I have a lot to talk about, so let's try the cateogorization approach that all the cool kids are using these days:

Game Testing:

Although I'm still working at Nintendo as an associate game tester, I'm no longer testing games in the general sense. A few weeks ago, I was assigned to work in the text department, and so my duties now mainly consist of copy editing game text. So far, it's not bad, but with the onslaught of holiday season games yet to come, my workload may soon see a huge increase.

Geist:

Ever since I bought this game, I've found it to be a very fun game that appears to be going underappreciated in the Gamespot community. Maybe it's a combination of the abnormally high expectations people carry for Nintendo's games combined with heavy cyncism for the concept, but for whatever reason, I don't think that Geist is getting the fairest of shakes. Time will tell how the gaming community at large will judge it, but as long as I find it enjoyable, there's no reason for me to be frustrated by the opinions of others.

Record of Lodoss War:

I finally picked up the four-DVD set of the Record of Lodoss War TV series a couple of weeks ago (originally released on disc years ago) and got around to watching the final disc last night. In terms of storyline, it's a simple but elegant fantasy, and to my understanding, it follows the original source material much more closely than the OAV series of the early 1990s. However, it does have its faults, mainly in that it condenses many events into sidenotes that can blindside the viewer. At several points, I wished that the show would slow down for a moment and explain some of the background details that it asked us to accept without question.

In that sense, while the TV series is still certainly entertaining to watch, it's neither better nor worse than the original OAV (although the short omake segments that tag along at the end of each episode are absolutely hysterical). Also, since the TV series is actually a sequel/remake of the OAV storyline (picking up at OAV episode 8 and ignoring the events of 9-13), both series are required viewing in order to get the full experience.

Purple & Gold:

Go Huskies!