Short and Sweet #2: Brawl Shenanigans – The True Underdog Story

September 26, 2008

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Hey there you lucky readers. By now most of you have had the chance to play the newest Nintendo Brawler known as Super Smash Bros. Brawl (And if you haven’t, there’s a copy at the nearest electronic section with your name on it). Well, I’ve been playing it for a while now, and I’ve come across a Nintendo Brawler I can call my own. This “Short and Sweet” is just a little something to get to know me by. Who knows, maybe I’ll come across you guys on the (somewhat laggy) WiFi connection.
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Short & Sweet #1 – Can You Hear That?

September 12, 2008

This is our first ‘Short and Sweet’ feature on the blog. The feature is simple; to tackle one or two topics by the weekend, that is both short and entertaining to read. To basically capture the reader’s attention as much as possible.

What’s that sound? Can you hear that? What is it?

It’s seems to be coming out of the speakers, seems to have a certain beat to it too. I really can’t put my finger on it but it seems awfully familiar. The more I listen to it and dedicate my attention to the sound, I appreciate it more and more…

How many of you, of us, really appreciate soundtracks available in the games we play? I’m sure some of you do, but the truth is the majority of people don’t really care about them, and as a video game fan that really saddens me. Enjoying a title is not only about the visual aspect, which seems to be the trend these recent years and don’t get me wrong, I also some enjoy some beautiful visuals, but that’s not the entire package; in fact, it’s from far it.

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This does not count by the way… cheater.

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