I haven't updated in so long, too long really. There were a few times where I wanted to post actual blog posts (instead of my random updates), but school has gotten the best of me. Not only that, I'm pretty much failing at school, so it's really been bad this semester. Anyway, I just wanted to update to let people know I'm almost done with the semester; I should be starting this blog up again in May when I get home. Expect more reviews too, since I'll actually have time to play games.

Regardless of my inactivity on the blog, I did manage to beat Wind Waker before 2007 ended. Hooray! So I did every Zelda game in one year. I guess I'm a loser.

Overall, Wind Waker was splendid. The story was great, and the music and dialogue blended well with every scene. The into also had some of the best music of the series to date. I'm not sure why I didn't beat this game back in 2003. Oh well.

I finally got a chance to try out the COD4 multiplayer with some friends. We had an amazingly fun time. We put health on miniscule and just took whatever high powered gun we could find and shot in directions unbeknownst to us. Grenades going off in those close quarters maps made it even more ridiculous. It truly was just amazing. I really need to pick COD4 up, though I'll stick with the PC version. The game is also pretty stunning in HD, especially on my friends nice Samsung 36 inch LCD. Doing 4 player splitscreen in HD really makes the game playable, as normal splitscreen is just a headache.

I also got Contra 4 over the holiday, and that game is great. Regardless of some certain users saying it is broken and what not, the game is good. It's amazingly hard, but its also Contra. The deadspace in the middle of the two screens does trouble you at times, but once you learn to react to it, you seem to know where the bullet is flying in that deadspace. I haven't tried co-op in it, but I would assume that the game gets even harder to balance two people shooting like maniacs. The extra content is a nice touch, and having NES versions of the first two Contra games makes me happy, especially since I also have the arcade versions on XBLA.

Thats all I have for now, I'm sure once I get my 360 back from my friend that I'll have more to talk about.

Another week, another update. This time is some good news...Well, isn't it always good news here?!.....Anyway, I've completed Phantom Hourglass. I managed tocomplete all the sidequests (including the horrible beast known as Neptoona) before I beat the game, so I was happy that I wouldn't have to look at the status screen with heart containers missing. I've yet to play it online, only because my PC is still in the dumps. That will be resolved soon though, as I am getting my XP disc shipped to me (though it should have come in the first place). Zelda was definitely a great game though. All the subtle changes to the Zelda formula really make it feel new, and obviously the control scheme is just awesome. I'm not sure why reviews said it was sometimes clunky, because I never had a problem with it. The only thing that wasn't explained in full detail was the fishing side game, though it was manageable anyway. I really did enjoy the story, or mostly the story telling. I would definitely love to see what Wind Waker's story has, as I have heard that its probably the best of the series in that regard. Zelda also have some very nice graphics on DS. It can't look like the GCN Wind Waker, but it definitely holds it own. Everything is intact from an artistic standpoint, and even then the game doesn't require full finger digits or extreme bump mapping and true to life geometry. It's easily the best looking DS game, period. I wish I had a DS Lite though, then the textures would look much brighter and crisper.

As of now, I have finally started Phoenix Wright 3. The game gets off to a great start, and I'm obviously very eager to get into the story. I wish more games were like this. It's fun readingwhile having more activity then just a page turn. Thank god that Apollo Justice is coming to the US, I would be very sad if Capcom decided to discontinue the Ace Attorney series here.

I have Sonic Rush Adventure, but I've only played about 10 minutes of it. I majorly hate the text sections, as they are extremely boring and horribly written, but at least they give you the option of skipping them (which I took the liberty to do until I hit the first level). Once the game starts, it is very fun, and definitely feels like a more refined version of the original Rush. The music is gripping, and the level designs are sort of a throwback to the original Sonic on Genesis. The graphics also sort of resemble Zelda, though obviously not with the cartoon style, which just looks awkward at times. I'm sure the game will be very fun though, which is definitely more than most new Sonic games can account for.

Guitar Hero III came out, and I got a chance to see it in action on 360. I do like the notion of the Rock Battles, but playing against a computer opponet is just stupid. My friend had problems at first with Slash, because the guy would hit everything thrown at him. Broken string? No problem for Slash, he can play and fix at the same time. Double Notes?! Slash hits them all. Difficulty up? Ha, Slashtrains onsuper expert or whatever it can go past after Expert. The battles do seem like they would be great fun for multiplayer though. The track list is easily the best of the series, and I only disliked something like 8 songs from what I heard. Most of the bonus tracks just suck, but thats why they're bonus tracks. The different types of music is also very nice, as its fleshed out more than the previous two games. Just seeing all of this though, I really want Rock Band.

Theres nothing else I really have to mention. I guess just school and crap, but thats not interesting, so I'll skip it. Game on my friends; Until my next update..!

Time for another update!!! Hooray, I see you're all surprised...all one of you who read this. Whatever, I still feel the need to inform. I completed the GBC Zelda quests, and I am awaiting Phantom Hourglass to get here from home (my mom sent it). I did get the Orange Box, and amazingly beat Portal and Episode 2 within 7 hours. I was about to try TF2 again, and then my PC took a royal crap, so now I'm without a computer. Where am I typing? College computer lab...ugh...

Zelda definitely was outstanding. I forgot how good those oracle games were. Obviously I prefer Ages because of its puzzle ascept, but Seasons is totally an amazing game in its own right. The two together just make me extremely happy. That's definitely a game that needs multiple play throughs.

HL2: Episode 2 was fantastic. It was longer than Episode 1, and it provided a much better atmosphere. We finally got away from that destroyed city. The forests were amazing to walk through, and drive through. That was also a nice surprise, as any form of vehicles were removed from Episode 1. The A.I. also had a dramatic revamp. They finally know how to dodge, and exactly how to flank. The Hunter's are also some deadly foes. They know how to dodge, and certainly can do so while killing you at the same time. This is definitely one of the best games of the year, and I would be extremely surprised if The Orange Box didn't get multiple GOTY awards.

Portal was superb, but it was just too short. 3 hours nad you're done. The advanced challenges provide some extra replay, but they take less than 1 hour to run through. The game definitely is a magnificent idea, though. Prey had portals, but Portal actually uses them. It's just wonderful having physics puzzles that also involve a ridiculous amount of logic. Portal is truly the first person Zelda. I would love to see sequels, and maybe give that computer voice a singing career.

I'm not sure if I ever updated on Halo 3, but I will now. It's certainly a better game than any of the previous Halo's. It still has its fair share of problems though, one being the online community. Multiplayer is more balanced and user friendly, but its ridiculous when all you want to do is have some fun and little 13 year olds are taunting about sleeping with your mom and giving her the "UH UH!" The single player is pretty fun, but still suffers from what the original Halo games did. No, not repeating levels, that has finally been done away with. I'm talking about the constant gunfights. I know it's a shooter, but every freaking minute you're shooting. Why don't you ever get a break for story or driving or something? Every vehicle has a weapon on it, and if it doesn't, someone with a weapon can get on it. It's just nerve wracking knowing that your entire 10 hours of gameplay will not give you a single minute of rest.

Smash bros got delayed. Boo!! At least Sonic is in the game, so we won't have to deal with any faked pictures. I'm still eagerly anticipating that game, like I'm 5 years old again or something. I can't wait, and I will definitely have my Wii friend code everywhere when that comes out.

Thats it for now. I'll probably post again, since I have fall break now. Until then...

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HAHA! Finally beat Majora's Mask! Why did it take me so long?! I should've just conquered it within days from starting it. I have no clue, but its finally done. It truly is a great game, but its really one of the hardest Zelda games to get into. It's just so different, yet similar. It's hard to explain, but you would understand the second you played it. I already started Oracle of Seasons, and I'm about half way through that, so I definitely will get my Zelda Conquest done this year.

Other news. System Shock 2. Finally got a bootleg of it. I'm not going to pay $50 to some idiot on Amazon to get a copy without a box or manual. That's just a rip off. The game is really nice though, but I can't help but think that its over rated. It's exactly the same story with Bioshock. The game is well done (for its time period of 1999), and has atmosphere and an engaging story, but the gameplay itself isn't really anything special. That wrench just sucks, and the AI is amazingly stupid, even on Impossible. Some of those high res mods help take the eye strain off, but nothing truly improves the game. I'm not saying that its bad, because I am definitely engaged with the game and would love to see it to the finish, I just can't help but think that people ruined the game by raising the expectations to God-like levels.

Ouendan. My mom sent me those, even though I told her to hold them at home. It was no big deal though, as I absolutely love those games and was able to rip through Easy-Hard in 3 days. Expert is what is giving me some trouble, but it just takes practice. Those games are just fantastic, and Ouendan 2 is definitely a step in the right direction. The soundtrack is much tighter and the polish on the graphics helps keep the action going at super fast speeds. I was also surprised to notice my DS rumble pack worked with Ouendan 2, so thats a pointless, but nice, touch.

Quake Wars! The demo is finally out, and I have to say that this game is certainly going to rock. You probably couldn't tell it apart from BF2142, but the game has that mega fast pace DM feel that Battlefield lacks. The graphics are gorgeous, though that doesn't make the game any better. It's just a great MP game that certainly will have me glued come christmas when my PC can actually keep a framerate. Though I was surprised my old crap rig actually managed to play the demo.

Falling Leaf Systems. A bunch of losers, I tells ya! They promised their XP patch a month ago, and theres no update or anything. It's like they realized that porting Halo 2 to XP legitimately couldn't happen, so they just fell off the planet. It's absolute garbage. At least give us a damn idea of what is up.

Company of Heroes and Warhammer I haven't touched in a while. I'm not sure, ever since the Guild Wars expansion came out, I just became more interested in that. I actually went back through the original campaign to figure out which missions I missed. Eye of the North definitely is more compelling then the entire rest of the Guild Wars collection. It basically incorporates the features of Nightfall (heroes) with all the classic environments of the original. The mission structures are definitely tight, and the dungeons add a ridiculous amount of replayability.

I don't really have much else to say. I may start updating this blog with regular posts on current game stories, but for now all I have is my constant game updates. So, off I go!

Well, it's college time and I'm back in Florida. That's awesome, and I'm seeing friends and all that cool stuff. Woo! Anyway, I didn't bring any of my games with me, save for a few on PC and Animal Crossing. This was intentional, as I nearly flunked last semester because of 360. I'm letting my friend Dan borrow the 360 for this year, so I will play it around Thanksgiving at least. Anyway, I started playing some Guild Wars again, and before my parents left my mom got me Company of Heroes. So, I do have enough to keep me occupied during the down times. I also brought Halo 2 and Shadowrun, but I'm waiting on that Falling Leaf Systems patch, no Vista for me.

Well, Majora's Mask. My emulator hates me, because I can nearly complete the Kafei/Anju quest but then BLAMMO! Emulator fails to read the ROM. That's just great....I'm not going to give up on my Zelda quest for this year, but its certainly becoming a tight squeeze.

I finally ordered Osu Tatakae Ouendan, and it's sequel. I shipped them home, so I won't be playing those until December, but just knowing that those are waiting is really something exciting. I truly loved EBA, and with the promise of more, I just can't wait for Winter Break.

My friend and I are going through Factions, trying to work up to Elite armour. I'm sure we'll get there...in 47 weeks. At least its fun stuff. I've also gone solo and started leveling my Nightfall character. That was truly the only Campaign I neglected, as I beat Factions and Prophecies with other characters. The expansion comes soon, and my friend is pretty excited. I pre-ordered it, so I have the extra access key, and if anyone needs a free 14 hour trial of Guild Wars, I think I have 7.

Well, I really have nothing else to write about. I guess I'll end.