I dont expect this one to make the front page or anything, just wanted to talk about this hatred of mine that worked really well in the game.



This this guy.

He was so awful. Mostly because of his damn girl voice. I really hated hm and that's why he made an awesome villain. A lot of my friends were pissed cause the final battle was against (SPOILER!) Yu Yevon, but it's not like he was really the main enemy. Sin wasn't really it either. It was him. Seymour. And his hair that's fucked up even by anime standards.

Ok I made a small post about the silver one yesterday, but now there's also the pokemon one coming to America. It's the one you may have seen released in Japan. This one:


Gamestop has a new poster showing it is coming for 129.99 with
-Carrying case featuring the pokemans Palkia & Dialga
-Poster of Grovyle
-22min DVD on making of Mystery Dungeon (awesome!?)
-Gamestop exclusive T-Shirt(bad asssss)

I can't for the life of me find a date for it.

Also, in case you haven't heard, the Silver one is coming 9/7 and I want it. Presumably it will be silver and black like the guitar hero one, minus the logo.

Wow it's been a long time since i commented or posted anything. Still read every day though :)

Anyway, it seems no one on Dtoid announced yet but the Silver DS is pre-order-able at GameStop now. I'm assuming it's the same as the one that came with Guitar Hero, except now without the dumb logo on it.

Thats really the main news...what else can i tell you.

The store has a lot of pre-order bonus things happening. Armor sets for too human, soundtracks for fallout 3, free pub games for fable 2. Also, the Soul Calibur keychains are slick and most stores in my area have a ton left over because we got them late. im not sure if its like that everywhere though.

Also, almost a year later, every store still has halo legendary editions in stock. win.

Well boys and girls, here is my take on the "And the gamers who play them" theme. I, am an overwhelmed gamer. An overwhelmed gamer has a deep love for all of gaming, and it's just too hard to keep up. There are also several games that I wish I wanted to play, but playing them ends up feeling more like a chore/work than actual fun. Allow me to explain.

I would say my free time for games is about average. I work 40 hours a week, hang out with friends, and have other hobbies like camping/hiking, photography and table top gaming. I don't have school and homework anymore, I don't have kids, and right now I don't even have a steady girlfriend sitting around sucking up all my time. So why do I have this problem of always falling behind?

Also, I feel like its important to point out that the cost of keeping up with new games can get really out of hand but thats not really my main issue. I'm sure it is for others, but even if I could afford 60 dollars every time a new game came out, I still wouldn't have time to properly play them all.

Most gamers and reviews will criticize a game for being too short. Games like Uncharted, Heavenly Sword, and Call of Duty 4 are some recent games that have received this sort of flak. Also, a lot of people are worried that it's becoming more of a trend, with game story lines resembling movies too much. This actually makes me happy though! I though Call of Duty was perfect because it only took me two nights to beat it, it was non stop action, I was never stuck wondering what to do next, and if I wanted to keep playing I could try harder difficulties or take it online. Short isn't bad as long as the story feels well rounded and complete. I haven't finished Heavenly Sword or Uncharted, but I know I'm going to like them in the end because they are complete stories.

It's the games like Resident Evil, Half Life, Tomb Raider, Zelda, and countless RPGs that I am continually bumping down on my "to play" list. These are all very good games, yet they always throw some kind of damed puzzle situation in there that slows it all down. I like puzzles and problem solving, but thats what games like Professor Layton are for. I would be able to play through these games much more quickly if they didn't require a strategy guide to find all the items and buttons and hidden characters. Sure, you could check every nook and cranny of every level to make sure you didn't miss something, but is that fun? I don't think so. Having to babysit a strategy guide while playing is also a serious mood killer.

This is probably why open world games, real time strategy, and hack and slash RPG are my favorite genres. These games let you formulate your own plan instead of trying to figure out what the designers want you to do. Diablo 2 is so appealing to me cause the levels are random every time, making it impossible to hide a key that you need in the dark corner behind a rock. Grant Theft Auto allows you to have a free roaming sense of exploration that doesn't feel like a chore because it's fun the entire time when you can steal cars and kill people along the way. Exploring in a game like Twilight Princess is dull to me because it feels like back tracking and my movement through the game has halted.

I haven't finished all the Metal Gear Solid games yet. I've only played Final Fantasy 7, 10, Tactics and Chrono Trigger(which counts as a FF game don't tell me it doesnt!) I've never really been into the survival horror genre. I know, I'm a horrible person.

The best remedy I can see for the Overwhelmed/Impatient Gamer is to play those long single player games with a friend. One person is playing, the other person has the guide. This is actually a lot of fun and you can switch off every other mission or whatever. Cheat codes can also be helpful, but be careful not to ruin the game you jerk.

Ok, I've already spent too much time writing this. I should get back to playing Final Fantasy Tactics advance, so I can play FF12, so I can play Revenant Wings....

Well we got an email from corporate today saying that during the 48 hours release period, Smash Bros Brawl outsold Madden. Apparently this is a first, and the news made me happy.

My store got a box of these mario figurines theyre only 3.99 each and the paragoomba/bob-omb pack is awesome, but i wish they had one of a Boo.

Wild Arms came out on PSP today but we only got one copy which is sad cause this game looks awesome. I just dont have time to play all these sweet rpgs anymore :-(

If youre ever looknig for a crazy deal you might as well ask youre local gamestop to search their invnetory for anything that costs a penny. Usually its just strategy guides but sometimes it could be a computer game. Today I marked down a Yahtzee/Parcheesi board game collection thing. Not bad for .01 dollars.

Well yesterday I was scheduled to open my store and as some may know we had a few games coming out. Most notably were Patapon (YES) Lost, Lost Planet for PS3, Turning Point, and a few others that no one bought on release.

First off, Patapon is amazing, and if you consider yourself a real gamer, you need to play this simply because theres nothing else quite like it. Its a side scrolling real time strategy where you enter your commands as a turn based rhythm game. GO!

Anyway, i had been trying like mad for the past 2 months to get people excited about this game and get some pre-orders and stuff but no one cared. "Its only 20 dollars!" i would say and they'd be like "who cares i want madden/need for speed/the sims." At least I did have two guys (both older, like in their 30s) come in and buy it on release.

Then we had the Lost game. Two people bought it from me even though I desperately tried convincing them not to. I told them it was short and would be cheaper than 60 dollars soon or they should just walk across the parking lot to Bluster and rent it but they didnt seem to care. At least the one guy who actually pre-ordered the game came in and canceled it, putting his money on Vegas 2. Smart move.

And for some awful reason, the corporate warehouse decided to only send us one copy of Lost Planet for PS3. I like this game and if I had a PS3 id be happy it was coming. Well, Sorry we only got one and I sold it and we may never see it again.

Ok Im going to play Patapon. I need some rain JuJu.