Ryoma45’s Weblog

Not since i was a child have i found waiting for a game to come out nearly painful. I know that’s quite a statement, but when i know there is already all of Japan playing Smash Bros. Brawl, and those pesky people who have an import Wii ( or a modified one, you cheeky owners you) and then knowing that there is still no set date for the game in Europe, i need something else to take my mind away from thinking about the game. Here are 5 things that’ll hopefully pass the days quicker.

1. No More Heroes

Great. Awesome. Radical. I’ll stop there before i use all of Michelangelo’s vocabulary. After hearing/seeing this previewed yonks ago, i was set for some beam sword swinging action that has been missing on Wii since launch. I have no doubt that this game will easily keep me entertained for many nights/weeks/months, as well as my friends when they see it. But the only problem i have is not having any blood in it. I’m not saying i love gore in games, i think it’s best suited when the game calls for it ( Gears of War, Unreal Tournament III, Bioshock), but here is a game that doesn’t look real enough to warrent having the blood taken out and swapped for black ash. Watch videos of the US version and the Japanese version and tell me that the un-censored version doesn’t look better. I’m sick and tired of being an adult but not being able to play a game 100% the way it was made because some idiots believe the someone, somewhere will do something sily. Start taking gorey movies like Saw or Hostel off the screens or swap the blood for black ash in them instead, ‘cuz they are by far worse than many games are. How often do you see a trailer for a gorey game compared to seeing a trailer for a gorey film. Oh and Manhunt 2, if you feel like getting released in the UK sometime, don’t bother unless i can have the version Rockstar wanted us all to have ( i don’t even want the game really, the first bored me, but i’ll be damned before someone tells me that i can’t play a game for being ‘too violent’). Only problem is another 2 weeks for this one to come out, but what a surprise.

2. Victorious Boxers Revolution

When i first bought my PS2 all those years ago, i bought a game in a 2 for £30 deal, one being Victorious Boxers ( the other being something else i completely can’t remember). when i first had it i found the game hard and deadly. The computer would knock me to the floor before i even landed a punch, and even if it let me hit it a couple of times, it would just be mocking me. I left the game for years, until i figured out why the characters looked familiar, that being it was the localization of Hajime No Ippo, a boxing anime. With this new interest in the game, i bough the second off ebay for a mere £7, and haven’t regretted it since. At university, this was a game that my flatmates and friends enjoyed playing, as no one was ever better than anyone else. And with some specials like slowing down time, the fun of watching you counter punch your friends head off never got old. Now with the soon release of the Wii version, my arms are going get a serious work out. Again, this has been out for ages everywhere else, but at least it is coming out (albeit in a month, but hey at least there’s a date for it).

3. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Well i guess no surprises here. I’ve been on a non stop ride with this since i began watching it. Having started watching it again ( for the [insert number here] time), my booster boxes of TCG figures coming this week, making glasses, and playing the DS game, i’m sure that this alone will be the number one thing keeping me occupied til Brawl comes out. Read my previous post here, here and here as too why i’m gar for Lagann.

4. Star Trek

See what i did there. I only used to watch Star Trek when it i was having dinner and it was on after The Simpsons on BBC 2 years ago, and even then only because i was a slow eater ( am still am). Years later, and i found myself bored outta my mind at uni needed something to fill the hole that was the rubbish i call Lost ( i have a love hate relationship with the series, mainly hate these days). I decided in my drunken state to start watching the original series, and since then i haven’t not enjoyed watching it. I think it’s because of Shatner, he is a legend what ever you may think. Each night while i’m trying to sleep i put on a couple of episodes, sleeping in and out of the problems that the crew get into. One of the best series i’ve watched in years, even if it was the only decision i’ve ever made drunk that hasn’t turned out to end at the hospital of me losing money ( ebay and poker are cruel devils).

5. UFC

Again nice touch may i add. With Lesner losing on the weekend, my lust for more UFC continues. Hearing that the next Ultimate Fighter will have Rampage Jackson in it with Forrest Griffin as coaches ( i think that’s right, correct me if i’m wrong but i was drinking while watching), we’ll finally be on route to see Rampage actually do something since winning the belt. How long has it been, as i simply do not know ( or can be bothered looking across the internet to find the answer). I’ve seen him at nearly every UFC ppv since he won, and that seems to be all he does, so hurray for him actually getting to fight soon. With a ppv every few weeks or so, and other mma shows airing on other channels while i wait, at least i can get my fix of violence and blood that i’m missing form No More Heroes. Now if only tickets weren’t so expensive in the UK for events.

There are many other things that will keep me busy while i wait for Brawl, some other DS games, some PSP games, Unreal Tournament III, completing Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles, but hopefully there is enough til whenever Nintendo decide to announce they gonna release it. Much like Rampage choosing to defend his title.