Monday, February 3, 2014

Stock android vs everything else

I know I'm going to get a lot of hate for this but it's alright. We all have our own opinions so here goes. I like touchwiz. There, I said it. *Covers face and waits for stones to be cast* None so far. I guess I can continue then. I read so many reviews where people are always hating on android skins in general. Whether it be sense, touchwiz or whatever lg's skin is called, it seems as if there is plenty of hate to go around. I like stock android and I've used it for years but I don't think I'll be going back to it anytime soon. To me the features of many of these skins kind of outweigh stock android in general. It just became a bit boring over time to me. I've flashed so many ROMs and I'm almost blind because of it. * Horrible joke*  I recently got a Note 3 and I can honestly say that I won't be doing anything to it.*At least as far as rooting goes. Custom launchers and so forth, yes.* Yeah, I know some of the features are gimmicky but they can be very useful as well. This thing was built to multi task. And I know plenty of people don't like it but I love the S pen. The point is that these skins give users something that stock android just may never implement into it's os. Whether it's blink feed, multi window support or air gestures, it's just nice to have some of this stuff. Skins have come a long way. I remember what touchwiz and sense use to look like. I'm pretty sure we all remember moto blur as well. I don't even know if I can include Motorola in this category anymore. Their os is basically stock android now. The point is we all have our own opinions. I know it will never happen but it would nice if everyone respected other peoples opinions. I'm not an apple fan but I respect ios users and I can see why some people choose their devices as well. Anyway I'm done. Until the next time I feel the need to rant, peace....

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Bias and moot opinions in gaming. *I posted this on IGN last month and just decided to post it here as well.*

OK, so I was just reading about the most emotional moments in gaming on this site and I can agree with most of the games that have been posted. I absolutely have no problem with the article at all because things like this are always opinion based. What really gets under my skin is some of the comments that people make without giving any valid information. Even if it's just your opinion say more than just I hate the game or your wrong. I saw a few people hating on The Last of Us and I decided to chime in. The response that I received in return was fairly ignorant and lackluster. Normally stuff like this doesn't bother me because it is just the internet after all and this is one reason I stay away from the comments section. I guess these trolls do get the better of me at times. All I'm trying to say is don't judge a game if you've never played it or only went through the first twenty minutes and then decided to pass judgement upon it. We all love different things and just because someone doesn't enjoy what you do doesn't mean that what they like is horrible or wrong. I've never been a huge GTA fan but I'll never say that It's a bad game because it's not. It's just not my preference. And I feel as if I'm very open when it comes to the games that I play which range from Catherine, Diablo, Tekken, Beyond Two Souls, Battlefield, BlazBlue, GoW, Killer is Dead and many more different styles of gaming. I've grown increasingly tired of people comparing the look of games on consoles as well. Whatever happened to just enjoying a game because it was good and not because a rock has slightly more textures on one console than the next. I have a PS3 and an XBox 360 and I'll have an XBox One and a PS4 this cycle as well. Even if you can't afford them both I feel as if you shouldn't pass judgement on the other if you've never used it. They both have their strengths and weaknesses. It all depends on what you're looking for. Hopefully it's just good games. Have a good one people.