Showing posts with label Pico vs. Pigg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pico vs. Pigg. Show all posts

Monday, March 21, 2011

Insta-Party in Pigg!


Copico's room.

She's the life of the party, every time she warps to me I give it about two minutes before her loyal posse shows up. Look how kawaii everyone is! WHY do Pigg players seem to have so much more personality and spunk when compared to Pico players? Is it because we're running around with mostly Japanese people in Pigg and they're known for enjoying showing off their street style? (Want proof? Check out the Japanese magazine FRuiTS and it's counterparts.) Is it because Pigg players are older and wiser, having already made all their fashion boo-boos in their youth they now know how to dress cool? Or could it be just simply the fact that Ameba Pigg offers more clothing and accessories?

I DON'T KNOW.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Bazooka my room!

In the midst of Pico frustrations, I logged onto Pigg to find many an update!

First of all, I warped to my friend's room to ring, as I usually do in Pico. Instead of the little bell dropping out, my Pico pulls out a FREAKING BAZOOKA and shoots confetti into the room.



Of course, it's to celebrate Pigg's 2nd anniversary. But can you imagine instead of people begging you to ring their room they instead asked "BAZOOKA MY ROOM! I BAZOOKA BACK!"? LMAO!

Just a thought, really.  

Secondly, Pigg also has some really exciting places to go, too. Come to think of it, Pico hasn't gotten a new area in a while, has it? I'm not talking about the parks, they don't count. I mean... I think the last "new" place was Asukasa, am I right? Did you know that Pigg has outer space!?

YES, OUTER SPACE. LOOK AT IT!
Control Room!

You're killing me here, Ameba. Can we at Pico have an outer space? Or is Pico world still considered flat by Pico scientists? OH WAIT! I've figured something out!

Japan is considered years ahead of many countries as far as their technology goes, so is this Ameba's way of imitating that through Pigg and Pico? Pigg, because it is the Japanese version of the game, gets advantages and privileges while Pico is stuck in the past until we sail to Japan and force them to trade goods with us.

Conspiracy theory? Pinkerton is getting to me ...

Love,
Ayu

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Trials and Errors: A Saga of Pico Frustration



Peggy here, reporting to you live from Pigg ... 'cause Pico is ... well, I don't quite know what's going on with Pico! Catero and I have been scratching our heads wondering what all these error messages are about. Some of them we can read others are weird possible geek speak, that we cannot decipher.

Check this out:


Yes, we can see that an error has occurred ...


Huh?!


Ameba Pico! You're killing me! [insert angry fist shaking here!]

Yesterday there was an "unscheduled" - I'm guessing - emergency maintenance session which I had hoped would resolve the weird lag and error messages that I still get quite frequently. But whatever they're doing has only lead to more problems which have forced Catero and a few other Pico residents including myself to retreat to our second homes in Pigg.

Just like one would get dating tips from their big brother to learn the art of finesse ... I plead with you Ameba Pico to talk to your big brother Ameba Pigg and see what they are doing differently that makes Pigg playing so much more pleasant and error-free.


Pictured: left to right (Pigg IDs): grapheme (aka Catero in Pico) wearing tan tam, uverkuu (aka uverkuu in Pico) wearing grey bunny hat, peggyhill (aka Peggy Hill in Pico) in blue baseball cap, sweetlaura (aka sweet_mom in Pico) in pink Pigg beanie.

We do enjoy our occasional holiday in Pigg but seriously Ameba, what gives? I need to feed my dogs!

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Pico vs. Pigg: Christmas Edition

pigg and pico 12-23

Pigg and Pico. It's difficult to not talk about the two in the same sentence at times, but with good reason. Both are run by the same company, and in the end Pico owes a whole lot of its current success to its older brother. Or sister. I could never tell when looking at this thing.

ameba logo That's not to say Pico doesn't have it's own share of credibility, though. It was the first to feature room additions, room expansions, a clothing preview feature, the New York areas, and so on. While there's a lot in common, there's also quite a difference between them. I've always found this interesting, so I wanted to do an update regarding a handful of similarities and differences. What better way to start than comparing the way each one has celebrated Christmas? And winter in general, for that matter. This is going to be a lengthy post, so if you are interested at all please click "read more" to, well... read more! Or you can just look at the pictures. I wont yell at you for it.

First, some very quick back-story: Pigg has been open for nearly 2 years now. Pico is closing in on its 1st year in just a few months. Since Pigg was open for a longer period of time, I was personally able to celebrate 2 years of a virtual Ameba Christmas. In this post, I wont be comparing every single little detail. Instead, I plan on comparing a handful of the items and areas in each game. I'll break them down into different categories and sections, as such:

My Christmas Items (House Decor):

pigg christmas room

This is the image I will use as a starter for my comparisons. Why? Well, because both Pico and Pigg have some of the same items seen there. The designs for these items are obviously identical in each game, so I'll just be comparing the cost (or whichever way the items were attained).