The World's a Blur

The year treads quickly by, and it's difficult to believe that October is a heartbeat from breathing its last. It could be the time goes by faster without the ebb and flow of academic life to measure it, or it could be simply that experience of aging, but nevertheless, time marches on. I keep busy, but I can't help but feel that I am not accomplishing a whole lot either. I have actually been playing a lot of games lately. For the first time that I can remember in years, I actually spent 22+ hours in a row playing a game, a tour de force. Metal Gear Solid 4 was absolutely spectacular in nearly every way. I could not help but be impressed with that as a singular work of art. Astonishingly, I think it had over 6+ hours of cutscenes, really making it something of a playable movie. And what a movie. Controls were tight, atmosphere was realistic and compelling, and the story was engaging. I highly recommend the game, even if it means picking up a PS3 just to do so. Also about 2/3 of the way through Gears of War (the original). Will definitely have to pick the sequel sometime this fall for a play through. The game has a great co-op mode, and that might possibly be my favorite way to play through a game. It's surprising how few games have a good co-op mode. The Halo series did, and Gears of War, but other than those, I can't think of a great deal. I think it's rather difficult to program, and so it's often left out. Which is too bad. Perhaps it's no great secret why I haven't accomplished a whole lot lately...