Sephiroth0812

Oh right, Germany. Makes sense you'd be around my time zone.

It sounds nice but I hate that place. The contract made me be trapped there. My bosses are stupid and SO inexperienced x_X;;; managers shouldn't be team leaders; they should be managers.
And I'm from Israel ^^;;; we have a pretty strong hi-tech market here.

Differential equations X.X I'm just grateful that we passed most of the math.
Small surprise though a math course is what ruins my average XD;;; can't complain overall, but it's still noticeably lower than what it could've been.

Ah. I don't think we even have anything as a VET here. You just hand in your resume and they see if you qualify being called a "programmer" or what not. And most universities don't really teach how to program. I know that since I've seen what the fresh students at work know, what they teach in my college, and what I know from work x.x;;;
So grateful the system's different here.

Yeah, I'm quite open about my dislike to hatred of BBS. I know for a fact that it's because my expectations of it were so high (part of why I'm one of those who liked Days - I didn't expect no Organization game. I expected a Xion game and got just that). I expected something a lot more epic, a lot more in-depth, a lot more wide-spread. I remembered so many things from the earlier trailers but, alas. None of that was in-game. Instead we got redundant worlds like Aqua's Dwarf Woodlands visit and Minnie banishing Pete for being a tiny bit mischivous x_X;;;

I disagree about BBS's pacing. It had, roughly, the same pacing - Land of Departure, Radiant Garden area, end of game. It feels a bit better seeing how it's spread over three scenarios so you have three times these plot points, but when you look at the Disney worlds it's even WORSE than KH2 because now you need to visit each world THREE times, and have even less substance.
And let's see even what plot we had TO cram. MX and Terra; Vanitas and Ven; And Aqua- scratch that. Aqua was there for the mandatory pair of breasts. I felt, ironically, Days had a lot more intertwined plot threads, what with what went on with Xigbar, Saix and Axel, Xemnas toying with everyone, at the same time insight about Roxas, Namine and Diz, and Riku going all over the place. BBS had only TAV playing along with Mickey making mandatory visits and Xigbar appearing maybe twice overall. I dare say the plot was better paced because the scenarios were painfully short so the lackluster amount of plot wasn't felt so badly, unlike Days that gave you a plethora of redundant albeit optional missions.

As for the gameplay... it's sad but it's gotten to the point he even retcons gameplay. Ven's Wingblade? Sora and Riku's KH2 Limit. Aqua and Terra's Bladecharge? Riku's technique during the boss fight in Days (part of why I personally think that

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Hell, even Ven's Faith and Salvation, and Roxas's techniques in the FM+ battle.
NOMURA! *shakes fist at*


The biggest problem in KH2 wasn't the cutscenes so much as the redundant, completely unnecessary cutscenes. Why do I need a freaking cutscene showing me there's a door I already know of at the other end of the room?
Also, had the other cutscenes been written better, they might not have needed as many cutscenes.
So ironically, I say again - investing in the story is not a swear word. :\ Especially when rushing it reflects later back on the programming. And iono, if this keeps up? As soon as this saga's over, I'm quitting. Hell, I'm not sure I'll even finish it seeing how I'll need to buy a new console for KH3, most likely.

xD; that's one way to get into the business.

Thankfully, the company I work for is... well, weird. They hire a lot of unexperienced people and train them themselves, but in return we have ridiculously long contracts. I've been at the same firm since I started working x.x;;; But it does give you some stability since unless you suck like woah, they don't kick you out - the contract binds them too. So you have some freedom to learn.
As for studying, well... I'm eternally happy I started studying only after getting some experience. A lot of what we study early on in the degree is math (computer SCIENCE... ugh...) so a lot of people don't see the relevance. Even in more advanced courses like Logic or Automations, people still don't get how it can be that the lecturer said this is how a compiler is built - but I do. And I get why studying the stupid things we studied in the early programming courses are important and actually paid attention even during those classes (well... at times. I wrote fanfiction the rest of the time). But I knew enough to know when they taught something I didn't know xD so I often had to be against my class when they said the teachers didn't teach something ._.;;; because I was the only one who knew to write it down xD;;;

I've no idea what Fachabitur or VET are o:

He's actually a good scriptwriter, seeing how he did the Days ice cream scenes. Sure, they're silly and overall redundant, but they were some of the series' best character interaction and insight. I think he just doesn't know how to balance investment in the gameplay and the story. For instance, I think he could've done a much better job on BBS if he'd have given up on the Mirage Arena. SO MUCH SPACE to work with, give us more cutscenes, more flashbacks, give us more story inside each world... but no. He preferred the freaking Mirage Arena, thus tearing the fandom in half - one half thinks it's the best game ever while the other prefers KH2 over it x_x;;;

And from experience with the KH plot, fans often pay attention to the story more than Nomura does. So their stories are better by definition >_>;;;;

Oh heavens no x.X I did Java for a year but otherwise I'm a C# programmer. Know some C/C++ too. I just didn't mess around with no databases.
I didn't really have anyone to teach me either. Most of it I learned on my own and through suffering. But I'm taking a couple of courses given out by an excellent lecturer who comes to share his experience with students (I'm only now getting to my degree... though third year already <3) so my experience really helps. I understand errors I've done and know how to apply what he teachers me, something my classmates have a really hard time with.

Programming games is like a dream for me, though I kind of doubt I'd really wanna program a game I'd wanna play.
Like, I wouldn't wanna work on KH... unless I'll get to slap Nomura around for his crappy storytelling O:<
And yeah. I was eager for that course ever since I started my degree since I saw they offered it, but could only take it now (it's not a mandatory course so it was only available late into the degree and with quite a few requirements...). We're programming space invaders xD;;; which is pretty lame on itself but it's a good way to start. You learn how the game flow goes (at least in the XNA framework), how to mess around with graphics, movement, collision detection, scoring, players, etc. We're gonna learn how to manage screens soon and what not :3~ then moving on to sound and effects and eventually 3D. Lots of fun stuff that I hope we'll manage seeing how the semester's restricted in time x_X;;; guh.

None of what you worked in appeal to me :x *.NET programmer*
Thankfully though I've like 6 years of experience under my belt so I doubt I'll have such a hard time finding a job once I leave my current one (contract ends in a couple of months)

C# <3
And that sounds like something I'd like to do xD; right now I'm taking an extra course in college about developing video games with the XNA framework. Hope it'll net me a job, too.

Oooh, cool. So you're a programmer too? :3

It's my way for a casual greeting xD
Sup?

Err...whut? Lol...something funny?

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