Reading about what total strangers think about games is exciting, isn't it? Maybe, but regardless of whether or not this makes Grade A Quality Toilet Material I thought I'd pool together some of my thoughts about what I've been playing recently.

Before I get into that, I just want to openly admit that the rumour posted on this blog was way off, lol. Okay, so I just made it up, most people got that, but it was fun to write. No deception in this post though. That being said, there are absolutely no spoilers ahead.

To start off, I just got a PS3. My dad got one actually because he wanted a blu-ray player, but I'm the one who actually uses it. When he picked it up I didn't buy any games, despite the perfect timing with Metal Gear Solid 4's release. Instead I rented a couple games, MGS4 and Heavenly Sword.

Metal Gear Solid 4 was not the first Metal Gear I ever picked up, but it was the only one that I beat. Hell, it's the only one I was able to play for more than 30 minutes... and I own Metal Gear solid 1 and 2 (gamecube version). Anyway, this one was easy so I finished it in a couple days and I really enjoyed it. The motorbike scene in Europe was probably my favourite part; it was pretty intense, and when you reloaded or weren't fighting the camera angle made it look fantastic. I really liked the game, but I was glad that I didn't buy it.

I might not put Heavenly Sword on the same level as MGS4 but I think I got just as much enjoyment out of it. I'm not really a fan of God of War or Devil May Cry, but knowing that Heavenly Sword was fairly short inspired me to play all the way through. That being said, all the levels that require careful aiming were infuriating. I don't know how many times I cursed into the night as I tried to take down those stupid catapults.

After those two games were done I started to resume my day to day games, GTAIV and Team Fortress 2. I finally finished off GTAIV; I took the revenge path, killed dimitri and lost kate... and since then i've been focusing on achievements. My friend came over and we passed off the controller, and he managed to get both One Man Army (survive a 6 star wanted level for five minutes) and Chain Reaction (blow up 10 cars in 10 seconds). I also got all the police computer stuff, and by the end of tonight hopefully I'll have met all the random characters, and get a little closer to finishing Brucie's Races.

The only bad part about GTAIV on 360 is that (my) multiplayer sucks. I often can't connect to games... this doesn't happen when I play Halo 3, Rock Band, or Dragonball Z: burst limit... just GTAIV. Luckily, I got the special edition for PS3, and that multiplayer works fine, so I've progressed my rank a bit there. If Rockstar patches trophies into the ps3 version I'm in trouble.

As for Team Fortress 2... I play with a couple friends and sometimes it's amazing how well a little intimate team work can do. My buddy went heavy yesterday, I went medic and before the last person alive could lock the door, we were the top 2 (of 3) mvp players for a couple rounds. Eat it.