As you can see, the last post regarding my ongoing chronicle was posted well ahead of schedule. The next composition is coming together with some alacrity as well.
But, I've been thinking about the other stuff I'm going to post here in my "everything" blog (as opposed to The Adventure Chronicles which is more of my "story" blog).
So, I do play some counsel games on the PS3. Currently, my top rotation is Battlefield 3, Call of Duty Black Ops II, and Rocksmith. I also include DC Universe Online some months, and other titles not really worth mentioning.
I'm not particularly skilled in Black Ops II or Battlefield 3. I'd say I'm better than average, but, comparing my stats with those on my friends list, I'd have to admit I'm below average. I'm better at Battlefield 3 than Black Ops II, but, I can't stop myself from playing Black Ops II more often. I may or may not post a vid or two featuring these two games, but, I really have to post one on Rocksmith. I'll probably come back to the other three games from time-to-time in other posts.
Rocksmith is, hands down, the best way I've found to learn guitar for me. You hook a real guitar into the PS3 and play it, very similarly (at it's most basic level) like guitar hero or rock band. It impressed me so much I actually started looking for other titles by Ubisoft. Not that hard, on average a gamer probably owns a few of these games. I was on the fence about getting into the Assassin's Creed games and decided to buy the first one, pushed over the edge by how impressed I was by Rocksmith.
Not to mention I let my nephews play it. The youngest had never picked up a guitar (as far as I know) and he was playing decently in under an hour. I had a similar experience.
I tried to learn guitar briefly when I was younger. It didn't work out. I took some lessons and gave up in under a month. I bought a guitar, when I got a bit older, got some books and a video. Tried to play. Didn't really work. Main reason: Learning the guitar was too dry and the learning curve was rough.
I played guitar hero, rock band, etc. Mostly at friend's houses and mostly as a band set up. It was fun enough, and many people found/find it a lot of fun, but, I was not overly interested in it.
Then I saw Rocksmith. I thought "Wow". They had a demo running in a local store, I gave it a whirl and was mesmerized. I realized I could finally learn to play. Which was cool. Because, my guitar was sitting in my closet for around 10 years, maybe more.
I dusted it off and loaded the game and, no joke, was playing a tune in less then 30 minutes. Not with awesome perfection, but, it was further than I got in all the other time trying to learn it combined.
The game has lots of nuances that really make it fun and a good learning tool. I plan to post a vid or two and spend some more time talking about it.
I'm also probably going to do a short animation or two that may or may not be related to my story.
Probably some pictures that are not related to "The Adventure Chronicles" at all, as well.
But, the next section of "The Adventure Chronicles" is ready for post production, and I'll probably be posting it soon. I have quite a bit of the story and the composition notes for the next few pics, so, they may pop out quicker than expected.
You can expect some conversations about my two regular RPGs as well. I'm running one, which is a "Modern D20" / "D&D 3.5" semi-hybrid. I'm playing in the other, a game I'm rather new to, but is quickly growing on me called Rifts. But more about that another time.....
It's likely that I'll publish some of the articles I've written too, and some of the short stories. No real plan there.
In the short term... Expect the next installment of "The Adventure Chronicles" and some stuff on Rocksmith.
Hope your day is ROCKEN!
-JameDawg
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