I actually typed up a quick entry about this some time ago but I decided to take it down. But since it's gone online (this was a different article altogether), guess now would be the best time to promote it!
So Sir Mac (our Operations Manager) invited us developers to submit any blog entries to post to the website whenever we wanted. Since a tester-themed entry was long overdue (and that was about the only topic I could deliver anyway), I decided to give it a shot.
And it got approved! If you guys wanna have a read (and see my smug picture to boot):
That Same Old Testing Thing
on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Since I started blogging, I've been through 4 phones that barely last a year. Let's have a quick recap, shall we?
- 9/5/2009 - Blue Nokia 2680 (9 months, 1 day)
- 6/6/2010 - Black Nokia 2690 (1 year, 11 days)
- 7/17/2011 - Black Samsung Champ Duos (1 year)
- 8/17/2012 - Black Samsung Galaxy Ace (6 months)
- 2/16/2013 - White Samsung Galaxy S Duos
This is the first time I've applied for a Data Plan and paying for it at my own expense, so it was pretty important to me that I got a phone that would last me longer than a year without fail. This was one of the phones that came free with my plan, and I'm quite happy with my decision!
This is my first white phone ever, so it couples well with my current White iPod 4th Gen Touch.
When I obtained this phone, I was on a current shipping fixation that will probably last for the next few months as long as I live. If you don't know what the term Shevine stands for, it's basically a pair-up of two coaches from NBC's reality singing competition, The Voice. Which two artists you may ask? Blake Shelton and Maroon 5's front man Adam Levine!
(Get it? Shelton-Levine? Shevine? Yeah, of course you do)
So it felt appropriate that to celebrate my fandom of their awesome bromantic pair-up, I decided to dub my phone Shevine. I will love this phone to death and enjoy the many wonders of it in the coming year(s). Data plans FTW!
on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
The new year called for an overhaul of the blog layout, so I went searching and decided to go to more simplistic ones and chose this one. Moving forward, I may or may not revert to some previous ones, if only to chronicle them much like this so that when I want to jump back to a layout it'll be easy to retrieve. :)
Theme Name: Mad
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I would be lying if I mentioned the fact that this entry is just an addition to the raving reviews of this game already out on the web. Of course it would not be as simple as that. Not when I'm part of the development team that brought this game to fruition.
So to salvage what sanity I still have after divulging that fact, let's move on to the (hopefully) impartial review of the game!
Grave Mania: Pandemic Pandemonium is the second game in the series following Grave Mania: Undead Fever. This time around the resident Locas (that's actually their last name!) Bonnie and Johnny expand their zombie-subduing and whacking-to-unconsciousness expertise to a global scale as the zombie pandemic spreads overseas. This time management game is fast-paced, catering to both novices and expert players where difficulty is concerned. The zombie theme is depicted in a less-than-gruesome tone, right up to the finger puppet cutscenes that move the story along.
This second installment tackles the search for the source of what started it all: the cake that turned people into zombies! While it maintains much of the first game in terms of gameplay, it attempts to bring some subtle, welcome changes that is sure to keep you coming back for more.
On a technical note, succeeding porting is under way, so expect the game to come out on the Mac, iOS and Android devices, as well as localized into several languages. Towards the end of PC development, I found myself taking over where Jamie had left off. That included cinematics (where I had close to little knowledge about but managed to survive thanks to her workshop and my badgering while she was working her stuff) as well as QA lead for the project, but it wasn't a job I couldn't handle. Now with the game finally released (and managing to remain on the Top 10 Time Management Games and Top 100 Games (#2 and #25 respectively as of 2/12) on Big Fish Games!), it's all about looking ahead, finishing strong and pave the way for a hopeful trilogy or third in the series! Team Loca fight!
Try it out/Download it here!
So to salvage what sanity I still have after divulging that fact, let's move on to the (hopefully) impartial review of the game!
Grave Mania: Pandemic Pandemonium is the second game in the series following Grave Mania: Undead Fever. This time around the resident Locas (that's actually their last name!) Bonnie and Johnny expand their zombie-subduing and whacking-to-unconsciousness expertise to a global scale as the zombie pandemic spreads overseas. This time management game is fast-paced, catering to both novices and expert players where difficulty is concerned. The zombie theme is depicted in a less-than-gruesome tone, right up to the finger puppet cutscenes that move the story along.
This second installment tackles the search for the source of what started it all: the cake that turned people into zombies! While it maintains much of the first game in terms of gameplay, it attempts to bring some subtle, welcome changes that is sure to keep you coming back for more.
On a technical note, succeeding porting is under way, so expect the game to come out on the Mac, iOS and Android devices, as well as localized into several languages. Towards the end of PC development, I found myself taking over where Jamie had left off. That included cinematics (where I had close to little knowledge about but managed to survive thanks to her workshop and my badgering while she was working her stuff) as well as QA lead for the project, but it wasn't a job I couldn't handle. Now with the game finally released (and managing to remain on the Top 10 Time Management Games and Top 100 Games (#2 and #25 respectively as of 2/12) on Big Fish Games!), it's all about looking ahead, finishing strong and pave the way for a hopeful trilogy or third in the series! Team Loca fight!
Try it out/Download it here!
on Monday, February 11, 2013
(My apologies for the uber lateness of this, but I was, quite honestly, lazy and caught up with other things to actually continue what I started. Ba humbug)
December 2012.
It's not very often that Japanese movies get shown here in the Philippines, so when SM Cinemas managed to get ahold of the Rurouni Kenshin live action movie (with awesome petitions from Filipino fans!), there was no time to waste when getting tickets were involved.
The initial showdates spanned about a week, so watching the movie within that time seemed to be an absolute must or dare to waste seeing your childhood come to life on stage. Considering this too had been part of our childhood, Kai and I were among the many fans who would stop at nothing to ensure that we had seats.
Amuse Philippines, a fangroup of the Japanese group Amuse (agency of the lead actor Sato Takeru) made arrangements to do block screenings for the weekend showing at SM North Edsa. We immediately jumped at the opportunity and made our reservations. After I made the necessary bank deposits, disaster struck.
Early that week, Kai had gotten into an accident that, put it simply, rendered her unable to walk and had to use crutches for almost a month after that. This meant that we wouldn't be able to make the Saturday showing we had reserved for. We ended up giving the tickets up to our friends while I spent Saturday keeping her company.
When Sunday came along, she had insisted to go and watch it, against my better judgement. Needless to say, I purchased our tickets on SM Cinema's website, and we went on our way (one of the few times I brought the car) to SM Marikina.
Not surprisingly, it was everything we expected and more. The action was breathtaking, the fight choreography was orchestrated brilliantly, and the actors were spot on to the dot of the I. Their portrayals spoke volumes of what the manga started off with, and Sato Takeru, the actor for our favorite Himura Kenshin/Battousai embodied the character to perfection.
It was full of comedy and action just as the original work from the manga to the anime depicted, and watching and experiencing it in its raw, Japanese form was perhaps the best part of it all.
Kai and I were happy campers and it was well worth the trip... if it wasn't such a hit and the showdates extended for about two extra weeks. (xD)
But I give a toast out to our collaborative effort to bring Rurouni Kenshin to the Philippines, and here's to hoping for future titles to come to our islands in the South East.
December 2012.
It's not very often that Japanese movies get shown here in the Philippines, so when SM Cinemas managed to get ahold of the Rurouni Kenshin live action movie (with awesome petitions from Filipino fans!), there was no time to waste when getting tickets were involved.
The initial showdates spanned about a week, so watching the movie within that time seemed to be an absolute must or dare to waste seeing your childhood come to life on stage. Considering this too had been part of our childhood, Kai and I were among the many fans who would stop at nothing to ensure that we had seats.
Amuse Philippines, a fangroup of the Japanese group Amuse (agency of the lead actor Sato Takeru) made arrangements to do block screenings for the weekend showing at SM North Edsa. We immediately jumped at the opportunity and made our reservations. After I made the necessary bank deposits, disaster struck.
Early that week, Kai had gotten into an accident that, put it simply, rendered her unable to walk and had to use crutches for almost a month after that. This meant that we wouldn't be able to make the Saturday showing we had reserved for. We ended up giving the tickets up to our friends while I spent Saturday keeping her company.
When Sunday came along, she had insisted to go and watch it, against my better judgement. Needless to say, I purchased our tickets on SM Cinema's website, and we went on our way (one of the few times I brought the car) to SM Marikina.
Not surprisingly, it was everything we expected and more. The action was breathtaking, the fight choreography was orchestrated brilliantly, and the actors were spot on to the dot of the I. Their portrayals spoke volumes of what the manga started off with, and Sato Takeru, the actor for our favorite Himura Kenshin/Battousai embodied the character to perfection.
It was full of comedy and action just as the original work from the manga to the anime depicted, and watching and experiencing it in its raw, Japanese form was perhaps the best part of it all.
Kai and I were happy campers and it was well worth the trip... if it wasn't such a hit and the showdates extended for about two extra weeks. (xD)
But I give a toast out to our collaborative effort to bring Rurouni Kenshin to the Philippines, and here's to hoping for future titles to come to our islands in the South East.
on Thursday, February 7, 2013
(This tidbit is basically a rehashing of this previous post, but I guess I wanted to revive it for a bit and give it a bit more depth than I first intended. But if anything it'll just be a short (if not shorter) little post, I promise.)
Everytime I come out of watching movies or shows on TV, I usually find myself coming away with some sort of acquired accent. More notably, I come away with accents of actors I particularly like and enjoy, and the rough result is history.
The one who hears this most often and in passing of course, is my girlfriend. She and I share the same tastes, so whenever I go ahead and break out on of my pseudo-impressions, she'd end up laughing, squirming and squealing.
Some examples?
Everytime I come out of watching movies or shows on TV, I usually find myself coming away with some sort of acquired accent. More notably, I come away with accents of actors I particularly like and enjoy, and the rough result is history.
The one who hears this most often and in passing of course, is my girlfriend. She and I share the same tastes, so whenever I go ahead and break out on of my pseudo-impressions, she'd end up laughing, squirming and squealing.
Some examples?
- David Thewlis' Remus Lupin (Harry Potter movies)
- Joe Walker's Dolores Umbridge (A Very Potter Sequel)
- Alan Rickman's Severus Snape (Harry Potter movies)
- Hugh Jackman
- Blake Shelton
- Gordon Ramsay
- Andy Serkis' Smeagol/Gollum (Lord of the Rings movies)
- Ian McKellen's Gandalf (Lord of the Rings movies)
You can imagine. xD
And I decided to stop all the birthday greetings (and clean up majority of my posts in that light) so my labels don't bleed as much. Haha!
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