January Goals: COMPLETE

So, January is behind us, and I made it. Admittedly, the goals I set for myself were not the loftiest, but a person has to start somewhere. It would have been rather demeaning to have failed on my maiden voyage. So, this is how things shook out.

Turns out, what I perceived to be the more challenging of the goals I'd set for myself was completed almost right off the bat. In 2009, I really can't recall if I played a Triple game to completion, at all. There's just something about the community/achievements/non-game versatility of the 360 that often makes turning on my Triple feel like I'm on a deserted island. So, I've resolved to get more out of my PS3 in 2k10, beginning with last year's highly rated Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. I'm not telling you anything new, to tell you that the game is spectacular. That it's one of the, if not THE most cinematic game I've ever played. What did surprise me, however, was that I played through the entirety of it over the span of two days. The game is very engaging & equally difficult to put down, once you've picked it up. I don't think I really need to sell you on it any further. I give it my highest of recommendations, & that's that.

Our coop goal for January took us back to my Game of the Year 2k9. Awkward controls and convoluted story be damned, Resident Evil 5 was easily the most fun I had in coop space last year. I would look forward to Grits and I's nightly get togethers, almost to the point of crack-head shakes. Also...

WELCOME TO THE GUN SHOW

So, across our 4 and about 1/4 play throughs, Grits and I had felt as though we'd just about wrung every bit of enjoyment out of RE5 that we possibly could have. The only thing really left, seemed to be to finish the game on the Professional setting. Some months back, we'd kind of hit a wall in the game, but still wanted that final achievement. For January, we challenged ourselves to finish that Professional fight. Grits's goal to finish Dragon Age took up most of the month, and with just two days left, we dove in. We had thought we would be banging our heads against a slow grind that we'd gotten bored with. We couldn't be any more wrong. Turns out, the story still made us laugh, Wesker was still a delightful prick, Grits had not yet tired of ogling, well... Me, as Sheva, and most importantly, that infinite, fully upgraded ammunition made us hilariously overpowered. Our only regret was that we were too powerful, in the end, to punch a boulder. Via con dios, boulder.

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Up Next: My goals for February are as follows,

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Single Player: Complete No More Heroes for the Wii. This should be difficult, as that I don't think I've finished a single Wii game in the years that I've owned one.

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Coop: Complete at least one Spec Ops mission in Modern Warfare 2. This one shouldn't present much challenge. We just feel like we're missing out on something that's gotten a lot of run.