I know what the next BZPCraft needs to be. The Tower of Pimps! I know it doesn't seem terribly exciting, but having been watching all of the RoosterTeeth Minecraft Let's Plays, it seems like it could work perfectly well with our group. It'd be a nice, simple, easy one too. A good chance of pace. ~|ET|~
Hey guys! So I'm being interviewed in a few days about the Best and Worst Video Games of 2012 (no idea why the school newspaper's doing an article on that, but no complaints here). So I'm reaching out to gauge opinions. So, to YOU, what would you rank as the BEST and WORST video games that were released this year? You can have multiple games under each category, I'm just looking to see what you all consider the top and bottom. ~|ET|~
Little busy from my usual loafing around today... Chose to finally ask my long-time girlfriend to marry me. She did indeed say yes! Soooo... yeah haha. Wow. ~|ET|~
So this month was pretty awesome. And that includes some of my haul. First of all, thank you very, very much TheFMAlchemist63 for Karzahni & co. and Radiak. They're all sets I've wanted for quite a long time and I'm very happy to have them. And Mewtwo? Wow. If the D-Arts line had started with Pokémon, I think it'd be an even bigger success right now. Although, my Mewtwo is a little defective. :/ Came out of the package with a messed up right bicep; it popped off and shredded some
So today was the first day of my sixth semester of college. And one class stood out far, fary above the others. IST 446: An Introduction to Building Computer/Video Games Why, you ask? We are being forced to play Mass Effect, World of Warcraft, and League of Legends. For a class. Now, I never wanted to touch LoL and WoW and am actually most disappointed Portal was apparently cut in favor of LoL... But a lot of people have wanted me to get into the ME series and I guess it's about time
I want to blog and didn't really know what to do. EDIT: We've added 5 more levels and tweaked the player controls some. So here's my game so far! As of this post, there's only 5 workable levels. I'd especially appreciate some feedback on level 5... Whether it's too hard or anything else you think should be changed. Oh! And the title screen is horrible, so here are some instructions. xP Left/Right or A/D to move left and right. Up/W/Space to jump P activate phase mode. You can walk thro
I don't think I've ever taken part in this blogging cliche. So it's about time I did! So go on. All week, I want people to be asking me questions. About absolutely anything. I'd prefer them posted here, but go ahead and PM me too if you want to stay anonymous. I'll probably post the answers here - maintaining anonymity - unless they're not appropriate/you don't want me to. So ask away! ~|ET|~ ALRIGHTY! It's day SEVEN! I've gotten a good batch of questions so far, but something ap
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Ghost Ore Damashii (w/first run bonus Yurusen) S.H. Figuarts Pikachu Just Cause 3 LEGO Disney minifigure collection Genie LEGO Disney minifigure collection Aladdin Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Transformers Combiner Wars Deluxe Groove S.H. Figuarts Mace Windu S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Specter Ore Damashii (w/first run bonus Specter, Edison, Nobunaga, Tutankhamen, and Kanon Eyecons) Had everything ready to go to post at the end of the month despite all the tr
How the heck do you guys do it? Those of you who have travelled great distances just for an internship. How? I was offered just an interview with Amazon - after not hearing anything for 5 months! - and can't bring myself to accept, just for the anxiety of going so far away. Being so alone there. But that's if I even get it, of course... Not to mention I'm only now really learning about the algorithms and whatnot they'd be asking me about in the interview. Add to that the stress of bein
Got my Figma Link in last week and he is beautiful! Also, doing this early so as to put all Christmas things in one haul and to not conflict with end-of-year haul entries. ~|ET|~
So our game was voted best in the class! For those wanting to check it out, here it is again. And HERE is a link to (most of) the other games made by the class. I'm quite a fan of Neuro, Leecher, and Gravity Assist myself. Overall the last day of classes for my sixth semester of college ended on quite the high note. Had a pizza party in one class and won a Pizza Hut gift card in another. And had a ton of fun gaming with my club last night. ~|ET|~
Finally sat down and watched the first episode of Firefly last night with some friends. I have to say... I thoroughly enjoyed it. The only thing that seemed odd to me was that both in pacing and aesthetics it seemed very much more film-like than an episode of a TV show. That's not to its detriment at all, but was just a curios observation. Don't know when I'll find time for the rest, but I have no doubt I'd like to watch it. ~|ET|~
Hey everyone... I've been pretty silent here lately but have been checking in daily still. Just not a whole lot to say I guess. I have been holding onto one thing though... In March I received and accepted my first job offer - as a software developer for IBM in Austin, Texas! I'm super excited to have such an opportunity given to me. Finally all of my work paid off... Even if I still haven't received anything else and I do feel somewhat pushed into a corner when it comes to my options...
Barely a day later, I've been notified I didn't get that internship for Amazon I interviewed for. So much for the week estimate they gave me on an answer... They were still interviewing people at my school alone today even. As a friend who was also told no (and in his case it hadn't even been 24 hours), it's like "they didn't even consider us." Oh well... ~|ET|~
I move in just under a week, so before the movers come I finally moved stuff out of the way to get to the last shelf I needed to take a picture of to show off everything I had displayed. Let's get started, shall we? First up is Star Wars! My collection is still pretty small but continues to grow (and with S.H. Figuarts Star Wars now announced, I'm sure it won't stop). These guys actually don't have a dedicated space yet, but once I move in to my apartment I plan to line them up in front of a
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Knuckle Kurumi Arms S.H. Figuarts Battle Droid S.H. Figuarts Clone Trooper Phase 1 S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kurokage Mastubokkuri Arms Transformers Combiner Wars Shockwave Funko Pop! BB-8 LEGO Ideas Doctor Who The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows Star Wars: A New Dawn Doctor Who Monopoly Doctor Who t-shirt (not pictured) Star Wars clock Nintendo Amiibo Lucas S.H. Figuarts First Order Stormtrooper S.H. Figuarts K
Wow! What a month. I hadn't realized until I started taking pictures just how much I bought/arrived this month. First up - Bandai Tamashii products! The D-arts MetalGarurumon and Blastoise are amazing. Both are visually stunning, but Blastoise is predictably limited in the articulation department. But MetalGarurumon? That guy is just loads of fun to play with - although his abdomen was TERRIFYINGLY tight and I had to be really patient in loosening that up. Kamen Rider Beast looks cool.
A Song of Ice and Fire: A Dance with Dragons Transformers Titans Return Blurr Transformers Titans Return Skullsmasher Really don't know how much longer I'm going to keep this up. Just whenever I post elsewhere I feel the need to here as well since I've never missed a month... Kept me coming back to this place every once in a while at the very least. Anyway, didn't get much. Wanted more but just couldn't find many TR in stores. ~|ET|~
So there's a toy show going on in Japan for Tamashii Nations. And they're showing off their new D-Arts. I showed you Mewtwo already. Well now here's Charizard! Blastoise and Venusaur are above them (and you can even see their feet), but no pics yet. They also apparently have a Pikachu in there somewhere. And on a related note, there's also apparently a ton of new Digimon D-Arts somewhere. My wallet is going to despise me next year... Update: And here they are! Venusaur and Bl
Well, it took a bit longer than expected, but... he's here. In short order I have received both of the Transformers labeled "biggest ever" - and this next one has even just released! It came as quite a shock that we'd get anything this big, and I was definitely most pleasantly surprised. Now, here's a lock at the second of Transformers' Titans - Generations Metroplex. Predictably, he's got a big box: It's really cool, too. I probably like it more an the SDCC one (which is stupidly large b
I sometimes really miss this community. And others I used to be involved in as part of the larger BIONICLE/LEGO fandom. So I occasionally peak in, see how things are going... Generally without comment, and usually leaving a little more saddened by not feeling connected to it anymore and that things in general are really rather... quiet. Which I suppose makes sense when the focal point and passion of the fandom is dead again. But man, what passion... I dedicated so much of my formative years
Got my first assignment in my game design class - make a game prototype on your own. It doesn't have to be flashy or even all that extensive. If you're making a level-based game, just one leve would even be good enough. So I'm making a childhood favorite - DugDug! And last night I chose to get a little creative with the sprites... And am henceforth renaming my game Diggy Diggy Hole. :3 ~|ET|~
And here's the other line out of Toy Fair that has me most excited! In packaging: Darth Maul: Also displayed were R2-D2 and a Sandtrooper. Together the four comprise the first wave. There's four more figures already planned but they're keeping them secret... But I'm sure one of them will be a retail Boba since the SDCC exclusive is him. They look incredible in my opiion and I can't wait to get them! There's a toooon of cool stuff that was shown off at Toy Fair, but beyond the
