Achievement Unlocked: That's a lot of 8s

So, I've been spending FAR too much time on my 360 recently, which has been distracting me from my goal of writing a nove. Now I'm way behind. Thanks a lot, game developers.

I'm doing pretty good at Guitar Hero 3. I still haven't beaten Lou on Hard, but I'm most of the way through Expert. The achievements are kinda hard to come by unless you're some sort of amazing prodigy with no life and too much free time. Or Matt.

Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga is uber fun, and I'm already at 500 Gamerscore with more to come. I could fairly easily get 1000 on this game.

Carcassonne, a variable tile game for the XBLA is free, but only for today and tomorrow. I downloaded it, played one game, and got 55 points. Not too shabby.

Assassin's Creed is amazing. Not only is it incredibly fun, it's also graphically the best game I have ever seen. It does for the 360 what God of War did for the PS2, makes you think "Hrm, I didn't know the system could do that." I've killed my first of 9 marks, so plenty of game left.

Right now my gamerscore sits squarely at 8888, which I decided was a nice, even number to blog about. I'm also getting close to 10,000 which with the games I have shouldn't be hard to get. I just have to go back to Orange Box and get the '2 Points' achievement so I hit it on the head. Too bad I suck at basketball.My name on XBox Live is ShovelMage. Be friends with me!

Who is driving?

Oh my god, bear is driving. How can that be?

Achievement Unlocked: Überness

Well, I'm not the only one lately that has gotten a great gamerscore. That's right, I got the best than anyone could possibly get: 1337. Take that boobs!

So yeah, I've been busy lately, but I've gotten my gaming time in edgewise. I have lent out Gears of War and teh Haloz to my brother, so right now I have the Orange Box. Quite a lot of achievements on that one, and making it possible to get that sweet 2 points achievement. I also got Guitar Hero 3, but sadly, not for the 360. But if I DID have it, I would totally be gloating about the "Inhuman Achievement", as I have beat Through the Fire and Flames on expert. Yes, it is possible. And if I can borrow GH3 from someone and get a bunch of achievements, I'll be happy. And gloaty. Woot.

I also got some gamer points, so I bought me some Castlevania SOTN, Every Extend Extra Extreme, and Geometry Wars. Look out achievements. Sadly, though, my trial Gold membership will be expiring soon, so I'll have to fork over $50 to get a full one. Yay.


I finally was smart and am using my switch, so I might be able to be on XBL more often. Find me, friend me, challenge me, kill me.... or something to that extent.

EDIT: Remind me not to save as a jpeg next time... fixed with png.

Don't feed the Cat

Not only is this a classic ynte moment, It's allso a pretty good head in a box.

And remember, if your cat's hungry, it means you're going to die.

Heroes video

Video from "Heroes" about 3 weeks ago. Yeah, I know, I'm slow.

This is no time for joking!

If you haven't already, you should check out Mike Birbiglia, specifically Whiffle Ball Tony. Then you will understand the joke.

Achievement Unlocked: Boobs.

I haven't really done anything to warrant a new column, I played some Orange Box, got Guitar Hero 3, but still haven't beaten it. I was going to wait until beating it to write, but when I checked my Gamerscore, I knew I had to write now.

Not only had I passed 8000, I had hit a very important number spot on and had to immortalize it. I'm curently sitting right at 8008, which any 4th grader with a calculator could tell you spells "boob".
Guitar Hero 3 is pretty tight, nothing revolutionary. Looks like the achievements may be even harder to get than they were in 2. Time will tell.

Anyway, happy 'boob' day, everyone.My name on XBox Live is ShovelMage. Be friends with me!