It's here again, my crazed obsession with listening to Celtic music. I can thank the book Witch by Marie Brennan for that. Not complaining though, it's lively and energetic music that's fun to dance to [once I find the time to do so where no one will look at my idiotic excuse of dancing].
However, it's given me an awesome idea for a story. The two combined anyway, the book and the Celtic music just made me want to write a fantasy novel with magic in a different world entirely.
Music itself has proven a good source of inspiration for me. When combined with daydreaming, I can get a rough plot together when I really want to. I hope that I can share one of my music inspired projects with you! My story Warrior was based off of the song Citizen Soldier by 3 Doors Down [if I remember correctly].
-Fia
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008
WAR ~ FREE VERSE
A rain of bullets pounding the ground
the lightning and thunder of a bomb
tornadoes of yellow and green color
a war pursues
Can't wait to see them
my family I wish to embrace
this war I fight
goes on and on
and all I think about
are my loved ones far away
The bomber pilots swooping down
tanks clearing the way
foot soldiers taking hostages
we are all prisoners of this war
In the camp, we hear the plane
too late its dropped its load
so now these tears I cry
are for the ones I'll never see
in this one moment
I cry for what I have lost
Friday, November 21, 2008
School and Haircut
So, I am posting this from my broadcast II from my school. Let me just say, I am a tad mad at my partner. We have to be in groups of two and my partner does NOTHING. Our first film that was due, we never finished. She did not stay after school once and was "absent" the day the film was due. Now that we are onto our second project we have to produce our own music to an art gallery at our school. Today is the day it should be done by and JUST now she goes I do not like the song and decides to change it. So I am writing this outside of the film room because I have decided that she can just finish the freaking thing. She has barely done any work so, now she can finish it. I know I will get a bad grade, but we are turning into groups of three after this. So I can maybe bring it up, if I fail school over all because of her, I will be very mad. My other grades aren't that great so, I need classes like this to bring my average up; already borderline failing overall even though I only failed one class last report card. In other news, this haircut really sucks.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Hello All
Fia Andraste here, just wanting to say hello really....
My part in this company, will be mostly literature. Fiction stories and poems, though I may add my opinion or other random blather now and then. As for stories, I'll only post a few entries of a book, maybe a complete one depending on the responses, I am trying to locate a certain short story that I hope to revise (along with my other projects I'm currently in the middle of) and I hope that I will be able to post that for you to read.
I hope you will enjoy what you read here, and find something of interest. I'm sure that between the two of us we will be able to post something that appeals to a great number of people. After all, we all enjoy an escape from reality at some point, and that's what I hope to provide, an escape into another world that people will want to visit.
My first entry, however, will not be a story excerpt. Instead it will be one of my favorite poems that I have written.
That's it for tonight, au revoir.
My part in this company, will be mostly literature. Fiction stories and poems, though I may add my opinion or other random blather now and then. As for stories, I'll only post a few entries of a book, maybe a complete one depending on the responses, I am trying to locate a certain short story that I hope to revise (along with my other projects I'm currently in the middle of) and I hope that I will be able to post that for you to read.
I hope you will enjoy what you read here, and find something of interest. I'm sure that between the two of us we will be able to post something that appeals to a great number of people. After all, we all enjoy an escape from reality at some point, and that's what I hope to provide, an escape into another world that people will want to visit.
My first entry, however, will not be a story excerpt. Instead it will be one of my favorite poems that I have written.
That's it for tonight, au revoir.
Haircut
So, I got my haircut today; it was almost down to my shoulder and it is now really short. The cool thing is that the hair looks really healthy so, I am okay with it being this short.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Alone in the Dark game review
Name: Alone in the Dark (2008) a.k.a. Alone in the Dark 5
System: Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 2, Wii
Rated: M for Mature
Publisher: Atari
Genres: Survival horror, Psychological horror, Action-adventure
Release Date: EU June 20, 2008, NA June 23, 2008, AUS June 26, 2008, PlayStation 3 November 21, 2008
-I played the 360 version-
Ronan's first impressions: I was surprised at first to see the Atari logo on the game cover, I always felt they stuck to making Dragon Ball Z games or something. Being a huge gamer of games that screw with your mind I was always curious about where the survival horror genre came from. The answer is the original Alone in the Dark for the PC. Released in 1992, it was the first survival horror ever invented and it was widely liked by all gamers. Alone in the Dark (2008) got many mixed reviews and many said this game was stupid but I decided to brave the darkness and rent this game.
Plot 8/10: I found this to be a very original plot, mabye that is just me. I will try to not spoiler the plot for you, but it was a great way to bring the original game series which took place in the 1920's and 1930's and bring it into the 21st century. I plan on buying the original game for my pc if it will be able to run on it. I am very curious about the whole plot of this series and believe that this series could make a very good book.
Voice Acting 9/10: What can I say, terrific. It is hard to come across a game now that has good voices in it. They actually felt in character and felt like they enjoyed being part of the game. The graphics sometimes went out of sync with the mouths of the characters, but I will say again, I found the voice acting quite good. This proves that if you are really into the work of the game, then it will come out extremely well.
Music and Sound Effects 10/10: I absolutely love the soundtrack in this game, makes me want to actually go and buy it, hoping that the profit it will make will go towards the making of the sequel and iron out all the bugs in the future game. The music is creepy and sounds like an action flick when it comes to the exciting parts. The sound effects are good, hearing something just randomly fall or growl in the dark will make you jump. All the sounds were realistic and quite enjoyable.
Graphics 8/10: Pretty good for the Xbox 360. Obviously they were not trying to focus on the graphics too much. If you are looking for a high graphic game do not play this, however, if you want to play a game very decent graphics then this is for you. I mean I really enjoyed the graphics, I gave it a seven since it is 2008 and on an Xbox. The graphics for the Wii and PS2 I hear are good too.
Gameplay 5/10: The worst part in this game ever. It would be easier to play this game with a joy stick instead of a control and instead of hands you have chopsticks. I have played a lot of sucky games before, but I haven't seen one bad for a bit, so I was hoping that people have stopped doing this. Like many horror games (Resident Evil and Silent Hill) it is in third person and offers some scary camera angles. Scary indeed, I feel like beating the camera instead of the monsters! I should mention however that you can change to first person view, which makes it feel like a really good shooter game. I did however like the realism in it, you can find weapons laying all around the ground. It is quite fun combining a bottle of rum with napkins to make moltvol cocktails. The other thing I found amusing actually was the healing system. You get first aid sprays and must spray the areas of the cuts. Neatest thing is, it leaves scars on your skin and holes in your clothes for the rest of the level.
Did it stick to its genre? 8/10: I felt that his was a nice addition to horror games. Do not expect this thing to be really scary or something that you will not play a lot from the fear of dying in it. I was not wetting my pants like I would if I was playing fatal frame, but, it does have its "WTF OMFG" moments; ghost and man eating floors are crazy. This may result from it being realistic in the sense as real as a horror game can get. I suggest playing it alone in the dark, ha, pun.
-Overall 80%-
Rent, Buy, or Burn it: I would suggest renting it, quite a fun game. I suggest you rent it and if possible play it with a bunch of friends while taking turns, but play it by yourself first before you do this.
Other Reviews:
http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/774/774387.html
http://www.gametrailers.com/game/2582.html
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/alo...dark/index.html
System: Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 2, Wii
Rated: M for Mature
Publisher: Atari
Genres: Survival horror, Psychological horror, Action-adventure
Release Date: EU June 20, 2008, NA June 23, 2008, AUS June 26, 2008, PlayStation 3 November 21, 2008
-I played the 360 version-
Ronan's first impressions: I was surprised at first to see the Atari logo on the game cover, I always felt they stuck to making Dragon Ball Z games or something. Being a huge gamer of games that screw with your mind I was always curious about where the survival horror genre came from. The answer is the original Alone in the Dark for the PC. Released in 1992, it was the first survival horror ever invented and it was widely liked by all gamers. Alone in the Dark (2008) got many mixed reviews and many said this game was stupid but I decided to brave the darkness and rent this game.
Plot 8/10: I found this to be a very original plot, mabye that is just me. I will try to not spoiler the plot for you, but it was a great way to bring the original game series which took place in the 1920's and 1930's and bring it into the 21st century. I plan on buying the original game for my pc if it will be able to run on it. I am very curious about the whole plot of this series and believe that this series could make a very good book.
Voice Acting 9/10: What can I say, terrific. It is hard to come across a game now that has good voices in it. They actually felt in character and felt like they enjoyed being part of the game. The graphics sometimes went out of sync with the mouths of the characters, but I will say again, I found the voice acting quite good. This proves that if you are really into the work of the game, then it will come out extremely well.
Music and Sound Effects 10/10: I absolutely love the soundtrack in this game, makes me want to actually go and buy it, hoping that the profit it will make will go towards the making of the sequel and iron out all the bugs in the future game. The music is creepy and sounds like an action flick when it comes to the exciting parts. The sound effects are good, hearing something just randomly fall or growl in the dark will make you jump. All the sounds were realistic and quite enjoyable.
Graphics 8/10: Pretty good for the Xbox 360. Obviously they were not trying to focus on the graphics too much. If you are looking for a high graphic game do not play this, however, if you want to play a game very decent graphics then this is for you. I mean I really enjoyed the graphics, I gave it a seven since it is 2008 and on an Xbox. The graphics for the Wii and PS2 I hear are good too.
Gameplay 5/10: The worst part in this game ever. It would be easier to play this game with a joy stick instead of a control and instead of hands you have chopsticks. I have played a lot of sucky games before, but I haven't seen one bad for a bit, so I was hoping that people have stopped doing this. Like many horror games (Resident Evil and Silent Hill) it is in third person and offers some scary camera angles. Scary indeed, I feel like beating the camera instead of the monsters! I should mention however that you can change to first person view, which makes it feel like a really good shooter game. I did however like the realism in it, you can find weapons laying all around the ground. It is quite fun combining a bottle of rum with napkins to make moltvol cocktails. The other thing I found amusing actually was the healing system. You get first aid sprays and must spray the areas of the cuts. Neatest thing is, it leaves scars on your skin and holes in your clothes for the rest of the level.
Did it stick to its genre? 8/10: I felt that his was a nice addition to horror games. Do not expect this thing to be really scary or something that you will not play a lot from the fear of dying in it. I was not wetting my pants like I would if I was playing fatal frame, but, it does have its "WTF OMFG" moments; ghost and man eating floors are crazy. This may result from it being realistic in the sense as real as a horror game can get. I suggest playing it alone in the dark, ha, pun.
-Overall 80%-
Rent, Buy, or Burn it: I would suggest renting it, quite a fun game. I suggest you rent it and if possible play it with a bunch of friends while taking turns, but play it by yourself first before you do this.
Other Reviews:
http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/774/774387.html
http://www.gametrailers.com/game/2582.html
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/alo...dark/index.html
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Hello world of Blogger! This is Ronan here, just planning to use this blog to rant about life and random topics. Just a tad information about me. I love to write and I plan to post my original works of fiction on here and video game rants. Please stay tune and comment however you like. I just want to use this as a free writing blog and you are allowed to say whatever you want just nothing too horrid.
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