And a year later

It's not all I have been doing, but I find it ironic that I'm still playing Oblivion. Granted, this time its for the best system out there, PC, but its still a two year old game. And it still holds up. With graphics ramped all the way up, I get 60 FPS and it looks gorgeous. Now, I'm gonna describe my character, because I'm lame. I'm a mage/theif. I have recently run into the problem of not being able to to get through any gates, for my unlock spell just goes right through them. And even with a large area spell, it doesn't unlock them. It's bullshit.

And Super Smash Bros Brawl is still a favorite. I have a feeling that it will be for many many years to come. My characters are (in order from best with to not): Pikachu, Toon Link, Captain Falcon, Kirby, Ice Climbers.

Playlist:

1. Oblivion
   
2. Super Smash Brothers Brawl
3. Guitar Hero

Keyboard

I had my LAN yesterady/today. Ill talk about that later maybe. But I want this keyboard:
http://www.saitek.com/uk/prod/cykeyv2.htm. 
When it comes out, I'm gonna buy it. Its 1337.

Playlist:

1. Team Fortress 2
   
2. Supreme Commaner: Forged Alliance
3. Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
4. Guitar Hero 3

Scared

My xbox 360 just red ringed. I mean, I have heard it happening to other people, but never expected it to happen to me. This happened to me before, when I was using this cooler. So, from past experience, just unplugged the power cord, and plugged it back in. Guess what? It turned on. I didn't test it, removing the game, then turning if off. If this happens again, I am going to Best Buy for my warranty.

Playlist:

1. Team Fortress 2
   
2. Guitar Hero 3
3. Supreme Commander
4. Starcraft

Computer

Here are Pictuers and Specs of my computer:



Specs:
Motherboard
     ABIT IP35-E LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
     http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813127031

Processor
     Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
     http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115003 

Video Card
     EVGA 256-P2-N761-AR GeForce 8600GTS 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP      Ready SLI Supported Video Card
     http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130084

Power Supply
     APEVIA ATX-CW500WP4 ATX 500W Power Supply 115/230 V UL, CSA, TUV, CE
     http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817148027

RAM
     CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual      Channel Kit Desktop Memory
     http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145034

Hard Drive
     SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s      Hard Drive
     http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822152052
DVD burner
     Sony NEC Optiarc Black 18X DVD+R 6X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW      12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 18X      DVD±R DVD Burner, OEM Version
     http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827131047

Operating System
    Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD
    http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16832116202

Wireless Networking
    LINKSYS WMP54GS IEEE 802.11b/g 32-bit PCI Interface Wireless-G Adapter with     SpeedBooster Up to 54Mbps Data Rates WEP key bits: 64Bit and 128Bit WEP and WPA
     http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16833124139

Heatsink
   COOLER MASTER RR-CCH-L9U1-GP 92mm Hyper TX2 CPU Cooler
   http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16835103031


My favorite thing about my computer has been Crysis demo. Least favorite is my heatsink falling off.

Playlist:

1. Guitar Hero 3
   
2. Team Fortress 2

New computer

So I am sorry I have not updated my new computer status yet, but I have
been too busy playing it. I might post pictures soon. But here is what
i think about it. It is awesome everything works very well together
and vista runs very smoothly. I installed the crysis demo but have not
had a chance to play it. I also downloaded age of empires three, all
expansions. I have not played them yet. I am having a guitar hero
three party today, which will not go long. Guitar is three is very
hard game. I cant even beat it on hard. I'll post specs and pictures of
my computer later.
Playlist

1. Team Fortress 2.
2. Guitar Hero 3
3. Supreme Commander
4. Starcraft

Guitar Hero 3

On the eve of the arrival of my computer, I have been playing Guitar Hero 3. It is different from Guitar Hero 2 is about graphics. I think there is some difference if hammer ons and pull offs, but I really don't know All I know is that I am good on it. And Raining Blood by Slayer is just unfair. I will have a larger post either tomorrow or the day after detailing my computer and everything.

I have been playing TF2 quite a lot. That game is a lot of fun and I love that the Achievements don't mean anything. Thats how I am playing all games from now on: for fun and not achievements.
Playlist:

1. Team Fortress 2
2. Guitar Hero 3
3. Starcraft
   

Updates of sorts

Ok, well, taking a break from Java programming, I'm here blogging. Here are some things that are important to video games:

1. Guitar hero 3 comes out in 10 days. Thats less than 2 weeks. I can't Wait to rock Knights of Cydonia, Miss Murder and Before I Forget.
2. My new computer is in the latter stages of being purchased. I think I know my lineup for it, which includes the Nvidia8600 Gts, Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, 2GB Corsair RAM, DVD burner and Seagate 500GB hard drive. And of course Vista. It should rip the shit out Logan's computer.
3. LAN party update. Here is the list of the current attendees: Me, Marc, Mike, Daniel and Cory. Hopefully, and probably Tyler should show up and then I should ask him if he wants to brings friends, by friends I mean 2 who have the games we are going to play.
4. Directx 10.1 is retarted. We should not have had to rebuy GPU for some stupid things that should have been included in Directx 10 from the beginning.
5. Well, being incredibly jaded to video games is really a bad thing. I just wanted to play Halo 3 and it was pretty fun. Having friends to play with really makes a difference. Just assuming new games that come out are stupid, thats not so much a good thing.
6. Team Fortress 2 is quite an exquisite game. I am a very talented sniper and a good medic. I love just headshotting everyone.
   

Playlist:

1. Team Fortress 2
2. Garrys' Mod
3. Halo 3
   

Halo 3 and games to come

Yes, Halo 3 is pretty much taking up all of my time. I am playing it non-stop. Yet, for some reason, it is boring right now. I attribute that to the lack of people to play WITH. I think playing with friends makes the game so much more enjoyable and hope that it is the case. Its either that, or its because that is all I have been playing all day. I am leaning towards the latter.

I was thinking recently, and this is going to be a fantastic holiday season, for two reasons:
1. Great Games

• Mass Effect
• Guitar Hero 3
• Halo 3 ( already out)
• Grand Theft Auto ('08)

2. I have money
I really think that one of primary factors of why many kids don't play MORE video games, is because of money issues. Which, is ok, because once the kids have money, they are obviously working hard enough to play less, because they are busy making the money.

Playlist:

1. Halo 3
2. Counter-Strike Source
   

I can Never think of a good title

I have started playing WoW again. Amazingly, its a really fun game. A good computer really helps it out, but playing is not a job, but fun. I think that the key there is if you cant always play it, it becomes a gift when you find time to. I'm playing my Paladin Akoris, of the server Kul Tiras. He is pretty good. I'm debating whether to keep him a twink, or to play him. I'm leaning towards the latter because I don't have any high level characters, so No time like the present to change that.

I have also just finished torrenting Civ 4 and it's expansion. It's a good game. Unfortunately, it's a pretty hard game to just pick up and play. There is no tutorial, unfortunately, and you just have to start playing. I have figured some stuff out. It's not like a RTS, because if you set up a line of guys, the enemy can just run right through you. It's difficult and takes some getting use to.

Xbox 360 is really shaping up to be the console to have this holiday season. With so many games coming out, it will be ridiculous. Madden 08, Halo 3, and GTA IV are expected to take up 1/3 of all games sales. Also the games Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, Viva Pinata Party Animals, Rock Band, Guitar Hero 3, Splinter Cell Conviction, Bio Shock, Call of Duty 4, PGR4, Blue Dragon and many more are all coming out this holiday season. That's a lot of games.

Playlist:

1. World of Warcraft
2. Civilization 4: Warlords
3. Shadow Run
4. Solitare

Days till Halo 3:
2 Months 9 days

Gamerscore:
2450