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“Da Best ang Pasko ng Pilipino”, the ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID 2011

StarMars — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:18:11 +0000

ABS-CBN’s Kapamilya Christmas Station ID 2011 “Da Best and Pasko ng Pilipino” sung by Filipino-Canadian Maria Aragon together with the UP Concert Chorus.

The song was written by Robert Labayen. The music was composed and produced by Jimmy Antiporda for Star Records. The video was directed by Paolo Ramos, Peewee Gonzales and Melo Saliendra.

Da Best Ang Pasko Ng Pilipino lyrics

Maraming araw sa ating buhay
Ang hinahanap may kalayuan
Di man tanaw, di nauubusan
Ng tiwala sa sarili’t
Lakas ng dasal

Alam mong sa dulo ng bawat taon
Naghihintay ang masayang panahon
(Pinapawi) lahat ng lumbay
(Pangungulila) at paghihintay

Ang damdamin ay tumatawid
Sa lupa, sa dagat, o sa langit
Maiinit na palad sa gabing malamig
Pinaglalapit ng pag-ibig

(CHORUS)
Ito ang Pasko (ng Pilipino)
Pagmamahal ang pinagsasaluhan
Ito ang Pasko (ng Pilipino)
Inaangat ang isa’t-isa
Ito ang Pasko (ng Pilipino)
Panginoon ang laging kasama
Ito ang Pasko (ng Pilipino)
Saan man sa mundo
Da best ang pasko ng Pilipino

Anumang pinagdaanang may kabigatan
Wala naman tayong di nakayanan
Nasaan ka man, walang maiiwanan
Ang bawat isa ang ating tahanan

Ang damdamin ay tumatawid
Sa lupa, sa dagat, o sa langit
Maiinit na palad sa gabing malamig
Pinaglalapit ng pag-ibig

CHORUS

Lumalaki ang bawat puso
Lumalalim ang pagsasama
Sa pinakamahaba, pinakamasayang Pasko
Sa mundo

(Sabayan nyo kami)

CHORUS

Da best ang Pasko
Da best ang Pasko
Ng Pilipino

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Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together animated video

StarMars — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:29:51 +0000

This is the animated video trailer of Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, remade for the PSP.

This video is well-made. The animation is smooth, and its presentation perfect. The use of “moving drawings” instead of conventional animation is fitting for the art style used in the video game. It’s thrilling to see moving, animated in-game concept art instead of those mini-avatars you see when you play the game.

This is called Shinpuu Trailer on the official TO: LUCT website.

Having been exiled(supposedly) from their own land, the party of the knights of Xenobia led by Lanselot Hamilton travels to Valeria to find some work. Then we see the hero (default name is Denam Pavel) launching a sneak attack on the party, only to be fended off by the winged man (Vartan) Canopus Wolph. This scene is of course the opening scenario in the game. I think Canopus’ animation is smooth and great, showing the grace and finesse of the Vartans.

After a close-up on Mirdyn Walhorn and Gildas W. Byrne, the party of knights lends their swords to the hero to lay siege to the Almorica Castle in order to rescue Duke Ronwey. These scenes make up almost half of the trailer but cover only the first few quests in the game including the tutorial.

We see the Dark Knight Lanselot Tartaros for the first time leading a large army of cavaliers. Then a flashback shows Brantyn Morne (I think) giving orders to the Dark Knights to set the town of Golyat on fire (on their search for Abuna Prancet Pavel, the hero’s father I think). A short scene gives us a close-up on some of the Dark Knights’ faces: (from right to left) Barbas Dahd Geuse, Lanselot Tartaros, Martym Noumous and Balxephon V. Rahms.

Now to the battlefield… The “Hero of Golyat” fights side by side with the Paladin, Lanselot Hamilton against the army of the Dark Knight, Lanselot Tartaros. We see familiar faces here. First is the necromancer Nybeth Obdilor summoning his army of undead. Then Dark Knight Oz Moh Glacius attacking Myrdin. We see a fighter (dunno who) dodging two dragons before the final showdown between the two Lanselots.

*I’m more than 100 hours into Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together but I haven’t finished it yet. I think I’m just halfway through it. Even so, I’m already planning my second run. Its branching storylines tell you that you’re missing out on a lot of subplots. And this is what makes a good, addictive RPG. This game is what revived my interest in “Tactics” games.

*Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together was first released in 1995 for the SNES. The PSP version is a remake with updated graphics, new features and new subplots. The subtitle “Let Us Cling Together” is a reference to the Queen(a British rock band) song “Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)” from their album A Day at the Races.

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DOTA 2 Trailer and its heroes

StarMars — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:03:23 +0000

DOTA 2 Trailer, the heroes, and more!

So we’re all excited to see what DOTA 2 is like, how close it is to the original Defense of the Ancients and how it fares against League of Legends and Heroes of Newerth. Valve is kind enough to release a DOTA 2 trailer, the first ever released. After all, the International DOTA 2 Championships is just around the corner (today actually!). It’s highly unlikely that the video shown is a gameplay footage though. Just look at the actual, in-game screenshot below and compare.

DOTA 2 Trailer

Not much of a story there. It’s just a meet-up-and-bash-each-other game anyway. What keeps the spirits high are the heroes that appeared in this trailer. They just look so cool rendered in full 3D, including their powers and skills. “That’s Axe and there’s Earthshaker”. Let’s play the guessing game.

The Heroes

When my friend Des sent me this DOTA 2 trailer, he said “nerd test, if you can name all the heroes in the trailer, then you are a nerd”. I’m glad that I am not. Even after playing the trailer several times, I couldn’t name them all. Here’s a full list of the heroes featured in the DOTA 2 trailer in the order that they appeared, in case you’re still lost.

First off is Traxex (Drow Ranger) fighting what seem to be creeps. She fires a Frost Arrow at the end.

Next is Mogul Khan (Axe) cornering Strygwyr (Bloodseeker). Then Magina (Anti-Mage) Blinking in to help and Raigor (Earthshaker) using Fissure to stun Axe. The third hero at the back is unclear at first but if you pause and take a look at him closely, you’ll see Sven (Rogue Knight).

Then, a battle between Raijin (Storm) (in Kung Fu Panda outfit), using Ball Lightning and Darkterror (Faceless Void) is shown. I wouldn’t have known it was Void if not for that “slab of meat supported by a neck”.

Razor (Lightning Revenant) uses Plasma Field on Balanar (Night Stalker) but eventually runs. Whatever happened to Balanar’s mouth, I don’t know.

A weak, noob Pudge (Butcher) throws a Meat Hook at Crixalis (Sand King) but misses so the latter uses Burrowstrike to counterattack.

Rylai (Crystal Maiden) is seen dueling Lina (Slayer) until a flying Viper (Netherdrake) interrupts with a poisonous attack. Then the Netherdrake goes on to fight Knight Davion (Dragon Knight). For the finale, an enraged Knight Davion uses his ultimate skill Elder Dragon Form to turn himself into a dragon and beat Viper to the ground.

*It looks like some blogs mistook Viper (Netherdrake) for Visage (Necro’lic) and Knight Davion (Dragon Knight) for Nortrom (Silencer). Sorry guys, those 2 heroes are not present in this DOTA 2 trailer.

*A recurring, funny comment on the YouTube page says that Rikimaru (Stealth Assassin) is in every battle scene. Silly!

DOTA 2 heroes

in-game screenshot of Doom Bringer

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Real-life RPG scenario

StarMars — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:50:07 +0000

Since I’m on the topic of RPGs, I’d like to share this funny video from College Humor. The title is “RPG heroes are jerks” and it’s a funny take on a real-life RPG scenario.

We’re all familiar with this scenario in role-playing games: enter every house uninvited, take anything useful and leave it as if nothing happened, all for our quest to save the world. But at what expense? Based on this real-life take on the commoner’s side of the story, it isn’t too heroic.

Saving the world, at their expense!

Games are becoming more and more complicated and in modern games, there are already penalties in place to address this issue. For example, in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, you can no longer just barge in to any house and loot everything. If you are caught, you will be asked to pay a fine else be marked a criminal and hunted down

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

StarMars — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:10:50 +0000

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is coming. The exact release date is 11.11.11 or November 11, 2011.

The game was officially announced on Dec 13, 2010 at Spike TV’s Video Game Awards but I believe it has been in development for several years already (Oblivion was developed for 4 years). They were just quiet about it because The Elder Scrolls franchise is such a big hit that Skyrim might overshadow Bethesda’s other games Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. haha

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim unveiled by legendary game designer Todd Howard

The titular place, Skyrim is the northernmost province of Tamriel, and is a cold and mountainous region inhabited mostly by the human race of Nords. The game is set 200 years after the events in TES IV: Oblivion.

I haven’t finished any Elder Scrolls title yet. I’m a hardcore RPG gamer that checks every little nook and cranny but that just isn’t possible with Elder Scrolls titles because it will take me forever. The games are massive, open-ended, do-what-you-want worlds. Anyway, I’m just excited that the release date was revealed on the announcement day itself. Epic date, epic gameplay, epic graphics, epic game. Looks like we have the RPG of the year or Game of the Year here.

I don’t know much about the The Elder Scrolls lore so I find the trailer cryptic but good nonetheless. The announcement trailer didn’t include actual gameplay but that’s ok. It just means that they put extra effort in making the cinematics. The wall in the video is an actual structure in the game, a small part of Alduin’s Wall depicting a prophecy about the return of the dragon Alduin. GameInformer has a detailed coverage on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and the Alduin’s Wall.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim first in-game trailer

You should have acted.
They’re already here.
The Elder Scrolls told of their return.
Their defeat was merely a delay…
…to the time after Oblivion opened…
…when the Sons of Skyrim would spill their own blood.
But no one wanted to believe–
believe they even existed.
And when the truth finally dawns,
it dawns in fire.
But…
…there’s one they fear.
In their tongue, he is “Dovahkiin.”
Dragonborn!

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Kevin Butler’s PS3 advertisements

StarMars — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:10:46 +0000

While reading about Sony’s upcoming motion-controller PlayStation Move, I came across a hilarious video featuring Kevin Butler. It is the latest in a series of advertisements in Sony PlayStation’s “It Only Does Everything” PS3 marketing campaign.

ModNation Racers, artist spotlight

Kevin Butler, the PlayStation Move ad

Kevin Butler is a fictional character portrayed by Jerry Lambert. He holds different positions in SCEI depending on the advertisement, all of them funny.

compilation of Kevin Butler ads

Kevin Butler’s titles:

VP, Inspiration and Perspiration – ModNation Racers
Director of Game Accuracy — MLB 09: The Show commercial
Family Activities Director — Desperate Dad
VP, First Person Shooter Relations — MAG commercial
VP of Epic Footage — Montage
VP, Blu-ray Superiority — Grandma
VP, Enough is Enough — Candle
VP, PS3 Softball Team — MLB 10: The Show commercial
Regional Manager of War — God of War III commercial
Chief Weaponologist — Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time commercial
VP, Big Deal Deal Making — Sony HD Bundle
Director of Rumor Confirmation — Rumor PS3 $299
VP, Big Action Moments — Uncharted 2: Among Thieves commercial
VP, Realistic Movements — PlayStation Move
VP, Artistic Modification — ModNation Racers

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We are the World 25 for Haiti

StarMars — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:37:23 +0000

We are the World 25 for Haiti is a remake of the song We are the World by Michael Jackson, which was recorded by USA for Africa to benefit famine relief in Africa.

We are the World 25 for Haiti was first shown on February 12, 2010 in the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

The 25th Anniversary recording features over 80 artists and performers. The recording of We Are The World 25 For Haiti embodied the same enthusiasm, sense of purpose and generosity as the original recording 25 years ago. Every one of the artists who participated, regardless of genre or generation, walked into the room with their hearts and souls completely open to coming together to help the people of Haiti.

We Are The World 25 For Haiti was produced by Quincy Jones and Lionel Ritchie in collaboration with executive producers Wyclef Jean, Randy Phillips and Peter Tortorici; producers Humberto Gattica and RedOne; and co-producers Rickey Minor, Mervyn Warren and Patti Austin. Paul Haggis filmed the private recording session to create the accompanying video and behind-the-scenes production, and serves as Film Director.

We are the World 25 for Haiti was recorded on February 1, 2010 in the same studio as the original (Jim Henson Recording Studios, formerly A&M Recording Studios).

The complete list of We are the World 25 for Haiti artists:

Patti Austin
Phillip Bailey
Tony Bennett
Farnsworth Bentley
Justin Bieber
Mary J Blige
Ethan Bortnick
Toni Braxton
Jeff Bridges
Snoop Dogg
Zac Brown
Kristian Bush
Erica Campbell
Tina Campbell
Lil Wayne
Natalie Cole
Harry Connick, Jr.
Nikka Coasta
Miley Cyrus
Celine Dion
Faith Evans
Fergie
T-Pain
Melonie Fiona
Jamie Foxx
Sean Garrett
Tyrese Gibson
Josh Groban
Anthony Hamilton
Keith Harris
Mya
Keri Hilson
Julianne Hough
Jennifer Hudson
II Trio
Enrique Iglesias
Janet Jackson
Michael Jackson
Randy Jackson
Taj Jackson
Taryll Jackson
TJ Jackson
Al Jardine
Wyclef Jean
Jimmy Jean-Louis
Ralph Johnson
Joe Jonas
Kevin Jonas
Nick Jonas
Quincy Jones
Rashida Jones
Musiq Soulchild
Gladys Knight
Adam Levine
Benji Madden
Joel Madden
Katherine McPhee
Kid Cudi
Rickey Minor
Jason Mraz
Pink
Jennifer Nettles
Brandy
Orianthi
Freda Payne
Plain Pat
AR Rahman
RedOne
Buta Rhymes
Lionel Richie
Nicole Richie
Raphael Saadiq
Carlos Santana
Nicole Scherzinger
India.Arie
Isaac Slade
Trey Songz
Jordan Sparks
Barbara Streisand
Robin Thicke
Rob Thomas
Usher
Vince Vaughn
Kanye West
Verdize White
Will.I.Am
Ann Wilson
Brian Wilson
Nancy Wilson
Bebe Winans

The artists are listed here in the order that they appeared at the ending credits of the We are the World 25 for Haiti video. Michael Jackson (now deceased), who was the major artist in the original We are the World was included in the list.

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Google’s Super Bowl commercial

StarMars — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:28:49 +0000

This is the commercial of Google that was shown during the Super Bowl last night. It is entitled “Parisian Love” and it tells the story of an American that finds love in Paris.

Following the YouTube video below, I noticed that this was actually posted on November 19, 2009 and is just one of 7 (so far) Search Stories, all made by Google. The channel’s About Me says:

Every search is a quest. Every quest is a story. These videos show that anyone can do anything when paired with the power of search.

Telling stories using Google searches – how unique!

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Mass Effect 2 Video Trailers

StarMars — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:31:23 +0000

Mass Effect 2 released today! Big news for Bioware fans like me. Even though I didn’t play the original Mass Effect, I know that it is of excellent quality. Bioware is after all the master of PC RPGs.

My only complaint is that they didn’t space out the release dates of these two high-quality RPGs. Dragon Age: Origins is barely 3 months old and yet they released another excellent game of the same genre. I’m pretty sure players haven’t fully recovered from the mass Dragon Age effect yet.

Maybe Electronic Arts is to blame for this, being the greedy money-hoarding publisher that they are. Even now you can see dollar signs on their eyes because some time in March the expansion to Dragon Age: Origins, Awakening will be released. Slow down please!

Mass Effect 2 Cinematic Trailer

Mass Effect 2 Launch Trailer

Mass Effect 2 E3 Trailer

Mass Effect 2 XBox 360 Achievements
Special assignments/missions/quests

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Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day 2010

StarMars — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:16:01 +0000

Today is Bubble Wrap’s 50th birthday! The Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day is celebrated annually on the Last Monday of January as stated in Sealed Air’s website, the company that made the joy-inducing plastic wraps.

“Spirit 95″ Radio, a local radio station in Bloomington, Indiana, officially started Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day in 2001 with a number of events to celebrate the anniversary.

Bubble Wrap® (brand name of the Sealed Air product) or air bubble packaging is a pliable transparent plastic material with regularly spaced, protruding air-filled hemispheres (bubbles) that provide cushioning for precious or breakable items. It was created by two engineers, Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes, in 1957. They founded the company Sealed Air Corporation three years later, marking the birth of Bubble Wrap.

Before you go on a Bubble Wrap popping spree below, watch this entertaining video by Happy Slip:

Pop Some Bubble Wrap Game

More Bubble Wrap goodies:

Bubble Wrap Fun – made by Sealed Air
Popping Bubble Wrap Facebook fan page with 500,000+ fans

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