Hey all,

As weird as it is for me to try to follow a post like my previous one I think it's best for me (and for anyone who wants to read this blog and not get constantly depressed in the process) to return to some level of on topic conversation, so...

Since I haven't had a real blog post since I don't even know when I'm just going to go down the proverbial list of my recent purchases and what not. For the most part it's been Xbox Live Arcade/Xbox games. And by most part I guess I mean 2 out of 3 gaming related purchases. Geometry Wars 2 and Castle Crashers have been taking up a good bit of my time recently, and it's kind of crazy to me that these two games were released so close together and are about on the same level of quality. Sure, Geometry Wars 2 is overall a more polished game, but I was really surprised by Castle Crashers overall. Sure, the online at the moment seems fairly gimped, but I've been playing with my brother locally so I haven't really had to worry about that. As far as Geometry Wars 2 goes it's hard not to like that game. It's about as best of a sequel as you can ask for. It's still retains the challege of Retro Evolved, but adds some pretty ingenious game modes (Yes, I know their not 'innovative', but still). On the not XBLA front I've been playing a good bit of Burnout Paradise. Right now I think I have my Burnout license, but nowhere near my Elite license and same deal with achievements. It's not a perfect game by any stretch of the imagination, but it just goes to show you how a series can evolve and still retain the elements that made it popular in the first place (not to mention the crazy amount of post-launch support it's gotten). I dunno if I'll ever get into any of the Freeburn stuff, but considering it was something like $30 and I have something like 20+ hours on it I'd say it was good investment.