Sunday, January 25, 2009
Hello. As I'm typing this you guys are probably having your reunion dinners. I thought that I was going to be eating Maggi curry noodles for dinner, and that would have sucked since everyone else will be having good food for dinner. I ended up eating KFC, so I don't feel that bad anymore.I woke up today and I was reading the older issues of EGM for a while, then I left my house. I took a train to Serangoon, then I played basketball at Serangoon CC with Say Yin, Sebastian, Yan Ming and Ethel.
We played a few matches, then I watched Say Yin, Yan Ming and Ethel play a different version of Horse. I didn't play because there was no way I would have been able to mimic them. I can't even dribble properly. Yan Ming tried to shoot the ball from behind the board, but it bounced off the board and it hit Yan Ming in the face. Best moment of the day lol.
Since everyone had to get to their own reunion dinner, we all left earlier than usual, and I ended up taking the ball back home. Once I got home I talked to my brother for a while as he played Runescape. A magical transformation has been bestowed upon him.
A few days ago, he secretly watched Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay, and after that he became smarter or something. I'm not kidding. He is more fun to talk to, and he is getting funnier as well. Most importantly, he is becoming more open minded. I think I'm going to take him along on the trip to Japan :D
After he was done with Runescape, I went onto youtube to watch some live Slipknot videos. Now I understand why there was such a big uproar among the fans when the latest album was released.
Many people claimed that Slipknot wasn't as hardcore as before, but I didn't feel that way. Sure, the songs in the new album are softer, and it is no where near as good as the previous albums, but it was still good. But now I know what these people mean.
I could do a boring explanation, or you could just watch these two videos to see for yourself. Note the difference in the words used, the style and the amount of energy between the two videos:
Slipknot in 2002 [Pure awesome watch the entire video]
Slipknot in 2008
I rest my case. But I'm not saying that Slipknot isn't good anymore or anything. They are still the best ****ing band out there, and the best "live" band. I have never seen any other band with as much energy as Slipknot while play live. Just look at these videos of Slipknot and another metal band for example:
Slipknot [Sid jumps off stage into crowd. Sweet]
Avenged Sevenfold
As you can see, Slipknot is ****ing awesome live. Avenged Sevenfold is not so. Actually I can't really compare since Slipknot is in the Metal genre and Avenged Sevenfold is in the "Used to be Metal but we became gay" genre. I seriously wouldn't mind paying a hundred bucks just to watch Slipknot live if they come to Singapore again.
I just saw this awesome preview video of Street Fighter IV. Damn it, I honestly can't wait for this beast to hit home consoles. It's already out in the arcades, but it would be so much more awesome to have a personal copy that I can play whenever I want. February 17th couldn't come sooner. Anyways, check it out:
Some news:
-Capcom claims that the Lost Planet movie, which is based off the game of the same name, will cost about US$200 million to film. If that value doesn't amaze you, huge blockbusters like Transformers and The Dark Knight were cheaper to film, costing about US$151 million and US$185 respectively. We'll see how this goes.
-Ubisoft is the second major developer to agree that the next generation of consoles will be arriving by 2011 to 2012. This was originally predicted by developers Crytek. Both developers are already working on software for the next generation.
-Halo Wars has gone "gold" [meaning development is fully completed], and the demo will be available for download off Xbox Live on 5th February 2009. The demo will include two story mode missions, and one map where you can go up against an AI controlled opponent.
-Burnout Paradise's first premium [meaning you have to pay for it] downloadable content [DLC] will be out on 6th February 2009 on Xbox Live, Playstation Network and PC. A update will be released alongside the DLC. The update includes an in-game store, enhanced visuals, a restart event option [about time], easier barrel rolls and some vehicle and game mode tweaking.
-This week's new Rock Band/Rock Band 2 songs:
Grateful Dead Track Pack 2(800
/ $10)- "Hell In a Bucket" (160 / $2)
- "Don't Ease Me In" (160 / $2)
- "Cold Rain & Snow" (160 / $2)
- "Doin' That Rag" (160 / $2)
- "Fire On the Mountain" (160 / $2)
- "Uncle John's Band" (160 / $2)
-Resistance 2 patch coming on Monday, fixes most current glitches. Well, that's what they always say. But do they always deliver as promised?
-The full set list for Guitar Hero: Metallica has been revealed. I'm not going to post it here because it is a disappointingly weak and short set list. No "And Justice for All"? And what's with the stupid choice of guest bands? Disappointment.
-The second Gears of War 2 patch is on the verge of being released, and Epic claims that they are already working on the third patch. Why the **** does there have to be so many patches, can't they just get things right before putting the game into a disc and selling it?
-Bungie has confirmed that there will be no Elites at all in the upcoming Halo 3 ODST. Bungie says that Elites were not on Earth yet during the time frame which the game takes place in [some where in the middle of Halo 2]. Um, so those red, blue and yellow armoured things I was shooting during the Earth city levels of Halo 2 weren't Elites? I am confused here.
Ok, going to watch Tenacious D now. I know it's a dumb movie, but it is hilariously dumb, and it has a certain strange charisma that prevents you from hating it. Ok, ending off, see you tomorrow.
posted @ 8:15 PM
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