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Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Youtube mania
I'm sorry internet, I have never properly thanked you for all the awesome-ness you give me. It has come to a point where I don't think I could live without you. Lets recap here:
w/o internet we would not have-
isohunt--->back to paying $8 per person to watch a new movie
facebook-->forced to communicate face-2-face (Say it isn't so!!)
youtube--->less junk on the internet (wait..that would be a good thing)
plus hundreds more (Please leave a comment with your PoV).
Although I kinda-sorta dissed Youtube above, I do love it. Through youtube we, as individuals, are exposed to countless people, ideas, inventions, and many other things. Some are good and some are bad, it's all the luck in the draw.
Basically, Thank you Internet. I love you...like Dora loves maps.
w/o internet we would not have-
isohunt--->back to paying $8 per person to watch a new movie
facebook-->forced to communicate face-2-face (Say it isn't so!!)
youtube--->less junk on the internet (wait..that would be a good thing)
plus hundreds more (Please leave a comment with your PoV).
Although I kinda-sorta dissed Youtube above, I do love it. Through youtube we, as individuals, are exposed to countless people, ideas, inventions, and many other things. Some are good and some are bad, it's all the luck in the draw.
Basically, Thank you Internet. I love you...like Dora loves maps.
Labels: facebook, internet, isohunt, love, youtube
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Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Final Fantasy XIV will be a step in the right direction
The 14th chapter of the popular Final Fantasy role-playing series is slated to release sometime soon in 2010.
Unlike Final Fantasy XIII, which is also slated for a 2010 release, XIV will be a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG).
While Square-Enix, the company behind the Final Fantasy phenomenon, has not released much information about XIV, the teaser trailer offers the fans a glimpse of endless possibilities. Let’s hope their promise of a much improved MMORPG actually comes to pass.
Square Enix’s first online Final Fantasy title was Final Fantasy XI, which has received many mixed reviews and has been surpassed by Blizzard’s World of Warcraft.
The new concepts presented by XIV seem to be heading in the right direction. For instance, in Final Fantasy XI you had to return to a city to change your characters job. With XIV we will be able to change our job in a moment’s notice with use of “The Armory” function.
Jobs and classes have been divided into 4 “Disciples”: war, magic, hand, and land. Respectively, each disciple focuses on a certain skill, like fighting with melee weaponry, casting spells, crafting items, and gathering resources from the landscape.
Players can choose to focus on a single disciple or with use of “The Armory”, they can dabble in all the disciplines.
“This will definitely make FFXIV stand out among the other MMORPGs,” said Justin Baker, a sophomore in the college of agriculture at Purdue.
The races from FFXI have been cleaned up and renamed. Humes have been renamed Hyurs, and the Tarutarus have been reclassified as Lalafell. Elvaans and Mirthras are included in the line-up under a new name; Galkas also appear, though they have lost their dinosaur tail.
“Finally, we are getting closer to figuring out if Galkas are a dinosaur or a huge gorilla,” freshman Steve Powell said when showed a picture of the new improved Galka race.
XIV takes place in a world named Hydaelyn. Players take part in the region known as Eorzea. There is heavy emphasis on the gods and goddesses of this landscape, who are referred to as “The Twelve”.
The premise of the storyline focuses on uneasiness between Eorzea and the Garlean Empire. This uneasiness came from the short-lived war between the two, instigated by the Garlean Empire.
One of my favorite aspects of the Final Fantasy franchise is that each installment continues to use previous monsters from the series. This holds true in XIV. Be ready to take on those pesky Ahrimans and Raptors.
Final Fantasy XIV is definitely a MMORPG that we should keep on our radar. I believe it will improve the fan base of Final Fantasy, if that is even possible.
“I hope Square-Enix can deliver with this MMORPG. Final Fantasy XI kind of tarnished their online prowess,” said Baker.
As a die-hard Final Fantasy fan, I will definitely be waiting in line to get my hands on this pretty little MMOG.
Unlike Final Fantasy XIII, which is also slated for a 2010 release, XIV will be a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG).
While Square-Enix, the company behind the Final Fantasy phenomenon, has not released much information about XIV, the teaser trailer offers the fans a glimpse of endless possibilities. Let’s hope their promise of a much improved MMORPG actually comes to pass.
Square Enix’s first online Final Fantasy title was Final Fantasy XI, which has received many mixed reviews and has been surpassed by Blizzard’s World of Warcraft.
The new concepts presented by XIV seem to be heading in the right direction. For instance, in Final Fantasy XI you had to return to a city to change your characters job. With XIV we will be able to change our job in a moment’s notice with use of “The Armory” function.
Jobs and classes have been divided into 4 “Disciples”: war, magic, hand, and land. Respectively, each disciple focuses on a certain skill, like fighting with melee weaponry, casting spells, crafting items, and gathering resources from the landscape.
Players can choose to focus on a single disciple or with use of “The Armory”, they can dabble in all the disciplines.
“This will definitely make FFXIV stand out among the other MMORPGs,” said Justin Baker, a sophomore in the college of agriculture at Purdue.
The races from FFXI have been cleaned up and renamed. Humes have been renamed Hyurs, and the Tarutarus have been reclassified as Lalafell. Elvaans and Mirthras are included in the line-up under a new name; Galkas also appear, though they have lost their dinosaur tail.
“Finally, we are getting closer to figuring out if Galkas are a dinosaur or a huge gorilla,” freshman Steve Powell said when showed a picture of the new improved Galka race.
XIV takes place in a world named Hydaelyn. Players take part in the region known as Eorzea. There is heavy emphasis on the gods and goddesses of this landscape, who are referred to as “The Twelve”.
The premise of the storyline focuses on uneasiness between Eorzea and the Garlean Empire. This uneasiness came from the short-lived war between the two, instigated by the Garlean Empire.
One of my favorite aspects of the Final Fantasy franchise is that each installment continues to use previous monsters from the series. This holds true in XIV. Be ready to take on those pesky Ahrimans and Raptors.
Final Fantasy XIV is definitely a MMORPG that we should keep on our radar. I believe it will improve the fan base of Final Fantasy, if that is even possible.
“I hope Square-Enix can deliver with this MMORPG. Final Fantasy XI kind of tarnished their online prowess,” said Baker.
As a die-hard Final Fantasy fan, I will definitely be waiting in line to get my hands on this pretty little MMOG.
Labels: Final Fantasy, Square-Enix, xiv
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