NPC what are you doing? Why do you stare at me blankly.

An NPC from a generic game stares at me blankley. It doesn't ask for anything and it reads off it's good dialogue. Sure it is really hard to program. Mad props for the game designers that develop AI of any sort.

Something bubbles to the top. Where is the NPC going? Really, where has it gone in the last 10 years. And I must say the idea is completely taken from  PC Gamer. All the credit goes to them for this idea.
It is a good talking point.
When was the last time you were won over by an NPC? Not in Oblivion...nope you won't find anything there. Not since Skyrim or any other great RPG. Not since any of those games have I gave a shit about NPC's. Maybe it was deep in WOW. Or maybe it wasn't.
The validation that NPC's mean something in games is bullshit. I care more about the Kleenex when I get a cold then most of these NPC's.
The reason is they are not very relatable. Oh wait! I am an NPC. My name is Jack Frozzgardenian and I want you to venture the lands for hides. I won't tell you about where I come from or tell you that I might know you from somewhere. I'll just gossip idly as you click through an option of lists and say yes, no , maybe and Dennis. Where has the NPC's gone in gaming.
The only great NPC even if you can't play with her is Alexx from Half-Life 2. Half Life games at least make you feel for the poor scientists. You know the one's that are frazzled because that fucking portal opened. They didn't understand why it did but you relate to their terror. They are in something they can't control.
I am not saying all NPC's are mindless bots. I am just wondering in the next 10 years if we will see a change in their behavoir.  I am looking for an empathetic NPC. Someone I know I can feel for. Ellie is one of the best NPC's if you consider her one. I felt for her in every situation. She was relatable. I think Ellie is a step in the right direction in the Last of Us. You feel for her and that's a great thing in gaming. To feel is great in any medium.
I am not sure where we will end up. I just want to see more realistic NPC's one's that you can ask things and they respond realistically. One's that in the end you give a shit if they die or live. One's that have heart.
Oh I need to mention I love funny characters. Dog in Half-Life 2 is one such character. His actions are hilarious and he doesn't really speak. He communicates but to Alexx.

You can easily correct me if I am wrong. This is an excellent talking point. That is why I ventured forth and wrote this.
GLADOS is easily not just a villian but an NPC I cared about. Sure, she was evil but she was memorable. That's another thing....a memorable NPC is huge.

It is okay to like New Girl

New Girl was a show I had no business watching.
I don't want to lump Glee or any other bad television with New Girl.

Though, somehow Zooey Deschanel and her sexiness without trying lured me in. It was like the fish that you really want to catch. That's Zooey. She's the sexiest fish out of the pools of celebrities.
I felt that she drew me in slowly. First it was her hilarious performance in the only movie I have seen her in. Elf. That was when I was just blown away by her beauty and acting.
She can act.
On New Girl she plays a zany and fun girl that does whatever she wants. Could real women glean from Zooey's character of Jessica Day? Who the fuck knows. I just really love how this character of hers is realistic. I have met a couple crazy women who were cute because they were themselves and sexy because they weren't afraid to be. She is written well. She delivers the lines with hilarity, heart and more importantly as a convincing actress.
Not to mention...on the show she lives with three dudes. Any women that lives with three dudes probably would freak out due to the masculine odors that are emitted. HHEHEHHEHEHEHHE! All the bros on the show are funny as shit. You have Nick Miller, Schmidt, Winston. My god they're all unique. Every single one of them. I wondered who I was more like. Schmidt is completely off the wall and full of himself. He has a douche bag jar he has to fill if he douches out. Yet, Schmidt is damn funny and seems like he redeems himself with his charm. Nick is more the over analyzing guy who is cool but freaks out because he can't take care of plants. He has an obsession with his ex girlfriend. I forgot her name. Oh yeah! Caroline is that chick's name. Then  you have Winston a bully in elementary school, Winston is also cool but a little jumpy with commitment. His now current girlfriend in the damn show asked him to call her. He refused. He is also funny. There's an episode where Winston learns how to play chime bells and is so good he takes lead chime beller. Winston was supposed to help urban youth and instead becomes the center of attention. Then you have Jess she is geeky, fun, sporadic, spontaneous, beautiful, playful and all together silly. She's a good listener and really thinks with her heart. She becomes vulnerable for it but what person doesn't? I really like how Jess confronted a girl Nick was dating and asked her why don't you like me? Jess, decides she doesn't really give a shit and tells the chick her honest opinion. Jess says something like I like wearing polka dots. So she's stating her opinion with out backing down. She's pretty powerful without being overtly in your face. She's very sweet and in a lot of ways innocent. Well maybe not but the show is a gem. My friend's girlfriend told me to watch this show. I was resistant. Damn resistant. Had to be. I mean I thought I had to be. Until I watched it and laughed my ass off. What a show! What a funny comedy that I didn't expect.
You know what they say Zooey Deschanel can win you over with her beautiful eyes.
-A

Reading Frank Sinatra had a cold

Frank Sinatra Has a Cold is some of the finest writing I have ever read.
The sheer detail is a little beyond extraordinary.

As I type-type-type a way I am listening to  the smooth voiced Sinatra. Sure he is dead but his legendary status continues. Yes, through his beautiful voice and not through his actions.

The author wrote for Esquire. What is his name?
Gay Talese
As a journalist it is important to read this brilliant piece of Journalism.
Frank Sinatra has a cold. Is some of the most vivid, vivacious and otherwise clearly written story in a magazine.
Great, now I need to tell you a small synopsis.
Not even a synopsis but kind of ground work of what Frank Sinatra has a cold is about.
It is clear that Talese seemed to have gone everywhere that Frank Sinatra went. From bars to exclusive clubs and beyond. To smoky and crowded filled private clubs to house couches.
We the readers are put on to a journey as if we are right next to the Il Padrone. Il Padrone references Sinatra in the article.-according to Esquire's Gay Talese
  He is one of the most famous voices of all time. He is timeless.
Therefore, Talese had to have spent years gathering the research. If not years than months. Explicit detail is what Talese teases us with. He doesn't even tease he just lays everything down for the reader.

Frank Sinatra has a cold starts with one night when  Talese sees him in a bar. Two beautiful and majestic blonde women grace his presence. But it is this New Journalism as they call it, this very succinct prose, this descriptive verbiage that make this read memorable. As a writer for Esquire I am sure Talese was told to write stylistically. And this was in April of 1966- according to Esquire's Gay Talese
  This is just an incredible writing because we can smell the smoke. We can see Nancy Sinatra. We can hear his music as he preformed it on CBS. We can see his memories and share with Sinatra. You can learn a whole wonderful history about Il Padrone by reading this. Visualizing any of these details is visually stimulating. There's a great part where Talese talks about who was at this private club. A fat woman. Prize fighters and many more very highfalutin people. High class caliber people. People that are movie stars and are very bourgeoisie. Sinatra's inner circle as Talese mentioned was insane. I could only guess that the beautiful actress Ava Gardner, with her glossy black hair would have been included. Hell I don't really know about anyone of that time. Maybe Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Dean Martin and a couple others. Don Rickles is also mentioned in the story. Sinatra has amazing quotes. If his voice isn't magnetic and all together masterful his quotes sure are. He talks with conviction even whilst being quoted. Oh and to give a name to the place. It was called Jilly's Saloon-according to Esquire's Gay Talese
 When he's mad he's damn mad. Or when he likes confrontation he's out for confrontation. For example when at a club Sinatra is eyeing this kid in a suede sweater. I don't remember the color. I just remember that this kid looks like he doesn't belong in this private club. That he shouldn't have stepped foot in there with Sinatra watch-dogging the joint. So then Sinatra makes it apparent and says something like what kinda boots ya got there. The kid doesn't say anything and now Sinatra asks what the hell the boots are made outta of.
Maybe not that but where are they made at? Yeah that's it.
Hiliarity ensues. Deep hilarity ensues. After a little bit of silence Sinatra accosts the man for dressing the way he does. (Paraphrased from Esquire's Gay Talese)

.I don't like the way you're dressed," Sinatra said.

"Hate to shake you up," Ellison said, "but I dress to suit myself."

Now there was some rumbling in the room, and somebody said, "Com'on, Harlan, let's get out of here," and Leo Durocher made his pool shot and said, "Yeah, com'on."

But Ellison stood his ground.

Sinatra said, "What do you do?"

"I'm a plumber," Ellison said.

"No, no, he's not," another young man quickly yelled from across the table. "He wrote The Oscar."

"Oh, yeah," Sinatra said, "well I've seen it, and it's a piece of crap."

"That's strange," Ellison said, "because they haven't even released it yet."

"Well, I've seen it," Sinatra repeated, "and it's a piece of crap."-according to Esquire's Gay Talese

I can just imagine being in the room. Not a fly on the wall. Actually being there and watching the legendary well dressed Sinatra say what he said. Boy! I just picture the power in his voice. The writer wasn't scared. But if that was me I would have left to. You don't piss off a legend. You don't piss off Sinatra.

These were just small pieces in the story I loved. I mean there is so much more to comb over. There isn't enough time. That's my overall take of the story. The ending is very powerful and to me an embodiment of what Sinatra represented and was. You have to do yourself a favor and read the damn story. Talese is an incredible writer. He displays it with Frank Sinatra Has a Cold.

Please follow the below link if you want to learn what Frank Sinatra was. How he lived and more importantly how timeless his music was. This wasn't just about his music but who was Sinatra as a person?
Who was the genuine Sinatra?
I implore you to read this brilliantly, stupendously, written Esquire profile piece.



http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ1003-OCT_SINATRA_rev_

Blue Dahlia has returned

Yes, a lot happened with what I thought was a year.

It turned out it was two years away from Diablo 3. If you don't remember or I need to catch you up I am down to do so.

Basically, in a very easy nut shell what happened was my Diablo 3 account got hacked and my WOW account also suffered the same fate. A fate that would not destroy my want and need to play both games.

Well last year when this happened I got an authenticator for safety measures. With the authenticator attached I felt just that more goddamn safe.  Therefore, I thought all was well and Blizzard would take the measures to make my account really bad ass again from the evil hackers. Normally, I don't promote hacking but I find it highly intriguing. With this in mind I was super goddamn pissed when my account got hacked to pieces.

Would you not be? I mean sure Diablo 3 had a shaky-ass release.

1) Constantly Online

2) The bull-shit DRM

3) The drops were utter shit.

What happened with this tale?

Well, I'll tell ya. I had a support ticket either for years or not. Basically, I had no idea but two years had gone by. Still I longed for the reach of Diablo 3. I would say touch but that sounds like some horrible harlequin romance novel. Anyway, I wanted and yearned to play Diablo 3. My friends kept saying that it had gotten better. That loot 2.0 was in bound and would change Diablo 3 for the better. Also, what was happening now was Reaper of Souls was on the horizon.

Would it be a good horizon for Blizzard. After horribly mucking up Diablo 3 at release. Sure it is way old news but the story grows on and gets better.

Blizzard yesterday unfroze my account. Sure they needed my driver's license. But they unfroze my WoW account which got hacked God knows how long. For Fuck's sake this almost seemed worse than Duke Nukem Forever and the legend attached to it. That DNF would be vapor ware with the thirteen year ear mark. So now that WOW account was unfrozen and Diablo 3 was finally playable. Thank you Jeebus!

Goddamn, two years when I think about it, nay, ponder it was to goddamn long to not have Diablo 3. Like I said Reaper of Souls is actually releasing in March sometime. Therefore, Blizzard must have figured out the community was getting very angry. Again, the launch was piss poor. I blame some of that on Activision. I don't like those guys. Blizzard seemed to rectify a dissmal drop system and try to make all the gingerbread diabloites and gingerbread diabloiettes happy. 

Loot 2.0 would be that small hope or prayer.

What I noticed when playing Diablo 3 the improved version :

1) Loots are tailored to the class. I play a bitching hunter she is capped lvl 60 and has 18 or 19 paragon points.

2) Paragon points were added to get ready for Reaper of Souls.

Paragon points dictate stats like base stats and are a reward for capping. There's no way to get above 60 aside from buying Reaper of Souls. So they are nice addition.

3) Cain's book was added and portals and scrolls were taking out. Though, now you just have to hit T to open the portal to town.

4) The drops were so good. I had lost two orange items when the account was hacked. A beautiful mask and I believe bracers. Fuck! Well with just 10 minutes of playing I was able to re-gear. I now hit for 80 K in expert.

5) Inferno was no longer a difficulty. The new difficulties are normal, hard ,expert, master and torment.

6) 50% experience points for the release of Reaper of Souls.

Goddamn, if I am not relieved about having both accounts unfrozen. Sure there was weight on my shoulders from it. Atlas I am not your friend as I have flung off that big-gigantic globe on my back and launched it in the sea.

Fuck you globe!

I am so friggin happy I can play once again. Yes, as I mentioned I am a hunter lvl 60 capped and am enjoying life. She is beautiful she adorns a gold breastplate. She has pink angel wings. Her feet resemble chicken feet but are emblazoned in gold. She has a bow that deals punishing damage of 1208 per hit. And her mask makes her look like an aggressive warthog. Her name is the Blue Dahlia and I love her so.

I am happy Blue is back.

Now it's time to fuck up demons and kill Diablo again and again. My fervor for Diablo 3 has returned. My vivacity for the whole game is with me.

-Andres

Too many damn shows all the time shows

Fuck!
It seems that I have an undying backlog.
Did you see what I did there?
Really, though I am wondering how to put a dent in this TV show backlog.
Could it just be I love a lot of shows.
I am guessing so.

I am currently watching: Game of Thrones season 2, GTO, Desperate Housewives season 6, The Walking Dead (ongoing)
It seems like when I watch all these shows a new one will pop up. What the hell?
Seriously, my intrigue is piqued with some of these new shows.

Interest piqued: House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, True Detective, Homeland( I am iffy about. It doesn't seem like my type of show). Plus, I need to finish the rest of Arrested Development the new season.

So I watch all of these shows whilst writing blogs and writing a book. Something has to be put on hiatus but I love to watch shows. I always have.
So I am going to try to make a dent in the never-ending backlog.
But isn't that the reason the backlog exists.
We basically gave it a name and tried to organize it. By that I mean you the reader and me the consumer.
:)
What would you do with your any back log?

The Nightmare at East Rutherford

February 2nd, 21:23

The SuperBowl was set the dust had settled.
I was in full Broncos gear. An old Rod Smith replica jersey and a 1998 Denver Bronco Super Bowl hat.
Hut-hut-hike Manning saw the football go over his head in to the end zone. Safety. 2 -0 Seattle Seahawks. This is not what we Denver fans had expected. 2 became 5.
What in the fuck Denver? This wasn't the same team that showed its teeth against the New England Patriots.
 "FUCK!" That's what I wanted to blurt out but there was kids around. I was saying son-of-a bitch and goddammit under my breath. My hat was off most of the game because my head was ashamed of what was happening. It was a goddamn nightmare.


Denver was down 22-0 at the half.
Could Manning engineer drives and win the Super Bowl?

No.
 The short answer is fucking no.
The offense was punished all night. Manning threw two interceptions.
It was hard to watch . Beyond it. Denver just fell apart. Seattle's hard hitting Richard Sherman and company obliterated the hope of the Denver faithful.
And for fuck's sake what were the fans watching?
This wasn't football. It was sheer dominance. It was a big wrestler fighting a puny one.
Denver could not sustain momentum through out the game. Decker wasn't targeted most of the night. Knowshown Moreno was hurt. Sherman was now hurt. It wasn't a battlefield. There was no give, only take from the Seahawks.

What in the fuck Denver?
 A prolific season doesn't mean shit if you don't win the SuperBowl. Statistics don't mean a can of fucking beans if you don't hoist the Lombardi.
It was now the late 4th quarter and Denver was on life support. The end would be near and Denver would be obliterated 43-8.

Questions always surface.
Why did the D fall apart?
Why didn't the fucking special teams tackle?
Why shitty play calling?
Denver lost as a team.
I say this with a heavy heart. It was a shit show.
No positives came out of this game but a deep sting Denver won't forget, a painful sting that will leave them thinking what if?
What if we had drives? What if we didn't fumble?

The one's that don't say what if hoist the Lombardi trophy.


Denver as it stands now has a lot of question to answer. Plus, it now proves once again the #1 defense can stop the #1 Offense as it always has.
Denver's Champ Bailey will probably retire. The Broncos probably will make the playoffs but not the SuperBowl.
The team will look different next year.

And yet through all this anger and high frustration.
I will still wear orange and blue. Real fans don't quit on their team. Elway has two SuperBowl rings. He has a lot of Super Bowl losses. Denver is a team of perseverance. They won't stop and will remember that sting, which won't go away until they hoist the shiny Lombardi trophy on their shoulders.

Tags: bad, denver broncos, frustration, superbowl

I always wanted a Yeti

I always wanted a Yeti. I have no idea why but the white coat of the ferocious beast would be great.
Of course, this isn't a real Yeti.
No, really it isn't a real Yeti.

It is a Yeti on Zoo World 2. Am I in no way endorsing Zoo World 2. I am just saying I want a Yeti.
Although, this Yeti I want isn't ferocious but cute.
Yep, he's blue and he's from the game Zoo World 2. In order to get him.
You must do this watch and earn business. So, I turn down the volume to none and watch the ads.
I will get this Yeti soon damnit.

What do you want? Not desire but what do you want.
What I want is a furry blue yeti from Zoo World 2. I just think he'd be outta place. And that's a okay with me.
He's a friggin Yeti for Christ's sake.
-V