So, as per a comment I made (belatedly I might add) in the forums yesterday about sending my copy of The Last Of Us to trade credit hell, im proud to report I got rid of it and my copy of FF XIII. I was a bit on the fence about trading in FF, as my ten hours with it werent unenjoyable. ....but when I think of the amount of hours id need to put in versus what im actually willing to put in...well it just wasn't ever going to get beat.
That's how I justified it in my head anyway. I've built a dodgy relationship with Gamestop over the course of 7-8 years, as have many of you have. And since day one ive hated the shitty trade value. But anyway. ....
I ended up using my trade credit to pick up the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection.
After hearing Big Boss sound like a straight-up pussy in Ground Zeroes (Kiefer Sutherland would have never been my choice) I figured I would go back and get myself the definitive Metal Gear experience, chock full of David Hayter. Im going to be playing them in chronological order according to story, so Snake Eater first followed by Peace Walker and then Sons Of Liberty. If im not sick of sneaking by then I may give the original ps one title a whirl. Actually...I seriously doubt ill ever get into the ps one MGS. Ive tried to on multiple whimsies and have never been able to get into it.
Ive beaten Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots...but back in 2009...and before they decided to at last add trophies. Plus...MGS4 is dirt cheap. I think im gonna get a copy.
Let's see. ..I also bought SMT: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs the Soulless Army via psn.
I gotta say, im very happy that I get the opportunity to experience gems like these from the recent past. The PlayStation 2 provided gamers with a variety of role playing goodness that is only rivaled by the SNES. Just my opinion, of course!
Ive only got 40 minutes into this SMT game and I can tell its gonna suck me in.
I have been binge watching Mad Men since I took my spill last Sunday. Man...the Sixties werd superficial as fuck, lol. Still...the drama and complex relationships these characters weave with each other makes for compelling television.
Game Of Thrones!!!! It's back on, tomorrow. I've read through all the books that Martin's published thus far, so it's really interesting to watch the show and see what has been changed and what the writers remained faithful to. I been reading some GoT fanfiction lately, and some of it is so good I have to stop and tell myself that none of what I'm reading ever actually happened in the storyline. I recently read that George RR Martin discourages fanfiction; if he'd get his ass in gear and produce more for us to read, we wouldn't be relying on other sources of nourishment, here. It's ultimately useless for him to discourage it though, right? The lore and characters of Westeros are rich and Marting fleshed out what he could...but what about House Lothston? What about some stories about the Dreadfort?
Fanfiction helps me scratch this itch. =)
Pete made mention yesterday of the Squeenix sale on GoG, as well as a badass Humle Bundle, so I'm gonna make my way there and see what I can see. I'll end this entry on that note!
I'm a big believer in fan fiction myself. I write my own, and I believe in people doing it. I think it's good to create a world people want to inhabit with their own stories. Writers who can't take it are bitches. 
No doubt.
Have you any GoT fanfiction? I'd be interested in givin' it a look-see.
no, I haven't gotten into GoT yet. I'm probably gonna watch it once it's over. But I do write Star wars and BAtman fan fiction for the hell of it sometimes.
i like both of those things. Links?
ah, they're not in sharing state right now, sorry. I'm working on it! 
I hadn't played the first Devil Summoner game yet. I played the 2nd game to the end and didn't finish it.
Bro I have zero knowledge about the chronology of the SMT games...I just jump on them whenever they're made available =)
There are a lot of them to keep up with. I own many of them, but I've only played a few. Some of them are too old for me to get into. I have fewer problems playing the newer games (unless they are re-releases of the older games). 
Amen.
I hope they release Nocturne and DDS on the psn
I have those on the PS2 already. If they release on PSN for $5, I'd rebuy them. I plan to get Persona 4 at $10 in a couple days, but that's Persona 4.
Loved Nocturne and the two DDS games. I played most of Nocturne but the end game became too much like work with boss after boss, no weaknesses and ridiculous amounts of HP.
I thought the DDS games were great. They are yet another twist on the SMT formula but I thought the story was great and battles were challenging and required strategy particularly towards the end.
I'll never forget the Linkin Park reference near the end. After a cut scene I went back and spoke to an NPC. I have no idea why because it wasn't required but out of the blue the guy comes out with "I tried so hard and got so far and in the end it doesn't even matter." I'm no fan of the band but It cracked me up.
Why does he discourage fanfiction, I wonder.
Good question....in my head, he discourages it because he doesn't want the world to see him exposed as the mediocre writer he is. He just has amazing characters and lore...there's a piece of fanfiction set in the Game Of Thrones universe that'll blow you away. It's called "The North Remembers", if you've not read it and get a hankering to
I have yet to see or read anything at all GoT related, so I'll pass until I finally get to it.