Malik
(2/3/12)
Another week draws to a
close without much to say. I think being in what I think of as the
"sports limbo" time of the year doesn't help me all that much. I am
without football or football. I mean when the Seahawks season ended,
I'm left with a few months of nothing (until the draft) and I
couldn't care less about the Super Bowl. I'm not a fan of what is
essentially a rematch. I mean Eli Manning and Tom Brady already
faced off not long ago, and that time saw the Giants as a massive
underdog who somehow faced the AFC dominating Patriots. Well, that
sounds a lot like what is happening this year, except the Giants are
not a wild card team (only because someone had to win the NFC East).
Quite frankly, I'd be happy if both teams could somehow lose...but
maybe with a good defensive showing from the Giants since I still
love seeing Rocky Bernard who was of course on the Seattle Super
Bowl team.
Other than
football of the NFL variety, I am still waiting for March for the
Sounders FC to come back for some CONCACAF play and the start of the
MLS season. Especially, I want to see how Gsperning (sp?) does
taking over the keeper position from Kasey Keller, and how Keller
does in his new job in the announcing booth as the color
commentator.
I am now trying to
play through Infamous as quickly as possible, which turns out to not
be that quickly. I mean I have only just restored the first power
supply in the second island...which means I have almost 2/3 of the
game remaining. Still, I want to hurry since gaming will possibly
soon get crowded with Mass Effect 3 only about a month away,
Infamous 2 in my hands wanting to be played, and...
Well, I am very
interested in what I've heard about Kingdoms of Amalour (sp?). KoA
is coming out very soon and has been described as both a rival to
The Elder Scrolls and as a better Fable. I love the TES franchise
and actually am a fan of Fable, so this sounds like an ideal match
for my gaming tastes. I'm hoping it takes more of the Fable idea of
game length than what Oblivion or Skyrim did, since I don't think I
can invest another 140 hours in a game like Skyrim took from me. I
mean just getting 140 for Skyrim is something beyond what I thought
would be possible for my schedule, especially when very little of
that time was during any form of vacation.
Of course, if I
don't get around to KoA immediately, I know it will probably have a
crazy Steam sale price at some point. So, maybe it is a good thing
that Infamous 1 and 2 are both going to probably drain away a few
more weeks of my life.
On a final note,
I've seen some crazy bets for the Super Bowl. You know, the usual
stuff that's all on the side. I wanted to just say my thoughts, and
what I'd do if I was a man with enough money to be a betting man.
How long will the national anthem be? (Over; I think the line is
around 1:48) Will Kelly Clarkson sing the lyrics 100% correctly?
(No) Will we see any sign of Andrew Luck on the TV? (Hell yes) Will
we see Peyton Manning more than 3 times? (At least 5; it is in Indy,
and his brother is playing)
Malik |