Today we celebrateFleet Admiral Firmus Piett, the greatest character in all ofStar Warsand my personal hero. As one of the few Imperial officers to escape death long enough to appear in twoStar Warsfilms, he was also the only one to be played by the same actor twice. Know why? He’s bloody legendary, that’s why.
Anybody to be promoted to Admiral inThe Empire Strikes Backand survive execution until past the end is an icon in my book. I’m not even a bigStar Warsfan, but I have to hand it to my main man Piett. He’s a survivor, and a class act through and through.
Also, we played games this week. You must hit the jump to found out how and why.
Colette:I’m playingPack Up All Your Shit and Move in Four Days! It’s great. Either I’ll beat it by Wednesday or I’m homeless. Also, I’m still playingPersona 3, which has the best game soundtrack sinceTaiko Drum Master.
Hamza:Been playing a ton ofHalo 3when Live permits it. I also finally popped inCall of Duty 4. I was thinking it was pretty bland until the ship in the first level gets hit and starts tipping over. I don’t know why, but I just thought it was amazing. I also felt … bad I guess when me and my troops were taking out the ships guards including the ones that were asleep.
Savant:Good lordhave I got myself tied up in so many different places right now, it’s not even funny! Right now, I’m experiencing what I like to call “Multi-game-in-progritis.” It is both a blessing and a curse of a disease with no known cure, save a needed attention span. Takes a deep breath Here we go! I am currently playingAssassin’s Creed,Call of Duty 4,The Orange Box,Ridge Racer 6,Rage Racer,Super Mario Galaxy,Zelda: Oracle of Ages, andThe Simpsons Game.
Oh, and did I mention I just downloadedCastlevania II: Simon’s QuestandGate of Thunderoff the Wii VC recently? No? Well now I did. So, as you can see, I’ve been just asmidgebusy.
Jim:I’ve been playing through the wearyRainbow Six: Vegaswhich is good but draining,Strangleholdwhich can’t hold my attention for long,Halo 3which is not as good asCoD4, andGuitar Hero III, which I can’t play on medium yet because I have the coordination of a baby.
Faith:I checked outKingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doomand theDark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elementsdemo on the Xbox 360.Might and Magicsucked. Just anotherOblivionwanna be, butKingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doomwas pretty good.
The only game I really did play for long periods of time wasPuzzle Queston XBLA. Been pretty busy this week with working and appearing on TV for another 15 minutes of fame. 🙂
TheGoldenDonut:My PSP has actually been getting quite a bit of playtime this week thanks toCastlevania: The Dracula X ChroniclesandFinal Fantasy, both of which are pretty nice remakes. I’ve also been trying to get the online achievements forNaruto: Rise of a Ninjabut the people playing in the ranked category are just way too good.
Nick:I’m playing a list of games that would make you think it’s still 2007:Call of Duty 4,Puzzle Quest,Super Mario Galaxy, etc.
It also looks like I’m going to have to bone-up on mySmash Bros.skills, so I may go out and pick up a copy ofMeleetonight. Word on the street is that there’s a Destructoid vs.GoNintendoBrawltournament in the works …
Chad:I just beatThe Simpsons Game. I thought the game was hilarious, but the whole experience felt kind of broken to me. I don’t know. Also played a little of the addictiveAlien CrushandDevil Crush(amazing!) and restartedFire Emblem: Radiant Dawn(I love this series more than words).
Husky:I’ve been playingSuper Mario galaxynow that I have the console all to myself. I was delightfully surprised when I accidentally made Mario start to ice skate. That has to be the best thing he’s ever done in a game… it was….Amaaaaaaaaazing!
Gameboi:When time permits, I’ve been takingUncharted: Drakes Fortunefor a few spins. Other than that, I’ve toyed around withDK: Jungle Climber.
Ron:KUD:CoD,CoD4,Rock Band,Jim Sterling masturbation simulator 5000,Halo 3andForza 2.
Grim:Still working my way throughEternal Sonata. I also gotForza Motorsport 2for extremely cheap, but I fail at the game horribly. Finally, there’sMetal Slug 3. Believe it or not, Snaileb and I actually had a good co-op session with very little lag, and it was freakin’ awesome.
Dyson:First off, there are a few games that I’mnotplaying this week, but would like to. The reason for this is because my stupid friend won’t let me have “our” Wii back, so I can’t finish goddamnMario Galaxy.Friend = Worthless. I did manage to borrow theOrange Boxand have become addicted toPortal. I also haveMass Effecton deck, but have once again succumbed to the siren song of awesomeness that isOkami.
Niero:Mass Effect, eternally. I’m proud that I finally finished 8th mix ofRhythm Tengukoand now my life is complete. I’m also working painfully throughSyobon Actionbecause it nostalgically reminds me of when I was a little kid someone slammed a piano cover on my finger and my nail came off completely off. I had this brown puss-filled nugget for a fingertip for about half a year before a new nail grew out. I also playedArea 51: Blacksiteon the PS3 for about 30 seconds before meaty chunks hurled at the console from my projectile vomit caused it to reset.
Jonathan:Been under the weather this week, which has led to a lot of gaming short bursts. I can only go about a half an hour of looking at anything before I need a nap or my eyes start to hurt. This condition has led to a return toPhoenix Wright 3andZack and Wiki.Both can be very fun, even if played for only 20 minutes at a time. Since both games have such dry gameplay, they make a point to surprise, amaze, or amuse every couple minutes or so just to keep you from quiting.
Also triedPuzzle Queston the Wii. The game’s text is so small that it becomes nearly unplayable. Tragedy.
Finally, I just gotNeo Geo Battle Coliseumfor the PS2 after hunting for it for over two weeks. Hopefully I’ll get a review or a Bargain Bin Laden up about the game this week. At $20, the game would fit in either category.
Brad:I was givenHellgate: Londonas a Christmas present, and thanks to the onboard graphics card of my laptop, I had no choice but to trade it in for a copy ofThe Orange Box. Can’t really complain. Unfortunately, many train rides have kept me from my delicious cake, leaving me withDisgaeapawing at me for attention, like some hungry kitten.
