Mirror's Edge [PS3]

Play it for:
* pretty unique 1st-person parkour experience.
* real adrenaline rush when you're being hunted down and have to run for your life.
* genuine feeling of accomplishment.
* the heroine is uber-cool.

Avoid it for:
* some bits are very frustrating.

The Lady of the Neon Heart [poem]

The Lady of the Neon Heart

Of all the girls I've ever known
There's one I've never tried to court.
Instead, transfixed, I wait and watch
The Lady of the Neon Heart.
A curious title, to be sure,
But well-deserved. I'll tell you why.
For when she's feeling amorous
The spark of Cupid's energy
Lights up her soul. The glow beguiles;
This Will o' Wisp leads men astray,
Forever wand'ring in the gloom,
When love's soft light has gone awry.
She neither crows nor mourns their fates,
Emotion'ly she's too inert -
Just like the gas by which she's called,
My Lady of the Neon Heart.

The Ruby Knight [Book]

Book two of the Elenium trilogy completed. More of the same, which is no bad thing. Same brilliant dialogue. It's also very playful, even having a slight poke at fantasy conventions; the characters actually question how improbable certain coincidences seem, and to his credit, Eddings does his best to make it all believable. Additionally, while I like Pratchett for writing the most serious Comic Fantasy, I like Eddings for writing the most witty Serious Fantasy.

God of War [PS3]

Play it for:
* EPIC visuals and story
* seriously cool combat and battles
* devious puzzles

Avoid it for:
* pretty brutal if you don't like that kinda thing

Batman: Arkham Asylum [PS3]

Play it for:
* brilliantly fluid combat system
* the awesomeness of the Batman universe
* suitable for the thinking gamer

Avoid it for:
* no catwoman

The Diamond Throne [Book]

Now my room's nice n tidy, I've seen my bookshelf. So last week I started reading a novel for the first time in a while. Catch up on the backlog of books I've bought but haven't got round to reading. Started on The Diamond Throne by David Eddings.

Haven't read any of his stuff since the epic Belgariad series, probably about 15 years ago. Felt really comfortable settling back into the thing I remembered and liked the best; the witty banter between the characters.

Characters are great too. All very vivid. The plot is very well-paced though. And has a great balance between things working out well for the heroes, and setbacks. All in all great fun, without being cheap or cheesy. Hopefully I'll get the other two books of the trilogy finished within the next three weeks. Then I might officially count myself as a reader again after a long, long lull.