Chapter 24: A Total Lack Of Inspiration

- credit Shaymus022

I keep complaining that things have been slow on this blog in the past few weeks. Those days of daily updates have long since disappeared. Partly, I have had other stuff to do (writing scripts, watching How I Met Your Mother). Partly, i'm inherently lazy all the time.

But I think mainly it's because I have a total lack of inspiration to play my 360 right now. Well, that isn't exactly true, I have nothing to play on my 360 that inspires me.

I had a great February where me and Dan bought Saints Row 2 and played through that and all in all it was an awesome game. Then I had Prince of Persia to finish which I really got into towards the end (until that lame ending).

Now, I have nothing I really want to play. I started GTA4 last Thursday and whilst it is a good game, I found Saints Row 2 more fun. Maybe I need to get into it more. Right now i'm on those missions where you're still setting the scene. Niko is beating up Albanians and we get crappy cutscenes at the taxi rank with Borat accents.

I play FIFA09 regularly but there isn't much to report on a blog about that other than when it decided to punk me and pretend it was broken last week.

Looking forward, June will be a great gaming month with Ghostbusters and Arkham Asylum coming out a week apart. Plus it's my 21st and I think i'm going to get a Nintendo DS and be cool like the other 75 million DS owners in the world.

But for now there is a void. I could play Gears of War 1 & 2, since i've never played either game. But I don't want too. I could play one of the million zombie games Dan owns. But zombies are lame. I could play Halo Wars. But then i'd be like my friend Richard who has left behind his social life for playing Rome: Total War or Empire or whatever it is called, i'm not really sure. Plus i'm not a huge fan of those games.

I could buy the new maps for Call of Duty:WaW but right now I can't afford rent, let alone DLC.

I have been lent Beautiful Katamari, (I have placed a review below for you, if you like, click the link and buy it for only a tenner), but after only one play i'm not feeling it yet. I don't know whether it is my kind of game.

So i'm stuck playing Mario Kart (still awesome, will never tire of it) and Crayon Physics Deluxe (google it if you don't know).

I'm going to see what Dan has in his collection later. I'm going to find a new game, hopefully. For now, i'll rant and rave at you at my small little problem. Because it's my blog....and I can.

Chapter 19: Achievements of the Week 13-20 March

- credit s3rioussam

So it's a bit late than never, but Friday's regular achievement round-up is here.

It has been a good week for me XBox-wise. I've used gaming to distract me from writing a 9000 word dissertation. But can I beat 270 points, my best so far? I know for sure i've beaten last week's low of 35.

Tomorrow will come a retrospective gaming review. I received good feedback on my Aladdin piece last week.

So without further ado, my achievements:

15/03/2009- Hi Fidelity (Saints Row 2): Found all CDs in Stilwater (15G)

15/03/2009- All-City (Saints Row 2): Found and sprayed all 50 tags in Stilwater(10G)

15/03/2009- Splatster Chief (Saints Row 2): Completed all levels of Septic Avenger(15G)

17/03/2009- Where's My Car? (Saints Row 2): Delivered all the cars to the chop shops (10G)

18/03/2009- Light Seeds Collector (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, you have collected 200 Light Seeds (10G)

18/03/2009- Light Seeds Provider (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, you have collected 300 Light Seeds (10G)

18/03/2009- Throw Master (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, you have mastered throwing enemies (10G)

20/03/2009- Deflect Master (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, you have mastered the art of Deflecting (20G)

20/03/2009- Death of a Concubine (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, you have killed the Concubine (20G)

20/03/2009- Light Seeds Locator (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, you have collected 400 Light Seeds (10G)

20/03/2009- Death of a Warrior King (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, you have killed the Warrior (20G)

20/03/2009- Light Seeds Harvester (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, you have collected 500 Light Seeds (10G)

20/03/2009- Improviser (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, you used the environment to your advantage (10G)

20/03/2009- Climbing to New Heights! (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, you have found the highest place in the world (10G)

20/03/2009- Traitor's End (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, you have killed the Alchemist (20G)

20/03/2009- Light Seeds Hoarder (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, you have collected 600 Light Seeds (10G)

20/03/2009- Now who's the Hunter? (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, you have killed the Hunter (20G)

20/03/2009- Saviour of the City of Light (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, the world has been healed (50G)

20/03/2009- Explorer (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, you have explored the whole land (20G)

20/03/2009- From Darkness…Light! (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, you have reimprisoned Ahriman (30G)

20/03/2009: Speed Demon (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, you finished the game in under 12 hours (10G)

20/03/2009- To be continued… (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, the game is complete..the story has only just begun... (80G)

20/03/2009- Be gentle with her (Prince of Persia): Congratulations, you have been kind to Elika (100G)

These following achievements credit Amy Templeton..not moi:

20/03/2009- Mini Katamari (Beautiful Katamari): You made a katamari over 30cm! (5G)

20/03/2009- Request x 3 (Beautiful Katamari): Completed 3 Requests (5G)

Total Gamerpoints: 530

As you can see, a hugely successful week and a new gamerpoint record! Although if you knew the strife I went through to complete Prince of Persia, you'd be even more respectful of what's gone down this week.