Because why should you only play a game once! Especially if you dislike it. Maybe this time, I’ll discover what it is about FF9 that everyone seems to love. Continue reading ‘Final Fantasy 9 Replay Play Diary’
For the third time I gave a little presentation on Japanese language studying. Here are some of the many resources that inspired me to do the presentation. Continue reading ‘A Little Set of Resources’
ICARUS FIGHTS
MEDUSA ANGELS
Ah, passwords. The bane of many a child with sloppy handwriting and impatience. I can’t remember when I first saw the game Kid Icarus, but I think my friend Paul had it. It was a weird looking game. Really colorful monsters with a pitch black background. And that’s all I remember seeing. It always felt like one of those games Nintendo wanted you to like but no one was sure if they did. Pit, the protagonist, was in the Captain N show. I also remember reading about the game in Nintendo Power several times, so it isn’t as if the game wasn’t pushed. I didn’t have it, though, and my aforementioned friend was the only person I remember having it.
Continue reading ‘I Finished A Game! Kid Icarus’
Welcome to my currently in progress play diary or Last Ranker!
Continue reading ‘Last Ranker Play Diary’
I went to a Family Mart today in search of Dragon Quest slime themed beverages. Since I like to make the most out of my time, I decided to use the bathroom at the store instead of damaging my bladder by waiting until I got home.
There was urine on the seat.
Continue reading ‘The Paper Is There For You To Use’
Name the three best things in the world. I’ll give you a minute.
Finished? If your answer is “Video games, the 80s and Japan” then congratulations! Go play Game Center CX Arino’s Challenge right now. It was released in the states as “Retro Game Challenge.” Last year saw the release of the sequel, which has unfortunately not gotten a localization just yet. But the sequel is just as awesome as the original, rest assured.
Continue reading ‘Rise Again, Challenger of Games!’
I watched LOST for a long, long time.
Six years of television, which I viewed in five, makes LOST easily the longest television program I have ever watched during its original run. It was quite a ride, one with a good deal of ups and downs, but definitely one I won’t be forgetting anytime soon. When it ended last month, it really felt as if a phase of my life had ended as well. It was a show that entertained me in ways I never thought possible and even managed to create1 some friendships that I would have otherwise never had.
It was a great show.
Continue reading ‘… And Found’
- And endanger! [↩]
Rarely is there a piece of entertainment released that catches people completely by surprise. Something that takes you in, plays kindly with your emotions and then takes a turn that changes everything and leaves the consumer in a confused state, only able to question what just happened to them. Such twists, be them in movies, books or games, require but one thing. Your ignorance. Given that, you’re likely to be given something you’ll never forget.
And people would love to take away that chance from you1.
Continue reading ‘In One And Out The Other’
- The irony here is that I’m going to potentially spoils some of you. Such is life! [↩]
I beat Final Fantasy 13 over a month ago and it’s been a month and then some of me trying to write this article. Why? FF13 was a game that I wasn’t sure how to feel about going into it. Final Fantasy 12 was one of the biggest disappointments to me and as a result I wasn’t sure I could give my heart to Square-Enix all over again like that. I knew FF13 was being done by entirely different people, but did that really matter? Was the company’s direction changing in a way that I didn’t see eye to eye with? Had I changed and lost interest in what had always been my favorite RPG series? What exactly happened? Well, thankfully Final Fantasy 12 was the fluke and the next Final Fantasy ended up being one of my favorites.
Why?
Final Fantasy 13 is one kind of RPG that I’ve always wanted.
Continue reading ‘My Thoughts on Final Fantasy 13′
I’ve been regretting not doing my daily photo updating. I missed a few days, thought I’d get caught up and kept trying to do so. Then the days became weeks, weeks became months and I lost track. I thought I’d get caught up, but I never did.
I’m going to start again with my daily uploads. But I didn’t want to lose the photos I had taken. So I uploaded the best of the bunch and plan on getting dailiy photos uploaded again. Wish me luck!
As always, here’s my flickr link.
