Raw, Unfiltered Anticipation

It's like I'm trapped in a bottle. My excitement for this game is about to boil over into a plethora of energetic spasms! Okay, not really, but I am too excited about this game. During marching band, time was a precious resource that rarely chose to abide with me, but now I seem to have so much that I need something to fill it. And my excitement is DEFINATELY filling it right about now. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword has gotten at least four perfect 10s that I've seen and innumerable 9.5s and so on. It looks like I'm going to have to update my top 10 Wii list because THIS TAKES THE NUMBER ONE SPOT ALREADY! AND I HAVEN'T EVEN PLAYED IT YET! Wow. I just capitalized, bolded, italicized, and underlined that. I think I need to sit down...

Another thing that's got me all hyped up is that I ordered the awesome edition that comes with a golden WiiMotion Plus Remote. I've also heard it comes with the Zelda Syphony CD but that might be just a myth.

In order to stave off my all consuming Zelda hunger, I've found myself reverting to something else. Cartoons from my childhood. In ordered the first season of Samurai Jack on Netflix and it should be in today.

When Skyward Sword comes out, you may not hear from me for a while (because ALL THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY I shall be playing) but rest assured a review shall come. And it will blow your tiny minds.

IT COMETH

Allow me to revise my list of EPIC VIDEO GAME COMMERCIALS. Okay... done. It's almost here. The biggest, baddest, game of the year is almost here! Okay, I know Skyrim was just released (haven't gotten to play it, looks AWESOME!) and Modern Wellfare 3, but this game... this game is The Legend of Zelda. This game is the beginning of THE GREATEST VIDEO GAME SERIES OF ALL TIME. Did you not just watch that commerical? Do you not undersrtand the pure scope of this game?! Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to go on a whole rage-fest right then, its just... I don't know if this game has as much hype as it should. At least, it doesn't in my neck of the woods. That is, where pubescent teens stay up all night playing C.O.D. Other than the fact that this is a new Zelda game, there's a lot of exciting aspects. Let's take a brief look. Okay, so there's the all new Wii MotionPlus controls for swordplay. Unlike previous games where you simply press B till the enemy dies, you must swing the Master Sword in various ways to defeat various enemies. Also, there's the sheer scope of this game. 50-100 hours of gameplay at the least can go into this puppy, making it the biggest Zelda game EVER. Also, new elements such as a more RPG style weapon purchasing system and a fres new take on weapon interface add more excitement. But this is all technical. Let's get to the juicy bits. STORYLINETIME! We all know Nintendo has denied there being one, single Zelda timeline. But did you not just watch the commercial (if you haven't caught the las two hints it means you need to WATCH THE COMMERCIAL)? "This is where it all begins." THIS IS THE FIRST GAME IN THE ZELDA SERIES (storyline wise). So that means, even if you know NOTHING about Zelda, you can enjoy this game to the fullest. Well, you can do that in any other Zelda game, but this one's probably on top. Also, the storyline of this game is VERY different from any Zelda to date. First of all, no Ganon. There's that blatant flamer Ghirahim instead (just looking at him makes me want to cut him in half). Also, Link's a knight in training, which is pretty cool. He and Zelda are childhood friends, which is also slightly different. I could go on... but you get the point. SKYWARD SWORD IS RELEASED ONE WEEK FROM NOW so be expecting a review quite soon. Thanks for your time!

Robots in Disguise? Or in The Skies?

What's trending with Chuck right now? Transformers. That's what's trending with Chuck now. About a week ago I was wandering the sacred halls of my local Target when I stumbled upon the complete first season of Transformers! Yes, Generation 1 Transformers, not the nightmare inducing Beast War Transformers or the spasm inducing Anime Armada Transformers (or the unfathomably disturbing Animated ones...). No, these are the legit first episodes of the first season. Long story short I was hooked and spent many a night watching Optimus Prime battle Megatron (who could turn into a Walther P38) and all of the classic Transformers transform and such. I bought the first comics, read through them, enjoyed them. I was Transformers crazy. And then I noticed something. Transformers was at it's absolute best in the first generation. Lemme tell you what goes down. After G1, there was this awkward transition into G2, which led to the Transformers Movie. And as much of a fan of Unicron as I am, this movie makes me... sad. Let's take a looksie at why. Okay, movie opens. So, we're looking at the same basic formula of Lazerbeak the evil Descepticon bird spying on the Autobots. Okay, so Megatron's going to attack, what else is new? Okay, the battle begins. Wait! You just- what?! Long story short (again) THEY PRETTY MUCH KILL OFF ALL OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS! Ratchet, dead! Ironhide, dead! They even killed Wheeljack, my all time favorite! Why?! They go on to kill Megatron (kinda) and even Optimus Prime himself. That's cool, you can do that. And by that I mean OF COURSE YOU CAN'T DO THAT! Talk about how to almost ruin a series. But really, if you're looking for some great Transformers nostalgia, pick up the first season. Totally worth it. Other than that there's Transformers: Prime, a pretty good Transformers series, along with the live action Transformers movies, which are excellent, even though they have nothing to do with the canon at all. Well there you have it, the Transformers.

Rock Odyssey!

It comes time for me to once again post about the Saint James Marching Trojans, the marching band I'm a proud member of. The picture above is of last year's show (I'm the mellophone player in the back left) but this year's show is entitled "A Rock Odyssey," which is pretty much the story of the Odyssey put to some rockin' tunes! Last week we placed in finals at a competition. This Saturday (Oct 29) we compete in Atlanta and we'll be competing in BOA Grand Nationals a week later. Be on the lookout for the Trojans if you can!

The Results are in!

So all of you readers who come on here a good bit have always been greeted by the same old site. And one factor of this same old site is the same old poll "What's Your Favorite LEGO Theme?" Well, the results are in... your favorite LEGO theme is...

BIONICLE!

That's right! BIONICLE won out for favorite LEGO theme, and it deserved it. Actually, he real reason for this post is just to tell you that I've changed the poll to a very important question. But we'll get to that in a second. Lemme just tell you why I cut the last one short. I put the end date for the pole on the twelfth of December, 2012. Well, that didn't some fast enough and some things need to change (like the fact that Unicron has been in NONE of the live action Transformers movies). So the new post is on a very important topic. Everyone has a gigantic robot close to their heart. It could be Ultraman, that creepy whatever from The Day the Earth Stood Still (or whatever the title is), or maybe even any of the mechs from Gundam. But really, there's only two that stand out. And those are the two that are composed of more than one and... anyway it's Voltron and any Power Rangers Megazord. Me and my homies (nerd friends) have been debating over the superiority of the two. I'm partial to Voltron, while my friend MATT YOUNG is rooting for the Megazord. Help us end this conflict by voting for your choice now!