So finally, I've got off my ass and decided to 'blog', albeit infrequently. I have a motive though. A friend lent me THP8 after we had an argument about his taste in games. He likes his DDR, his time crisis, all these peripheral or arcade games. I can understand that, I'm down with that. But I made the mistake of telling him that the games he plays aren't 'serious' games. So began the argument - what makes a serious game? Is it a game with cutscenes? It it this, is it that...

He lent me THP8, telling me that if I could get a sick score on the classic mission 'property values', then he'd admit that his beloved THP8 wasn't a serious game - essentially destroying any credibility he has for life.

So, as of yesterday I'm off. I still havn't fully grasped the physics of nail-the-trick and my stats are nothing to write home about, but I'm pushing about #160 in the ranks after about two hours (which I think is good.) I've unlocked property values as well so, here comes the crunch.

 In other news I ordered an import of Pokemon Diamond/Pearl for me and my cousin to play, and thats about it.