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A Gaming Diary
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.
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Jan 6th
I have a new villager called Pate who seems to have moved into Monique’s old house.
She seems nice from first impressions, but then she is a duck which gives her bonus points straight off.
No other real news. Everything’s ticking along. I have a new fridge, which contains the same stuff as my pear dresser. A no pasties or smoothies. Rubbish.
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Jan 5th
It just ate my evening again.
I opened my gates a little before nine and shut them just now, after having people over to play for the entire time.
It’s such a strange a little game but Celebrity Big Brother has proved conclusively that it’s not as insane as the real world.
Geometry Wars 2
Jan 5th
Bah!
My high score is now the same one I had last year. My heroic score from a few days ago has disappeared completely.
Annoying.
Though it doesn’t actually change my position in the leaderboard based on my friends’ scores.
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Jan 5th
Nothing special to report. I picked some fruit, bought loads of furniture for the kitchen, popped out for a bit, gave Curt a fossil, that sort of thing.
