December 16 [2007]

Cherish life and never waste

Filed under: Games (Also Video), Games (Video), Site, Stuff N' Things — wedge55 @ 4:59 PM

As much as I love posting all these lengthy reviews to the index, I’ve decided to once again segregate especially long updates to their own pages, conveniently listed under the new [recent] section there on the sidebar. This should also help distinguish between SERIOUS REVIEW and INTERNET BLOG updates, although it probably won’t affect the frequency with which either appears. Welcome organization with open arms, reader.

A hero is more than a person, a hero is a belief. A belief that, against impossible odds, the world can be saved—and that the world is still worth saving. Heroes inspire that belief in us. They renew our faith and give us that most precious of all gifts—hope. The world needs heroes. That's why, when a true hero arrives, the world will honor him.

As you’re no doubt able to tell, a fresh Super Mario Sunshine review wherein I bitch and moan about the game’s failings is now online. This review actually turned out rather smashing, if you don’t mind my saying so, which is obviously not always the case. Regardless of their final quality, however, rest assured that I spend a great deal of time working on these things. First, I play through the game, jotting down tidbits that may prove useful later. Next up, I ignore my hastily scrawled playthrough notes and write a new set of notes summing up my thoughts and feelings on the game in order to get an idea of the general shape of the review itself. Finally, I use these two sets of notes to generate an outline, which I more or less adhere to (less, more often than more) when I write the review itself.

Be sure to leave a comment insulting my terrible handwriting!

I had planned to have a second review online today to take full advantage of our return to an article structure, but as is often the case with my plans, things didn’t go so well. It turns out my old Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3: Rebel Strike review isn’t nearly as good as I remembered it, and I certainly don’t remember the game well enough to write a new one just yet. Ah, well. Bonus points to anyone able to deduce the thematic connection between Rebel Strike and Super Mario Sunshine.

17 Comments »

  1. Gabe Newell is the connection.

    Hideo Kojima.

    Comment by vector_black — December 16 [2007] @ 5:05 PM

  2. I JUST POSTED THIS

    Comment by wedge55 — December 16 [2007] @ 5:07 PM

  3. if you could have sex with a tv what hole would you choose

    Comment by hahndog — December 16 [2007] @ 6:10 PM

  4. HDMI port.

    Comment by wedge55 — December 16 [2007] @ 6:22 PM

  5. Wedge55 should be a font.

    Comment by Leadpipe — December 16 [2007] @ 9:33 PM

  6. he is

    Comment by vector_black — December 17 [2007] @ 1:27 PM

  7. I am

    Comment by wedge55 — December 17 [2007] @ 5:33 PM

  8. what font are you

    Comment by hahndog — December 17 [2007] @ 8:56 PM

  9. Hahndog

    Comment by Leadpipe — December 17 [2007] @ 11:17 PM

  10. LadyGuardian

    Comment by vector_black — December 18 [2007] @ 9:16 AM

  11. Have you guys seen Morgan Webb’s haricut? its fucking amazing

    Comment by popcornchickenforgothisemail — December 18 [2007] @ 10:49 AM

  12. also, my email hasnt worked for like the last month and a half so maybe you should fix it?

    Comment by popcornchickenforgothisemail — December 18 [2007] @ 10:49 AM

  13. lhehhheheheheheheh you think travis will fix your email that funyys

    Comment by hahndog — December 18 [2007] @ 10:52 AM

  14. How does your dorkclub.com e-mail not work? Specificity is the key.

    P.S. I reset the password to the thing I always reset the password to.

    Comment by wedge55 — December 18 [2007] @ 11:11 AM

  15. holy shit did i post something twice before travis did its as if i fucked the running dude with pants on im commenting next to

    Comment by hahndog — December 18 [2007] @ 11:28 AM

  16. ;-)

    Comment by wedge55 — December 18 [2007] @ 2:13 PM

  17. I took a look at the bounceback email and it said the user quote was over the limit so I logged into squirrelmail and saw I had 30 pages of spam in my trash folder so I deleted it and lets hope that fixes things

    Comment by popcornchickenforgothisemail — December 18 [2007] @ 2:14 PM

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