'Sup? I'm on vacation in Spain right now, so my gaming is limited to Nintendo DS, PSP and iPod (lol, yes, iPod).

Home-console / PC wise, I finished Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (PC) and I loved it! The story is awesome and the ending was really surprising, although confusing. I'll be waiting for the next release (wich I've been reading will be in episode formats, can't wait).

Upon finishing Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, I started playing Shadow Hearts: Covenant (PS2) again, and I've went further than I got to the last time I started playing (I stopped playing it because of University). I'm loving it, and I love the fact that the game is placed in Europe and we get to visit places like England, Italy, France, etc. Loving it.

I'm almost at the end of Alone in the Dark (PC) and I keep my words. It's an awesome flawed game. It's frustrating as hell at parts but it's an extremely fun experience too, I love the new mechanics they keep presenting you as well as the fresh ideas. Although these ideas could have been pulled out better, it's still a pretty cool game that everyone should try if they like AITD or survival horror / action adventure. Will be finishing it when I get home (august).

Now, on with what I've been playing lately on Nintendo DS, PSP and iPod (YES, iPod).

- Final Fantasy Tactics A2 (NDS): I'm loving this Strategy RPG. The story, even though it's not too original is very good and swallows you in, and the gameplay is just awesome. I'm at a very frustrating part though, so I've been playing a bit of Resident Evil: DS to calm myself lol.

- Jeanne D'Arc (PSP): Yes, another Strategy RPG. I started this game last year but never finished it, so I'm giving it another try. Awesome story, awesome gameplay.

- Legend of Heroes (PSP): This game is HUGE. I've been playing it for the last 5 months (in short periods of time though, but still!). Awesome, AWESOME story and characters and explendid gameplay.

- Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes (iPod): Ah! Here it is! Yes! It's an RPG for the iPod by Square Enix! This got my by surprise, and what a surprise! It's a strategy RPG with a very cool story and very good gameplay. You use your own songs stored in the iPod to create your troops (yes, each troop is assigned one song) and well... it's hard to explain, it's a pretty good game, though it completely drains iPod's battery. I have to play it when It's charging wich is a shame, or else, there will be no music for me lol. And me, without music, is me dead.

Well, this is what I've been doing in vacation, I'll be going home in the beginning of August (huge vacations, yes, I know) and I'll keep on abusing my home consoles. In the mean time, I'm abusing my Nintendo DS, PSP and iPod (more for listening to music though).

I'll keep posting here whenever I have some news on my gaming life, wich is not important or interesting at all for any of you, but it's fun for me to do and some of my friends might get some ideas on what to play next lol.

Oh, about my PS3, I'll have to send it to Sony when I get back from vacations, so... I'll probably have to wait 2 months like everyone else I know to get it back... 2 more months without knowing the end of Metal Gear Solid 4... oh dear torture.

So, if you read my previous post, my PS3 had that problem that many 40GB PS3's owners have been having - it stopped reading any discs. Tomorrow I'll be calling Sony Portugal and finding out how I send them the console so they fix it or send me a new one. Either way, I'll need to wait for a while (2 friends of mine waited for like 1-2 months.....) to know the end of Metal Gear Solid 4. To think I was 1 or 2 hours away from finishing it... Damn!

So, to wait for the time to pass by quick, I'm playing the following games:

Alone in the Dark (PC)
Many people say this game is crap and yada yada yada. Why? Because it has loads of Bugs and Glitches. Yes, it has. Does that make it a bad game? Hell no! Bugs and glitches (wich are not irritating or frustrating what-so-ever) apart (and the bit clunky controls - wich you get over after playing for about 30 minutes) this game is awesome. I love the unexpected things that happen while you play, the thrills and the suspence. I love the epic sequences the game puts you through and I am enjoying the story a lot. Been playing for 2 and a half hours and I'm loving it!

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (PC)
I started playing this a long while ago, before Grand Theft Auto 4 and Metal Gear Solid 4 took away all my time. The story is fascinating and the characters are awesomely written. Loving every moment of the game I'm roughly at the middle of it and I can't wait to see the conclusion! (around Chapter 7)

Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Another game I started long ago, I think I'm roughly at the middle of this one. One of the best platform games I've ever played.

Shadow Hearts: Covenant (PS2)
I started this game roughly 2 years ago but I stopped playing because of University and with time I forgot some parts of the plot... So, after finishing either one of the games above, I'll be starting this one again.

Atelier Iris 2: Azoth of Destiny (PS2)
Only tried this game out after I got it and it looked awesome. As soon as I finish some of the games above, I'll be playing this.

Mass Effect (PC)
Another game I only tried and looked awesome, again, after I finish some of the above, I'll be giving this one a try.

Another game I'll be wanting to try out is Dreamfall's prequel. I'll see about it later.

This is it, I have lots to do to get my mind not to think about MGS4 while I don't have a PS3 to finish it. God, I hope the time goes fast, I can't wait to see the ending to that game. And GTA4. And Folklore. Wich I was also almost at the end. Damn.

Peace!

I got MGS4 3 days ago, played it every chance I had and I was finally up to *spoilers if you don't wanna know the number of acts*

5th act (the final one)

*end of spoilers*

... today I was gonna finish the game, the suspence has been killing me and I want all to be revealed... and guess what happens. I turn on the PS3, insert the MGS4 disc, the MGS4 icon appears, I press X and it gives me an error, then, the game icon is replaced by a "Corrupted Data" icon, i remove the disc thinking it could be dirty, but it wasn't. Put it in again and nothing, it doesn't even read it. It doesn't read ANYTHING, be it Blu-Ray, DVD, CD, whatever! Nothing! Now I have to call Sony tomorrow and have them exchange my PS3 or fix it... God, why couldn't this happen tomorrow? If this turns out like a friend of mine I'll only get PS3 again in 2 months, how will I bear these 2 months without knowing the rest of MGS4?

I'm depressed. Well, thank God I got Mass Effect to occupy me.

The following updates were added today to the GTA4 Special over at Gaming Vault:

"GTA 4 Special 01: What you get"
"GTA 4 Special 02: The first hour"
"GTA 4 Special 03: The city is alive!"
"GTA 4 Special 04: SIXAXIS - Yay or Nay?"

More will be added tomorrow, the list keeps growing! Check it all out at:

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"GTA4 Special 01: What you get"

is now up on Gaming Vault. Check it out.

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Just so you know! Go!

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