I’ve just got my hands on KOTOR 2 and have managed to play a couple of hours so far. It’s pretty much more of the same, so we’ll see if it’s possible to improve on the previous, excellent game. One of the things I like about both of the KOTOR games is the way the interface is handled. What could have been a complex series of different screens is very clear and manageable. I think I’m going to take my time over this game and savour it.
I bought Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds volume 1 yesterday. Such a beautiful book with the whole thing printed in a dark brown instead of the usual black of “regular” graphic novels. It really helps to convey the feeling of a world heavy with decay.
Woke up this morning to find my world was covered in snow. It feels very strange that we’ve managed to go most of the winder without hardly a flake falling and as we get towards the end of February we are given a world that looks like a Christmas card. Our cat, Acrasia, took one look at the snow through the open door and promptly turned around. I think she was trying to tell me something…