Well, he brought this upon himself. He had to act like a cock, so now I’ve taken away his Scatter Storming privileges.
And yes, they ARE privileges. Scatter Storming was actually my idea. I just decided to let him have fun with it. It’s simple enough for him, after all.
But now, he doesn’t even have that. Sorry, Ethos! Sucks to be you! Today we’re gonna talk all about MEEEEE!
Stupid Final Fantasy XIII
Seriously. I know I haven’t written much about Final Fantasy XIII, and there’s a pretty good reason for that: I haven’t played much of it. I’m about about 16 hours right now, and I’ll be honest: the game struggles to maintain my interest. It’s really a bit shocking, but for the most part, FinaL Fantasy XIII just plain bores me. The gameplay is non-existent outside of combat, and turn-based combat alone can’t carry a game. It would help if the story was worth a shit, but god, it’s just… not. In any way. At all. Whatsoever. It’s bad. The plot is bad, the writing is bad, the characters are bad, it’s all… bad.
I don’t hate Final Fantasy XIII. I think it does some things very right, and it’s gorgeous to look at – but it’s easily one of, of not the worst numbered Final Fantasy game. And, after waiting for over three years, I was really hoping for more.
Modern Warfare 2…?
It’s true, I’ve been playing it lately. I’m actually somewhat decent now, which makes it much more fun. I’m still not great, obviously, but I can hold my own, and actually feel like a part of things instead of a king-sized target for the other team.
Seriously, though, fuck the “Stimulus” DLC. Fuck it. Fifteen dollars for five maps? Three of which have been lifted from the original Modern Warfare? Where the hell does Activision get off?
Unemployment
…yep, I still don’t have a job. Unemployment really isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. I’m bored and sleepy all the time now, because I have nothing to do, and I get no exercise. My body is slowly retreating into this odd, vegetative state. I feel like I should go dig a hole in the ground and hibernate.
I don’t regret quitting my job, though. I’ll spare you the details, but it was well past time for me to go. After five years or so, I’d kinda overstayed my welcome.
But hopefully, I’ll find another job before my brain completely shuts down. And… before I run out of money. Not sure which is the higher risk right now.
On that note, who wants to pay me to write about videogames?
Nobody? Yeah, I didn’t think so. Shame, because I’ve been writing about games for years now, and I fancy myself to be pretty good at it. It’s been my goal to break into the videogame journalism industry for a long time now, and I’m hoping that all of this payless work eventually amounts to something. Like, y’know. A job.
On a lighter note, The Office
Man, I love that show. I’ve watched it here and there for the last few years, but only recently have I gotten serious, sat down, and watched it from Season 1 on up. I just finished Season 3. I would see about downloading Season 4, I’ve recently discovered that I have no hard drive space on my laptop. No, really, I have like… less than a gig of space. I need an external badly.
And that’s it! Ethos has been officially one-upped. Hopefully, he’ll learn something from it. Who knows, if this is well-received, I might just take over Scatter Storming for good. After all, this is my website. Meaning I can do whatever I want. And Ethos has to do what I say.
Tags: Ethos sucks, Final Fantasy XIII, Modern Warfare 2, Punishment, Scatter Storming, The Office, Unemployment
… In that case I want Ethan to do HLL.
-Yeah, FFXIII comprehensively sucks. I’m 20 hours in, and have dawn a line under that and said enough, no more. All involved should be stripped naked and publicly flogged in the middle of Shibuya crossing by the Emperor!
-5 years? You must have begun employment in the womb …
… In that case I want Ethan to do HLL *AGAIN*.
@Riddles: You look so civilized in that picture!
- Yeah, I’m at the “opened-ish” part of FFXIII, and I’m enjoying it now that there are things to do other than run down a tunnel (still no towns, though), but I completely agree that 25+ hours to get there is WAAAAAAAY too long. Heck, I struggled to get through <5 hours of similar gameplay on my second playthrough of Persona 4, and as much as I'm enjoying FFXIII, it's no Persona 4.
- I was listening to some podcast over the weekend (think it might have been Rebel FM) and they were talking about the MW2 $15 map bundle and one of them said something interesting. I forget who it was, but he said something along the lines of how he felt pressure from the community (as in the players, not the game itself or Activision or MS or anybody) to get the map bundle so that he wasn't left out. Apparently I've completely missed this feeling, though. I was wondering if anybody else had a similar experience, because I had no idea what the heck he was talking about (I play Halo, but I usually wait until the maps are free before picking them up).
- In all honesty, I thought The Office started a slow downward slide somewhere in the middle of season 4. Up until then, though, it was awesome! If you're looking for stuff to watch, I'd recommend It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia . It's probably the funniest show I've seen since Arrested Development.
- Unfortunately, I'm in no position to pay anybody to write about video games, sorry :f.
Stupid wordpress. I just had a whole comment written out, hit “submit,” and it disappeared, never to be heard from again. Here’s my attempt at re-creating the gist of it:
@Riddles: You look classy in that picture
- I’m enjoying the “openy” part of FFXIII, but 25+ hours is was to long to get there. I had trouble playing through <5 hours of similar premise in Persona 4 on my second playthrough, and as much as I like FFXIII, it's no Persona 4
- I had some comment about the MW2 DLC, but it was poorly written and rambling anyway, so screw it
- I really liked The Office, but I think it started a slow downward slide somewhere in the middle of season 4. If you're looking for other ways to fend off boredom, I'd recommend It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It's probably the funniest show I've seen since Arrested Development.
- Screw wordpress and it's comment-eating heart.
Gah, fuck wordpress. First, it swallowed a fairly lengthy comment, now it’s swallowed my attempted re-creation of said comment. Plus, when I try to post the recreation again, it says it’s a duplicate. Bah, enough for tonight, now it’s time for bed.
OK, find, I’ll try this one more time:
Stupid wordpress. I just had a whole comment written out, hit “submit,” and it disappeared, never to be heard from again. Here’s my attempt at re-creating the gist of it:
@Riddles: You look classy in that picture
- I’m enjoying the “openy” part of FFXIII, but 25+ hours is was to long to get there. I had trouble playing through <5 hours of similar premise in Persona 4 on my second playthrough, and as much as I like FFXIII, it's no Persona 4
- I had some comment about the MW2 DLC, but it was poorly written and rambling anyway, so screw it
- I really liked The Office, but I think it started a slow downward slide somewhere in the middle of season 4. If you're looking for other ways to fend off boredom, I'd recommend It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It's probably the funniest show I've seen since Arrested Development.
- Screw wordpress and it's comment-eating heart.
Apparently Wordpress thought you were spam. NO idea why. I promptly approved all your comments, and now you quad posted!
But more importantly, what the FUCK?! I told you I was making a huge 25th issue, and it would be up late, and so you do this? Oh…fuck this shit, Riddles. Just wait.
Damn … and I was so looking forward to the 25th issue being something truly special …
hahaha, quadruple post FTW! I can tell I was tired when I wrote that stuff :P