LBJ shakes Snake’s hand, I am a Shark, and whole lotta Goombas!

Liz has been out of town for the past two nights (thus the timestamp for this post – tomorrow is the half-day before Fall Break (It’s bad when teachers count down.)) and I have gone video game loopy!

First order of business – I beat Metal Gear Solid 3 – Woo hoo (They now have a new version of the game, complete with the 3 hours worth of cinematics? Wow!). Every game in that series that I have played has rocked. (And yes…the game is called Snake Eater and, well, you eat snakes in the game.)
I never thought that wandering aimlessly in a Soviet jungle in the 1960s would be so entertaining. I’m very boggled by the storyline, but I don’t want to ruin any surprises. (I’ll give you this hint: 144.75 (the frequency that The Sorrow gives you) is to unlock a door, not for a strategic air strike as I had falsely assumed.)
Watch for how each villain has an animal associated to them. The Boss has the loyal horse, The End has the “Grandpa!” parrot. (It’s like Blade Runner symbolism.) So, for being such a realistic game, how come I defeated 453 soldiers versus 1 mullet?

So…anyone else hear of The Philosopher’s Legacy? The Wisemen’s Committee? The Nerd’s Coalition? (That last one is not really in the game, but it would be a great name for a band that only sang Ferengi covers. On the topic of geek choirs, check out this amazing group. You gotta watch the video. Redefined indeed.)
I don’t know why LAK is on EVA’s license plate, but I did learn that Triumph makes motorcycles and Calorie Mate is an actual company. Who knew? Good thing Snake likes eating them. Imagine getting sued because a video game character was a picky eater.

Last bit of video game ranting (besides, “Thanks, Sladezorz, for letting me borrow MGS3!”). Star Wars: Battlefront II. Yeah. Amazing. November 1st, why aren’t you here?

“Hey! Must be the Latinum!”
Is it weird that when I searched for Ferengi, a German and an Italian site were the first hits?
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