Hey Man, well this is Babylon

Bitches

• The second to last boss in the “ClaireB” section of Resident Evil 2 is a mega-bitch, and then some. It almost breaks the enjoyment of the game for me, sadly. There should be better ways to evoke a feeling of “survival horror” than “repetitive death due to terrible controls.” The bosses in RE1 were way better, but then again, the GC version we played had a fabulous control layout. For me, the main cause of the game-breaking disconnect is that for the entire rest of the game, the difficulty has been more evenly paced and balanced, but then BAM this jackass comes and breaks Claire’s virgin ass in half with little warning. At least Pirate Baby gave a warning when the end was approaching.

Roses

• The release date for Deadspace has been pushed forward a week! Yay! And two weeks later, Fallout 3 is released too! Yay! I’ve totally reserved the next day after each release date for some all-day stay-at-home gaming.
• This morning, on the long and pleasant walk from the bus stop to my place of employment, a song from the Beyond Good & Evil soundtrack queued up in my Zen’s playlist, and listening to it brought a tear and a smile as I remembered how goddamned amazing that game is. I’m definite;y going to post something about it in the next few days.

Hopes

• I’m finally getting to try out the Cold City rules in our upcoming sci-fi “horror” game. I’m considering importing the Aspect cards from Verses to add some spice, but that’s still under debate.