Weigh The Good With The Bad
I had a lot of fun this weekend, gents and ladies. Overall, aside from sleeping difficulties, it was a very kickass 3 days. Something bad happened that was most likely my fault:
Thursday night I think I left my Visa Debit ATM Bank Card thingy in the ATM at the bank, so I had to call and put a stop on it. I should get a new one in about a week or so, and I should hear from the bank shortly if there was any attempts to buy Portuguese silk bags or high-interest mutual funds.
What was good? Aside from choice hanging out, a poker win, and relaxomocation, I was on the prowl for a Gamecube memory card (FYI, I had to settle for a pink MadCatz one.) and Hastings had their usual tall cardboard box of crap used games, 3 for $9.99. Maybe it's because I come from a distinguished pedigree of garage sale patrons, but I just can't resist the allure of a bargain bin, so I thumbed through it for gigglies. End result? Ace Combat 4, City Crisis, Romancing SaGa, Xenosaga, Xenosaga 2, The Getaway, Jak 2, Ratchet & Clank, and Siren for just shy of $30. Talk about a haul.
If you're a local reading this and you're like "Hey, I like cheap PS2 games." be forewarned that I really did pick the selection pretty clean, but there are still a few decent games in between the very very thick stacks of 50 Cent: Bulletproof.
How did he get a second game?
Also, Street Fighter 4 is a nifty game, it's very pretty, but I really feel like it's a giant step backwards for the series. It feels like a very polished Alpha, which is by no means an insult, but just feels empty and naked compared to Third Strike. I've been plugging away at it all weekend, but I think it shan't be long before I migrate back to VF5 for my online fighting needs. Also, the request system is a really cool-feeling idea, and will be pretty awesome in a month or two when you could maybe actually get a couple of rounds in against the CPU before being repeatedly challenged by scrubs randomly deciding that Crimson Viper is the new Blanka. Don't get it. Don't get it all.
Thursday night I think I left my Visa Debit ATM Bank Card thingy in the ATM at the bank, so I had to call and put a stop on it. I should get a new one in about a week or so, and I should hear from the bank shortly if there was any attempts to buy Portuguese silk bags or high-interest mutual funds.
What was good? Aside from choice hanging out, a poker win, and relaxomocation, I was on the prowl for a Gamecube memory card (FYI, I had to settle for a pink MadCatz one.) and Hastings had their usual tall cardboard box of crap used games, 3 for $9.99. Maybe it's because I come from a distinguished pedigree of garage sale patrons, but I just can't resist the allure of a bargain bin, so I thumbed through it for gigglies. End result? Ace Combat 4, City Crisis, Romancing SaGa, Xenosaga, Xenosaga 2, The Getaway, Jak 2, Ratchet & Clank, and Siren for just shy of $30. Talk about a haul.
If you're a local reading this and you're like "Hey, I like cheap PS2 games." be forewarned that I really did pick the selection pretty clean, but there are still a few decent games in between the very very thick stacks of 50 Cent: Bulletproof.
How did he get a second game?
Also, Street Fighter 4 is a nifty game, it's very pretty, but I really feel like it's a giant step backwards for the series. It feels like a very polished Alpha, which is by no means an insult, but just feels empty and naked compared to Third Strike. I've been plugging away at it all weekend, but I think it shan't be long before I migrate back to VF5 for my online fighting needs. Also, the request system is a really cool-feeling idea, and will be pretty awesome in a month or two when you could maybe actually get a couple of rounds in against the CPU before being repeatedly challenged by scrubs randomly deciding that Crimson Viper is the new Blanka. Don't get it. Don't get it all.