What do you think. Too much?

Due to the problems I've had with my neighbour, I'll be staying at tenatzen's for a night or so. Anyone who wants me knows where to reach me. Normal service will be resumed shortly, we hope.

This is one of the (many) things I hate most about my body:

"What's that? He hasn't eaten anything significant in the last 3 hours? Well then yes, we will give him a crippling overflow of stomach acid, this is a fantastic idea!"

Good thing I have a fast metabolism, otherwise I'd be fatter than Bart. And for reference, I'm pretty sure Bart's the answer to that immortal question "who ate all the pies".

On the plus side, I finally have the cash for a new HD! I got a 1tb for £63 on Ebuyer, which was less than I was expecting, so I was even able to drop the monies for next day delivery! I am now taking suggestions for names for my new external. For reference, my current drives are named Arcueid (150gb), Ciel (400), Hisui and Kohaku (two 30gig internals - you see what I did there, yes?) and, umm, Toph (500). No, I'm not naming the new one Katara, she's a bitch.

So yeah, leave suggestions before I wind up calling it Tali or something, because I have absolutely zero imagination when it comes to these things and wind up naming stuff after the last major thing I saw/read/played.

In other other news, I also hate myself for liking this Nirvana/Lady Gaga mashup. You have no idea how deep my self-loathing for liking this song goes. The Mariana Trench ain't got nothin' on me and my hate.

Mass Effect 2 finally finished!

What do we think, review in the next few days?

Lookit me, ma, Imma Knight Saber!



(and without even trying too! Take that, Linna!)

Also, when you see it, you'll probably laugh as hard as I did. Subtle, Bioware, subtle...

Playing God Hand after a lengthy absence is like punching a bicycle: you never really forget, it's painful as hell, but oddly rewarding in the end.

What.

Everyone has a character they feel connected to, whether it be in a book, movie, show or video game. But how do others perceive you? Have your f-list tell you a character they see you as, and maybe even explain why.


Bonus points if you don't take the easy way out and pick a character I already like, like, say, Deadpool.

Had an almighty headache again last night, ruining all my fun. Started about 8pm and by 11 I was having trouble thinking straight. Went and lay down on and off during the night, but couldn't even sleep, it was so painful. The bottom of my skull's still a mite throbby, so Mr. Cranky is in residence at the Stately Wayne Manor here. Pester at your own doom.

On the plus side, I'm now at the final area of Mass Effect 2, the suicide mission. Game's been a hell of a lot of fun, and having to wait another two years for the grand finale's gonna be a bitch. Hopefully Bioware will actually pull its collective finger out and make with the meaningful DLC this time. Sorry, kids, but Zaeed sucks and the Normandy crash site was dull as all hell. And while Bring Down the Sky was a nice treat, it was over way too quickly and didn't offer anything special. Still, the game's only been out a few days, let's wait and see.

New review up at WiiDS: some games do cause violent tendencies - god knows, I really want to hurt the people responsible for Planet 51 on the DS...

...Magical Girl Revy-chan?

Y'know, I'm really not sure if having it in english would help or not...

New review up at WiiDS: a Pokemon game I actually enjoy! Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky for the DS.

I get it now. Really, I do.

Mass Effect was Star Wars: you saved the galaxy from an insidious threat and you were the big-ass hero. Happy ending, happy times.

Mass Effect 2 is Empire Strikes Back: you won the last battle, but everything's going downhill for you now. Your team is scattered, there's betrayals left and right, and there's a very good chance the ending will be a bad one for everyone*.

I can then confidently predict that Mass Effect 3 will reveal the Rachnai to actually be really cuddly, and will manage to give the Reapers an utterly humiliating defeat in the 11th hour. Or possibly a volus or two. As long as there's an elcor in the party at some point, that's all I ask. Those guys are awesome.

I see what you did there, though, ME2: a mission to make things go boom in the Dakka system? Ohohoho!

*It's also at least 23% of the Battlestar Galactica remake, since half your party wants to kill the other half at any given moment.

This'll disappoint at least a couple of you.

Sorry, what's that you say?

Mass Effect 2 for PC leaked not half an hour ago?

Why yes, that will be an effective use of my weekend, won't it?

The new Sherlock Holmes movie... well, isn't. It's a darn good film, hell of a lot of fun, but really, it's nothing like what you'd expect from a Holmesian movie. Really, it's closer to a Victorian Indiana Jones (Jones, Holmes, hmm..) by way of Lethal Weapon-style buddy movie.

(which reminds me, why hasn't anyone adapted the Alan Quartermain books recently? They really couldn't do much worse than Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)

It's a clear set up for a series, since a familiar name gets dropped in the final few minutes. But that's utterly unsurprising considering anyone with any knowledge of the character will be wondering who this Lord Blackmore guy is compared to a more recognisable name we could mention. Oddly, it reminded me most of Young Sherlock Holmes, which I used to love as a kid, and should probably track down again sometime. But anyone used to Jeremy Brett or Basil Rathbone (a.k.a. the two Holmeseses everyone knows and everyone thinks of whenever they imagine the character) is probably going to be startled by the change. I hope they go all out for the sequel and make it into a proper grand adventure romp, since we were almost there, but not quite with this one.

Still, big points for having Watson actually be competent in this one. Every adaptation seems to make him a bumbling oaf, when really, he often picked up on things Holmes himself would miss. Now, if only we could turn down the bromance/fangirl baiting, we'd be gold...

Y'know, if you know what actually happens in the Narutaru manga - a series that can rival Saikano for bleakness - the opening titles to the show are absolutely hilarious. Can't help but wonder if that was intentional or not...

Mass Effect 2's been leaked for the 360 to absolutely no one's surprise. Now the wait for the PC version begins.

Must... resist... spoilers...!

That was weird.

Apparently, one of my old characters has desided he wants in on this writing thingie I'm doing, and just forced himself in in the middle of a scene. And dragged a friend along for good measure. Probably because I haven't done anything with him in about 6 years or more.

I'd be more annoyed if it didn't make perfect sense and fill an obvious gap in the cast. I just hope he remembers that this is a giant robot-free zone.

Now, if we could maybe shift the characters thus far away from being unintentionally like people I know IRL, we'd be golden...

So, how many firstborns do I have to redeem for my own Izanami plush?

...and who do I have to kill for the school swimsuit Rise figure?

New Silent Hill game is out for the PSP.

That's me set for the next day or two.