A more visual approach to blogging.

Sorry I haven't updated in a while. Below is the reason why.

Got a virus, had to format PC.

Newegg to the rescue!

Decided to upgrade to Vista.

Got stomach flu.

Sold lots of stuff.

Playing music.

RROD

Bye-bye 360.

Playing PS3 now that 360 is gone.

Also, DS.

(Before 360 Broke)

Maybe some PC too.

Listening to too much music. (Especially at night.)


Reading The Watchmen GN.

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

Recently Completed 2

In continuation of the previous post, here are some more games I've completed recently with 3 pros and 3 cons:


Professor Layton and the Curios Village (DS) - 7.5/10 "Good"

Pros

• Great Art style
  
• Plenty of Puzzles
  
• New puzzles every week
  

Cons

• Some puzzles are very difficult
  
• Story is kind of lame
  
• Weekly puzzles are easy (so far....)
  

Call of Duty 4 (PS3) - 7/10 "Good"

Pros

• Great graphics
  
• Good story
  
• Great Multiplayer
  

Cons

• Short single player campaign
  
• Pretty much the same as other CoD games, just in modern times
  
• Getting equipment and ranks in multiplayer is time consuming
  

Assassin's Creed (PS3) - 8.5/10 "Highly Recommended"

Pros

• Superb Story
  
• Amazing Graphics, Animation and Sound
  
• Vast world to explore
  

Cons

• Pretty easy
  
• You're pretty much doing the same tasks in every mission
  
• Kind of short
  

Ninja Gaiden Sigma (PS3) - 8/10 " Recommended"

Pros

• Top notch Graphics and Animation
  
• Combat and boss battles are exciting
  
• Mission mode adds replay value
  

Cons

• Essentially the same as Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Gaiden Black
  
• The new parts with Rachael aren't as good as the rest of the game
  
• You have to beat the game once to unlock Mission Mode
  

Heavenly Sword (PS3) - 7.5/10 "Good"

Pros

• Great graphics
• Voice acting is great, and the facial animations are the absolute best in any game so far
  
• Good story
  

Cons

• Far too short....there's only about 6-8 hours of game play here
  
• Fairly easy
  
• 59.99 price tag doesn't justify what you're getting out of it

The Orange Box (PC) - 9.5/10 "Highly Recommended"

Pros

• Great value (5 games in one box, and the price of one)
  
• Great variety in the games
  
• Portal
  

Cons

• The Half Life 2 games fall short in comparison with the others
  
• I can't think of two other cons
  
• See above
  

If you couldn't tell, I got a PS3 for X-Mas.