Eh...what can I say, I love lame ass puns :lol:. Anyway, I finished watching Microsoft's E3 last night...the best I can say is that it started and ended with a bang, with its filler, of all things, Kinect :|. Which is fine, I'll have to admit the thing is advancing pretty good, and has some pretty awesome features (I really liked Ghost Recon's Gunsmith features, but you really think I'm paying $150 just to dismantle guns?)...but I'm still not buying it :|. At least when Sony showed off their games, Move support was optional (another motion control gimmick I don't see myself buying anytime soon).

The only thing Microsoft's conference brought was paranoia: I'm convinced that at the rate Kinect is advancing, that's the AI that will take over the world, not Skynet :P. I actually applaud the representatives at keeping a professional face, because after showing off some underwhelming Kinect titles, having children "enjoy" the game (I swear to god the whole dialogue was staged :|) and a rather adorable father and son gaming session (not even I can hate on that :D) on...something not even my 7 year old cousins would play when they come over my house (nope...they jump straight on my PS3 and pop in a fighting game...that's right, MY room is officially their turf when they visit...you know how embarassing it is inviting friends over for a few drinks and see a bunch of Barbie dolls littering my floor? :cry:.).

Still, nothing against Microsoft, I just call it as I see it: their E3 was obviously not for people like me. The way I see it, by the time I finish Gears of War 3, I have Halo to look foward to :roll:. I'm a PC gamer by heart, and while I was drooling over Sony's conference over quite a lot of things (except the Move exclusive games, of course :P), I'm looking foward to maybe 3 games on the 360, and a ton of multiplats on PC. And please don't get me started on Fable Journeys...as a Fable fan, it's a sign when I didn't bother to pick up the third game (who in their right mind would release that game, much less any game, on the day Witcher 2 comes out? :?) because it looked underwhelming from the start, and somehow make another game in the same settings, and somehow make that game sound even MORE unappealing? Forget the E74, the countless RROD I've had, and the number of game discs I've destroyed on that system...what I want is that hour and a half of my life back :|. And...I've got one serious craving for Choco Tacos (damn advertisements! :evil:.).

So, I just finished watching Sony's E3, and I'm pretty stoked. About everything! :o I mean, I got pumped for Resistance 3 (a series I never did like...3 just looks freaking sweet!) but I'm more impressed about the NGP (nope...still refuse to call it the Vita :|). Anyway, I'm next in line when there's an opening to reserve it, because it looks like it's too good to pass up. Most of these games I'll probably be getting for PC, but I gotta say Sony still has their share of games that I won't be able to get on it. Aside from that, played Infamous 2 for a while, and I'm loving every minute of it (it's more of the same, but since the first one was equally awesome, no complaints here...especially when you eventually get moves that make Cole more superhuman than he already is :shock:.). Anyway, I haven't even scratched the surface of the game yet, so I'll be playing more tomorrow...right now, I'm checking out Microsoft's E3, then I'm off to bed (freaking 1 a.m. here...Nintendo will have to wait :P).

Well, the past couple days for gaming seems...underwhelming :?. First, Hunted: Demons Forge gets a suprisingly low score (I still stand by my thought that it's still 7.0 material), Infamous gets a shocking 7.5 (which I'll have to admit won't affect me being stoked about the game...still picking it up on Tuesday, still going to enjoy it :D), and EA Download Manager is now re-named...(drumroll please) Origins :|. Yes...like I've said in my blog almost a year ago, corporations know how to make awesome products, they just can't for the lives of themselves ever make it sound cool.

Anyway, I'm a little torn...Alice: Madness Returns is coming out real soon, and I'm once again tempted to buy it off EA's Download Manager (nope..still refuse to call it Origins :|) because of some sweet pre-order bonuses, plus the original Alice to boot. If it's anything like the last time, Steam had both Dead Space and Dragon Age 2 available literally at the last minute. I'm thinking about giving it another week before I make up my mind, because EA's deal seems too good to pass up, and I'm hoping Steam can match it (or at least offer the original Alice as well...I could care less about bonus dresses and such...this ain't no Barbie Doll game! :?).

They say I'm so nuts, I'm basically testicles 8). Seriously though...I've been on a streak of eating my own words lately...first, I was anti-Nintendo this generation of gaming, both unaffected by the charm of the DS as well as a flat-out Wii hater. So why am I now a proud owner of a 3DS, as well as actually looking foward to Nintendo's new console? :| On the Sony side of things, I really can't believe I'm pretty stoked for the NGP (I REFUSE to call it the "Vita" :lol:.). After owning the PSP Go, I felt burned...like I just blew $250 just to have Sony laughing in my face. Now (and the only thing that can ruin my buzz is if PSP games aren't compatible with the new one...which "shouldn't" happen, since I bought most of my PSP games via DD) I can't wait for the thing to come out :?.

On another note, it's been a pretty damn good day for gaming for me :o. First Dino Crisis 2 is finally on the PS Classics list (which I'll have to buy later...went way over my spending budget. Again. :evil:. Now how's about some Parasite Eve 1&2? ;)) and two of my personal favorite games had a suprise release on Steam: Still Life 1&2 :D. Which I highly recommend if you dig point and click adventures, as well as a chilling murder mystery (rated M for Mature ;)). Other than that, preparing for my vacation on the 10th. Going to North Carolinia to visit my dad and his side of the family, and I have no idea how I pulled it off, but I actually got away with having a 10 day vacation 8). Oh, it's going to suck...I'll be flying through 3 different states by the time I get there, and I really don't want to think of the awesome encore waiting for me when I fly back home :cry:.

Well, I've been playing Hunted: Demon's Forge the past couple days (I have to give the game credit...I never thought It'd last this long! :o). I'm not done with it quite yet (I'm guessing a couple hours or so) but it's suprisingly good. Nothing spectacular, but I imagined the game to be a lot worse than this. As linear and straightfoward the game is, it has a suprisingly deep number of unlockables (increasing your heath/mana potion stock, your arrow capacity, and even being allowed to carry a second main weapon...which is a godsend since I chose the archer, and there are times I need long range as well as short range bows, and got sick of having to keep hunting a certain one down when the pace changes).

Like the title says, it plays a lot like Gears of War...you take cover (although I found it pretty useless, once I figured out even the archer has a pretty good accuracy with spray and pray :?) although you can't blindfire (with bow and arrows...that woul've been intersting :lol:.) and I must say the story did a pretty good job at keeping me glued to the game (typical fantasy stuff, but there's a lot of plot twists going on every hour or so...not to mention the nice change of scenery every chapter...also, you use a Death Stone to get a little insight about a dead person's life prior to dying, which at times has its own chilling tale of the past). I pretty much chose the archer (yes...a hot female elf :|) because hack and slashing got boring after a while. At least with the archer, I have some sort of variety: Gears of War with arrows, and switch to a sword when things get heavy (true the fighter has a crossbow...but seriously...crossbow :|). Anyway, from what I've played so far, I'm predicting 7.5-8.0 because while it's fun, I've had much better (you know, like Gears of War? ;)). Anyway, that's it...man, feels like it's been a while since I've actually blogged about gaming on this site :lol:.

So...after work, I call up a friend who works at the mall not that far from there...we hit up the bar, have a few drinks then he leaves. My cousin calls me up later (wich I then remembered I was supposed to go to the same bar with her :lol:.) have a few more drinks there (nothing quite flips out the bar tender than shaking hands with the guy, then reappering ten minutes later), and somehow ended up going to a strip bar afterwards, having even MORE drinks there...go out for a smoke, having the time of my life giving strippers a light (man...had so many complements on now nice my Zippo looked 8)) stopping at my uncle's house afterwards to chill out for a bit (and having kids hang off my arm while I curl them...seriously, never knew I was that strong :P) then finally heading home.

I guess it's actually cool having a cousin that works at a strip bar (as a hostess, not as a stripper) and the best part? They all want to do it again in the next couple days :o. Anyway, I really needed this. Had one rough week (aside from the incident you probably know about, it was also one helluva week at work as well) and nice to unwind with some friends and family (as opposed to drowning my sorrows at a bar as a lone wolf). So now I'm here, reconciling on such a bizarre yet utterly awesome turn of events this night turned out to be...my buzz is gone, but I think I'll have a few shots at home to get it right back before I hit the sack. I think next week we're supposed to hit up 939 (which is supposedly a place where you got broads dancing on a clear ceiling...I really must see this :shock:.) although I must admit, after what I have seen on the internet, much less things I've done in real life, seeing a room full of naked dames doesn't quite phase me :|. That, and I refuse to PAY a woman to talk to me (serioulsy...that's just depressing :|). Like I said, one hell of a night :D.

So...the update to my story? I got rejected :|. I kind of figured it'd happen, but you know me...I always strive to prove myself wrong...or in this case, prove my own doubt right :lol:. Anyway....this was the woman I had my eyes on amongst all others, so naturally I'd take it hard...so I hit up the bar, drink my sorrows away, and catch a taxi home (hey...at least by basic instinct, I still know what I'm doing, right? :P). So, it happens like this: I walk up to Starbucks, and realize it's already a horrible time to begin with (it's a busy day as it is, but I'm already pumped, so I'll go through with it any means necessary) order some coffee, realize she's on break and wait another 10 minutes to YET AGAIN hold in my courage...ask some last minute advice from fellow co-workers about how I should approach this conflict (although...I was pretty touched when women 20 years older said they'd so date me if they were younger 8)) and grow some balls and proceed. Anyway, I catch her the moment she's done cleaning up the bathrooms, and decide to ask her if she's got a minute...

I ask here what time she gets off, in which she replies, "soon." By all means, it should be the cue that I should just leave...but you know me, right? I gotta see things through...so I say f*** it, I have nothing to lose at this moment...so I ask her if she wouldn't mind having dinner later on tonight, which all I get is a "um...no." Here, there's nothing I can do but accept defeat anyway (seriously..I'm not the type to crawl on my knees and beg). So I hang out at the mall for a few hours until 9 p.m., and hit the bar until 11 p.m. drinking a few Coronas before calling in a cab (which only cost me about $60) and stumbling my way home (seriously...when you're drunk, a few blocks from home feels like a mile) and finally get home to fire up the computer. I'm at that point where I'm depressed, but have no idea what the hell I'm so emo about :lol:. I'm not sure if I should even bother going back to the place and at least apologize for my behavior, and at least make some sort of ammends :?.

For what it's worth, I regret nothing. I took a chance, and fell...at least I'm proud to admit that I got back up and admitted that it's beyond my control. I'm just proud enough that I actually had the balls to take this chance, and take it like a man :D. I really doubt I'll be stopping there anytime soon anymore, but at least it's one question in my life that I can stop beating myself over. Anyway, I thank you all for your support and prayers (I really think it's me that royally screwed this up :P) but there's only so much I can do. Needless to say, I got that out of my system, and at the very least, I'm satisfied and can move on with my life :).

I'm tallking about my courage, not poop :P. Well, funny thing today: I decided to go through with it, just to realize she was off today :|. Yep...so I picked up my coffee and began to walk my lonely trek to the mall and plan my action tomorrow (come to think of it, I think I'll do it the manly way and just talk to her instead of sneaking in some kind of letter...something tells me she doesn't dig cowards :P). If there's any good to it, I at least had the balls to ask one of her co-workers if she was seeing anyone (although no one knew for sure...at least I...well, at least I made my voice be heard..who knows, maybe they'll cheer me on :P).

Needless to say, I had some time to think. And, for what it's worth, even if I do get rejected, at least I can say I got that out of my system (better than living in denial and constantly asking myself "what if," right?). What can I say...I'm nuts about this broad, and the only thing that can really destroy any hope of perseverence is if she already has a man, then...well, it's officially out of my control :P. So I ask once again that my fellas here will pray for my success :D. I'd say pray for my soul, but who am I kidding...I have no soul 8). Anyway, for tomorrow!

What can I say, I'm bats*** wild about this woman. I've got trouble remembering her name (Adrian keeps coming to mind, but it's more along the lines of Arienne or Andrea...at least I know her last name :? Still, a good person, pretty cute and works at Starbucks across the resturant I work at). And tomorrow, I'm about to make my move (I'm not joking when I ask you fellas to wish me luck...my freaking heart's about to to an acrobatic leap out of my throat just thinking about it :|) doing...you know, I've got no idea...it's been a while since I've felt this hungry (as in, motivated enough to actually want something) and all's I've got so far to be creative is: every once in a while I order drinks for the waitresses, and since they love to order things I can barely pronounce (seriously...their laundry lists of crap they want thrown in their coffees is like reading a different language) I figured I'd give her a slip of paper that reads, A. Can I have your number? B. Would you like to have dinner after your shift? or C. Write my number down, and hope she calls me (hey...worked on my last girlfriend :lol:.). Or, I could just have a small chat, not even exaggerate that she's the best thing I've seen all week, ask her when she finishes work, and make my move there...

Yep....falling in love isn't easy. Especially when you take into account that I don't even know if she's seeing anyone, if she even wants to in the first place, much less if I'm even her type or if I'm just making my moves too soon. Well, I brought her a pie last week, then had the cowardly nerve to tell her "oh, it's for you guys," then asking if the other dude I know who usually makes my coffee is here :roll:. Yes..as much of a smooth talker and creative thinker I am, I really can't do these things under pressure (I tend to get flustered, and unable to speak English without butchering the language)...no, I'm a thinking man. I wait for something to happen, then try to follow up on it. *sigh* Well, if worse comes to worst, the only thing she can say is "no," and I just stop going there from now on :lol:. A hell of a lot less akward than trying to ask out a co-worker :P. Seriously though...PLEASE pray for me, because I really dig this woman :D.

I'll have to say I walked away impressed by this expansion (or you could say my expectations were lower from Dead Money :P). Instead of some kind of bleak, cramped casino area (seriously...how do you manage to make a Fallout game look even more depressing? :|), you've got a huge open canyon to explore, some kick ass weapons (you know me...a huge fan of the .45 8)) and 5 more levels under my belt.

Anyway, the game doesn't quite give a good first impression...when I started the first round, I couldn't figure out who was the enemy, so I basically shot everything in sight...well, I just so happened to accidentally knick someone who was supposed to be my companion and lead me through the quest (nope...at the time, I set off a chain of events that had me whacking everyone I saw, pick up a map, take the exit and fail the whole quest :|). I actually had to read the forums to make sure the thing wasn't bugged :lol:.

Still, Honest Hearts was a blast to play. It has the more primitive vibe going on (instead of people trying to rebuild cities to the best of their abilities, you're looking at tribal wars, and reclaiming turfs from the enemy). The best part is that after you beat the quest, you've got a box full of neat goodies, and able to travel back and forth between Vegas and Utah (that is, not having to resort to mods this time :P). All in all, the worst I can say about the game is that since there's so many canyons, the maps basically look like a maze...when you're ordered to pick up something specific, god knows which path you're supposed to take to get there, much less how to even find a path to get up to the higher places. I'm officially looking foward to more DLC for New Vegas, and actually not quite so dreadful over what I'll be blowing ten bucks on this time. Personally, I wouldn't mind another expansion that gave off the Point Lookout vibe (the creepy Hills Have Eyes kind of atmosphere, a massive place to explore that's full of variety, and enemies that just had me saying, WTF?). I was kind of glad the new expansion strayed away from the Vegas experience, because it gave off the impression that it can be as varied as the Fallout 3 ones were (say what you want about them, but exploring an alien ship, a VR war in China, getting chills by wandering in Louisianna, and raising anarchy in a grungy Pittsburg was just full of imagination here). At least Honest Hearts gives off that glimmer of hope that Bethesda pays attention to what we want and dread in our games, and the next expansion would offer the same kind of experience :D.