11.3.12
Penguins, Drums, and Apples
O SHI EXPLAINS EVERYTHING
well okay, not really, but this graph is pretty helpful in explaining the main plot of Penguindrum. Cool!
9.3.12
Hyperdimension Neptunia mkII (Unfinished)
I keep forgetting to write up this post, but now that I have to study my database notes, SUDDENLY I REMEMBERED. WOW, AMAZING.
>.> I need to find ways to stop giving into distractions...
Anyway, game play so far has been surprisingly good. Or rather, I believe that they somehow designed a really crappy gameplay game for the first Neptunia only to make the second one actually reasonably interesting, therefore giving the player a sense of "WOW THEY MADE THIS GAME SO MUCH BETTER IT MUST BE A MASTERPIECE NOW".
Honestly it probably isn't, a lot of things they've used has probably been done in other games before. However, given the rather crude gameplay in the first game, those who played the first which then moved onto the second would probably think the game is a revelation. At least the game appears to require more skill than "mash triangle until the battle is over" for about 95% of the battles.
I still haven't played far enough into the game to see if there is any trolling like they did with the first game. Of course, since I played the first game I suppose I can expect there to be something similar so it's not as much of a troll anymore (at least the shares thing is MUCH more obvious, so I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to deal with it later on in the game).
One of the good things in this game is that you get new members to your party sooner, and YOU DON'T NEED TO BUY DLC TO ADD THEM TO YOUR PARTY. These are the non-CPU characters (unfortunately), but nevertheless it's still good to see that we actually can have variety in our game, and not like the first game where you can accidentally BEAT THE ENTIRE GAME WITH THE SAME THREE CHARACTERS IN YOUR ENTIRE PARTY WITHOUT GAINING ANY MORE MEMBERS, ever since the start of the game, never once using the character switchoff option. (sigh, trolled)
Well of course, game play and everything else aside there are the characters. I mean seriously why else would we be buying both the first or the second version of the game? Glad to see Nepgear being much more moe than Neptune (I didn't like Neptune's human form that much, though her CPU form is pretty cool albeit with a 100% personality change). Nepgear is a great main character, just like Totori. It's one of those games where you can pick it up just because you like the main character so much so you know you'll enjoy the game despite what kind of gameplay it has. Kind of like Serah in FFXIII-2! :V
I just hope the game will be somewhat long. I'm guessing I'm already halfway through the game, maybe more (even though I only just finished "chapter 2"). But if the game turns out to have a lot more content and story ahead for me, I will be pleasantly surprised and amused.
>.> I need to find ways to stop giving into distractions...
Anyway, game play so far has been surprisingly good. Or rather, I believe that they somehow designed a really crappy gameplay game for the first Neptunia only to make the second one actually reasonably interesting, therefore giving the player a sense of "WOW THEY MADE THIS GAME SO MUCH BETTER IT MUST BE A MASTERPIECE NOW".
Honestly it probably isn't, a lot of things they've used has probably been done in other games before. However, given the rather crude gameplay in the first game, those who played the first which then moved onto the second would probably think the game is a revelation. At least the game appears to require more skill than "mash triangle until the battle is over" for about 95% of the battles.
I still haven't played far enough into the game to see if there is any trolling like they did with the first game. Of course, since I played the first game I suppose I can expect there to be something similar so it's not as much of a troll anymore (at least the shares thing is MUCH more obvious, so I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to deal with it later on in the game).
One of the good things in this game is that you get new members to your party sooner, and YOU DON'T NEED TO BUY DLC TO ADD THEM TO YOUR PARTY. These are the non-CPU characters (unfortunately), but nevertheless it's still good to see that we actually can have variety in our game, and not like the first game where you can accidentally BEAT THE ENTIRE GAME WITH THE SAME THREE CHARACTERS IN YOUR ENTIRE PARTY WITHOUT GAINING ANY MORE MEMBERS, ever since the start of the game, never once using the character switchoff option. (sigh, trolled)
Well of course, game play and everything else aside there are the characters. I mean seriously why else would we be buying both the first or the second version of the game? Glad to see Nepgear being much more moe than Neptune (I didn't like Neptune's human form that much, though her CPU form is pretty cool albeit with a 100% personality change). Nepgear is a great main character, just like Totori. It's one of those games where you can pick it up just because you like the main character so much so you know you'll enjoy the game despite what kind of gameplay it has. Kind of like Serah in FFXIII-2! :V
I just hope the game will be somewhat long. I'm guessing I'm already halfway through the game, maybe more (even though I only just finished "chapter 2"). But if the game turns out to have a lot more content and story ahead for me, I will be pleasantly surprised and amused.
6.3.12
-THEORY-
FUZICOCO MADE A F'KIN GUMI PICTURE
FDSJNIOFWENF OIV EFLSEFSOFIjf onoSEINFFF
WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS HOW EXCITED I AM
I guess I am forced to buy this album now. FOR GOOD REASON FUZICHOCO!!!!!!! GUUUUUMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5.3.12
春に一番近い街
A song with a really good accompaniment. Very very nice song, probably going to keep this song on my playlist for a while. The video is pretty cool too, simple, yet gets the point across nicely.
In other news, mkII is, so far, pleasantly satisfying. More details about it to come later.
Title has something to do with Spring and roads and... ok screw it, google translate! "Nearest town in spring"
2.3.12
MORE FFXIII-2?!?
So, in the game, you can unlock certain skills by collecting their trophy mechanism known as "fragments" (basically a bunch of side quests, with some fragments being part of the main story too... some even with the alternate endings they have, so MOST of the time its not a grind... except for these last two I need left, goddammit).
One of the fragment skills is called "Eyes of the Goddess." WHAT DOES THIS FANCY SKILL DO?
...It lets you move the camera around when you're in a cutscene.
...
CLEARLY IS THE BEST SKILL EVER. GOES TOTALLY WELL WITH THE BIKINI OUTFIT DLC I BOUGHT FOR SERAH.
By the way its somewhat amusing seeing Serah run around in a skimpy outfit while no one seems to care or take notice... Only in games, will you be able to see girl in a swimsuit running around fighting in a snowy environment... not only that, but provoking (well, I guess in that outfit she would be provoking) and defending against huge monsters with... a moogle and barely any clothes on.
JAPANESE LOGIC, AMIRITE? BIKINI ARMOR GO. SwimsuitGuard kind of happened accidentally due to me figuring out the best strategy to beat this one monster. One of my buffing pets WOULDN'T BUFF SERAH ANY ATTACK UP SKILLS SERIOUSLY WTF WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE STUPID PURPLE CHOCOBO, therefore, gave sentinel position to Serah.
Do not try this at home, kids.
One of the fragment skills is called "Eyes of the Goddess." WHAT DOES THIS FANCY SKILL DO?
...It lets you move the camera around when you're in a cutscene.
...
CLEARLY IS THE BEST SKILL EVER. GOES TOTALLY WELL WITH THE BIKINI OUTFIT DLC I BOUGHT FOR SERAH.
By the way its somewhat amusing seeing Serah run around in a skimpy outfit while no one seems to care or take notice... Only in games, will you be able to see girl in a swimsuit running around fighting in a snowy environment... not only that, but provoking (well, I guess in that outfit she would be provoking) and defending against huge monsters with... a moogle and barely any clothes on.
JAPANESE LOGIC, AMIRITE? BIKINI ARMOR GO. SwimsuitGuard kind of happened accidentally due to me figuring out the best strategy to beat this one monster. One of my buffing pets WOULDN'T BUFF SERAH ANY ATTACK UP SKILLS SERIOUSLY WTF WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE STUPID PURPLE CHOCOBO, therefore, gave sentinel position to Serah.
Do not try this at home, kids.
Talking
http://news.yahoo.com/silence-japanese-researchers-build-speech-jamming-gun-195403773.html
Last paragraph and line makes it obvious this article was written by an American. An American Journalist at that.
EDIT: http://xkcd.com/481/ RELEVANT.
Last paragraph and line makes it obvious this article was written by an American. An American Journalist at that.
EDIT: http://xkcd.com/481/ RELEVANT.
27.2.12
Final Fantasy XIII (1 playthough)
...BAD END........
Well, according to other people, its the temporary solution as they release more DLC with more scenarios. I guess some people aren't happy about it. I admit I was a little surprised and disappointed how short the main storyline was, although thinking again I think its perfect; I should be getting mkII by the end of this week so having finished off FFXIII (as short as it is) I can freshly start mkII, while doing the Final Fantasy miniquests in the meantime.
Yes, until then, I will play dress up with Serah. UPDATE DOWNLOAD FASTER SO I CAN MAKE SERAH WEAR SPIFFY COSTUMES
EDIT: DAMMIT there's no Serah costume outfit yet. :|
Well, according to other people, its the temporary solution as they release more DLC with more scenarios. I guess some people aren't happy about it. I admit I was a little surprised and disappointed how short the main storyline was, although thinking again I think its perfect; I should be getting mkII by the end of this week so having finished off FFXIII (as short as it is) I can freshly start mkII, while doing the Final Fantasy miniquests in the meantime.
Yes, until then, I will play dress up with Serah. UPDATE DOWNLOAD FASTER SO I CAN MAKE SERAH WEAR SPIFFY COSTUMES
EDIT: DAMMIT there's no Serah costume outfit yet. :|
Flying Squid
http://www.nature.com/news/squid-can-fly-to-save-energy-1.10060
FLY, IKA MUSUME-CHAN, FLY!!!!!
FLY, IKA MUSUME-CHAN, FLY!!!!!
26.2.12
FFXIII-2 (Unfinished)
Nexton is a freakin beast, and I didn't even optimize it with all mana drops/crystals whatever either...
And its just a tiny bug thing!
...just as planned...
In the meantime, still trying to get Serah as buffed up as possible. :V
And its just a tiny bug thing!
...just as planned...
In the meantime, still trying to get Serah as buffed up as possible. :V
Interviews
http://theinterviews.jp/treusbucks
Somehow I got interview questions even though I never told anyone about this site. What? I guess they're bots at asking interview questions? :|
Somehow I got interview questions even though I never told anyone about this site. What? I guess they're bots at asking interview questions? :|
24.2.12
Physics
http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/02/24/165212/physics-is-np-hard
Man, I guess we're not going to use computers to generate equations which govern the whole world any time soon... :|
Man, I guess we're not going to use computers to generate equations which govern the whole world any time soon... :|
Human Brain Project
http://www.nature.com/news/computer-modelling-brain-in-a-box-1.10066
Oh Markham. :V I want 1 billion pounds too!
Oh Markham. :V I want 1 billion pounds too!
20.2.12
ゆめのかたち
OH MY GOD
THIS SONG IS GREAT
I'M... I'M... CRYING ;o;
(note, currently not in an emotionally stable state due to various pressures provided in academia, your results my vary)
"The Form of a Dream".
13.2.12
天ノ弱 MMD
Almost makes me want to learn how to MMD!!!!
Anyway MMD cup so a bunch of MMD videos are popping up. This song is really cool, why do I not have this on my phone yet? :V
9.2.12
イカサマライフゲイム
8-bit openings are pretty cool.
VOCALROCK isn't exactly my favorite genre but I think the melody for this song is done pretty well. GUMI sounds quite all right in this song too. Staccato notes, yay!
This name... seems pretty hard for me to interpret. Let's try with rikai-kun:
"Ikasama Life Game", or trickery life game? Hmm. Seems like it can work.
FFXIII-2 (Still Starting)
So there's this option to replay stages and give different answers (to watch different interactions/cinematics), and one of those times is when Noel asks Serah who Snow is.
Of course, there are the logical answers like "Leader of our group", "my boyfriend", etc...
The second playthrough of that, a new one popped up.
Noel: So... who is this Snow person?
Serah: Oh? He's my cat!
Noel:...the leader your militia group is a cat?
...:V Oh Serah. (And yes apparently she has a cat which she named after Snow)
=====
My typical Serah.
In the cinematics:
"Oh I'm so weak and I need Noel and Snow to protect me and help me I'm so fragile! *faint* "
In actual battle:
"FIRAGA" *Things blow up, enemies get OHKO'd, the whole screen is full of explosives*
After battle:
"...I feel kind of sorry for them. :("
If only I could insert "maniac yandere laughter" while she is attacking.
Of course, there are the logical answers like "Leader of our group", "my boyfriend", etc...
The second playthrough of that, a new one popped up.
Noel: So... who is this Snow person?
Serah: Oh? He's my cat!
Noel:...the leader your militia group is a cat?
...:V Oh Serah. (And yes apparently she has a cat which she named after Snow)
=====
My typical Serah.
In the cinematics:
"Oh I'm so weak and I need Noel and Snow to protect me and help me I'm so fragile! *faint* "
In actual battle:
"FIRAGA" *Things blow up, enemies get OHKO'd, the whole screen is full of explosives*
After battle:
"...I feel kind of sorry for them. :("
If only I could insert "maniac yandere laughter" while she is attacking.
7.2.12
Notebook
I liked how the song started off but I kind of got disappointed as it went further in. In particular, I actually wasn't really happy how GUMI's voice turned out when she started her vocals... the guitar is kind of intruding too. The piano was really great, why did they have to tune it out with other stuff like the guitar?? ;o;
Crowdsourcing
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/117325-mit-crowdsources-and-gamifies-brain-analysis
Interesting. Not directly related to my research but I feel like they have things I may want to investigate later. I was always interested in Seung's work.
Interesting. Not directly related to my research but I feel like they have things I may want to investigate later. I was always interested in Seung's work.
3.2.12
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (starting)
So, I had a lot of things scheduled to do since this month coming up is going to be a busy one with midterms, projects, and my phd to think about.
uh, I totally forgot everything I was going to do.
...
OMG SERAH IS SO MOE
uh, I totally forgot everything I was going to do.
...
OMG SERAH IS SO MOE
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