2012-NOV-24 Texture

I've successfully manage to change the whole texture library in one day, I've spent 12+ hours on the project and its done. The results: slower more imprecise drawing calls, the thing is, I was assigning shaderresourseview pointers every draw call for all the objects I'm drawing in the scene and I thought it was a bottle neck, but passing them in a single call before the rendering loop didn't increase the speed, quite the opposite as for some reason I cant just assign a variable as an array index within hsls, so in order to get the resource view I need from the array I need to either transverse it with a for, or create a switch statement, this slows down the process as It has to be done every rendering cycle for every object in the model, which ironically, is slower than assigning the resource pointer. On the other hand it wasn't a full Array by pointer but an Array of 100 as once again hsls doesnt like more elements in a single array, maybe with a different structure this wouldn't be an inconvenience  but the fact that I need to transverse the list instead of just letting the array know what element to look for makes the whole modification inconvenient, to say the least.

I revert my changes back to the version  before the "improvements" so I basically lost all my they... or rather invested it in knowing that wasn't the right way to do it.

Yo soy Alberto y ese ha sido mi post. Happy Codding!

2012-NOV-20 New Super Mario Bros. U

Being a fan of the Super Mario franchise for decades I have a thing or two to say about this game.

The graphics are simply amazing, that is the way Super Mario games should look like, the color pallet is great and the playstyle is just Super Mario.

The levels are really polished and the power of the WiiU enabled programmers to do some crazy stuff with particles and graphics in the levels, while one might think there is really nothing new to the franchise and most of the game mechanics have been exploited by recent titles Super Mario Bros U has a trick or two under the sleeve.

Regarding the suit many may complain about the flying squirrel suit instead of the Raccoon Tail, I know the nostalgia just demands the Tail, and New Super Mario Bros. 2 has it, but let me tell you, don't let it deceive you it is not the same feeling, the playability is completely different and the way you should think while having this power up is really another thing. First of all Raccoon Mario should gain momentum in order to lift, Squirrel Mario just hoover, but after jumping he can double jump once, Squirrel Mario can stick to walls for a second and doesn't have the "tail hit".

Being able to play the full game in the tablet is awesome, while the tablet doesn't have the full resolution of an HDTV at it disposal it does let the player just sit wherever and enjoy the game, it even comes with a jack in so you don't disturb whomever is seated next to you, in a small house hold I dare to say the fight for the TV would be over.

Super Mario Bros U is a game shouldn't be missing in any collection.

Yo soy Alberto y ese ha sido mi post. Happy Codding!

2012-NOV-20 WiiU

So WiiU has been out for 2 days now, I got mine on day 1 but haven't write a thing about it.... because I was playing it!

The device itself its great, but to be hones the upgrading experience, transferring your data from the Wii that is, is really frustrating, you should upgrade your firmware and do a lot of steps before being able to move it, setting my internet connection was also hard, but that might just be me and the settings I have on my network.

Netflix is offered in this console from day 1 but services like YouTube or Hulu are meant to be downloaded in the future, it is a shame that they are advertised but no implemented, but at least is reconforting to know they will be there in the future.

Posting to Nintendo by clubs trough this thing is great, you are able to join whatever club you wish, and if you are stuck in something in particular you can ask your fellow players about it, even upload pictures of where you are.

The tablet itself is really light and even though the 3 hours of battery life are a pain, the fact that you can play while charging it is great.

My only experience so far is with New Super Mario Bros. U but that will be discussed in another post.

Yo soy Alberto y ese ha sido mi post. Happy Codding!

2012-NOV-20 DMC Devil May Cry [Demo]

Today I downloaded the DMC demo for PS3 for this game, not being a fan of the franchise might be a plus as I don't have anything against the reboot Dante, which seems to bother a lot of people. That being an issue may prevent them to realize there is more in a game than the character.

I have to say, this game is surprisingly good, the ever changing world and environment  is great, it even takes away the relief of steeping on solid ground, not knowing if its going to collapse, rearrange or fly away. The fighting controls are solid and the combo mechanic is good enough in the demo to give a way an idea on how the final product will feel like,he demonic powers feels diabolic, while the angelic just feels really soft, still the overall combination and mix of them increases your repertory in a great way.

I look forward to play the full game, to be completely honest I wouldn't rush to the store on day one but I feel this is a good game that should be fully played.

Yo soy Alberto y ese ha sido mi post. Happy Codding!