"I love the Nintendo DS" Thursday October 25th, 2007

The action has indeed shifted back to the Joe and Caine fight. As Caine has hinted at, he is able to gain immunities to his enemies techniques as long as he sees them once. That is his Waza Kakkomu technique that he mentions in the comic. So what does this mean for Joe? You'll find out next week as we hit the middle of the Joe and Caine fight.

As for the actual drawings for the comic I think I liked the way they all came out except for P2 and P4. They just don't seem right. Conversely the last panel looks pretty badass. Sometimes I think I tend to go overboard on the FX for these powers and I like the subtle effect of Caine's Gaeru Isshun Kyoushinshou. Originally the power was going to have a more rounded path instead of the straigh zig zag you see up above, but I liked the imagery of the sharp cuts of the chain. They reminded me of both Andromeda Shun's attacks in Saint Seiya and also brought up the image of a EKG line.

This past weekend the entire group of us went to Gasho to celebrate Michelle's birthday. It's always a great time at Gasho and this was no exception. Everyone had a great time and we had some great eats. I also continue to thoroughly enjoy my Nintendo DS. I didn't think I would love the touch screen aspect of it so much, but it's really the cat's meow. I was playing through Phoenix Wright when Toys R Us tempted me with a buy 2 games, get one game free deal. So I went out and added Zelda, Mario Kart, and Pokemon to the mix. I have never played any of the Pokemon games and as of now I am hooked.

This weekend I am actually going to drive up to Syracuse on Saturday to grab some of my stuff that I had left upstate. George, Michelle, and Colleen all volunteered to come keep me company on the road trip. I'll also get to see Rob for more than a half an hour this time and that's awesome. I really want to get out to Tahou's as well since I really NEED a Garbage Plate and I will have two Tahou virgins with me. Sadly the initial trip to Tahou's and the very first garbage plate is a mixed experience. Some people take to it right away like the unstoppable Tom the Tire. I, myself, did not think it was anything special the first time I went. Then a week went by and I suddenly I couldn't stop thinking about the Garbage Plate. So hopefully they'll enjoy it right off the bat because it'll suck to be 8 hours away on Long Island a week later and be like "I really want a garbage plate... damn it!!"

Good times. I'll have to remember to eat my plate in honor of Tom who is slaving away across the pond in bland food England.

Never Not Finish.

River's Top 5 PS2 games of All Time
1. Winning Eleven 7
2. Kingdom Hearts
3. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
4. Guitar Hero 2
5. Kingdom Hearts 2