Gaming, Reading And Maybe Some Sleep
Okay, it’s been over a month so I figured it was time I posted something. I apologize for being so long.
Things are going okay I suppose. Nothing has really changed much, which is one reason I haven’t updated in so long. I feel like there isn’t anything of worth to really report on.
In the reading world, I’ve completed a couple books since last post. First was Halo: Ghosts of Onyx. Was a really good and dramatic read and had me misty eyed at one point. Amazing book and it doesn’t even have Master Chief in it!
Then I read Star Wars: The Clone Wars novelization of the movie by Karen Traviss. This was both a good read and bad one. It was good to get more insight to the characters, but for a Karen Traviss novel, this was certainly her worst. It read okay, but there was so much potential she seemed to overlook that it made me actually cringe given her experience with the whole clone aspect of things with her Republic Commando series.
Currently, I’m reading Star Wars; The Force Unleashed. And it’s not the read I was hoping for. The beginning third of the book is way too much video game. T his means, its reading too closely like the game, Force powers and all and for the type of game it’s based on, that isn’t a good thing. There’s also very little background or insight to anyone involved save for perhaps the character of Juno Eclipse. This is very bad as there was so much potential with the “bosses” and the Apprentice himself.
On the upside though, it’s getting a lot better since the storyline became more linear and focused. Perhaps the author didn’t know how to handle the first part since it seemed to jump from part to part. I hope it continues.
On the video game front, there’s been a bit to report.
I’ve gotten my fill with Soul Calibur IV and have since moved onto other games.
I got Viking: The Battle of Asgard on the Xbox 360 since it was on clearance at Target. Well worth the $20 I paid as I enjoyed the game very much and have since beaten it as well. I only need 5 more Achievements to finish this off, 4 of which are for just naturally beating the game on the hard setting.
I’ve beaten (both Dark Side and Light Side) endings on Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for the 360 and am currently about 1/3 the way through it on the Wii. T his game has made me very glad I got both versions as they play, look and feel like 2 completely different games. I’m enjoying both for their respective reasons. The storyline (the Light Side ending is the cannon ending) is really well done and there’s some very nice tie ins to the movies one should play the game or read the book to find out.
I’m halfway through Too Human for the Xbox 360. I really love t his game as it has a nice MMO feel to it and brings me back to the good ol’ days of Star Wars Galaxies. No, it doesn’t per say have a lot in common with the game, but the good times of my experience with that are here in Too Human. I’ve been taking my time with the game though and going back to level up and collect more loot before moving on to the second half of the game. But I’ll be playing this one a long time as there’s so many classes to try and so much to get.
I have also started another game I got for $20 and that’s the rpg game, Blue Dragon for the 360. I’m only about 2 hours into playing the game, but I’ve liked it so far and like the old school feel it has to it. It brought back memories of the older rpgs from yesterdays and the storyline has much intrigued too. So I can’t wait to play more of this.
The last game is Tales of Vesperia. I haven’t really done much with this other than start it and save it. It looks really good and has gotten really good reviews, but I won’t know until I’ve completed another game or so and have time for this one.
Of course, there’s been WiiWare/Virtual console games and Xbox Live Arcade games I’ve gotten since as well, not just the hardcopy games.
For WiiWare/Virtual Console, I have gotten My Aquarium (a nice, relaxing and very well done simulator), Super Mario RPG, and Mega Man 9.
On Xbox Live, I’ve gotten Castle Crashers which is a great platformer with rpg elements. The game itself has a lot to unlock and do, and has online multiplayer. I’ve beaten it but have played it online since with Marc, Slaixth and my son. Seems its one of the more popular titles on XBL.
And that’s really it for now. I know it doesn’t seem like much. Just video game updates, but that’s really all there is to report. Work is going good; I’m still getting the extra hours and spiritually things are still going back and forth, but I’m haven’t given up on anything either, so that’s good.
Until more develops, later!
Things are going okay I suppose. Nothing has really changed much, which is one reason I haven’t updated in so long. I feel like there isn’t anything of worth to really report on.
In the reading world, I’ve completed a couple books since last post. First was Halo: Ghosts of Onyx. Was a really good and dramatic read and had me misty eyed at one point. Amazing book and it doesn’t even have Master Chief in it!
Then I read Star Wars: The Clone Wars novelization of the movie by Karen Traviss. This was both a good read and bad one. It was good to get more insight to the characters, but for a Karen Traviss novel, this was certainly her worst. It read okay, but there was so much potential she seemed to overlook that it made me actually cringe given her experience with the whole clone aspect of things with her Republic Commando series.
Currently, I’m reading Star Wars; The Force Unleashed. And it’s not the read I was hoping for. The beginning third of the book is way too much video game. T his means, its reading too closely like the game, Force powers and all and for the type of game it’s based on, that isn’t a good thing. There’s also very little background or insight to anyone involved save for perhaps the character of Juno Eclipse. This is very bad as there was so much potential with the “bosses” and the Apprentice himself.
On the upside though, it’s getting a lot better since the storyline became more linear and focused. Perhaps the author didn’t know how to handle the first part since it seemed to jump from part to part. I hope it continues.
On the video game front, there’s been a bit to report.
I’ve gotten my fill with Soul Calibur IV and have since moved onto other games.
I got Viking: The Battle of Asgard on the Xbox 360 since it was on clearance at Target. Well worth the $20 I paid as I enjoyed the game very much and have since beaten it as well. I only need 5 more Achievements to finish this off, 4 of which are for just naturally beating the game on the hard setting.
I’ve beaten (both Dark Side and Light Side) endings on Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for the 360 and am currently about 1/3 the way through it on the Wii. T his game has made me very glad I got both versions as they play, look and feel like 2 completely different games. I’m enjoying both for their respective reasons. The storyline (the Light Side ending is the cannon ending) is really well done and there’s some very nice tie ins to the movies one should play the game or read the book to find out.
I’m halfway through Too Human for the Xbox 360. I really love t his game as it has a nice MMO feel to it and brings me back to the good ol’ days of Star Wars Galaxies. No, it doesn’t per say have a lot in common with the game, but the good times of my experience with that are here in Too Human. I’ve been taking my time with the game though and going back to level up and collect more loot before moving on to the second half of the game. But I’ll be playing this one a long time as there’s so many classes to try and so much to get.
I have also started another game I got for $20 and that’s the rpg game, Blue Dragon for the 360. I’m only about 2 hours into playing the game, but I’ve liked it so far and like the old school feel it has to it. It brought back memories of the older rpgs from yesterdays and the storyline has much intrigued too. So I can’t wait to play more of this.
The last game is Tales of Vesperia. I haven’t really done much with this other than start it and save it. It looks really good and has gotten really good reviews, but I won’t know until I’ve completed another game or so and have time for this one.
Of course, there’s been WiiWare/Virtual console games and Xbox Live Arcade games I’ve gotten since as well, not just the hardcopy games.
For WiiWare/Virtual Console, I have gotten My Aquarium (a nice, relaxing and very well done simulator), Super Mario RPG, and Mega Man 9.
On Xbox Live, I’ve gotten Castle Crashers which is a great platformer with rpg elements. The game itself has a lot to unlock and do, and has online multiplayer. I’ve beaten it but have played it online since with Marc, Slaixth and my son. Seems its one of the more popular titles on XBL.
And that’s really it for now. I know it doesn’t seem like much. Just video game updates, but that’s really all there is to report. Work is going good; I’m still getting the extra hours and spiritually things are still going back and forth, but I’m haven’t given up on anything either, so that’s good.
Until more develops, later!