My Semi-Annual official blog update

I swear, the subject title is merely in jest (mostly). Honest.

But I do feel guilty about letting the blog slide so far from grasp. Part of me still retains disdain for personal worldwide life updates about the truly irrelevant. Granted blogs became more of a quicker editorial, or delivered message from a personal level rather then what you ate, who you'd like to meet, etc etc.

Actually that is what we have Tweeter for (once it became established into the public ala in the same vein the internet now has delivered us such fake youtube candor).

But I digress enough about my useless and trivial dislikes. 

I started this blog not because I was self bloated with confidence nor was I traditionally happy. No I created this page to offer my work to the world no matter how trite and ineffective I may be as a writer. These other things are just opinions and just like my hypocrisy, I suppose are part of the game.

And for all this useless garbage and potential pretentious num-nutterary, I do apologize. I'm sorry my story took so damn long and began to crumple when it came down the line. I'm quite embarrassed it hasn't been finished and it's already April. I can openly admit that I'm not a very good writer.

In honest words it's disappointing because I know my health and my computer's health have derailed the work I haven't done. To this there is no response.

But away from the bad for only a moment I'd like to explain a couple things past and future.

A Vacant world is almost finished. Back in November my computer's HD crashed on me, dropping several pages of work and notes forever. Most of the original work was recovered but certain elements were damaged. There is no denying that.

Things are back on track to some extent with where I think I can honestly say soon is a relevant term. Atleast relevant enough.

In the near future I will post the finished copy here, in it's entirety, no stops, no bumps, no chest heaving coughs. Just the ending. Twenty something pages of it. I will keep everyone informed as to when this will be posted.

As to the contrived blog (sorry). I'm going to open her up. Anything and everything I feel I have a firm grasp on with some comprehension I may comment or review. Movies/Games/News/Sports/Books/Whatever. If I have it, seen it, played it or heard it I will show some due diligence and update this page. I won't promise anything but it'll be better... I hope.

And one last thing I wanted to touch base with. This stupid ass design. Not the backdrop but the actual cluttered and dismal piece of crap sunken form I'm currently filling. Look forward to something changed, spread or different. I'm tired of all this crap crowding my work like menacing shadows looking for their daily food exchange. To hell with them I say.

Thanks for reading and as always that's my personal opinion.... /Wink.

             Rossini

The Daily Blurb - Bat Country

Yesterday marked the first day I was privileged enough to see an actual demo of the upcoming Batman Arkham City for the Playstation 3/Xbox 360 and of course I had some random thoughts on the subject.

For starters, last we saw the game wild speculation grew as to whether or not the future had come and withered the main cast. Apparently that isn't the case and more importantly I must admit that was a stupid assumption considering a lack of information so paramount such as graphic upgrades, the first game's finale, and of course the fact that the original trailer just happened to made following the instant success of Arkham asylum and was necessary to convey a simple message to the fans lest they forgot.

                The dark knight [in video game form] will be back.

Prowling the streets in fall 2011

Two years later and like clockwork or a biyearly "good" Call of Duty* Rocksteady is bringing the world's greatest detective back and this time he's got a real mess on his hands. Clearly foretold by the name Arkham has been permanently moved from secluded to a much more spacious community, an entire district within the city walls.

If that weren't enough, cat women seems to be mindlessly frolicking about ready and willing to receive a new "look" from one villainous clown known as the Joker.

All story tidbits aside what really interests me about this sequel (aside from playing it of course) is watching to see gamers willingness to pick up their copy and controller for what may or may not be more of a same [but good] thing. It was clear as day that from announcement to demo's to upcoming release, the core gameplay is much retained. And while I'm not looking to imply that is such a bad thing I do have and have had one major festering concern regarding this.

Last year Bioshock 2 was released to much the dismay of many fans. What occurred after was either condemnation for similarities in appearance, realm, or game play or (and this is the big kicker in both these game's cases) story-lines. As in the case with that aforementioned game I feel that the gameplay enhancements will be there and of course I believe the move to the city while retaining linearity of a prison will propel Batman (pun intended) forward past Asylum's success. I just hope it'll be enough.

But of course the biggest question remains to be asked. Can Batman Arkham City do just enough different to quell the insurgency of gamers notoriously large disdain for redundancy or will it simply fail profitably as the haters hate?

- Rossini


*comment was partial to implying that treyarch CoD's are merely husks that Infinity War built.


Those of you still reading are more then likely doing so as them readers of A Vacant World and as such I do have some news for you but that will be formally  informed by a separate Blog Update. Thanks for reading!