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12:00 am
[Link] | Still feels like I'm not in college. I'm doing terribly at forcing myself to work.
I'm starting to think going only two days a week was a bad idea. It doesn't feel like much of an obligation this way.
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01:21 pm
[Link] | My PS3 is dead. I'm fairly sure I know how it happened, and I'll be annoyed if this is the result when I let other people use my things. Sony's fixing it for $150 (I bought it used from Gamestop, so no warranty), but I'll be losing all saved games. Goodbye 40 hours of Persona 3, 60 hours of FFXII, and 150 hours of Dragon Warrior VII. I may know a way to back it up, but I'm not holding my breath. Fuck.
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03:53 pm
[Link] | School canceled due to snow. It's really not an impressive amount, but maybe I'll post a video.
I was meant to give a speech today, but I can't fathom what to write about. I'm supposed to rant about a certain person/event that made me decide to attend college. So I'm trying to decide how I should elaborate on "I decided I want money".
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02:28 am
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Goodbye, Reality.
My new home is called Paradise City. I'm a race car driver!
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12:29 am
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Hey guys, video post
I promise future ones would be more organized. This is essentially a test where you will tell me whether or not you like to listen to my voice more than read what I type. I know I had a bad angle towards the ceiling light for about ten seconds. Live and learn! COMMENT PLZ. Also, putting "waka" as my keyword seems to have worked to my disadvantage. Boob jiggling? Seriously?
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01:26 am
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late-night ramblings
Six: The ending made me angry as hell, which is how I know I loved it.
Al: Rorschach ;_;
Reeve: Very good.
They'd obviously have to do alot of trimming for a motion picture, but I think they could still make a strong film and keep the themes intact.
College is going well. Glorified high school. I'm still trying to get a groove going and find my "drive", but I've managed so far.
My mind keeps drifting to women. It's annoying, because I'm steadfast in my decision to keep to myself. It's just how my personality is, it drives me insane to be around the same person constantly. I think it's safe to say I would get bored with someone I met now. Maybe it's because I don't know what I want? I used to have a crystal-clear image of my dream girl. Not anymore.
It's a good thing college girls aren't interested in me, otherwise I'd have a real argument going on in my head. And that may sound like me crying on my own shoulder, but there is something weird about me: I don't know if it's the way I look at people, the way I walk, or the way I talk, but there's some eccentric vibe I send off to people. And that thrills me, because I've always liked the thought of being the oddball. I can't be too bad, considering everyone I meet likes me (how's that for pretentious?). I've had this mental programming my entire life that I should try to be attractive. If I'm going to follow through on this determination to live alone, I'll need to drop that mentality.
I'm finally making some solid outlines for my story. You know, that story I've never mentioned in here before? It's my own little generic epic, but it's dear to me. I'm excited to be putting it on paper; I only wish I wasn't so intimidated by the thought of my own writing compared to those who are so much more skilled than me. But that's truthfully not something that bothers me so much anymore, usually just when I'm up past my bedtime and writing on Livejournal. But as I sit here, writing on Livejournal past my bedtime, it seems pretty scary. I'll just have to rely on my own style and hope it can reach par.
I want to write. I want to draw. I want to compose. I suppose I should get started on all of that, eh?
Oh, and No More Heroes is rockin'. Reeve, buy it. The only real flaws exist in parts of the game that are negligible, namely the open-world traveling segments.
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01:36 am
[Link] | Just finished Watchmen. Not sure I'll be able to sleep tonight.
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10:05 pm
[Link] | First day of classes went well. I like all of my professors, which is a big plus. The classes themselves feel alot like high school, but the freedom I have in between them is nice (there's about an hour and 15 minutes between my second and third class, which is nice for grabbing lunch and simply relaxing before the next class). Though I guess I don't know too much yet, since all most of the teachers did was go over the syllabus. I suppose I'll get a real taste tomorrow, unless the snow we're having right now goes insane. And I'm hoping it won't.
Also, two classes have had me interview a random student and prepare a short speech on what I've learned about them. Talking to random people without being paid for it is bad enough, but paying to talk to random people? Bah. Both students seemed nice, though.
Still, this is college. I was supposed to meet the Sega fangirl of my dreams in the first five minutes. Things are not at all going according to plan.
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02:59 pm
[Link] | Selected my classes and enrolled, feeling awesome. I go Tuesday 2 - 8:50 (with an hour break before the third class), and Thursday 2 - 4:45. And I got the same English Literature slot as my dad. As a reminder, it's not the one he teaches. He's enrolling with me.
Yeah, we're all thinking of Rodney Dangerfield right now.
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07:14 pm
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05:11 pm
[Link] | Let me reiterate that both of the newer Tomb Raider games (Legend and Anniversary) are really, really good. So if you've been avoiding the series because it was crap for a decade, well, stop being reasonable and accept the massive 180 the series has taken.
Just sayin'.
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01:21 am
[Link] | I start college in 9 days. It's pretty exciting. I missed the first enrollment date so my class schedule is probably going to be a nightmare, but at least it'll only last me the first 5 months. After that, I can make my own, perfect two-days-per-week schedule. At least, I hope. It'd be fantastic if I could still get nearly 40 hours each week while in school (or so I say now).
Not been playing many games lately. Mostly just reading Watchmen and hanging out with Andy before he's shipped back out to the Marines. Finished chapter 6 of 12 in Watchmen this morning. Pretty fantastic. I can't wait to see some of these scene remade for the big screen (the guys behind Sin City and 300 are behind it). For the uninitiated, which I would guess is most everyone, Watchmen is an older (1980's) DC comic that focuses on the troubled lives of several "masked adventurers" (not real super heroes with extreme powers, well, except for one of them): particularly how the Keene Act - a law that basically tells vigilantes to reveal their identities and work for the government or be hunted down - has affected their lives. Most heroes have given up, yet a few continue to work as enemies of both the underworld and the police. It's an alternate 1985 setting with electric cars, cheap air travel, and Red Scare as the norm. Up to this point the book has only given glimpses of the direction the plot is ultimately heading in, but the individual personalities and backstories of each character are interesting enough to keep from wondering whether or not there's something bigger at work. It's exceptionally well-written and each panel is painstakingly detailed and takes just the right angle. The colors don't usually jump out at me, but they're used effectively when they need to be. It's easy to tell the guys behind this had alot of experienced making comic books.
At the halfway point, I feel I can safely say anyone interested in graphic novels should read this book.
Oh, and I bought a calendar.
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12:02 pm
[Link] | My New Years resolution is to buy no more than 30 games this year. One friend (who is unfamiliar with my buying habits) pointed out that it would still mean buying more than one game per month. I pointed out that I bought slightly over 100 games last year.
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07:55 am
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2007 Gaming
Games I've beaten in order of completion, along with numbered scores (as opposed to taking the time to type stuff out; also, totally based on the EGM scale).
Elite Beat Agents (DS) - 8
Maverick Hunter X (PSP) - 8
Mega Man Powered Up (PSP) -8
Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wi) - 6.5
Castlevania Portrait of Ruin (DS) - 6.5
SSX Blur (Wii) - 4.5
SSX (PS2) - 8.5
Gunstar Super Heroes (GBA) - 5
Kirby's Adventure (NES) - 8
Kirby's Dreamland (GB) - 7
Spider-man 2 (PS2) - 7
God of War (PS2) - 8.5
Drill Dozer (GBA) - 7.5
Super Paper Mario (Wii) - 8
Condemned (360) - 7.5
Mega Man 6 (NES) - 8
Mega Man 5 (NES) - 8
Mega Man 4 (NES) - 8
Mega Man 3 (NES) - 8
Mega Man 2 (NES) - 8 (What can I say? I played them in the span of a week, it blurred together)
Crackdown (360) - 7
Gitaroo Man (PS2) - 7
Parappa the Rappa 2 (PS2) - 6
Metroid Prime 2 (GC) - 8.5
Bioshock (360) - 8.5
Sonic Rush Adventure (DS) - 8
Halo 3 (360) - 8
Heavenly Sword (PS3) - 5.5
Rhythm Tengoku (GBA) - 7.5
Portal (360) - 9
Half-Life 2 (360) - 9.5
Half-Life 2 Episode One (360) - N/A? Hard to score on its own, it simply feels like more HL2. Which is awesome.
Half-Life Episode Two (360) - Same.
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3) - 8
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) - 9.5
Shining Force 3 Scenario 1 (Saturn) - 7.5
Nights: Journey Into Dreams (Wii) - 5.5
Burnout Legends (PSP) - 8
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (360) - 6.5
Tomb Raider Anniversary (360) - 8
DS - 3
PSP - 3
Wii - 5
PS2 - 5
GBA - 3
GB - 1
360 - 10
NES - 6
GC - 1
PS3 - 2
Saturn - 1
Total - 40
My original goal was 36 for the year, which I honestly believed I wouldn't reach, so I'm happy. I had something between 11-13 last year, so this rocks.
Top 5 Games of the Year
1. Half-Life 2
2. Super Mario Galaxy
3. Portal
4. SSX
5. God of War
Stance on Next-gen
1a. Xbox 360 - Easily featured the most interesting games this year. A beast machine, but doesn't forbid low-budget releases (Earth Defense Force 2017 being the best example).
1b. I'm honestly afraid to play the system for relatively long periods of time. Don't see very many next-year exclusives that interest me.
1c. Upcoming games I'm hyped for: Ninja Gaiden 2
2a. PSP - Bought this year and I already own 28 titles for it. The Slim's new features allowed me to improve the much-maligned battery life (though it was only by luck that I was able to do it for very, very cheap). Remote Play is a revolutionary feature.
2b. As you can tell from my list of games beaten, I've only seen a few of those 28 titles to completion. I've been more interested in console games this year. And after such a strong 2007, it's a bit scary to see how slim 2008's release list looks up to this point.
2c. Upcoming games I'm hyped for: God of War: Chains of Olympus, Wild Arms FX
3a. Playstation 3 - Very powerful and very slick. My favorite selection of downloadable titles. Strong first-party support. Warhawk is one of only a few online games to every really hold my interest.
3b. As with the PSP, most of the attention I would've thrown its way has been stolen by the 360. I've only sat down with a couple of individual games long enough to see them through. Third party support is lacking.
3c. Upcoming games I'm hyped for: Metal Gear Solid 4, White Knight Story (assuming it even makes next year), LittleBigPlanet, Haze
4a. Wii - The Virtual Console has a great selection and surpassed my expectations by selling import titles within its first year. First party titles continue to show mastery of how the motion controls should be handled. Super Mario Galaxy looks good enough to be a 360 game.
4b. Most developers don't know a damn thing about how to use the console. Two revivals of some of my favorite games bombed (SSX and Nights). The people who buy it in my store annoy the fuck out of me.
4c. Upcoming games I'm hyped for - No More Heroes, Super Smash Bros. Brawl
4a. DS - Still getting lots of support and still lots of games from previous years I need to play through.
4b. The support it's getting right now doesn't interest me much; this was a very weak year relative to how well the handheld had been doing. 2008 doesn't look much better so far.
4c. Upcoming games I'm hyped for: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin. I can't think of a single other game, sadly: my expectations for Ninja Gaiden DS are zero.
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12:22 am
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My Christmas Present to Me
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01:15 pm
[Link] | I am convinced that owning a calendar will improve my life.
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11:37 pm
[Link] | Nights: Journey Into Dreams is.....well, it's.....it has it's moments. I can say that much for it, at least.
It'd be nice if people paid to design videogames had more common sense about it than I do, though.
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12:15 am
[Link] | Picked up the Blu Ray for A Scanner Darkly on a total whim today. It's a good reminder of why I enjoy impulse shopping. Absolutely beautiful looking, and totally whacked out and entertaining. I was only able to watch the first 40 minutes tonight, but I'm certainly looking forward to continuing.
I have a somewhat interesting history with this film. I remember seeing a single preview for it quite some time ago, yet never catching the name. And more recently, I've been hearing people refer to it by name without realizing what film they were discussing. So once I saw the box and fit the blocks together, I decided I must own it. It's based on a novel from the guy behind Blade Runner, which was my other impulse movie purchase from several months ago.....perhaps a sign that I should grab the books?
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02:00 am
[Link] | Death Note has a pretty fantastic ending. Which is a relief, because I'd be really disappointed that I stayed up until 2am finishing it otherwise. There's alot to be said for any story that can give itself a satisfying wrap-up.
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12:38 am
[Link] | So, Death Note is pretty damn good. Just started Volume 5 of the manga.
I went to the bookstore today, in the hopes of finding yet another manga that would interest me. Nada. This problem started a couple of years ago, but there are so few anime/manga that interest me anymore. When I first entered the market, it seemed so vast.
Oh well. At least videogames still rock.
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