OrtizGames » Personal News http://blog.ortizgames.com High Expectations and Sharp Observations Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:16:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 SURPRISE UPDATE http://blog.ortizgames.com/2010/10/03/surprise-update/ http://blog.ortizgames.com/2010/10/03/surprise-update/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:16:36 +0000 andres http://blog.ortizgames.com/?p=575 Another out-of-the-blue UI update! Still working out a few bugs, but it should be stabilized very, very soon.

So, do you RIIIIKE ITTTT?

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]]> http://blog.ortizgames.com/2010/10/03/surprise-update/feed/ 0 This Is My Life Currently http://blog.ortizgames.com/2010/06/19/this-is-my-life-currently/ http://blog.ortizgames.com/2010/06/19/this-is-my-life-currently/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:45:49 +0000 andres http://blog.ortizgames.com/?p=551 I am quite busy doing things other than writing scathing articles, so please forgive the pause.

In the meantime, some Alex and Squall comic strips!

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Actually, I might delay the site redesign until I think up something that looks good. So you may see me being productive yet. And of course, I’ll let you know when a playable build of the game is out.

Also, I bought a Cintiq. Be on the lookout for some of THAT.

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]]> http://blog.ortizgames.com/2010/04/09/done-prototyping/feed/ 0 What Is The Holdup? http://blog.ortizgames.com/2010/02/07/what-is-the-holdup/ http://blog.ortizgames.com/2010/02/07/what-is-the-holdup/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:57:29 +0000 andres http://blog.ortizgames.com/2010/02/07/what-is-the-holdup/ Andres, what are you doing? Where’s that promised video critique?

I haven’t even begun filming it. An unexpected opportunity came up and I am now actually working on a game for a change. I’m very excited.

Can’t give away any details, but hopefully once pre-production slows down I should be able to find a slow period to either write or record.

This isn’t one of those “I forgot / I was lazy / I didn’t know what to write” circumstances. I am genuinely busy. Trust me. I’ll provide proof someday.

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]]> http://blog.ortizgames.com/2010/02/07/what-is-the-holdup/feed/ 0 UI Update! http://blog.ortizgames.com/2010/01/26/ui-update/ http://blog.ortizgames.com/2010/01/26/ui-update/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:11:57 +0000 andres http://blog.ortizgames.com/?p=540 I went ahead and removed the It May Even Be In Our Time. I was sad to see it go, but it was time to move on. And it broke UI every time I switched between menu items.

It’s better this way. :(

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]]> http://blog.ortizgames.com/2010/01/26/ui-update/feed/ 0 A Migration to Camerablogging http://blog.ortizgames.com/2010/01/09/a-migration-to-camerablogging/ http://blog.ortizgames.com/2010/01/09/a-migration-to-camerablogging/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:32:54 +0000 andres http://blog.ortizgames.com/?p=536 While I enjoy the written word very much, my dry wit does not seem to be conveying very well and my long-winded explanations about why games are my favorite thing in the world are losing people’s interest. Hence, I’m tempted to try something slightly different: camerablogging.

I’m going to do an experiment and see how well my wit and analysis translate to video. I may be putting a video critique up on YouTube sometime within the next couple of months (it will be embedded in here – you do not need to leave my abode for your viewing comfort) and hopefully it will be interesting, entertaining, funny and far less daunting than my usual six-to-eight paragraphs of large words.

However, to do this, I will need a rather high quality webcam. I am currently looking at this one. It is affordable, really nice and if I don’t end up being good on video then I can always use it for recording home-made pornography and selling it to media companies (I jest, I jest, please, no outrage!).

Any suggestions, opinions, or cries of outrage are welcome!

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]]> http://blog.ortizgames.com/2010/01/09/a-migration-to-camerablogging/feed/ 0 Screw the Game Criticism Button http://blog.ortizgames.com/2010/01/04/screw-the-game-criticism-button/ http://blog.ortizgames.com/2010/01/04/screw-the-game-criticism-button/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:26:11 +0000 andres http://blog.ortizgames.com/?p=522 I have put my Game Critiques in the body of the blog, just like a standard post, and have removed the stupid Game Criticism button from the top of the page. It was great for an older UI – in my newer one it’s not as effective, and with the presence of my Category list at the top right of the blog it is all too easy to find posts under the “Game Criticism” tag. So you can all just get used to it.

Plus, I was getting annoyed that comments were unavailable for pages, and that doesn’t make any sense to me. WordPress is free, though, so who’s gonna complain? I should try to fix the coding, but I’d have to do that for all my wonderful addons that Tweet my posts and the like, so best adapt to what everyone else is doing and make it work.

New critique being proofread as we speak. You won’t be expecting this one. It’s a kicker.

Happy New Year, by the way. Hope your holiday loot was nice – mine was so unbelievable I may never run out of games to play.

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Welcome to the new home of It May Even Be in Our Time. We have a new look and a new address, new space and a new layout. And CSS! Soon to be integrated into the new OrtizGames layout, as well. Get ready to have your mind blown.

Part of this new kick in the rear for me is the fact that I’m graduating come May, and I need to have my portfolio site set up. Another part of it is the fact that my last post was in 2008 and I have not been able to really deeply analyze something in video games for even longer. My game designer streak needs attention. I need to write. Assassin’s Creed II is coming out and someone needs to complain about it.

Looks like this is a job for, wait for it, Superman.

No, seriously, I’m coming back. Just give me a month to update the freaking site.

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]]> http://blog.ortizgames.com/2009/04/28/ive-moved/feed/ 2 I Am So Busy http://blog.ortizgames.com/2008/10/16/i-am-so-busy/ http://blog.ortizgames.com/2008/10/16/i-am-so-busy/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:49:36 +0000 andres http://aortiz.wordpress.com/?p=371 I’m building a game. I don’t have time to document it because I am so behind in production. It will be posted here when it is released. It will be interesting. You will be able to let your kids play it. I hope you like it.

Also: http://www.mcvuk.com/news/32048/360-can-handle-MGS4-says-Microsoft

Reply:

Courtesy of: http://www.picturesforsadchildren.com/index.php?comicID=184

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]]> http://blog.ortizgames.com/2008/10/16/i-am-so-busy/feed/ 0 Progress http://blog.ortizgames.com/2008/09/28/progress/ http://blog.ortizgames.com/2008/09/28/progress/#comments Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:34:58 +0000 andres http://aortiz.wordpress.com/?p=363 Yes, yes, I know, I know, where’s the SPORE critique? Where’s my game news? What’s happening?

To be honest, there’s nothing going on right now. So don’t worry about it. The game world is incredibly dull, except for Warhammer.

And the Fracture and Mercenaries 2 demos are lackluster, if not terrible.

I’m working on a game right now, so I don’t have much time to talk. Yes, a game. I’ll be uploading my portfolio with my work (finally) at some point soon and then I’ll keep posting about progress with this thing. It’s actually rather exciting. I’m just nervous.

Work is slowly taking over my life. And then there’s World of Warcraft and Monster Hunter, which are viruses. Not to mention I’m giving Beyond Good and Evil a full playthrough, and I still need to get Eye of Judgment to work (why is it so hard to make the cards readable?). My time is nonexistent. In theory. So give me a few more days, maybe a week, and I’ll give you guys the scoop.

God I need sleep.

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