Well, there are twenty minutes left in the day. Then I bike with all my might to hope that they are not sold out of DQ4DS at the local game retailer.
Wish me luck, folk.
キノピオ would be the Japanese name of what we fondly refer to as Toad. And the little fucker is filling up my Wii inbox with requests.
Well, half the time telling me that Luigi got his dumbass caught somewhere and I have to go rescue him. And then the other half thanking me for doing the rescue missions. Maybe because I play the game in such long sessions it doesn’t really mean much. By the time I see the initial “Save me!” email, the quest is long since completed. But still neat enough in concept.
Nov 212007
At least they’re honest.
Holy crap.
Easily the best SMG level yet. In the Japanese version it’s called “Mystery Circle Galaxy” and it’s a fucking trip. Basically, said circles determine where and when you can move about. I don’t want to spoil too much. But goddamn. It’s in what I’d wager is the last room and is the only ? stage.
Took me about 8 lives to do it. Not so much trial and error but really getting the timing and pace down.
Just knocked out a few more stars tonight. Got annoyed for the first time with the damn spring suit. Once I figured out the timing to do the power jump (you have to hit A just as the spring starts to compress) it became mildly easier, but the lack of control that is given as you bounce everywhere can be quite frustrating at times. The two bosses you have to face while using the suit were easily some of the toughest so far. Thankfully, not entirely due to the difficulty of controlling Spring Mario.
Just grabbed star numero fifty five after beating the fourth big boss. I’m becoming even fonder of this game as I keep playing it. The variety is just right and everything feels spot on. Especially the gravity, which I didn’t realize how important it would be to this game. Hell, the gravity is really the entire point. And it’s so good.
You can’t tell how damn awesome it is in the screenshot below, but the arrows point in the direction that gravity will push on you. Doing a big jump from one to the other just looks and even feels awesome.
Oh Japan.
Nov 182007
Quick clip of me facing off against the first boss in this game. I’m loving the challenge!
Nov 182007
Dragon Fighter is dogshit. I think DOOM is a better crafted film. In fact, the entire time I watched Dragon Fighter I couldn’t help but think that when the Doom movie was created someone said “I want to take what was started in Dragon Fighter and escalate it to the awesomeness of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson yelling ‘Semper Fi mother fucker!’ And put in a titty.”
Not unlike the singular titty of DOOM: Der Film, as it is known in Germany, there is naught but one dragon in Dragon Fighter, making the title’s accuracy the least of your worries. On second thought, there are multiple “fighters” so to speak, as the main character doesn’t even slay the beast at the end. So even the title is shitty. Fuck.
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Nov 172007
Long ago I saw the Habanero-tan comics and had always been curious about the snack behind it all.
Well, I found ‘em tonight. And all I can really say is fuck. Fuck yes. They are spicy. They are tasty. God bless.
