PixlBit

I see what you're trying to do. Mr. Viewtiful, you're trying to seduce me. You're trying to seduce me with all these recommendations so that you can pass your bad habits along to me. Well, I won't do it, Mr. Viewtiful. I need to keep my money. Well, ok, Mr. Viewtiful, I would very much like to own a copy of Arkham Asylum once I finish the game, and I have always been interested in the Street Fighter universe BigMex kept talking up over on 1up. The Sonic/Mega Man crossover you blogged about seemed like they'd be fun to read as well. I think I'll get some of the all-time favorite Batman comics first, like Killing Joke and The Dark Knight Returns, but I'll keep Batwoman: Elergy and Batman: Black Mirror in mind. But that's as far as I go, Mr. Viewtiful. I put my foot down until I figure out what all those others you mentioned are about. Dammit, Mr. Viewtiful, I will not be seduced into buying so many things!

As for the HP being reliable thing, that's largely why I bought an ASUS when I saw it on sale on NewEgg.com: people kept saying how reliable the brand was, and the laptop itself had reviews saying it was great for the price, which meant it was pretty much everything I was looking for. I'm overall very happy with it. I'm glad you work in a cool place like that. I've always thought I would enjoy a job in electronic retail of some kind.

And I knew I recognized that character! How did I forget? Guilty Gear X2 is still one of my absolute favorite 2D fighters, from what I can recall of it.

$60 doesn't sound anywhere near as outrageous as what I was thinking. Still expensive for such a figure, from my perspective, but it looks like you get a lot with it, so that it appears properly customizable. I do have to say though, the face looks a bit feminine, even moreso than some say the OoT illustrations of Adult Link do. I think it's the redness of the lips and the fact his milk-white face makes it look like he's wearing foundation. Also, the earrings on the head on the bottom, plus the fact it kind of looks like a whiter version of an angry Sheikah to me, give that impression as well. Still, the fact it looks like you can pose him to be unleashing a charged Master Sword attack is pretty awesome, and I can see why you want it.

As for the atmosphere of cities, I agree with everything you said, as it largely applies to areas of Dallas as well, though to a lesser extent, as I'm not sure Dallas feels as large or consequential or unique as I imagine London might. Not to rag on my city, I do love Dallas, but it's not a "magical" place to me, the way people view New York, London, and the like.

Don't sweat it too much, man. Like I said, I still get to play the rest of it, and I figured what you revealed wasn't the be-all, end-all revelation to this game, so it's all good. I've accidentally revealed spoilers online, too. I commented on one of the Nostalgia Critic's videos about The Last Airbender TV show, and as I tried to defend what I thought was a pretty tame comment not revealing anything I found spoiler-ish about a certain swamp episode in the first season, I earthbended myself a nice hole by explaining what I thought were actually spoilers, thereby revealing those spoilers in the process. So, we'll chalk this up to karma giving me a small bit of payback, and I admit I've done a lot worse than anything you just did. lol

I wonder how much I would enjoy the challenge you say Braid presents. I do love puzzle games, but I got stuck in the Portal demo, so that doesn't make me overconfident about my own abilities. lol I love Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time's puzzles in that same vein, but that was an action game where the puzzles were somewhat secondary. The deconstruction of gaming narrative sounds intriguing though, and if you say it's fun and challenging, I believe you, so on my Wishlist it stays, and I will continue to consider buying it, especially if it goes on sale again.

As for multiplayer, my friend Kalei just asked to add me on Steam, so awesome, more friends. I don't know if my laptop could handle something like Battlefield. But while it doesn't seem like my type of thing, apparently Greenman thought the same about it and wound up loving it, plus it's a free game, so I may download DOTA 2 for multiplayer purposes.

I have the GBA original, which I asked for as a Christmas gift the year it released, because I read so many positive reviews in EGM and elsewhere.

I know what you mean about the D'Jin (what I'm thinking you mean by "Pokemon"). That element of the game certainly confused me a bit. However, I stopped playing because I got caught on a puzzle; either in whatever dungeon my current save file starts me off in, or in a snow-covered town; not because of anything all that unique to JRPGs, interestingly enough. I think it's the latter location I got truly stuck in on my first play-through, becuase I want to say that snow-covered place comes after the ... Light House/Water Fall dungeon?... I was starting in the last time I booted the game up again. I think I must have deleted my original save file and started over, because of the puzzle in the snow-covered town, and only advanced to the Light House/whatever dungeon on the play-through anteceding that file deletion.

Years later, I have forgotten exactly how to solve the puzzles in the Light House(?) dungeon, where I last saved. I also forget where I am in the dungeon exactly, what I've done there already, and where I'm supposed to be going. Thus, I'll probably have to either go to GameFAQs, or restart the game again, to play this thing enjoyably.

I don't entirely mind that, though. Despite how typical it apparently is for the opening of a JRPG, I have always enjoyed the opening scenes. When I play on my Gamecube's Game Boy Player, it feels like I'm experiencing an SNES JRPG I never got the chance to before. Speaking of which, I am planning on buying a TV, so I can experience that in my apartment, instead of at other peoples' residences. lol

Interestingly enough, the whole not knowing where I am and being confused about what to do situation I find myself in when playing my current Golden Sun save file, is the exact type of situation that has kept The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks the only LoZ game in my library I've yet to finish, outside of the Master Quest edition of Ocarina of Time I have on the Gamecube disc also featuring the original OoT, which I received as a pre-order gift when I bought Wind Waker from Gamestop.

Hot Fuzz is my favorite as well, and after watching The World's End legitimately last night, that is a close second. I'm still not as big a fan of Shaun of the Dead as most people, though that may be because I'm not big on zombies and didn't understand a lot of the horror movie references.

Oh I know they can have platforming, as I actually very much enjoy Paper Mario and games of its ilk. I don't hate JRPGs, and I can get into them when they dumb it down enough for an outsider like me and add elements outside of turn-based combat and random encounters that I enjoy. Truth be told, I keep wondering if perhaps my tastes have changed enough that I may enjoy a good JRPG these days. I own Golden Sun, so I guess I may as well test that. I was just joking about the relatively simple nature of genres I find most appealing. Was a bit of a dig at myself as well for how much I enjoy mindless crap.

And believe you me, I know there are tons of games I'd love for 3DS. Chief among the newer ones, Luigi's Mansion 2 (Moon whatever) and Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

What's the job? Sounds like IT if you're waiting for a discount on a laptop.Speaking of which, I know what it's like to have an old one, and hope you can get it soon. I just bought my ASUS K55N-DB81 last summer, and I am loving it aside from some issues like browsers being really slow last night for some reason. They're running great again after I shut it down for a while though, so I may just be using it too much. It was odd though, the Internet connection wasn't the problem, my Steam games ran fine, but my browsers were being shitty. I wasn't even able to download adwcleaner before deciding to shut it down, cause Explorer (the only one going anywhere) was so damn slow. It was bizarre.

I'm not a figurine collector, but that Samus really does look awesome, good find! I also notice the Sonic, Gundam and ... Blazblue? Now I feel bad, cause I think you had a blog where that figurine was featured before, and I forgot where that girl is from. What does Skyward Sword Link look like and cost, I wonder.

I've been so caught up in Steam that I forgot I live in a major city that is also probably going sale crazy, and I want a TV. Also, I got $300 for Christmas. Well, thanks a lot for making me think of spending more money on things I don't necessarily need. lol

My Masters program has been planning a course that will be in London this summer, so I hope it goes through. I don't like crowds in Uptown Cedar Hill (near Dallas, TX) during Christmas, though, so I don't know if I'd be able to handle London.

Odd that you're resolving to not pick up as many comic books, when I still feel I need to read more of them.I only own Watchmen and Batman Noel, which was a birthday present. Other than that I've mostly only ever read old Spider Man and X-Men comics that either my brother had or came free in some capacity.

Happy New Year!

I know what you mean. I am not at all where I thought I'd be at my age. Achieving goals really does help, though. I think the key is to not compare yourself to anyone but yourself. That way you don't start thinking "oh, if only I were like this person," you just know that you improved, which is what matters, and that way you can stay positive and keep at it.

At least, that's the perspective I am going to try living with, and I think it sounds like it'll work. Everyone is different, though, so do what works for you.

I see 3DS game makers may not be understanding the concept of safe area very well. But then, neither do people who produce modern television shows, and I learned that term of phrase by getting a television degree, so I guess fuck it.

All I have to say is the usual. I don't like JRPGs and I really want a 3DS. Hope you enjoy the rest of the demo and it's more than killing and fetch quests! Actually, wait, it's mostly killing and fetch quests? Are you sure this isn't a platformer? You know how I like my platformers.

How did you like it? That seems to be everyone's choice for a 2013 one-off around here. lol

And I went to the movies like I was a damn critic in 2012, but there was a whole few months I didn't go at all this year thanks to grad school, so this list is a bit shorter than what I usually do ... maybe? I don't keep count usually, I just go a lot, cause I'm a bit of a movie buff. Anyway, the only other movie I might see in theaters from last year is American Hustle, then I'll be catching Gravity on DVD.

Now you tell me. So then what are IGN and the other reviews I watched or read talking about? Oh well, at least it's a good game.