Games, Games and Life in General.

Its Sunday, and that means updates! Below is the achievement progress the past two weeks. I'm really enjoying Assassin's Creed II and my Dead Space adventure on Impossible difficulty will be coming to a close shortly. Also, I hope to get my Bayonetta disc working again/replaced very soon. I've been calling Target every few days to try and get it exchanged. Stupid faulty merchandise. Anyways.. enjoy my gamer update below and stay tuned [or scroll down past the boring stuff] for a juicy inside look at my life when I'm not playing my Xbox. {The following may be inappropriate for small children and/or individuals allergic to mundane stories of daily college student activities.]

ACHIEVEMENTS:
Dead Space ( 47 / 48 ) !!!!
There's Always Peng! [15g] - Find the Peng Treasure.
Slugger [10g] - Kill the Slug Boss with more than 50% hull integrity remaining.
Maxed Out [75g] - Upgrade all weapons and equipment.

Modern Warfare 2 ( 30 / 50 )
Operative [30g] - Earn all 3 stars in at least 10 different Special Op missions.
First Day of School [25g] - Complete the first two missions on Veteran difficulty.
Black Diamond [25g] - Complete the third level on Veteran difficulty.

Bayonetta ( 9 / 50 )
I'm a Bit...I mean Witch [5g] - Execute a Torture Attack.
A Primer in The Magical Arts [10g] - Complete the Vestible level.
You Want to Touch Me? [10g] - Engage Witch Time successfully 10 times.
Just in the Nick of Time [5g] - Dodge the runaway streetcar during Chapter 2.
Record Collector [10g] - Obtain three complete Angelic Hymn Gold LPs.
Fortitudo, Bringer of Flame [15g] - Defeat Fortitudo on any difficulty.
Chapters 1-4(Normal) [20g] - Complete Chapters 1-4 on Normal difficulty.
Seeker of Magic [10g] - Purchase three new techniques.
A Mother's Love [20g] - Defend Cereza during the out of body experience, ensuring she takes no damage.

Lego Rock Band ( 33 / 49 )
Dooyafunkhesaurus [10g] - Securi-T-rex completed.
Into The Deep [10g] - Submarine purchased.
No More Mr Ice Guy [10g] - Rock the Boat Completed.
Jet Setter [10g] - Private Jet Purchased.

Assassin's Creed II ( 28 / 50 )
Myth Maker [5g] - Find the 8 statuettes of Monteriggioni.
Undertaker [20g] - Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside the catacombs under Santa Maria Novella.
Choir Boy [20g] - Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside Santa Maria del Fiore.
Bloody Sunday [30g] - Complete DNA Sequence 4.
Assassin for Hire [10g] - Complete your first assassination mission for Lorenzo Il Magnifico.
I can see your house from here! [20g] - Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside the Torre Grossa.
Red Light Addict [10g] - Spend 5000 florins on Courtesans.
The Conspirators [30g] - Complete DNA Sequence 5.
Prison Escape [20g] - Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside the Rocca di Ravaldino fortress.
Perfect Harmony [10g] - Tint your clothes with these colors: Wetland Ebony and Wetland Ivory.

COMMENTS:
Most of these accomplishments were fairly easy to get, and/or just took a set amount of time in order to complete them. Dead Space's Impossible difficulty is fairly challenging. Lots of the enemies deliver one-hit instant kill attacks simply because the damage they deal is so overwhelming. Additionally, The amount of supplies (ammo, health, etc.) is pretty scarce. So far, it's required a steady hand and careful aim in order to make my shots count. Modern Warfare 2's hardest difficulty, Veteran, has also proven to be challenging in both the campaign and the Special Operative missions. Its disappointing that the Campaign must be finished solo [No split screen game play there.] but then I suppose it simply takes away from the brilliantly done cinematic, summer blockbuster movie game play. And lastly, the Assassin's Tomb missions that reward an ancient seal [6 total] to those who can traverse the winding mass of jumps, ledge grabs, and quick puzzle solving while avoiding or dispatching guards. They have been very strenuous and tiring. Since Assassin's Creed II only provides gamers with a single difficulty setting, it is up to the player to adjust to the game's design as well as their playing style accordingly.


As far as my real life adventures, I've made some very tough choices this weekend, but I believe its ultimately for the better. Thats kinda all I have to say about that.

Until next time... Laters.