ollo. Sorry for the absence, I am seriously slacking. Lately Al has been getting teeth in and that’s been a nightmare and a half. He’s grouchy pretty much constantly, doesn’t like eating his purees or really taking a bottle, and thinks sleep is for the weak which in turn makes him overtired and even more grouchy than ever before. So basically it needs to end soon before I lose my sanity. He doesn’t seem to want anything but material in his mouth so I’ve froze burp clothes and let him chew on them. I’m currently looking for a better alternative though. I’ve heard of mesh feeder nets you can freeze fruit and ice in and that sounds like a really good idea. If I find it and try it out I’ll have to write about how it goes. As it is, I’ve tried to get him to chew on his wooden teething toys and the frozen ones but at this stage of teething he doesn’t seem to enjoy it like he used to. Even chewing on our knuckles, which was his favorite past time, hasn’t been helping him out. I’m going to call his pediatrician tomorrow and see what they suggest doing.
Other than teething hell, he’s doing good. He can sit up on his own now though he still tends to fall over if he’s not careful about his balance and he’s really loving exploring the house with his new found ability to get around. Still no crawling yet but even his inch worming is very effective and getting to what he probably shouldn’t be in. I sense baby proofing the house close on the horizon.
Recently, I finished (FINALLY) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and maybe this is a little late since everyone and their dog has probably played and beat it a million times over while I was busy taking care of Al but I think a review is in order.
First off, the pros of the game-
EXCELLENT soundtrack! I am not kidding, it is amazing and I want to do nothing but play the game to listen to the music. The game pack that I bought included the soundtrack with it but I find it disappointing because a lot of the songs that are in the game don’t seem to be on the CD and of course their the ones I like the best. But whatever back to good things. The last dungeon which is a slider puzzle type dungeon is super fun in my opinion though can be frustrating, and the second part of last battle (though short) is soooo pretty and fun. The only qualm I have about it is that I wish it would have lasted longer but had a longer time limit for the final blow. It was pretty much literally a split second thing. The colors of the game are amazing. After playing Twilight Princess which has a really dreary atmosphere it was nice to have something so bright and cheerful. I also really quite enjoyed some of the side characters that you run into. And of course, side quests galore! They’re all I ever wanted to do and more.
Now the cons- The controls. Holy crap, guys, the controls. Talk about having to be precise all the time and never being able to hit anything ever because your controller isn’t calibrated good enough. Talk about missing the final blow a million times over because of terrible calibration. Now you’re probably saying to yourself, why don’t you just recalibrate it and stop whining? BECAUSE. You don’t want to stop in the middle of a battle when you’re in your groove to calibrate your damn wii mote. That’s why guys! Because of this I also think that the game wouldn’t be very fun for kids since it requires so much precision and can get frustrating awfully fast. My other complaint is Link’s sidekick. I never thought I could hate anyone more than Navi but nintendo proved me wrong. She is so annoying, obnoxious, and I find her so unhelpful its painful to me. At least Navi knew what the heck you were fighting and how to kill it if you were having issues. And my final complaint of the game, with the setting (Skyloft) I didn’t really feel like it was a Zelda game. It didn’t help that to me Zelda didn’t really look like.. Zelda. It was just kind of weird. Its just one of those small things that nag at you I expect.
So there’s the pros and cons of the game and with both of those in mind I still have to say that it was a pretty good game. Not my favorite but certainly not my least favorite either. In the Zelda games I have played I’d have to rank it probably fourth on my list after Oot, TP, and MM. Granted I still have a lot of Zelda games to play so this list could change in the future. I just have to track the remaining ones I don’t have down and find a replacement for my poor, poor super nintendo.
And there you have it. I plan on sucking less in the future (But lets be honest I say this same thing every time I write in here). Until next time.