Not Cost Effective

I got my first paycheck, a nice 450 dollars after taxes, and immediately (on the same trip I deposited the check) bought the 360 and Oblivion. And it was good. Oblivion looks amazing. . . like, I'm standing on a hill looking at the outside world, and in another game, the outside world would just be background, but in Oblivion, I could go down that hill and run into that background and it would be real places. Its a really cool feeling, like San Andreas mixed with Knights of the Old Republic.

But then, I decided to check out how it looked on Daven's HDTV. This was a mistake. While the game looked awesome, I left it in Tiff's apartment. Oops. Without plans to go back to the Grove until the weekend at the earliest, I on a whim bought Indigo Prophecy for 20 bucks at the Unholy Mess of Electronics that is Frye's. And now. . . I don't really care that I don't have Oblivion. Because Indigo Prophecy, in spite of its entire action mechanic being timed button presses and outdated graphics, is badass anyway.

So I start the game as this guy who gets possessed and commits a murder in a restaurant bedroom. And now I have to figure out how to get out of the bathroom without getting caught by the cop who's drinking coffee. So I wash my hands, hide the body, mop the floor, and think OK, I'm clear. I then casually walk out the door, only to stopped by the waitress because I forgot to pay my bill. Shit! Now I have to pay my bill. . . and the cop is going to the bathroom. So I do that as fast as I can, get out of the restaurant, and the game does this cool 24-style thing where I can see the cop finding the body while I'm desperately trying to find a taxi. Of course, I do find a taxi, and move on. Then, I get to play as the detectives investigating the case and discover all the mistakes I made. And its all done in a way that makes sense and is logical. . . no Stupid People Plot Advancement method here. Yep. So I don't know. Maybe I'll get Oblivion tomorrow. . . maybe.

In other news, I won 35 bucks playing poker last night. Because I'm cool like that.