Monday, June 27, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Why hello Mr. Xbox 360 slim
Me: Hey Alexander can I bring the Playstation-
Little Brother: No.
Me: Crap....
So that idea was quickly dashed. And so it came down to me buying a Xbox 360. I wasn't keen on using $200 graduation money for a system, so I dug through my closet to find my PSP and DS Lite. I went to the local gamestop and traded my:
- PSP
- DS Lite
- Uncharted 2 (I shed a few bitter tears, but 3 is coming out Nov.)
- AC Brotherhood
- LBP (I already had 2)
- Gran Turismo 5
- A Number of DS games at least 9.
- Refurbished Xbox 360 slim 4gb
- Halo Reach (Preowned)
- Powerup reward pro
I also bought Xbox live gold for 2 months for $2 on this awesomely convenient deal. I got a bunch of games from a friend who doesn't play anymore, and finally go a headset for $20.
So my opinions on the Xbox 360?
The Controller:
Compared to the Ps3, the Xbox 360 has a much better controller for shooters. The Ps3 does pretty well for all games. But the triggers on the Xbox 360 controller feel much more natural for shooters. Unfortunately for any other games, the Xbox 360 controller feels weird, like I never really liked playing racing games on the 360.
And between the Kinect and Playstation Move. The Kinect is so much better. The Playstation Move just seems like a Wii controller except for Ps3 games. The Kinect on the other hand. I had doubts on it, but after playing Dance Central it's awesome. However that seems like the only game I'll actually enjoy with the Kinect because all the others just seem like reboots of Wii games I've already played.
Graphics, Dashboard and Gameplay:
I already established the feel of the controllers. The Xbox 360 pretty much has similar graphics and gameplay as the Ps3. The only thing I have to get used to is the different dashboards, which isn't anything to complain about it's just a matter of adapting. Only problem with the 360 is no bluray player so no awesome HD movies.
Gaming Services:
PSN: I loved the free service. But ever since it was down due to the hackings and the lack of any of my friends online, it felt lacking. Ya I got some fun out of multiplayer, but it is nothing compared too....
Xbox Live: Yes I have to pay for it, but that's the small fee for an awesome experience. I finally got to play in full parties with a lot of people I know, it's extremely fun. I also do better with people I know.
Verdict: I really like both the Xbox 360 and Ps3 and I can never choose which is better between the two.
If you were to choose between the two it depends on a number of factors:
- Blu-ray? or no?
- Which Exclusive games you want? You really have to make choices and sacrifices on which games you want. For awhile I gave up on Gears of War and Halo for a bit for Uncharted and Final Fantasy.
- The importance of multiplayer to you. Do you want to play with your friends? If so what system is the majority of your friends on? and if it's Xbox live, would you be willing to pay for that?
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Hypnotism
So my Grad Night for High School was in our gym, and I was thinking how lame it was going to be.
It turned out to be the most awesome time of my life ever. I'll go into detail on another post of my whole slew of events that happened yesterday.
So for every Grad Night at the school I go to, the staff always hires a hypnotist. And at my school there's a billion rumors about how it actually works and what people have done. Also none of the events were really ever posted on the public (probably for a number of reasons).
Ya I was a bit skeptical if this thing could actually work.
And I can tell you one thing, It Does.
After seeing what the guy had my friends and classmates do. I can pretty much tell you hypnotism is real and the people I saw weren't faking it. The first things the hypnotists had my classmates do still made me doubt because you can generally fake it. Like you can fake acting cold or hot. The later ones though knocked me off my seat and made me believe. After knowing my friend Juan for 4 years and him generally being a guy, I know for a fact he wouldn't take off his shoes and paint his toenails in front of the school.
Hypnotism really is psychology at one of its finest. You really wouldn't expect someone to be at the mercy of what someone else is telling them, but it happens. There's a 6 minute process that all my classmates who volunteered had to go through with the hypnotist breathing in and out and such. He prompted them about random events happening and have them imagine it like flying through the sky and falling into the sea and doing things with your eyes and looking in the middle of your forehead with your eyes shut. I tried it out myself in the audience and I stopped because I had this feeling like I was getting lost in my own mind and I might actually be hypnotized if I continued on.
Then two things happened. People either got hypnotized or they didn't.
If they weren't you could tell they weren't and escorted off stage. It's basically due to the fact they weren't comfy what they were doing, they pretty much were conscious of where they were and what was happening. They weren't really comfy where they were. That's pretty much what I gathered when I asked my friends and classmates who sat down
The people who were hypnotized were just asleep and just looked knocked out, no matter what the hypnotist did. And once we all started cheering and they still didn't wake up, we all immediately learned that hypnotism was real and these guys were screwed.
What ensued was an hour of fun. It felt like 5 minutes to them, Inception? I think so. It's really shocking and hilarious seeing people you know doing things that they wouldn't do. No scratch that. They wouldn't do what any normal person would do.
But they did get something out of it. I didn't think this could work either, but at the end the hypnotist made our classmates sleep again. And he told them that when they "woke up" they would be re-energized (we all wish we had that because it was four in the morning), and that they would have a good night's rest (another one we all wished he did to us).
And right now I'm look amongst, a bunch of my classmates complaining about how tired they are, myself included. Except my friend Juan who said he and the best sleep ever along with another classmate of mine who said something very similar.
So if you ask my if hypnotism is real, I'll pretty much say yes.
It turned out to be the most awesome time of my life ever. I'll go into detail on another post of my whole slew of events that happened yesterday.
So for every Grad Night at the school I go to, the staff always hires a hypnotist. And at my school there's a billion rumors about how it actually works and what people have done. Also none of the events were really ever posted on the public (probably for a number of reasons).
Ya I was a bit skeptical if this thing could actually work.
And I can tell you one thing, It Does.
After seeing what the guy had my friends and classmates do. I can pretty much tell you hypnotism is real and the people I saw weren't faking it. The first things the hypnotists had my classmates do still made me doubt because you can generally fake it. Like you can fake acting cold or hot. The later ones though knocked me off my seat and made me believe. After knowing my friend Juan for 4 years and him generally being a guy, I know for a fact he wouldn't take off his shoes and paint his toenails in front of the school.
Hypnotism really is psychology at one of its finest. You really wouldn't expect someone to be at the mercy of what someone else is telling them, but it happens. There's a 6 minute process that all my classmates who volunteered had to go through with the hypnotist breathing in and out and such. He prompted them about random events happening and have them imagine it like flying through the sky and falling into the sea and doing things with your eyes and looking in the middle of your forehead with your eyes shut. I tried it out myself in the audience and I stopped because I had this feeling like I was getting lost in my own mind and I might actually be hypnotized if I continued on.
Then two things happened. People either got hypnotized or they didn't.
If they weren't you could tell they weren't and escorted off stage. It's basically due to the fact they weren't comfy what they were doing, they pretty much were conscious of where they were and what was happening. They weren't really comfy where they were. That's pretty much what I gathered when I asked my friends and classmates who sat down
The people who were hypnotized were just asleep and just looked knocked out, no matter what the hypnotist did. And once we all started cheering and they still didn't wake up, we all immediately learned that hypnotism was real and these guys were screwed.
What ensued was an hour of fun. It felt like 5 minutes to them, Inception? I think so. It's really shocking and hilarious seeing people you know doing things that they wouldn't do. No scratch that. They wouldn't do what any normal person would do.
But they did get something out of it. I didn't think this could work either, but at the end the hypnotist made our classmates sleep again. And he told them that when they "woke up" they would be re-energized (we all wish we had that because it was four in the morning), and that they would have a good night's rest (another one we all wished he did to us).
And right now I'm look amongst, a bunch of my classmates complaining about how tired they are, myself included. Except my friend Juan who said he and the best sleep ever along with another classmate of mine who said something very similar.
So if you ask my if hypnotism is real, I'll pretty much say yes.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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