Originally, I had planned on writing a short blurb for each of the celebrities that we unfortunately lost during this rather somber week. However, I ultimately decided that it had been brought up enough times, so I will therefore keep this blog purely about games.

First of all, I was reunited with an old friend not long after I posted the first blog in this series. I remember back in the day when I was growing up with my Nintendo 64. Oh, those were the days. I remember playing classics such as Goldeneye 007 and Banjo Kazooie for hours and hours, not caring what I was doing in the game as long as I was enjoying it. And enjoy it I did. However, there was this one futuristic racing game that was probably the my favorite game for that entire system. The thing is, I struggled for years and years after the 64 was sold at a yard sale to remember what the game was actually called. That was all solved one night while playing around with my iPod Touch. I went to GameFAQs, did an extensive search, and my head exploded when I somehow managed to actually find the game. It's name was F Zero X, which I'm sure you've probably heard of.

Probably the biggest news of all is the fact that I managed to get a game I've been wanting for years now. The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion is sitting in my Xbox 360 right now. Gamestop had two Game Of The Year Editions left, so I nabbed a used one for a mere $26. Let me tell you, this game is simply awesome. I because addicted to Fallout 3 due to it's open ended gameplay and the fact that you could create and shape your character as you see fit. I've only had it for a few days now, and I've already put over 25 hours into it. For some reason, I don't have as big of a need to explore the land as I did in Fallout 3, but I think this is backed up by the fact that there is an obscene amount of side quests to take on. In just a few hours of playing, I had filled my quest log with missions from all over the land. I have yet to complete them all due to the fact that I've been busy doing odd jobs for the Fighters Guild (which I finished today) and helping out my new family at the Dark Brotherhood. So far, the game is a blast. Looking back, I'm starting to notice something different in the pattern of games I've been playing. I used to be a simple first person shooter fan who only played games such as Call Of Duty. Now, I seem to be getting into much more complicated games (Oblivion obviously) and Fallout. By complicated, I mean games that are much larger and games that have a lot more content in them than the simple FPS.

Besides that, last week was pretty quiet for me. I spent most of my time playing Oblivion and really doing nothing else. My sister managed to get my iPod Touch working after it decided that it wouldn't work untli I plugged it into iTunes and got the recent software update. My laptop has also started working again, so I don't need to rely on my mother's for my Giant Bomb needs. There are still some games that I want (mostly Red Faction: Guerilla), but I'm sure Oblivion will hold me over until then. That's all for this week. If Giant Bomb decides to cooperate with me for once (it isn't right now), I'll add some images or something later if I feel the need to.

Until next time, children.