August 20, 2007
Still Alive
Greetings! It's been a while, hasn't it? Sorry for not updating -- it's been a hectic year thus far. Was ridiculously busy from January to June, and then spent most of July detoxing and enjoying the summer before work insanity picked up again earlier this month. I don't often talk about my work here on this blog, but I did want to make a quick plug to you PSP RPG fans out there, since three PSP games we helped localize all hit retail within a span of four short weeks, the last of which hits stores this Wednesday:
They are: Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology, from Namco Bandai, Brave Story: New Traveler, from XSEED, and Jeanne d'Arc, from SCEA. Definitely let me know what you think if you have a chance to try any of 'em! We have a couple of other games coming out in the next few weeks, too, but I'll save those for another day. :)
In other news...
Every so often, when life starts to feel too complicated, I get into this mode where I basically want to go through all of my material possessions (a huge chunk of which is games, of course) and get rid of all the stuff I don't want or need. I own so many games I'm never going to get around to playing, so why let them sit there on the shelf taking up space and collecting dust? I'm starting to realize that just having them there stresses me out -- it's like knowing that they're waiting for me makes me feel obligated to someday try them out. :p
Needless to say, I think there's going to be a fire sale here real soon.
That said, there are a few games on the way I definitely DO want to play, so I decided to put together a shopping list for the rest of the year (kind of like last year's, only not nearly as huge -- from now on I'm only buying stuff I know I'll play right away). Here's what I've got so far:
August
BioShock (X360) -- Already bought and en route from the US
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
September
Halo 3 (X360)
October
Front Mission (DS)
Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)
November
Mass Effect (X360)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (X360)
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (DS)
Contra 4 (DS)
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (Wii)
December
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS)
I haven't really thought about Japanese releases much, but off the top of my head, nothing really major springs to mind. If Tales of Innocence makes it out this year, I'll get it, and I think I'll probably pick up Gran Turismo 5 Prologue if it actually comes out, but that might be it. Oh, and I'm a hardware sucker so I'll buy the new PSP in September, even though I really don't need it. :p
What's new with you all?