So reader, you might be wondering why this is being typed at around 3:30 in the morning. That would be a very good query indeed. And I have an answer. First though, let me give you a summary of my day. That might help things along.

So I woke up this morning and called down to the EB Games I'd visited yesterday. Alas, not a Wii in sight, now or in the near future. Surely Nintendo cannot keep us Wii-less beggars in the dark forever? Bah, it matters not. My next mission was holding out till around 3pm for the mail to arrive. Considering it was around 10am at that point, frustration seems apparent.

Luckily, I had Resident Evil 4 to amuse me. I progressed into a few sub chapters, but after becoming headless for the third or so time that day, I decided to call it quits. I then sat down with the last DVD of my 4 DVD Will and Grace Season 2 set. After the first episode, I went and made lunch. By this time, it was about 12:30 or so. I figured that the DVD would take about 2 hours. During the last episode, I ended up leaving the TV room, and took a chance at the mailbox. I was not dissappointed. Sitting inside, in all their glory, were my brand new copy of Chrono Cross, and an original Playstation memory card, brand new. Amazingly they shipped from different people on different days, but managed to appear together. This was definitely a good thing since I bought the PS card specifically to use for Chrono Cross and any future PS games.

I only got to play about an hour or so however. Mom wanted to go to the tailor to get a skirt done for me. We stopped at the EB games in the plaza while we were there, just to make sure. Again, no luck. Mom suggested Toys R Us on the parkway. I complied because I figured it couldn't hurt.

Mom waited outside while I scouted the game section. Of course, no Wiis. Then, what did I spot? A copy of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, for the Gamecube.

Now, as the reader may know from my last posts. I recieved the Wii version of TP for Xmas with a promise to find the Wii to play it on. You may also remember that I am a diehard Zelda fanatic. My fanatiscism plus the delay of that do not equal a fun mix. I looked at the game box gripped in my hand. I'd had enough of waiting. The Wii and its shiny graphics and cool control scheme could kiss my rear. I was going to play TP, and I wasn't going to wait any longer. I was going to play it the way it was made for, on my lovely little cube.

I called Mom on my cell phone, asked her about getting the cube version and returning the Wii one. She complied. It was a relief for both of us, because the console searching would be less urgent now that the one game I truly craved would be in my posession. She didn't pick up the first few times, and I was afraid to go out and get her and risk losing the copy I held, though it only was a display copy, and the store had about 20 more behind the desk. But she finally picked up and ok'd the purchase. Finally. Twilight Princess was mine. TO PLAY.

In conclusion, that's what I've been doing for the last nine or so hours. Hyrule is slowly opening up to me, and so far, I'm blown away.

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Epic. Truly epic. The entire feel of the game is on a grand scale that can't be matched. Even Wind Waker, with its ocean, feels less looming and open as this. Graphical quality is amazing. The most thrilling aspect of graphics for me is probably the water, just because of how beautifully it's been done.

The storyline is much grittier and dare I say, more adult level than others? I can see the T rating for this. Lots of dark themes. Plus, Link dies in spectacular ways, with spastic body motions and horrid screams. Getting thrown off the bridge in the jousting boss battle was practically sickening; seeing Epona sent sprawling downwards into oblivion was just a tad creepy. No, the creepiest part was the 3rd light spirit's history lesson. Something about pupil-less link and Ilia was just damned creepy. That belongs in Resi Evil 4, not TP! Maybe I got the disks mixed up :D

I love Midna. She's hilarious. This is the first Zelda game where I've actually felt like laughing out loud at points. It's especially surprising because of how dark this game actually is. When Colin is kidnapped a 2nd time and the bomb seller and the orc rider parallel their helmet moves, I literally LOL'd. A lot of slapstick and wit in this one, most enjoyable.

One of the biggest happinesses from this game for me is how versatile you are on horseback and exactly where you have access to. You can ride Epona almost ANYWHERE. And you can use almost every weapon while riding her. Sword fighting on horseback is still the coolest, but whipping out your lantern when the sun sets and having it light the way while galloping across Hyrule adds realism and just feels neat.

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All in all, I'm addicted, and will be playing this obsessively to try and finish before school starts up again, so it won't distract me from that.

And now reader, here is where I collapse into bed. Probably getting more stuff in the mail tomorrow. I don't think I'll be buying games for the next 6 months =D

~Nighthawk~