Welcome to 2003, Tommy - Part 2

Vicster took the decorations off Trevor (the tree) yesterday, so Christmas is officially over at our house. Only mountains of leftover food - cheese, chocolates and a great chocolate & chestnut torte dessert - remain as evidence.

On Christmas Day I breathed a sigh of relief after Nelson had finished regurgitating his breakfast and we'd opened our gifts: I had avoided receiving a "Windy Miller" and was pleased and grateful for the presents received.

Especially my new Playstation 2...

...with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City game.

Quite simply, its awesome. Vice City is more a work of art than a console game. It looks like Miami. It feels like Miami Vice meets Scarface. The plotting is slick and the production amazing. The characters are voiced by Hollywood greats - Ray Loita, Dennis Hopper, Burt Reynolds, and all those guys who play guys in gangster flicks. The radio stations - that you tune your car into - churn out classic 80's hits by the original artists. The attention to detail is supreme, the atmosphere heavy, and the vast 1980's Vice City a terrifically flavourful - and adult - backdrop. And its great fun.

If ever a video game deserved recognition as a true classic and great piece of entertainment, GTA:VC is that game.


Julianism of the Week

More words of wisdom from Julian, regarding skills you never lose:

"It's like falling off a bike... you never forget it..."