*Sigh* practice exams are over and I have a lot of time to kill. Other than watching Anime and getting that 18 million on NGB, writing a blog seems like the most appealing thing to do now. Since this is my first entry, I'll start with something relevant.
Elite Beat Agents (EBA), other then DMC3 it's probably the most intense game I have ever played. When I first caught a glimpse of it I thought it would just be lame DDR rip, but this game is in a league of it's own. What really makes it stand out is it's ability to stay outrageously difficult and frustrating and still manage to bring you back to play it time and time again (not to mention the song choice ranging from Skater Boi to Survivor!). You get utterly destroyed but you are rarely discouraged to actually play the game. Now to relate to the topic; Since I'm such a gracious person I often allow my 11yr old sister to play my DS+XB+PS2 and soon to be my 360. Previously I used to mock her for her bad rythme and low (B-Rank) scores on EBA, but this past week she has not only gained consistent S (the highest) ranks on all of the songs on the default difficulty, but she has unlocked the hardest difficulty 'HARD ROCK' and beaten it with a majority of S ranks! I tried the 'Hard Rock' difficulty yesterday... lets just say putting down the DS and going to play Ninja Gaiden Black on Master Ninja difficulty was a welcome break. This wouldn't be the first time however, if it wasn't for her insane Volley Ball skills in DOAX, I would of never accumulated enough money and swimsuits to gain a full collection.
One of the more intense songs I'm currently listening to is the 2nd Death Note opening 'What's up People?' by Maximum the Hormone. I wouldn't of guessed it, but a metal OP certainly suits DN more than the first OP 'The World' by Nightmare. The brutal guitar riff and somewhat sadistic lyrics really do bring out *very minor spoiler warning* Light's further decay into pure evil.
Other than that, the 'Deftones' have recently made their way into my IPod. To be honest I have no idea how I've gone my whole life without even hearing about this band. Simply incredible. I was looking for some good alternative metal other than Tool to listen to, and purely out of luck I saw a Deftones video called 'Back to School' on my local alternative music channel (It's called Alt TV, an effective 'Anti-MTV). It turns out that the song 'Back to School' was actually hated by the Deftones. Lead singer Jonah Matranga, claimed he and the band re-recorded the song because their label said the band "ran out of markatable singles". Matranga wrote the song with the intention to show their label how simplistic and mindless it is to make a hit single. Ironically it was this song that really persuaded me to get into the band, but now after hearing some 20+ more Deftones songs, I can see exactly why they hated it, not because 'Back to School' is a bad song, but because all their other songs are vastly superior. I enjoyed every other song I listened to more than 'Back to School', and I liked that song a lot. Anyways those looking for something new, innovative and deep to listen to, at least have a look at the Deftones.
And yes, I will make an awesome banner in the near future >_>