Look at that. Just look at it. That’s somewhere right around 6 months of quality gaming — not even including Crimson Skies and Rainbow Six 3 that are currently being enjoyed at home — just waiting for their opportunity to delight. It’s not often that my GameFly queue has that many things available “Now” like that, and it makes me giddy. And it’ll only increase! That’s just the top half of my queue, there’s another 13 titles after that, and probably some that aren’t even in the list yet. Joy.
Speaking of Rainbow Six 3, I finally had a chance to give it a whirl last night. That’s fun. Think “squad-oriented Splinter Cell mashed with Ghost Recon” and you’ll about have it. Single-player, you can issue commands to your AI-controlled squad using the Xbox Live headset. Read that sentence again, it’s far too sexy. There’s co-op mode on Xbox Live. Yeah, read that one too. I’m a sucker for quality co-op mode, and this has it in spades. I’m really looking forward to getting some more time on it.
mmm…Ruth’s Chris….buttery steak…mmmm…
And, I’m starting to agree…that’s a heck of a woman you got there.
Oh, justify it all you want, freak!!!
He-he.
Funny thing is, my normal target for Detroit-based jabs hasn’t responded to any of them, so I’m glad I have someone to bicker with good-naturedly.
ObDetriotStory: During the ill-fated Stanley Cup finals, I took the wife out for a nice dinner to Ruth’s Chris Steak House here in Raleigh for our anniversery. As we’re sitting there, my wife keeps staring at this guy and finally leans over and says “oh my god, I think that’s Dominic Hasek.” [EDIT: insert "damn, now that's a woman" here] Yes, it was. Along with somewhere around 12 other players elsewhere in the restaurant. I walked into the bar area after learning that’s where the rest of them were sitting and saw only Sergei “The Ugly Duckling” Federov that I recognized. On the way out, being the kind girl she is, Cat merely wished them luck for the game.
Of course, the bastards beat us down like dogs, but that’s neither here nor there.
I lived in Michigan for a long time (some of that time in the Detroit suburbs), not to mention well before I lived in Chicago. The Wings gave me countless hours of enjoyment and a whole lot of Stanley Cups, so I’m still loyal. (What, like I was going to root for the Blackhawks just because my address changed?)
So, naturally, I felt I owed you one for cracking on Detroit all the time.
You eat babies too, don’t you? Pervert.
Thank god one of you is sane.
For the record, I can’t stand the Red Wings, so I do not condone my husband’s statement.
I’d also like to take this moment to remind Neal Broten that I’m still infatuated with him.
Halo, of course, being the exception, I generally prefer my shooters for Windows. Part of it is the higher resolution I get from my computer than any of the Xbox’s HD modes give me, but really I’m just hooked on the mouse control scheme and the ease of jumping into a network game. Still, the windows versions of Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six 3 (depending on if you want outdoor or indoor environments, respectively) are definitely my favorite tactical shooters.
Although I’m sure you need no prodding from me, please post a review of NHL Rivals after you get a chance to play it - I could really use a good hockey game for one of the three platforms (Xbox preferred) and I’m unsure of which one to get. Ideally, it’d have the ability to toss of the gloves and pummel, a la Blades of Steel for Sega Genesis, and every season would end like this.