Gamer Banter: Falling Into Gaming Again, Maybe?
The fall and winter gaming release schedule is generally known for its bombardment of great titles, and this year seems to be better than the last. Here’s some select highlights that have me intrigued:
Solatorobo, one of the last great (and unknown) releases for the aging Nintendo DS, is being published by XSEED (responsible for publishing Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon, one of my favorite games of all time).
With a release date set for September 29 and the inclusion of a soundtrack in first-run copies, it’s an enticing purchase. The game, from what I’ve read and watched, is an action-RPG with anime cutscenes and with even more quests available to download online. Only time will tell if I’ll enjoy it but XSEED is known for great games (Little King’s Story anyone?)
Deepak Chopra “Leela” is a relaxing video game. Not many of those, so this can either be very good or dreadfully terrible. I’ll be starting graduate college at the end of August, and this might help to relax if things get too intense. The graphics look really cool (reminiscent of Child of Eden). Other than that, not really sure about it but I’m interested in trying it out.
The game is available for Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii and its release date is currently November 8. Maybe I can finally use the Kinect a bit more, it’s been collecting quite a bit of dust.
This Nintendo 3DS game has potential, it’s a ghost-hunting game using augmented reality. That is, your own personal living space. The 3DS has the ability to change whatever your environment is into a “virtual playground” – which is rather interesting. Props for originality, only time will tell if it’s good. The game is set to be released October 11.
Other mentions: Kirby Mass Attack, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Uncharted 3, Mario Kart 7. There may be other games on the horizon that are good or seem interesting, though I’m probably just not aware of it. Time will tell!
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Quote of the Week [#142]
“We feel alone when we disconnect from ourselves, & then we feel lonely because we cannot connect to others until we connect to ourselves.” – Margaret Paul
Forgetting What Could Be
In life, there’s one thing at times that I forget or perhaps don’t really treasure. The possibility of growing up where you are completely stuck and only know what you are taught. Watching the video “Inside a school for suicide bombers” I see an unfortunate world where children are taught to carry out attacks. This heartbreaking video made me realize that if you don’t have the proper support and development, a person is capable of doing anything. A person does have a choice, but if it’s so fundamentally absorbed into a person’s mind that attacking other people is good, than it’s very difficult to stop this from happening. It’s frustrating and sickening.
One thing I wonder is if any of the students have an innate sense that what they are being taught is wrong. This sense is obviously a difficult one because we see through history that people are susceptible to doing horrendous things, and even more so in a group. However, I am hoping that for everyone out there in this world, a person’s sense of intuition and the idea of thinking twice or three times about things being said may help in making this world a better place. Just because everyone else is doing something, does not mean it’s okay. I imagine it would be difficult to come to this realization in extreme situations.
The Moments: Summer Motivation
Since the end of May 2011, the amount of posts published have been sparse. Why that is I can’t fully explain, nor can I predict what the future has in store, but this summer has been full of accomplishments and it’s not over yet.
In June, I graduated from college and shortly afterwards got accepted to graduate college to obtain a Master’s.
In July, I worked on finally overcoming the fear of driving and got my license August 1.
Been spending the days reading self-help books, and working on learning languages. Finished 50 lessons in My Spanish Coach for Nintendo DS (in which after that, is no longer so great of a learning tool). Now set on learning from My French Coach. I originally decided on My Japanese Coach but after a few lessons decided to focus on French since it’s a language I might encounter more on a day-to-day basis. I would like to continue learning more Spanish but am unsure what the next step in doing that is.
In 3 weeks I’ll be starting graduate college and on to the next chapter in my life. The transition has not been the easiest, but one thing has been more clear than ever before.
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