• 1Apr 08

  I Have PS3 and Xbox 360...So why am I so bored?

  I don't know how it happened, or even how I was able to afford it, but as of the end of 2006 I found myself on the outside looking in. Most of my friends had a 360 and when PS3 and Wii came out those were aquired by many people that I knew as well. Everyone had one and I had nothing, stuck with my PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube. I had been in this situation before with the three previous systems but these, they were just too expensive. I mean $60 bigs for a game, half a thou for the system, excluding the Wii which you can't find anyway, it was too much. So I saved, not for the systems themselves but because I have enough clothes and stuff that I didn't need to buy anything. But then it happened, PS3's sales were low, extremely low for Sony standards and I found myself looking a two price drops, one for a PS3 looking to get more sales and one for a 360 trying to make sure Sony didn't get ahead. Eventually I found myself in a situation that had me looking at a $750 dollar price tag for the two of them instead of $1100 and a big smile for saving my money. With both in my possession I began to marvel at the amazing graphics and quality of certain games (be careful to read and find out as much info as you can or you'll lose a lot of money) like that of Uncharted, Heavenly Sword, Mass Effect, COD 4, Assassins Creed, GOW, Halo 3, DMC 4 and the beautifully long Oblivion. Yet as time when on I felt something missing. Is it just me or are the only games on this list that have reply value Halo and COD 4? (I'd say Oblivion but thats well worth the money seeing as it never really ends).

  I found little left in AC and Uncharted and Heavenly Sword was over before I could blink. I only say Halo and COD4 (Xbox Version) because they have good and hard achievement points and the online is very well done. With the exception of other good titles on both systems (Madden 08, Forza 2, NBA 2K8, Ninja Gaiden) if you go to any place that sells games half the stuff up there is crap. Now I know both systems have a lot of life left in them but still I remember a time where PS2 would have amazing games and Xbox would save us from bordem yet both of those systems ended up with more trash and only a handful of games that were excellent.

  I wrote before, a long while ago about how I went looking for a Wii and came back with a PS3 instead. I regret it a little. Why, well for a couple of reasons. One I have a lot of friends who not only do I play a lot of games with but most of them on Wii's. Two No More Heroes and Super Smash Bros. both came out with exceptional reviews and those were the top games that I wanted to play. Three for a Wii, Zelda, Smash Bros., No More Heros and Super Mario Galaxy, I could buy for the same, KEYWORD same amount of money for my PS3! My store discount at FYE would allow that to happen and since I'm 19 believe me I need a store discount. So what the hell was I thinking, I can't find a Wii, not even at my job and we recieved more to sell then Best Buy and Circuit City did in my area.

  Ah well, here's to hoping a Wii finds it's way over to me so I can once again own all three systems like the generation before them. Ironically this is the same thing that happened to me back then. I got bored with PS2 and GC and Xbox came out with exclusives like KOTOR, KOTOR II, Ninja Gaiden and Fable and I needed saving. Although this time I'm sure, Wii will definitely do some saving. Till then of to my friends dorm I go...

  NovaSky

  • Posted Apr 1, 2008 10:16 am GMT
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• 3Feb 08

  No Ones Perfect ...

  
  

  
  Wow.

  ...

  You know whats funny, so many people hated, but I said Eli would come through. They said the Giants would get owned, but I said they would get over.

  

  This is football. For all those haters, for all those people who said Eli would fail, for all those who said he wasn't his brother...This one's for you!

  Congrats NY for beating the odds...cause you know, nobodys perfect...

  • Posted Feb 3, 2008 10:00 pm GMT
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• 2Feb 08

  I couldn't find a Wii, so why the hell is there a PS3 sitting in front of me?!

  I couldn't find it. Not one. Not in any of the stores that were in my area, and I'm in Hartford CT, so there are plenty of Best Buy's, Walmarts, EBs and other places like those. Yes I was told that I could get one at another location, actually I was told that in more then one place but I was not willing to drive an extreme amount of miles for it, I thought I could wait.

  It seems I was wrong...only in a different sense!

  See it seems that I was easily able to wait for a Wii. I just wasn't able to for a PS3.

  I don't know how it happened. I can't explain why. All I remember is coming out of Best Buy, driving back home and sitting down to do some homework when BAM! It hit me. I turned around and a black and white box with silver PlayStation 3 writing was staring back at me. And just like the sexy commercial I was speechless. She had me captivated. My 360 began to turn red with envy as I totally ignored it, and then like a punch in the face, I was awakened to the thought that maybe I made a mistake, I mean Final Fantasy isn't out, neither is Metal Gear and GTA is for both systems as well as Devil May Cry.

  Hmm...

  It's not like I opened it yet. It's not like I turned it on gave it a name and played something yet. It's still in the box. It's returnable all $423.00 worth. 423, damn that is a large number, maybe too large.

  This may take awhile......

  
  -NovaSky

  • Posted Feb 2, 2008 5:29 pm GMT
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