This last week.
What am I doing right now? I’m talking to myself in a Russian accent.
I’ve been playing the Wii a lot of today. My sister bought me it last week while she was up visiting. So generous! And some games, too, including…
• Trauma Center: Second Opinion – Apparently it’s a sequel, but the plot is… new. So it seems no knowledge of the previous game is required. Perfect. So what is this game? It’s a medical drama simulator. I’ve only played one chapter so far, so what I write will of course be merely my preliminary judgment. Well, the game is well designed. The controls are a tad tricky but I think I’ll manage. The main character, Dr Derek Stiles, is reasonably attractive… as is his voice. There is a satisfactory amount of voice input to accompany the text. In an ideal world all the text in-game would be spoken, but I understand that that’s unnecessary time and money for the game’s producers. The graphics are good. The simulation looks good; I enjoyed performing the first operation. I’ll have to work out the best technique for extracting objects from the body with the forceps because I couldn’t ever score more than an ‘OK’ for that. Am doing better with stitches however.
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess – Started this one today, and I’m enjoying it. The controls take a little getting used to; it’s an irritation not being able to pan the camera but I expect I’ll become accustomed to it as I play more. Link is so handsome! A hot main character is always a plus. It’s quite cool having a horse too. Final Fantasy is great and all but I’ll take a horse over a chocobo any day. I get the feeling that combat is going to be tricky, but… well, we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. For now I can get used the environment in the gentle setting of Ordon. I need to stop thinking how much Link looks like a Christmas elf. It really takes away from his attractiveness.
• Mario Kart – Fun! It’s going to be a challenge unlocking the unlockables though. Especially hard to unlock Rosalina, my favourite character to race with.
It was fun having the family up. Faye, my niece… she’s fascinating in a way. It’s a new and interesting experience to see someone grow up. Every time I see her she’s a little different, a little taller, a little more articulate. She seemed to have fun while she was here. Seems to like me.
