[update: It’s the following Monday, I’m less bored of the world and it’s only far to point out that this is an incredibly dull post (incase the title didn’t give that away), if you’re reading this you should probably stop now]
It’s Friday, I have appraisals and a report into storing chart data to write and I have to leave early to get to Manchester. So in the absence of anything interesting to write, it’s time for a round up of all the games I’ve played over the last 6 months.

I’ve been dipping into Disgaea which, with it’s random levels and massive scope for organizational anality this is a suprisingly good pick-up and play game once you’ve done the main story mode. 15 mins before you need to pick up the dry cleaning? Why not get one of your characters promoted and rationalise out your inventory! For a while I wanted to write something long about this game, there’s so much to say about how all the wonderfully intricate mechanics work with one another in a beatifully transparent way, but whenever I start it all seems to get out of hand, and where do you start, basically if you own a PS2 you should buy it, play it for 50 hours, and then email me and we can talk about it in mind-numbing detail.

As i’ve mentioned before I loved Outrun 2, I eventually got stuck on the mini missions (heart courier on about level 6 or 7 was the final straw) so playing slowed down, but just thinking about it makes me want to swoop down the valley on the cloudy stage seeing the glimmer on that distant lake. People who don’t love this game should probably seek counceling.

On Sunday evenings Emma and I have been battling through Zelda: Four Swords Adventure on the Gamecube, we typically do a couple of levels and have a horse race or something, the game really suits a leisurly approach, it’s never particularly hard, but the requirement for co-operation slows the game’s pace down considerably and generally promotes a very relaxed gaming experience, nicely punctuated by the huge hoards of cannon fodder that the game occasionally chucks at your party.

more excitement later…