Rock Blog FRIDAY! 09/21/07

[hmxsean]

Why am I writing? There isn't even a blog today! People are either supremely busy or on vacation so that slows blogs down to a crawl. As soon as the situation changes and more announcements come and there is more to talk about I have a feeling we will be right back in the saddle. Yay!

Did you read this? I love the stories behind old video games I played when I was a kid and this blew my mind. The final couple sentences of the story (it is a three pager) kind of sum up what I have always felt about game development.

So enough with the reminiscing. I'm leaving Tuesday it looks like for Seattle for the truck tour events in that area (very much looking forward to the "Eve of Destruction" which seems to showcase a schoolbus demolition derby) and I'll let you know on here where I'll be hanging out to catch a show and meet anyone who wants to come out. I think we'll do that Friday night, probably? I then leave for Portland - more on that when it gets closer. I then come home for a week, missing the Oakland stops, but will be back out there for San Francisco. Then I go to New York for early November which also happens to be my birthday. The city will never be the same. John and Jon will be covering the Chicago stop next weekend while I am in Seattle. More info as it finds me.

Any good DS games I should be looking into getting for all these plane rides?

[Eman311]

Have fun man.

I'm gonna assume that all of Harmonix prefers to do games for "fun over money."

It's something I hope to be able to do when I enter the industry.

[borgasm]

Jam Sessions, Puzzle Quest and Elite Beat Agents...

assuming you don't already have those and enjoy creating music, bejeweled, and rhythm based games... but I think those are massively safe assumptions (at least the last 3)!

[Akaymay]

Hey, Sean! Good to hear the ol' blog again. Lucky that you get to go to all of those events, dude. That's like, the epitome of amazing jobs, right there. Other than a Rock Star of course. But as for a DS game? I would have to say Jam Session. I've never played it. And they may be your rival company, other than Guitar hero, but the game looks decent.

[sushi111]

Eliet Beat Agents is a good one, as well as Planet Puzzle League.

Also, if you are going to travel alot (which you are): Animal Crossing.

That game will suck the hours away from you for weeks and then you will never touch it again. Plus it has endless replayability.

[deathstick]

Trauma Center and Phoenix Wright were fun when we had them at work. And I second Puzzle Quest-it hasn't left my PSP in months (because it's addictive AND easy to play a quick round or two).

[tf5_bassist]

Sounds like you're having a blast, y'know, going everywhere in cali OTHER than Sacramento. :P

Jam Session looks weird, but quite fun. My wife bought Picross a few weeks back, and let me just say that the game is immensely addicting! Probably one of the better DS games out at the moment. That will keep you occupied for a long long time, if you're into puzzle games at all.

[Akaymay]

Trauma Center and Phoenix Wright were fun when we had them at work. And I second Puzzle Quest-it hasn't left my PSP in months (because it's addictive AND easy to play a quick round or two).

Aw man, I forgot about Phoenix Wright! Best game EVER! It's like one of those, totally thinking games. Then it's like "WOW! I never expected that!!"

Phoenix Wright, DEFINATLY an instant classic.

[PsycoCheerio]

I only had Brain age...not the best choice unless you like Sudoku...Picross is fun though.

I've only heard good things about Phoenix Wright...

You gotta let me know about where you is gonna be when you get to the northwest...

[travmeatwad]

Elite Beat Agents, Picross, Sonic Rush, and WarioWare: Touched! are all fun.