So in my last blog I was working on Super Paper Mario, which I finished. It was pretty good but I still like the other entries in the series better... I dorked around with some Gamecube games after that, decided while Sphinx is pretty good, I just can't get over how he doesn't seem like part of the game world. The character movement is very bizarre and I decided I wasn't intrigued enough by it to want to complete it.

So I picked up Valkyria Chronicles and all I can say is wow... oh wait, I mean WOW!!!!!!!

Right now this would be my pick for game of the year 2008, it's so sad that it is selling horribly because it's one of the most finely crafted video games I've ever played. The art style sucks you right in, it looks fantastic at 720p and the characters are very memorable and the story is presented in a way that actually makes you feel a connection with the people in it.

On the portable side I downloaded Hot Shots Golf Open Tee from the PSN and loaded it to my memory stick on the PSP... I really like the idea of not having discs anymore and just downloading PSP games, more battery time, less loading time... you win all around. It's a really fun golf game but my all time favorite is still the N64 Mario Golf.