So i tried the open beta of Aion yesterday. I used http://www.mobiusxp.com/?p=101 to join the chinese beta. I also had to hunt down enu.pak from http://bass-ackwards.net/ftp/AION/ENU.pak. After this though, the game was fully installed in english and i had a chance to play. Below you can see a variety of screenshots i [...]
With the new transitions that i have gone through recently (starting a career, moving to another country, moving away from my family and friends, learning a new culture and language, etc) i have found myself being very reflective in my spare time. Today I got home from my fourth day of work and started [...]
I purchased Fallout 3 the day it came out. I had not heard much about the game other than a recommendation from a friend who has played the entire Fallout series and thought that i would like it. The point that persuaded me was when i was told by another friend that it [...]
Umbrellas – I am not sure if the weather has been surprisingly good or just normal while I have been here, but Japanese surely have a use for umbrellas. It has only really rained for two days out of my trip which has been ten days so far. I guess I never noticed [...]
The plane ride – I arrived at the airport around 11:45 for a 2:10 flight. I wanted to get there early so that in case I encountered any setbacks they would not delay my trip. Everything went surprisingly smooth. I checked my luggage in 15 minutes and found my gate in another [...]
So SPORE has been out about a week now, and there is plenty of buzz about the game. Unfortunatly, most of this is due to the DRM. The game can only be installed on 3 PCs. Now I am no fan of DRM, but that did not sway me not to purchase this game. I [...]