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• 7Sep 09

  I am off to college; Horray?

  Alas, the time for me has come. I will be leaving for college with-in the next week. Most of my friends have already left, but due to the quarter system, I start later (and get out later).

  Am I excited? Yeah. I get to...you know...ummmm....uhhh....study. More. However, I will also be gaining the next level of freedom, that includes such exciting things as:

  a) my own bills

  b) my own studying responsibility

  c) my own alarm clock with uber-loud (air raid quality) siren

  d) my own 1/3rd of a room (I have two roommates)

  e) my own swine flu outbreak (It's like Resident Evil. But in real life!)

  f) my own responsibility is response to impaired individuals

  g) my own responsibility in general ( < ------- sucks!)

  and

  h) my own lack of a current-gen gaming system

  Horray? Finally, reality is slapping me in that face and saying, "Time to wake up." I, however, am slapping back, saying, "Can't it wait till after Uncharted 2?"

  At this point, I am thankful for Scribblenauts. That will (hopefully) replace the time I will lose wasting on my PS3 (yes, I am losing wasted time), for better (not likely) or worse (likely).

  All aside, I plan to have a great time at college. I am bound to meet awesome people, and I am excited to begin my regin as A DOMINATE FORCE ON CAMPUS! MUH HAHAHAH!! (Wow, sorry. The Julius Caesar came out of me right there.) Amidst pursuing my education and trying out the crazy clubs around campus, I hope to keep-in touch with the gaming world. The StarCraft Club at campus is definitely calling my name .

  

  This is my Risk board.

  To everyone I have met on gamespot, I would like to thank you for being such an awesome community, and I wish everyone the best in their future endevors.

  ~SethSOMT

  • Posted Sep 7, 2009 5:21 pm PT
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• 2Jun 09

  Ranking the E3 Press Conferences!!!!

  Hi guys.

  I hope everyone is watching the E3 coverage (which is all over the web and on TV by G4). There is some really, really cool stuff being shown. I can count 4 times I caught myself with a hanging jaw (which I will describe in a little bit).

  Anyway, the 5 press conferences (PCs) are over (counting EA and Ubisoft). Although 'fanboy-ism'/'fangirl-ism' is present no matter what, the PCs are easily able to be ranking from best to worst. There was only one chioce of position I had to actually ponder.

  This is how I would rank the PCs:

  1. Microsoft

  2. Sony

  3. Ubisoft

  4. EA

  5. Nintendo

  It was tough putting Microsoft in front of Sony, but I feel it is only right. In terms of exclusives shown, the Sony PC would take the gold with no competiton. But the Microsoft showed really cool things (even tough they are multiplatformed.

  The Reasons:

  Microsoft- Beatles Rock Band. Tony Hawk Ride. Metal Gear Solid Rising. Modern Warfare 2. All are not exclusive. But all were displayed duing the PC. Project Natal is an interesting direction in gaming, especially with Milo. Need I mention Halo Reach?
  

  Sony- Uncharted 2. Check. MAG. Check. New Team Ico game. Check. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. Check. God of War 3 Gameplay. Check. Final Fantasy 14. Check. PS3 Motion Sensing Tech. Check. So why does Sony only take the second spot? It was an extremly tough call. But Sony's PC got kinda boring during the middle of its time. And the lack of more Heavy Rain bothered me as well. None the less, I was extremly staisfied with the showings.

  Ubisoft- Let me get this clear. There is a large gap between Sony and Ubisoft. Ubisoft had an immpressive showing, but not nearly as immpressive as either Sony or Microsoft.

  EA- Showed some cool things, but not enough to drop any jaws. The new MMA direction in EA sports is excited for a new item, but nothing else was 'new' (new seen before).

  Nintendo- Ok, Nintendo. We understand you sell alot of units. I don't need to see your mind-numbing sales numbers during an E3 PC! Mario Galaxy 2 and the new Metriod are looking good, but Nintendo even neglected to mention that we will not see these titles till 2010. I guess my Wii will just have to contine to collect dust till that time.

  Now, I hope everyone has seen at least something 'jaw dropping' so far. If not literally, than at least in a figurative sense. I had 4 jaw droping moments, including:

  4. God of War 3 Amazing-ness. Tearing off the horn + stabbing in eye with the same horn = Major Win

  3. How cool the PS3 motion technology was, as well as the apparent 1:1 motion detection.

  2. Hideo Kojima walking out during a PC. But not any conference. It was Microsoft's! Followed by the annoucment of MGS Rising.

  1. The lack-luster preformance of Nintendo, following a year of critism for last year's lack-luster Nintendo E3 PC. Reggie, quite alienating actual gamers!

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  Anyway, thats what I though of E3 so far. Much better than last years already.

  ~QUESTION OF THE BLOG~

  How would you rnk the PCs? Any particular reason?

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  ~SethSOMT

  • Posted Jun 2, 2009 9:22 pm PT
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• 15Apr 09

  OMG! my 5th year at gamespot

  Hello all,

  As of a week ago, I have been signed up for Gamespot for 5 freakin' years. Yet inactivity has keep me at a mere level 16. Irreguardless, I have been well informed from this site the entire time.

  (*Note: 'Irreguardless' is not a word. It is a double negative. Don't say it.)

  In retrospec, 5 years is kinda a long time, think about it.

  In 2004 at this time, the PSP was just being announced, and did not come out in Japan till the end of the year (not till May '05 in US).

  So thanks you Gamespot for....umm.....being here to mindlessly suck time out of my hands and ensure I get nothing productive done. Through good times and bad, I had enjoyed the ride.

  Also, thank you GS community. Seriously, you guys are something else. I have been at alot of forums in my time, and none of them have as many fun and enjoyable people as this one. Not to mention, normally all forums have extremely annoying people, but they are mostly absent from GS (thankfully).

  Thats all!

  ~SethSOMT out

  • Posted Apr 15, 2009 9:37 pm PT
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