Nick's Final Laundry List Update of 2008!

OK so it is Christmas day officially and I am preparing for my journey to California where I will spend time with family and relax as I escape from the stress of school or work. Of course, this is also a prime opportunity for me to catch up on some gaming and prepare myself for the new year which is going to be absolutely crazy for me. My family already opened gifts and I am now the proud owner of a new Cobalt Blue DS Lite! O How I have missed thee! I can finally start playing DS games again and hopefully get sucked back into the joy that is handheld gaming. Anywho, here is my plan for the end of the year:


The majority of my flying will be spent diving head long into Final Fantasy IV for the DS, a game that I also received for Christmas. I hope that it is able to draw me in better than FFIII did because I just couldn't stick with that game. I hear the story and presentation is handled much better in this game so I don't think I have much to worry about. I also have not spent an extended period playing through a hardcore RPG in a very long time so I hope this one holds my attention. Expect me to get a few hours into this and expect my impressions on next week's show.


My PSP will also be joining me so perhaps I will find time to finish this game off as well. I was really getting into it before I got distracted by something else. I should be very close to the ending so hopefully I can tie up this loose end before the new year hits. I hear the ending is great... I hope I can remember what the hell was going on.


As soon as I return on the 29th, I plan to dive right back into Far Cry 2 and hopefully get that finished with as well. I have made the decision to simply press on through the story missions and to ignore the side missions unless they are easily accessible or relevant to my primary mission. I am 58% complete and have about 14 more missions to complete before I kill the Jackal. May not finish this one before the 1st....


Last but not least, I fully intend to plow through "Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath" as soon as the credits start rolling on FC2. Of course, this is in preparation for our first "Game Club [Working Title]" podcast to be recorded in January. We will be discussing the game in detail on the show and we will be responding to viewer comments and questions about the game live on the show. I encourage everyone who owns an Xbox to pick up the game (it's only about $14) and play through it with us. If you would like to leave us a comment or question to be read on the show, please send me an email with your name and your question to:

Nickhenderson@4playerpodcast.com

or visit the thread at our FORUMS and leave a comment in the thread: Official "Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath" Thread

That pretty much sums up my last few days of 2008. Once I knock this stuff out, I will kick off the new year by playing:
Fallout 3
Persona 4
Kingdom Hearts: Re Chain of Memories
Chrono Trigger DS

That's all for now!

-Nick