a gaming update, not a gaming impression

i'm not going to do any game impressions on here, but i just want to update the blog with what gaming things i've been doing.

first off, i haven't been able to put down the game SKATE. its soo addicting. I'm not a skater or anything, but i have a love for skating games (closest thing for me to skating neway). It got to the point i started making highlight video's of what i've been doing. What i love soo much about this game is how i can skate realisticly. The environment is skating heaven...and i'm having fun trying to make my own realistic skate video's. Its challenging given i don't really know whats realistic to pull of or not...i just find a line, grind it...gap it, kick flip to nose manual switch kickflip out etc.... but what i do end up doing which might not be realistic is i keep trying to grind, gap 15 stairs, gap 5 stairs etc..... i think after my next vid i'm going to refrain from doing that. so yea...if you ever get the chance, check out my vid...comment and suggest what i can do better...i want to try to make the most realisitic montage as best i can and i need feedback...can't wait til i pick up skate 2

i picked up sonics ultimate genesis collection because of 2 games -shining force 1 and shining force 2. When i was younger, i loved shining force to death though i couldn't beat the game. i don't know if its cuz of gameplay tweeks, or getting older meant i got smarter, but i breezed through it in 7-10 sessions. i still love the game and its still my 2nd favorite game of all time. i'm going to play shining force 2 next.

speaking of finishing...this brings me to 4 games beat this year (i know pathetic number, but with skate and call of duty 4, i couldn't help it)

  • cod:waw
  • star wars force unleashed
  • shining force
  • skate

ok these are all ps3 games i know, and i should end up tapping into my hundred plus game backlog from older systems, and i should...i'm planning to get into god of war 1 soon and mgs 1. i hope to finish killzone 2 soon (i have to restart a level cuz it auto saved when i had a sniper when i needed an smg or A.R. at the end of the level. hopefully i can beat at least 20 games this year (i have the whole summer off)

okay i cut back on my game purchases by a lot. As much as there are soo many great ps3 exclusives coming out....i don't have any income and its really hard to find a job around here so i'm dwindling my list down to a couple of must have games. heres my list

  • modern warfare 2 (picked up)
  • tekken 6 (picked up)
  • fight night round 4 (picked up)
  • skate 2 (picked up)

my other list of games that i am going to pick up as soon as i get steady income

  • resident evil 5 (picked up)
  • street fighter 4 (picked up)
  • infamous
  • uncharted 1 (picked upp)
  • uncharted 2
  • heavenly sword
  • god of war 3
  • final fantasy xiii
  • ff versus
  • mafia 2
  • resistance 1
  • resistance 2
  • assasins creed 2
  • gran turismo 5 (full game)
  • fallout 3 (picked up)
  • brothers in arms: hells highway (picked up)
  • prince of persia

and when some games get cheaper, i hope to collect (since i am a collector at heart) all AAAe titles from sony....so sony better continue to do a good job in delivering to us some great content

edit: oh incase you are interested in watching my skate montage...here it is