Uncapped 5/16/11
By Little_Socrates 2 Comments
So it begins. Once you start reviewing games and recording podcasts, it's only so long before you start a blog, right? And instead of waxing about the idea, let's just get right into it.
PSN IS BACK ONLINE AND I'M NOT SURE HOW TO FEEL ABOUT IT
So, yes, PSN is back online. In fact, Kaz Hirai put out a very sweet video acknowledging the state of frustration with a lot of humility and, well, humanity. He said exactly what he needed to say to make me feel comfortable again. In fact, people are reacting so strongly as to compare his speech to George W. Bush's 9/11 speech. But it's exactly that comparison that's bothering me. You see, George W. Bush's speech came out the very day that sense of security was breached. They did not have much information as to what exactly had happened, but he came out and spoke with reassurance and hope. Sony waited to make its own similar speech for nearly a month, leaving its customers in a stressful and frustrated position. Even still, the government of Japan is having trouble trusting Sony's fixes of PSN, and I can't blame them. Of course, giving out the specific information publicly would only serve to help the hackers themselves, so I understand the clandestine attitude they've taken with that information.
But Kaz does direclty state that they will do anything and everything to regain our trust. And, as he said, actions speak louder than words, and we remain waiting to see their actions; the simple make-good package they are releasing is not enough to make me forgive or forget, and I don't know when or if I'll ever create a new PSN account.
That said, the Sony software this season is amazing, so I'm highly skeptical it'll take too long.
AN IOS GAME MADE ME FAMOUS
How did I wind up on the front page? I'm still not totally sure about that. I woke up one morning with a quickly filling inbox, and sure enough, I found myself on the front page. Crazy that the IOS game is the one that's getting all the attention rather than the multiplayer online shooter, huh?
But, honestly, it's the way it should be. As a result, I've been thinking a lot more about IOS games lately. I may do a write-up on Unpleasant Horse, but in particular I received a great recommendation from fellow user sarahsdad to play Dungeon Raid. I'm planning to do a write up on that for sure, but as a preview; I'm enjoying it quite a bit.
NERF'D 2: BIGGER, BADDER, BETTER
So, in case you haven't noticed before now, I have a podcast named Nerf'd. We seem to be getting plenty of downloads, but no user emails. SO SEND YOUR EMAILS TO NERFDCAST@YAHOO.COM! That'd be great. No, but seriously, my fellow podcaster, Jake, has just returned from college, and we'll be rooming together next year, so we're beginning our second season, where we can record together live. This week in particular, we're having a couple of special guests, and over the summer we're planning some larger projects that I'll detail when they're finalized.
IMPORTANT GAME COMING OUT
So, of course, LA Noire is coming out tonight. The reception seems incredibly strong so far, so I'm looking forward to tonight's midnight release. I have no idea what it's going to be, and I've been avoiding reviews so far. We're obviously going to talk about it a lot on this week's podcast.
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS IS LESS TERRIFYING THAN I THOUGHT
I definitely played a few games of League of Legends, and I'm not addicted. We'll also be talking about that on this week's podcast, but to talk about it quickly, I don't like it very much, although I can see why people do like it. In fact, my feelings about League are similar to those about Brink, but Brink is a $60 game, so the review is more fitting.
SEE YOU LATER, SPACE COWBOY
That's it for now. I'll probably be updating Sundays and Mondays for a while, fluctuating due to an irregular schedule. Hope you enjoyed it, and hope my other content is something you're interested in as well!