Kwummy September 10th, 2007
Wow, this was a tough week. Maybe doing this wasn’t such a good idea. You could almost make an argument that most of these could be #1. I also had to leave a few good ones out of the top 10 as well.
Anyway, I’ll try to break down teh kittehs after the jump.
Kwummy September 10th, 2007
I promised my two readers that when I was over 10 hours in to Blue Dragon I would post some impressions. As of last night I am just under the 13-hour mark. I looked on Game FAQs to see how close I was to finished with the first disc. At least “chapter” wise, I am just a little over half done. There are three discs and the game is reportedly 50+ hours long. Yikes I have a long way to go.
I guess I’ll start off by saying I understand, and to a point, agree with some of the criticism the game has received. Being 13 hours in I’ve had very little variation in gameplay. I guess what’s driving me to keep playing is the fact it’s been said that the game supposedly picks up immensely on the second disc. The problem with that is with Oblivion GOTY coming out this week, Eternal Sonata next week and then Halo 3 the week after, I’m worried I’ll never even get to the second disc, let alone finish the game.
Anyway, here are some pros and cons.
Pros
Cons
In all honesty, if the game was harder and/or more repetitive I probably would have traded it already. The fact it can be easy has kept me going just to see what’s next. It’s definitely not a great game by any stretch of the imagination, but I think it shows signs of brilliance that hopefully could be explored if there ever is a Blue Dragon 2.
Problem is, many people don’t seem to be playing the game.
Kwummy September 10th, 2007
I stole this from the boards because it’s just so outrageous. I’m surprised Fark hasn’t gotten a hold of it, yet.
This hot country star:
is accused of having 11 affairs. Here’s her rumored scorecard:
I want to know if the encounter with 3 Doors Down was just a big orgy or if she tapped them all individually. Either way, country music just got interesting.
Kwummy September 10th, 2007
I don’t know if this is an actual “protest” but I looked out the window at work (I’m on the third floor) and I see hundreds of people, mostly in wheelchairs, coming from the corner of Washington and LaSalle, moving North on LaSalle and then turning east on Randolph. There was also a mixture of those on canes or walkers and those being led by dogs.
They blocked traffic for almost 45 minutes and at one point, even with traffic directed, it was backed up over 6 blocks. It appears to be very organized, but I looked on Tribune’s website and didn’t see anything.
If I had to guess, they’re going to Chicago City Hall (that big slanted building in the picture with all the glass) to protest the upcoming CTA tragedy in which over 20 bus routes will be eliminated, fares will increase and almost 1,000 people will lost their jobs.
It never occurred to me that such a cut in service would affect those who are disabled. While their fares won’t increase, cutting bus routes, which leads to the overloading of other buses and trains, will deeply affect those that don’t have the luxury of simply walking a little farther or taking other modes of transportation.
The CTA is just as guilty though as the state. Every year the CTA threatens layoffs, increased fairs and service cuts unless the state gives them money. Every year, at the last minute, the state comes through. Yet, the CTA has nothing to show for this. Service still sucks, it’s still slow and over-crowded and fares are among the nation’s highest. Seems like this time the CTA has finally pissed off the state to the point the government is telling the CTA to go eff themselves.
Awesome.
Oh, and yes: I fought with the notion of making some very bad jokes about how they’re not really “marching” in a protest they’re “scooting,” but I figured I’d save the jokes for those of you who have no soul.
Pictures after the jump.
Kwummy September 10th, 2007
I was actually just going to throw this into a random thoughts post but I got on such a roll it turned into a full blown post.
The Bears were down right abysmal on offense Sunday. I don’t want to say “I told you so,” but, well, I told you so. I said from the beginning that without Jones the Bears have nothing consistent on offense. You can argue that Mushin Muhammed is consistent, and he would be, if he had someone other than Rex Grossman throwing him the ball.
And before the Rex apologists show up and bitch that they’re sick of people hating on him let me tell you that it’s just as old hearing everyone make excuses for Rex. Even Troy Aikman (and, of course, the local media) were claiming that the interception he threw wasn’t his fault. I respect Troy Aikman as an announcer, but why he’s trying to kiss Grossman’s ass is beyond me. Watch the replay, even if Berrian would have ran the correct route (which appeared to be slant or an out) the ball still would have been under thrown and most likely still intercepted. The Chargers defender simply slipped under the pass.
But, okay, let’s say it wasn’t his fault. Let’s review the rest of his performance. He again had butterfingers that almost let to a turnover. The ball, literally, bounced the Bears way. He tried to tuck the ball and simply lost the handle while scrambling. Completely inexcusable in a game where conditions were perfect. He blamed that shit on the rain in Miami during the Super Bowl. What’s the excuse now? Counting the last two preseason games that’s now three games in a row he’s mishandled the ball at some point.
He was also sacked three times. Two of those he should have at least seen coming. On the first sack where he was absolutely destroyed, he completely kept his focus on the left side of the field and never saw the blitz. Sorry, but that’s Rex’s fault. Staring in the direction you want to throw the ball is either going to result in an interception or a sack. Another sack that came off a blitz from the same side had the same results. He continued to keep his focus on one side of the field. You can argue missed blocks all you want, but Rex still should have seen or felt the blitz coming. Good quarterbacks would, at least.
The only bright spot was the fact he completed almost 50% of his passes. Unfortunately, 145 yards passing isn’t going to get the job done when your running game is absent.
Look, I’m not saying Brian Griese is the answer, but Rex is obviously not. At least give Griese a shot. He could do just as bad and then everyone can realize Rex is the only option for now. But continuing to coddle Rex and make excuses for him is simply being stubborn.
This isn’t a marriage, you didn’t make any vows to stand beside each other through thick and thin, till death do you part. Hell, even if it was a marriage and my quaterback was Katie who played just as shitty I’d tell her, “Sorry babe, but I have to bench your ass. Go grab me a Gatorade.”
At this point I’m going to start thinking this is some conspiracy and the Bears are worried Griese will play better. Then the questions of “Could Griese have won the Super Bowl?” will start to emerge and that will be another train wreck.
I hope the Bengals can play a little better tonight and give me something to look forward to this season. Because right now, while the Bears still might make the playoffs given they’re in a shitty league, they’ll more than likely be one and done come January.
I actually miss Cincinnati. At least the fans there would refuse to put up with this type of bullshit. They might deal with it, but you wouldn’t hear them making excuses.