Good Day; Bad Day

• 21Sep 04

  That Might Be Your Way, But It's Not The Army's Way, Soldier!

  Much better night on AA tonight. Got on a good team on Bridge and racked up some pretty good points as the leader. I mainly stayed back and held down the fort, but I had some good kills, too. I love hiding behind the third pillar and nailing people trying to climb the ladder to the tower.

  Couldn't get on a "non-uber" McKenna server, so I went to Pipeline for a few rounds and held my own on defense. Got accused of "camping" in the tunnels. Isn't that the point of defense?

  On a bad note, I tried the Doom3 demo and the sound cut out before I even got the fire a round. I'll mess with it some more tomorrow, maybe.

  • Posted Sep 21, 2004 3:13 am PT
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• 20Sep 04

  Sometimes It DOES Get Better

  Quick note before I have to head off to class for the night. I played Painkiller (the demo) some more last night. I turned the difficulty down and actually cleared two levels. And, lo and behold, I enjoyed it. In fact, the mindless, rapid-pace slaughter was quite a good release of stress for me. Almost like exactly what I needed.

  I guess there's really should be no stigma about playing a shooter on a lower difficulty level. I mean, technically no one will ever know, and as long as I'm HAVING FUN, that's all that matters, right? I mean, that's that purpose of video games, or have we sometimes forgotten? Just the thought of the hour. Back to the last level of the Painkiller demo.

  • Posted Sep 20, 2004 8:09 pm PT
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• 20Sep 04

  Good? Bad? It's All The Same

  So I played AA (America's Army, for those not in the "know") a good bit today, and I really, really sucked. I oftentimes wonder why I'm especially good some days, and VERY BAD other days. Yeah, some of it must be who I'm playing against, but that can't be all of it. Didn't matter what map I played today, I sucked. MOUT McKenna, Bridge Crossing, Pipeline, hell, I even tried Hospital. Got stuck as the VIP. Yikes, did that blow.

  I think my recent bout of depression might have a bit to do with my lack of skill. Maybe, maybe not. But I just don't get as into the game as I used to. Part of that, is indeed because I suck, but part of it is the damn depression. Oh well, that's life. We deal.

  On another note, I downloaded demos for CoD:UO and Painkiller, two shooters I've been debating the purchase of. Not the best news, either. I found CoD exceedingly difficult on the medium difficulty level (yeah, maybe just a sucky day) and Painkiller was a just a little too bland. Run around, shoot ugly things. And only one weapon? Yawn... I'm sure the full game's better, BUT, we'll probably never see that...

  Also played another level of Viewtiful Joe today. It's a cool game, but sometimes it seems a bit too straightforward. Not too much thought goes into it. Hmm, maybe that's my fault.

  • Posted Sep 20, 2004 3:03 am PT
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