Waiting until 360
June 20th, 2005It’s time to set the record straight, so as to preclude any awkward moments over the next 6 months. This may come as a shock to some of you. Some of you have might have heard it discussed openly, maybe at a party or by the water cooler. Some of you probably don’t care, but just so everybody knows, I am not going to buy any more Xbox games until the Xbox 360 comes out.
This isn’t exactly a protest, but more like what I perceive to be a necessity given the short amount of time we have until the 360 comes out and the replay value of Halo 2. Here is what goes through my mind when I think of the games that I thought had a chance to warrant my money before the release of the new Xbox 360 a.k.a “the pixel-crack dispenser”:
Doom 3: Not as good as Halo 2
Chaos Theory: Not as good as Halo 2
Forza Motorsport: Not as good as Halo 2
Knights of the Old Republic: Not as good as Halo 2
Jade Empire: Not as good as Halo 2
You get the idea…
The Xbox has peaked and there is no where else to go but down! I have been in the console cycle of life-and-death for many years, sad as it may be, and I must accept it and prepare for the inevitable cash-draining investment in one of those first 360’s off the line…the cycle continues.
June 30th, 2005 at 3:34 pm
Although I understand your plight and the depth of Halo 2 is hard to break the enchantment. This has to be one of the most replayable games ever. It will be a sad day when the Halo 2 disc is actually put pack into it’s own box, instead permanently being housed in the xbox. I don’t even put it away when I pull it out for a brief game of Burnout or Splinter Cell.
I as well will not be purchasing any further games until the 360, but I think you should get the new splinter cell. Or we at least need to play it some time. The question that I am looking to answer will be:
What do I do with the Xbox?
July 12th, 2005 at 9:30 am
So this is what you do with your free time……. and willa still married you?? Willa you do realize that this nerdiness may get worse with age and (gasp) may even be passed on to your children…. just somethin to think about….. whatever you do dont let Nick convince you that Halo is a great middle name or that the poor child’s name should be Hank Aaron Linden Olsen Severson (or some other variation that ends up with the initials h.a.l.o. or x.b.o.x. or n.e.r.d.) Maybe you can save your children from future torture by buying him a kitten named halo….
like I was sayin.. just somethin to think about…….
July 17th, 2005 at 6:56 pm
What the heck are you tryin’ to do!? I’ve been trying to trick Willa all along into thinking that she was more important to me than video games. And now here you come, spoiling everything and putting these little thoughs in her head. Hopefully she hasn’t read this.
Thanks allot sister!
:)