You know it’s bad when the most exciting thing is a video game
Last week just plain sucked. Each day at school was a struggle to get through. I had no initiative to do anything in school. And it seems to have carried over to today.. I seriously hope I don't continue to feel this way throughout the rest of the week.. That would be most unpleasant. I would like to at least care about school for a bit. I've tried pinpointing the probable cause, but I think it may be a conglomeration of things... Things that, for the most part, may be out of my control..
So I bought Resident Evil 4 last week. So far, I love it. The game looks amazing, and it's quite fun. The only real problem with it is that it's doesn't really have the same scary atmosphere as the previous Resident Evils that I have played (which would be Resident Evil 1, bits of Resident Evil 0, and quite a bit of Resident Evil 2). Sure, some things are scary. But.. it's just not the same. There was only one part where I was truly [i]scared[/i]: I was running around as Ashley, trying to get some piece to a puzzle when I encountered a hallway that led to a room. The hallway had suits of armor in each corner (it twisted and turned a few times), and the room at the end had quite a few suits of armor. Well, you grab the item and the armors come to life. The thing about Ashley is that, because she was separated from Leon, she had no healing items. Or weapons. Of anysort. So here I am, walking through this hallway when I see the suits of armor. [i]Shit, these suits are going to come alive, in true RE fashion. I have... nothing! shit shit shit! What am I gonna do?[/i] but at the same time [i]Sweet, these suits are going to come alive. It's so obvious, but I'm so helpless. Oh man, this is gonna be fun.[/i] I was scared long before anything even happened. My heart beat increased. I was shaking. It probably didn't help that I was playing in the dark at one in the morning. I grabbed that item, and ran like hell. I got hit once, bringing me into yellow health, which slowed my running speed a bit. I ran and ran and ran and ran and ran. Let me tell you, those suits of armor sure can RUN! I could hear them close on my trail the entire time. I was so glad when I finally made it to the door for the next area. I was safe. I joined up with Leon, saved, and went to bed. It took me a few minutes to calm down, but I enjoyed it.
Friday night was pretty cool, I guess. Around five-thirty, Jason came over to pick me up from my mom's. Heather, Jason, Alyssa, and myself went to Olive Garden for dinner, then we went to my dad's house to hang out. They all left around eleven. You could say it was fun.
March 24th, 2006 - 22:09
You know, I thought the same exact thing when I played the game. However, today at the PX I saw a few survival-horror games. Heres the one that seemed most interesting: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/review/924655.html Seems like it will fit your expectations.