New Old Games!
By Cwaff 7 Comments
As per usual this blog shall be split into real life and virtual life (the gaming secion, skip ahead to it if that's all you care to read)
Real Life
Back to school for my last few weeks, 6 days remaining and that's school finished forever. As much as I am going to miss it at times, I really cannot wait to get out into the open world. This week saw the end of my seemingly never ending coursework and the beginning of looking forward to the future. Also I headed off to the hospital on Thursday where I had to get an Ultrasound and multiple X rays done to see if they can figure out why I get ill all the time. Nothing showed up so although we are nowhere closer to figuring this out, nothing is seriously wrong which is a plus!
It was my friends 18th birthday last Saturday and we had an awesome day out in which we climbed to the top of a large hill overlooking beautiful countryside and the sea and had a barbecue.
Watched the Breakfast Club this morning. Rather interesting movie taking the typical High School Stereotypes and putting them together in detention for a full day and raises the important question at the end whether they will all be friends still on Monday morning. Also another point... I thought that the crazy girl was much more attractive before her makeover rather than after. Maybe that's just me though.
Another series I have begun to watch is Band of Brothers. A friend has let me borrow his collection. I've only watched one episode sofar and I'll watch another right after I finish this blog post. I can see it turning out to be something special but I don't know whether it will live up to the hype everyone has said. I tend to go in expecting the worst and being surprised rather than going in with high expectations and being disappointed. One observation I have made is that I cannot take David Schwimmer seriously anymore. After Friends I will always see him in that light, no matter how serious he was trying to be in BoB I found myself chuckling at him the whole time.
Virtual Life
At the start of the week I thought I would have a look on Amazon in the used section to see if there were any old games which I love which I don't currently own and could get for a minimal price. I picked up Ape Escape (Loved it as a kid), Metal Gear Solid (My favourite in the series by far) and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. I never played Soul Reaver though I knew of it, so I thought I should pick it up. The games arrived yesterday and they were in perfect condition, I was actually shocked that everything including the manuals and the cases were perfectly in tact. Speaking of cases, Soul Reaver has a particularly awesome case, I love the fake 3d shiny thing they have done which differentiates in from your standard case! (Though I should not judge a book by its cover.)
I popped in Ape Escape this morning and thought I would play through it for a bit of nostalgia. Though I discovered it does not seem to work with the PS3. I can get up to the main menu, skip the cinematic but I cannot select New Game or Load Game. Perhaps this has to have something to do with the controller? As long as it works with my PS2 though I will be happy enough. As long as I get to play it and hear the horrific voice acting I love so much from the European Version!
After this I threw in Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. I have to say I am really enjoying it so far. I'm past the whole this looks like crap stage and am enjoying the game for what it is. I did however have to stop because I got into a rather dark area and due to sunlight on my TV I was unable to find my way forward. I guess I'll have to come back to it when it gets dark. I could have just closes the curtains but it's a lovely day and I didn't want to be THAT GUY.
As well as those 3 Playstation games I ordered the new Prince of Persia for the PC. I borrowed it from a friend a while ago and while I enjoyed it in places I just felt it wasn't up to the standard of the others in the series which I really enjoyed. However... for £5 I couldn't say no! I cannot resist a sale... which is one of the reasons I hate Steam so much! It will have me bankrupt in no time at all!
I'm at the point in FF13 where the game finally opens up and I've taken a short break from it, I should really get back to it soon although I'm afraid it may consume me if I do so! All this freedom and so many sidequests... Will I ever finish this game!?
That's all for now, if you read all of this you are a hero! If not... well you probably won't be reading this line if you didn't read the rest of it, but you are also a hero for being you.
Cwaff