It's a nice place to beWell, I'm there. It's taken just over a month of minor edits, full write-ups and screenshot assignments, but a few minutes ago I finally broke the 1000 point barrier with a fairly major edit on the Grand Theft Auto: The Classics Collection page. I'm really chuffed that I've made it to the four-digit mark. It makes me feel like I've really made a significant contribution to the Giant Bomb community, a community I've been getting more involved in since I became more active on the forums over the last few days. I'm also glad I've gained the ability to live-edit, as it means I can instantly correct any glaring errors on the wikis without having to wait for approval. I'm not going to push for 5000 points any time soon, as I'm not keen on the idea of being able to add pages willy-nilly, although there are some pages I'd like to change the main images for. I'll just take things easy and if the 5000 comes, it'll come naturally.

I'm a sucker for turn-based isometric strategyIn other (game-related) news, I've been grinding my way through Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions on PSP and I'm really enjoying it. I never got to experience it on the original PlayStation as it didn't come out in the UK, but I loved Final Fantasy Tactics Advance on the GBA and the original game in the spin-off series holds up really well. The storyline has me hooked, and I have to say it's probably the best game story I've experienced in some time (and yes, I have played and finished GTAIV). The battle system is fantastically executed, too. It's a lot harder and less forgiving than its GBA successor, but I think that works in its favour. If you're a hardcore strategy RPG fan and haven't played this yet (that must be a very small group of people), I highly recommend it. I'll almost certainly do a Discovering Gaming Greatness post on it soon.

I'm also playing The Orange Box on my X360. More specifically, I'm working my way back through Half-Life 2 (I recently played it on Xbox), getting re-acquainted with it and snatching up some achievements before I get stuck into Episodes One and Two. I'm pretty close to finishing it now, and when I do I'll move straight on to the episodic content. I've also been dabbling with Portal's advanced maps, and I intend to play through the main game again with Developers' Commentary at some point. Since joining Giant Bomb, I've gone from barely knowing who Valve are to having a lot of respect for them.

Shoot zombies or climb colossi? Cast your votes!Finally, in a very unusual twist of events, my PS2 has been empty since I finished Splinter Cell. I feel very bad for neglecting it, and I'm going to get some use out of it. However, I'm not sure whether to return to Shadow of the Colossus, which I've not played for around eighteen months now, or to play through Resident Evil 4 for the first time (it's yet another one of those games I bought on impulse and never really played). So, I'm going to open it up to whoever reads this blog to decide: SotC, or RE4?


DanK

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Currently playing - Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (PSP)

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UPDATE (29th August 2008): I've decided, with the help of some forum-goers, to give Resident Evil 4 a shot. I'm about 4 hours in and really enjoying it so far. Expect a Discovering Gaming Greatness on it at some point in the next couple of weeks.