The Blogtastic Blogfest That Is Getmeoutofthis.net!

I swear, at some point, I will feel 100% here and then I will write you so much about Ghost Trick. SO MUCH.
For now, though, I guess I’ll just dump out all these stupid links I’ve been holding on to because, you know, surely I held onto them for something.

Sharkey wrote another Worst Covers article, a genre of article that never gets old, as I’m sure you’ll find when you read it.
Sharkey is also responsible for this image, I believe.

Be sure to report in.

I mean, it’s no Zombo.com, but Beepdog.us does have dogs AND beeps, so…

This is a map of Diplomacy, because I don’t remember what the spaces are, so I’m leaving this in a tab. It’s not very interesting to you, but, you know, I tend to empty out all my tabs so… here you go!

I still love game music. Here’s two tracks that have been in my head and open in a tab, one from Epic Yarn, and one from Sonic Colors. Completely fucking different, but both amazing.

Well, I have a lot less tabs open now! Onto my next task!

At any point I will break. I am at the point where getting new carpeting put in upstairs feels like it will destroy me. I will admit that I really, really hate this feeling, and I hate that I feel this way. I hate that I feel so lost here. I hate it.

I hate it.

I fucking hate it.

It’s not even funny breaking. It’s not useful. It’s not a motivator. I just feel crushed. The thing that crushed me was fucking new carpeting. I feel like such an idiot.

I’m empty and stupid and my life feels like way too much for me. I want to hide in bed until everyone goes away, for at least a few more weeks. Maybe then things will work out, but hey, I’m not holding my breath. Nothing works out.

I’m a functional, fairly hard-working person. Why am I so crushed? Why do I feel like this? I should function. I should work. Things should work out. God fucking dammit.

I’m super late to the party, but I want to write about Desktop Dungeons. Is that okay? Is that cool? Cool.

So, Desktop Dungeons. I gave it a go because of this nice little Let’s Play going on on the Talking Time. It seemed pretty cool, and I mean, the idea is genius. A whole roguelike you can complete in a few minutes is a fantastic concept that I am totally behind. Then again, pretty well any roguelike is one I can play through in a few minutes because I suck and die, but nevermind that.

It was immediately obvious why I had heard so much about the game. It’s really well designed. I feel like it can be even better, and they’re doing some sort of massive overhaul to make it an actual paid product, I believe, which will probably result in that happening, which is cool. I’d pick it up on Steam sometime for a few bucks.

The thing is, though, I feel like it’s really badly suited for Desktops. The interface uses nothing but left clicks. It seems like it would be trivial to put on an iPad, and that’s totally what I want.

Honestly, it’s amazing to me how much iPhone gaming has changed how I look at games. I see little but awesome things like Desktop Dungeons, and I immediately start thinking about how easily they could be converted into the much more convenient iOS platform for consumption. It just seems like such a great place for such development. The people who made the game could have been charging a buck for it on there from the beginning, and maybe would have earned some money for their hard work.
Granted, maybe without the free version it wouldn’t have gotten as much press as it did. That’s certainly something, I suppose. And, of course, it’s always nice to be able to develop in a fully open environment like the PC. I have no argument there. But dammit, it just seems so right. I have indie developers that I love and follow and support on iOS. That’s never really been something I even thought about doing for PC games.

I guess the extrapolation from that is how little I think about the DS and PSP these days. I’m playing Ghost Trick, and I tried to play Birth by Sleep, and it felt weird. I just play more games on my iPod more often. To be honest, an iPad seems like a much better gaming investment, at the moment, than a 3DS, which is certainly something I never expected. (Yes, Essner, I can hear you saying I could buy two 3DSes for the cost of an iPad, I know.) I could easily do that, and wait until the 3DS XL comes out. Or something similar. I mean, hell, Ghost Trick has an iOS version in Japan, which is probably going to show up here in a few months, and frankly, I would probably rather be playing that. I mean, I’d still have bought this DS version even if I had confirmation, because I am impatient, but I wouldn’t doubt that would be a potentially superior version.
Seriously, sometimes I think about how Apple has taken so much of my gaming time, and it still shocks me. Not that I’m unhappy about it. Quite the opposite.

Okay, I guess this wasn’t REALLY about Desktop Dungeons. But that’s a cool game. You could play it. And then maybe ask them to port it to iOS for me. Pretty please?

I’ve been working on two games. One is Ghost Trick, a completely fantastic game in its own right and I’m sure to ramble on about forever once I finish it, and Kirby’s Epic Yarn. Both games are awesome, but currently I’m kind of blown away by both of their soundtracks. So I’m going to share some.

Ace Attorney had some great music in it, that really made the game feel more dramatic than, perhaps, the gameplay actually was. Ghost Trick, while being a better game over all, continues that tradition.

I mean, seriously, just listen to this. When this music kicks in, and the person you’re trying to save is about to die, shit gets REAL. It’s always amazing what they can do with the limited sound hardware of stuff like this. I always have such respect when a song really gets me going when I play a game.

On a different sort of note, though, the music in Epic Yarn just perfectly fits the game. It doesn’t really get you going, but it’s just so cute and so right. I mean, just listen to this. This music is played when you’re on the race car levels. It’s flat-out fantastic. A great piano piece that’s fun and upbeat, but still fitting the cutesy look of the game. It’s simple, but solid. The game is willing to mix it up, too, when the time is right, but in general it keeps it simple, and often goes back to the piano on the very next level. It really helps set the tone for the game just as much as the neat Yarn visuals do.

We live in a time when game music fucking rocks. I love it when a game takes the time to take its music into account when creating. It’s just… effective. It certainly keeps me listening as well.

Two things happened yesterday. One was that the VERY NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE was changed as whatever governing body that governs things decided we needed a 13th Astrological Symbol due to how the earth rotates. I’m apparently a Pisces now, a sign governed by a picture of two fish doin’ it, apparently. What will become of me? Whatever will happen? And will people ever learn to pronounce Ophiuchus?
I dunno, twitter was going crazy about it.

Anyway, other than that, I drank a lot of water, which is oddly appropriate, seeing as I’m now drinking for two fish instead of one ram, and was really fairly sick, and expect to continue to be, to some extent. The water really helped a lot. I didn’t feel nearly as shitty as I did when I got up that morning thanks to the many glasses of water I downed. My body must have been like, “Oh thank god, proper hydration. I can’t believe I’m receiving a fluid that doesn’t contain caffeine.” Maybe it was so overjoyed it let me ignore my illness for the most part. I don’t know. I’m not a scientist.

And that was my day. The end. Yes, I really have very little to talk about. Besides, I guess, Fable III’s flaws. But I’ll get to that eventually, and overall, I am enjoying it, even though it’s not the masterpiece Fable II was.

“Where have you been?”
“Hiding.”
“Are you alright?”
“I’m fine. No worries.”

I’ve probably been having this conversation too much lately. At the same time, I want to hide and not come out until it’s safe. It probably will never be, but that’s really want I want. I mean, I want a lot of things.

Fuck, I don’t know.

In any case, I’m hiding from this blog today, too, but there’s some stuff to entertain you.
“Boost” Remo twittered this, and I do find it humorous, and maybe you will too.
The guys who brought you that awesome Mercenaries LP are doing one of Lost Planet 2, which is partcially responsible for getting me to play it some more, so give that a view, if you’d like.
Also, there’s this new Retsufrash which is a pretty amazing view, if that’s your sort of thing. I mean, it’s my sort of thing.

If you need me, I’ll be in bed, hiding.

I now have functional, working teeth.

Well, okay, I mean, they were working okay before. They just were overdue for maintenance. But now I did that, and now I’m cavity-free, and have functional teeth.

Huzzah.

I’m glad my parents helped me out with all this, and I am doing more to take care of my teeth now. Had been for awhile. Still, I had taken so long, and neglected everything about my personal upkeep for such a long time, and they were kind of completely shitty. They’re fixed, though. That’s a thing.

My own weakness and self-issues keep coming back to haunt me like that. Even if I say that I’m doing better, and I’m moving ahead, and things are happening, stuff like that still makes it clear how fucked up I am, to some extent. Hell, I should have been applying to colleges and shit over the past few weeks, but I couldn’t. I just couldn’t add another worry to my pile. There is way, way too much shit going on, at least internally. I needed to clear something off the pile before I try to add that to the list. But that’ll have consequences, you know? Who knows what will happen?

I’ll be fine, and I’ll survive, but, you know… it’s a thing, for better or worse.

I have been having nightmares about things not working out, to top it all off. Dreams of plans falling through. Things failing. Me failing. Again and again. I’ll wake up at 9 and force myself to sleep for a few more hours, but I’ll simply toss and turn and worry. Again and again.

Something has to give. Something has to improve…
Right?

Finally, my phone can stop telling me I’m making appointments in the past!

I don’t know. Every time I write a new year post, it’s always optimistic. Things are going to get better, I tell myself. Things are going to turn around. My life will work out. It’s always a personal pep talk to myself.

I’m kind of tired of it. I’m out of energy for that, I really am. This year is filled with unknowns, some good, some bad, and some questionable. I don’t know what’s going to happen, and it’s unlikely to work out the way I want. Will it still be in my favor? I guess that’s something I’ll have to find out.

Still, this is going to be posting while I’m sitting around with my good friends, playing board games, and having a fantastic time. That means something, right? That means a lot to me, certainly. I have people who want to hang out with me. I have fun with these people. They’re some of the most important people in my life, and hopefully I’ll get to add some other important people to their IRL ranks soon. Hopefully things will work out.

Hopefully things will get better.

Start your new year off right. Make things better for yourself. I’ll wish you luck with your personal quests if you wish me luck with mine. Deal?

Yeah.

Man, the Chrissymas is almost here! I’ve already received an awesome Festivus gift from Sheana, for one. As of this writing, the Mike and Ikes still exist… but barely. I’m also going to Droid’s F’in Christmas Party tonight, and I managed to wrap up all my gifts… I’m also finishing up all my preparations for my Festivus victim, and should be done with that this weekend.

It’s like Christmas is almost here.

I don’t know when I started being the sort of person who was all prepared for Christmas far in advance, but I really feel like I am again this year… I also feel like I’m not too excited about it like I usually am. I mean, it’ll be great, but fuck, there is so much shit to do, and so much going wrong. I’ll survive, though, and enjoy it. And you should too, blog-reading person!

Also, can we get a couple more different versions of Run, Run, Rudolph into Kohl’s sometime soon? I don’t think 3 is nearly enough.

Anyway, I’m going to make merriment tonight, so enjoy this shitty blog post. I’ll be back tomorrow with more serious stuffs! Huzzah!

Dear Whatever is Broadcasting on 87.7 FM in Cape,

Fuck you.

You cannot even begin to imagine how much rage I have at you. If I could injure you, I probably would. Every day I scream at you. Every day.

Did you know that 87.7 is the only setting at which my FM transmitter can get a clear signal? It’s true. It’s the only one, and it works all the way up to St. Louis. It’s the perfect setting.

However, in Cape, at completely random intervals, you feel the need to broadcast extremely, extremely loud screeching.

Now, I don’t know if you listen to podcasts. I do. You have to have the volume up to hear them talk sometimes. So when you blast my ears out with this screech, I get a little annoyed. When it happens again, I get more annoyed. A third time, and I want to injure someone.

Seriously, I have tried to find another station. But 87.7 is perfectly clear, except your fucking screeches. So just stop it, okay? Please, just stop it. Let me listen to my podcasts. That’s all I want. Please.

With deep, searing hatred,
poetfox

P.S. Fuck you.