Word of the Day: Effendi

The first word I saw on the newspaper today when I flipped open the first page was "Effendi". That's gonna be stuck in my head for today, effendi.

Anyone here play Ar Tonelico?

Pippens are penguin-like creatures that live in the world of Ar Tonelico, effendi. They're about the size of a normal teddy bear and the always wear blue-coloured eskimo suits, effendi. They can speak human language but they're pretty much treated as domestic animals, effendi. Although they do have rights under law because they are so DAMN cute, effendi!

Anyway, almost everytime they speak, they will end their sentence with "effendi", like "Our Holy Maiden is awesome, effendi."

Yeah, that's pretty much the reason that word is gonna be in my head today, effendi. Have I been doing that a lot, effendi?

Oh and Crysis rocks, effendi. It's the first FPS I bought for my computer since 1999. The graphics are as insane as I've heard. Even at the lowest settings, the graphics are comparable to that of Metal Gear Solid 3. Imagine with maximum.

But my computer can't handle maximum. It can't even handle half of maximum. But I did try to see what it looks like. Damn did the graphics improve, but the lag makes lagging on MapleStory feel non-existent. And after I returned to the menu screen, everything turned bright orange instead of the initial dark reddish orange. *Whistles*

The gameplay will require some time for me to get used to. I haven't played an FPS on the computer in nearly 10 years after all, except Call of Duty 4 during ACGC Gurney.

The keyboard controls are all within reach and it'll be just a few more times of playing before it becomes muscle memory for me. Shooting, weapon changing and toggling the target window are all done with the mouse. Nanosuit adjustments and weapons modifications are also done with the mouse.

Oh yeah, I haven't explained the nanosuit yet. Crysis introduces a nanosuit system that improves your stats. There are 4 types. Maximum strength, maximum speed, maximum armor, and overcloak.

Strength increases jumping height by a lot, improves accuracy (recoil is reduced), increases throwing range and increases melee attack power. It's very fun to see people flying some 20 meters before they land. Trust me, it is THAT powerful. But pretty much everything of the above consumes nanosuit power, but only a little. Jumping consumes the most.

Speed increases walking and sprinting speed. You consume the nanosuit power when you sprint but it's really worth it if you're trying to get close to enemies quickly for close range combat.

Armor makes you invincible. Everytime you get shot, nanosuit power decreases instead of health. But, no, it is not imbalanced because about 3 shots from a submachine gun is enough to deplete the entire bar.

Cloaking does what it says. But it consumes nanosuit power for every step you take. And if you shoot, cloaking is immediately disabled. When you're not moving, the power drops 1% about every 3-5 seconds. So, this doesn't make you all-powerful either. And most tanks and APCs can still see you.

I'll tell y'all more when I get more access to stuff. Right, off to work.