I am just waiting for my path of exile to finish installing. I actually have not been following this game that much but just been hearing bits here and there. I love Diablo 2, it is probably my favorite game of all time and many people have said that this game is the true successor to D2. We are about to find out. I actually quite excited to play.
Shortly before starting PixlBit, Chessa and I had the opportunity to go to our very first E3. At the time, both of us were a part of Nintendo World Report, and between our many appointments and various write-ups, I had the opportunity to make a pit-stop at the Atlus booth to check out their goods. One game in particular caught my attention and had stirred up quite a bit of buzz in the media - it was called Demon's Souls. The demo started you right in the beginning of the game and you had an opportunity to test the combat, the messages, and you could even see the silhouettes of other warriors slaying the demons in their realm. Needless to say, I was fascinated.
I just bought Uncharted 3 for under $10, and with that, I am finally feeling pretty satisfied with my games collection as it stands. I have a handful of titles from this and last year that I have to get, but they are not in any danger of being hard to find, and the longer I wait, the cheaper they will get. I can bide my time with them and watch for sales. In the mean time, I have plenty to do with what I have.
Well hello! Long time no blog, Setz, you say. Yes, it's true that I have been lurking more than writing. Plus I still don't have internet at home, so that's a downer, but now that I have settled into my new place and started working again, I'm hoping to be back participating in discussions like misogyny and retro games on a full time basis before the year is out. What I want to share today is what I am looking forward to this holiday season before the year is out. Call it a wish list if you will. Let's start.
Yesterday I sat down to bitch about how Amazon had increased the minimum order cost in order to qualify for free shipping. Halfway through I decided to actually see how this change would affect me, and realized that most of my orders had been over the new limit, $35. I then felt that finishing would be foolish so I deleted what I had written.
I have been all over the place these past couple of weeks with the media that I have consumed. On the videogame front, I have been playing Etrain Odyssey Untold but have also been jumping around. EOU needs to be played in marathon sessions, half hour chunks is not how I would like to play the game. This has lead me on a hunt to find shorter, action oriented games to play in those short chunks of time before work, or while I am waiting for dinner to finish in the oven. I have been messing around with Kid Icarus on the 3DS and just picked up El Shaddai. I chose Kid Icarus because of Jeremy Parish's Anatomy of a Game, and El Shaddai because of Backlogger's Anonymous. I really appreciate Backlogger's because they have been enough of an inspiration to play through Mirror's Edge. I hope to enjoy El Shaddai, and am really curious as to the next game they will be working through... Anatomy of a Game has been equally inspiring. I played through Metroid and The Legend of Zelda for the first time this year and enjoyed both games, but prefer the superior sequels. To finish my thoughts on videogames for the moment, I am tempted to get both Arkham Origins and Blackgate. We will see how I feel later this week when they both are released.
With the new television season under way I have been catching up on last season episodes. The biggest show that I have been working through with my wife is Elementary. I like the new twist on Sherlock Holmes mythos and I also like the fact that there are more than 3 episodes in a season... Yes, the BBC version is amazing, but I want more and Elementary does a good job of satiating that hunger. Doctor Who's 50th anniversary is coming up in exactly a month and I am patiently waiting for it to come around. Thankfully there are hundreds of episodes from the classic era that I have not watched. This has made the incredibly long wait since Season 7 ended bearable.
I had an awesome day at Half-Price Books over the weekend. I finally found a cheap copy of Foundation by Asimov and a copy of Rendezvous with Rama. While I have been wanting to read both of those books the great find was actually some Philip Jose Farmer. I have had difficulty finding anything by him at the 2 stores in my area. I found the sequel to To your Scattered Bodies Go and also a copy of The Gate of Time. The best part was The Gate of Time was from the first printing and was only $.25. I could not believe it, normally they put those types of books in a sleave and charge $4.
The only other stuff that I have been consuming is a lot of podcasts and music. My brother just told me about the Alton Browncast, and after listening to the first episode I may be hooked. I have always liked Good Eats and his podcast seems to be quite informative and entertaining. As far as music, I seem to be moving backwards towards all of the music that I used to listen to through college. The only difference is that when I am at home I like to listen on my turntable. I just need to find copies of the albums that I have been listening to on vinyl... I think that I will try to link a couple of videos below...
Was there anything else I wanted to say? I grabbed Nier as well
Well, I will play some today on my hand-helds.
The Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney game series is my favorite series on the DS. The newest in the saga: Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies is out now this week on the 3DS eShop. I’m a little sad that it’s not getting a retail version, but if digital is the only way that Capcom could release it in the US and still make money, then I’ll happily download it that way! Just need to get me a Nintendo Points card! Anyway, Phoenix Wright games are like point and click adventures where you search crime scenes to find clues and evidence, and then use what you find in court to catch witnesses telling lies. One of the best things about these games is the cast of colorful and fun characters, so in honor of the release of the newest game, here are my top five favorite Phoenix Wright characters!
On the weekend I got to where the strategy guide ends. I found the guide very useful in the "where the hell am I supposed to go next and how do I get there" department.
Not much of interest for me this week but next week I'm thinking the first two Fatal Frame games for 2 bucks each and may Puppeteer for 19.59. The DMC reboot is tempting too.
Today I started the second half of the Mages Guild Quests in Oblivion but had some trouble because I contracted Prophyric Hemophila or Vampirism. OMFG!!!
Bar hopping, gambling, dining in fine restaurants, spending time with beautiful women...well, that's over now. It's time to hibernate until late March, when I can do it all over again.
Happy Monday Pixlbit! It’s a nice cool morning here in SoCal, which means the two weeks of winter and me getting to wear a hoodie is getting closer. So what has been going on? Anything new happen this weekend? On my end I added a bunch of new stuff to Mount Backlog, but I also knocked out two games and I am almost done with a third, and I starting playing a couple of tablet games again, but first things first, let’s take a look at what was picked up this past weekend.
Ok, so here's a great video review of the movie Aliens by James Rolfe in his Monster Madness series for the month of October. It shows the connection and influence of this movie to video games very well. I never really thought about it too much but this movie was and is a huge influence on video games (Contra and Metroid especially) and vice versa.
Finally Microsoft has locations on the map for the Xbox One Tour here: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/onetour. They have a van go 'round with X1 decks to try out. I missed the early October dates in my city, but they're coming back later in the month.