Epic Return

So Hurricane (aka Super Storm) Sandy had me out of power for about a week and in the time immediately following… Well I just didn’t have the time, energy, or desire to do anything on here. I haven't even played Pokemon Yellow at all since the first post about that. I have, however, started another Pokemon adventure which I think will be interesting enough to hold my attention… more on that later.

So the NHL is back! I will therefore be fulfilling my duties as a Devils General, you can follow them on Twitter and like them on Facebook. Do it. All… what like three of you that will read this? The Devils open up the season against the Islanders on Saturday the 19th so that’s definitely on my list of things to look forward to.

Other than that… Not a whole lot going on. I’ll have a post, maybe tomorrow with the start of my new Pokemon adventure. The Randomized Emerald Nuzlocke Challenge! Let me preface that by saying I have never done a Nuzlocke, nor have I ever played a Generation III game to completion. So this… should be interesting. Even more so because I’ve randomized the ROM. Surprises everywhere! And if you don’t know what a Nuzlocke is, I’ll explain in the first post about it. We’ll just say that it’s a set of rules enforced by the player to increase the difficulty of the game.

So anyway… Until next time!

New games during the lockout…

So I went ahead and picked up Pokemon Black 2. Not like I have schoolwork to focus on or anything. But I figured I had some money to play with in the form of MLB 12. No desire to play baseball after the Yankees abysmal non-showing in the ALCS.I had to choose between that and Dishonored. And given the price points… well I am in college. So $40 DS game it is!

I’m about five hours in and obsessed. This is what a Pokemon game should be. I love the redesigned battle menu (and the menu in general) not to mention the revamped Pokémon availabilities (Riolu was the second Pokemon I caught. Hells to the yes). As it stands now I am all set to take on the second gym and I’m not looking back.

They’ve also added some pretty cool online features, such as the Funfest missions in the Entralink. Good time-wasting diversion. You can also link up your Black or White save file to open up little cutscenes to show what happened between the two games. Also random NPCs will refer to “the hero who saved Unova” using your name from the original file. It’s like you’re Gold and SIlver’s Red.

Again, I’m only five hours in, but I have nothing but praise so far. Will continue to update as the time counter ticks up and up and up (I put over a hundred hours in on the original Black and White games… Three of them).

Also a couple thoughts on a console game, Dishonored. I rented it from Redbox and hoo boy. Did NOT want to return that one. Sadly, I only ended up a few hours in before letting it go. I’m definitely intrigued by the magic system, notably the ability to summon vicious swarms of rats, but that will have to wait until I can afford to actually buy the game.

And finally, some news on LOCKOUT: 2012 (pay-per-view). According to various sources (laziness will not link them just yet) Kovalchuk apparently wants to stay in the KHL if the new CBA includes salary cuts. He’s not the only one. While in Kovy’s case it’s almost comical, considering the details of his contract, I really can’t blame him. He signed on to make a certain amount of money and that’s what he should be making.

Anyways, hopefully this all gets sorted out in time for some hockey. And for us Devils fans, hopefully we can see Kovalchuk and Volchenkov (the latter of whom broke a bone in his foot playing in Russia)