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Tuesday, July 29, 2003 » gaming thought

A boss battle that takes more than one try to beat? That's almost unheard of nowadays.

But anyway. At this point I am onboard a gigantic city-sized spaceship. It even has its own intra-ship transportation shuttle, very remniscent of the New Washington area from Flashback. Unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to explore it all yet because I have been wasting time reading the in-game email and browsing through the glossary of terms, which is ridiculously extensive. (e.g. "Twelve Apostles: The twelve followers of Jesus Christ." Thanks, Namco.) Later on I need to visit the residential sector and see the park.

I managed to stop by the ship's bridge, too, which was appropriately grandiose. As I walked up to the front of the bow, the camera dropped down almost onto the deck to show the view straight out into the starfield. It was crazy. I just stood there and watched for a while.

So awesome.