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In addition to video-games Xavier likes to write random excerpts of fiction and other nonsense. Check out his blog: http://areyouxperienced.blogspot.com/
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Should tournaments be more regulated in the future?
Monday, May 30, 2011 |
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"nks for the comments guys.
@Lance: In addition to lying, I think the ease with which people mindlessly respond to a blog, article, etc. (which is also directly related to having an online alias) is something I hope will get better in the future. There are certainly communities and outlets that foster intelligent, conducive dialogue but for each one, there's five more doing the opposite.
@Jeffrey: Indeed. I, in no way, mean to speak against being able to clearly articulate one's feelings or response towards a game; however, I think it's OK if there are instances where a game in a series "just doesn't feel the same". You know? But I suppose that comes with the journalistic territory...
As for your thoughts on a continued dialogue, I think that there are people in the industry that have thought of and tried to do something similar to what you are describing. It certainly sounds good, but I think the problem arises when you consider the amount of page views something like that generates -- especially in this day and age when having the latest review or news story makes all the difference. Who really cares when the hype, as you say, is g"
Friday, September 04, 2009
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009
"nce: Haha. I'm not sure if it's just an initial bad impression or what, but a majority of people aren't pleased at all.
I thought this was pretty humerous:
[img]http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q164/Proff_X/636472980_xLfP6-O.jpg"
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
"l as though I should further explain my statement. When I talk about the Sonia's bond with Jessica and her family, I'm speaking to the fact that she actually knows the exact location of the weapon. That's where the "Her movements were instinctive and surprisingly unwavering" come"
Saturday, August 29, 2009
"ative. As far as I know that information has yet to be released. Besides, you should support the mag"
Saturday, August 29, 2009
"nce: I know! Craziness mayne. ;)
@Nick: Oh! Thanks a bunch for your criticism. Much appreciated.
[quote]The Deus ex machina at the end kind of bothered me. Jessica didn’t call Sonia, but she shows up (and brings a gun?!). OK maybe her “plans to help [her] mom” changed, but still, she just comes into the house with a weapon?[/quote]
Actually, this is somewhat incorrect. I thought that by saying:
"Although grabbing Jessica's father's firearm had been instinctive"
I would have been able to portray some kind of bond/trust that Sonia had with both Jessica AND her family. But I guess that didn't quite work out. :'( But even so, your feelings about the Deus ex machina are completely valid. ;D
- Your thoughts on shifting perspective and the way characters are introduced are pretty funny actually. You see, while in the middle of writing the story I essentially switched protagonist. Sonia was the one that was meant to be abused and ultimately die. However, as you can see, the complete opposite happened. I think I'm still OK with the switch though but agree that more tweaking could have been done.
But yea, if anyone else is reading and has even more comments/critiques PLEASE feel free to voice"
Saturday, August 29, 2009
", hey, that update is coming. ;)This post is to showcase what I think is a pretty awesome "Play""
Saturday, August 29, 2009
"l, I can definately see where he's coming from but I don't necessarily think this is a cause for concern. (Especially at this point in the site's life)
If people feel inclined to comment, they"
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
"Lance,
When I think about it, your statement makes perfect sense and is actually similiar to a phase literature went through in the areas of poetry and criticism amongst other things. I suppose video games are going through a similiar stage.
However, I still think that those who believe in the medium should champion and accurately critique its shortcomings and triumphs. I mean, if we don't, who wi"
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
"just saw your comment. I think adding pictures could definately improve any blog! Apologies for posting such a similiar story so closely after you"
Monday, July 27, 2009
About the audience -- of course what you say is very true and I probably should've retooled the article a bit before posting it here. =0
In any case, I see that you're located in Florida. Will you be attending CEO?"