Avoiding My Normal Restart Mentality
Dallas, 11:30 PM: Do I remember why I need to go get the Bow of Light in Zelda: Spirit Tracks? Of course not, I reached that point in the game around five months ago. Am I going to restart the game just so I have the story fresh in my mind? Of course not, I would like to actually finish it on this trip so in the future I can move onto games like Bowzer’s Inside Story (which I have also already started but likely will be subject to the restart treatment). Speaking of restarting games, Bioshock 2 also is needing some attention from me once I get back to Seattle, so I have that decision to make also. I don’t think I’d be losing an insane amount of progress if I was to restart, but it’s all a matter of how I think my time can best be spent in relationship to the enjoyment of the game.
So even though I neglected to talk about it at all, I did go see a movie on Monday that I should have reviewed. While a little delayed, better late than never I guess. Shrek Forever After was supposed to still have one more movie coming after it, but I guess Dreamworks realized that they were trying to stretch the series a little too much. I have to say that I agree what that assessment, and while it wasn’t a bad movie, it was never super good either. I think the first still holds the title for my favorite, although the second does have some pretty cool things about it (especially the big musical numbers at the end). It probably would have have been best for the series for it to end after those two, but it seems Dreamworks is willing to at least put some amount of respect for the series over the money that would undoubtedly be made with a fifth. I can only hope they let Dragon go out on a high note as they begin the franchise plans for it. My score: 7/10.