Year of Goo
A short reminiscence of 2008 as I head into the uncertainty of 09. Though I haven't kept up with the latest gaming news enough to know what has received top honors for game of the year, I would... You've seen this before... or have you?
November 10, 2008 Well, the answer to that question is no - you haven't seen this before - well, technically, you haven't seen this before. However, you have seen various elements within this... A Golden Sunset
November 2, 2008 Gears of War 2 is due to be released this Friday. Let's hope my reservation at Circuit City was an ok move. It's the first time I have tried to reserve a game anywhere other than... It's a Nocturnal World...
September 28, 2008 The quiet release of Disgaea on the Nintendo DS did not escape my attention this week. The biggest omission from previous versions is a reduction in the amount of VO present... A wanderer, a vagabond, for now...
I am on the prowl for my next big journey into adulthood. Where I may go no one truly knows. Often the standard from which maturity is quantified is defined by raw age. In reality most everyone... A dreamer's update 5/12/08
Thunderstorms have really been on a tear across the US lately. Mother's day was plagued by a steady dusting of rain yesterday as I treated my mother to a nice Bob Evan's dinner. There's still a... Forza 2 1000 GS and a new GS emblem!
Though I have had the Forza 2 game for about a year, I finally got the full gamerscore on Xbox-Live this weekend when I collected all of the 300 or so cars. It's the first game that I have ever... Okami - you're on my list!
After some review hunting I have found that Okami is really starting to look good now (9.0 at IGN and 4.5 on GamePro). It's always been a very appealing game to me as I love Japanese art and... Raining on my parade : April 2008
"April showers bring May flowers" or so the saying goes. Indeed, rain is a constant in this dream of life. The clearing, though, makes the light shine much more potent. In reality it shines the... March Preview - Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core
What a month for games this is going to be. First out of the gate will be Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Wii) on March 9th and then I will also be getting Okami (Wii) and Final Fantasy VII,... Elimination Round 1 - Match 32 Recap
It was a 10 lap shootout. Things were looking good and I was feeling good about my chances after finding my groove during a few test laps before the event. It was a 5 car field and the start was... Elimination Round 1 Preview
Today is the last day of the first Elimination Phase for Gamespot's Forza 2 Driven to Win Tournament. I'll be rolling out at the last match tonight around 10:30 ET (7:30 PT) to see if I have what... Degradation of Nintendo Power + February Review
Nintendo has been going through some growing pains over the last year. Presumably, this rather substantial growth-spurt has been a result of the large success Nintendo has inherited from the... Gamespot Exclusive Forza 2 Tournament!
[video=6157043] Registration just opened for Gamespot's Exclusive Forza 2 Driven to Win Tournament! I've grabbed my spot in the lineup and will be trading paint on Thursday Feb 21 at 7:30pm PT.... February Spotlight: Kyle Hyde!
Time for round II of my character spotlight blogs. Last month I introduced Rebecca Chambers. This month I will go in a different direction from the unreal atmosphere of the zombie-killing fair... February Preview: SSMB
Super Smash Brothers Brawl wont actually come out until March 9th but considering nothing else is on the radar for February I thought I would give it the VIP treatment this month.Of course, this... Split-half kind of week
I have to recant any doubts I had about Advance Wars. I was initially skeptical when I saw that Nintendo Power gave it a review of 8.5. That's still a good review, but typically other sources... January Review: Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
The following is my featured review for this month. The text is the same as my submitted review but I have added additional screens from Gamespot. Comments are welcome. Let me know what you... January Spotlight: Rebecca Chambers
Featured in... Resident Evil (PS, GC, DS) Resident Evil 0 (GC) Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles (Wii) At age 18, blood type AB, height 5'2", and a weight of 93 lbs., Rebecca Chambers is... January Preview: Advance Wars Days of Ruin
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin is due out in late January. Not much else has caught my eye for the January release list. This edition of Advance Wars, As Nintendo Power states in volume 223 (p....