Star Trek Online
Platform: PC
Started: Feb 2010
Status: Captain, Rank 3
I have to thank Q the next time I see him in STO. Why? Well funny enough Q decided to visit Starbase One to screw around with everything and was handing out double skill points. That included kills as well as mission rewards. The quick exit from the sperm ship… no seriously, the ship I had looked like one with a rocketpack! Reaching captain in just under a day was a joy since I’ve never seen beyond Commander rank which was as far as I got during Closed/Open beta. Captain rank gave me the Intrepid class as well as it’s variants. It just also happens to be one of my favorite ships in the series mostly for it’s unique look and design. You know those nacelles that fold up when they go to warp? Well Cryptic between the time of launch and now have fixed them so they actually do just that! They pylons I use are actually from the Discovery variant which gives it a unique look when in warp (astrometrics view). Actually now that I think about it the only part that comes from the Intrepid class is the saucer section. The rest are a combination of the other two variants! I’m going to play a bit more and see what lays beyond here but this fulfills one of my goals/desires of the game.
Solar 2
Platform: PC
Started: June 27, 2011
Status: Ongoing
An unusual game to say the least. You start of as an asteroid that has to absorb other asteroids to gain mass to become a planet then from there to a planet with life to a star. The idea of the game is to grow into a large star system to not only take out other galaxies but defend and grow yourself till you stab all your planets in the back by turning into a black hole. Addictive and fun. It’s available from steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/97000/
Monster Hunter Tri
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Started: April 20, 2010
Status: Offline Completed
Even more play and finally hit HR50 which means I’m on my way to running the final phase of the online game and face the online final boss! So far I’ve been able to upgrade my older Rathlos armor to withstand the hits from advanced monster hunts however I’m still suffering from a few inefficiencies… mainly weapon upgrades. At this level you have to hunt some rather punishing bosses to get the parts you need and even then they are super rare. As soon as I get my friend high enough we can all go hunting the advanced stuff.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Started: June 19, 2011
Status: Ongoing
Surprisingly I’m lost. Not using a strategy guides trying to use the in-game guides… I’m seriously lost. Either I’ve already broken the pattern it seems and can’t seem to buy certain items. Doesn’t help that the upgrade in graphics mean that my problems are now magnified. So far I’ve gotten 2 of the 3 key items in the child story portion however I’m now found myself stuck with Ruto in the belly of the beast. 3D graphics aside, I’m just lost. I think I played the last game with a strategy guide in hand. Now I’m trying to do it without one and I have no idea where I am in the game now.
