10/10/2013
Long time coming, I’ve finally taken up Limbo (a whopping 90% @ Metacritic) The noir on blanc palette seems to be a common theme on the arcade games I’m playing lately, quite juxtaposition on the era of the new next gen high def consoles that are to be released in the coming months. Anyway, a couple of challenges in and I’m stuck, the strategy I’m employing is getting me no…
10/10/2013
I wanted to love AndrOpen, and I do! But it’s not as usable and slick as Kingsoft Office I’m not going to be doing anything too complicated on the N7 phablet, but it’s nice to have the full Open Office option there if I need to. Kingsoft also responded better to voice input, where AndrOpen got more words incorrect and duplicated some. Another bonus of Kingsoft Office is that it…
10/10/2013
We’re moving into the age of the paperless office at work, so I’m looking to start using my wi-fi Nexus 7 to take notes on. I can tether it to my mobile if necessary, and who knows they may one day entice BYOD by allowing us to connect our own devices to the companies wi-fi. But until then I’d like to use my Android device offline. Keep is great for…
09/10/2013
Are you all as excited as me? OK contain yourselves 😉 Ubuntu 13.10 releases in 12 days, and counting From the great OMG Ubuntu blog: Ubuntu 13.10 Beta Downloads Go Live – This Is What’s New Unity Smart Scopes – Semantic Web Search from the Dash xMir – Canonical’s new display server technology Will we get better Steam performance? Unity 7 Enough to tempt me back to Unity? New versions…
08/10/2013
From a Tolkien fan, and one who’s playing several mono coloured arcde games currently, this pleased me 🙂 xkcd It reminds me of playing fantasy RPG’s as a kid *cough* young adult, usually MERP or Role Master ; my friend would always play an Halfling,with a greater war horse named Bill.
07/10/2013
Totally out of character, I’ll feel awful tomorrow, I went to #yoga!
I’m having fun with 2 more xbox live arcade titles… I seem to be spending more time on the xbox after I cancelled my 7 year subscription 🙂 The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile This mono (except for blood splurts and falling coins) shaded 2D side scrolling hack and slash is a great challenge; with a variety of weapons and moves plus end of level monstrous bad guys to tick ever box…
05/10/2013
I’ve heaps of xbox games gathering dust and am looking to share them with friends, so I need to catalogue them quickly. I would rather not do it all by hand, so am looking for a solution via Android and barcodes. I already have barcode scanner, but need a quick way to then more the info to a spread sheet, of google documents. Video Game Tracker Scan in games, finds…
03/10/2013
The last time I stopped blogging for an extended period wasn’t because I had stopped playing games, but one single game, Skyrim, was taking all of my digital time. This time around it’s GTA V 🙂 Am I enjoying it as much as Skyrim? Maybe not, as it doesn’t have the personalisation, and specialisation… but then I haven’t taken it online yet! I’ve completed the main story, and am now…
29/09/2013
I’ve just started playing Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, it received high ratings for an arcade title [Metacritic 86%] so thought I’d give it a go. First impressions are of blend between Fable’s luscious nearly comic book style, Ico’s companionship, and Journey’s none dialogue. The tasks seem not too complex, the biggest challenge is to control the 2 characters, that are live at both the same time. Each boy…
29/09/2013
To carry on my afternoon of Xbox Arcade action I picked up Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet… although I can’t see what’s insanely twisted about the planets? The shadow bit comes from the silhouetted planet borders, which is very stylised, and the World’s are truly alien! The intro shows your generic bug eyed alien getting encased in a traditional flying saucer, that you control in a non limited 360 degrees from…
29/09/2013
Looking for a change from GTA V today (sacrilege I know!), I went hunting through arcade games I have yet to give a try. After reading a review on the new concept Steam controller, written by the creator of Super Meat Boy I was inspired to give his title a try. First I don’t know why it has taken me nearly 3 years since release to get around to it?…
28/09/2013
Came across this thread on Reddit: Handmade Gadgets? This is my PirateBox After reading through a couple of links I’ve found that some guys here at xda-developers that have installed the necessary software on a Nexus1! I happen to have a spare rooted N1 sitting about, running on Cyanogenmod. I’ve been using it to occasionally stream Pandora, but I am more than keen to see if I can build a…
28/09/2013
No posts lately due to been away in Los Santos 🙂 I’m very near the end of the main story, so am driving / flying around enjoying the city while I still find it novel and interesting. 2 tips to help you guys along and squeeze out a little more enjoyment Buying properties for free You must have enough money to purchase the desired property to use this exploit/glitch. Go…
Here’re a summary of nice to know GTA V Tips and Tricks within the Los Santos World, that I’ve realised over the past few days. Melee (XBOX) trigger = attack while locked on, holding Left Trigger X dodge B Counter A sprint as usual stripper bars Great location to lose the cops… like you need an excuse to enter Clothes shops can also be used, although perusing garments isn’t quite…
19/09/2013
OK few days from my last post, curious why? GTA V mofo’s! Is it great, the greatest yet… maybe so? How would I compare it? Look at the water! Ever since playing the first Halo, every great game can be compared by the water graphics and movement, and Pisswater is this good! I could tell stories of lap dances, hookers, flying trips & shootouts… but the scenery and specifically the…
15/09/2013
Developers suggest performance differences are “significant and obvious” PS4 ‘noticeably faster’ than Xbox One, sources claim Console war will ‘reinvigorate’ flagging industry, says Sony boss Sony preparing against PS4 post-launch sell-out Japan PS4 to launch in 2014 Sony’s PlayStation 4 is significantly faster than the Xbox One, according to development sources speaking to Edge. Despite Microsoft’s effort to close the gap as much as possible before release, Edge claims that…
15/09/2013
Yeah ok, I’ve been wasting time this weekend, waiting for what… guess 🙂 One retro title that has kept me occupied is Chopperlifter HD on xbox live. I love the simplicity, nice smooth graphics, controls that react. Kinda reminds me of Trials HD (evolution). Certainly recommend picking it up, it’s an entertaining challenge, and the levels are not too time demanding [Rating: 3] Also been playing Diablo iii on the…
13/09/2013
After the last generation launch I considered this same thought, and with the near launch of GTAV I think it’s cemented. Studios work out the best capabilities of the hardware, and tweak it with each patch and launch. So here in the pre-shadow of the release of the ‘4th gen’ consoles, we have the pinnacle of development with the current hardware. The XBOX One and PS4 may offer more polished…