Viva la Vita

Hey there. It's been a while, but I wanted some more hands on time for my PlayStation Vita. There's a lot to like, and a little to loathe.

First, the stuff that I like. I didn't like the size of the buttons at first since I have big fingers, but, pardon the pun, they grew on me. I think I figured out how to do a two-finger tap on it, so a Tekken title shouldn't be an issue. Th D-Pad is great, and so are the dual analog sticks. Everything just falls into place and feels great. I don't feel like my hands are cramped and I can concentrate on the OLED screen pumping out good graphics.

The thing that annoys me, though, is the interface. Why Sony went with something other than than the XMB interface that I'm familiar with is a mystery. I would like to, at least, organize things in folders, like my iPhone. One folder for Vita games, one for PSP and mini titles, one for apps, and one for settings.

The other thing that annoys me is the charging. Is it me, or do I need the official power adapter to charge this thing? I can't charge from USB. Do I need to change a setting or something? I need to find out.

Otherwise, I can't complain about my Vita purchase. I'm very happy with it, and I'll keep it for the long run.

Long time, no speak!

I've been real busy over the past two months. I'm sorry for not keeping a regular post schedule.

Anyways, I got sucked into the Hunger games hype. I finished the book last week and I'm going to see the movie tomorrow. I also started on the second book. I'm already through the first four chapters. Boy, this is an easy read.

Aside from that, I got a PlayStation Vita. I have a few thoughts on it, that'll come in a future blog. Hopefully I can bang one out this week.

Stay tuned...

Things I'm looking forward to this year

Hey guys, me again. I guess we're all settled into the new year now. Things have been crazy for me over the past few months, and so I really haven't had the time to post stuff here. Now that things have died down a bit, I do plan on posting a little more regularly again.

Now, there are a few things I'm looking forward to in this new year on the video game front. In particular, there are three games I have my eyes on.

Xenoblade Chronicles- I've been following the Operation Rainfall campaign with great interest, if only to see if they were going to be successful. They were partially successful and this game is going to come out in April. I've never gotten into a JRPG before, but I might as well try this one out and see if it's worth the hype.

Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown- With Namco fumbling the ball on their fighting franchises (Soulcalibur V does nothing for me, and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is a late 2012 release), Sega looks to get the upper hand in the 3D fighting game competition this year with their latest Virtua Fighter title. This game has had two years in Japanese arcades to be fine-tuned for good balance and great competition, and with online play, it could be pretty much the only fighter I need this year.

The next Need for Speed title- All I know about this one is that Criterion Games is doing this one, and if Hot Pursuit is any indication, this one should be awesome. The Run was pretty decent, but I think that everyone's anticipating what Criterion does next.

There's probably a bazillion other games that I'm looking forward to, and I'll probably get to those in a future post. Stay tuned...

I've been slacking off, I know.

I have just been real busy over the past two and a half months. I started a second holiday job at Best Buy, played some more video games, got an iPhone 4S on order, got another A in my paralegal studies, and ended the year on a high note.

I promise to get back to posting stuff once a week in 2012. I'll have a few more thoughts on what's going on in the next few days.

Things are looking great...

I'm still here, I'm just busy at the moment with other things. I've got a second job at Best Buy, my car's running great, and I have no complaints whatsoever.

I'll post something later in the week, promise!

Finally, it's arrived, Tony!

As I mentioned earlier, I got a Fiat 500 last month. So far, so good. I'll have a detailed writeup soon-ish, but in the meantime, here's a Flickr gallery of my baby.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferrarimanf355/sets/72157626994515551/

Some pics came before I got the racing stripes installed, some pics came after that. I love my baby, and the stares I get are worth it!

More to come...

This is the best thing you'll see all week.

Scantily-clad cheerleader, appropriate song, rainbows... shut up and take my money, WB.

I'll pre-order this and pick it up at the store. Honey badger don't give a fuck, I'm not paying for shipping.

Lots of stuff happening

Hey guys, I'm sorry that I didn't post anything in a month and a half. I was super busy with other stuff I was doing. I've applied for a new job at the local clerk of the courts, I should hear back from them soon. I also got a Fiat 500 last month and am putting some serious miles on it. I'll talk a bit about that tomorrow.

I also have a couple of things I want to put up here, now that I think of it. I was going to do it earlier, but I had some writers block and things on my to-do list that were popping up on me.Stay tuned, I'll get back to blogging on a regular basis soon enough.