Mood: Headache, but not in a bad mood.
Music: Q-Unit.
Game: A Beta, Gears of War, Battlefield 2142.
Book: Gai-Jin, James Clavell.
Watching: Battlestar Galactica, Season 2.
Weather: Cold, Rainy.
OK...so much for trying to write a few sentences every day.
Anyway, since I've written, a lot's happened.
First, I went to visit my nephew, who turned 3, and who is the coolest kid ever. I also visited my new niece, who is still in the hospital...but I visited her, and I got to hold her itty-bitty hand, and she has a good grip, and she's cute, and looks a lot like my brother, which isn't surprising.
When I got back, I got hired full time at work, which pretty much rocks. I feel pretty good about being a part of the team there, and I really like the job.
My fiancee's other grandmother died, so now she's in Chicago at the memorial service. Losing two grandmothers in about 6 weeks? Not great.
I am fiercely debating the whole Wii/PS3 thing. I think I've come down like this: If I can get a Wii with not a lot of hassle, I will. I will NOT get a PS3 until either the price comes down, or there's a killer gotta-have-it title...neither of which I see coming in the near future. If I get a Wii, I will get Zelda, of course, and maybe a few other games like Monkey Ball. The truth is that I like my 360 a great deal. While there aren't a whole mess of games that I want to run right out and buy, Xbox Live Arcade keeps me entertained for hours when I feel like vegging on the couch. This is the reason why I think the Wii will rock...all the Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and N64 games online for downloading? Crunchy goodness!
And, in smoove news, because I worked on pre-launch marketing, the Xbox team gave me a copy of Gears of War, a snifty t-shirt, and renewed my Xbox Live Gold account...all fer free. Frankly, that's a perk I can stand. RAWK. Gears of War is a nice blend of tactical shooter and run and gun. It's third person, which, once you get used to it, is pretty cool...the whole game is gorgeous and VERY theatrical. Simple to dive behind cover, look like you know what you're doing. The AI is great, both friend and foe, and it's a blast to play single player...which I didn't really expect.
I'm also playing Battlefield 2142. Now THAT'S a first-person shooter with tactics. It's like all the other BF games, except this one is actually pretty balanced. Yeah, there's a few quirks with the netcode, not the least of which is that if you're running through a firewall, it can (and will) drop you at random from the server you're playing on. You can avoid it by not USING a firewall, but whatever. Once you sort that out, it's largely bug and lag free. Love the unlock system, love the squad/command system. Overall, a fun pickup.
I've been busy writing a section of a guide for an unnamed upcoming MMORPG...but I still think we're going about it entirely the wrong way. Whatever, I'm having fun playing the game, so it's not all bad...but still. It's frustrating dealing with the Guild sometimes, because there's a thin layer of people in charge, and they largely don't listen to people. They sort out what needs to be done amongst themselves, and sort of lay it down take it or leave it style. I imagine with a guild that size, you kinda need to do that...but it's still frustrating to deal with sometimes.
And now, I think I will veg out on the couch, maybe watch a movie, maybe take a nap...you know...because naps at 5pm are a good idea.
Posted by Glenn at November 11, 2006 04:48 PM