:: Thursday, November 21, 2002 ::

Just one more agonizing day of school before saturday arrives. Less than 48 hours before the 2nd annual Cube Party, and might I add, it's going to freaking rock. Pretty much all of my friends who are gamers will be there; Ryan H, Ryan T, Nathan, Nate, Phil, and David H. Last year when I threw a little suarez in celebration of me being the only person with my greedy hands on a cube, we plowed through at least 48 cans of soda...an eery pyramid of caffeine to behold. I've kicked it up a notch this year with 36 freakin bottles of Bawls Guarana, more folks, and of course more games. If you feel particularly compelled to join in the madness, I don't mind as long as you quietly slip through the front door without my parents noticing too many extra people in the house...

With the annual winter game push upon us, I'm surfacing for a brief second to digress my happiness before going back down for more fun. There's so much to look forward to on gamecube this winter; Metroid Prime, Metroid Fusion, A Link to the Past, Rayman 3, Yoshi's Island, and several others which I mentioned in my response to the N-Philes Rountable. I finally got the chance to play some Metroid yesterday when I went over to Ryan's for a few hours after school. The word massive comes to mind. Each level is enormous, yet still amazingly detailed down to every single unique square inch. I never played the other Metroids, but from what I can gather they fostered a sense of exploration. I must say that Retro Studios pulled this off beautifully. I was constantly refferrring to my map..exploring unventured level parts trying to fit together the pieces of the story together. Not to mention kicking some serious alien butt. One thing which impressed me a great deal were the rewarding boss battles, of which I had about 3 of. Joy like no other is felt when having bug guts splattered on your visor. A heat wave is visible from your cannon after rapidly firing. Reflection, shadows, and lighting are all incredibly realistic. When you run past a busted steam pipe, condensation gathers on your visor temporarily. This game is amazing, owning a gamecube without Metroid prime simply doesn't make any sense. If you listen to my advice about games at all for this year, BUY METROID. Of course, next year's advice will be to buy Zelda....

So yeah, saturday will rock. Shovel some dirt with coffee cans, go to an eagle ceremony, then sit back and sip on some Bawls and get my game on. Rock.

:: Floydthebarber 11/21/2002 05:38:00 PM [+] ::
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