My goodness its been a long time since I posted a blog. I haven't been on GS all that much aside from a union here and there, so as a result I've missed a good chunk of everyones blogs. I apologize. Pretty crappy. But, I hope to visit GS more frequently soon, so expect to see more of me (whether or not thats a good thing, I don't know. )

As far as my life, nothing really blog worthy has been going on, aside from possibly my purchase of a DSi. Love it with all my heart. The added screen size may seem like a whole lotta' nothing on paper, but when your operating the system, you won't want to even imagine going back. Plus, you can't forget the entertaining cameras/editing software, AAC playback, DSiWare, and the superb matte finish. No more tiny fine scratches covering the surface of your DS just for looking at it.

Played a few of the newer DS titles aswell, including Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Pokemon Platinum.

Chinatown Wars is quite a good game, following the traditional vibe that the GTA series has established and making it's mark in the franchises history as one of the better titles really. Typical missions as far as the series goes. Perform a hit here, steal a car for a dealer there, blow up a drug lab in between. But, it takes the game back to the old-school isometric view established by the earlier titles and executes it perfectly. The game is a joy to play. Driving controls could have been really awful, but once you get used to it, you'll be breezing around Liberty City like its the back of your hand. A somewhat weak story is pulled out of mediocrity by unique, interesting and often time hilarious chracters, and the game eventually comes to a very satisfying conclusion. You can also purchase and sell drugs from various dealers located around town, with the potental of making HUGE profits early on. This aspect was really entertaining, until you realize that it kind of makes the money earned doing missions pointless. Youll easily make 20-30 times as much on a solid sale. Anyways, fun game, definitely worth adding to your DS collection.

Pokemon Platinum, well, if you've played a Pokemon game you know what your in store for. Its basically the same formula they've been following since Red and Blue, with new pokemon and slightly enhanced graphics. Still an addicting ride, but if you've played one in the last year or so, its definitely skippable.

Also been playing some Braid. Quite a great little puzzler. Beautiful set-pieces and relaxing music, coupled with the often times intensely frustrating puzzles is really a great experience. To anyone with a Steam account or xbox live, I definitely reccommend you check it out if you enjoy puzzle games and haven't already.

Anyways, since Im just rambling on about games I guess I'll draw this to a close. Just thought I should show my face again, and prove that I am not a corpse. I hope everyones doing well, and that I haven't been forgotten.