Not much Help….
Yeah so I got my first taste of the new XBL experience yesterday and I have to admit…. I kinda like it. Don’t get me wrong… I’m stillnot too happy about having some little jerkoff wave at me from my dashboard…. far from it. I hate the little bastard…. but everything else is pretty nice. The new party system is FANTASTIC!!! No longer do I have to endure the inane rantings of twelve year olds or have inacurate racial slurs hurled at me….. Ah the glory of silence…. Also the notification that friends are playing the game that you just booted up is a nice touch. That along with the more detailed “XXXX wants to play” message are great additions…. I even tried installing a game to my hard drive. I know that there are a lot of people out there who have been complaining that the loading times haven’t changed much, but one thing that has is the noise level…. It’s SO much quieter when running from the HDD, no more disc noise!!!!
I am gonna take a minute to give Microsoft shit for something tho…. These “AVATARS”… so you guys have been working on these for HOW long? and thats ALL the options we get? Half of the clothing looks like ass and there isn’t even enough of it… there are all of 3 baseball caps…. and seriously…. you guys have crap all for imagination… there isn’t even a cowboy hat! The facial hair looks like crap to, and what is your fetish with stupid looking moustaches?! Avatars = EPIC FAILURE! Sorry guys these things SUCK!
Wow I feel better for getting that off my chest…. now I can go back to killing Locust.
November 20th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
I KNOW! I tried to get a feel for the dashboard yesterday before work, and got locked into making a Mii…sorry, Avatar. What was I thinking…Anyway, couldn’t even get to the dashboard without futzing with the cursed thing.
The choices are nowhere near enough, though I’m sure they’re ready to sell you plenty of outfits and maybe even face/hair mods. I too was disappointed with the lack of hats, and I’m not a big shoe person myself (comfort over style) but what is up? Did you see they’re going to be appearing in games, too, like Scene It? Guh…
I do like the save to HD option. The only thing I’ve noticed is that it’s quieter (not faster), but man, it is QUIETER. The Netflix integration is a neat idea, but I don’t have Netflix. I do like the new layout, as it makes the descriptions totally accessible (no more waiting for the auto-scroll feature). Overall, I think it’s an improvement, though I could do without the Miis…er, Avatars.
November 20th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Oh, yeah, comic’s good too, I guess…
Seriously, great angles on the vehicle. I really like how the panel composition came out. How did you get the blur effect in the background?
November 20th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Hey Lou, yeah that blur is just a filter in photoshop “Motion Blur”
November 21st, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Ask a stupid question, get a simple answer. Figures it’s really easy and right in front of my face. Thanks.
November 21st, 2008 at 6:41 pm
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