Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Psychonauts. Killzone, and Alcohol

Well recently I bought Killzone and Psychonauts and man is there one hell of a staunch difference. Yes, they are different genres and types of gameplay but the quality of the game is the focus here. Killzone had the label of "Halo Killer" and it really does not earn its name. A variety of weapons is lacking, it has an F-ed up weapon balance, the enemies are idiots sometimes, and the gameplay is slow. Finally the game has the biggest lack of story I have seen in a while, half the time I don't know what the fuck I am trying to accomplish. The game allows you to select a character before each set of levels and every single one sucks ass. The only one of any use is one tank like dude. One character is stealth based, which is interesting because there is no fucking option to be stealthy. Idiots, god.
Now for the staunch difference. Psychonauts is one of the most innovative, creative, fun, interesting, intriguing, and funny platformers I have played in a while. The characters are so funny and the story is interesting with dialogue that follows through. The game is difficult without being daunting, but there are moments where you will go "duh! Why didn't i think of that?" This game is truly awesome and I now realize why I haven't been able to catch a copy for a while.
Finally, alcohol. This stuff has passed through the ages in pretty much the same role as morphine. Used often to relax and unwind, it has been adopted by all cultures and everyone has produced their own twist. I started my drinking career this past friday and boy did that career end fast. The alcohol of choice was Crown Royale and Malibu. Unfortunately the malibu ran out early. So I was left with the awful cologne, shit that is Crown. I became drunk and it was kinda cool. the only difference I found was that I was obviously relaxed, but also I had the inebriated affect to any movement. The night was fun, but it did not last. At about 4:30 am I came out of the drunk haze and so began the hangover. I retched over and over again, it did not truly subside until 7:00 am. I have never felt so bad. And like that my drinking career ended. I have vow to never touch anything beyond a beer again. And even at that I will not have to many beers. IF you want some advice, I would advise to not drink that hard shit.