I was originally not all that psyched about DJ Hero. After watching a few videos of the various mixes in the game, I was like, “ok, I’ll probably get it.” Then I saw the following:
This game has officially been upgraded to “Pre-ordered on Amazon”
So over the past month and a half or so, I’ve been on quite the video game tear. A lot of it has to do with not wanting to go out as much; as well as the fact that I didn’t get to play a bunch when I was taking the class at UW. So, starting towards the end of April, I’ve been playing through games at a much more rapid rate. Read more…
Some of the tracks…a little weird, but some of them are just amazing. Personal favorites are “Icarus! the Angels Sing”, “Kraid, Rest Ye Merry Mother Brain”, and “Carol of the Belmonds.” It’s probably good I found this now as I will file it under Christmas music and not drive my friends nuts listening to this till next year.
Just some random tidbits that I need to write down:
Need to convert “office” into a music studio. It’s pretty clear I’m not going to be sitting down at a computer any time soon. Shoot, I don’t even sit at the desk. I really need to see about either putting it in my bedroom or just dismantling it. This was something I came to after seeing Sean’s (Celeste’s boyfriend) studio.
Along the lines of a a music studio, I clearly need to get a V-Drum kit and a decent bass amp. The cheap thing I got from Jenn just isn’t going to cut it. And I NEED to play more drums. Seriously, I NEED to.
Smash Brothers for the Wii actually is a fun worthwhile game. I need to buy Yorke’s extra copy and play through the damn thing. Yup, totally need to do that.
I’m watching Kratville play Portal, and the game is still brilliant. Also, Kratville isn’t so great at this game. Brad and I are highly amused.
I definitely miss living in Boston. Not going to be moving back any time soon, but I definitely miss it.
Also, I miss my car. I want to drive it. I think this means I bought a car that is right for me.
So we’re pulling a late night here at the office (more on that at another time) and I’m faced with an interesting situation. While I have moments of having to be at work at crazy hours, I’ve had quite a bit of down time waiting for stuff. So what have I been doing? Well, playing video games actually.
Which leads to a quick video gaming update:
I finally beat Overlord for the XBox 360. I’ve had this game from my lead for a few months and I finally just sat down and beat the last part. Overall, I enjoyed the game immensly, there was just one part I could have done without. I’d highly recommend it.
I picked up, and have already gotten through the main stages of, Beautiful Katamari. And, if you liked the first one (I haven’t played the second) or having played it, buy it. Seriously, it’s Katamari action in all it’s glory. The graphics remain true to the series (which I appriciate) yet the world is stupidly large. It’s awesome.
I’ve picked up and started Halo 3. I’m not the biggest fan of Halo, so I play it when I get around to it. I’ll probably beat it after launch with a bunch of guys in the office playing it on Legendary Co-op. Other than that, it’s Halo. I’m really not that into it.
I’ve been playing through Blue Dragon for the 360, and it is pretty good. It’s not a life changing experience like some other rpg’s I’ve played, but it’s a real Japanese RPG for the XBox 360, and it’s really worth it if you’re into that kind of game. I also went and got the hard mode update which makes the game a lot more fun. I initially started a game on normal (read easy) mode and the additional difficulty makes the game really fun. There are times it’s a bit aggrivating, but once you figure out what you need to do, it’s really good.
I’ve also really gotten into playing Forza 2. Like, even more than I may have mentioned before. It’s actually quite scary. It doesn’t help that my buddy at work sold me his racing wheel. The addition of the wheel’s force feedback just makes it awesome. It’s definitely nice to have it in the cube for quick laps around the track after a long day at work.
Finally, I picked up Puzzle Quest and Heroes of Mana for the DS. I’m enjoying both and there good to have in my DS rotation. I’ve started playing on the bus again so my ds is seeing a lot more use.
So yeah, I’m finding some time to get my game on. Which is cool. Hopefully I’ll have more time to get through the stupidly long list of games I want to play after we release. Ooh, that will be nice. Oh, and in case you hadn’t noticed, I’m not playing my Wii right now. I have some hope, and I’ll probably get into Super Mario Galaxy when it comes out, but between now and then, I’m just not that into it. (Then again, I haven’t had time for Quincy Jones and Home Run Derby, which may be a lot of it).
