12th May 2010, 4:24 PM
I took the art room. I like how the paths divide and merge in this game, how many differing paths can you take?
I actually haven't gotten further since I last posted. I didn't get the chance to play Monday night because my chores took me too long, and then last night I decided to watch Persona first, but I ended up falling asleep early.
Have you heard of Persona? I've heard its Ingmar Bergman's masterpiece but I didn't get it. It was frustrating. The first half was easy enough but then it starts going in different directions and gets confusing. Even Eraserhead makes more sense. I looked online and apparently there's not even really much of a consensus, aside from the obvious existentialist themes about who you are and what you'd like to be according to society's rules or suggested goals or what have you. I'd like to see it again sometime to try and soak it back in, but I don't know if that'll be any time soon, I might just return it for now.
Anyway, I excitedly told my buddy (another Silent Hill enthusiast) that I have the game and we could play it when he comes to visit, and he told me that he already looked on youtube and saw all the cinematics. He was really impressed by the story, he said it made him misty-eyed at the end and couldn't wait to actually buy and play the game. What the hell is that? That's like putting the orgasm before the sweet build up, or being instantly full without tasting or enjoying a dinner. He just can't resist temptation.
I gotta play the hell out of Shattered Memories tonight and make up for lost time.
I actually haven't gotten further since I last posted. I didn't get the chance to play Monday night because my chores took me too long, and then last night I decided to watch Persona first, but I ended up falling asleep early.
Have you heard of Persona? I've heard its Ingmar Bergman's masterpiece but I didn't get it. It was frustrating. The first half was easy enough but then it starts going in different directions and gets confusing. Even Eraserhead makes more sense. I looked online and apparently there's not even really much of a consensus, aside from the obvious existentialist themes about who you are and what you'd like to be according to society's rules or suggested goals or what have you. I'd like to see it again sometime to try and soak it back in, but I don't know if that'll be any time soon, I might just return it for now.
Anyway, I excitedly told my buddy (another Silent Hill enthusiast) that I have the game and we could play it when he comes to visit, and he told me that he already looked on youtube and saw all the cinematics. He was really impressed by the story, he said it made him misty-eyed at the end and couldn't wait to actually buy and play the game. What the hell is that? That's like putting the orgasm before the sweet build up, or being instantly full without tasting or enjoying a dinner. He just can't resist temptation.
I gotta play the hell out of Shattered Memories tonight and make up for lost time.