2012: The totals

Wow, another year has gone.   It's time for my yearly wrap-up!

So this year was considerably different from 2011.   In 2011, I made a huge push to beat a massive amount of games.   And I did.  I beat a total 59 games in 2011 and this year wasn't even half of that.   However, the first half of the year was focused solely on RPGs (well not 100% but nearly) so it was considerably different make up in the type of games beat this year.

Anyway, I'm getting ahead of myself.  First off, the final tally from a collection standpoint.

SMT: Persona 2: Innocent Sin impressions

After Daxter decided to freeze, puke and corrupt my save file, I was not exactly excited to fire it back up and replay the first half of the game again.   So I decided to start the second game in on a series that I've really wanted to get into but for one reason or another I had always put it off.

Close to the end of the end of the PS2 cycle, I read about a game call Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3.  The more I read about it, the more interested I became.   I began doing a bit more looking into the series and found that the Persona games were a sub-series of the Shin Megami Tensei series.   I found that there were a whole slew of games that I needed to experience so then the collector in me kicked in and I began looking for all the SMT games I could find.  Eventually I had them all, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, Nocturne, Digital Devil Saga 1 & 2, and finally Persona 3 right when it released.

The Vita library grows...

So I picked up a Vita in preparation for the release of Assassin's Creed: Liberation (game on hold due to save game bug), and in the short time I've had it, I have picked up 6 games for it. I gotta say, I really like this handheld. As much I loved my PSP (which until the release of the PSV, was my favorite handheld) I have to say that the Vita is looking to easily be the king. Compare that to the 3DS, which only has a handful of games that I want (Kingdom Hearts: DDD, the upcoming Etrian Odyssey, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and the obligatory Mario games) the system seems to be really solid.

I added Mortal Kombat today (and it looks to be a great title and seems to fit really nice on the Vita) which take me to a total of 6 Vita titles.

So far I've only beaten one game on it, Uncharted: Golden Abyss which was not only a great game but also a great entry in the series. Looked great, played great and felt right at home on the handheld.

Which brings me to my final point and why I like the Vita so much. As much as I loved the PSP, it seemed that quite frequently when playing a game, on it, I would think, "This would be so much better with dual analogs and on a big screen. As I played through Uncharted: Golden Abyss, my thought was always, "This game feels right at home!" I didn't want, or need it on the big screen. The games on the Vita, feel like they belong there. And that's why I love my Vita.

DuncanR2N's Wall of Games: PSP Edition

Wow, it's been months since I did this.  Here's the PSP Edition:

New PS1!!!

I bought a new PS1 yesterday cause my old one died.   Only $5 for the original.  They guy at the store actually filled out a warranty card on it, because they warranty any used console for 30 days.   Felt kinda old filling out a warranty card for a $5 dollar item.   I mean that's just a couple of bean burritos and X-Large Baja Blast at Taco Bell.  Oh well can't hurt I guess.

Now I can start working on my PS1 backlog again.   Yes I know I can play them on my PS2 or PS3 but I'm kind of a purest when it comes to that stuff.   I like to play the game on the original console if I can.

Mario Marathon 5 Continues!!!

They've already raised $68k for Child Play!   Follow the links on my blog to donate!   Oh and for anyone who cares, they're doing a 100% SMS run.  Crazy!!

Mario Marathon 5!!!!!

Mario Marathon 5 is today!! You can click the link on the sidebar to donate or head on over to the Mario Marathon 5 website.

The donations will go to the Child's Play charity, so it's all for a good cause.

Go, watch, donate!

Red Dead Redemption - Dirt Cowboy

Came across this fella the other day. Thought it was mildly amusing so I took a video of it.

DuncanR2N's Wall of Games: Xbox 360 Edition

Finally got around to getting the Xbox 360 done.   So here it is for your viewing pleasure:

Sidebar update, it's all Raptr

Small update, the sidebar used to have my PSN, Xbox and Xfire gamecards.  But I decided to change that.   I've started using Raptr, and I like it.  So now I'm using that to power my last played gaming info.   Hopefully it will work well.   We'll see.

Oh and I added a link to my book collection should you care to take a peek at what a guy like me reads.