A Gaming Diary
Archive for January, 2006
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Jan 12th
You know, I think I love Dotty a little less after she gave me a shanty wall in exhange for a fossil.
On a happier note, all my coconut trees seem to have taken.
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Jan 11th
I made a road network out of sandstone tiles I’d designed.
I was very proud of it, until the first person to see it referred to it as the ‘Burberry Road’.
Damn it all.
Geometry Wars 2
Jan 11th
Half an hour.
No score above 120,000.
Sometimes I don’t know why I bother.
Well, apart from the fact that it’s great fun.
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Jan 11th
Every day I have to fend off animals begging for fossils as if they were crack.
Today I had two spare fossils and I couldn’t find a single animal who wanted one.
I’m sure they’re playing with me.
Xbox 360
Jan 9th
I’m really starting to get into the Fight Night demo. I am actually starting to develop technique. My blocking is very suspect and my ducking and weaving is entirely random, but I’m starting to get into the right rhythm, mix up my shots nicely, look for openings, that sort of thing. If March wasn’t Oblivion month, I’d pencil this in for a purchase, EA or no EA.
I still haven’t won by knockout, though. In the second match I played today I knocked my opponent down twice, but he still managed to get up.
Anyway, after three matches I switched over to Geometry Wars 2 for a five minute go that turned into over half an hour and was only stopped because Life of Mars was about to start on BBC1. I got a new ‘official’ high score, but it was only 192,000, a good deal less than my actual best score. The quest continues…
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Jan 9th
Bought a hat.
Planted some cherry and coconut trees.
Talked some villagers.
Ignored the kitten who wants me to take her to Cockland.
Nintendogs
Jan 9th
For the first time in months. Homer was famished, parched and filthy and was lying on his back on the floor wheezing. He was so, so happy to see me again though. I felt so guilty.
Gah! It’s only code! It’s only code! It’s not a really puppy!
Aww, but the ickle guy was soooo cute, wasn’t he, wasn’t he, oh yes he was…
::dies::
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Jan 7th
Phew!
Just remembered to go and see KK in The Roost.
KK Safari was today’s selection, but I’m not really sure how it sounds as I had the volume down because I’m watching Sea of Souls on TV.
I’m also upset that the insurance payout for a forged painting is only a hundred bells. Might as well keep them for that price.
Final Night Round 3 Demo
Jan 6th
The latest demo on Xbox Live Marketplace is yet another EA sports game.
This time the sport in question is boxing. Now, I have no love of boxing in real life, but I do like fighting games and this one seems pretty good. It looks lovely, first off, though it’s going for realism, which is the least interesting graphical option to my eyes. It plays nicely, I think. I fought two four-round fights. Lost the first by a nose and then comprehensively won the second one.
I’m actually thinking that it may be worth buying, but that depends on me learning the workings of the right analogue stick properly. I’m starting to get there, but I can’t seem to pull off really quick punches yet. Might be the fighter, but I get the impression that it’s my fault.
