So it's been over a month since my last post, and I haven't been very active lately either......sorry all. I guess I've been totally absorbed in my Xbox 360. I'n the meantime I've played through GOW CO-OP again and GRAW 1 and 2. I've also picked up Forza 2 and Halo 2. Man I"ve been spending a lot of time with the box......not so bad though. Ok, hope to have another video upo at some point, but for now, catch you later.

-Chris

Downloaded Geo Wars, Double Dragon and Contra. Double Dragon is SUPER HARD. Thank goodness for countless continues. Geo Wars I've played before, cool game. Contra I thought I knew, but it turns out.....not so much. Playing the demo I caught on pretty quick that this was a bit different, but wow....that is not the Contra I remember. Guess thats the arcade version. Anyway, having played through the NES version a bunch and getting kind of good at it I felt this would be worth a go. So after playing this for a while, and getting used to the Xbox controller, I was finally able to **BRAGGING WARNING** Beat it in 12 minutes or less and unlock a few achievements along the way, although I didn't really time myself so I dunno how difficult it actually is to do....But it did feel good. Ok, just felt I need to post that. Catch you later.

So I started Lost Planet on Hard......Was going about a mission a day. So I started over again on Normal (Really Wanted that Worm Hunter Achievement)......played through the game in one sitting. Started about 4am on Sat, ended about 1-1:30pm Sat. Great Game!

So I finally jumped into the Xbox world with an ELITE! Yeah Baby! So far I gotta saw it's awesome! More on this later perhaps.

Heres the video. Refer to to my last post for game listings.

So it's been a little while since I've posted anything, but a lot has happened in terms of videogames. In the time since my last post, I've managed to play through:

Yoshi's Island DS (Not sure If I've Mentioned this before.)

Zelda: Twilight Princess

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

God of War II

I haven't unlocked every single bit of each game, but I feel like I've def played enough of them for a while. I'm a bit of a marathon game player, so when I start a game I usually play all the way through the story / campaign, spending long hours on end (sometimes 8+ hours in a single session of playing) till it's done. Anyway, I hope to have a little video montage (Inspired by WhiteCloud954's) to go along with this post soon. Later.

So I finally put FFXII to rest on the shelf. Here's a bit of ramble about my experiance with the game. It's a wee bit long (I don't know when to shut up) so feel free to skip around.

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/profile/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-24860993&user=MB_E102

I picked up FFXII from a local gamestop the other. Pretty much had to get the collecter's edition since thats the only one they'd sell me. Not sure if that's cause I didn't pre-order. Anyway the game is awesome, and I kinda wound up playing it a lot this weekend. Also, I'm watching the Firefly seires on dvd that I borrowed from a friend. Figured it'd be best to finish the series before checking out the movie. Pretty cool show to say the least. Last but but not least of things to mention on this blog I'm thinking of setting up a Gamefly account. Anyone got any thoughts on that? Ok later.

Been a while since I've posted anything. Figured I'd put something up here just in case someone stumbles upon my page. So yeah, things have been pretty much just going. Not really going great, not going bad, but just kinda going. I've been playing a TON of WOW lately, finally got my horse. In fact WOW is pretty much the only game I've been playing recently, but in an attempt to do more game related things, I think I'm going to attempt making a mod. I might try doing a Warcraft 3 mod. If anyone have any suggestions or comments please let me know as this will be my first attempt at making a vidoegame mod. Thnx.

Catch You Later.

-Chris

Check it out! Another Review, this time for The New Super Mario Bros.

http://www.gamespot.com/ds/action/supermariobrosds/player_review.html?id=352640

Check it out! Dawn of Sorrow Reviewed....but not really Critiqued as I've just realized....uhhh yeah click the link!

http://www.gamespot.com/ds/action/castlevania/player_review.html?id=350288

So I haven't been very active lately. In fact I haven't really done much since I returned from my trip to California, just over a month now. While this is partly due to my HD melting down....basically losing everything, this is mostly due to me sinking further and further into some sort of lame funky abysis. I mean it really sucks. I've pretty much lost all desire to do anything constructive. Now I wasn't exactly Captain Go Getter to begin with, but things are really starting to get out of hand. The only game installed on my computer is World of Warcraft, and until my recent purchase of Dawn of Sorrow the only games I've been playing, besides the above mentioned, are Brain Age and The New Super Mario Bros. (which has pretty much been beaten for a while now....except for worlds 4 and 7. I have no clue how to get to them, and I have spent many train rides falling asleep searching for the answer.) Right now however, I have decided to make a little effort to try and take a step backward. So why now, on a Monday afternoon at 1:34 pm am I deciding to finally write a new blog entry. Well for one thing I'm currently covering reception at the office, and like every other crappy part of my job it sux, but it does give me a little free time at work. The other thing is this recent E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo.) debacle.

According to the trade group, the convention will be
"evolving into a more intimate event focused on targeted,
personalized meetings and activities." - Gamespot Staff

Downsizing!? What in blue blazes is going on here?! And what about this?
"It is no longer necessary or efficient to have a single industry
'mega-show,'" said ESA president Doug Lowenstein in a
statement. "By refocusing on a highly targeted event, we think
we can do a better job serving our members and the industry
as a whole, and our members are energized about creating
this new E3."

Ok, it may not be the most efficient expo, but not necessary? Oh I beg to differ Mr. President. I believe the E3 "Mega-Show" as you call it IS necessary. Not only is it necessary, I think it is imperative. Now I've been to TGS (Tokyo Game Show) and I can honestly say that these types of shows do tend to get out of hand, but you know what, thats the idea. These shows are supposed to be really zaney and over the top. It's this type of atmosphere that gets everyone excited about the videogame industry. Sure there are other shows out there such as the before mentioned TGS and Nintendo's SpaceWorld, but none of them are E3. I consider E3 the flagship trade show. I mean what REALLY compares? It's the one show that I think even the slightest videogame enthusiast has dreams of attending. E3 has in fact become of the biggest symbols of videogame culture. Why would anyone who considers themselves part of this great industry want to destroy it. Now I know it's only going to become smaller, but c'mon it might as well change it's name and become a totally different show, a more private "intimate" show....oh wait....that's exactly what's happening. (to be continued...perhaps)

-Chris

Ok so I'm back. I was away on the West Coast for a little bit, but now it's time to get back to business. I've since gone back to WIndows XP after experimenting with Windows Vista Beta. I will most likely pick up VIsta when it offically comes out, but for now I'll stick with XP. I have also lost my editing software, along with just about everything else on my computer, but I hope to get another video up here soon. Stay Tuned!

So I finally got on board the DS band wagon with my new DS Lite. So far I've been training hard with "Brain Age" and romping around the Mushroom Kingdom with the "New Super Mario Bros." Both games are great so far. I managed to get my hands on the DS Lite after a few days of finding it sold out at a few places. In the end I went over to Toys 'R' Us, and low and behold, they had a TON of them. AND their game section was really organized and clean. They Def Rock! I might have to start heading over there for more of my video game / game needs.

On the other side of things, the not so good side, my HD in my computer is just about done I think. I don't know exactly what happen, but oh well, it gives me a chance to switch up HDs....too bad I've lost just about all my Really Rad stuff. I've installed the new Windows Vista Beta 2, so I hope all goes well.

I'm gonna be heading on a trip soon and I'm thinking of picking up a Nintendo DS Lite.....Bout time I guess. Brain Age is already on my list of games to pick up, but I'm curious as to what else I should get. I'm prolly only gonna get about two or three games for the trip (including Brain Age), so any recomendations would be Super Duper Extra Special Awesome. Thnx!

Yeah....don't do it.

Here is a slide show of some pics from the Tokyo Game Show back in 2004. I'm thinking of making other movies like this one with more pictures that I have from my time in Japan. Let me know what you think.