It’s been quiet…
Been keeping busy lately, which is always good when you usually don’t have much to do. Got a new coworker so I’m not as immensely bored as usual. Get to train her and talk and stuff. I’ve been watching the NBA Finals whenever it’s on and watched the Lakers completely get destroyed last night to end the series. As much as I wanted the Lakers to win, the Celtics had a great year and deserve it just as much. At the beginning of the year, finals were not even in mind when I thought about the Lakers so they have done better than expected and when Andrew Bynum comes back they’ll be in great position next year.
I also got Metal Gear Solid 4 last week at midnight launch. Been playing it whenever the Lakers weren’t playing. Finished it in 4 days or so. I highly enjoyed it, but because of some typical Kojima design choices it doesn’t reach that “perfect” status for me. But it’s not like problems I didn’t have with prior iterations of the series so I can’t really complain too much. I just hate the little things that mar the seriousness the game usually has. Things like breaking into reality by mentioning Playstation hardware in use, ridiculousness like soda-drinking/cigarette-smoking monkey, corny lines, Johnny comedy antics, and especially Snake’s voice. About his voice, it would be wrong to change it now, but it just seems so fake in contrast to everyone else’s normal voice. Despite all this, the game was great. You’ll find out that the game was more story than gameplay as I think there are 10 hours of cutscenes. I don’t mind so much cause they are awesome. And the women in the game are hot.
Couple things came out yesterday that people should check out. First, Firefox 3 final was released. If you’re not using Firefox then you must be on Mac using Safari, because Firefox is so much greater than Internet Explorer. I recommend you get it, even if you are a Mac user. I prefer it over Safari as well as IE.
Finally, Spore Creature Creator came out. Spore is game created by Will Wright (SimCity, The Sims) and is supposed to be the next evolution in Sim games. The Creature Creator is just a utility that gives you a head start in designing the various creatures you can use in the game. The trial is free and only has a small portion of the parts available or you can pay 9.99 for the full thing.
