Shows I'm Following Now

Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu - Nogizaka Haruka is awesome. Or at least, the first 4 episodes are. I can't find any words to describe it besides being some kind sinful indulgence. =P Code Geass R2 - I didn't watch any Code Geass until during the holidays, when I raided kl's disc library - and then I got hooked instantly. High school kid with aspirations for power gaining the ability to make anyone follow his first set of commands - awesome setup. Coupled with a few crazy revelations here and there, the show becomes a joy to watch - and I have yet to want to watch another episode of anime this much before.

Special A - The show is still ongoing, so I'm obviously still following it religiously. The speed at which Hikari and Kei's relationship is growing is still painfully slow, but hopefully they'll make up for it soon enough. The show is amusing, but now I'm following more out of the fact I've watched most of it, rather than it being good.

I also caught up on Hidamari Sketch, and while I'd have to say the first one or two episodes were pretty bad, the show does eventually do away with the attention breaking randomness and form a more cohesive story after that. It does make a good show overall, but those first few episodes could be dealbreaking for many (being in anachronic order does give the show a better pace than otherwise).

Webcomic - How I Spent my 31st of July

Yes, I've played through Soul Calibur IV. I've unlocked every prefabricated character except Starkiller - mostly due to my laziness to learn how to play Yoda well enough to pass Arcade mode. I can't say I love the game, since I'm easily bored by fighting games, but it is still Soul Calibur IV. It feels harder to combo now, although I think that's probably a matter of practising and memorising the move lists as compared to my button mashing of the X and Y buttons.

If you like fighting games or just the Soul Calibur series, this will not disappoint and is most certainly a must-buy for anyone with a console who can play it. Just maybe, not now - and later when it hits budget price status, since I don't really value it at 60 dollars. Not the worst 60 dollars you could spend mind you considering the oh-so-vast number of games for XBox 360 this year.

I was severely disappointed by the Too Human demo but the Tales of Vesperia demo was a pleasant surprise.

Now addicted to:

Waga Routashi Aku no Hana by ALI PROJECT Die, All Right! by The Hives

Irony

Webcomic - Why Being a Gamer in Australia Feels Lousy

(I realise that I prefer doing this to illustrate my point rather than write out some long essay.)

Back to Uni

Today I was greeted by a familiar face at my first lecture. Who then promptly announced that he would be teaching us for another subject this semester. Which means my entire class will see him. Three times a day. In three different venues. Two days a week. OMGWTF. (thankfully, I like him - and fortunately, it will only be for six weeks.) I was busy the last week finishing Eternal Sonata and preparing for uni. After I work out my workload and compensate for my laziness, everything should be back to normal. (and yes, I posted this out of some desperate attempt to post something. As per usual.)