Teaser Trailer

Can't wait to see more on this. This was quite a surprise for today

Well, I look back on the month of May and see that I spent 'some' cash... 

Most Recent:

• PlayStation 3
• Resistance: Fall of Man
• Virtua Fighter 5
• F.E.A.R. (worse buy of the month)
• 1 SIXAXIS Controller
• 2 SIXAXIS Charge Kits (w/ Controller Grips)
• 1 Bluetooth Blu-Ray PS3 Remote
• 1 Motorola H500 Bluetooth Headset
• Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of Black Pearl DVD
• Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest DVD
• The Fountain DVD
• The Hitcher DVD
• Tekken 5
• Tekken 5 DR (PSN)
• Blast Factor + MP Pack (PSN)
• Rampage (PSN)

• Gundam 0083 Complete Collection DVD Set
• Gundam 08th MS Team Complete Collection DVD Set
• Angel Blade Punish DVD

Next up to Purchase:

• Shelf (for DVDs, Games, etc.)
• 2-3 seat Couch for my room
• Mini Table for my room

Yep...just spent a bit of cash so far...damn I need a job

I am now the proud owner of a Sony PlayStation 3

I picked up Virtua Fighter 5 with it and plan to pick up Resistance and possibly Motorstorm next.

My PSN ID is [SlashZaku]

Well...where to start.

Once again, I've disappeared after saying I'd be around for awhile...yeah, I know. I don't keep many promises when it comes to Gamespot. I've found a more fulfilling experience hanging out at the PlayStation.com forums and PS3forums.com. So, I wouldn't consider this a permanent stay of any sort but we'll see...again.

Graduation Coming Up

We'll, I'm on my last week of school. EVER. And it feels good. Come May 17th, it'll be my last day of High School and I'll be done with what I've been so tired of. It's been a long ass ride and I've had more bad times than good but all in itself, it was a unique experience. Word of advice - DON'T take an online course during your final year. I screwed around during the second semester of Algebra II and it came to bite me in the ass this year. I had my damn counselor telling me she has rarely (out of like 30 students taking the **** had someone pass Algebra II online. I knew this and went along with it anyway knowing that math in general wasn't my strong point. So for the past week or so, I've been stressed trying to get as much work done as possible before the 10th to take my Final for the course. To my surprise, I got a C on the spot for the exam and pulled a 74% average for the course itself. That .5 of a credit that was gonna keep me from graduating is no longer a problem. It was a very stressful experience because they were giving me stuff the Pre-Cal students were taking and the teacher was no help so if you want to avoid my situation, PAY ATTENTION IN ****AND GET IT DONE THE FIRST TIME AROUND.

PlayStation 3 in the Next Few Weeks...

I'll finally be able to get my PlayStation 3 in the coming weeks thanks to my Birthday (May 22nd) and Graduation (May 24th). If money permits, I'll see about an HDTV (nothing big, something that me and my cousins can play on in my small ass room) but I have my mind set on getting 2, or all 3 of: Virtua Fighter 5, Motorstorm, and/or Resistance. Afterwards, I'll be awaiting the coming lineup of great games, the first being Ninja Gaiden Sigma.

Square Enix Party 2007

With the recent party going on, there is a lot of games that just hit the radar. PSP seems to be getting a lot of love from Square Enix with Final Fantasy I, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy Tactics: Lion's War, Final Fantasy Dissidia, Star Ocean 1 Remake and a Star Ocean 2 Remake. Final Fantasy Dissidia really has my attention as it'll have Final Fantasy IX characters in it (glad to see Square hasn't forgot about them.) and it looks amazing. I'll be keeping an eye on Last Remnant until a trailer or some more info comes out for it.

Curiosity Killed My PlayStation 2

As mentioned above, I'll be getting a PlayStation 3, so I decided to take my PS2 apart for the hell of it I've done it before (to adjust the laser level so it would load up games from startup quicker) but this time, I payed the price. While putting it back together, the silver strip that connects to the Power/Eject buttons came out from where it was connected I'm sure I can probably find a way to fix it but yeah...bye bye PS2. I've looked online and they have replacement strips and my PS2 is out of warranty already and so I'm not gonna leave my little buddy like this. When I get some money from whenever I get a job, I'll order one and fix him right up. I wouldn't feel right leaving it like this after all the great games it's allowed me to play.

Going Back to San Antonio

Because I'm finally out this year, I'll be heading back to San Antonio with my dad who is gonna help me get a car. Don't know what kind of car but I'll be finally able to drive and go places on my own. I'll no longer have to wait around for a family member to take me somewhere. So when I do get back here in Florida, me and my older cousin are gonna go look for a job so we can just carpool to work and finally have our own income and I'll be able to support my gaming/anime/comic book hobbies, and myself in general.

Future Job Possibility

Well, I was left in charge of making the DVD cover for our Senior DVD at school and one of the teachers that saw it apparently has a son who works advertisement for the Devil Rays. She said if I can get a portfolio together, she can show him and probably get me some work or even a scholarship to one of those specialtly colleges that specialize in Digital Design (I've been looking at Full Sail). So, I got something to fall back on if I need a job but I might go along with it. The teacher said that working freelance is like ~$30 an hour.

I just realized the word 'C-L-A-S-S' is censored Good ol' Gamespot

Okay, I'm finding the checkpoint placements in Gears of War to be ridiculous.  I'm at the Underground Pump Station where I have to secure the platform from the Locust with the Torque Bows and beside all the times that I've been killed at the part, the prior checkpoint f***ing sucks.  It placed way back from the platform so when I die, I have to run quite a distance, walk as I listen to a communication, and then see the same damn "When's the last time the wind said..." cutscene.  That's the most aggravating part.  And I've come across other parts in the game where it's exactly the same (checkpoint is quite a bit away from where you died and there is a cutscene thrown in there for good measure ).  Now being a shooter, it becomes on the repetitive/annoying side when you have to watch the damn thing every time you die, especially with the amount of the deaths you suffer from (Gears of War = enemies with the most 'Lucky Shots' ever )

 Anyways, just wanted to vent as I'm about to go back at it...again...for the umpteenth time...

...and I don't know what the hell was going on throughout the game   I'm gonna go play through on Hardcore and Insane later (probably wait for my cousins to spend the night) but General RAAM went down in less than 2 minutes on Casual with the Longshot.  Kind of wanted more of a challenge from him but I guess I'll get that when I ramp of the difficulty.

Anyways, when I first started playing the game, I got this somewhat 'irk' feeling.  I didn't get that 'Awesome' feeling from the game.  I'll give it the 'graphics' but overall, something felt off.  I don't really know.  One of the things that bothers me is that a lot is mapped to the 'A' button.  After I look over the 5 Acts, it seems a bit on the short side but there were some areas where I had some problems (ran into the Chainsaw or a rocket one too many times) so that sort of extended the gametime.

As I said, I'll play through it again on the harder difficulties but right now, it's a 7.5-8/10.  I'll try out multiplayer with my cousins so I'll hold out on that.  I guess I was expecting more due to all the game sites, mags, and talk about it

Well, here are how things are going to go as of now "gaming-wise":

I will keep adding to my PS3 funds over the next few months, but as of now, I probably won't be able to get one till early-mid 07. (March to May being the earliest). By then, if any problems arise from launch, they can be handled and a few more games will be out by then. (This has nothing to do with me "doubting" the system's launch or anything of that matter [you people know me ] but more of a "funds" issue.)

Until then, I'll keep myself occupied here and there with a few of these titles which I plan to purchase:

• Gears of War [360]
• Smackdown vs RAW 07 [360]
• Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 [360]
  
• Valkyrie Profile Lenneth [PSP]
• Valkyrie Profile Silmeria [PS2]
  
• Soul Calibur 3 [PS2]
  
• Resident Evil 4 [PS2]
• SOCOM 3 (or possibly Combined Assault) [PS2]
• Shadow of the Colossus [PS2]
• Devil May Cry Anniversary Collection [PS2]