Thanks to Howard for pointing out how to fix the Kermit-thingy below. Yes, I'm incompetent, but you're all still reading my journal, so...hah!

What's with me and promises? No reader mail on Friday - in fact, no updates at all since Friday. Truth is, I haven't touched a PC all weekend long. I've been spectacularly unsocial, spending the bulk of Saturday and Sunday playing a bunch of new console titles, the best of which, by far, was Eternal Darkness. Boy-oh-boy, there's a game to love. It's an action-adventure with a great story, finely tuned game-play, a perfect difficulty curve (even I was able to progress at a satisfying pace), and tons of atmosphere - which is always important in this type of game. In fact, if you're a TLJ fan looking for an adventuring fix - and you don't mind a bit of arcade-y game-play fighting terrifying monsters - check it out. You'll need a GameCube, but if you don't have one, you should get one anyways: After all - it's Nintendo! Eternal Darkness is the closest thing to perfection I've played in a long while. And pick up Resident Evil, too; the GC remake is incredibly scary, technically impressive, and a lot of fun. It's a bit simplistic as an adventure, but, again, it's got more atmosphere and character than most recent adventures. And the voice-over work is, for the first time in this series, quite good.

I will try (emphasis on 'try') to get around to the reader mail later this afternoon, though I'm expecting a pretty busy day, what with everything that's going on (good things; stick around, and I'll tell y'all). Check back tonight - it only takes a second to do so!  ¶ 12:00