It occurs to me that it's been two and a half years since the last time I posted in here; I realized then that nobody reads it and that I was wasting my time. Now, with ten empty minutes to occupy and Halo fans again enraged, their short fuses lit prematurely, it was my decision to come up with another post.

Here's the thing. This has always been the thing, and as things go, this thing is huge. Halo fans are nuts. They're insane. They get furious over the smallest things, and each and every one of them thinks they're the greatest player to walk the digital earth, and that all other Spartans should bow (crouch?) at the very mention of their presence.

And each of them has a terrible addiction. Like meth, except geekier and with slightly fewer skin lesions.

The beta was delayed. And evidently, this is maddening to their foreign and simple species. "I! Halo! No? Beta? Smash!" It is common knowledge that the third syllable, to them, is something that happens to other people.

The Halo 2 leak, right? It's all over. You can't take a step down here in the forums without hearing about it. People want to get it, but they don't want to get it (if you get my drift) because of the consequences. I admit, I've toyed with the idea; it seems fairly simple conceptually. After all, I know a site (don't you dare ask me for it, I won't give it up) my box is modded, and I've got everything in between. But I haven't cracked yet, fortunately, I'm patient. The "consequences" as I mentioned above, are basically a huge-arse fine, which most people couldn't pay. But judging from the fact that on that sight alone over 500 people have downloaded it already, since it was put up about 2 days ago. That seems ludicrous, and even MS isn't dumb enough to track down that many people. It's partially a bluff (though they might make an example of somebody) to make people...not download it. It's not working too well.
But isn't it funny, how much of a publicity boost it gave Halo? The forums are all up-ons right now, and Halo 2 is now the #1game on Gamespot (an oft' morphing spot, it's pretty fixed right there) "So what do you think of this, Lost_in_General-sama?" Well, little Hiroshi, I think that the whole thing is entirely nonsensical, no matter what point of view you take. Except neutral. That's where I'm going. To my happy place.

Everybody's heard of the DS by now. It's the two-screened handheld from Nintendo. Equally so, everybody's heard of the PSP, Sony's answer to the DS, which seems to be more popular among Playstation owners (tsk, tsk...) Frankly, you've got to take a good look at them, and decide for yourself. Now, DS is made by Nintendo. Unfortunately, it's kind of an underdog right now, but think of Nintendo's history in handhelds. Oh, man, the 80's - I remember my first Gameboy. I was stunned that gaming had advanced that far. Now look at gaming, and the Gameboy's success over the years. For that matter, Nintendo's success. Then, the late 90's - Sony comes out with the PS. Then the PS2 - an instant hit. I've always been a Nintendo gamer, old-school if you will, dating back to the first Nintendo. Then I bought me an Xbox, but I still play my Gamecube once in a while, and my Gameboy Advance rarely leaves my pocket. There are plenty of good games (plenty of bad, but that's to be expected of any system) Just as well, the DS has reverse compatability for the GBA and a touch screen (not to mention the obvious of two screens, that is) and Nintendo has plenty of trusted developers for the console. The PSP however, comes from a company who, though they did well in the console business, haven't engaged in a handheld system before, and so they don't quite as many trusted developers (behind the scenes in either case, if you know what I mean) When you think about it, it doesn't seem...right. And it will cost so very much more. Oh my.
So make the right decision. I implore you. I know I will.

Take this for a concept: A Gamespot journal, made by some Level 7 guy nobody really recognizes, that nobody will ever see. Sounds pretty common, huh? Just replace Level 7 with...well, whatever, and you've got yourself a soon-to-be-forgotten journal. But here I am with some spare time, so I'm writing a journal as a time-filler. I've got plenty of stuff to go on about (great, isn't it?) but I don't think I'll stick to this for long...you've been warned, fools. NOW COMMENCE READING! ALL YOUR JOURNALS ARE BELONG TO ME!