Rape.

So, yeah, in case you haven't noticed, school is raping me. Monday I have school all day, Tuesday I have school all day, Wednesday I have night class until 10 and then Thursday I have class all day and I had a crap-ton of homework. Hopefully this gets better, but until then, I cant really update this as much as I would like. I am working on inking Gray, I have everything but his shoulders done... I just really don't have time to work on him/my girlfriend disconnected my computer and I don't feel like setting it back up.

Anyway - I have been playing a LOT of games lately, but there are two that I really want to talk about: Lost Odyssey and Mirrors Edge.

Lost Odyssey is the most unfairly ignored game in the UNIVERSE (Ok, maybe not if you include Jet Set Radio Future, but still). Sure, the voice acting sucks ass... and I mean REALLY sucks ass, but the game and the game play are amazing. Also, unlike the last RPG I played (Final Fantasy XII) it actually has a STORY and CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. It is also the first RPG that I have played in a very long time in which the main character isn't a wimpy tag-along. The only flaw in the game is the lack of "hard hitters" in your party until the last disc... that's right, I said last disc-- Lost Odyssey is a 4 disc game. The game isn't particularly long either, I have been playing for 40 hours and have just started the last disc. Not bad, concidering the fact that Pokemon Diamond has taken me 80+ hours and I am no where near finished. The graphics are another thing to rave about, you can see the character's skin flaws! It takes a while to get used the characters' subdued expressions but with texture and movement like this, who is going to complain? The in-game graphics rival the cut scenes from Final Fantasy X. I wont say anything about the story because I don't want to ruin anything... but I will say this game really is worth playing.

Mirrors Edge was said to be a big let down, but let me assure you it is NOT. The game is beautiful on top of being engaging and highly addictive. The cut scenes are a big let down as they are animated in worse graphics than Total Drama Island-- they are a horrible waivering flash animation, but the in game graphics make up for it. It isn't much for story or characters, but is one of the only recent puzzle games that has kept me fully entralled in much the same fashion that Tetris does.

That's all I have to say... I really want to go play games now...