... okay, maybe not "the brink" because that implies a sort of immediacy about the situation. But I'm anticipating being led astray from the path of good next year with the release of Brink, an FPS due to be released early-mid 2011. It seems perfect - contrasting slum/futuristic dystopian setting, clashing distinguishable sides, parkour-style gameplay and customization by the BOATLOAD. If you aren't sold yet, you will be after this:
I'm probably go security, using the style of the bug with one of these semi-auto weapons they're trying to pass as sniper rifles - that's right, this has got to be one of the only FPS games devoid of snipers. Apparently it was an attempt by the developers to eliminate camp tactics, but I think it's a little harsh on those of us who enjoy the more combat/assault playstyle of sniping.
I've recently taken a liking to a couple bands of the alternative/indie-ish genre, the one you probably won't have heard of being Operatic. A neat little band who featured on the soundtrack to a Tony Hawk's PS2 game years ago, they still never received the attention they deserved. They remained incredibly obscure, even the link to buy their album on their myspace doesn't work. Ladies & gentlemen, the musical stylings of Operatic:
The other band is The Naked and Famous, a band from here in New Zealand. If you've never heard of them, you either a) live under a rock or b) don't live in New Zealand. It's impossible to escape their music because it's played to death on the radio and TV - good job I rarely listen to the radio or watch music television, or I'd get sick of their great music and feel really bad about it. They've been around the local scene a few years but the single that shot them to fame was Young Blood. I don't think many people appreciated it for how well-written and extraordinary it was, and it was simply thought of as "OMG YAY, CATCHY POP ANTHEM ABOUT ME AS A YOUNG PERSON AND OH HEY, BLOOD EQUALS TWILIGHT". Their debut album Passive Me, Aggressive You is a surprisingly solid release for a New Zealand band, and worth checking out. My personal favorite track had a video made - ladies & gentlemen, I present to you Punching In A Dream:
There's a large amount of videos on this post, please apologize to your bandwidth on behalf on myself. I also went to see Parkway Drive, The Devil Wears Prada, The Ghost Inside and Antagonist AD a week and a bit ago on the 17th. To be honest, I could have died leaving The Ghost Inside's pit, and died a very happy man. I've been waiting for them to come down here for ages, and they didn't disappoint. They were fun, energetic and pumping, and had a very good crowd reaction from the musically uneducated majority of New Zealanders who had never heard of them.
I was at the front right in the beginning, shouting along the words to Unspoken, when Vigil saw me, pointed and smiled - the fanboy inside me wept beautiful tears. I also had post-set sweaty manhugs with KC and Vigil. Vigil was a little hesitant because he was getting swamped by fans and well-wishers, but KC came out during TDWP's set and hung around to chat. Thanks boys, probably best show of my life. My only complaint is that the crowd were a bunch of faux-metalhead d-bags who were headbanging at a hardcore show... I don't even need to explain further. TGI's setlist went Unspoken, Destined, Shiner, Greater Distance, Between The Lines, Provoke and Faith Or Forgiveness. Chrono and Disintegrator would have topped off the awesomeness, but I'm not going to complain.
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