challenges...

for one thing "metal gear solid 3 : snake eater" is proving to be quite a challenge on the "extreme" difficulty. several changes to enhance the gaming experience/level of difficulty include:

note: the following is based on comparison from HARD mode to EXTREME.

• increased number of guards
  
• increased rate of stamina consumption
  
• increased damage taken from enemies
  
• increased field of view of guards
  
• increased sneakiness of bosses
  
• decreased predictability of guards' paths
  
• decreased efficacious time-frame of stuns/tranquilizers
  
• decreased ammunition capacity
  
• decreased amount of ammunition lying around
  
• decreased backpack carrying capacity
  
• severely decreased amount of health

all this means is that the amount of fun in attempting a alert-less, continue-less, and kill-less game is multiplied by one trillion. being the impatient asian male that i am, i have already given up on the kill-free criterion i set out with - i ran out of tranq darts, how can you blame me?! i figured a bullet in the skull would be just as good to keep 'em quiet...

on a less geeky note, exams for me are over:
friday

• science @ cafeteria, 0900 hours
  

monday

• french @ cafeteria, 1300 hours
  

tuesday

• business @ cafeteria, 0900 hours
  
• geography @ room 308, 1300 hours

woohoo, go me! now i have three whole school days at home free from responsibilities and full of metal gear solid-ing time! i AM obsessed with this tactical espionage action game franchise, but who cares? in my opinion it proves to be a much needed stimulant/depressant for my mind. rationalizations for why i love metal gear solid games include:

• quotes like the following:
  
  "I hear it's amazing when the famous purple stuffed worm, in flap-jaw space, with the tuning fork, does a raw blink on Hiri-Kiri rock! I need scissors! 61!"
  -ross cambell, MGS2: Sons Of Liberty
  


• overthetop characters ranging from severely bad-ass - i.e. solid/liquid snakes, revolver ocelot, gray-fox, and the compulsory big boss when it comes to bad-ass'dness - to downright hilarious - i.e. johnny sasaki, period.
  


• one word, realism.
  


• challenging tasks, maps, and gameplay.
  


• last but definitely not least, awe-inspiring CG sequences that leave me drooling.

note: please excuse the abuse of unordered lists in this post.