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Been procrastinating a lot these past few weeks. Not much going on....I started working on my Game Collection page on IGN as well as the Completed and Favorites list. You can check them out if you want...It's pretty cool. I like IGN's collection lists better then GameSpot's. I'll update the sidebar here so it links to these new lists instead.

One thing about IGN though....they are such total Final Fantasy fanboys it's not even funny. They don't even try to hide it. It's almost as bad as GameSpot's Nintendo fanboyisim. Yes, that is a word. Starting today.

Anyways, here are the pages.

• Game Collection
• Favorite Games
• Played Games
• Now Playing

E3, we hardly knew ye.

So, this year's E3 has come and gone. The coverage has been everywhere, and I'm sure you've read enough already. I won't bore you with a 5 page article about things that you may or may not care about and things you have probably already read about elsewhere. Instead, I'll just list the stuff that stood out to me and the games I'm looking forward to.

First of all, I must tip my hat in Sony and Microsoft's general direction for their great job of integrating E3 into their Live and PSN services. It was great being able to download demos, trailers and more the moment they were announced at E3. Really, a great feature. Shame on Nintendo for not doing this, but they don't really care. Now, on to the games:

Nintendo

Chrono Cross (DS)
de Blob (Wii)
Harvest Moon (DS, Wii)
Tales of Symphonia 2 (Wii)
Monster Lab (DS, Wii)

Microsoft

Fable II
Gears of War 2
Bionic Commando
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise
Too Human
Tales of Vesperia
Saint's Row 2
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

Sony
(PSP)

Patapon 2
Star Ocean: First Departure
Star Ocean: Second Evolution
Valhalla Knights 2

Sony
(PS3)

Bioshock
Baja
Eternal Sonata
Flower
God of War III
Little Big Planet
PixelJunk Eden
Rise of the Argonauts
Resistance 2
Socom: Confrontation
Valkyrie Chronicles
White Knight Story

PC

Spore
Dragon Age
Warhammer Online
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II

Multi-Platform Games

Golden Axe
Prince of Persia
Fallout 3
Final Fantasy XIII
Silent Hill: Homecoming
Star Ocean: The Last Hope
Resident Evil 5
I Am Alive
Mirror's Edge
FaceBreaker
Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Postal 3
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Mortal Kombat Vs DC
Infinite Undiscovery
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Too many games....

There are so many great games I missed out on over the past few years....I'm trying to get caught up this summer; but man....there are only so many hours in a day, and I find when I try to play multiple games at once one of them eventually wins out all of my attention and I never go back to play the others. :/

I was playing the heck out of Persona 3, while playing some Trauma Center 2 as well, but then I started playing Odin Sphere and abandoned the others. I don't see myself finishing Persona 3 any time soon, so it's pretty much shelved. I also don't see myself playing much Trauma Center 2 anymore either.

A few days ago I started playing Jeanne D'Arc again, and haven't played Odin Sphere again. Infuriating! I really love Jeanne D'Arc and Odin Sphere, but so far Jeanne is a total time sink for me. The hours just fly by when I'm playing.

As if this weren't enough, all the news from E3 has me all excited about new games coming out and I find myself wanting to play previous games from the respective series. For example: Star Ocean. I also played the new demo for Tales of Vesperia, which totally got me excited and wanting to play other Tales games. I also fooled around with the Too Human demo, which is in a league of it's own, but reminded me of three other games I have yet to play / finish. First is Mass Effect, which I started playing when it came out but never finished. Second is Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, which looks awesome. Finally, I was reminded of Valkyrie Profile 2, which also looks awesome.

Oh yeah, speaking of Jeanne D' Arc; I was reminded of two other games I have yet to play by the same developer Level 5. (who I love) Rogue Galaxy and Dragon Quest VIII. Jeez! Just look at all these games I need to play! Let's recap:

• Persona 3 (Started playing, didn't finish....probably won't for a while)
• Trauma Center 2 (Almost done....not much desire to finish it right now.....*sigh*)
  
• Odin Sphere (Started playing....hopefully I will finish it at some point...)
• Jeanne D'Arc (Start playing, looks the most likely for me to finish right now.)
• Star Ocean: Till The End of Time (Want to play)
• Tales of.... (So many tales games to play....I loved Tales of Symphonia)
• Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (Need to play....probably will after Rogue Galaxy)
• Valkyrie Profile 2 (Need to play)
• Rogue Galaxy (Need to play...probably the next game on the list)
• Dragon Quest VIII (Want to play)

Man! Crazy! This list only includes old games that I haven't played, so it isn't including the newer ones. Stuff like Crisis Core, FFT War of the Lions, Eternal Sonata, Ninja Gaiden 2, NiGHTS, and Okami. (Wii) I've updated my Wish List at GameSpot with all the games I continue to update it and my Now Playing list as I finish games / start playing new ones.

Oh yeah, I also bought Resident Evil 4 a while ago and played it a bit. I need to finish it as well...but I have until next March to do that.


I don't really know why I'm even taking the time to type this....I have a ton of games to be playing.

Persona 3

Man...I started playing Persona 3 FES a while ago, and I've been totally hooked ever since...I've only had it a few days and I've already sunk over 16 hours into it....and I'm not even that far into the story.

I started over today because I want to try to max all my S-Links in one play through; I already screwed up with my previous save.


So...anyways, yeah. P3 is awesome. The music is hilariously bad though.


I've also been playing Trauma Center 2, which is also awesome but not quite as awesome as the awesomeness that P3 holds. Pretty awesome, huh?



Awesome.

Recently Completed 3

It's been a while since I've done one of these...

I actually finished Halo 3 a long time ago...like when it came out, but I'm just now getting around to writing about it.


Halo 3 (360) - 6.5/10 "Decent"

Pros

• Lots of multi-player options
  
• Good Music
  
• It's pretty fun driving the Warthog
  

Cons

• Story is weak
  
• Tons of idiots online
  
• Not much to offer for those who don't like multi-player
  

Grand Theft Auto 4 (PS3) - 9/10 "Highly Recommended"

Pros

• Great graphics
  
• Good story
  
• Liberty City really feels alive
  

Cons

• Radio shows are too short
  
• No Rhino
  
• Car handling takes a little getting used to

Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) - 8.5/10 "Highly Recommended"

Pros

• Great graphics and animation
  
• Great story
  
• Lot of unlockables and extras
  

Cons

• Weakest story out of all the MGS games
  
• Essentially the same boss battle mechanics from previous games
  
• Story is complex, even for Metal Gear veterans
  

Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) - 9.5/10 "Superb"

Pros

• Terrific story
  
• Amazing Graphics, Animation and Music
  
• Boss battles are extremely fun and feel very cinematic
  

Cons

• Too easy
  
• It eventually ends...
  
• Some of the Time Trials are a bit strict
  

ICO (PS2) - 8/10 " Recommended"

Pros

• Great Story
  
• Some interesting puzzles
  
• The ending theme song ;)
  

Cons

• Too short
  
• No replay value...(The NTSC version is stripped of any extras)
  
• No progressive or widescreen support
  

I actually finished Halo 3 a long time ago...like when it came out, but I'm just now getting around to writing about it.

Also, I wrote a full review of MGS4 a while ago, which you can read here.

Shadow of the Colossus is one of my favorite games of all time....so I can't say enough good things about it.