Well, I've been married for just over a month, it seems. People ask me how married life is and I've been telling them that it's the same. We've lived together for 8 years, had been together for 9 years on our wedding day, so honestly, I'd be upset if things had changed just because I have a piece of paper telling me our love is official.
In other news, I've been sampling a myriad of games.
I've played some of the puzzle/action/romance game Catherine, and have enjoyed it immensely. It's unlike any other game and really does need a new genre (or a smashing of genres) to define it properly. There are large portions of the time where you can sit and just watch the story unfold, which is broken by the nightmares of the main character where you push, pull, and hang off of blocks to climb them. It can be a frustrating game, but if you like a challenge, I'd say give it a shot.
I was also gifted the game Shadows of the Damned, where you play as a demon hunter whose girlfriend had been abducted by vengeful minions of hell. It's an over-the-top third-person shooter that doesn't seem to take itself very seriously at all. It's been a blast to play, and I've found myself laughing out loud on many occasions. Overall, it's vulgar, and if you can get over all of the guns you equip having names like "Hot Boner" (what? it shoots bones...what do you want it to be named?) and hearing your character cry out "Taste my Big Boner!" then this game can be a lot of fun.
And with Mass Effect 3 on the way, I decided to finally get around to playing Mass Effect 2. Not sure what to say about this other than it's a sequel to the first and I'm loving seeing how my Shepard's story continues. Because I had romanced Kaiden in the original game, I've decided to remain faithful to him by not sleeping with anyone in the second in the hopes of him forgiving me for dying and not telling him that I've been brought back to life in a timely manner. Play the games, you'll understand, and you'll not be disappointed.
Randomly, I'll play Techno Kitten Adventure, as well, which is easily the most seizure-inducing game I've ever had the chance to pick up. It's an indie game and can be downloaded onto various phones from what I understand, but I have it downloaded onto my 360. It's addictive, catchy, and full of dance music, rainbows, and cats. My kind of time-waster.
I've become re-addicted to Final Fantasy 14. Their latest patches have given me a better sense of purpose in the game world, and I've found myself playing it more and more these past weeks.
I'm trying to give myself more goals nowadays. Small goals, since I can't seem to stay on track. I'd like to draw more, so I'm trying to do practice sketches at least once a week to get into the habit of drawing all the time. I tend to be very VERY slow when it comes to finishing anything, so I'm hoping that if I stay in practice, I'll wind up getting faster as well as better.
I'd pretty much realized that I haven't actually finished much in the last year, and the local Arts Walk is coming up soon, and I'd like to have some new stuff to show off for that, so who knows.
