I'm gonna be taking some time away from the blogs and stuff here...i mean, i might post, but they'll be a lot like the posts i've been making. current events have me needing to do a lot of organizing, thinking, and other stuffs.

so i'll post whenever i feel like it, and i might make the occasional comment. take it easy, all

UPDATE TIME!

well, for starters, i am taking a break from Ninja Gaiden II for a while...it's an amazing game, but i need to give my other games some attention, too. so i played some Kingdom Hearts II and Chain of Memories for a while, with the occasional playthrough of Halo 3 and random DS games. Oh, and Marathon. had to get some more stuff done on Marathon.

i've also decided to add some Mac-compatible games to my hard drive...but i don't have any Mac-compatible games. specifically, i've been looking for Halo and Starcraft...but i haven't been able to find them yet...but that might be because i have yet to go to back to Wal-Mart or Best Buy. i'll have to look into it.

But on the topic of Starcraft, I can't wait for Starcraft II...yeah, i'm gonna get it, and it will be awesome.

well...that is all. take it easy

Chapter 2 of Ninja Gaiden II is not coming along very well on Mentor...ah well. my brother and I have been playing a lot of Rock Band, and I decided to get back into Lost Planet, as I only got as far as mission 5 before getting sidetracked by other stuff...mission 6 is mean, and so is the moth in mission 5...but if we're gonna be like that, then the worm in chapter 3 is mean, too. so we're gonna take the high road and not complain about those things.

i'll probably try and beat Devil May Cry 4, too. sounds like fun. then i'll have defeated most of my games in at least one thing...N3 and DOAX2 will not get that sort of satisfaction.

oh, and a little bit of trivia for Ninja Gaiden II. for those that don't know, Chapter 9 (Heart of Darkness) is a reference to Joseph Conrad's novel of the same name...and the opening of the chapter is taken from a scene in Apocalypse Now. all three things (the game chapter, the book, and the movie) are set in the jungle, although Ninja Gaiden II takes place in South America, Heart of Darkness was based in the Congo, and Apocalypse Now as in the jungles of southeast Asia. that's my bit of trivia for the day.

enjoy your veal

Red vs. Blue fans will get the reference.

Ninja Gaiden II has been defeated on Path of the Warrior by me! now to try and unlock the weapon achievements, higher difficulties, and maybe-likely color variations. speaking of color variations, I find the variations somewhat intriguing. okay, I expected Dark Blood to be, well, darker, but it has a very nice gold touch to it. and Type 20 is pretty cool; Ryu could hide in a forest and not be seen (not really, but we can dream). like I said, I hope there are more color variations available for defeating the higher difficulties.

in non-Ninja Gaiden II news, I have managed to unlock all but the online achievements for Halo 3...the meta-game is very fun, especially if you wanna one-up a friend (or sibling). and I've managed to get my older sister to actually play Halo...okay, so it was just multiplayer, but still! she was a lot more receptive than my dad was, so I count this as a win!

and my brother is borrowing Rock Band from a friend, so we've been playing that a fair amount.

as expected, I'll be playing more Ninja Gaiden II later, and I'll let my youngest sister play some, too!

laters!

the statement above was originally used by Weebl and Bob.

Ninja Gaiden II...is so awesome that words can barely describe it. while I can understand the reasons it got an 8.0, I also understand that only a few can truly appreciate the beauty that is the game. I've grown quite fond of the Falcon's Talons, so I've been using those a lot since I got them...while I'm only in Chapter 4 on "Normal", I'm still enjoying the game. i've died a few times (maybe around 10 or so), but that is to be expected from a new game. if only games could be this good in the future...

and I would be playing it right now, except that I'm watching my nieces while everyone else is either typing on their computers or sleeping. ramen is a great help in keeping them calm...so I salute the wonderful noodle for all its help and support.

well, take it easy, all!