Life Lessons - Uncharted 2

I have not actually played Uncharted 2, but I did come home last night to two gamers playing two copies of said game on two different TVs with their two PS3's. We need insurance purely for gaming equipment.

I don't know about how it plays, but I can tell you - it looks damn pretty. The writing is fantastic as well, I've laughed out loud numerous times. It is like watching a movie. But really, the boys should be the ones to review the game - however, I wanted to let you in on a few life lessons care of Mr. Drake.

1. Ancient civilizations revered those with keen puzzle solving skills and super-human upper body strength. Oh, and insane endurance is nothing to spit at either.

2. Rock climbing is easy - even in the snow, ice, jungle.. all you need is convenient bricks to jut out, and a good running start for your jump to the next platform.

3. (Spoiler) Always trust/go for the down to earth, more "normal" girl. She's cuter by far, and funnier to boot. Well, I can't say that for sure since I haven't seen the ending.. But my gut tells me it's true.

4. When in doubt, shoot it. (I've learned this before, but it's a nice reinforcement.)

5. There are numerous underground caverns, and knowing history is cool. Wait, Indiana Jones taught me that first.. and number 4.. hey wait, and 3 too!

Hmm..

E3: Kel's Picks

Well, since the trend was started, I suppose I'll jump on the bandwagon. In an effort to not repeat anything, I suppose I'm excited about... well, extremely girly games. I'm sure you are all surprised.

In no particular order as well, as I didn't feel like ranking.

Mario Galaxy 2
When I first saw the trailer, I think I 'squee'ed aloud. Hush, don't judge me. I loved Mario Galaxy! Oh the hours of collecting star bits and feeling nauseous form my borderline vertigo.. Mm, spinning plumber..



Littlest Pet Shop!
Oooh, look at the cute! I just want to pet them.. and love them.. and squeeze them..

Video Games | Littlest Pet Shop: Friends | E3 09: Debut Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Note: The above pick is a joke.. Did you think I was really serious about that?


Lego Harry Potter
No really... I am excited about that. What? Okay, so I fit into the cliche of 'girl genre games'... but damnit, I love me some Harry Potter. Is it so wrong to want to play it in a lego fashion? Lego Indiana Jones was super fun to play with Phil.



Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
I really liked Phantom Hourglass, I'd sit there for hours playing it, leveling up and finding every secret.. while the roommates blew up towns in Fallout 3, or snuck around in their Octocamo in MGS4..

New Super Mario Brothers: Wii
It looks fun. Okay?! No labeling Nintendo fan-girl even though most of the picks have been from there.



Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Still Wii, but at least it's not Mario. Right?



It was kind of hard, I am excited about the above games but I didn't want to make repeats. So things like Uncharted 2 and GoWIII were left out.

Oh Kojima..

It's the final countdown.. do do do do...



Awww.

Well, not really. I suspect it's only the beginning. We sat there, furiously clicking the refresh button only to see that thousands+ others were frustratingly eating away at the bandwith. Apparently Phil thought opening 6 tabs trying to download it in each one would help the issue.

Well, some are speculating that the "e" is an "@". I say nay, good sirs. Though it makes more sense than the "5E3e" or "SE3e". Either way, guess we have to sit in suspense until E3 to hear any more about the Kojima project.

So what're your speculations?

(P.S. Estrogen in the house! Or blog.. )