Youtube Channel

Hey guys,

Just to let you all know that I have been working on quite a few videos and have started up a Youtube Channel to accomodate these! The videos so far are primarily based around Minecraft ('The Animus Diaries') however, I intend to begin making short videos about many of the games in my extensive Steam 'Library'! Time permitting of course...

More new to come soon as I realise, because of my videoing and processing, that I have not had the ideal amount of time to make posts on the blog! This post is just to assure you that I have been doing something with my time!

Thanks everyone, and remember to check out the Youtube Channel below and comment,rate and subscribe if you want! Thanks.

Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/silentseeker121?feature=guide

Gaming: Time To Talk Minecraft Part 7 PvP Server

Hey all!

Just a heads up on a video ive edited and completed that shows my adventures in a server called GL Desert!

Gaming: Time To Talk Minecraft Part 6 Controversy & Release

Hell to the O everyone!

Big news guys BIG news in the Minecraft world.

As you may or may not know...(well you obviously should)...Notch - the creator of Minecraft - and Mojang hosted 'Minecon' in Las Vegas a few days ago. Minecon was like most conventions in the sense that it was set up to advertise a franchise or a select game; this convention was for the official opening of Minecraft 1.0 (or 2.0 to the picky..) and the event drew gamers from far and wide to the sunny but expensive state of California. For the most part the convention was a complete success with Notch and Mojang alike being absolutely dumbfounded by the support they received from Minecraft's community. All the people there were there because they enjoy the game and want to give something back to the Notch, the token Swedish creator; of these people included the gamers-turned famous Yogscast comprising of Simon, Lewis and Hannah.

The YouTube sensation that is the Yogscast crew were beckoned to Las Vegas by none other than Notch himself as the designated 'Guest Speakers'. Due to last minute disruptions and problems the crew weren't going to take the long-haul fight from the UK but decided against that as they quote: 'wanted to give back something to [their] fans'. Smart move considering the notoriety of the Yogscast fans! And in all fairness, they would not be where they are today without them...just simply go to the most watched on YouTube on any given day and your sure to find the Yogscast's latest video at number one!

Anyway, the controversy is this...

The Minecon event was the first of it's kind and thus was poorly run in many regards due to the small nature of Mojang and their amateur organisation proved costly, especially when it came to signing sessions. Yogscast aswell as Notch, most likely had to - or felt they had to - sit for an apparent six hour session even at one point in order to indeed give something back to the community with a pen in one hand and a piece of merchandise in the other! This is a ridiculous time-sink and Notch was tiring, which was of course to be expected from the man! Maybe it was him being tired or maybe the incompetence of Yogscast however Notch blew up over a 'practical joke' played out by the Yogscast team concerning the signing of a 12 year old's T shirt.

It goes like this...Notch signed this boy's shirt and then handed it to the Yogscast members next to him after being asked by the boy to have both signatures. Yogscast reportedly crossed out Notch's signature and wrote 'Fuck You', a profanity that should not be exposed to anyone at that age let alone being from a couple of internet celebrities. Unbeknownst to Notch however, it has been found out that Yogscast's actions has been accepted by 'half of Mojang' and the convention staff team and was given the go-ahead.

This caused Notch to vent his anger at the Yogscast over his Twitter stating that 'now we know who not to work with anymore' and all that spiel. Unfortunately, I believe Notch was too quick to judge, and quite honestly his persistent judgements of Simon and Lewis's personalities over his Twitter page was out of order. He claims they were persistently rude, acted like 'divas' and refused to do their job at the convention apparently.. So the question is, if this was true, but the signing scenario hadn't occurred, would Notch still say those things? Or was he just getting too worked-up over this one instance which was, to his knowledge at the time in all fairness, a completely immoral act. At the end of the day however, the tweets from the friendly Swede revealed, alarmingly quickly, how sour the creator can be about two guys who have made Minecraft huge aswell as the man himself. Both parties have alot to owe each other frankly...so they should quit their whining, enjoy the success of the release of Minecraft that got 9.0/10 from IGN and make up :)

Anyway,aswell as being in the IGN feed on the top right of my blog, here is the official link to the Minecraft Review: Minecraft Review

       

Gaming: Time To Talk Minecraft Part 5 (Animus Video Series)

Description says it all:


I am starting a series of Animus-Network Server videos. For those who probably do not know, this is a server that I have been playing on for quite some time and is a really great community. Obviously, otherwise I would not have built a city there in the first place....

Music: The Two Best Game Introduction Music

Unequivocally the best introductions to any game so far...


A good designer knows that music is pivotal in any epic game experience and 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time' and 'Kingdom Hearts II' are the standalone titles for me. The ability of the OOT music team to create a truly memorable and timeless 81 seconds in the 'start' menu of the game truly speaks volumes for Nintendo EAD's visionary attributes; without even considering the fact that all they could use to record music into games in 1998 was a keyboard...yet it still sounds like a symphony of unparalleled aesthetic.

Kingdom Hearts II's intro menu is a beautifully minimalistic piece of work on behalf of Square Enix. Yoko Shimomura begins the epic adventure into the world of Disney with a hauntingly enigmatic piano solo that just echoes the underlying theme of the game: A journey into Disney nostalgia.

Music: Coheed & Cambria

Hello Viewers!

At the moment I feel like talking about one of my other band interest: Coheed & Cambria.

The band's music is EASY LISTENING and can be likened to progressive and punk rock with a metal undertone. Now I must get one thing straight...I absolutely loath 'screaming' music. The kind of music that so often accompanies band names like 'Dark Fortress' and 'Immortal'. But Coheed is none of that sinful nonsense, no not AT ALL.
 

It may be my attraction to various American pop music, but the best thing about the band for me is the lead singer Claudio Sanchez's voice. Unfortunately he has the kind of singing voice that first-impressions are particularly unkind to. I have witnessed friends who listen to one of the bands songs, and within the first 10 seconds of hearing the singer's voice, dismiss them as an 'Offspring' or 'Sugar Ray' flavour...how this makes me seethe with revulsion! Sanchez's voice IS incredible...sure it sounds high and youthful but his vocal range is so dynamic and this makes for some exhilarating and zanily experimental tunes.  

 The zany guitar strums and the rhythmic connection between the wood of the sticks and the skin of the drums is scintillating to listen to and even at their heaviest times the sound comes off crystal clear and effortlessly - despite the fact that the band play a notoriously intensive set in all of their live gigs. Whenever the songs translate into slower tones, they become eerily calm and sublime, evoking an atmosphere of joyful spontaneity and with upbeat tempos thrown in at random interludes. These songs don't disappoint and turn too dreary but rather exploit their methodic verses and attatch a truly unique style to the lyrics. Why? Because 'dreary' is not a word in Sanchez's vocabulary owing to his refreshingly unorthodox voice. Even in the soothing songs like 'Wake Up' and 'The Light & The Glass' the listener never gets too docile and inebriated as that oh so spontaneous and distinguishable voice never stays too monosyllabic.  

All the band's albums are concept albums: in other words, they all follow a shared purpose, message or storyline. In Coheed's case, their songs chart the events of 'The Amory Wars', a story written by the front man himself that has actually been turned into a comic-book series. This underlying theme in Coheed's works is most likely why their album artworks are so insanely cool, reminiscent of 'Iron Maidens' CD art collections.

Songs I would recommend to the new listener:

Feathers - Personal favourite.
Welcome Home - Excellent guitar riffs.
Wake Up - Calming and Smooth.
Blood Red Summer - Most famous Hit.
Everything Evil - Showcases band's Epicness.
Time Consumer - Example of typical storytelling narrative song.

Trivia: Coheed and Cambria are known to have a continuous video stream of Sam Raimi's 'Evil Dead' behind their set in their live shows. 'Blood Red Summer''s msuic video is a hint..

Gaming: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Diary)

Session 2:


Nimesh left us last time in the knowledge that he has a house in Whiterun, takes on any mission - good or bad - as long as there is money at the end of the line and aspires to be the eventual 'Arch-Mage' of The College of Winterhold.

Alot has gone on in Skyrim in a very short amount of time! Nimesh found himself South-East of Winterhold in the snow-capped mountains. After wandering astray like a bold, brigand of the wilderness, Nimesh stumbled upon an old campsite; it was in this campsite that he found a book in which was documented the owner's research into Dwarven dungeon below the camp. Nimesh, being an inquisitive soul, was unusually frightened about the prospect of entering a dungeon of such calibre but his braveness payed off and he exited the dungeon, located on the side of a huge ice crevasse, with a large bounty: anything and everything from Dwarven weapons to small metal gizmos, Nimesh tends to clear out every dungeon he visits fully..

After this brief adventure, Nimesh quickly sold everything he found at the friendly shop owner who was becoming a very appreciative merchant indeed! Nimesh was not done however..A short button-click back to that same camp and he was off again, for you see, Nimesh was in the search of untold riches on this day and nothing was going to stop him, not even a Dwarven dungeon was enough for our hero!

A short trek into the higher reaches of the mountain range overlooking the campsite and Nimesh was soon engulfed in a thick snow-storm. Scouring the mountain range whilst traversing dangerous plateaus, Nimesh caught glimpse of a movement; and there, in the distance, he saw an ominous shape: A Dragon. A bloody mean looking one aswell. An intense and epic duel later, Nimesh and his trusty housecarl reaped the rewards with Nimesh acquiring another magical shout.

With a dragon slain and a Dwarven dungeon ransacked, Nimesh had gone beyond his expectations and he returned, tired and dishevelled to Whiterun to sell the remnants of his looted goods. His new house however was lacking the interior that a proud mage of Winterhold College is fit for and a quick visit to the Steward of Whiterun resulted in ample and a fully decorated  interior. The day's work ends seeing our hero set up and exhaustively organise his house's storage boxes and a good rest is in order! After all, a well kept houehold is a necessity in any Roleplaying game!  

Gaming: Battlefield Bad Company 2 Lucky Sniper

What Ive Been Doing...Secretly happy about this streak :)

Music: Deadmau5's "Brazil [2nd Edit]"

Gaming: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Diary)

Hello my wonderful and hopefully highly entertained viewers,

I though I would put my review temporarily on hold as to make it a wholly better read for you guys aswell as allowing me to try out an idea that was suggested to me: A review in Diary format - a sort of continuous review if you will, that will chart my expedition into the refreshingly unknown world of Skyrim-. 

Session 1:

I begin this log having already amassed about 4 hours of game-play in the jaw-droppingly sumptuous realm of Skyrim..

Having narrowly avoided an untimely execution at the hands of an Imperial executioner, Nimesh (my character) had been thrown into disarray at the hands of the impending doom that was set to envelop the world: Dragons. Luck would have it that Nimesh is a 'Dragon-Born' and thus can absorb a dragon's soul. That he has done so far..twice. You see, dragons are hard things to kill. Nimesh always enjoys a challenge and he is really grateful that Bethesda has provided this! After all, his campaign in Tamriel, which did indeed involve shutting down many an Oblivion gate, had not proven to be too taxing..

It has not been long - about 8 hours of gameplay - and we find our hero already running to and from the city of Whiterun, doing various lowly tasks in involving gathering everything from a Mammoth's tusk (ridiculously hard), to long-lost tomes. You see Nimesh has yet to decide his fate in the world and because of this he doesn't mind killing innocents for rewards or trailing untold fortunes with nothing but a scrawny map and a heap of dreams; as long as there is cash at the end of the road, he can carry on being the dirty, perverted looking wizard that he is.

After taking in the sights on the journey to Winterhold from Whiterun, the gloomy rear-end of the caravan was a painfully uncomfortable experience. His desire to join the guild of mages in their college in Winterhold must have been a strong one.. And now, geared up with enough spells to kill any dragon in his way, Nimesh and his conjured fire Atronach companion, along with the resolute Lydia, are ready to rise among the ranks of the guild, with his intention being to become the eventual 'Arch-Mage'. His house now bought in Whiterun, shabby though it is, Nimesh might have just found himself a home here, despite the lack of sleep brought about by tireless dragon screeching..       

 

Gaming: The countdown to Skyrim begins..

Hello viewers,

So begins the tantalizing final hour before Bethesda release the monolithic and unanimously critically acclaimed title that is 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'. 

I will hopefully play a bit tonight/tomorrow morning (release is at 12:01, specifically for some odd reason..) and will be able to get a review up and going come Monday night; reason being I have a life and thus have a girlfriend to visit down South!

Thats all for now, I may as well leave you with a funny Yogscast Video on the topic: