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15 August 2008 @ 01:05 pm
Rommel's Random Report v3.1: Knight Slider?  
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Knight Penguin!

Knight Penguin!

Knight Penguin! 
 
 
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08 August 2008 @ 08:17 am
Rommel's Random Report v3.0: Everybody loves w00t!  
Just an FYI, you guys should look at www.woot.com. Why? Because they are somewhat of role models to me and my Rommel's Random Reports. To see what I mean check out their description of the Reebok Precision Trainer XT Heart Rate Monitor with Chest Strap. Enjoy!

Volume 3.0: Every piece of merchandise should be explained like this. )</div>
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music_enforcer
07 August 2008 @ 09:10 am
I like being colorblind! ^__^  
So on Penny-Arcade news at the moment is mention of a dispute going on with Blizzard's new upcoming game: Diablo III. What is up apparently is that fans of the series are saying the game looks too 'bright' and has too large of a color pallet. Some of them are so upset, it seems, that they've created mock up screenshots of how they think the game SHOULD look.

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In short, they want the game to look darker and more monochrome (Diablo I and II were darker looking games overall).

On the website linked a Blizzard designer looks at the screenshots and talks about why a 'darker' tone was not taken.

So what does this mean for little 'ole me? Haha! I can see stuff now! Looking at the screenshots all I can tell is that one is darker and one is lighter. ^___^  So I like the new 'color scheme' for Diablo III because it means I can see things easier (which is their argument, but more color based)

I almost feels like they're taking the colorblind people into consideration for this game, and it makes me feel somewhat warm and fuzzy inside. Go Blizzard! Make me see where I once was blind!
 
 
Current Mood: excited
 
 
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06 August 2008 @ 10:42 am
I~~~~~ON Drum Rocker!  
So, during a small break during my work I just happened to check around for the Ion Rockband Drumset and found that they had a full site dedicated to the thing. Complete with a pre-order form! So how much is this set really?

$300 will get you - The metal skeleton of the set with the pedal, 4 pads and 2 cymbals

$50 additional gets you - One extra cymbal which finishes the set (3 cymbals are used in rockband: Hi-Hat, Crash, Ride. Sneaky of them to only include 2 in the set! Grrrr!)

$40 additional gets you - a 2nd bass drum pedal. If we actually NEED this... god help us all.

$40 additional gets you - a drum throne (drum seat)

and finally... *drumroll*...

$360 gets you the expansion drum 'brain' that lets you convert the drumset into a standalone set for 'professional' use.

So in the end, to have a "Complete" set its $350 (stupid extra cymbal). I'll be pinching pennies for a while to see if this is even plausible XD
 
 
Current Mood: contemplative
 
 
music_enforcer
01 August 2008 @ 02:54 pm
U-U-U-ULTRA COMBO!  
There's WAYYYYYY too many games (That I want) coming out inbetween August, September and October. Here's a list.

August:
25th - Tales of Vesperia (xbox)
27th - Castle Crashers (xbox live)

September:
9th - Spore (PC)
??? - Rock Band 2 (xbox)
23rd - Disgaea DS
23rd - Rhapsody DS

October:
7th - Fallout 3 (xbox)
17th - Fable 2 (xbox)

It will be a horrible 3 months for anyones wallet. Hopefully we'll all come out of this alive. O_o We can do it guys! .... can't we? @_@

PS: I know I missed SOMETHING, anybody got anything they're looking forward to, ya know, to add to the pain?
 
 
Current Mood: scared
 
 
music_enforcer
25 July 2008 @ 07:18 am
I'm so alone! Muhahahaha!  
Okay, so here I am at approx 7am at work. There is NO one here from my group. (Except one guy who sits way way way far away from me and in the corner) And it doesn't seem like there's much plan for people be around either. I'm all alone!!!!

So, to take full advantage of my situation I quietly rolled my rolling chair to the middle of where all the cubicles intersect, and proceeded to spin. I did so until I got dizzy and enjoyed the knowledge that no one could see me in the center of cubeland simply spinning around in my chair. If one person (besides the guy mentioned above) were here, they would see me sitting there... spinning.

So it was a great morning. I guess I'll get to work now... but that was a great 5 minutes
 
 
Current Mood: chipper
 
 
music_enforcer
24 July 2008 @ 09:37 am
Rommel's Random Report v2.9.2: Who needs a robo claw?  
So, uh, yeah, this is a scary robot thing that is being developed. I urge everyone to watch the WHOLE video because they display some amazing stuff. This is a four legged robot that can walk, run, and jump on varying surfaces. It looks like something out of a Sci-Fi movie, but this is real... and its scarily good. All it needs now is target tracking lasers.

And we all thought the 'Hunter's from Half-Life2 were scary...
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Current Mood: scared
 
 
music_enforcer
23 July 2008 @ 08:42 am
Rommel's Random Report v2.9.1: I'm an Athlete -- guhu!  
So yeah, back to something more random and crazy, this fun article I found totally proves that I am on the way to a totally hot body... or something.

ROCK ON!!!

Okay... I'm not sure if it really applies to Rockband... but I don't see why it won't when all those awesome cymbals and the 2nd foot pedal (optional) come in!
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18 July 2008 @ 12:43 pm
Rommel's Random Report v2.8: What do the code monkeys do?  
Its official. I'm a code monkey. My new rotation at <undisclosed crazy work location of awesomeness> has me planted in a coding position. So what does my daily life feel like? What happens to the code monkey... when he's not coding?? Ladies and gentlemen, here is:

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music_enforcer
14 July 2008 @ 02:49 pm
I'm glad I have an Xbox ^___^  
So, the rumors that were said a long time ago that Final Fantasy XIII was NOT exclusive to the Sony PS3 turn out to be true! Yup, looks like on the release date, FFXIII comes out for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Ouch to Sony.

Linky on the article.
 
 
music_enforcer
14 July 2008 @ 02:48 pm
Rock Band 2 Track List  
So so so, the new track list for Rockband 2 has been released! Wow, its a lot larger than I thought it'd be O_O.

 
 
music_enforcer
11 July 2008 @ 02:22 pm
Which chess piece...  

Well, it was a bit off, but here are my results ^^;;;

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music_enforcer
10 July 2008 @ 08:18 am
DARN YOU PSP!  
Oh yeah, one last thing for today. Patapon2 and Loco Roco2 have been announced. >.< Just when I was getting over the fact that I didn't have a PSP with Disgaea DS and Chrono Trigger DS. 
 
 
music_enforcer
10 July 2008 @ 08:15 am
More Rockband 2!  
So this is a purely informational post, but it is making me swing in the Rockband 2 direction.

SOME FEATURES OF ROCKBAND 2:

World Tour: Yes, it will at last be playable online, meaning you won't have to physically gather your friends every time you want to play it. Harmonix is also getting rid of the concept of band leaders and letting players change instruments with their custom characters at any time, eliminating much of the frustrating rigidity of the first Rock Band's world tour mode.

Quickplay: Again, customized characters can play any instrument, and you can also make your own custom set-list to play through.

Tour Challenges: A new mode that presents "specific music challenges," including what Harmonix calls "mini-campaigns" made up of the "best songs by instrument, decade, genre or artist." There are also DLC-themed and album-specific challenges.

Battle of the Bands: A new online multiplayer mode where you and your friends can compete against other bands around the world. Harmonix will apparently host various contests, with updates on new battles and top scores appearing on your Band Profile page (presumably on the Rock Band website).

Drum Trainer: And lastly, there's a new tutorial for those who never quite got the hang of the drums the first time around. It's described as a "true teaching tool that gives players a step-by-step lesson through the basic beat and fill vocabulary any real world drummer would know."

 
 
music_enforcer
02 July 2008 @ 07:48 am
Rommel's Random Report v2.7  

Wow its been a really long time since I last posted something random. So here's something random I found!


 

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Current Mood: confused
 
 
music_enforcer
02 July 2008 @ 07:45 am
More proof that the DS rocks  
uh, I'll get to the point. Chrono Trigger DS.
 
 
Current Mood: excited
 
 
music_enforcer
30 June 2008 @ 12:50 pm
The gaming community hates me...  
Okay, so a few days ago I was going 'Gadzooks!' at the new Guitar Hero World Tour that features a 7 pad drumset, a mic, a guitar 'n bass and a music creator tool! Wowzaz, that's a lot for a game. I was even writing a post that I didn't finish on my initial reactions to this game and how it could possibly tear me away from Rock Band! But now a new announcement has come out that tilts my world that much more out of balance...

 
 
Current Mood: confused
Current Music: I wish I knew
 
 
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19 June 2008 @ 03:31 pm
Ahahahaha! I win!  
I'm glad I didn't succumb to the PSP for Disgaea. Muahahaha! (click below for more info.)

Whoooooooo!
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Current Mood: ecstatic
 
 
music_enforcer
17 June 2008 @ 09:01 am
Denno Coil Glasses?  
So, Miss_Arel, Zinjadu, Lunapome and myself have been running through the anime series Denno Coil lately, and its been AWESOME. One of the catching points of the anime is that characters in the series run around with these 'glasses' that are apparently a HUDs (Heads Up Displays) that gives them information on the wireless virtual world around them. I know this is a bad explanation but read on.

 
 
Current Mood: excited
 
 
music_enforcer
12 June 2008 @ 08:42 am
Uh... wow  
Well..... I scored good.... is that... good? I'm so confused.

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