Ahhhh nothing like my summer break. Sure it is only 3 weeks long but its the best time of the year: E3 and my birthday :lol:

Today is my first day off. Did well on my finals and decent overall. Not quite as good as I wanted but a lot of things happened this quarter that prevented me from focusing as hard on college as I wanted to. The main thing being that my mom had surgery on her spine and I was very busy helping her out. Shes doing a lot better now.

Im sorry it has been so long since my last blog... although I have had many things to tell you all, I have been finding it hard to write anything down. Its like my mind has been going a million different directions and I just couldnt sit still enough to properly write something down. And even when there was something interesting to say I just couldnt express it in words.

So lets see if I can make a dent in some of the things that Ive been doing that are gaming related :P

First off, I finished Eternal Sonata. I liked how the story made you think about what is reality and what are dreams. I felt like the potential for an amazing game was there but it just never reached it for me. The graphics were beautiful and the voice acting was better than I expected. I enjoyed the gameplay for the most part. However, I found the blocking/counter system to be extremely hit and miss. Sometimes they gave you far too long to hit the button and other times I swear you would have to have the reflexes of a cat to be able to hit the button in time. Another thing is that even if you fought every battle on the way to a boss you would still be under leveled. Sure I dont mind grinding but when you got to higher levels it was boring due to the fact that the regular battles were too easy. Another thing I didnt like was the ending, it just fell flat for me. Glad I gave Eternal Sonata a chance but its not a game I will be revisiting. 7.5 / 10

Borderlands? Pikastar owns an fps AND she actually enjoys it? She has to have been abducted by aliens right? Right?

Well no... :P Borderlands is the type of FPS I can enjoy because of its sci-fi theme. I have played 99.9% of the game in online co-op with my brother. However, even when I go solo I still find the game fun. The humor is great. Although the story is fairly loose compared to what I usually expect or want in games, I was interested to see what happens in the next mission. I love the range of guns and the customization. I have finished the main story missions as well as the Zombie Island DLC but have not finished the other DLC packs yet. If they make more games like this then I may just become a FPS fan one day :lol: ....or at least a sci-fi FPS fan. :P In the mean time I would just be happy for a Borderlands 2 :) 9 / 10

Red Dead Redemption unfortunately fell below my expectaions. I was actually interested in the multiplayer but what the game delivered was boring imo. It wasnt anything amazing like they led you to believe. The free roam is barren. It is basicially a giant map of deathmatch because that is most likely all you will be doing. And once you die you are probably going to visit the loading screen all too soon due to the fact that the game spawns you too close to the guy who just killed you. But enough on the multiplayer. The single player is far better. The environments are beautiful and the horses are AMAZING! Seriously they are the best looking horses in any game I have played. However I believe the controls for the horse could have been much better. The story and missions were entertaining but it gets a bit sidetracked when you go to Mexico. The missions were varied, everything from herding cattle to huge shootouts, and even one that required stealth. Although everything was good, it was really the mood that made the game. The best parts being when you are riding your horse during two important parts of the game and songs with lyrics are playing. There were a few times I did experience bugs like the game freezing, stuck characters, and graphic glitches. Red Dead Redemption is definitely a great buy for anyone who likes open world games. A good story but dont expect it to bring anything new to sandbox games. 7.5 / 10

Okie thats all the games I finished. I'm still playing Star Ocean 4. I just got Arumat in the group, not sure how many hours that is atm. Also been playing Persona 4, just saved my second person from the TV world and waiting for the next Midnight Channel broadcast :)

So Im just currious... would you guys like to see me do a top 10 list of my favorite animes?

Well thats all for now. I'm sure Ill be doing more blogs soon especially next week with E3 ;)

P.S. New KH game announced for the DS! YAY!