Hello everyone! A pleasure to see you all once again.

Wow, I can't believe I haven't made a new post since September 9th. I'm very sorry for not keeping in touch with you all more frequently but I'm afraid that the usual stuff has come up. School, my offline friends, and...well, you know. This is always the case once school starts though In the summer, I'm always keeping you guys updated and making reviews but things always slow down around this time so just bear with me and keep in mind that I'm always around here, even though I may not make it very obvious.

So, how have you all been? I've been pretty good so far. School is treating me very nicely in particular. Things have been pretty easygoing thanks to my balanced semester and the work isn't overwhelming at all. I got quite a few new games too and things with my family and friends, while not always so smooth, have been pretty peaceful lately.

In terms of gaming, I have a lot to talk about. It's been such a long time that I've gotten myself a few new games and I'm working on an older one that I never got to finish.

You guys will remember that I purchased Shadow of the Colossus some time ago if you read my last blog. Well, now I've finished it! I have to say, I was actually getting tired of the game towards the end. I felt as if it was getting redundant and I honestly wanted it to hurry up and end already. The last colossus and the ending did not disappoint though! That was probably one of the most satisfying and interesting endings to a game that I've experienced so far. Overall, I thought it was a very solid game. If I have the time, I'll make a review for it.

Touch Detective is one of those games that I never really had any intention of buying but I decided to pick it up because of a friend's recommendation (you know who you are ). I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by it. While it wasn't that superb, I liked it more than what most professional critics seem to think of it. It definitely has a certain creepy charm (especially the 2nd case) and it was worth playing through. I'm definitely thinking of picking up the sequel!

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days is a game that I honestly wasn't planning on buying this soon but my friend REALLY wanted to try out multiplayer with me so I went ahead and bought it. Of course, you guys know how I can be with games sometimes. I just blaze right through them to get them over with and by the time my friend bought this game, I was already at around Day 200 so she was too weak to go on any worthwhile missions with me So I just went ahead and finished the game and agreed to help her get extra stuff in Mission Mode if she needs any help. I have to say, this entry in the Kingdom Hearts series doesn't really live up to the PS2 games (which, while not the best RPGs I've ever played, were tons of fun). The story in this one was an absolute bore. I hated how, since Organization XIII was a "stealth" organization, they couldn't interact with any of the Disney characters. I admit that a big part of the appeal of console games was that I was able to traverse all these different Disney worlds and see these characters who I thought I would never see in the same game (and a Squaresoft RPG for that matter). Sure they were held together by some ridiculous story about hearts and whatever that wasn't that interesting to me but still, it was quite interesting seeing what happened when Square and Disney worked together. Much of the appeal is gone in this game though (there are zero Final Fantasy characters and a ridiculous lack of Disney with all the worlds having been present in the past games), and the gameplay isn't quite as good either because of the DS hardware limitations (controlling a game like Kingdom Hearts with the d-pad isn't exactly the most comfortable setup). Still, it's a nice attempt and still a game worth playing through. Just don't expect too much. I'm looking forward to the PSP one much more though.

Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars (Director's Cut) was a bit of an impulse buy for me. When I even heard that there was a Director's Cut of Broken Sword, I remembered playing another version of it on the GBA (I haven't played the superior PC version unfortunately). I actually liked that one and thought that it would be interesting to see how the game would be if it wasn't held back by the GBA hardware limitations. Since the PC one isn't quite as readily available as this version, I picked this one up when I saw it. After playing through it all, I have to say that it was a very enjoyable experience! I liked those cool new animation scenes that were thrown in together with the extra Nico sidestory segments (as short as those sections may have been). Being an updated version of an old cla$$ic, I can't really go too in-depth into this. There's not much I could reveal that you couldn't find out by looking up the Broken Sword games yourself but I'll just say that I enjoyed this game and I recommend it!

I've actually owned The Witcher: Enhanced Edition since last year but back then, despite how nice this game looked and how much I wanted to play it, our computer simply couldn't handle it well. Well, my brother did some heavy upgrading and now the game actually works pretty smoothly and I've been able to play it a lot lately. I'm really enjoying it! I'm glad this didn't end up like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion to me (which was a game I really couldn't get myself to like). The way that this game pulls off the fantasy setting is very realistic and convincing. I also love how the choices you make can really have some weight to them and how the events of the game can unfold very differently based on what you do. The political tension is also something that really gripped me here. I honestly can't decide on whether I should side with The Order (the humans) or the Scoia'tael (the non-humans). They both really seem like they're doing horrible things but if I just say neutral and do nothing, I miss out on a lot of quests so I try to balance the choices I make regarding them. It's pretty difficult to stay neutral in this game though. I'll keep you guys updated on how things go with this game.

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Well, that's pretty much all I have to say for now. I could talk about school and all the sort of stuff but I'm kind of tired so I'll stop here I hope you guys all have a great Halloween if you're celebrating it! See you all soon.