Well, aside from letters and usually a space or two. I came across a post on EduGeek today: [The] Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), today launched an online cyberbullying campaign, new guidance and a short film to help schools tackle bullies who use the internet or mobile phones to bully other children or abuse their teachers. And the Secretary of State for Children’s name? Ed Balls. It makes you wonder if he’s had any personal experience …
Hmm. I’m a little worried about spoilers now. I realise my last post on this did contain some minor spoilers (mainly only spoiling dialogue rather than plot), so I’ll keep this brief. I’ve made it all the way up to Chapter 6-2 now. Chapter 4 was set in space (and had a bit of a false start – play it and you’ll understand) and had some side scrolling shooting sections. It was a bit of a dip after the genius …
Downloaded this demo this morning and had a go. You know, I think the mini-game-tastic Wii has spoilt other mini-game titles somewhat. Just hammering buttons and stuff seems like a step back after the varied events in things like Wario Ware: Smooth Moves, Rayman Raving Rabbids and Mario Party 8. It isn’t bad, but there’s something just not there with it. Oh, and the animals seem to be voiced by sound-alikes rather than the original voice actors, which makes it …
My friend Ian came up for the weekend, mainly to help explode some concrete cluttering up my lounge, but this evening me, him and my wife played Carcassonne for a few games. Of course, he had no idea how to play, so the first few games were somewhat hand-holdy (uh, not in that way), but once he’d grasped it, he then wiped the floor with us. That’s the last time I explain all the rules to anyone. Bah.
Just three more puzzles on Level 5 today, and then my eyes went wonky and I couldn’t do any more. Pff.
OH. MY. LORD. Chapter 3-4 is amazing, and one of the funniest sections of any game I’ve played ever. Francis the Nerd Chameleon is great, and his Nerd Castle is full of RoboCat maids and guards who give a, uh, frightening insight into Francis’ personality. And the castle security system is a robot cat, who won’t allow you in to see Francis unless you’re a “hot babe” (that’ll be Peach then), and even then you have you agree with some …
Apparently, I am a software pirate. You see, I’m looking for a vector version of the Chinese characters for “Welcome” for work. I know what they look like, but only have them as a tiny gif and need it blown up to hugebig proportions for a sign. So I searched the internet for something to do this, and typed “chinese symbol finder” as a Google search term. In the results, I see a link for “Chinese Symbol Studio”, so follow …
So, off into Chapter 3 (again having faffed around in town for ages, doing some cooking, exploring, talking to people, shopping, etc.) and again, it is ace. I mean, what’s not to like about a chameleon version of Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons who eats your Pixl-friend Tippi the moment you meet him? Amazing! And the graphics on this level – everything is giant pixels! And! There’s a bit where a Koopa Trooper collects a star to make himself …
Wednesday is New Game On Xbox Live Arcade Day, and, in recent weeks, one of very few days when I actually turn my 360 on. I downloaded the trial version of today’s “gem” – Geon, and a few game demos and gave them a go. GeonIt’s Pac-Man with two mazes, one on the back of the other, two players, and goal each. And some power-ups. I played for half an hour, and reached a stalemate position three times (neither I …
Sat and completed all of Chapter 2 today. Well, that and the half hour of wandering around the town of Flipside trying to find the next heart pillar, anyway. It really is rather good, isn’t it? I know Nintendo manage to take the rise out the Mario titles in just about every other Mario title they now make, but somehow, they always seem to do it just right. Super Paper Mario is no exception – the in-jokes are still funny, …
It would appear that not only was Monday a “new game day”, but today was too! Both this and Phoenix Wright 3 for the DS arrived from Play Asia today. I didn’t play Bioshock much, as I’m concentrating on Super Paper Mario at the moment, but I wanted to make sure it worked since it’s the NTSC-J version that Play Asia are selling. Imagine my horror when it didn’t work. I put the disc it, it started to load, and …
Hurrah for Mondays when new games arrive! I knew this was more “action” based than Paper Mario 2, but I was still surprised to find it so different. Not in a bad way – just, well, different. And everything is so much flatter than in Paper Mario 2, especially when you flip into 3D. Yes, I realise that makes no sense. So I’ve completed all of the first chapter, taking just over an hour an a half. I have to …
Just the one go on this with my wife, as my eyes were starting to fail me (a combination of dust/soil/pollen/spider webs from today’s Big Gardening Adventure and Mario’s Super Picross). That doesn’t mean I didn’t win though, as I did. When is the next expansion pack out? We really need it now, I think.