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December 08, 2005

What?

Once again, administratin has brought it to my attention, that there's been a noticeable lag in posting; and as usual, I don't really have any justification for this sort of behaviour. Well, perhaps I do. On the home front, in addition the usual harrassment, I've been dabbling in a bit of Gun, an anticipated release for my trusted console. The story portion of the game is actually fairly brief, or so it seemed. Perhaps it was the solid 14 hours of time spent sprawled out in front of it, or perhaps it was my innate gunman abilities that allowed me to move effortlessly through the missions. I did think a western based game was a pretty novel idea. I haven't played one since the days of The Oregon Trail, and since Gun included throat slitting, prostitutes and dismemberment, it was in an entirely different genre.
For the most part however, the story portion wasn't that challenging, which was a bit disappointing. There were a few missions that took time to complete, but those were few and far between. Those seemed to consist mostly of the standard, shoot this guy in the head repeatedly with your trusty rifle until his health meter dwindles away, And once the story portion was complete, it seemed tedious to continue with the poker, pony express missions etc. Mostly the poker, and that was because of the repetitive sound effects, hell even Jeri tired of those, and she's usually one for dancing and hand clapping to the sound effects. This weekend, after returning Gun (on time for once), I will give Jade Empire a shot. Sure it's an older game, but I lacked the proper console back then. Having been impressed with Fable, I am anticipating a lack of disappointment. (I did finish THUG: American Wasteland)

The drawing process is not going as smoothly as I had envisioned. I am prone to drawing the exact same profile over and over again, the same nose, the same lips. And the same quality as a blind 4 year old poisoned with Thalidomide.

Now if only I could pull Kerry away from his Republican Propaganda...

Contrived by Joshua at December 8, 2005 07:00 AM