"HOLD ON! I can't hear a thing, I've got Sex Machineguns three inches from my face!" by Rob
Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 5:21 PM

As I write this I'm currently listening to the soundtrack for an obscure, but well known in the gaming circles, title called ICO. It's simply amazing. The music is nothing short of inspired and Holywood musicians should take note. I'm not saying it's the best I've heard of for video game music *more on that in a sec* but it's damn close. It's a shame that games like this get passed over for '50 cents Bulletproof' just because it's not a celebrity on the cover selling the game. I wish more people on this planet would actually use that damn lump of grayish tissue, as little as it may be in some cases, when spending their dollars. I also got the 'Shadow of the Colossus'OST with it...that goes in next. It's from the same team.

As I was saying about best music...that goes to a game I got in the mail yesterday. The title says it all. 'Heavy Metal Thunder' . Games like this won't ever come to the US for two reasons...one- they cater to an amazingly diverse and intelligent crowd...and Two- It's just too fuckin cool to be here.

The game is all abouta 14 year old boys journey as a Robo-Wres' contestant. Thats a contraction for Robo-wrestling, a popular pastime in 2984. Yeah its futuristic. So they take remote controlled robot toys...yep toys and battle them in a ring. It's like a big game of Rock-Paper-Sciccors so theres not too much depth to the combat. However the winner gets glory and acclaim.while the loser is branded on their forehead, and whisked off to the a place called 'Death Island' there to serve out their days. Sounds pretty harsh. They also lose thier robot in an appropriate and embarassing way...like firing squad. The story progresses along his years and hes an adult right now in mine *25ish* so it spans quite a bit of time.His friends who grow up with him become Models or Rockstars in their own right...wich makes for interesting interactions.

I named my Toy bot 'Ozzy supreme'.

In all I could go on for hours about the Metal music...with songs by bands like Sex machineguns, of the cool cutscenes , an anime in itself. Nope...quite possible the coolest game I've ever played....and we'll never see it over here. Shame on you Squaresoft for letting me into this world, then slamming it shut on us before we can enjoy it fully with others.

Thank God I got the soundtrack with it....I'd never be able to wait to get that.

Resistance of the Robo-wrestler 'Heavy Metal Thunder' *who also happens to be the champ* is FUTILE!!! Rock on!

Neo-Vader III

'I'd love to see you pop his head off ... but that's not what I'm doing for dinner tonight.' by Kara
Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 8:15 AM

It's amazing how your spite for a person can finally be put competely over the top by seeing them driving and talking on a cell phone at the same time. It's that thing of 'Wow, not only do I despise putting up with you on a daily basis, but you're also an asshole on the road!'

I found out there was a street racing group down on the Southside that got broken up not long ago. That's a shame. They seemed like cool people, and had the common decency to race at crap-thirty in the morning. Wish I could've gone down and watched, but hearing about them being broken up by the cops was the first I'd heard of them. Wretched.

I enjoy the composition of this page. Just saying. There's the new character! There, there! We see you, Riff-Raff, but the virgins don't! We can all see what's about to happen here. Profile as soon as we bother to write it.

I wish my ceiling fan could've held me up when I was that size. I would've been ... well ... doing this.

If you have been, don't get too close.

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