Hello blogger, long time no post! It has been a very hectic month. I hope that anyone reading this had a very nice holiday. Mine was pretty nice. I'll admit that I'm glad it's over now. As much fun as I have in the weeks getting closer I just wasn't on the ball this year. I'll be sad when we get rid of our Christmas tree though.
Anyway, I'm a little disappointed with my updating. Or lack thereof. I do plan on updating more now that my schedule is getting back to normal. I definitely want to post about Welcome to the NHK, which is a fantastic shojo anime. And since my friend and I finished that series we've moved on to Ergo Proxy which is proving to be very interesting.
Anyway, I'm a little disappointed with my updating. Or lack thereof. I do plan on updating more now that my schedule is getting back to normal. I definitely want to post about Welcome to the NHK, which is a fantastic shojo anime. And since my friend and I finished that series we've moved on to Ergo Proxy which is proving to be very interesting.
Game-wise I had gotten two mystery computer games for Christmas. One was called Twice in a Blue Moon which is based off of James Patterson's Women's Murder Club mystery series. I ended up beating it yesterday and I had only loaded it on Saturday. The story was awesome, but the game was really short so I was a little disappointed. The gameplay was interesting -- different than what I'm used to in my usual computer games. It would switch between a search and find where you had to find and click on different items on a list, (I wasn't overly fond of this, it's alright but gets old after awhile) then after you find all the items on the list you get a puzzle. I LOVED the puzzles. They were a lot of fun and solvable with a little brain power. The lists of items you had to find were really random so it didn't even feel like it was relevant to the mystery. I'm still not sure what finding 2 clocks has to do with a copy-cat serial killer. LOL
So overall the game was OK. I'd give it a 6 out of 10. The art was really pretty, and like I said, the story was great. It just went a little too fast for me and I think they could put a little more to the game-play to keep people interested.
I can't remember the title of the other mystery game I got but I know it's about discovering the truth behind Edgar Allen Poe's death. It looks really interesting so I'm excited to play it.
I also got a Nintendo DSi and Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for Christmas so I've been playing with that too. I like the Nintendo DSi a lot. I had been thinking about upgrading for awhile now. I still had the original Nintendo DS and as much as I love it I thought that I might upgrade since my top screen has a scratch (Ok, so it's barely noticeable...it just drives me nuts) and it was starting to get old so I worried the battery would kick out on me. I was playing Spirit tracks on my old DS on Christmas eve so when I got the DSi on Christmas I was pretty surprised at the difference in quality when I switched the game over. The colors are so much richer now. I also like having the larger screens. Especially with Ace Attorney: Investigations coming out in the near future!!
I'm having way too much fun with Spirit Tracks. Seriously. I think it's becoming my favorite Zelda game. I love that Zelda is actually PART of the adventure, and she has such a strong personality it makes me laugh. The game-play is a lot of fun, and I love that -- unlike Phantom of the Hourglass with the Ocean place-- you don't have to keep repeating what you've already done in the Tower of Spirits. I also like riding around on the train. I think it's a fun change for Legend of Zelda.
Oh, and I've been fanspazzing over the sequel to Hotel Dusk. I think it's called Last Window, and I had a fit of fangirly joy when I first saw some info on it. I AM SO HAPPY. Oh, THE ART. FKAHfjHKAH
Okay. Enough about gaming.
I lied in my last post. Instead of starting Lie to Me after mom and I watched Season 4 of Bones (which sucked, in case you wondering.) we started watching The Closer. Which is the shit. I love strong female characters. I'll talk more about it next time. We're only on Disc 4 of Season 1.
Last but not least, I'm still watching/reading Kimi Ni Todoke. The series is so adorable I can hardly stand it. One of the few times I don't mind that the main character is almost infuriatingly naive`. (It's probably because she's so damn cute) The series can only be described as heart-warming. I just hope the anime keeps sticking with the manga story-wise. It would be a shame if they ruin the ending with a rush job to speed up the story.
So that's my insanely long post for today. If I don't post again till next month I want to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR.
2010 here we come. Where has the year gone?
Till next time~
Merry late Christmas and a Happy New Year!
P.S. I'm still trying to work out going to Setsucon. If I do get to go I plan on cosplaying as Hobo!Phoenix. WOOHOO
