This week I got Bioshock because it was cheap on Amazon. I did not know it was even a Platinum Hits because I have seen it in stores as not. Well it turns up today with the ugly ass PH cover. And on the spine the title is in some generic white font! I guess it’s to make it readable on the terrible background but it looks so cheesy.

So now I’m contemplating returning these games and try to hunt down a regular cover version. I’m sad I know.

First, I tried out Fable 2. It’s not a super amazing game, but it was enough to keep me interested. I played through it in a few days. It’s fun but it lacks a certain polish to it. I also bought LittleBigPlanet. This game is fantastic. I usually don’t like platformers, but this one is great. There’s a style and charm to it. The graphics are superb and the flexibility of the level creator is impressive. I haven’t even tried creating a level yet, but I tried some user made ones and some are pretty impressive. So I’m still playing that.

I also bought the collector’s edition of Fallout 3 which I plan to play soon. Considering it’s a super long game, I may play Dead Space first before getting to that.

On the horizon: a bunch of games. Gears of War 2, Mirror’s Edge (really liked the demo), Resistance 2, Left 4 Dead, and who knows what else. And there are still games I still haven’t finished like Ratchet & Clank, Uncharted, Resistance 1, hell.. Twilight Princess, Mario Galaxy, the list is endless.

The fact that they both have to do with me watching TV should indicate what my life has been about lately.

So guess what. I am hooked to this game! I love middle-earth and questing and this game is full of quests. Gone are all the things I hated about mmorpgs, and I’m having loads of fun. Things like level grinding, resting, retrieving your dead corpse, losing exp when dying, etc. Are gone. I realize WoW had all this too, but I couldn’t stand the art style of WoW. Now I been staying up until 4 am playing this thing and I’m afraid I might go past the trial and continue to play this. At least until I do every quest ever.

Seriously, a musical by Joss Whedon starring Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion, what’s not to like.

Update: Well it was free streaming for awhile.

After over a month of not seeing a movie in theaters, I caught 3 over the 4th of July weekend. The last movie I saw before that was Iron Man. On the 4th, I went to see Wall-E and then theater hopped to see The Incredible Hulk. Loved Wall-E! It was surprisingly dark and gloomy in the first half, which I really liked. There was also a point at the end where for a second I was like… if it ends like this, it will be the darkest animated movie I’ve ever seen. But of course, given that it’s Disney and Pixar, it ends happily. It may not be as high energy and silly as something like Kung Fu Panda, but it demonstrates mood and emotion perfectly and using robots no less.

Hulk was entertaining. They kept the thinking to a minimal and had lots of action. I could of used more character development, but not in the way of the other Hulk movie. It was fun, but I’d like to see the director’s cut with more of the meaty scenes back in.

The day after I saw Wanted. It was also very entertaining. The over the top action was unique and the style was fresh. The movie tried to make a point about taking control of your life, but didn’t translate it well in the actual movie. In ways it reminded me of Fight Club in that it tried to convey a message, except Fight Club did it better. In the end it’s just a high octane action flick.

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.

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