but after some time, I prevailed. I just got my hands on The Conduit and Resident Evil Archives, which is a remake of the Gamecube remake of Resident Evil 1 I believe. So this will increase the number of games that I want to complete with half the summer gone already.
PS: Hopefully I will record some songs one of these days, my laptop microphone hisses when recording and I have decided to record parts seperately and mix together to complete an audio file of the songs which will probably not include the video of myself recording the bits. I will see if I am happy with the final product which probably will not meet my expectations but hopefully they turn out alright. Also looking into Flight of the Conchords songs, The most beautiful girl is half learned and I'll see how it sounds when I have a somewhat better mic, albeit it will still probably be crap. Any other song suggestions are welcome.
PPS: I am on SharedReviews.com and whatever reviews I write there may be posted here as well. Just did a review on the LaCie Technology's BC-900 and it is a wonderful NiMH AA/AAA charger. It's about $40 but it is well worth the money, take a look if you are in need of a customizable battery charger.
Till next time... whenever that happens to be (and I'll try to stop rambling, thought I'd just post something for once as a change)
PS: Hopefully I will record some songs one of these days, my laptop microphone hisses when recording and I have decided to record parts seperately and mix together to complete an audio file of the songs which will probably not include the video of myself recording the bits. I will see if I am happy with the final product which probably will not meet my expectations but hopefully they turn out alright. Also looking into Flight of the Conchords songs, The most beautiful girl is half learned and I'll see how it sounds when I have a somewhat better mic, albeit it will still probably be crap. Any other song suggestions are welcome.
PPS: I am on SharedReviews.com and whatever reviews I write there may be posted here as well. Just did a review on the LaCie Technology's BC-900 and it is a wonderful NiMH AA/AAA charger. It's about $40 but it is well worth the money, take a look if you are in need of a customizable battery charger.
Till next time... whenever that happens to be (and I'll try to stop rambling, thought I'd just post something for once as a change)
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Review: Cowon S9
Cowon's new personal media player lineup include the O2 and the S9. I purchased the 16GB Titanium Black S9 for $239.99 + tax at Amazon but prices may vary. Some of the features of this PMP include
- 3.3" AMOLED touchscreen
- User Customizable Interface (UCI)
- 52 hours of audio or 11 hours of video (Cowon's claim)
- FM radio and Stereo Bluetooth
- excellent audio quality with BBE+
- G-sensor
- Flash support
Since this may seem to be an iPod Touch competitor (which include in the list Sony's new X1000, iRiver's Spinn and Samsung's P3) the Touch includes a very large Apps store along with WiFi capabilities. Personally, I do not require internet access on my PMP and would rather that the player focused on audio and video quality. Cowon does not dissapoint with the audio and video quality as well as the support of many codecs.
The G-sensor allows changing the orientation of certain screens such as video playback to utilize the entire beautiful screen. This sensor can also be used in games (shown by Cowon with the game Hunter) which is quite sensitive but the game developping groups are still working on fully implementing this feature into their flash games and apps. Although there is a lacking of an Apps store, a great community is established and flash games, apps and UCI's are shared and improved amongst the community (link below).
For anyone looking for a small toouchscreen PMP with great audio and video quality, check out the Cowon S9 with a 32GB version coming soon to North America.
http://www.iaudiophile.net
Video Games this summer
Currently I only own a Wii for a console and may eventually purchase a 360 or PS3 in the future. Punch-Out!! is coming out tomorrow and that should be a good game. I'm going through Super Punch-Out (from SNES) and realized I'm not all too great at the game but it is worth the challenge. I would've liked to have seen a few more fighters in the Wii version but hopefully it will satisfy.
Other games that are on my radar include: The Conduit, Resident Evil Archives, Monster Hunter Tri, Final Fantasy CC: The Crystal Bearers and Muramasa Demon Blade. I still have a large library of Wii and Gamecube games to go through this summer and hopefully I do get around to them.
I wish complete Tales of Symphonia (I and II), maybe Pikmin 2, Rune Factory Frontier, Fire Emblem (both Wii and GC), Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Wii, Final Fantasy Crsytal Chronicles and Wario Land Shake It during the summer or maybe by the end of the year.
I am currently playing through Rune Factory Frontier and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat but RFF has slowed down lately (logged 30+ hours so far) and I will stop when I finish the dungeons and hopefully beat the main storyline with decent weapons and pets. I should be able to beat DK:JB soon since it seems to be a shorter game (hopefully under 10 hours) and I haven't put all that much time into it. I am also working on improving with Brawl. I may start posting some of the videos later on in the year, unless you want to see some 1vs1 against CPU level 9...
A last shout out to any Wii owners, please try out Madworld. It just had a price drop and anyone that enjoys comedic gore and over the top commentary should pick up a copy. It is rated M so any kiddies out there should avoid the game until you hit the age of majority.
If there are also any other games that I missed but should look into or if you want reviews of some games, comment below.
PS: I am also looking forward to Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil 5 on PC. SFIV looks good on PC and hopefully my computer can run it.
Other games that are on my radar include: The Conduit, Resident Evil Archives, Monster Hunter Tri, Final Fantasy CC: The Crystal Bearers and Muramasa Demon Blade. I still have a large library of Wii and Gamecube games to go through this summer and hopefully I do get around to them.
I wish complete Tales of Symphonia (I and II), maybe Pikmin 2, Rune Factory Frontier, Fire Emblem (both Wii and GC), Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Wii, Final Fantasy Crsytal Chronicles and Wario Land Shake It during the summer or maybe by the end of the year.
I am currently playing through Rune Factory Frontier and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat but RFF has slowed down lately (logged 30+ hours so far) and I will stop when I finish the dungeons and hopefully beat the main storyline with decent weapons and pets. I should be able to beat DK:JB soon since it seems to be a shorter game (hopefully under 10 hours) and I haven't put all that much time into it. I am also working on improving with Brawl. I may start posting some of the videos later on in the year, unless you want to see some 1vs1 against CPU level 9...
A last shout out to any Wii owners, please try out Madworld. It just had a price drop and anyone that enjoys comedic gore and over the top commentary should pick up a copy. It is rated M so any kiddies out there should avoid the game until you hit the age of majority.
If there are also any other games that I missed but should look into or if you want reviews of some games, comment below.
PS: I am also looking forward to Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil 5 on PC. SFIV looks good on PC and hopefully my computer can run it.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Summer Movies
2009 has a decent lineup of summer movies which I am looking forward to. The main genres I care for are usually action and comedy movies. Amongst the action movies are: Terminator Salvation, Transformers 2, and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Not sure which one will be the best of the group but I am expecting more story/acting in Terminator and more action sequences in Transformers.
Other movies that are on my radar include: Public Enemies, Bruno, Funny People, Extract, The Hangover, District 9, and ... Astro Boy. The last one may seem out of place but I will usually give a good anime franchise movie a chance, plus Kristen Bell does one of the voices.
Bruno is for anyone that enjoys Sacha Baron Cohen ruining peoples lives and hopefully it lives up to the expectation. My guess is that people will either love it or hate it with barely any middle ground for opinions because of the extremes Cohen will push.
Lastly, Extract is a film written and directed by Mike Judge probably most known for Office Space. Another notable movie that most people may have missed from Mike Judge (not really all that much to choose from) is Idiocracy released in 2006 and featuring Luke Wilson and Maya Rudolph. It may make you feel dumb watching it but if you have the time, I'd consider it.
Other movies that are on my radar include: Public Enemies, Bruno, Funny People, Extract, The Hangover, District 9, and ... Astro Boy. The last one may seem out of place but I will usually give a good anime franchise movie a chance, plus Kristen Bell does one of the voices.
Bruno is for anyone that enjoys Sacha Baron Cohen ruining peoples lives and hopefully it lives up to the expectation. My guess is that people will either love it or hate it with barely any middle ground for opinions because of the extremes Cohen will push.
Lastly, Extract is a film written and directed by Mike Judge probably most known for Office Space. Another notable movie that most people may have missed from Mike Judge (not really all that much to choose from) is Idiocracy released in 2006 and featuring Luke Wilson and Maya Rudolph. It may make you feel dumb watching it but if you have the time, I'd consider it.
First Post
Well here is the first post of this blog. Hopefully I will keep it updated once in awhile. I hope to post some videos in the near future of some acoustic guitar covers, just started learning on my own so nothing too complicated. I'll also post random stuff about the items I have (technology, video games and audio centered for now) or plan to get. If there are any songs that people are interested in hearing, just mention it, I hope to use the feedback to improve. All comments are welcomed!
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