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A is for Actual Post
2010-07-26 02:27:03
And my actual post.
Good things in my life:
1) New computer gonna be here on the 30th
2) Got A's in both my comprehensive summer courses.
3) Accounting class professor is not bad.
4) Economics teacher is becoming more involved. I have hope. :D
5) Tutoring 3 people, becoming fairly more social.
6) One of these 3 people is a very cute girl. :D
7) One of these 3 people is a good friend I met at a seminar in high school.
8) The third person isn't insanly psychotic.
9) New car will be here next week. :D
LIFE IS GOOD.
Oh, and I'm having quite a fun time editing Betwixt and Between 2. I keep changing a lot of things, but it's a work in progress. -
O is for OtakuGrey
2010-07-26 01:56:59
Well, you asked for an opinion about the thing, and I gave it to you. ;P
I wasn't commenting on if you were right or wrong about anything, I was just giving my opinion on the writing, not the material of the writing, because frankly, I hate arguing opinions with people on any website.
I just gave my opinion as a journalist. So yeah. xD
I'll leave it to others with more eloquent "tastes" to criticize the material of your writing. In the end, I "live and let live".
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Also, here's a list of 5 misconceptions people seem to have about the org. I actually just typed this out for my other forum, where a lot of potential AMV talent lies in wake.
1) People only like the "elite" editor's videos. [False: Read through their announcement threads. There are usually 5-6 people that hate everything anybody makes or offers valid cirtisim]
2) Noob videos don't get any attention. [True and False: It's true because some noob videos only post youtube links without cataloging, which is a violation of the rules, so most people don't bother. False because I and several others are dedicated to giving critism to first videos whenever they come out]
3) I'll Never Get Noticed [False: We all started somewhere. :O]
4) PEOPLE ARE MEAN AND HATE MY VIDEOS. [False: The org isn't youtube. We're going to point out every little flaw that your video has and offer ways to fix it. That's what we do. We want people to get better and make awesome videos :D]
5) HE CALLED ME A ________________ [Reality: There are jerkholes on every site. We definitely have our fair share. ;X]
People shouldn't get discouraged.
Now... If only there was a way to let newcomers introduce themselves in a manner that would not only get their name out, but let them ask questions of veteran members of any issues they might have?
But where would such an idea go and come from?
Hmmmm.
Let's all think REALLY hard about this kiddies. ;) -
O is for OtakuGrey
2010-07-25 16:11:17
Meh... Really, about 90% of it was just pure negativity and not much on facts to back up opinions. It wasn't something I enjoyed reading in the slightest. >_>'
Good journalism and good writing in general is about balance. Keeping your personal opinions aside, and using facts to discern what you wish to share with the world. If you only state your anger and resentment at something, it's not going to change anything. FoxNews is a perfect example of this. When they pooled their anger at Mass Effect and decreed it to be unholy and all satantic and stuff, what happened? The sales figures went through the roof!
Many times, directing anger at something only ends up getting the opposite reaction you want. That's something I've learned over the years as a journalist. To truely get the understanding of the people you write to, you have to develop a sense of trust with them. -
O is for OtakuGrey
2010-07-25 16:04:00
Meh... Really, about 90% of it was just pure negativity and not much on facts to back up opinions. It wasn't something I enjoyed reading in the slightest. >_>'
Good journalism and good writing in general is about balance. Keeping your personal opinions aside, and using facts to discern what you wish to share with the world. If you only state your anger and resentment at something, it's not going to change anything. FoxNews is a perfect example of this. When they pooled their anger at Mass Effect and decreed it to be unholy and all satantic and stuff, what happened? The sales figures went through the roof!
Many times, directing anger at something only ends up getting the opposite reaction you want. That's something I've learned over the years as a journalist. To truely get the understanding of the people you write to, you have to develop a sense of trust with them. -
P is for Persona 3 Portable
2010-07-25 03:16:45
On my list for game of the year at least my personal list anyway. Infamous 2 will PROBABLY take it away, but for now, I've got to say. This game is FABULOUS. :D
It has fixed everything wrong with the previous two game installments, kept the things that are fabulous, and added brand new content that lets us see sides of characters new and old that we've never seen before. :D
Gameplay has been VASTLY improved upon. No more walking 1200 miles a day to go and buy a persimmon seed. Now it's a fast travel system where pressing one button gives you access to everywhere in the local area and the option to go to the world's map.
The lack of cutscenes is somewhat disturbing, but I can live without them. Errr. Well, not really, but I'm on a roll with the positives, so let's just keep going, mmkay?
This game's inventory system is also VASTLY improved upon, letting us equip items when we buy them instead of the old "BUY EVERYTHING, THEN LEAVE THE STORE AND GO EQUIP EVERYTHING, REALIZE YOU MISSED THINGS, AND REPEAT".
Oh, and new custom outfits for everybody? The battle panties? The tuxedos? HILAROUS.
The game also has given us more "freedom" if you will. Used to, it would take entire months to max out certain character traits, but nowadays, you can work part time at certain jobs and get more than one upgrade at a time, making it entirely possible to have all your stats maxed out in a much more timely fashion.
I've also become much more attached with the new female lead. I love her about a kertillion times more than the male lead, and not just because it's hilarious to see all the main guys WANT HER INNAPROPRIATELY. But because it really seems like this role was PERFECT for a female.
However, I was a little dissapointed that the female lead wasn't able to interact with some of the male lead's social links. Most importantly, Kazushi and Chirhiro, who were both two of my favorite NPC's in the game.
But I loved the new ones. Rio was really cool, and I especially loved getting more insight into Junpei's character as the new Magician arcana. But.... The fortune arcana was really phoned in. >_>'
Oh, but the addition of getting to have a social link with Koromaru [the dog] WAS SO ADORABLE I NEARLY BUST A SQUEE GUT.
Needless to say, if you own a psp, have played this game before, or have never played this game before, GO PICK IT UP. It's definitely an awesome JRPG and the closest thing to a dating simulator that USA is ever going to get.
10/10
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Current List of Games This Year Ranked
1) P3P
2) Pokemon Soul Silver [English]
3) Final Fantaqsy XIII
4) Mana Khemia [I and II]
5) [None Yet]
6) [None Yet]
7) [None Yet]
8) Super MArio Galaxy 2
9) No More Heroes 2
10) Bayonetta
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Also...
I WANT A DOGGIE LIKE KOROMARU AND I WANT TO NAME IT KORO. NAO.
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