“At the last moment, Sloan pulled hard on the string, narrowly evading the blast from the approaching star cruiser. The kite remained defiantly aloft.”
Month: April 2012
Recently, I made some changes to the way my blog was working in an attempt to speed up performance. Unfortunately, I didn’t properly test the issue afterward and only now realized (10 days later) that my blog has been completely inaccessible. Sorry about that. I’d like to make it up to all of you by giving you all free access to my blog for 30 days. :-D
Anyway, it should all be good now. Welcome back and enjoy your time here.
I was a huge fan of Infinity Blade and when Infinity Blade II arrived, it brought a number of amazing enhancements to the game that greatly improved on the formula. I really loved the enhanced story, especially after having read the Infinity Blade: Awakening ebook which bridged the two games.
I was even more excited for the teased ClashMob feature. When it finally arrived last week, a lot of people complained about the fact that Facebook was required to play (rather than, say, Game Center). However, it made sense to me for a number of reasons:
- Facebook was already a part of the first Infinity Blade, which allowed others to view your character on Facebook
- Requiring users to sign up for accounts specific to Epic Games or Chair Entertainment would have been cumbersome and required additional infrastructure
- Most Facebook users also have a significantly larger pool of friends than Game Center, Open Feint, Plus+, etc.
- Game Center likely has missing functionality in its API that ClashMob required
My only concern about using Facebook for ClashMob is the restrictions Facebook has on child accounts. Children under 13 that quite enjoy the Infinity Blade series can’t participate unless they lie about their age to create an account. Further, privacy is always a concern with a company that exists solely to mine data for ad sales. Privacy concerns and age restrictions aside, Facebook is a very robust platform for this specific feature. It didn’t take long for my Facebook friends to start appearing in my ClashMob. Those that are truly concerned could easily create a false profile specifically as a gaming network and use it to find people to play with while keeping their personal information off the service altogether.
All in all, I’m quite happy to have the ClashMob arrive and can’t wait to see what other features are coming in the future.
More than a year ago, I began playing the original Final Fantasy for iPhone and during the course of the game, I made a series of posts to GetGlue as I accomplished various milestones. I had always intended to flesh them out into a journal of sorts from the point of view of the Light Warriors, but I could never quite get the right inspiration. So, instead, I’ll just leave them here. Enjoy!
March 28, 2011 – 20:32Z
The music for this game just gets better and better with age.
March 29, 2011 – 14:37Z
Knocked down Garland. Pilfered the pirate ship. Now searching for the Dark Elf.
March 29, 2011 – 23:07Z
Dark Elf slain. Revived the Elf Prince. Restored Matoya’s sight. Helped a crazy dwarf explode a small part of the continent. Exploring the far side of the world.
March 30, 2011 – 18:35Z
Dusted a vampire. Met Sadda the Sage. Buried Lich, the Earth Fiend. Entered the Earthgift Shrine.
March 30, 2011 – 19:43Z
Reached the bottom of the Earthgift Shrine. Decimated by Two-Headed Dragon. Seeking easier prey.
March 31, 2011 – 15:38Z
Found the circle of Sages at Crescent Lake. Extinguished Marilith, the Fiend of Fire. Found a Levistone in the Cavern of Ice. Checking want ads for used airship.
March 31, 2011 – 20:43Z
Stole an ancient airship. Quested for a rather disgusting token of courage. Blessed by the Dragon King. Ran a number of errands. Going mermaid fishing—I mean, hunti… err, HELPing.
April 4, 2011 – 19:15Z
Fileted Kraken, the Fiend of Water. Bought Level 8 magic spells. Leveled everything. Cleared the Earthgift Shrine of a Two-Headed Dragon, Ahriman, Cerberus, and Echidna. Found an ancient tower in the desert. Checking it out.
April 2, 2011 – 21:20Z
Stilled Tiamat, the Fiend of Air. Did the “I Restore Light to the Crystals” dance. Checked out the Chaos Shrine. Decided to let the world suffer a bit longer. Journeyed to the bottom of Lifespring Grotto. Died. Going back to saving the world.
April 3, 2011 – 16:06Z
Knocked down Chaos. Saved the world. Restored the Light. Loading old game to finish bonus dungeons.
April 6, 2011 – 22:54Z
Delving deeper and deeper into Whisperwind Cove. Death Manticores flee from battle. Twenty floors to go.
April 7, 2011 – 15:46Z
Served Orthros up as sushi. Ten more floors to go.
April 7, 2011 – 18:08Z
Reached the bottom of Whisperwind Cove. Finally. Found the Ultima weapon. Accidentally broke it pulling it from the chest. Returning to Lifespring Grotto, grumbling all the way.
April 7, 2011 – 20:09Z
Returned to Lifespring Grotto. Again. Pulled the power core from Omega. Back to the surface. Shinryu is next.
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