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I finally got around to playing God of War and I must say that the rumors were true: It is indeed awesome. I'm about 8 hours in and my fingers hurt, but that's a damn good thing because my fingers don't get enough workout (my forarmms are another story altogether *cough*). The graphics are some of the best PS2 has to offer (very polished and colorful; minimal tearing) and the adventure and combat aspects are superb. Some might argue that it lacks roaming and a map, but the designers made the game well enough to work without such things. There's minimal stoppage during gameplay and maximum ownage (of baddies). The difficulty left on Normal is just right, imo. I can't wait to finish the game.
I also recently took the plunge and got a DS (the Walmart mario deal was a good one) and I'm very impressed. The dpad kinda sucks but Meteos with the stylus is fucking awesome. It can't be stressed enough: Games make a system. When a system, any system, has killer games, it makes that system look SOOOOOO much better. I've logged about 8 hours in Meteos so far and it's so daaamn addicting. I'm gonna pick up a 2nd DS for my fiance so we can play head-to-head using one game cartridge. I'm planning to get Nintendogs and Kirby after I get bored (is that even possible?) of these games. Down the road, I'm looking forward to Castlevania, Nanostray, the new Mario Bros. DS, and *hopefully* a new 2D metroid made for DS. Come on NIntendo, you bastards! Give me what I want!
And, finally, my efforts to snag an Xbox 360 pre-order have been unsuccessful. WTF, I mean W-T-F is wrong with all these geeks who have pre-ordered already??? Every EB or Gamestop in my area has stopped taking pre-orders for their first shipments. I don't want to wait on any lines and sure as hell don't want to put my name down to be on a "2nd wave sometimes before Christmas" pre-order. I've got a Target and Price Club near my house, so hopefully I'll be able to walk in an pick one up at launch without too much trouble. Is it just me, or can Microsoft conceivably charge $349 and still sell out its launch allotment in North America??
I also recently took the plunge and got a DS (the Walmart mario deal was a good one) and I'm very impressed. The dpad kinda sucks but Meteos with the stylus is fucking awesome. It can't be stressed enough: Games make a system. When a system, any system, has killer games, it makes that system look SOOOOOO much better. I've logged about 8 hours in Meteos so far and it's so daaamn addicting. I'm gonna pick up a 2nd DS for my fiance so we can play head-to-head using one game cartridge. I'm planning to get Nintendogs and Kirby after I get bored (is that even possible?) of these games. Down the road, I'm looking forward to Castlevania, Nanostray, the new Mario Bros. DS, and *hopefully* a new 2D metroid made for DS. Come on NIntendo, you bastards! Give me what I want!
And, finally, my efforts to snag an Xbox 360 pre-order have been unsuccessful. WTF, I mean W-T-F is wrong with all these geeks who have pre-ordered already??? Every EB or Gamestop in my area has stopped taking pre-orders for their first shipments. I don't want to wait on any lines and sure as hell don't want to put my name down to be on a "2nd wave sometimes before Christmas" pre-order. I've got a Target and Price Club near my house, so hopefully I'll be able to walk in an pick one up at launch without too much trouble. Is it just me, or can Microsoft conceivably charge $349 and still sell out its launch allotment in North America??