Game Day, Sunday December 17th.

Those attending? Bryan, Devon & Ken. Finally Ken! :)

Longer block of time today, thankfully. We didn't, however, get to a board game, though there were many around. Seems we got "stuck" with videogames. Not that that's a bad thing. I get "videogame head", or "videogame eyes", or general "videogame body", but we played some very good ones. More bouts with Dead or Alive 2, a few crazy rounds of Chu Chu Rocket, some trade-off two player rounds with Power Stone, and even some Quake 3 (still on the Dreamcast). With the latter, I managed to get over the seeming lack of inverted aiming (ingrained preference from Resident Evil 4).

After Ken left (early, that pansy!), Devon & Bryan and I watched the re-dubbed DVD of Akira, Bryan's favorite (anime) movie. Very good, and much better without the horrible, horrible original voice-overs. Not my favorite anime. Lacks the philosophical "meat on the bones" of something like Princess Mononoke.

In hindsight, I'd have to say that, whatever the game, I prefer a good board game. Something longer and more in depth to dig into, without the drawbacks of hours spent staring at a TV. Most good 4 player videogames are "short burst" games... though, off the top of my head, I can think of The Secret of Mana on the Super Nintendo, an excellent multi-player action role playing game... though it's 3 player.

Again, in hindsight, I would've liked to give Ken a taste of War of the Ring, then perhaps try to show Devon and the others a bit of the multi-player greatness of Tigris & Euphrates. T&E just doesn't reveal itself quickly. Hard not to trust first impressions, though... about anything. Gotta save time, organize thoughts efficiently, and filter.

Even a game of Time's Up! should've been on tap. Really anxious to show others what a fantastic party game that is, with more strategy than party games are usually known for. As of this moment, only Dan's had a taste, and it wasn't with the best crew for it.

Be headin' over to Dan's Tuesday, with Devon & Shawn, presumably. I believe I'll bring Power Grid over. Perhaps a few of the others Dan mentioned in his last post.

-AnonAmos