Archive for June, 2012

Game Of Thrones Finale: So Friggin’ Awesome!

Posted in Blog, Game Of Thrones, Reviews on June 5, 2012 by slateman

God I Hate You Joffrey...

Sansa is now free from Joffrey…What does this mean? Why didn’t she escape with the Hound? I’m confused but it doesn’t look good. I hate Joffrey so damn much. This guy has to go. Even his grandfather doesn’t like him. Of course, he’s not really related to Tywin so…

Where Is This Going?

I’m not entirely sure where this is going either…but it’s probably not going to be good. Now, all the prisoners are gone. Arya and the bastard son are free. Jaime is going somewhere. Bran and his brother are escaping Winterfell. WTF is going on?!?! What’s with the chick? What’s her story? Something bad is going to happen. That much is certain.

Bad Choice Sir?

This kinda makes me happy. I don’t know why. This girl is probably no good but for now it’s the only positive in an otherwise dreary show! Who is she anyway? What about the girl to whom he is betrothed? Now he won’t have access to this bridge thing. Come to think of it, Robb hasn’t done anything this year, has he?

Gonna Wreck Shit!

Khaleesi…She got her dragons and has transformed back into that bad-ass chick we all hoped we’d see this whole year. The dragons should play a larger role in season 3 and then it’s time to wreck shit! I can’t wait. I was nervous about the supernatural element of season 2 but I think it was done spectacularly well.

OMFG!

Oh right. This guy. Well, umm, WTF?!?!? The king of the white walkers? OMFG…this is going to rock! He looks so awesome! Game Of Thrones – FTW!!!!!

DDP:DFK New High Score (1.98 Billion)

Posted in Blog, DoDon Pachi, Games, High Scores/Accomplishments on June 4, 2012 by slateman


It’s all about level 4. IIRC, I managed 600 million through levels 1-3. I totaled just under 1.2 billion on stage 4 alone. I was frustrated the whole game, but level 4 was just remarkable. The goal was 2 billion, but it just didn’t happen. Comboing level 5 is just not gonna happen. Next will be to better my early level scores so a huge level 4 chain will put me over the top. Fun game…no DOJ, but fun!

Jesu: ST Original Picture Disc Mix

Posted in Blog, Godflesh, Music on June 2, 2012 by slateman

Jesu’s debut LP is the soundtrack to my utter despair. It was the autumn of 2003 and my life was crumbling before my eyes. I listened to this album a lot. It was horrible.

I see another alternate mix of this has come out. I can’t say I’m certain I want to revisit this time…but it’s an interesting journey and ultimately a must for my collection.

DDP:DFK New High Score (1.84 Billion)

Posted in Blog, DoDon Pachi, Games, High Scores/Accomplishments on June 2, 2012 by slateman


I haven’t been playing DDP:DFK lately but there’s no real reason why. It’s a game I can play in front of the kids and it’s generally playable in small doses. Anyway, I opted to turn on the 360 the other day for the first time in a while. Today, I just crushed my old score of 1.7 billion. Chaining is fun, not nearly as challenging as DDP:DOJ and the game looks great. I should be able to get to 2 billion soon. Oh, actually, I had a killer run going when I got disconnected from XBox Live. I lost all my progress. So annoying!!! Anyways, a good run and a new score! Love it!

Ys Origin Out Today!!!

Posted in Blog, Games, Video, Ys on June 1, 2012 by slateman

Ys Origin launches today via Steam and it is the long-awaited official English localization. This is the last major Ys game to be released here in the States and it’s $20. It looks like…Ys and is likely nothing much more. However, it’s awesome to see support continue for the series, and with four titles on the PSP, another coming on the Vita and now this, it’s like an Ys genesis here in the U.S.! In the very least, the music is legendary. Brings me back to 1990. Man, I’m old.



Skyrim: Dawnguard…Not What I Was Expecting

Posted in Blog, Games, Skyrim with tags on June 1, 2012 by slateman

Vampires? Really? Well, the whole of Skyrim was so polished, I have no fear this will be a well thought-out and beautifully-crafted addition to the Elder Scrolls world. However, it’s not at all what I was expecting or desiring. But, I guess that’s the beauty of things. Too vanilla and we’d complain about just that. It’ll cost $20 by the looks of it, and I’ll have time to read reviews on the timed-exclusive Xbox360 version first. Ah hell, I’ll be getting this for certain. Oh right…still gotta beat it. :)