Right, where were we then?

Ah! Hello blog! Havn’t seen you in a little while. Bet you thought that I had abandoned you and gone off with another website. Never. I’d never leave you. You’ve been too good to me. Give us a hug!

Oh! You’re here too, reader. How’s it going. You’re probably wondering ‘WHERE THE FUCK DID HE GO?’ You’re not? Ah, never mind then. This last month has been different. Brilliant, but different. I’ve got myself involved in new stuff, returned to things i’ve done before, and had changes in terms of work. It’s all been great though. As a result of this, i’ve not really had the chance to sit down for a couple of hours and get one of these done every week. I’ve had plenty of ideas, and there have been a couple of attempts, but nothing i’ve really been happy with. I’ve now got a little bit of time to try again. Where to begin?

The PSP Go has limped out the gate to no applause. Seriously, i’m still confused as to what the fuck they were thinking. It’s bad enough that you’re restricted to ONLY downloading games now. Once you’ve bought it, you own it. No trading in. No bringing it back if it turns out shit. You’re also stuck with whatever prices Sony throws at you. Not only that,  it’s £100 more than their other models…models which do everything the PSP Go does. Everything, and more. Do you already own a PSP? Go and just download the games now and put them on a stick – you’ll get the exact safe effect. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a nice looking bit of kit. It’s not worth £224.99 though. Saw someone trade in their PSP Slim and Lite and a load of games, with the idea of just paying and downloading them all again. I almost cried.

Does anyone else miss gaming in the same room. I spent one day with a few mates, playing through the new Halo 3 ODST game on 4 player campaign. Took a few hours, but playing it in the same room seemed to feel even more fun than doing it online. There’s something about getting instant reactions, both vocal and visual, from who you’re playing with. Online, you sometimes miss what people say. I want to hear people calling me a Fucking Twat clearly. That’s what made Goldeneye on the N64 so brilliant at the time – you could laugh in the face of someone you had just killed. Actually, reminds me of putting cardboard on the screen so you could only see your segment. Good times.

Talking of ‘good times’, i’ve still ‘got it’ on Super Mario Bros 3. Been a while since I played it for more than 5 minutes. Still a fantastic game, and made even better when played co-op. Do you see this Super Mario Galaxy? THIS is how you do 2 player on a Mario game. None of this ‘player 2 feels a twat as they take the role of a gem hoover’ nonsense. Interested in this new Wii one which is due out soon. 4 player co-op on that one. This is seriously in danger of turning into a pleasant blog post. Let’s turn the anger back on.

When did customers decide that it was their RIGHT to trade in games at stores. Last time I checked, it was just something that was offered.

“How much can I trade in this game for”

“At the moment…£5. It’s come down a bit recently.”

“That’s a bit shit. I’m offended! I paid £20 for that a week ago.”

I honestly don’t give a shit. Don’t fucking trade it in then. It’s not as if you’re forced to get rid of it after a week. Sell it on eBay. Give it to a tramp. Use it as part of a funky mirror (I’ve been watching Adam and Joe recently). Just stop moaning about how much people will offer to take your game off you. Look at my face. Look here…at my face. See this expression? LOOK AT ME! See this expression? It’s the expression I give when i’m looking at a twat. Fuck off!

On a lighter note, I watched some show called Gameswipe. Good stuff. I think you can find it on YouTube somewhere.

Well…that was a bit all over the place. Let’s make this a weekly thing.

ALSO THIS MONTH!

Where to start?! Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 is pretty much the same as the first one. No bad thing though. Halo ODST is decent. I enjoyed the campaign (played, as mentioned above, on co-op), but the open world parts were a bit dull. Could have done without that. Fifa 10 is great. I’m not sure if they can actually improve sports games any more this generation. It’s almost reached that point where the differences are less and less. Still playing The Beatles. Still awesome. New album dlc starts in just over a week (20th) with Abbey Road. LOVE that album. The game will not be coming out of my machine.