The Drunken Lizard Pub

It's Monday. I haven't slept in two days... hell, I didn't even got out of bed. My arms and elbows hurt from holding that damn Nintendo DS. I didn't even intent to buy that damn thing in the first place...

It all started when I downloaded an emulator and a ROM copy of GTA Chinatown Wars. The game had no story to speak of, but it was fun stealing cars and terrorizing the city. The only downside: the emulator was way too slow to enjoy the game.

Long story short, I went to Amazon and got myself a DS Lite and the Chinatown Wars module. Thinking to myself, buying a console for the sole purpose of playing a single game is kind of crazy. So I went looking for other DS games worth playing.

That's how I stumbled upon Infinite Space. The poor GTA module didn't make it out of the packaging at this point. I really got soaked up by Infinite Space, it may very well be the best RPG I've ever played (at least I can't remember playing anything that comes close to it).

I feel unable to write a review that lives up to this masterpiece because I'm not a native English speaker. If you have an old DS laying around somewhere, give this game a try, it's awesome.

I've played 40 hours straight and I don't think I'm half through the storyline yet. And I really need some sleep...

Eh... Sier, um...

Well, don't know how to tell you this, but...

Well, you see: Once upon a time there was this guy. He had a cool avatar. He joined the Basilisk Games forums way back in 2008. Around the same time I did.

He didn't post much, to be honest. Maybe some 13 times.

And then... oh, hell... how should I put this?

Well... it's like this... don't get angry but...

Well, here it is. I don't know if it happened just overnight? Or if you've been living with this for a few days, but... um...

Okay, I'll just come right out and say it really fast.

Sier:

YOUSEEMTO'VETURNEDINTOABOT.

There. I said it.

I hope you get help.

Otherwise, I'd miss you.

See, hm, i'll say it really fast too:

IMNOTABOT

Seriously, how did you get that idea?

Um, bot? What? He just went on a hiatus, I guess, and decided to come back. Sorrrrttttt of like what I'm doing right now.

Anyways, I looked into Infinite Space a while ago just because I love Platinum Games (or, more specifically, their former group -- Clover Studio) but avoided it after I heard it's not hugely polished. Plus, there's apparently no quest log! How could that ever work?!

Just joking, Sier.

You sounded like an advertisement, there, is all.

I've had my eye on that game. From the information I've seen of it, it sounds quite a bit like Uncharted Waters for the SNES and Genesis. (the second one in particular)

Minus the open world of course, the ship customization and crew mangement sounds very similar.