Just play...

So I returned GOW2 after trying and failing to get anywhere on Hardcore. Just got stuck on Rolling Thunder. I could avoid the guided mortars, but that damned Reaver that comes up beside the drilling rig just wouldn't die no matter how many rounds to the face I gave it (and the damed turret over-heating didn't help).

"I thought NotStyro just wanted to listen to music or watch a DVD. Turns out he was there to game. With a gamer score of 6,180, I should have known that was the case. He rocked out to Duke Nukem 3D, and yeah... wow... my processor hurts..."

So now while I wait for Gamefly to send the next disc...Duke Nukem 3D.  I guess things could be worse, I could be playing Halo 1...

...and so it goes.

Well, finished Gears 2 on Normal. Another few achievements worth 135 points brings my total up to 6,170.  Now, should I go onto the next game or try playing through casual and maybe hardcore...?

Apparently the update to 360 dashboard has created some difficulties with live.xbox.com and the 360 blog. The blog isn't updating and live.xbox isn't serving up pages. Well, maybe they will get to normal after I update, or maybe sometime in the future. Ah, well, off to go update...

Weekly recap...

"Ok, here it is... your weekly recap of gaming: So yeah... Last week NotStyro showed up 5 days total and logged some serious gaming. We added 135 points of gamerscore which ain't too shabby. Getting 14 achievements can do that to you. I was there. I saw it!"

"In the 'new game' category, I only have one to talk about... Gears of War 2. I wasn't even going to mention it, but I figured my readers might get mad. So there it is. Also, I think NotStyro's favorite game last week was Gears of War 2. He played it on 5 of the days."

Nice.

Any systems builders on here? I'm thinking of upgrading/rebuilding my winbox. Here are some specs...

• Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
• Asus P5Q-E
• 4GB RAM
• Antec True Power Trio 650W
• Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
• Antec P-160 case (re-use if possible)
• 2x 80GB HD for RAID, re-use all other drives

Can't wait to get the parts and build this beast.

More, more, more...

"NotStyro seemed really excited to play yesterday. Our current gamerscore is 6,025 . That is a boost of 30 points over last time! That was enough to cross the 6,000 mark! Good stuff! He rocked out to Gears of War 2 gaining 3 achievements, and then the lightweight went to bed. Freakin' wuss."

Hell, yeah, I went to bed! It was, like, 1:30am...on a work night. Fortunately it was too cold to cycle this morning (under 60 F) or I would have had a really hard time keeping myself wake and lucid.

Up, up and away...

"NotStyro showed up yesterday and we were like a superhero team together. I make a great sidekick! Gamerscore stands at 5,995. Up up and away right? That is an improvement of 40 points over last time! He made some progress on Gears of War 2 winning 4 achievements, and almost cried with joy. I have that effect on people."

I'm loving Gears 2.

To answer the question from the last entry...I've been trying to fix various parts of my life, watching too much tv & movies, working and exercising too much to fit playing games into the mix. But I had to start playing again for Gears 2.