Now this is more like it. This level actually looks fun and creative. Finally an impressive looking level for LBP. Maybe if there was less garbage levels getting YouTubed the buzz about this game would regenerate. I've seen two reviews of the game so far, one was 9/10 and the other was a 10/10. Things are looking good for the game... and I have to say this level has gotten me excited about the game again.

This God of War recreation is what I'm talking about!!!

It's a beautiful Tuesday morning, and I've been jonesing to go to Gamestop and buy Kameo, so I figured what better day than today? I'm off work, the sun is shinin', nothing on my agenda. I havent been to Gamestop for a few weeks, might as well go browse.

I walk into the Gamestop, and immediatly go to the Wii section because it's like right there. It's amazing how many garbage titles there are for the Wii. I cant even remember the titles of half of 'em, but what stood out to me the most was Hell's Kitchen... the style of that game reminds me of the SNES days. No kidding. I literally said to myself under my breath, "I'm so glad I sold mine." And $50 for Mario Sluggers? I'll pass...

Then I decided to check out what I came for, luckily there was one copy of Kameo left, used for $10. Not bad at all. I've heard good things about this game, so I figured I would give it a whirl. But then something caught my eye to my left... an HDTV with a black screen that read "No signal". As I investigated the TV further, my eyes followed down to the peice of equipement hooked up to the TV -- a red ringed Xbox 360. It was like an omen. It was like something was telling me, "dont do it - dont put faith into your Xbox 360... it's a trick". It's happened to me before ya know... putting faith back into my 360 only to have it red ring. I wrote a blog about it. Of course, I ignored the omen and continued browsing...

Off in the back corner was the PS3 section tucked away like a contagious disease. No kidding, it's even half way blocked off by a PS3 kiosk. Probably most inconvenient space in the store. Not to mention the section was pretty small, with like half the space of everything else in the store. I browsed and saw nothing interesting I really wanted to buy... at least in my price range of 10 bucks, lol. Seriously, the 360 has so many cheap used games it's ridiculous. I think the cheapest PS3 game there is like $17.99, which isnt bad... but it's not a steal like Kameo.

So it was time to checkout, and I got behind a guy who apparently was trading in his entire original Xbox collection of games for a whopping $34 dollars. It was like a stack of at least 12 games, for just $34. I've been ripped by Gamestop before, but that was insane to me. After he got out of the way, it was my turn to check out. Surprisingly, I wasnt harrassed about getting an Edge card. No lecture, no speech, no nothing. Just gave him the game, he scanned it, and gave me the receipt wishing me a good day. I was shocked, and I forgot how convenient shopping at Gamestop could be if you didnt have to get slapped over the head with a speech of how you should get an Edge card.

Overall, it was a good visit. I got to whitness some of the piles of shovelware the Wii gets that even goes below the radar of System Wars, got to see what could possibly be an omen of what is to come for my 360, saw that my local Gamestop apparently hates the PS3, and watch a guy bend over glady for Gamestop and give him his entire Xbox collection for nothing. It was a good trip indeed.

So, ya mighta read in my other blogs that I'll be passing on LBP and getting Gears 2. I've gone back and forth on the issue, but I'm certain now - I will be passing up LBP.

I like platformers, but this game just looks boring to me now. I've seen so many gameplay videos with slow physics and hopping and bouncing around... I just cant be impressed anymore. For the most part, all the "amazing" and "impressive" user creative levels have looked boring in my opinion.... granted it's just in it's beta stage, I am still aware of that. I know the game will probably be better than the beta, and once more creative minds get their hands on it could do some pretty amazing things.

So, I'm sure most of you think I'm crazy... going from looking forward to this game so much to now feeling "meh" about it.... but I cant help it. Gaming is an expensive habit, and $60 for a game that I dont think looks that appealing is a no-go for me. I'll say this.... I'll at least wait for the reviews. I'm not dead-set on not getting this game... but I'm probably gonna pass until I get all the other games I want this Christmas.