Mind and Crumpet

Yes. I made an Assassin's Creed playlist.

Look, I know I'm obsessed, shut up - I was just - just listening to Lonely Soul and thinking about how religion and control recur as themes in AC, and whether they were going to maintain that into ACII despite the change in setting. And, um. Then I must have...poked through my iTunes and...found a few songs that I, well, sort of think are appropriate and -

Well, I should warn that this is less based on the actual Assassin's Creed, and more the Assassin's Creed that exists inside my head, which may or may not resemble the real one precisely; I'm not sure on that point.

But hey, it's an excuse to post some music! ...And have a post! ...Boy, I haven't been very good at this whole LJ business, have I?

( Vision: An Abstergo Playlist )

Oh god I am physically ill. It seems to be a head cold, with accompanying sore throat. I hate sore throats, because they always start off as this horrible itch at the back of my throat, maddeningly impossible to eradicate, and I now have other symptoms like runny nose and watery eyes - in short, nnrrrrrgh, whine, I want ice cream and a hug so I can infect others with my misery.

Seeing doctor on Monday. Believe it or not, that is unrelated to feelings of nnrrrrrgh.

Anyways, to cheer myself up I am going to talk about Wall-E. At least part of my rage at its late distribution in Australia is because I missed all the reaction posts, so if anyone knows where I can find any interesting discussion, be awesome and point me toward it. Or if you've seen it yourself, feel free to discuss in comments. My traitorous siblings are unwilling to discuss IRL. (...or, I guess, stand still and be discussed at by me. I'm not obsessed! What makes you think I'm obsessed?)

( Anyway, this is kinda going to be full of animation geekitude and spoilers. Stand back. Here we go. )

EDIT: Oh, and I'm downgrading my hiatus to a semi-hiatus! I'll still be commenting a lot less than usual (is it possible to post a negative number of comments? Huh) but I have a lot of half-typed posts about things I'll be putting up at irregular intervals. Hope everything is cool with you guys. ♥

Okay, class, the second post in Game Music What I Think Is Awesome this month will be Bioshock!

You guys are probably aware by now that I really love this game! It's beautiful and fun and clever and sad, and I will defend it to the death in the face of crazy Internets.

( This post will not contain any spoilers beyond what you can find in most reviews. )

Next post: Planescape: Torment, or; Chris Avellone Hates Your Joy

Oh my god oh my god I am probably way too excited at this prospect, but, come on, an FPR. A First-Person-Runner/Diver/Climber/Leaper/Misjudge Distance And Faceplant Thirty Feet Down...er. And look at those screenshots. Look at them!

...When did I become so enamoured with first person games? Was it Thief? Did Thief make me this way?

( This was actually supposed to be a post when I talked about music, not video games, but I got distracted. Anyway, musics! )

Enjoy!

I have terrible timing, because I'm doing a music meme right when squeemu goes on hiatus even though I stole it from her.

Uh. Squeem, I beg forgiveness and should you not return before the songs expire, I'll re-upload them for you.

Anyway: ( Seven songs I am into right now. )