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A Gaming Diary
Test Drive Unlimited Demo (360)
May 19th
The handling really isn’t as annoying as I remember it. I think I might have been playing with assists off when I had the full game, which was a bit silly. Good enough fun to play for the full hour of the demo, which is a good sign. Lots of other drivers whizzing around, too, though nobody was doing the formal races.
Anyway, I’ve ordered a stupidly cheap copy from Play to replace the one I foolishly traded in, which I hope should be here in time for me to play during the recovery period after my upcoming operation. Fingers crossed.
Pokemon Diamond (DS)
May 18th
Forty hours in now. This evening I beat the sixth gym, finally. I only needed to use one Pokemon in the end. Now I’ve battled my way to Snowpoint City and I’m going to see if there’s anything that’s good against Ice type that’s not fire.
Halo 3 Beta (360)
May 17th
I just won a game! Yes, a real game. I got up to 25 kills in Slayer on High Ground before anyone else. (The nearest person was on 22.) That’s probably never going to happen again, so I’ll let myself feel some fleeting glory.
That Rev Chap
SPARTAN – R37
Recruit – Grade 1
Games: 9
Last Played: 5/17/2007 4:04:28 PM
Total Kills: 69
Total Deaths: 129
Kill/Death Ratio: 0.5349
Total Assists: 44
Pokemon Diamond (DS)
May 17th
Thirty-five hours in. Five gyms down. Tried the sixth this evening, but I’m not ready. So I intended to level myself up, but didn’t do very well, sintead getting distracted by new Pokemon, trading and mixing records with my wife, dressing up my Crandios and going for a nice walk with my cute For Bear.
Yes, a bit of a contrast with Halo 3.
Halo 3 Beta (360)
May 17th
It’s Halo 2, but with a lick of paint and couple of new bits of furniture.
This means two things -
1) It’s truly excellent.
2) I am rubbish at it.
At World’s End Demo (360)
May 15th
A grown-up version of last year’s DS game, basically. As such it’s a fun swashbuckling romp and possibly worth getting in full, if you like that sort of thing.
Which I do.
Pokemon Diamond (DS)
May 13th
Well, I finally beat the fifth gym leader. About thirty-three hours in now and I’m going to see if the sixth gym is doable.
Picross DS (DS)
May 13th
I made two puzzles and then handed them over to my wife to do. She was very impressed. Darth Vader and Jason Voorhees. Didn’t actually solve any puzzles myself.
Pokemon Diamond (DS)
May 13th
Went to the gaming casino. You get some super special prize if you get to ten bonus rounds. So I played the tedious no-skill fruit machine mini-game for ages and ages, getting bonus round after bonus round, until after the ninth bonus round… the bonus rounds stopped. No idea why. Was very annoying.
Since then I’ve been seeking out trainers I’ve missed to try and eek out some experience for Batowl, my Noctowl, who’s the only anti-ghost guy I’ve really got.
