I heard Aliens vs. Predator sucks

This disappoints me so much. The original, PC-only version was probably one of the most intense gaming experiences I've ever had, surpassing even the tension and terror of the crows' crashing through the window in the first Resident Evil. In the first AvP, if you played as a Colonial Marine, creeping through ducts under the flicker of wonky lights was scary enough, but when you added the noise of the pulse rifle, the scream of the Xenopmorphs and the hiss of acid as it sprayed on your body... man, that shit was gnarly. Played in a dark room with good speakers, the original AvP could probably figure into some very vivid, terrifying dreams.

Now, I am so out of the loop that I had no idea an Xbox 360 version of the game was coming out, but then I saw it at Gamestop and got really excited, especially since the game was apparently developed by the same team as the original. Unfortunately, a gamer friend of mine whose joystick-related opinions I take earnestly to heart told me it is way too hard to be enjoyable.

This totally bums me out, and that previous sentence kinda sucks. I don't have internet at my house, so I'm sort of stuck with single-player titles right now. Stuck isn't the right word; I'd still play Oblivion if not for the fact that my disc is irreparably scuffed, but you know what I mean.

While I haven't been playing Xbox lately, I have been going to bars and writing these things for the FW Weekly. I really enjoy it--the challenge lies in trying to write jokes about a place without having to rip individuals to pieces. If you read any of my Last Call columns, laugh a little and know someone who will exchange money for written content, please pass that link along. And if you happen to know someone who works at Betheseda, please pass this one along, too. My idea is pretty much the only way I'd play The Elder Scrolls V with other people.