Fable 2

*drools*

I have heard good things about Fable, and bad things. I have known people who hate it, and people who love it. And yes, I know all about the excessive hype Peter Molyneux made regarding the game (where’s my oak tree, Peter? Where is it?) - but disregarding what everyone says, I love Fable. I own it for XBox, and think it is amazing.

And now, Fable 2 is being released for Xbox 360.

The longing…
So beautiful…

You can play as a male or a female, I’ve heard: +awesomes!
You can (eventually) own a town: +awesomes!
You get a dog: +awesomes!

You can raise a proper family, with growing children… urgh… which is.. uhh… kinda sweet… ish..
Oh, did I mention it has guns now too? Yay.

My only problem: I don’t have an XBox 360. And, since I am going to university next year, I doubt I will own one in the near future.

The… the longing…

No i wont celebrate national punctuation day

though it hurts me to forgo punctuation
cause i do like punctuation
i am not using it because i refuse to acknowlegde this

some holidays are good like talk like a pirate day
but this one takes the mess
I am hoping that by national punctuation day it means the nation of america rather than britain

and before you ask i am foregoing capitals because it makes it easier to ignore punctuation
really i love punctuation and capitals and celebrate them ever day when i write or type

so there
normal punctuation and capitalisation will resume next post
fight the system

Arrrrg, Talk-Like-A-Pirate-Day do be on the ‘orizen!

I be checkin’ mi mail, an’ I do be noticin’ an announcement that it do be Talk-Like-A-Pirate day soon!
Friday, t’be exact.
An’ the 19th o’ September, e’ery year!

This Friday, I do be dressin’ all Pirate-like an’ goin’ in me local learnin’ institution.
I do be confusing a couple o’ landlubbers, I no be doubtin’!
All ye lads an’ lasses should be dressin’ fancy, too! In fact, ye lily-livered scoundrels could be gettin’ some dubloons for charity  for yer efforts! I may be attemptin’ this on the next year.

I rec’mmend you do be gettin’ out yer Jolly Rogers and settin’ sail for http://yarr.org.uk, or if you do no be sailin’ the waters aroun’ Brittainia, http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html. Though I doi be thinkin’ the first be the good stuff. Both do tell yer th’speech o’ a pirate, so thar be no excuses, yer scervy dogs!

So, sailors, get yerself involved in this damn’d fine celebration, an’ party till yer loaded t’the gunwhales!
Whether ye do be workin’ the masts or carousin’ with the wenches!
Grab yer costume an’ yer grog an’ get out thar!

DOCTOR HORRIBLE IS BACK?!

IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE THE US, DISREGARD THE BELOW POST.

Dr Horrible was available for all a few days back - by which I mean, available for me - but all of a sudden, the Hulu video player is refusing anyone outside the US. Damn it! Stop teasing me, you bastards!

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Clicky now, before it’s too late! (US-dwellers, that is)

All right, kids. As of.. *checks watch* 18:57, 11th of August (and maybe before then, I don’t know) Dr. Horrible is back up!

Remember? The Evil-genius musical blog I was positivly raving about last post?
Look, just get yer’ ass over there and watch it. (…if you live in the US)
And thank me later.

Quick! Before it vanishes again! (Like it did for me…)
Clicky now, before it’s too late!

NOW!

Surely the Best SuperVillian Musical around.

Oh yes, folks, it’s Dr. Horrible.

And it IS the best supervillian musical going. Maybe the only one. Interested? Want to see it?

Where, you say, where?
Well… about that…

It was here. http://www.drhorrible.com/

Now, it’s… not. It was availible to watch for free for one week only.
But never fear!

For you lucky americans out there, it’s availible to download from itunes for the low, low price of $4. Or, $2 per act.

If, like my good self, you are British, you may have a slight problem there. As those bastards amazing genii won’t let us get it off iTunes. But apparently, the whole thing is going to be released in DVD form, loaded to the teeth with extras. There is hope for the good Queen’s people yet.

So!
Hop over here for more info!

_{Did I mention the main character, Dr. Horrible himself, is played by the amazing - uh.. *looks up name* - Neil Patrick Harris? Mmmm, evil genius…}

_{Don’t look at me like that.}

You know you love him.

7 Minutes - Your Hunger For Knowledge Will Lead You To Your Doom

Now here’s something interesting.
This game is seven minutes long. Trust me, it is.
And it is pure awesome.

I have not the words to describe it, so I will direct you to this site, that does:

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/03/28/indie_and_experimental_games_round-up/4

(bottom of the page, can’t miss it…)

Edit: I thought I finished it yesterday. I was wrong. I thought the end message was that there was no way of winning… I was wrong!
But now, I have finished the game, and there is a supreme feeling of… enlightenment. Contentment. Ahhh.

Done.

THE EXAMS ARE OVER

I will worry about the no doubt abysmal results later.
Till then, I’ll see if I can exercise some restraint and only make posts on vaguely interesting, non-me-related topics.

HUZZAH THE EXAMS ARE DONE

One more and I’ll stop, I swear…

My next post won’t be about Nine Inch Nails. Honest.

But this one will be! (Sorry, I’m one of those rabid, scary fangirls. It’s a terrible affliction.)

You may or may not know about the release “Ghosts” - an instrumental album, in which all the songs are left untitled. I don’t own it, as I decided I am not currently prepared to pay the price for an instrumental album, however beautiful it is.
But I have been listening to the songs released as a sample of the album (they really are amazing pieces of music) and between hearing these, and seeing this picture, the lust has taken over.

Oh, Ghosts, how shiny you are in your deluxe format, with your four disks gleaming in the sunlight, and glossy picture book rustling in the soft breeze… how soft your fabric slipcase…

How expensive your price tag…

That little voice inside of me, that squeaky one that likes shiny things, it’s giving me problems. It’s the part of my brain that says “Ah, it is worth £40, you should buy it right now, it is beautiful, it will make your life complete..”
And it really needs to be quiet and accept that I cannot spend so much on a deluxe two CD, one DVD, one blu-ray disk set with beautiful picture book…
I don’t even have a blu-ray player (nope, not even a PS3).

…I would sell various family members to own this.
And don’t even get me started on the out-of-stock, signed-by-trent_reznor-himself Super-deluxe edition…

Even if just to have a quick listen to the sample songs on the site, check it out, ne?
An album of soundscapes won’t float everyone’s boat, but it is beautiful music.
http://ghosts.nin.com/main/home

Should… should I take it back?

Now, you may or may not of noticed my last post, where I talked about Nine Inch Nails’ new album, The Slip.

Which is free, in case you didn’t notice, so get it.

But anyways, I was saying that I don’t think it is their best works. I think, when compared to previous albums - when compared to ALL previous albums, right from Pretty Hate Machine - it pales in comparison.

But apparently, everyone else disagrees with me.
Srsly, everyone.

I’ve even heard numerous people say that it is their best since The Downward Spiral! What outrageous claims!

Most noticeably, Sam Logan of Sam and Fuzzy made this claim in his webcomic newspost.
But he’s one of many who seem to feel this way.

And I really don’t.
What about the soft melody of Right Where It Belongs? (With Teeth)
What about the sheer power of We’re In This Together? (The Fragile)
What about the awesome dance groove of God Given, the haunting instrumental Another Version Of The Truth? (Year Zero)

There’s no denying that The Slip has some amazing songs on it (Echoplex, Lights In The Sky, Demon Seed, to name a few) but best album since Downward Spiral?!

I’m sorry an’ all, but me thinks not.

NINE INCH NAILS - The Slip

I can’t believe I forgot to mention this.

Nine Inch Nails have recently produced a new album, and it is availible to download free and legally at thier site, here: http://theslip.nin.com/

It’s hardly, in my opinion, their best album*. But, I can forgive them for that, what with it being free an’ all, and what with their last album being such a hugely epic project (what with the ARG, as WELL as the amazing songs).

But it’s worth downloading, and is availible as a torrent, as an MP3, as a remixable something or other (NIN have their own remix site, they’re really promoting this sorta thing)…

A nice, refreshing quote from the site:

we encourage you to
remix it
share it with your friends,
post it on your blog,
play it on your podcast,
give it to strangers,
etc.

_{*I’m sorry, but I can’t help comparing it to such amazing albums as The Fragile, Year Zero and of course the astounding Downward Spiral, all of which I rate higher than The Slip. I’m sorry. I’ll… I’ll go now…}