I thought I had left the sad state of toobin' long ago. What happened?

Level 13 should have been Bionic Commando. . .or something cool, not a second ride in the perdition title wagon.

So, eight years ago the best Castlevania game EVER came out.

What's up with that? As I have played Castlevania Adventure (GB), Harmony of Dissonance (GBA), Symphony of the Night (PS), and Circle of the Moon (GBA) it is very clear to me that Symphony is still the benchmark I use when playing or evaluating a Castlevania game.

The music is incredible, the visuals are stunning, and the overall concept/experience is second to none. Story has never been a particularly storng trait for Castlevania. Every game's story is merely a convention to get a particular character into a particularly nasty castle with a particular name. Nevertheless, Symphony of the Night was the way to do it!

Well, this weekend was pretty gameless.

Friday I came home from work and played a little Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. It has been about a year since I played that game. Truly, it is still the greatest Castlevania game that I have played. . . ever.

Saturday: nothing

Sunday: I confess, in that break between morning meetings and church, I played Symphony of the Night while my wife slept in her pregnant form. It is tough when your wife wants nothing to do with you because she is in pain.

As a testament to the power of the game, I have lent Lego Star Wars to my wife's coworker's fiance in an attempt to recapture my life. I am thoroughly enjoying that game!

Star Wars has taken some nasty hits in the last decade, not the least of which have been the new movies. However, like Cartoon Network's Clone Wars, Lego Star Wars kindles the fire of excitement that made Star Wars great. . . but in different ways. It is only fair that we are swapping Clone Wars DVD for Lego Star Wars video game. My wife has not seen Clone Wars yet and has seen all too much of Lego Star Wars. I have shielded her from the spoiler-rich Episode III section by playing after she has safely gone to sleep.

Now perhaps I can find time to put a stake into Castlevania HoD.

Only two days until CHI. . .

Not that i will be able to attend the game-related lectures, but that is okay. . . I guess.

Well, it wasn't really exciting, but it certainly made a valiant effort to seduce me.

Initially I wanted one of the slick systems with it's multifunctional properties, but in the end the price point was too rich for my blood. I thought of all the other things I could buy with that money, and how I'd be a walking pick-pocket target. . . it wasn't worth it. Besides, I've never purchased a system before the price has dropped. Why start now?

Set the way back machine for. . .

Monday - November 29, 2004

That was when I predicted X-Box live would deliver additional content for Halo.
Now it turns out that they just might do that.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/03/18/news_6120727.html

This has been a Brainy Smurf Moment. . .