January 5, 2009
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1.5/2009
Just got last semester's grades. Good stuff. I thought I got a B-/C+ in a class, both of which are failing, and I ended up with a B. In other class, I thought I got a B- or below and I ended up with an A. In the end, I had one B and three A's. Best part of all...I feel more energized academically than I have felt in a while.
Nothing better than good news coming from negative expectations.
Yesterday, I finally tossed out the last remnants of my relationship with Averya. Strange, I thought I would have felt something as I did it... maybe a little disgust or residual resentment or emotional attachment... but there was nothing. It was as if I was tossing out notes from a class I'd taken in high school. It wasn't personal, it was because the articles were useless to me: I no longer had a present need for them, nor did I feel as though I would need them in the future.
Nothing personal.
I got a PS3 for Christmas and I've been analyzing the differences between it, the Xbox 360 and the Wii. Clearly, its better than a Wii and more versatile since it also doubles as an extremely good Blu-ray player. Simply put, the PS3 just has better games than the Wii: It shares many games in common with the Xbox 360 and also has its own amazing exclusives. Seriously though... does the Wii even have games? So, since Nintendo's console is one huge marketing gimmick, the only other point of comparison is the Xbox 360.
When compared to Microsoft's console, the PS3 also seems to fall short in my opinion. Why? Firstly, and surprisingly, the PS3 is lacking in the RPG category. For some reason all of the good traditional Japanese RPGs seem to be on the Xbox 360 (Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, Eternal Sonata, Tales of Vesperia, etc.). Now, lets talk about "Achievements." Sony copied these and called them "Trophies." Trophies come in four distinct levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. However, for some reason, I have less of a desire to get them. I guess this is because the Trophies are not related to any kind of continuous point system like Achievements are with one's "gamerscore." Trophies just don't seem to inspire me to play to get them the way Achievements do. One thing good is that the PS3's online capabilities, like the Wii, are free. The problem is that, while it is free, it just seems weak in comparison. I don't feel as connected to people as I would on the Xbox. There's no sense of community.
Don't get me wrong, the PS3 is still a good system, and it will definitely be splitting my attention from playing my Xbox, but I feel as though it's just not as good of a system as the Xbox 360 (when it's not dying on me). I'm glad I have the system, but it's not as revolutionary as I thought it would be. Then again, maybe I'll appreciate it more with time and more games.
Xbox 360>PS3>>>Wii
Feeling like I'm on cloud nine.
Good times.
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