Thoughts drifting back and forth

Looking back on my investment of around 500usd for a Wii + controllers + zelda, I have to admit that I feel a little let down. I really want to love my Wii since I’ve spent the cash and was expected a fun system, but without the games to play I’m stuck with a box collecting dust on my entertainment center.

Ok, people will talk about Wii sports and how revolutionary it is blah blah blah, but after playing it ten or twenty times it gets boring. I want smash bros, mario cart, or something that can tide me over. I haven’t played the new Metroid yet but I want to finish the first two and they make me motion sick … so its a slow process.

To make it worse, I now really want an xbox 360. The games the came out and are gonna come out for that system look awesome. Also the amount of third party games is huge and that really adds off the wall crazy games that are original and fun. With the new bundle including forenza and Xmen coming out in a few weeks, i’m gonna jump on it and start playing the xbox.

I know a few weeks ago i wrote about how i didn’t know if i wanted a ps3 or 360 but now i know it has to be a 360. This is because ps3 has no games! It suffers from the lack of entertainment just like the Wii. Trust me that i don’t want to like the 360 and Microsoft because I run Ubuntu and i enjoy more ps2 games than xbox. I had to bow to better games and not the potential of better games.

So now i wait for that bundle and them the fun will begin. Comments are welcome!

A friend came in from out of town and wondered if I could order a copy of Legacy of Kain Defiance off the internet. I decided to check out my local EB Games and found a copy in the 9.99 or less bin. When I showed him that I had the game before he got to my house, he lit up with excitement. When I handed him the game I purchased, he handed me a copy of Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 2 for the PS2.

For anyone unfamilar with the Legacy of Kain series, It’s a tale of Vampires, deceit, and stuff. Its hard not dive in and start giving away little details about the games because there is so much good storytelling in these games. So far i’ve beaten the first, blood omen, and i’m working on the third, Soul Reaver 2. I haven’t played Blood Omen since early 2000 so I have to admit that i have much to play but my friend filled me in a few details. These games are rare and its been hard to get my hands on the original discs.

The only thing that makes me cringe is the way game play is changed from the first and the third. The first is like a diablo clone while the rest of the series is more like Tomb Raider or devil May Cry. While the graphics improved dramatically, i think plat forming puzzle games are a little boring, but thats just me.

It would be excellent to see games like these come into the next gen era with awesome controls and robust environments. Hopefully companies like Silicon Knights or Eidios can create some new gems to fill our empty 360, wii, and ps3 libraries.

Good Site:         http://www.dark-chronicle.co.uk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_of_Kain

I just cashed in my full jar of change and i was wondering what system to pick up.  I’ve been loyal to Sony for many years and have an expansive collection of ps and ps2 games but i think a change could be good.  Recently I purchased a Wii and played it for a while, but i’m still feeling wii-tarded becuase there are not any games out for the system.  This makes me look at the two bigger badder next gen consoles and question which one i should purchase.

xbox 360 has had a few years to push out some alright games.  I will probably annoy fanboys by saying that i’m not a huge fan of Halo.  I think that without bots, like in time splitters 2 & 3, or fighting people online, there isn’t much there in a FPS.  I’ve also heard that the points system or awards are a good thing but i haven’t played much 360 so i’m not sure.  Also i’m not sure whether to get an Elite for $450 or a pro for $379.  I’m not sure if i need HDMI or a large harddrive with the xbox or if i wait and they will be standard soon.  Also will i need to buy a HD drive to play future games?  ugh.

PS3 looks pimp and has a blueray player built right in.  Large harddrive, wireless adapter, and controllers gives this console great peripherals.   The system was tested in extreme heat and cold, but still kept playing proving that it is a tank.  The games i want to play will be exclusive ps3 games like MGS series, ratchet and clank, Final fantasy, and future rockstar games.  The only problem is that there are no games out for it yet and the price of the system is huge!  I’ve read rants about how no one is going to develope games for the ps3 and the hardware is power wasted.  Should i buy another waste of a system like the Wii?

So there are my arguments.  Please leave comments and help me decide.  I do like some games on the 360 and i am almost persuaded to buy one but i want others to help.

Do you remember the movie “The Rocketeer”? It was a gem in the 90s that i didn’t really like, but the video game was a different story. freaking hated it! Props goes out to the angry video game nerd @ http://www.cinemassacre.com/Movies/Nes_Nerd.html . He should really take a look into this steamy pile of putrid elephant crap.

First of all i should say that when i played it back in the day i was pumped to rent it on the super nintendo. I remember liking the film and wanted to fly around like the main character in the movie. But that quickly deminished when i couldn’t get past the impossible training mode to the game. This reminds me of games with intros like Driver, where the training is way more difficult that the rest of the whole game. Maybe I was just a kid, but i never wanted to relive that stupid game.

Years later, like a few hours ago, i decided to check it out on the Nintendo. Let me say that within the first minute I was rolling on the ground laughing. Maybe I should just show you the screen shots and let you decide whats wrong with the pictures.

Next comes Micheal Jackson’s great SEGA Genesis game Moonwalker! These picks were taken from websites on the description of the pics. First to say the little children Michael squeels and then throughs them in a closet. The kids even scream! Second, the way he grabs the girls look a little dirty! And finally there is the penis robot!

What do you all think about these? I know there are more video games that have perverted, sick, or just wrong things in them. Send me your comments and lets see if we can make a list of them all!