I got the week off, which means my days will be split in half. In the first half I'll be working with some side projects and preparing for some finishing sequences in May and June at work, and in the second half I'll be gaming. Since I barely get the time to play anything during work week, you'd think that I would be rational about which games to play out in this tight schedule of vacation. Well, that's right, I'm not being rational at all. Out of my PS3, PS2 and PSP, the Playstation 2 is the one that is getting the most love out of me.

Well, I could be playing and finishing Saints Row 2, Midnight Club: LA and DMC 4, but I choose not to. I devote my spare time to two games on the older console, Persona 3 and MGS3. And interesting combination, might I add. Persona 3 is already making itself a contender for my personal choice of game of the year for the PS2, even though it was released a few years ago. Since I'm mostly being retroactive with the PS2, I don't really mind. What's more surprising is the fact, that I really really despise RPG games, more accurately turn-based fighting ones. Persona 3 is not like that exactly, well at least not in my head. It's more like playing a game that could be themed: Pokemon's For Adults, not that adults can't play Pokemon games, I know I yearn for a Nintendo DS in order to play some pocket monsters. How I exactly got in contact with Persona 3 is credited entirely by Giant Bomb, more specifically the feature that's called Endurance Run, where there are daily episodes of two dudes playing Persona 4 and commenting on it. The entire presentation of that game, meaning the combination of a dating-sim with later on RPG elements in combat, make the game really enjoyable for me. Adding the fact that the Personas, the beings used in battles, resemble a Pokemon-like appearance and behavior. Sure, you don't throw pokeballs, you just... shoot yourself in the head, in Persona 3, in order to summon them. I could really just go on and on how I enjoy the game and how it's become an addiction of some sort. I already logged 15 hours on it, so I'm slightly feeling worried. And MGS3 is fine, just clunky with controls. The fact that I beat MGS4 is evident, when I long for MGS4's sleek control scheme in MGs3.

Surprisingly for myself, as being a PC gamer as well, I had an actual urge to show some love to my PC. Since I bought a new pair of headphones that vibrate, about two days ago, I was inseparable from playing FPS games on the PC. Call of Duty 4, Left 4 Dead, hell, I even played some Godfather II in order to get the sound juices of awesomeness. Speaking of which, Godfather II is a very choppy and broken game. That's at least how I perceive it. It feels exactly the same as the original Godfather game, only with the added Don's View. Missions and the overall feel of the game's repetitiveness can be sensed in the initial tutorial missions. Besides that, there are things that just don't make the game feel right. The dialogue, the driving, the cheap cutscenes when you extort people, it's just so average and like straight up junk. The only good thing about the game is the sense of power you have and the violence. There are a lot of cool violent moments in Godfather II, but not enough in order to save the game from being unistalled from my hard drive. It's a shame though, because I sort of enjoyed the first Godfather game, even though it was repetitive. And I usually don't mind games that have a certain degree of repetitiveness, like Assassin's Creed, a game which I bestow high praise upon. Perhaps Godfather II is some sort of a disgusting appetizer before Mafia II arrives. That would make a lot of sense.

I'm going to Austria on this Wednesday. Items that will be on the menu of interest will be accessories and such, perhaps something for the PSP and some games. I most likely will not buy a Nintendo DS, a burning desire that I buried deep deep down in the darkest corners of my heart. I'll speak about that place in the following days, I'm rather drowsy from playing Persona 3 the entire day. Also, I'm thinking about doing some changes to my blog, making it rather more professional and appealing.