Goodbye, City 17

I just got finished with Half Life 2.

I still have to re-play through it (or at least parts of it) to really gauge my final opinion on it, but this is easily one of my top 5 favorite games ever.

I hope to review it in the near future, but finals fast approaching means my time is limited. I also want to make sure this one is special, a real knockout.

Anyway, Thanksgiving is over and its time to hit the books again. Hope everyone had fun.

Happy Thanksgiving

Probably heard it from more than a few people already, but Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I hope that whoever reads the blog is safe,comfortable, and with good friends and family this Thursday. Take care of yourselves.

assembler

Learning to program in assembly is a bitch.

But I'm going to do it.

Double Impact

Another review up at LC1201 for Street Fighter III, as well as a few fixed links. This one is somewhat boring if you don't like fighting games, but its there nonetheless.

I've gotten quite a few compliments for some of my recent reviews, all of which I am very grateful for. I am often unsure about the quality of my writing, and am often critical of it, so I am glad to see that some people out there have enjoyed it.

On the topic of my criticalness, I was thinking of going back and re-writing some of the older reviews, which now seem confused and unable to convey some of the points I wanted to make as well as they could have. Instead I have decided in the end to leave them be with the exception of some grammatical errors. For one, they can act as a barometer of my hopefull improvement. Second, as Aldous Huxley said of his own work "Brave New World", going back to improve on something you once did is pointless, as you'll never be truly happy with it no matter what you decide to change.

Welcome to City 17

Here's a pic of my desktop from a few minutes ago.

Six years in the making. Still seems strange to think its actually here.

Don't expect another blog post till this baby's done folks. Game on.

potshots

The blog is looking a little lonely. Let's change that shall we?

Looks like Michael Moore isn't quite done yet. While I'm squarely in the middle ground politcally, I've never like Moore one bit. He tries to act like the friend of the common man, yet he's whined and complained in the past for not being payed enough for college appearences, and since success has moved himself into the safety of the hollywood elite. That, and he just rubs me the wrong way.

Moore says "Fifty-one percent of the American people lacked information (in this election) and we want to educate and enlighten them", and while I agree that the people may not have been knowledgable of certain issues, I doubt anyone can trust this schmuck to give them the real facts instead of whatever it is he wants them to believe. Moore's films are edited and scripted to be entertainment, and to push his point. They are far from being documentaries in the classical sense of the term, and it is sad to see these films winning so many awards.

Halo 2 sells a truckload. No matter how you slice it, this is great for the gaming industry. Anything that sells this much and makes this much noise makes it only harder for the general public to ignore the fact that gaming is poised to become the dominant force in entertainment. Anti-social? Yeah right

What this also means however is that the gaming community will be flooded with even more Halo fanboys, which is the console equivalent of the Coutnerstrike community. I'm sorry, but I've rarely enjoyed a system link game of Halo 1 not because of the game (which isn't terribly fun, but is serviceable), but because of the smacktards I was playing with. Looks like my frag count is going through the roof this year...

Take a Shower and Shine your Shoes

So I'm feeling a lot better tonight after a wierd funk I was in throughout the weekend. I'll spare you the details; I'm just feeling that this means a much smoother schedule in the time before Thanksgiving break. Guess we'll find out.

Mafia Review

Yes you heard right... a new review at LC1201, the first official non-blog update since August.

Willie Randolph is the new Manager of the Mets

Can't be too worse than what we've seen.

Halo 2 being sold early

Now if only someone did that for Half Life 2 so Valve is forced to unlock in over Steam

Improvise

Woke up at 6:30 today, the earliest yet this semester, and I feel great. This means one of two things:

1) Early to bed early to rise is true
2) I have a lot of adrenaline

Guess I'm gonna find out which soon enough. I hope its number 1, 'cause I could use the energy.

Oh and about the election: I have nothing to say about the election. How's that for a political diatribe?

Picture This

Between the Freshman face book, school directory and online photo rosters, it seems like Loyola College give its students plenty of oppurtunities to stalk one another. Now all this has become obsolete thanks to the facebook.com. Not only can students now find out things they already know about their friends (because who on campus cares about strangers?), but they can also add whatever pictures and info they want to fuel the inner Narccicist! Sounds like a match to me, and considering how much buzz there is about it recently it looks like I'm right.

Of course as much as I might joke about the idea, I'm still on there somewhere. Man's gotta represent.

In other news, it looks as if Resident Evil 4 is no longer a Gamecube exclusive. This is much to the dismay as many a Nintendo fan, as one of the best (and last) reasons to own a Cube has now been shot to shit. While the move is bad for Nintendo, its great for gaming. Think of it this way; Cube owners will still be getting it first (by a long shot), and will probably be getting the better version (there's no way they'll manage those graphics on the PS2). Also, anyone who really wanted to play the game has probably already bought a Gamecube, or still will to avoid the wait. And if they haven't, it means PS2 owners (many who might be RE vets) get the chance to play the first real bit sequel in the series since Code Veronica. Sounds good to me, although this announcement makes me curious as to just what kind of agreement the two companies had that allows Capcom to bring all of their 4 exclusive Cube titles to the PS2 as well, without creating a breach of contract.

Two Weeks to Half Life 2. I feel like a kid after the first week of December, when Christmas is close but feels like an eternity.

Its so dark in here

I'm typing this from computer engineering

Why?

Because I can.

And yes, it is dark in this room.