dark cloud, check

done! 42 hours. mostly fun, but sometimes trying (go to hell mardan garayan/fish of happiness). definitely worth 2o bucks, for anyone with a PS2 and some free time. and 20 bucks.

i beat the game, which unlocked the optional challenge 100 level dungeon. no, thank you. despite the nifty sword that one receives upon completion of said dungeon, i feel no need to build up all my weapons to super ultimate maxed out status. i did build up my main character's sword to such maxedness, but i did it with many powerup powders and gems and not much hard work, so i didn't save it. i'm making sense.

i'm looking at other video games now. the wealth of solid PS2 games out there for 20 dollars or less is wonderful. almost tear-inspiring. i'm going mostly by ign ratings, and what sounds cool or not cool. there are a wealth of games that rated between 7-8 out of 10 that are 10-15 dollars. i admit, i am a sucker for cheap crap, and i would like to pad my gaming library.

what got me blogging is the incredible confusion of names that is the legacy of kain series, and its spinoff. i think. there is a legacy of kain, a blood omen, and a soul reaver. let me elaborate: there is blood omen: legacy of kain for PS and PC. there is blood omen 2: legacy of kain for gamecube, PC, PS2, and xbox. there is legacy of kain: soul reaver for PS, PC, and dreamcast. there is legacy of kain: defiance for PC, PS2, and xbox. and there is soul reaver 2: legacy of kain for PC and PS2.

which is the title, and which is the subtitle? blood omen: legacy of kain. all right. legacy of kain: soul reaver. all right... soul reaver 2: legacy of kain??? what are they trying to pull, here?? it looks like some sort of horrifying new analogy train game for the SATs. blood omen is to legacy of kain as legacy of kain is to soul reaver. soul reaver 2 is to legacy of kain as legacy of kain is to soul reaver. oh, i get it.

i'm exaggerating, but my real gripe is the switching of title and subtitle for the legacy of kain series. or is it the soul reaver series? is legacy of kain: defiance a sequel to legacy of kain: soul reaver? then why is there a game called soul reaver 2: legacy of kain? and how come that has the same subtitle as blood omen: legacy of kain?

if your head hurts, i'm sorry. if it exploded, i'm more sorry.