VGA 2010 Thoughts (and ME3)

Let's get right down to it...
All the clues and little teases that Bioware was dropping for us were all for Mass Effect 3. Now don't get me wrong - I'm extremely excited about this, but I'm a little disappointed because everyone already knew ME3 was coming. Why tease with little clues about London, and the atomic mass of iron and all that shit? It was building up for potentially something different, but lo-and-behold, it was really just what everyone wanted.  That said, the official teaser trailer was awesome and got me amped to hop back into the role of Shepard. In the trailer, the Reapers have decimated (I always liked that word) London, and once again, Shepard has to step up. Look for yourself:



SO, now that you've cleaned yourself up after watching that trailer, there are another few key things to note about the 2010 VGAs. I'm kind of disappointed there wasn't an official Spike webstream of the event, as there was the past few years, so any live stream got shut down within minutes. :(

I cannot tell you how excited I am that Bethesda is working on Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Hopefully they use a different game engine though, because the one they've been working on is getting kind of dated. It's good for environment, but not so good for character models. A lot of their games look similar, so I'm hoping they break that mold with Skyrim. And hey, if they don't, it's still gonna be ES5. Awesome! I can't wait til next holiday.  (UPDATE: Skyrim will in-fact be using a new game engine, confirmed by Bethesda)

Finally,
I'm so thrilled that for once, Halo didn't win all the damn awards. Maybe people have realized that it's not the godsend of an amazing game that everyone thinks it is. Or maybe the fact that it only won "Best Multiplayer" says something. I'm happy that Bioware won "Studio of the Year", Limbo won "Best Indie", ME2 won "Best RPG", and most of all... I'm happy that Red Dead Redemption won "Game of the Year". It deserved it for its amazing story, characters, and just damn good environments and gameplay. If you want to see who all won what awards, go HERE.

/* I'm going to go stash money for next year's game releases... I'll need it */

Change of addy

To anyone that actually bothers to read this,

I'm changing the URL for this blog a bit. Instead of "qismidnight.blogspot...."  it will now be "theqspot.blogspot.com".

It's just easier this way, and goes better with the actual title.

- Q

Spike VGAs & Bioware Fanboyism

The video game awards are this Saturday, and while I've never really watched them (because I don't have Spike TV), I'll be paying attention to this current one.

Why? One word... Bioware.

They've been putting out some quality games that I've thoroughly enjoyed lately. Dragon Age and Mass Effect are now personal favorites in my game library. Bioware has been dropping hints about a big announcement they're making at the VGAs. A lot of people think it's gonna be Mass Effect 3, but there's no confirmation of any of the clues. Here's what they are:

- The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth at the Vostok Station in Antarctica
- The atomic mass of iron
- British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)
- "The Singles" album from The Clash
- A picture of a fish (red herring)

There's also this picture.. which doesn't look like anyone from Mass Effect that I can think of.

What does it all mean?!?! Vostok is a system in the Mass Effect universe, but what does the rest of it have to do with anything Bioware could be making? I don't want to wait til Saturday

Things That Make Q Rage #4

Literal Bible Creationists

Rarely do I observe statements that truly make me question human gullibility and the future of society. Upon reading Pharygula (a science blog from PZ Myers), I've been seeing a lot of posts about Ken Ham, who is with the AiG (Answers in Genesis) in building a giant creationist Ark park in Kentucky, with $37 million in tax incentive help from the state government. It's pretty much going to be a government invested theme park for people that literally believe every word in Genesis to be completely, undoubtedly true.

This isn't the only thing that frightens me...
It's all the people that are with Ken Ham 100%... The people that make me rage so hard, that I can't take anything these people *ever* say seriously, ever again. I was looking up who Mr. Ham is, what he talks about, who supports him, and all the comments he receives. Below is a list of just a few of the incredibly stupid comments lacking any logic, reason, or common sense whatsoever. SPOILER: You're gonna rage: 

"Evolutionists say Crocodiles have been around longer than Dinosaurs! And, they live today--with humans. So how can evolutionists mock at creationists for believing dinosaurs lived with humans--when according to them, Crocs lived before and with Dinosaurs--and live today!"

" The description of the behemoth in Job 40 proves that dinosaurs existed at the same time as humans."

" I'm trying to teach my two year old whenever he hears 'millions of years ago' he should say, 'No, that's a lie.'" 

"Creation - the only plausable explanation!"

Those were just a few I picked out in a matter of minutes. There's hundreds more. I've lost "faith" in the world  I live in today... seriously.