First and foremost, I know this has become an infamous recurring gag of mine if it hasn't already: I often shift between trying to be active to becoming sparsely active. This is most apparent mostly on my Blogger, my website, and my YouTube channel. My Twitter on the other hand remains active to this day, and I continue to make occasional posts to this day (Link provided below), but I digress. I was not able to make good and consistent use of my Blogger, YouTube, and website as I had once intended. I believe it's because things on my side whether it be me. my interests, or any outside forces were going through changes and/or better developing, and probably still are and might continue as the days go on. I feel different nowadays compared to many years ago. The older you get I suppose.
Now, it's late 2014, and things have indeed changed since my last post, but I'd rather not spend too much time writing an insanely long blog post disclosing that, especially since I've more so moved on from that and am currently focusing on the present. What I would rather do is try to see if I can't get myself together and straighten things out on my side as best as I can so that I can feel organized and prepared in some aspect to do things I'm interested in engaging. I don't want to delve into things with a scattered workspace that is my computer lest I pile up the unconditioned mess. Believe me when I say it's not a very fun process when you take note of what you have, what they are, how they were made, how you'd want to look at them, what you want to do with them, where and how you (want to) place them, and if you're definitely satisfied with what you've done so far. On top of that, you want to continue focusing on what you're doing so far, but you also feel like moving onto something else for the time being, yet don't want to lose focus on your previous task lest you end up missing a key part of your idea of how you originally wanted to make it, which could be said exactly the same about your current task when you move to another task or revert back to your previous one. Ironic I say all that as I make this blog post when I need to get back to organizing my crap.
Now, I'd like to talk about my pursuits of interest and which places I want to use for some particular purpose(s), but I'd rather save that for another post, which brings me to this blog in particular. I've come to the decision to once again start over, this time in a slightly different direction. I remain a video game enthusiast to this day, so the focus on video games and video game-related topics will continue, but I want to broaden the focus to other uncorrelated topics of interests and maybe some miscellaneous fun stuff to help encourage variety. In order to do this, I need to do one of two things: a) revise this blog once again to make it uniform for the new direction, or b) create a new blog to retire this old one for a more clean slate for the new direction.
This one blog has been revised at least once if not twice and has undergone a number changes since its creation in 2007. However, I feel that I hadn't made efficient use of it very well, and I don't think that will change very much, which depends on how I'll handle the next few steps going forward when I make the decision to either revise again or start fresh. I hope to make posts more occasional like my Twitter as I feel they ought to be when I do. (Good luck with that, right?)
It is with this that I have since decided to put to rest the "Gaming Junkie" moniker as I feel it's not a very catchy one to use, and this will be the last time I use it as of this post. Besides, I feel comfortable with my default user name, RYNOPro, and I continue to use it to this day. Proud of it!
As I bring this post to a close, I want to apologize for the sparse activity and for not being able to deliver on what I've wanted to do. I am not flawless, and I thereby hope you can forgive me. If you'd like to keep with up with my slow but sure progression and other ramblings, you can check out my Twitter linked below at the end of this post. I look forward to sharing some more details soon, but I'd like to use Blogger instead of TwitLonger as I feel the former to be a more appropriate place to make posts on.
All said, thank you for reading and understanding, and I hope to come back better than... well, what I used to be (and maybe wish me luck).
Anyway, take care!
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Friday, October 3, 2014
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Overdue Post
Yet again... BUT, I have some things to share.
I wanted to make a post about this a few weeks ago, but I never got around to it.
First and foremost, I was able to have a turkey and ham on Thanksgiving, which is always awesome, and am hoping for turkey and maybe a roast on Christmas.
Also awesome is that I was able to rent a game from Hastings, TWO games in fact. There was a "Rent 1, Get 2nd Free" deal for rentals (Rent one game and rent a second for the price of one), which seemed to have lasted a long while since I haven't had much visits to Hasting in a while (Maybe it will hold up the next time?...). Plus, it was the first time in about 2 1/2 years for a deal like that to come around FINALLY.
Anyway, the two games I rented were Resident Evil 6 and Dishonored both for PS3. I was only able to finish one game. Sadly, Dishonored remains unfinished.
I'd like to say that I've spent a substantial amount of time playing both games, and experienced quite a bit. I'd like to give out some detailed reviews, but here on my blog, I'll give you the summation of my thoughts on both games. I want to give out more details when I make a video about them sometime in the not-too-far yet hopefully possible future.
Starting with Resident Evil 6, I remember playing the demo that released before the final product about two weeks after. I remember absolutely despising it to the near nth degree, and after playing the actual game... my complaints practically stood pitch-perfectly still, among others.
Resident Evil 6, in my opinion, is a downright disappointment. It takes the direction of third-person shooting elements in a way that looks poorly-constructed and poorly-executed, a certain number of gameplay features (health tablet counter) and elements (aiming mechanics) are underdeveloped and intentionally moronic to certain (the skills vendor is lame), it tries way too hard to be scary at times, the story is a bit contradictory to the canon, the characterization is vapid not to mention the strange-at-times writing in the dialogue, the difficulty is often arduous, and the replay value is flawed.
Overall, Resident Evil 6 is nothing short of being average at best and arduous at worst, and with the amount of flaws present within, I can safely say this is the most disappointing game in the since, even more so than Resident Evil 5, which I thought was rather decent. I can understand why people criticize Resident Evil 5, but it's borderline next to nothing compared to 6. Lastly, while 6 isn't bad, it's not easy to recommend, even for a rental. You're better off looking in the bargain bin with a price tag of $20 for the game. That's when you're more than welcome to try the game out. You have been warned!
Finishing with Dishonored, I was interested, but I didn't expect to play it right away. I have seen gameplay from a playthrough I briefly saw. So I thought that maybe I could give it a try, and try I did. Now, let me say first that I am aware that this game looks similar to the Thief series, which I do know about but never have played before, so going into a stealth game, in which a few key people that have worked on the Thief and Deus Ex game series have participated in this game, such as this is a bit enticing yet a bit unnerving to my comfort zone. Onward!
While I haven't finished Dishonored, my impressions are rather positive... to a degree. I'll say this about Dishonored: the game is good, but feels like it needs some tweaks and fixing in places. It's slightly disappointing, not as much as Resident Evil 6, but I'd still say it's fun to play in a way. Kinda like Max Payne 3 or Rage, two games I thought were fun but have flaws. Although, I tend to be blatantly frugal with the coins I acquire in the game, so I've bought little upgrades and abilities, but I do weigh my options and choices carefully; you never know what could be lifesaving. I do hope to continue playing when the time comes (God willing and the creek don't rise :P) because I'd like to give my full opinion when I finish the game. In the meantime, this is just my initial impression of the game. It's totally worth the rental, thought the $60 price tag is a bit steep; I'd say about $40-$45 best suffices. If you ever get the chance, give it a try, you may enjoy it.
Alright... I was hoping to do something this month, especially on 12/12/12, but I figured this blog post might do. So that's pretty much what I need to say, and I hope you found some sort of usefulness out of this post.
In any case, this has been RYNOPro ripping video games a new one (How original).
Take care.
I wanted to make a post about this a few weeks ago, but I never got around to it.
First and foremost, I was able to have a turkey and ham on Thanksgiving, which is always awesome, and am hoping for turkey and maybe a roast on Christmas.
Also awesome is that I was able to rent a game from Hastings, TWO games in fact. There was a "Rent 1, Get 2nd Free" deal for rentals (Rent one game and rent a second for the price of one), which seemed to have lasted a long while since I haven't had much visits to Hasting in a while (Maybe it will hold up the next time?...). Plus, it was the first time in about 2 1/2 years for a deal like that to come around FINALLY.
Anyway, the two games I rented were Resident Evil 6 and Dishonored both for PS3. I was only able to finish one game. Sadly, Dishonored remains unfinished.
I'd like to say that I've spent a substantial amount of time playing both games, and experienced quite a bit. I'd like to give out some detailed reviews, but here on my blog, I'll give you the summation of my thoughts on both games. I want to give out more details when I make a video about them sometime in the not-too-far yet hopefully possible future.
Starting with Resident Evil 6, I remember playing the demo that released before the final product about two weeks after. I remember absolutely despising it to the near nth degree, and after playing the actual game... my complaints practically stood pitch-perfectly still, among others.
Resident Evil 6, in my opinion, is a downright disappointment. It takes the direction of third-person shooting elements in a way that looks poorly-constructed and poorly-executed, a certain number of gameplay features (health tablet counter) and elements (aiming mechanics) are underdeveloped and intentionally moronic to certain (the skills vendor is lame), it tries way too hard to be scary at times, the story is a bit contradictory to the canon, the characterization is vapid not to mention the strange-at-times writing in the dialogue, the difficulty is often arduous, and the replay value is flawed.
Overall, Resident Evil 6 is nothing short of being average at best and arduous at worst, and with the amount of flaws present within, I can safely say this is the most disappointing game in the since, even more so than Resident Evil 5, which I thought was rather decent. I can understand why people criticize Resident Evil 5, but it's borderline next to nothing compared to 6. Lastly, while 6 isn't bad, it's not easy to recommend, even for a rental. You're better off looking in the bargain bin with a price tag of $20 for the game. That's when you're more than welcome to try the game out. You have been warned!
Finishing with Dishonored, I was interested, but I didn't expect to play it right away. I have seen gameplay from a playthrough I briefly saw. So I thought that maybe I could give it a try, and try I did. Now, let me say first that I am aware that this game looks similar to the Thief series, which I do know about but never have played before, so going into a stealth game, in which a few key people that have worked on the Thief and Deus Ex game series have participated in this game, such as this is a bit enticing yet a bit unnerving to my comfort zone. Onward!
While I haven't finished Dishonored, my impressions are rather positive... to a degree. I'll say this about Dishonored: the game is good, but feels like it needs some tweaks and fixing in places. It's slightly disappointing, not as much as Resident Evil 6, but I'd still say it's fun to play in a way. Kinda like Max Payne 3 or Rage, two games I thought were fun but have flaws. Although, I tend to be blatantly frugal with the coins I acquire in the game, so I've bought little upgrades and abilities, but I do weigh my options and choices carefully; you never know what could be lifesaving. I do hope to continue playing when the time comes (God willing and the creek don't rise :P) because I'd like to give my full opinion when I finish the game. In the meantime, this is just my initial impression of the game. It's totally worth the rental, thought the $60 price tag is a bit steep; I'd say about $40-$45 best suffices. If you ever get the chance, give it a try, you may enjoy it.
Alright... I was hoping to do something this month, especially on 12/12/12, but I figured this blog post might do. So that's pretty much what I need to say, and I hope you found some sort of usefulness out of this post.
In any case, this has been RYNOPro ripping video games a new one (How original).
Take care.
Friday, October 5, 2012
Blog Template Change
You may have noticed I changed the background template on my blog. I figured I'd change from the old and dated previous template, knowing I could customize it a certain way. Of course, I felt like using a wallpaper from Terranigma for the background. It was a bit o a challenge because of the lighting detail regarding the color of the text; I wanted to make sure the text was congruent to the beam of light in the center and well as the dark spaces so it's neither too dark or too bright to read. Sorry if it may seem illegible, but good thing I had the option to disable the "scroll with page" so only the text will scroll. That way you can view the posts by scrolling to a certain position to read it.
Honestly, it's not very good looking to me. I know I could've done more, but I lack any "creative" designing methods to make the blog look a little bit outstanding or less generic for the time being.
It's not just my blog, but my site, too. Since I'm currently [still] using Webs, I'm currently using the old SiteBuilder2 format, using the pre-designed "Blade" template that comes with it. I thought that "Blade", and the "Fantasy" template, looked pretty interesting. However, I feel that I should use something unique for me, rather than something pre-designed or generic and, once again, make it somewhat stand out.
I do intend to look around and see if I can find the software, the know-how, and the inspiration in order to make those accomplishments. In the meantime, what you see on the blog and the site is what you get for now.
Thanks for understanding, and take care.
Honestly, it's not very good looking to me. I know I could've done more, but I lack any "creative" designing methods to make the blog look a little bit outstanding or less generic for the time being.
It's not just my blog, but my site, too. Since I'm currently [still] using Webs, I'm currently using the old SiteBuilder2 format, using the pre-designed "Blade" template that comes with it. I thought that "Blade", and the "Fantasy" template, looked pretty interesting. However, I feel that I should use something unique for me, rather than something pre-designed or generic and, once again, make it somewhat stand out.
I do intend to look around and see if I can find the software, the know-how, and the inspiration in order to make those accomplishments. In the meantime, what you see on the blog and the site is what you get for now.
Thanks for understanding, and take care.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Fallout 3 update
I wanted to give an update to my progress on Fallout 3. While I didn't travel a whole lot of the entire map (just most of the bottom right of the D.C. Wasteland), I was able to make it to level 20. However, that pretty much marked my long break from Fallout 3 for a while.
Now, I'm not so much used to Western RPGs (I don't believe Bioshock counts in Fallout 3's case), let alone Japanese RPGs, but I honestly think the level cap deteriorates the fun factor for me; the fun part of the game was the rewarding of experience points that help increase my skills and grant me additional perks, and the fact I can't max my skills out or collect the remaining perks because of this somewhat laments it for me. I am aware there was a certain way to play this game, but the depth of my thought process couldn't understand the impact of how I play the game in the long run after having made prior decisions because I went into this game BLIND. Plus, I was more so under the assumption of spoiling myself of the game spoils the experience for me; then again the strategy guide can spoil it (maybe the game's story) anyway, so there's that debunk.
I haven't finished the game (obviously), and i probably won't until I get the "Game of the Year" edition because the Broken Steel expansion extends the level cap to 30. But the extension changes nothing for me, especially since the other expansions come with additional perks not in the original copy.
I think Fallout 3 is a really fun game to play, and it's kept me playing for a long while (around 170 hours worth in about three weeks!) and it has a lot to offer, but I think it also lacks some extra attention to detail in the gameplay. I also think the technical aspects feel like they lack extra polish or fine-tuning, the visual and physical aspects won't age very well, and the character design and animations are real awkward and off-putting. Keep in mind, I'm playing this on the PS3 (technical issues beware, which I have come across) and these statements probably don't apply to PC users, probably through modding. Fallout 3 is probably a bit overrated in my opinion, but I still think it's worth whatever penny you spend on it and will keep you playing for a while, just be careful of any technical issues on any/all versions, especially the woeful PS3 version (What did the PS3 do to deserve this???).
I may not be done yet, but I sure do need a big break from it. I do have other game I want to play!
See ya soon.
-RYNOPro
Now, I'm not so much used to Western RPGs (I don't believe Bioshock counts in Fallout 3's case), let alone Japanese RPGs, but I honestly think the level cap deteriorates the fun factor for me; the fun part of the game was the rewarding of experience points that help increase my skills and grant me additional perks, and the fact I can't max my skills out or collect the remaining perks because of this somewhat laments it for me. I am aware there was a certain way to play this game, but the depth of my thought process couldn't understand the impact of how I play the game in the long run after having made prior decisions because I went into this game BLIND. Plus, I was more so under the assumption of spoiling myself of the game spoils the experience for me; then again the strategy guide can spoil it (maybe the game's story) anyway, so there's that debunk.
I haven't finished the game (obviously), and i probably won't until I get the "Game of the Year" edition because the Broken Steel expansion extends the level cap to 30. But the extension changes nothing for me, especially since the other expansions come with additional perks not in the original copy.
I think Fallout 3 is a really fun game to play, and it's kept me playing for a long while (around 170 hours worth in about three weeks!) and it has a lot to offer, but I think it also lacks some extra attention to detail in the gameplay. I also think the technical aspects feel like they lack extra polish or fine-tuning, the visual and physical aspects won't age very well, and the character design and animations are real awkward and off-putting. Keep in mind, I'm playing this on the PS3 (technical issues beware, which I have come across) and these statements probably don't apply to PC users, probably through modding. Fallout 3 is probably a bit overrated in my opinion, but I still think it's worth whatever penny you spend on it and will keep you playing for a while, just be careful of any technical issues on any/all versions, especially the woeful PS3 version (What did the PS3 do to deserve this???).
I may not be done yet, but I sure do need a big break from it. I do have other game I want to play!
See ya soon.
-RYNOPro
Friday, September 14, 2012
Fallout 3, Games, Videos, and Personal stuff
I haven't been playing games for a certain while up until a few days ago when I got Fallout 3 on PS3. Yep, the version I hear Bethesda can't work on to save their skin, especially after hearing about Skyrim on the same console. That's just pathetic considering after six going on seven years since the console's release, they'd know how to make a game on PS3 work right... BY NOW!
Anyway, I got Fallout 3 on PS3 for $5. Honestly, I've had some good fun. I was addicted to it for about 4 days and played about 66 hours worth. However, I haven't done much but traverse through the mid-southeastern part of the overall map killing super mutants, feral ghouls, Talon mercs, and raiders within metro tunnels, underground passageways, abandoned buildings, and urban locations. I've been grinding, looting, and other stuff instead of traveling elsewhere; I've just been having some joyous fun doing so. I took a break from the game, but I will return to it shortly. I'm glad to have played a game after a while. :D
I have other games in mind I want to play, one of which is a PS2 game which I'll mention next time, but I'm hoping to check out the Resident Evil 6 demo in the next few days. I'm real excited about the game itself, and I'm definitely renting it once it's out PERIOD!
As for Doom 3 BFG releasing two weeks later, I'm still hoping to see if my mom can buy it when it releases because I really want to see how it looks and experience the expansions (I never played Resurrection of Evil). However, things have been a bit tight, which I'm hoping it will somewhat recover within time. We'll see what happens...
As for videos I hope to make, I do have ideas of what to make, have jotted them down, and have a good idea what to do in making them. They all won't be strictly about video games because I want to be a little more diverse with myself. I might want to make something entertaining (if I can accomplish that level), although it may just for my own gratification.
Again, I do plan to monetize, but only when I feel like I've done alright. Time will tell...
Lastly on a personal note, I've thought about getting a part-time job. My mom has spoiled me $10 every week, and I figure getting a job will not only cut my mom some slack, but also provide me more money for other stuff than just video games because I feel like I want to explore some other stuff, too. What other stuff? I don't know; there's so much to specifically name. Who knows?
I've thought about it for some time, and I hope I can get that glimmer of hope to get some working experience for who knows what lies for me in the future...
I think that about wraps it up for now, so let's see what happens.
Take care.
Anyway, I got Fallout 3 on PS3 for $5. Honestly, I've had some good fun. I was addicted to it for about 4 days and played about 66 hours worth. However, I haven't done much but traverse through the mid-southeastern part of the overall map killing super mutants, feral ghouls, Talon mercs, and raiders within metro tunnels, underground passageways, abandoned buildings, and urban locations. I've been grinding, looting, and other stuff instead of traveling elsewhere; I've just been having some joyous fun doing so. I took a break from the game, but I will return to it shortly. I'm glad to have played a game after a while. :D
I have other games in mind I want to play, one of which is a PS2 game which I'll mention next time, but I'm hoping to check out the Resident Evil 6 demo in the next few days. I'm real excited about the game itself, and I'm definitely renting it once it's out PERIOD!
As for Doom 3 BFG releasing two weeks later, I'm still hoping to see if my mom can buy it when it releases because I really want to see how it looks and experience the expansions (I never played Resurrection of Evil). However, things have been a bit tight, which I'm hoping it will somewhat recover within time. We'll see what happens...
As for videos I hope to make, I do have ideas of what to make, have jotted them down, and have a good idea what to do in making them. They all won't be strictly about video games because I want to be a little more diverse with myself. I might want to make something entertaining (if I can accomplish that level), although it may just for my own gratification.
Again, I do plan to monetize, but only when I feel like I've done alright. Time will tell...
Lastly on a personal note, I've thought about getting a part-time job. My mom has spoiled me $10 every week, and I figure getting a job will not only cut my mom some slack, but also provide me more money for other stuff than just video games because I feel like I want to explore some other stuff, too. What other stuff? I don't know; there's so much to specifically name. Who knows?
I've thought about it for some time, and I hope I can get that glimmer of hope to get some working experience for who knows what lies for me in the future...
I think that about wraps it up for now, so let's see what happens.
Take care.
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