Whenever I read about a game that people get so frustrated they want to throw their controller against the wall, I take pause. Such a game is Prototype.  However, this time, rather than going into the game knowing that it will frustrate me, I've decided to err on the side of caution by heeding all of the advice given on the Internet that warn about this game.  One thing I'm doing is starting the game in EASY mode, that should keep controller throwing to a minimum.
 
Next, I want the achievements, all of them I can get. So rather than waiting to finish the game & going back to collect, I decided to peak at the achievements in advance.  With so many games coming out, who has time to play another game all the way through for achievements?  It's best to snarf as many as you can up front, especially the painful ones (snarf, snarf).   So I found a map off the interwebs & have been going through from the very beginning to get all of the Landmarks & Hints. I've just completed the Hints & have 10 Landmarks to get, they're all inaccessible by foot (but can be reached by other means. Thanks, Internet!).
 
So depending on how much time it takes to gather all the damned orbs & other in-game paraphernalia, I should be ready to play the game from start to finish. Play it one more time without killing civilians (already went > 10) & hopefully with this game already on easy I will not die once.  In fact, I probably plan on looking at some of these boss battles in advance to see what I need to watch out for.  I don't want to get screwed.  Don't know about everyone else, but I'm getting sick of hunting for easter eggs in games.  For one, you can't find them all on your own without combing an entire map, for the other going to the Internet & retracing your steps really wastes your fucking time. Why not just skip getting any of them, grab a map off the Internet & arduously follow the map & screenshots through the whole map instead?  This way you are certain you won't miss a single one.  Heaven forbid, you get all but 1 & can't track it down for the life of you.  So why bother?  Just achieve it right away & rid yourself of the burden.
 
I generally think I can still get a lot of enjoyment out of this game, thanks to these preventative maintenance steps.  I won't even look at playing the game on Hard mode until all other achievements are completed & then I might not even do it given any time constraints I might have. But at least I'm saving the worst for last & not putting myself through an Xbox controller tossing (breaking) fit.

Since Microsoft started their weekly discount program, I'm always keeping my eye on a good bargain.
 
I also buy games that look appealing, such as this new Shadow Complex XBL game that was released.  It's everything I hoped for & the price is pretty reasonable at $15.  I also bought Puzzle Quest & a Pinball/arcade game. Other games which I've bought at half off were: BC: Rearmed, Ikaruga, and N+ to name a few.

A guy at work owns a PS3 & we rode the elevator down for lunch together & headed over to the nearby store to eat.  I kind of feel like Senator Palpatine when I talk to him..evil laughter being stifled inside my head.  Last November, he was telling me about how his PS3 had died & he was out for a month. He sent it in for repairs, they sent it back fixed. He then found out that it wasn't fixed & was sent back. I guess 6 weeks to 2 months before he got it back.  I can tell you inside I was smiling with glee like a true Sith Lord.

So anyhoo, today I asked if he was playing anything on his PS3.  "How's the PS3?", I said.

"It's OK.", he replied.

"What games are you playing on it?", I asked.

"Currently nothing.", he replied.

"Why is that?", I asked.

"There aren't any interesting games to play on it.", he said, frustrated.

I kept thinking about all the games that are on the PS3 & just thought it was funny that in his mind, all of these games already sucked.  Howls of laughter inside.

Then he admitted that he was still playing WoW & was really into that. So it sounds like WoW killed his ideas of using a console.  You know it behooves me to wonder why someone that is absorbed with an MMO would bother spending that $400-$650 on a console they never use. Stupidity?  Possible.

I figure one day he'll probably just sell it.  He did tell me he was waiting for the Star Wars MMO.  That sounds a bit like crap to me though, but anyway.

Just wanted to bring this up in case anyone wanted
to listen to the Legend speak about parallel universes.

11 year old boy genius Moshe Kai Cavalin will definitely
be tuning in.

1.  Cheating on my wife is oh so cool.
2.  When ratings are involved, CPS never moves in.
3.  Having 8 kids at once, gets you famous.
4.  Raising the kids?  Screw that,  I have my porno life to lead!
5.  One is a half-asian dick.
6.  Doctors want to be famous too, bad ethics.
7.  Buku child support.
8.  Let's have another 8 kids with the new gf to top the ratings.
9.  Laws should be put in place to prevent this from happening.
10.  The entire family are tools for ratings purposes.
11.  TLC has lost all credibility.