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Oh, hi! It’s been a while, so here’s an update on some things i’ve been up to…
My Breakup with Fallout 3 (AKA I <3 you, Borderlands)
It’s official. Fallout 3 and I are separating. F3, I just want you to know that I still love you, but i’m not in love with you. I know you’re pretty upset about Borderlands, but it just has so much more going on than you do. It challenges me in a way you never could. I know you’ll miss me, but a tryst, perhaps sometime soon, can be arranged. Maybe.
An obsession with the iPod Touch
If you don’t have one (iPhone works, too), seriously, get one. I didn’t realize how awesome it was until I developed this on-going infatuation. I have not gone a single day in months now without playing at least a few minutes worth of something on it. My current favorite games include Orbital, Bejeweled 2 (particularly Blitz), Plants vs. Zombies, Scrabble & Sneezies. Just got some new earbuds for music listening, too, and the sound quality is not too shabby! Also, they’re blue, and blue is way prettier than the dumb white ones that come with it.
It’s almost Spring!
Yes, this does qualify as something i’ve been up to. Thanks for noticing. But, really, i’m excited for some warm weather & seeing plants in bloom. Aren’t you? Or maybe you live in California or Florida or somewhere all nice and toasty and don’t care. In which case, boo. Boo @ you.
I recently got an iPod touch, and now I don’t go anywhere without it.
Here are a few games/apps that I am currently enjoying, and definitely recommend:
Bejeweled 2
A puzzle game. I’ve been playing Bejeweled for years, so naturally, I wanted it on my iPod, and the version is so seamless & smooth, I fell in love with it all over again. I am also looking forward to Bejeweled Blitz, as an add-on, which was previously a Facebook exclusive, and will be fully integrated with Facebook so you can upload & share scores.
3D Fantasy Tunnel
A racing game, for lack of a more applicable genre. Awesome, and awesome. Utilizes the accelerometer in a way that makes you wonder the whole time you play: “Why the heck hasn’t this always existed?!” One word that may describe it: Trippy.
Crush the Castle
Yeah, you literally just crush the castle. It’s kind of physics-based, and tons of fun.
Trace
A casual platformer. Use your strategizin’ skills to draw your way to each level’s goal. Avoid lots of obstacles, don’t get pwned. Tons of levels, and very fun.
AppSniper
Not a game, but totally worth the 99 cents. Browse by recently discounted apps (yes, this includes “temporarily free” kinds of promos, of which there are way more than I expected), set it to alert you when apps you’re interested in drop in price, and also find way more cool free stuff in general than you ever could in the regular app store. Get it, and remember to check every day for one-day-only price drops.
Sega has a pair of quite cool Zippo lighters. Show your love for the Saturn and Mega Drive the next time you need to make a fire. Maybe not $114 worth of cool, but still cool never the less.
Nintendo is coming out with yet another iteration of the DS. This time it’s the DSi LL. It’s the DSi, only bigger. I wish they’d spend more time controlling the hundreds of terrible Wii games that keep getting the ok instead of pushing out a new DS every other minute.
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