Super Mario Galaxy 2 First Impressions

Ok, I seriously have no idea how I pryed myself off of my bed from playing this game to go on my computer and type this post. But somehow I did and here I am, well Galaxy 2 came out today... or yesterday since these posts come out the day after I write em, well anyway it came out and to me at least it seems like everybody was to busy playing their PS3s or 360s and whatnot to even notice this badass game even exists. And even though my friends might be playing their Left for Dead, Modern Warfare, or in my brother's case Red Dead Redemption, I still show some love to the good ol' turtle killing, mushroom eating, goomba stomping red hatted plumber. So as you can obviously tell I love the game, and with new additions like Yoshi, a few new power ups, and that... drill... thing... how can you not love it? Anyway, I hadn't realised until I read it in a gaming magazine (either Game Informer or Nintendo Power or something like that) that you weren't able to ride on Yoshi for like any of the 3D platforming Mario games besides Sunshine, but as I previously mentioned that changes now that you can ride on Yoshi in Galaxy 2. Oh, and the Yoshi parts are just freakin awesome they are really fun. I almost forgot to mention how the game starts you out, which is pretty interesting, for like the first bit of gameplay you're on a 2D plane as you learn the basic controls, which is kinda cool. The core gameplay is the same as the first Galaxy game, so if you played the first one, then the constant reminder in like every other level of how to spin will only get in your way. I really don't know what else to say and to be honest I really just want to get back to playing it right now so, sorry if this post was kinda short, but the game is awesome and yeah I gotta get back to it.

My Weekend Wishlist... Or whatever

I am tired, want to relax and out of ideas, and cannot read the weekly jump til like Monday, so this post is probably gonna be pretty short. Ok so basically I am just gonna talk about the three... no wait, four games I will be getting on Sunday. Sorry but no pictures... I may add them in later... but that's not a promise.

Ok, so first off is the only game on this list that I will actually be buying at the store, and that of course is Super Mario Galaxy 2. Alright, I fondly remember staying up for at least a day and half doing nothing but playing Super Mario Galaxy, only stopping to eat and use the bathroom, when the game first came out. However I later thought during one of my vacations, "hmmm, was the game really THAT good?" and decided to replay it and should have been ashamed of myself to even consider it not being as amazing as I remembered. So obviously that means I am super psyched for Galaxy 2, especially with games like Super Mario 64 practically defining my childhood (well, that and Ape Escape and Digimon, but whatever). So yeah I seriously can't wait for it to come out.

The second game is something that I might set aside an hour or two to play on Sunday if I can even get myself to somehow stop playing Galaxy 2 at all, and it is the English (Mangagamer) version of the original Higurashi game, well the first 4 arcs in one game that is. Since I had all of my questions about the game answered (quite quickly) on the Mangagamer forums I am now 100% sure that I will get the game now. I really don't know what to say at all about the game... uhhh, well for those of you who don't know, it is the sound novel (sound novel is what it's called right?) that the famous Higurashi anime and manga are based on, so the games are Higurashi in their original form, that's pretty much why I want to get them, especially since people say that the anime and manga took out a lot of important stuff out for some reason. Uh, I guess that's it... on to the next game then I suppose.

The third game I will most likely be getting is JoJo's Bizarre Adventure for the good ol' Dreamcast. I am buying this game for several reasons, 1: because I need a good fighting game for my Dreamcast since I have like no fighting games on that console at all and I simply cannot afford to buy Marvel Vs Capcom 2 since I'm not filthy rich and 2: I have been curious about JoJo's Bizarre Adventure games for quite the long time and I have been always saying "oh yeah I'll get one later" but screw that I have the freakin money so I wanna get it NOW. I seriously have yet to play a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure game and I feel bad, plus I totally just wanna learn every single combo possible with Dio and pwn my friends with my... you know what attack...

The fourth and final game is one my friend seems to remember fondly as one of his favorite games of all time, Cannon Spike. After he told me how awesome the game was and that you can play as B.B. Hood, a Darkstalkers character, I just saw like one gameplay video and I was SOLD! But, whenever I set aside the money to try and win a bid on the game I always lost, so since I am tired of losing bids on this game time and time again, I'm just gonna get a buy it now... I really hope there are still copies by Sunday... Anyway, for those of you who have no clue what Cannon Spike is, well it's like a shoot em' up by Capcom for the Dreamcast and is quite the rare game. Since I am a big fan of both Capcom and shoot em' up games... well you can tell where I am going with this.

I suppose this post wasn't... THAT short... but if you think it was then uhh... sorry, I already said why it was so short at the beginning of the post so yeah...

Games I Am Totally Psyched For...

Just like my previous post these are not in any order of preference, these are just the three games I plan on getting on release date in the next few months, or in the case of one of these games, weeks. Also, they all happen to be Wii games, I just noticed that after finishing the post. Also, sorry if this post is a bit short, I am trying to stay awake as best as I can right now, so at least I'm not taking ANOTHER day off, since I have taken way to many of those. Sorry for adding another little note here, but if my friend (who shall remain nameless) were to read this list, it would just flip him off in the face because of the fact that he constantly tells me the Wii was good for the Conduit and the Conduit alone.

1. Monster Hunter Tri (Wii)

Well I was about to tell you how psyched I was to get a Classic Controller Pro bundled with this game but that bundle apparently no longer exists... So just a heads up, since I planned on getting a classic controller pro, and now I have to technically pay $10 more to get it, I actually, might have to possibly not get the game on release since I am tight on money, so congrats Gamestop, for yanking the bundle I think I might just buy the game purposely at Gamecrazy. Anyway, I was planning on importing this game but eventually I just decided to wait for it to come out in America and now I seriously can't wait to play it. I haven't played the Monster Hunter series before and I hope this game is a good start off, of course thanks to all of the innovations of the game, I'm sure they will spoil me crazy and trying to go backwards in the series is gonna be a pain. Anyway, I'm sure this game will be great and I cannot wait to finally play it after I have heard so much about.

2. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)

Do I even have to write (or type... or whatever) anything for this one... I mean come on... It's freakin Mario... and the first Galaxy was so awesome, that just like Brawl I stayed up for well over 24 hours and bought several energy drinks just to stay awake to play more, and when I finally fell asleep, I recall that my dreams were about playing the game more. So obviously since Galaxy 2 looks even better then the first, I seriously can't wait to play it. I seriously look away when I see videos or pictures of the game because I do not want anything about this game spoiled at all, I mean all that was spoiled about the original game for me was that spider boss, and that was pretty much it. I know that much like New Super Mario Bros, once my brother finds out I have this game I will wake up one morning and my Wii will be gone and I won't see it for weeks. Honestly I do not know what else to say, besides the fact that this game is gonna be freakin awesome and I seriously cannot wait until it comes out.

3. Sin & Punishment: Star Successor [AKA: Sin & Punishment 2] (Wii)

I had to put that little "AKA" in there for those of you who either want to stay traditional to the Japanese version, or if you're like me and you would rather say Sin and Punishment 2 because it's easier. Anyway, I heard alot good things about this game and it just sort of sparked my interest, so a few months or so ago I decided to buy the virtual console version of the original N64 game that only came out in Japan, and yeah the voice acting was probably the worst I had ever heard, and I admit the story was a tad confusing, but the gameplay was so awesomely badass. I saw screenshots and a few videos of the sequal and I seriously wanted to import it, but I have decided to just wait for the US version, and much like waiting for Monster Hunter Tri and new Venture Brothers episodes, it seems like times flies by so fast but those things don't seem to feel like they're getting any closer. I have read nothing on the plot, and I am hoping that this might be a bit easier to understand, instead of feeling like one of those games you have to have the manual for the litle story summary thing at the begining. Then again, I wouldn't mind if it was all cheezy like the first game since I just seem to be such a fan of things like that.

3 Games That Have Withstood the Test of Time

I was planning on not even posting today since I will most likely be very busy today but I decided to just post early in the morning, so todays post will be a bit short, but it's better then nothing I suppose. This is not a top 3 list, meaning that it is not in any order of preference, I may even do a "3 MORE Games That Have Withstood the Test of Time" post eventually.

1. Halo 2 (Xbox)
I know, this one isn't really that old and most people play Halo 3, and will then move on to Halo Reach, but the other day me and my friend played Halo 2, and it was like so awesome. I had completely forgotten about the vehicles and several other featres that they took out in Halo 3 that were in the previous game. I am pretty sure that plenty of people still play the game and so it won't be so hard to find an online match, but the matchmaking system was a bit complicated when we tried, we were used to the Halo 3 matchmaking system that was so dumbed down that even a 3 year old could play... and maybe that's why there are so many little kids playing. Anyway, if you miss the good old vehicles they took out, or perhaps dual weilding needlers, then give Halo 2 a try again, you won't regret it since so many others still play it too.

2. Super Mario Bros. (NES)
This one is obvious, I mean this game is so common that the first level has been copied and pasted in almost every platformer ever, there were so many copies sold, I found mine in a book store, literally just in between a bunch of books, they were just selling Super Mario Bros. for the NES because they had a ton of them. I not only have the game with Duck Hunt, but thanks to my uncle I have it with Duck Hunt and World Class Track Meet. I seriously can't plug in my NES without popping this game in and playing for just a bit. This game is so well known that your parents probably remember it if you weren't around for the NES days like me.

3. Tetris (Like EVERY console)
Tetris may be a game for casual gamers... mostly... but like most puzzle games of it's kind, it is extremely simple but at the same time very addicting. Even though modern casual gaming companies *cough* PopCap *cough* seem to make the game even easier and therfor less enjoyable for people like me (I don't need to be able to "save a block" for later goddammit) it's still nice to pop in an old version like the one for my original Gameboy or for the NES. Even though I like Tetris I don't think it's something I will play when I am in a serious gaming mood, it's good for when I need a distraction while I'm in a long car drive or when I am waiting for something and need to play a game that will make me forget about time entirely but I can put down whenever I want. I mean, when I need to wait for something that will happen in several hours then maybe I'll just play Saints Row 2 or something, but when I need to wait like half an hour or so then Tetris is perfect because I won't get that tired of it and I won't need to stop to save or anything.

Top 5 Games of 2010 I Am Hyped Up For

It has been a while since I did a major post about video games or a nice top 5 or top 10 list, and after all I am the GAMING Otaku so let's do this. This list is basically the top 5 games I seriously can't wait for in 2010, and since this is not a top 6 list, and I won't have the money to get it when it comes out anyway, Bayonetta will not be on this list. And believe me when I say this, this list was a tough one to put in order of preference. Oh and last little message, I am gonna be using pictures for this post again (why did I stop doing that in the first place?).

5. MAG

Ok so I MIGHT not get MAG on the day it comes out but it does look pretty awesome, I mean over 200 people playing online at the same time? Sounds either awesome or like quite the problem. I am most likely going to wait a while after the game comes out and read/watch a few reviews to see if the maps are big enough to make it so that you aren't sniped the second you respawn... every time, or if the servers can handle all those players at one time, ect. Then if all is positive I will save up my money and enjoy the massively multiplayer mayhem... hey I just made that up on the spot, cool.

4. Tatsunoko Vs Capcom: Ultimate All Stars

I already own the original version of this game in Japanese but wow it'll be great to play it in my own language and those new characters will be awesome. Since I love the "Vs" series so much I really don't mind buying this game a second time and it's actually sort of my way of saying thanks to Capcom for going through the nightmare of having to localize it and show how much of a dedicated fan I am. I had trouble fitting my Christmas presents onto my game shelf but let's just hope I can make room for this game and the next on my list this month on my most crammed shelf of all, the Wii game shelf.

3. No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

Ok so I kind of hate myself for putting this so low on the list I mean I already have the money for this game (and Tatsunoko Vs Capcom) saved up already and if this were a list of my top 5 January 2010 games, believe me this would be number 1. Now that I got that out of the way, I seriously can't wait for this game and I just rush over to the Gamefaqs board for it almost everyday just hoping that a new scan or a new trailer is out for it because it is just going to be an amazing game. Thanks to the original No More Heroes I now know so much about Suda51 games and their awesomeness. I really don't know what else to say about this game since it is just going to be so great.

2. Super Mario Galaxy 2

It seems with Nintendo, they always like to show us a trailer or a teaser, then vaguely give us the year of release and then focus on something else with their new big titles, I don't feel left in the dark or anything I just kind of feel like I want the game more, and that seems to be the case with Super Mario Galaxy 2, I haven't checked for ant new info recently but that's because there wasn't any for pretty much ever so I just keep assuming Xplay will probably inform me when new info finally rises. I seriously can't wait for this game and over the Thanksgiving break back in November I replayed the original and want Galaxy 2 EVEN more. I really hope this game doesn't get pushed back since we were only given the year of release (2010) and when it comes to Mario games they usually do delay them a bit.

1. Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep

I know what plenty of you are thinking so let me just say first what Nintendo fanboys are thinking, then what Square Enix fanboys are thinking, *ahem* Nintendo fanboy: "HOW COULD YOU THINK THIS JAPANESE BULL**** IS BETTER THAN MARIO?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!" and SE fanboy: "He is one of us!" Sorry bout that but I'm pretty sure that is exactly what you were thinking Nintendo and Square Enix fanboys so let me just say this, I am not a Square Enix fanboy and I am just somehow more excited for this game than Galaxy 2, but I mean if I could just simply put them both as number one then I would but I had to make the decision and I just think that Birth By Sleep will pretty much count more as a real (not, real... but... uhh not portable is kinda what I meant) Kingdom Hearts game instead of a "portable" game, like Chain of Memories, I am sort of in between with 358/2 days since I don't count it as the same thing as Chain of Memories (even though I did like that game) but I'm not sure if you could really put it in league with the home console games, sorry if this is sounding confusing I'm not trying to make it so confusing. Anyway from what I have seen so far I look forward to buying this game when it comes out in the US because I don't import RPG games.