Remembrance Day - though the post is unrelated really

Day offs are great and I just woke up.

So Sunday I followed my parents out for their usual routine (food, shopping). At some point, we ended up at Richmond Zellers and I went to the gaming area as usual to see if there was anything that stood out. I spotted the 360 elite box with the label I've been waiting for all this time - BONUS Panda n Lego game inside! The label was a sticker and the game was stuck outside of the box, so it was slightly different from what I saw online. Either way, the price was also not right so I had them check it for me. The person I asked help me was actually a elementary/high school classmate who actually was a bit of a delinquent (which I accidentally said aloud to him when we were trying to remember each other "weren't you a delinquent.......(shit!)" lol) in school and dropped out before we graduated. He (John) didn't have his dyed blond hair and his "gangster" look so it took me a while to recognize him.

When I got home, the first thing I tried was the power plug - the issue I had with the previous one. Andd.... IT FIT. I went online and browsed around and wow, the prices for the XBLA games were kinda pricey for what they're really worth. SO I tried Hexic so far (since that was the only thing that was free) but it's nothing new since it's a bloody free game on MSN anyways. There weren't any games I want to play yet since I'm already working on two RPGs (PSP), an FPS (PS3) and a platformer (PS3).

I think I'll wait and try and buy some msn points for cheaper. I won't be subscribing either until I know there's games I'd want to go on and play on a regular basis. But for now.. maybe I'll just stick to demos.

Eff You 360

So like... I decided to finally open the 360 for me to play on the long weekend.

It didn't happen as smoothly as one would have expected. How complicated would you think it'd be to hook up a new gaming system? Shouldn't be much right? Right? WRONG.

Apparently 360 players are a bunch of assholes. K wait I take that back. There's this one particular 360 asshole who decided to buy the 360 I bought, swapped his power block and resealed it so it looked brand new. Now the resealing part isn't really difficult actually as I put it all back together at the end "brand new" as well. When I tried to put it together, for some reason, the power cord that went into the console did not fit. I looked at the cord plug, then at the socket. The socket of the elite (which is the one I bought) had an extra square piece sticking out, whereas the plug had a blocker there instead. Duh! They weren't meant for each other. What was even more frustrating was that there was a lack of imagery online to check whether I was really hallucinating or not. I gave up at the end and figured it was easier to just exchange the bloody thing.

So today I went to do that. It was a relatively smooth process and I would've basically ended up returning and buying another one. The only other one available on the shelf looked like it got punched in by someone, so I decided not to grab that one either.

I read about that holiday bundle the other day so I've decided to wait for that instead (it also has two free games!). I've been hearing that it's already out though but I've yet to see it.

Super Stardust HD

I came home yesterday from school and was totally like, I feel like playing on the PS3. So I booted it up and decided to give Super Stardust HD a try, as the other option was the Nova one.. and Nova's style of shoot em up gameplay is even less my style.

Holy crap.

I've been playing it non-stop the past two days. I've gotten the trophies (minus 10x multiplier AMG!) without expansions, but I'm leaning on getting it really soon.

The game is GREAT. It's just missing the most essential feature: ONLINE CO-OP.

WHY. It would be PERFECT with ONLINE. WHY!

And 10x multiplier is hard.

The highest I can get is 8x.

My right thumb is a bit numb.

Now I'm tempted to open up the 360 just to play the closest counterpart on the XBLA. STILL. It's not.. the same! But I've been itching to play online on something... so I might just rip it open this weekend just to get my fill.

EDIT: My highest is 9x. DAMN.

Gasp 360

Hello! We finally gave in. There's a 360 sitting in our living room right now. However I've been informed that there isn't much to play on XBL right now so that's a bit of a disappointment. It's still sitting in its box... at least for a bit longer. Vesperia: it'll be a while before I get to you... I want to finish your predecessors first (Destiny 2, Rebirth, Legendia in that order).

Don't worry PS3, you're still the more loved one. The upcoming release of LBP will reinforce that.

It turns out it isn't the end of WAR for me, just for a bit longer. A friend has offered their CE key to me because of a duplicated order. I attempted to log in and send my regards to my guildies, but the queue to get into our server was over 200! Later that night, it was well over 400. The guild leader also refuses to change servers so now we're stuck. How stressful. Well the official game comes out tomorrow so I'll have to start paying for it. It's more expensive than FFXI and MH. The price is less desirable. I'd rather pay for XBL Gold and get access to more games.

Not sure what to do.

*goes to play her PSP*