Thursday, November 29, 2012

The Eagle Has Landed

At the beginning of September I was assigned a mission into the unknown. I didn't know much about it or how to even conduct the mission. I wasn't trained in any way before this, so I thought. It turns out this mission wasn't really a new thing to me that I haven't learned before. Yes I have never done something like this in my life but this was a collaboration of everything I have learned throughout my years. It was a combination of analytical work, my own personal thoughts, proper writing and everything else you would learn with education.

The real challenges though was when I first started. I wasn't given an outline of how to do this mission. It was more of just dive right in and see if you can swim. Well, being the age that I am I didn't give up. I had to actually fight and struggle in order to survive, to do well on this mission. I couldn't just give up and try to pass again, and so that's what I did. Coming up with the ideas of what to write about and how to write about them was the biggest struggle. As a new blogger I didn't know if I was right or wrong when really there is no right or wrong.

After the initial jump things started to get easier. I planned ahead for what future topics I could write about because those topics interested me and I wanted to know more about it. So while I learn more about it I can also tell it to others who share the same interest as me. However, not all of the ideas came swiftly. I would then venture off into the community and find some ideas of what to talk about. I would read posts of other bloggers and while they mentions sentences of certain areas, that would ignite my rockets and then I would be able to sore off into the pages like a shuttle taking off.

Although you have to be consistent with writing and finding some sources, I really did enjoy this. I have definitely learned and grew as a writer. The old saying practice makes perfect was set into effect here. By writing every week I became stronger and more aware of what my flaws were, which would include finding sources, coming up with ideas, and translating my ideas into interesting facts and ideas that readers can understand and relate.

As all missions, they must come to an end. Even though I was late into doing this report I felt I had the need to tell all of you this. I'm not just some slacker who tried to get by with these reports. I enjoyed doing every single one of them including this one. I felt I had to complete this one last assignment to keep intact my integrity. I hope that by reading this, you may feel my passion for space. I entrust the next group of candidates to complete this same mission. Ending transmission.

Best of luck and Godspeed.
This is my Final BE
Shutting down...

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Not Your Regular Halo


Last week there was a huge space game release. It's the 6th game of all the series. It's called Halo 4. In this video game the setting takes place in the far future about 500 years from now. Earth has been attacked by aliens known as Covenant. For Earth to defend itself, the people started to create super soldiers known as Spartans. These soldiers were very tall, coordinated, and had super human abilities. Of all the Spartans in the game's story it follows Spartan 117. This Spartan is known as Master Chief.
He is armored up with an advanced combat space suit and also equipped with an A.I. known as Cortana. The suit color is a dark green and during the game you never see him without a helmet. The reason why you never get to see him without his helmet on is because it is fastened on that only a machine can take off. But I think the makers of the game are saving his face for another time because it keeps the main character a secret and always makes you wonder.

Now the story takes place in space. The humans who fight the Covenant live on these gigantic weaponry ships. The reason the ship is "weaponry" is because it is essentially also a gun that can fire a large beam at the enemy. Imagine a revolver but more squarish. Then remove the handle to the gun, make it gray, and add rocket ends to the back end of the gun. That's what the ships look like.n the ending of Halo 3 Master Chief and Cortana are separated with half of a ship during a space jump. Fortunately, the front half of the ship makes it through the worm whole and so Master Chief is left alone frozen in space for the next 3 years until Cortana wakes him.

Playing this game has become a bit of tradition. When the first Halo game came out I played it with a bunch of my friends. Then after the next one came out we continued to play together and so on. Although I have moved from my friends and no longer are in contact with them as much I still had the urge to buy the game and play it. I absolutely love it because it has a space theme to it. After completing missions, Master Chief voyages from planets to ships and back all over again. It constantly changes scenes and it opens your imagination.

To me this game has an extraordinary real-feel to it. It has definitely surpassed the graphics when the game first came out. The details on the gun are better. When you look closely at the gun when the player holds onto it you can see the groves of where the machinery cut it off and the different shine is has when holding it at different angles. One part during the story-line you are in a space craft flying around this huge ship that the enemy is controlling. Well when you get past the maze part you come to an open are on the ship. It's this giant open crater into the ship where it shoots its main gun. As you look up you can see the planet Earth in the future and it looks remarkable. If you have ever seen photographs of Earth from space before you would think that it's the real deal. The lush green forests of South America are still there and the sparkling endless blue water still looks beautiful and it gives you a good hope for the future that Earth will still be there for us.

I would recommend this game to other gamers who love a campaign game. The multiplayer is just like the previous games but its still fun if you have some friends. The main reason I bought the game though is for the campaign. Maybe as soon as I'm finished with that I might sell it.

I'm freezing on out.
This is BE#13
Signing out...