Kinda back, kinda not. I'm only here for E3, to see what's new as well as follow some of the games I've had my eye on lately.

I picked up my Hero Edition copy of inFAMOUS 2 today and so far, it's a mindf*ck I love it.

Nightmare-_- did make a good point on his blog post about deaf gamers. I've been playing video games for as long as I can remember, and there has been things that have popped up over the years related to video games.

Now, I'm not as anal as Nightmare-_- is about with his achivements (I love you though :P) but if I wanted to do something on my PS3, say, online trophies, they'll ask me if I have a bluetooth headset. I'm deaf, obviously, so I can't do that. I totally feel for Nightmare-_- because it is just downright discriminatory, and all I want to do is have some fun online without having to go through all the struggle.

Oh yeah, and subtitles... now that's something I dread talking about. Some games don't have subtitles. Oh-kay. Sure. Let us dwell in the silence and have no clue what's going on. I'm a huge fan of the Persona games (Shin Megami Tensei) and most of the animated cutscenes don't have subtitles. Jib and jab. I hate it because I have no clue what's going on and I don't know what I'm supposed to do OR if they have important information to do with the game itself.

Oh, yeah, and let me mention games with HORRIBLE subtitles. God of War 3. Just about killed my eyes. I don't entirely appreciate that because I rely on my eyes, oh, probably 100% of the time. And I have to strain more in order to actually see the subtitles. It's terrible. I'd like subtitles that are CLEAR and we're able to understand what's going on as well as NOT having to strain to see the subtitles. Hey, some of us might not have a lovely HDTV that's massive and b*tching so we can't see the subtitles as well as some of you out there.

I think that's all I have to say about the issue at hand. Now off I go to do some university homework.

Again, a cracked.com article. Yes, I do spend most of my time at work on cracked.com. I've learned a lot of useless facts from that website. :B

#7. Thou shalt let us play your game with real-life friends. This is probably why most of us are fat. Pardon me for saying this blunt insult, but this most likely is the leading cause. Since all we do is sit on our couches with our friends, playing video games and chowing down on junk food. I am guilty of this, sadly. But I haven't touched a video game in the last 2 weeks due to being busy with life. But once Nightmare-_- is down here, I'm pretty sure I'm going to end up doing this.

#6. Thou shalt not pad the length of your games. Look at my first game file on The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. I broke 100 hours. And got everything. And look at Wind Waker as well. You have to be on a boat for literally 20 minutes before you reach the next part! Geez, what is with that. Let's not mention Okami, a friend of mine and I broke 200 hours on that game. :\

#5. Thou shalt not force repetition on the player. BUTTON MASHERS. BUTTON MASHERS. MORTAL KOMBAT LOL. Let's not mention having to watch the same cutscene over and over if you dare die in a boss battle. Jesus Christ, I was ready to *kill* my Wii during Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers during the final boss battle. Oh, yeah, and failing to press the right buttons during a final boss battle. Just killed me all over again, dammit. God of War 3, I'm looking at you.

#4. Thou shalt make killing fun. GO PLAY GOD OF WAR 3. KILLING IS SO MUCH FUN IN THAT GAME, YOU GET TO RIP PEOPLE APART! Oh, yeah, some of the games give you weapons that are just bull. Like a crowbar, for example. Do you honestly expect me to kill hoardes of zombies with a crowbar. DO YOU? > : (

#3. Thou shalt admit when enough is enough. I've done this many times. Only problem is that it's providing to be difficult to find a save point. Final Fantasy 13, for example. I've spent a little bit over 10 minutes running around avoiding monsters to find that goddamn save point so I can turn off my PS3 and go to bed. Another teensy problem is the fact that you just want to keep going and going until a chapter is completed or whatever. But after all, we have had enough. I'm taking a little hiatus from video games right now, actually. :P

#2. Thou shalt make sure your game actually works. My first Wii was a defunct one. It didn't want to work at all. So I had to go through the pains of returning AND replacing it. Thank you very much, EB Games. So now I make sure that the system WORKS before I hand over my debit card. Same goes with games, I try to buy brand-new most of the time so they're still shrink-wrapped. And if they're used, I ask to see the disc/cartilage/whatever before I pay for it. And yes, I've had games freeze on me. LIKE FINAL FANTASY 7, GODDAMNIT. IT WAS THE SEPHIROTH BATTLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

#1. Better graphics do not equal innovation and/or creativity. This is so very much true. The awesome games I've played have had horrible graphics. The beautiful games I've played ended up being so horrible, I traded it in for another game. It all depends. And no, I don't have a HDTV for my PS3, Nightmare-_- is the one who has the HDTV. I'm going to stick to those old tv's until mine kick the bucket in, say, 5-10 years. Sue me, I'm old fashioned.

Oh, fine, Nightmare-_-, I'll do this.

1. I'm going into my 3rd year of university. At this rate, I don't think I'll be graduating (ie getting my first degree) until 2013. I'm taking things at my own pace, nya nya.

2. I live in a house that is very much a zoo - 4 cats, 2 dogs, 2 snakes and a countless amount of mice. Only 2 cats are my own, the rest belong to the family I live with. And they lose a mouse almost every day so I have to hunt it down. The cats are useless.

3. Enjoying the taken life currently, it's going to be Nightmare-_- and my two-month tomorrow. :)

4. I like old-school anime better than the new ones. Namely the Gundam anime. So sorry if I've insulted anybody but I'm not really into Naruto or Bleach. I just don't get them. I stick to the ones that have 13 or so episodes. (Currently watching Gankutsuou.)

5. I'm an artist and a writer. If you haven't noticed that yet, haha. :B

I guess that's a stereotype. I read this article on cracked.com about reasons that it's still not cool to admit that you're a gamer. It just a silly thing that society has pointed out for the rest of us.

There's 5 reasons in total that are pointed out in the article.

5. We can't shake the "lonely anti-virgin" stereotype. Uh, have you looked at me and my boyfriend, Nightmare-_-? We're both gamers and we're a couple. I think the rest falls upon to you to figure it out.

4. The industry thinks that we're all 17-year old douchebags.I'm gonna be 20, and I ain't a douchebag. Well sometimes I'm a douchebag but not all of us are.

3. Video game story telling is still at the level of B movies.LOL. Just LOL. Have you looked at the Final Fantasy series? God of War? Kingdom Hearts? Go play those games and come back and tell me if that statement is still true.

2. We're still obsessed by shiny gadgets. I guess we are. Gadgets are a total life saver but to be honest with you all, I could do without gadgets. Well. No. I can't be without my cellphone. I guess that's a valid point there.

1. We have some serious entitlement issues.Another valid point here!

I guess that's 2/5 points. silver_totoro: 1, cracked.com: 0

And yes, I am a gamer geek. I'm getting started with Final Fantasy 13, and like I said to Nightmare-_-, goddamn, this game is addictive.