Zel-kun’s Words

So, as mentioned in a previous post, I finally bought an X-Box 360, my first current generation system.  It’s sad, being what a gaming nut I am, but honestly… I haven’t been impressed by the games that have been coming out these days.

But X-Box, ironically enough, has impressed me with the games that have been coming out, that I bought one.

Those who know me, know that I think the X-Box is perhaps the worst gaming system to ever curse the world with its existence.  So no one was more shocked than me as I put one in my shopping cart at Fry’s Electronics and wheeled it to one of their one hundred registers (that’s not even an exageration).

I must credit Microsoft in this case, and that is that it learned from each and every one of its mistakes from its previous system.

X-Box:

• No RPG’s
• Terrible controller design
• Faulty hardware that barely used the resources it had
• Giant console twice the size and weight of the other consoles

X-Box 360:

• Some good, solid RPG’s, a particularly good one I’m playing now actually released BY Microsoft
• Comfortable wireless controller that lasts surprisingly long on a single set of AA-Batteries, and you’re able to turn the console on and off with the controller
• Hardware that can sync with computers and many storage devices, able to easily become a multi-media entertainment system, and able to substitute game music for music from your audio files (a personal favorite-feature of mine)
• Smaller design comparable to the other systems

So I’ve been pretty happy with it.  My biggest complaint is it’s inability to adapt to older televisions.  Granted, it’s something of a moot point with my new TV, but it’s still worth mentioning.

I plan on getting the Wi-Fi adapter and joining X-Box live, which my friends and co-workers assure me is well worth it.

We’ll see…

Congratulations Microsoft, you finally did something right.

Zel-kun out.