I certainly don't...
Anywho, putting away the practical blog title, this is a REAL blog update, and I got a lot to talk about...
The Living Section
Well, my GameCrazy finally closed down, causing three employees to be jobless. I ended up moving next door to work with the Hollywood Videos, so I'll still be getting my free rentals over there. It was a bit of a pain to find out we're closing this day, for them to suddenly throw that date out the window, to tell us we'll be open for a couple more weeks, just to close us down quite abruptly two weeks in. Quite confusing, but it doesn't entirely matter anymore, seeing how we had already sold Super Smash Bros. Melee weeks ago, which took away one of the activities we could do when we were bored at work. The last week was really a decline in workmanship, regardless we did do everything we were supposed to, and did a pretty good job of it. I mean... The manager sits over by the 360 playing Halo Wars all day while my coworker(I refer to only one person as this, and he's an anime freak) just waits around until he can switch over to the PS2 and play Grimgrimoire for a countless amount of time. The latter week he ended up renting Tekken 6, and that was quite a bit of fun.
Aside from the store closing, I'm broke again, but this time it wasn't my fault! Too many really good deals floated my way! I swear! Let's see what I picked up...
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time- $25 Used
Metroid Prime Trilogy(buying back the copy I traded in for DJ Hero)- $20 Used
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon- $10 New
Personal Trainer Cooking- $10 New
Headphone Splitters- $1.50 New
F-Zero GP Legends- $2.50 New
Punch-Out!!- $25 New
Up(Blu Ray)- $20 New
Gameboy Player- $4 Used
Some iPod apps- $10 total
You can see why I went on a shopping spree this time around... And these were just accidental bump-ins to be precise. I didn't know Fire Emblem was gonna be $10 at Wal-Mart, I was simply lucky to find my company throwing a massive sale on popular titles, and I was lucky to find out my store was running the 80% off this past Tuesday, the day it closed. Right now, I'm having fun with a few of those games, and Up. Anywho, moving on...
Video Game Spot
DJ Hero is awesome... Unlike the store demo over at Best Buy whose Renegade turntable records more scratches than you actually want to make, my board actually works wonderfully, barring aside the fact that my analog stick was broken from the day I pulled the hardcase out of the box, to open it and find a flimsy, out of center analog stick there. The analog stick isn't too much of an issue since it's only used to navigate the Wii menu. The analog stick can be put back to center, but it tends to easily fall back out with even the tiniest flick... I'm getting that looked into, so no worries, regardless it is only a minor annoyance rather than an unplayable issue.
The gameplay is typical of most instrument based rhythm game: you play according to the note highway, which sends notes out at you. The game seems complicated, just looking at it since most people aren't used to seeing the game. I can completely understand people that cannot play Guitar Hero, simply because I've watched at work several people try and coordinate both the buttons and the strum bar, pressing the buttons in accordance to timing, but forgetting that you need to strum each note. One of the main things to note about DJ Hero is that you cannot fail. This is actually more of a good thing than a bad thing when you think about it. To the newcomers, this is a bit of a welcome treat. Nobody's ever played DJ Hero before. So hopping into the game and getting the basics downpat can be a rather bit difficult, especially working both the crossfader and scratches at the same time. The crossfader alone is very difficult to master, since there is no before or after delay. It's activated with an immediate flick of the crossfader bar to the other side of the board. Thankfully it has to be to a certain poitn in order to activate, so pulling off the crossfade doesn't mean you have to go dead center, since you can easily over shoot that spot and accidentally crossfade to the other side.(happened to me plenty enough times during the demo at GameStop...)
The No fail aspect is also a turn-off to difficulty seekers. This I can respect, simply because Freestyle games could have done what Rock Band did and have made no fail an option rather than the set standard. But the suprising thing they pulled off actually was making beginner mode so utterly confusing to understand, not even the expert players would even interpret what those charts mean... o.0 Anyways, the good aspect that Freestyle had run by with the game is that everything runs on stars. In order to unlock this or that venue, you must earn a set amount of stars to progress. To put it blatantly, if you suck, you'll only earn 1 star. If you do very good on your performance, then you'll earn 5 stars, which requires quite a bit of talent to pull off. Hardcore fans of Guitar Hero shouldn't have too much issues making the migration over. They've got the coordination and the button mashing skills. The crossfader, again, will really be the main issues, but after getting used to the board, Expert players of Guitar Hero shouldn't find too much difficulty playing on Expert in DJ Hero.
Oh, shoot... I took too long on describing DJ Hero... Hmm...
FFCC: Echoes of Time is actually awesome. F-Zero GP Legends is harsh, but fun. Metroid Prime Trilogy nearly broke my Wii... Fire Emblem I just can't entirely seem to get into... Personal Trainer Cooking seems more fun to make fun with than Fire Emblem, simply because you can tout random words in the mic and see if it actually continues.(my friend shouted "SHINIGAMI CHOP!" making a chopping motion at my DS after it failed to recognise my voice, and it actually continued! XD) Up is a brilliant movie as always, and Punch-Out!! brings back memories... ^_^ I haven't even been able to use the Gameboy Player yet, since I'm too lazy to hook up my GameCube... Looking forward to finally play Borderlands, as well as hopefully getting New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Phantasy Star 0 as well.
Art Corner!
OH! There WAS one more thing I forgot to make mention of for things I bought!
NEW NOTEBOOK! X3
My last notebook had apparently filled up much faster than I had anticipated, so I had to wait a while before I had enough money to purchase another. DJ Hero was the reason I couldn't buy myself a new notebook the last paycheck, but I made sure to get one this time around. Now to spam a couple of pieces. :3
Well, I suppose this marks the end for a long overdue blog. I'll see you all next week I suppose for my next blog post! 
*EDIT!*- I have one more thing for this blog...
HOLY !#$@ HELL YEAH!!!! XD
~SomeOddGuy
As the title essentially says. 
I ended up picking up DJ Hero Renegade Edition today, and I do so like the case it came in. I don't really care much for the CDs it came with, but the Renegade board was quite nice, regardless it smudges as much as my Black Pokemon DS Lite... :/ At least the metal components for the turn nob and slider bar actually make it more steady than the other plastic peripheral, but I do not believe an $80 price difference is justifiable for a better board. The Hardcase I suppose can make the value a little less painful, since it's as durable as a professional quality case.(and as heavy as a suitcase full of clothes...) Nonetheless, I'm absolutely loving the game after having 7 hours of hands on time with it!(I'm not even done yet too!)
Anywho, pictures of my precious new toy.
(images currently unavailable... >_>)
ZOMG!!! MY HAND!!! DX
Well, more about the game in a real blog post, or if I get to it, a review.
~SomeOddGuy
Well, let me run down a huge list of things I need to cover that I don't want to go indepth with:
1. I found out one of my friend's was still in town, so yay! Still XBox for me!
2. Laptop Screen was smashed.
3. Purchased new laptop screen and had to replace it myself, losing $45 in the process.
4. Car broke down... Replaced battery, works again.
5. Bought RAM Card. Can now play Sims 3.
6. Found out the place I'm working at is shutting down... Most unfortunate.
7. Got job opportunity over at the place next door(which is actually still the same building, as well as the same corperation).
8. Friend had his Birthday(the one I refered to in #1), bought him Lost Odyssey.
Okay, if you read all that, for me, it was nearly 26 seconds long at a speedy pace. That essentially covers everything that happened while I was too busy being lazy.
Anywho, Gaming update!
After purchasing that RAM Card, I've really spent some hand-on time with Sims 3, which has been quite the experience. The Sims formula has always been the same throughout, game after game, but there's just something about this one that makes me play is as much as Animal Crossing... I bought some Steampunk themed items with the money I was given for registering my game. Can't say I thoroughly enjoy them, seeing how they aren't really the most interesting of items(TV, Laptop, and a few other non-furniture misc.), but the one shirt I bought is pretty fun.(in-game of course) Built a nice, large house and became a master Thief. It's quite the fun experience for as much as I've played.
I got to playing more Shadow Complex, earning myself 2 more achievements from the last time I played.(at my friend's house of course) I continued playing through Proving Grounds, and pulled out something that still amazes me to date. I continued trying to beat Big One flawlessly, having to reattempt it about 30 times or so, and finally pulled it off, earning myself a platinum medal. Little did I know I actually scored amongst the top players, making it into the top 100 for the leaderboards on that map, scoring rank 88! My overall score isn't too bad either, ranking 511 on Proving Grounds overall. But I've been having plenty of fun with the game.
Drawing Corner!
I got a few drawings uploaded since the last time. The quality of these may seem a lot better than my usual, seeing how I put much effort into these. The Sims 3 ended up sparking a Steampunk re-inspiration, which is the main reason why I did the second and third drawings. The third was a B-Day gift to SonicHomeBoy, so I was more than happy to do that piece. The fourth is too big to actually show here... Just click the link to see the piece.
I suppose that does it for my long needed blog. Though I could throw in a little trivia.
What game am I highly anticipating that comes out within a month's time? should be pretty easy for anyone that kept up with my blogs.
~SomeOddGuy
