Vast – Nude: If I was ranking the records this would be number one. I’ve listened to this album countless times and still enjoy it as much as the first time I heard it. For the most part this album is fairly mellow with some harder alt rock tracks. Jon Crosby is totally the man in my books.

Radiohead – Ok Computer This album is pretty much a classic in my books (I seem to have a lot of books?) with tracks like “Karma Police” and “Paranoid Android”. I wouldn’t recommend listening to this album is you’re feeling down because its not going to do much to make you feel happier.

Nine Inch Nails – Year Zero Is supposedly a concept album told from different view points. This albums theme is pretty much anti-government and anti-war, but the variety of styles is great. This is NIN’s best album since “The Downward Spiral” if not better. I love the fact that Trent Reznor wrote the songs to be timeless and not just about current events.

The Tea Party – TRIPtych This was the Tea Party’s white album which is a contrast from their previous album “Transmission” which was anything but white and happy. The highlights of this album for me are “Underground” and “Heaven coming down”.

Darling Violetta – Parlour The number one reason for me loving this album is Cami Elen’s vocals, I’m totally hooked on her voice. The band has really come into their own in this 3rd album. It’s sad that having perfected their unique sound they haven’t released another album in a number of years.

According to Wikipedia

Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes is an iPod tactical role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix worldwide.

So when I heard about a tactical rpg that lets you make troopers from your ipod songs, I knew I just had to get it.

I’ve only clocked up an hour so far, but every aspect of the game has been enjoyable. Compared to other tactical rpg’s it has been a bit simplified in terms of inventory management and character leveling, but that’s expected on a game designed for the ipod.

The best part of the game definitely is making troopers from your music collection. It was interesting to see my Foreigner tracks turn into whimsical female archers and “Holy Diver” by Dio turn into a armoured warrior. It was also pretty amusing to see my girlfriends screamo tracks come out as pretty boy mages with angel wings. I also like the fact that if you listen to the same tracks you used to create your troopers, you get groove points which boost your characters in battle.

In other Square Enix news Final Fantasy XIII is also coming out on the xbox 360, woot!