Inuyasha, Scars of Battle(Anime)

Inuyasha DVD 8, Scars of Battle, continues the fine animation, plot and character development of the prior Inuyasha DVD's. I have to hand it to the animators here, they have created a cartoon story that builds slowly at its own pace to weave a rich narrative fabric. The characters sometimes do the wrong thing, which is both unusual and refreshing in shows of this type. Animation remains top notch without being Computer Generated or over the top. Look forward to further DVDs in this series.

Gun Valkyrie(Xbox)

Picked up this game in the bargain bin. Made by Sega. The graphics for this title are wonderful. This was a launch title for the Xbox and is very impressive visually and aurally. Gameplay wise, this title falls flat. Movement can be very jerky. This makes coordinated strikes on enemies hit or miss affairs. Add to this some natural hazards that keep you hitting the restart button and some very unfair time limits and you have a recipe for putting this game back on the shelf to gather some dust.

Animal Crossing(Cube) Prodigal son

Had not played this game in 16 months. I previously had carved a nice career picking fruit and fishing in a town called Marleybay. As soon as I entered the game, some mole called Mr. Resetti showed up at my door and spent the next 10 minutes berating me about not playing for so long. I felt like I was getting lectured by a parent. For no good reason, I actually felt guilty about blowing off the game for so long. Animal Crossing emphasized how bad it was that I let thing go for so long by sticking weeds all over the game world and allowing cockroaches to infest my house. I spent an hour or two picking weeds and letting the other characters in the game know why I was gone for so long. Now that I have played the game a little once more I am hooked on it again.