I’ve been well behaved

After the onslaught of pre-Xmas releases, I haven’t found the need, besides a few Xbox Live Arcade purchases (made with a handy 5000 points card present… thanks ma!), to buy any brand-new games. The only thing on the radar for me is Super Smash Bros. Brawl. And oh man am I psyched for that.

I’ve been finishing games, and currently am nearly complete the Half Life saga on The Orange Box. I’m going to write a “final thoughts” post when I’m totally done, but it really has been a journey. Half Life kinda gets in your brain, in weird ways. When I see oil drums through the window of the train scattered about Philadelphia junkyards, I immediately think “pick up with gravity gun; throw.”

Also have been having a blast with Team Fortress 2. When you get into a solid ranked match, when people aren’t coming and going like in player matches, the fun is VERY FUN. Since the matches can be long, you get to know your teammates a little bit, and from my experience the people who play TF2 are more of the nerdly bookish type (aka pleasant chaps) than the Halo 3 “omg ur a loser gay n*gg*r” norm.

Still continuing my quest for 120 stars in Mario. Super Mario Galaxy is like plugging an instant fun IV into your body. Can’t go wrong.

After beating the first two bosses in No More Heroes, I put it aside to concentrate on old games, but the urge to hack and cut and laugh is strong.

And then there is Mass Effect. Can’t wait to see what happens, and also, shoot things with magic and guns. There’s only so much time in the day for video games.

So, expect the “Half Life Saga: Complete” post within a few days. More soon.