A few hours only, until the new year begins. Pretty soon the old man is shot by us, I think and yet I am looking forward to the change, because 2010 was not only beautiful, but also much sadness for me ready. One more reason to celebrate the New Year extensively luck to wear red underwear and eat 12 grapes at the clock strikes midnight and I so lucky to gain a bonus for the new year.
I wish you all a happy and a wonderful, healthy, happy and happy reading in 2011!
While over with you be back for a little peace has returned, let me know before the next event is, for not only the love Lari but also my birthday tomorrow and I hope to capture the best moments of the day with the camera. So stay tuned!
The last game the I have given in full on the PS3 is Dead Red Redemption. After playing through here are my impressions shortly. RDR is the last match of Rockstar Games open their World concept of GTA in the Wild West to transfer, anticipate what it is to have succeeded reasonably well. It's been a lot of fun with the ex-outlaw, John Marston, on the back of his horse through prairie and canyons to ride to deliver the wild shoot-outs with many bands and other villains, and sometimes in the best Western tradition, a High Noon Shootout . provide You can work as a bounty hunter and bring criminals wanted to track or pass the law, many indulge in gambling mini-games as Trapper try to capture valuable furs or wild horses to break in and capture. Similarly, you can adjust not only the fauna but also to wrest the respective flora his treasures and work as herbalist. Or you can try and chase after buried treasure still one or more.
Since it is an open world and sandbox titles, it is up to each player who almost abandoned part of the game he pursued extensively and which he ignores. Overall, I was only the feature with the herb collecting extremely pissed that I have indeed ignored, yet alone have the option to do this myself somewhat torn out of the atmosphere of the game and tarnished my immersion. This may well be on my are wrong attitude, maybe you had at that time as a bounty hunter and cowboy who was often miles away from a doctor or a drugstore familiar with the most common herbs, but the feature I was just annoyed firm. Beyond this are my major criticisms of the game rather some smaller things that have annoyed me but still firm and in which I could not explain why you chose this path.
would be: First, the addition also indicates that the herb has me in picking disturbed by the feeling that it was implemented stupid. In general, you always had to dismount from his horse to target the cabbage a bit cumbersome until the given action also was able to perform real and had to be every time another stupid animation / mini-cutscene Watch, which had not be interrupted. Even worse was the hunting of fur animals, which I though was fun, but there was one aspect of me has brought even more crazy. After you killed an animal had had to run the prey, sometimes something inattentive millimeter work do perform the action can, and then got an even more stupid cutscene in which our hero rumfuchtelt with his knife and blood squirts on the imaginary camera lens. The first time quite funny the second time already bored, and then only corrosive. With no button you could skip the Measures, even if it were only a few seconds, just annoying. The crown was put on the whole thing but this is because every time standard weapon adjusted, while up normally with a revolver, or pre-set with repeating rifle (Say this weapon to the press on the gun-pulling key has been pulled) have moved through the area, times when you will defend, etc. must be preset by skinning knife after the cut scene again although it is in its sheath, as well as the other weapons in their holsters. way I've more than just a mini side quest that sometimes blew the play along the way, etc., or that a or other troublesome horse trapped by wolves and cougars lost. Makes so damn much "sense" when you sit on the back of the horse and attacked by wolves for the first time is his knife drawn.
The last thing that bothered me was quite clearly the implementation of the quick travel feature. I mean if you already incorporates a comfort feature in a game, then please yet so that it regurgitates not the majority of players and this function so moldy selected from behind through the chest into the eye is that you just can not believe all the head and you ask yourself is, noticed that no programmer or game tester??
Certainly all of the above shortcomings are moaning on high to very high levels, yet it is to stay with otherwise extremely high-quality products just such things that the people in the memory and cause damage to the immersion and the flow of the game, a shame as I think there is this doubt with minimal (or rather less) effort would have had much better make.
From the technical side, there is nothing to complain about, the graphics are good and useful, like the animations, the textures of the faces well, the building ok and useful. All graphics will not win any prizes and never reaches a reference value, unless maybe the really very beautiful sky. But the graphics must be streamed at least as smoothly as possible, which also is galloping on horseback is always the case. Otherwise, I find the Art Directing and managed like the sometimes colorless textures and the colors desaturated me very well and help the environment greatly.
The sound is good and the sound effects like the ones you want. The English speakers are really great and I live dialogues with much emotion and put across this believable. Moreover, the dialogues not only well spoken but also written simply good to great. The soundtrack is atmospheric and well-bonds including occasional Moricone. The soundtrack is still my most of the time a small Takken discreetly and sometimes more often would have to emerge from the background than the constant stream to be. The soundtrack also features 2 or 3 peaks, which are placed very well staged, unless there is a stupid accident in the game and the song stops there. Despite these nice moments, remains the overall soundtrack completely behind the 97ger Outlaws soundtrack by Clint Bajakian, who then pass an exceptionally good job has been delivered from beginning to end as Moricone Homage may be considered.
can convince the Main Story. It fits well served in the setting in this here and there on the genre usual ingredients but does not have to stereotype and season the all-here and there with something new, but tell the guys & girls from Rock Star good stories can we know already and Fortunately this is no exception. The characters are well written and not some other characters except our heroes get enough time devoted to not only two-dimensional Funktionserfüller be. John Marston's just well written, it is not unknown and therefore not a novice can draw from the solid be and do the rock star's, and as such a Mr. Marston is growing despite his dubious past extremely quickly to the heart. was in the player base is quite grumbling for the last act, I find, however, the last act, just great. When the credits finally roll across the screen, then you see them have a crying and a laughing eye and the feeling here is experiencing truly great cinema.
Red Dead Redemption is a game has become spaghetti western! Do not miss it! For me, definitely 4 out of 5 stars - and yet a Hall of Fame.
Review: Alterra - The Community of the Three by Maxime Chattam
information about the book:
Published by: Pan-Verlag
Published: September 2009 Binding: bound ISBN: 978-3426283004 Series Info: Volume 1 Alterra - The community of Three at here HomePage Maxime Chattam
content
After Matt has made remarkable observations crawl where blue flashes from the ground, "pounce" on a homeless man and this man has wound up in the air, he tells of his friends at Christmas Tobias and Newton. Since it shortly thereafter, however, is a blizzard warning, he agreed with his two friends in msn to each other to exchange views on events, but falls in the middle of the call from Matt at once out of power. wakes
When Matt that night, he looks out again this strange blue flashes that the high keys and large hands on the house walls, penetrate into the homes and just disappear shortly afterwards. Not much time passes before the lightning also pave the way to his apartment and to his dismay, his parents have done the same to the homeless and have disappeared. In the search for survivors of his feet carry him to his friend Tobias. Together the two make their way through the city, where they make life difficult for high snow. flee after an encounter with strange beings they stilts south. While NY completely covered with snow, like their new environment a jungle where they encounter beetles, which show them the way, animals that their original Beings have left behind and adults who do not have the best intentions. come soon, the two on a community of children who have come together on an island and try together to come up with the new circumstances cope ...
note to the book
There are 1000 things with which each of us every day harms our world and even though we are aware, we often do not give the issue the attention it would have been necessary. With "Alterra - The community of Three" does the author Maxim Chattem this fact and focuses on how the world engages with Mother Earth and its consequences.
from the third person out Matt accompanies the reader in the various stages of this history. While the first few pages read to me quite boring and dahindümpelten just right, I was both by events and by the simple and easily understood writing style of the author soon tied to the sides.
the beginning of the story the reader learns Matt and his friends Tom and Newton know as a normal teenager. Due to a heavy snow storm But soon the tide turns for the three and thus the adventure takes its course. Faced with loss, pain and fear must be brought Matt and his friend Tobias in safety and find out what happened. It soon becomes clear that not only New York has undergone a change, but the entire world. While the city was hit by a snow storm and off, both have other local plants and animals the world unhinged. For the teenagers in this story is now about in a world in which man is no longer at the top of the food chain, to fight for their own survival, unite, and to regroup.
The change in the world and the conflict in which the children are soon were here well thought out, detailed and described the faithful representation. The scientific explanations of the various events taken by the author in words that everyone understands, which means that the reader has at no time the feeling of being overwhelmed by all the information. Particularly noteworthy here is that the Alterra world not so illogical, but an out - is conclusive - although unimaginable.
While the members of the community of Three, "Matt, Tom and Amber, of course, and exciting work on the reader, the supporting characters are mostly pale marginal figures with interesting ideas. Although would diverse actors addition to the course of action is not decisive, but here I would have appreciated a little more versatility in the preparation of the individual marginal figures. The characters Matt, Tom and Amber on the other hand are not only a community but ensuring their estates mystery, adventure and typical teenage problems for sympathy and a lot of tension.
Conclusion
"Alterra the community of Three" is the first in a promising new fantasy book series, which will meet not only among young people with enthusiasm.
Near the end of this year, I look back on all the great events this year have made it a good year. Twice the capital was visited, the first festival, great people to know to get wonderful friendships upright, there was much laughter, there were many photo moments and countless nights that have been made to the day.
Thank you also to readers who My Blogger year also to a good year made. I am looking forward to next year with you and wish you all a Merry Christmas first - because before 2011, you certainly hear something from me and see. I'm looking forward to it!
has on her blog book strings started Katrin a blog parade with their questions, they make us look back on all our books in 2010.
• What was the book in this Year, from the little I've promised that I was then pleasantly surprised? (And justification)
The answer is easy: Little Brother by Cory Doctorow . As blurb and excerpt was there really nothing that grabbed me directly or even aroused curiosity in me has. As I read the book, however, the story captivated me with their events more and soon was on a cessation to no longer think. For the most part this is certainly the possibility of just such a frightening scenario, and partly due to the really nice style of writing and likeable characters.
• What was the book This year, of which I've promised a lot, which surprised me but then negative? are (and justification)
Here there have been two books that have me a little disappointed. Once the would be the kiss of the angel by Sarah Lucas. Both the idea of the story and excerpt and blurb gave me assurance here, but unfortunately I could not tie the story the way I had hoped. Especially the feeling of belonging to a group of tourists, which I had at the beginning, put me right in the first quarter put the book several times from his hand.
book number two is The Tribute by Panem - deadly games . Yes, I know many will now shake their heads, but for me the spark was not simply skip it. However, because the story was not to blame, but rather part of the implementation, where my behavior Katniss not always seemed quite understandable.
• What your personal Authors discovery this year and why?
Uff, as were so few that I've discovered this year new to me and made me curious could be further from her mind works. Whether Krystyna Kuhn which I was with her season of The Valley pulled completely under their spell, Carina Bargmann, me with their debut Sayuri has charmed, Jenny-Mai Nuyen, whose books are not only full of fantasy, but are also written wonderfully visual, or Kelley Armstrong and Maggie stepfather who know how to fascinate with much feeling, sympathetic characters, great ideas and a great writing style .
• What your favorite cover this year and why?
this year there were soooo many beautiful cover how do I decide there because for one? I am just Sayuri , After the summer and Mage light, and there is actually much, much more that I think is great. These three are now, however, become because they not only fit great with the respective stories, but also recognition. want
• Which book you must read in 2011 and why?
can answer that question I do not, because that really is beyond the scope here. Not only because I discovered almost daily, already published books, but also because 2011 will appear at the many promising books.
over mulled wine and snow is almost no need to be happy in December. I am full of Christmas spirit and drive, all gifts are packed and I'm really looking forward, my friends give gifts again. Hope this year I have not really. Except for the one you always can not buy '
One of the most versatile vampire series is the Sookie Stackhouse series written by the successful author Charlaine Harris . Since 2001, the fans in the world of the telepathically gifted Sookie, the vampires and Wergeschöpfen kidnapped and made anew each time a series of riddles that lead us through books full of suspense, danger, desire and love.
The love of Irina " books on everything " now calls for the Challenge and so I will be with Sookie in 2011 on a regular basis. Who wanted to read the series have always wanted and just never got who they started, but has not yet terminated or who they know already and they want to read again, is part of the Challenge may also be the opportunity for the books to take manual and support to the protagonists with other readers.
Since I myself belong to those who know the books already, I will use next year to refresh my memory and made me so on the next volume in the series, DEAD RECKONING, prepare.
Absolutely everyone - regardless of whether it still does not know the books they want to test out and even if it the series has already begun but not finished or if you've read it again like!
• How can you participate?
To log in, you Irina writes an email (the address finds her in her imprint) or leave her here a comment and tell her your planned workload.
I hope you had beautiful, Merry Christmas, have not paid attention to your figure and the banquet added to correct the time you enjoyed with your family, relatives and friends, and bestowed wurdet plentiful. I fared at least as, and thus had a merry Christmas. Among other things, I was given a MacBook, which has made me really happy. 
