It would seem to still be a little early for everyone to have staked out their local EB at the mall. But I guess they do get games in a few days in advance before they unbox them.
A gentle breeze is blowing, the birds are chirping, the sun is streaming through the clouds ... what a peaceful scene ... like the moment of calm before the first spotting round drops.
Ah, just another week.
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You know with all the discussion of the great game features of HTTR, I forgot to mention that the game has one of the best intro videos I have seen. Normally, I don't pay much attention to that kind of stuff. But you should definitely watch it the first time instead of just rushing on to the main menu of the game. You'll see what I mean. I actually watched it quite a few times for the next couple weeks after seeing it start with the game by just playing it in Windows Media instead.
Marc Schwanebeck, Matrix's Creative Director, did a really fine job on it. I think he perhaps secretly wants to land something in Hollywood and his latent aspirations showed through a little.