Exams still suck

Finished my paper on the effect of weather and water quality on the population of Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets in Elkhorn Slough for ecology, onward to studying for differential equations and neurobiology.  Three days left, then done with college, such a weird feeling.

Until then, enjoy the Tribes inspired video that I find far funnier than it probably is.

Kickstarter Craziness

Not about video games specifically, but if you've followed any video game news recently, you've probably heard of Kickstarter by now.  If you haven't, the idea is pledging money directly to the design team of the game to help fund the game directly, as well as prove to investors that there's interest in the game.  The big part of this, is that it cuts out the publisher, meaning there's no one breathing down everyone's neck with deadlines and rushing a game to meet a crucial release date.  Looking at Mass Effect 3 and it's terrible ending, it's becoming obvious that rushing games to meet a release date is becoming a problem.

The system itself is interesting, giving seasoned veterans of the industry a chance to make sequels to, or games in the same style as their old classics, and giving new comers a chance to pitch their idea directly to consumers rather than to a big name publisher.  I don't know of any big name games yet that have actually finished, but with big name titles like Wasteland 2 and a Shadowrun sequel on the way, it should be interesting to see how well this ends up working, or if it will break down due to broken promises.

Exams are killer

How am I supposed to write about games when all my time is spent studying?  Last classes on Tuesday though so I should find time to play in between then and worrying about finals.

Current "To Play" List

I'll keep an updated list here of the games I currently plan on playing but haven't found the time for.

Fire Emblem 4 - I'm really already quite far into this, it just takes me a while to play as I'm the kind of person that hates to lose units and can restart a mission just to save someone.  With how easily some characters can die and how long the missions are in this one, it can take me a while to play a single map.

Half Life 2: Episode 2 - I can't believe I still haven't played this one, I just need to find the time to sit down and play through it.

Trine 2 -  Most of the way through this one as well, just need to finish it up.

Botanicula - A cute point and click puzzle game from the makers of Machinarium.  Had this for a while, just need to actually play through it.

Fallout - Picked this up for free a while back when GoG had a promotion going for it.  Like the other games on this list, I just need to find the time to play it.

If you have any suggestions for a game, feel free to drop me a comment and I'll check it out.  Keep in mind that I only have a laptop and a DS to play on right now, so I can't play anything top of the line right now.

Just starting this up.

I'll be posting random thoughts on whatever game I'm playing currently, mostly Tribes: Ascend for a while, so expect that.  Hopefully will get a long post out soon so stay tuned.