Game Diary Day 1: Pokeymans
I know that every week you, the astute Weekly Geek listener, are waiting with baited breath to hear about what games we've been playing this week. Yes, you enjoy hearing about our antics even more than you enjoy playing games yourself. I know. That is why I am now taking the time every day to keep a sort of video game diary, to show you how I split up my time between games. Now that I don't have a full time job it seemed like the right thing to do. These might have a few spoilers as I discuss, so for those of you who are spoiler-allergic, this is a warning!
This last weekend was filled with Rock Band, Puzzle Quest, Smash Brothers Brawl and even a little bit of Pokémon. That's right, I'm playing Pokémon again. Today is going to be filled with:
Rock Band - Still trying to complete the drum solo tour on hard. I can't seem to get past Vasoline, it's got such a strange beat to it. I can complete songs on expert just fine but for some odd reason I can't get this Stone Temple Pilots craziness. More practice is in order! I was also checking out the achievements list for Rock Band and noticed there's a few for the tug of war and online battle modes, which surprisingly I have never played. Time to put my mad drum skillz on show. Gaining skill playing the drums in Rock Band has been one of the most fulfilling gaming experiences I've ever had, I really really enjoy it.
Pokémon Pearl - Picked up Diamond for the lady the other day and decided I should return to Sinnoh and see what my Pokeymans have been up to. Turns out I only played Pearl up to about level 20 and gave up. Why? Who knows. The game is still as fun as I remember it being when I was younger and I am really looking forward to having someone to battle and trade with now. I am also looking forward to coming up with ridiculous/offensive names for future Pokémon I capture. I just got an Abra last night that I named "Coitus". Gonna level up some of my lower level dudes and take the team to the third gym for my badge.
Half Life 2: Episode 2 - about 4 hours in and loving every single second of this game. If I could be progressing through a Half Life game for the rest of my life I'd be very happy. The story is so incredibly epic, and the episodic nature of the game doesn't impede it by any means. I'm considering going back after I finish and playing through the first Half Life 2 again just to see if I can't rack up the rest of the achievements.
That's what I'm up to today. In addition to coding up the new site design (yay!) and recording the podcast later this evening, my day's full of gaming goodness.
