New level! New pick-ups! New pictures!
Hello to anyone who even bothers to read this! Its been a while since I last wrote and I needed an excuse to post another blog.
I'll start off by saying I have ranked up from Sheng Long up to Bionic Commando. Woooh! I guess...
More interesting to talk about would be the stuff that I've been blowing my money on the past couple of weeks.
EDIT: Sorry about the pictures, they got chopped a tad bit :P
First up some DVDs/Blu-Rays:
Season 12 of The Simpsons is pure gold. For fans, this one really is a must own.
Howl's Moving Castle was one of the few movies missing from my Hayao Miyazaki collection (the other two being Porco Rosso and Castle In The Sky). It may not be his best movie, but it's still freakin' awesome.
The Louis C.K. DVD caught my eye as I was heading towards the counter to cash out Howl's Moving Castle. As it was only $5, I pretty much had to grab it. If you've never seen or listened to him before, I suggest you open up another tab and hit up Youtube. The man is a genius.
The Blu-Rays were only $10 each, and all three were new. Beerfest and The Simpson's Movie don't really need to be on Blu-Ray, but when they're that cheap it's hard to pass them up. Training Day has Denzel Washington gagging Snoop dogg with a pen. 'Nuff said.
Next a batch of Cd's:
I've only recently really started listening to doom/stoner metal band The Sword, and both of their albums came in a double pack for a mere $15. Their sound can only be described as "Black Sabbath-esque" and is heavy as hell. At top left we have another stoner rock/doom metal album, Pelican's "City of Echoes". I wouldn't be too surprised if you had never heard of them, but if you wanted to give them a listen this album is a good place to start. It's probably their least heaviest album so far and is closer to being post-rock, but it's still pretty awesome.
Next to that is the third album from indie rock band Pavement, "Wowee Zowee". Pavement is terribly underated, and also difficult to describe. You should probably give them a listen as well.
The final CD is dramatically different from the others; it's a hip-hop album.
Jaylib is the collaborative effort between two of hip-hop's greatest producers: Madlib and the late Jay Dilla/Jay Dee. Together the two (along with guests Talib Kweli, Quasimoto, Guilty Simpson, Percee P, and Frank-N-Dank) churned out Champion Sound. The album has an early to mid-nineties feel to it. I also recommend giving this one a listen.
Finally, a couple of games:
I'm not terribly far into either of these, but so far I'm enjoying both quite a bit. I've been a Ratchet and Clank fan from the beginning, and the fact that not much has changed between iterations doesn't bother me the least bit. It looks good, it's fun to play, and it's pretty damn funny. I'm happy.
I figured now would probably be a good time to play the first Uncharted, as I preordered the Uncharted 2 before I even played this one (the multiplayer beta had me hooked :P). I have no real gripes with the game right now (aside from enemies being able to take waaaay too many shots before they go down), and I'm starting to wish I had Nathan Drake proceding a bit further in my Game Heroes bracket...
So I suppose thats all from me for this entry. I know its lengthy, but I barely blog so deal with it!
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