Wow... So my plan to keep this blog running strong failed really early in its existence. Like REALLY early. Well, let's just pretend that I totally didn't neglect to write any sort of post in the last couple of months and just move on..... yeah?
Anyways, let's see....
I suppose we can start with my gaming exploits. Buckle up, this might be pretty long. Well, I didn't really start playing a lot of video games until school let out for summer. I started up my Gamefly membership again (more on that later) and I received Batman: Arkham Asylum first. Now, I love Batman. He's definitely one of my favorite comic book heroes. And this game... Wow. Incredible. Combat flows so smoothly, the characters, setting and story are all fantastic. I was so immersed in this game. I really wish I could have played through it again. I collected all the Riddler trophies after beating Joker and sent it back in.
Silently taking out Joker's goons can be a hell of a lot of fun
Well, I realized that Gamefly was a tad too expensive, and I wasn't really finding time to play the games I received from the service and I felt tied down, like instead of doing what I wanted to do with my free time, I needed to play the game I got from Gamefly. So I decided just to end it. I got through 3 worlds of Super Mario Galaxy (great game from what I played) and sent everything back.
Now I can focus on spending my summer the way I want to spend it. I'm really getting into my 3DS and I'm so stoked to get as many DS and 3DS games as I can to play them. A couple weeks ago I purchased my first 3DS game with some money I saved from working, and I picked up Kid Icarus: Uprising. I'm only about 5 chapters in, but so far I'm loving it. The graphics are good, the dialogue is funny as hell, and the gameplay is extremely fun. I'm looking forward to pouring many hours into it as well as future purchases for my 3DS.
Taking on the many commanders of Medusa makes for some great boss battles
Speaking of which, I have two more on the way, and I'm really excited about it. First, I used the GameSwap Subreddit to trade my New Super Mario Bros. and SpongeBob: Creature from the Krusty Krab games for a brand new copy of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars for the 3DS. A pretty good deal, I think. I should be recieving it tomorrow. Next, I preordered Project X Zone Limited Edition.
I played the demo and loved it. A lot of people were skeptical about it saying that it could get repetitive fast, and while that may be the case, I personally thought it was a really cool game, with nice animations and I think it'll be a good change of pace.
In addition to those 3DS purchases, I also took advantage of a deal on GOG.com where I picked up Torchlight for free. I think I'm gonna start playing it in the next couple days, so we'll see how it goes. I'm not much of a PC gamer, but I think my POS PC can run it and I couldn't pass up on that kind of deal.
Lastly, I found an GBA emulator that I can run on my phone without having to jailbreak it, so I'm currently playing Golden Sun on it and so far I'm loving that game. (In case your wondering, I'm going down the list of IGN's Top 25 Best GBA Games of All Time).
I think that about does it for my gaming endeavors. Also, I've totally updated all of my games lists on my profile. I've sold some games on eBay and I no longer have a GBA or PS2 so I took all those games out. Just for future reference, every game that I'm currently playing will be accurately listed in the "Now Playing" section.
Next, I'm gonna talk about my comics! Yay! The main series I've been keeping up with the fast few months has been Age of Ultron. It's a huge Marvel event featuring many different superheros from the Marvel Universe in a post-apocalyptic world set about by the villain Ultron. The series as a whole is nothing too fantastic... There are a few good issues but overall it was pretty mediocre.
Other than that, I'm currently reading Superior Spider-Man, Hawkeye, Green Arrow, Daredevil and Daredevil: Dark Nights. They are all really, really good and I would recommend all of them. You can pick up some collected editions of Superior Spider-Man, Hawkeye, and Daredevil if you wanna check them out. Personally, I love Daredevil. The artwork of Chris Samnee is just phenomenal. I started on issue #23 but I really wanna go back and check out the earlier issues. Other than that, I'm probably gonna start the Sinestro Corps War here soon, seeing as I've read Green Lantern: Rebirth twice now. Great book. I have all the Blackest Night trades waiting for me when I'm done with Sinestro Corp War as well, so let's just say I'm gonna be busy with comics for a while!
That about does it. Oh, I forgot to mention the games I picked up on the 3DS eShop! I got Gunman Clive, a really pretty platformer that I've yet to beat, Crystal Adventure, a little RPG that I've played probably 5 minutes of (hopefully more soon), and on the 3DS Virtual Console I got Super Mario Bros., Megaman, Tetris, and Metroid II. I just beat Super Mario Bros. (with the help of restore points) and I'm just playing Tetris off and on while I struggle through Megaman. I'm terrible at that damn game. Well, I think I'm gonna get out of here now. Feel free to comment and offer some insight into whatever you'd like! Hopefully, HOPEFULLY, I get a new blog out really soon. Thanks!