• 10Jun 09

  Post-Post-E3 Thoughts, Onto Real Life, and other gaming-related mish-mash.

  Hmm, where to start.
  Well, I guess I can start off by saying that I graduated from high school back on Sunday, with high honors. Yay me.
  The all-night party afterwards kicked butt. It opened up with a performance by an amazing impromtu comedy group, followed by a night of card games, game shows, Defender Dome (think moonbounce mixed with dodgeball), obstacle courses, NASCAN (racing on soda can-shaped go-karts), and other awesome stuff to do. Then there were the PRIZES. Sadly I didn't get anything, but people in my senior c-lass got iPod Touches, mini laptops, 19" HDTVs, and even, even, a SNUGGIE. FTW. And then the night (or would it be day by this point?) closed with a hypnotist. I have no idea how that works, it's amazing. o_o
  I had a ton of fun during high school, I'mjust going to miss everyone all together in one place... *sigh*
  In the fall I'm attending a rather prestigous university (although I really shouldn't give the name - what with me being an advocate of Internet safety, lulz). I suppose I can't wait, but it'll certainly hit me hard...after college I'm planning on service some time in the US Air Force as an officer (perhaps a UAV pilot?) through my college's Air Force ROTC; after that I might take up a position in the FBI. I will be studying in computer sciences, and a few people I know who have retired from the FBI says "that's what they're looking for" and they'd be more than happy to write up letters of recommendation for me.

  So yah, E3. I'm likin' all the "hardcore" stuff Nintendo is finally pulling out (i.e. Zelda: Spirit Tracks, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Super Mario Galaxy 2, new Zelda Wii, Metroid: Other M, etc.) I'd buy that all if my Wii were fixed...*sigh*
  As for Sony, eh. I caught a glimpse of the new handheld Star Wars Battlefront game in their intro but it was never brought up. Strange. Not much else caught my attention. Not interested in PSP Go because of the UMD-less-ness of it. 16GB flash memory sounds nice, but...I likes my UMDs.
  Microsoft caught my attention with a lot of things.
  Halo 3: ODST is a must-buy for me (OBVIOUSLY), so will Halo: Reach be. Shadow Complex is like "What if Metroidvania were on the 360?" and looks totally awesome to me. Left 4 Dead 2 looks great, but I want to own and beat the first Left 4 Dead before getting the first one. *sigh*
  Oh, and Project Natal? Blew me away. I really want to see what they can really pull off with that. I read somewhere that they got Burnout Paradise working with Natal, although unfortunately Paradise hasn't been too good to me lately. Sure, the Legendary Cars are fun to play around in, but the Stunt Runs are most definitely not. Argh.
  But back to Natal. I'm really glad that it opens up possibilities for non-gamers such as my girlfriend and family to enjoy video gamin--WAIT A MINUTE. Wasn't the Wii supposed to do this?
  It would have...had my Wii be working. argh. o_o
  Maybe one of these days I can actually call Nintendo and see what I need to do to get that thing fixed.
  BUT ANYWAY. I'm excited for Natal regardless and I can't wait to see some of the crazy things they can do.
  [Editor's Note: my girlfriend and I have been together for over 15 months. Go us! )

  Seeing as Batman: Arkham Asylum was (however unfortunately) delayed, it seems like I can pull the funds together for the collector's edition by the time it comes out, so I'm DEFINITELY going for that.
  I might pick up the Ghostbusters game ifI can scrap up some monies for that too. The Halo 3: ODST "collector's pack" is a slightly higher priority, seeing as it brings in another controller for me.
  On the DLC side, I think I'll be buying a bunch of DLC for Oblivion and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts; unless Marvel vs. Capcom 2 turns out to be 800pts (which I highly doubt). I haven't actually bought anything yet, I have 960pts, so if anyone wants to make any suggestions, do so now!!!

  Xbox Live and my Internet connection are actually being friendly now, so lately I've actually been able to play Halo 3 on Live, and it's AMAZING. All my local friends think I'm crazy to still be playing Halo, but I just love it.
  I'm also really enjoying Star Trek Legacy. I ended up with a third copy from GameStop for some odd reason, so I'll be giving that one to my friend.
  Also been playing a bit of Duke Nukem 3D every now and then. Speaking of which, while cleaning out the garage, I actually uncovered an original PC copy of Duke Nukem 3D. The disc is a bit scratched up, but I'm hoping it'll work and just be a total geek about it. I'm pretty proud of my finding.
  Perfect Dark Zero is shockingly fun, unfortunately none of my friends like it, so it looks like I get to be playing it all alone. Oh well.

  Huh. I think it seems like that's all for now...

  • Posted Jun 10, 2009 9:51 pm PT
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• 27May 09

  It...it's alive! I can has Xbox 360 again!

  

  My Xbox 360 is back from repairs.

  And since recently I got an HDMI cable...I'm gonna see how this baby works in 1080p! w00t

  Also, after emailing GameStop again about my order for Star Trek: Legacy, I found out that they indeed made a mistake with the order and supplied me with a $10 coupon (earlier they gave me free overnight shipping on the order). They're really courteous, too.
  Oh, and the order actually shipped today.
  Should be getting it tomorrow or Friday...

  Star Trek: Tactical Assault reminds me so much of the Star Trek: Legacy demo. So basically it's a portable ST Legacy, which is good news in my book.
  If you're a Trekkie with a hankering for some above-decent Trek gaming, you might want to pick up one of the two. Or both! Both are inexpensive these days...

  Well...that's really all for now. Just wanted to let you all know that I have my Xbox back.

  • Posted May 27, 2009 4:40 pm PT
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• 17May 09

  It's good to be a Trekkie

  Heyo. First blog post in a few weeks. I'm really starting to blog less and less...mostly because I've sort of been gaming less and less.

  Maybe it has to do with the fact that my 360 is in for repairs, my Wii is dead, etc?... perhaps.

  I sent my Xbox 360 in for repairs about a week ago. One of my friends who also got the E74 error said that it only took two weeks before he got his back. Let's hope I'm just as lucky.

  I found out that I can use GameStop gift cards online, so my manhunts for particular games has now gotten exponentially easier. Although if someone can hook me up with any Free 2-Day Shipping codes, that would be awesome.
  I'm gonna buy Star Trek Legacy. It's cheap enough, and I had a blast with thedemo, so being the Trekkie I am, I figured I'd buy it. So I will.

  Speaking of Star Trek, I saw the movie and it was AWESOME. And then I saw it again and it was STILL AWESOME. I really can't wait until it comes out on DVD.

  Also speaking of Star Trek,I -want- to download Star Trek D-A-C on the 360...but it's getting really negative reviews across the board and I'm getting a little worried about it. I'm hoping there isn't any buyer's remorse here...
  Although, if someone wants to suggest ideas for what I could spend my remaining 960 Microsoft Points on, feel free to contribute. I'm thinking the B-K: N&B DLC and some Oblivion DLC, but a new downloadable game wouldn't be bad either. I'm open to any idea.

  The beginning of warmer weather means garage sales galore. My mother got me a lot of great stuff for when I head into college next Fall. I got a nice futon (it can be either a couch or a bed), a futon chair (it can be either a chair or a bed), an awesome large cooler shaped and designed like a Pepsi can, a space heater, an HD DVD player/DVD upscaler (yes, I know HD DVD is dead...but it still upscales DVDs! And I don't think I'd be buying a Blu-ray player anytime soon...they're still expensive), Shrek3 on HD DVD, three Simpsons box sets on DVD (seasons 2, 3 and 4), and two sets of BDUs with combat boots. Awww yeah.
  Although I'm a little worried because today the HD DVD player froze while playing WALL-E...and I had recently received some HDMI cables from my sister. uh oh o_o;

  Things are going just fine with everything else. ^_^

  That's all for now!

  [update]
  I've fixed my PSP's missing analog nub by replacing it with a dulled-down thumb tack, therefore I can now play PSP games again.
  So I've decided to take up Star Wars Battlefront II as a "pick-up-and-play" deal and I've restarted MediEvil Resurrection for the umpteenth time.
  Oh, and I went ahead and ordered Star Trek Legacy from GameStop's website, using a gift card. It should be arriving by the time I get my 360 back from repairs.

  • Posted May 17, 2009 3:29 pm PT
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