Been trying to find people to play Yugioh online with via YVD. It’s hard since I play the OCG which is the Japanese version and most of the online folks are of the western world playing variety. Got a few games in tonight and my deck is going solid. Happy. Now for sleep as real work begins again tomorrow. Current decklist available by clicking more. Continue reading ‘Progress!’
With my adult class resuming again tomorrow, Winter Vacation is officially at an end. I’ve been away for home for most of the time so I can’t say I feel like I did everything I wanted to do, but I can say I feel a good deal relaxed.
Which is a good thing because soon things are going to get crazy what with me moving and getting married within about a month’s time. I’m hoping to keep a good post record open and get Let’s Playing back up and running once again before long. It is a lot on my plate to be sure, but it feels good to have some plans.
Now it’s action time.
So the New Year holiday has come and passed but my intestinal woes have not. Having lived in Japan for nearly two and a half years, I thought I was able to handle all Japanese food. Then I had a traditional Japanese New Year breakfast.
Various fish, pickled vegetables, shrimp and other foods made up some of the the dishes my soon to be in-laws offered me. There was nothing bad about it but my stomach was not having it. Was so biazarre. I’ve had all these foods before but never for breakfast. And I felt so sick I couldn’t even finish. Wonder why that was.
If I attempted to fill today’s post with my usual Sunday post of what I have been playing then it would be a fairly blank post. the holiday season can do that to a gamer.
What I have been able to play recently, although, is some Yugioh. I’ve been attending more and more tournaments as of late and it’s been reminding me why these games are great, and I’m not taking about the collecting.
If you’ve watched Pokémon, Yugioh or any of the shows tied to these products, you’ve no doubt seen the messages that they try to impress on the kids. And not just the “buy more shit” but the “believe in yourself” and “friendship matters” shit. And I hate to say it but it’s true. These games really do help bring out more than just pocket money.
I’ve known I’ve had a patience issue for a while but I’ve been very impatient with trying to fix it. And let’s face it. While we teach that patience is a virtue, we’re living in an age where waiting is an inconvenice. Slow internet? Holy shit, what a crime. Commercials? I deserve to skip these. Hell, most people don’t even wait for the tv broadcast, they download the show. But this is an issue aside from what I’m talking about.
Playing Yugioh has reminded me about the power of patience. Hasty playing leads to lost games. Taking time to think out what I’m doing is important. A small lesson from a hobby, to be sure, but a helpful one. Focus also comes into play, and really it’s a good all around aid. Now let’s see if I can get around to winning some tournaments.
Let’s listing!
Since keeping track of progress is cool, I’ve written down on a calendar the name of every game the day I beat it. Eriko wanted to throw away last year’s calendars, so before this one hits the trash can I figured I’d type the list up. Continue reading ‘The Games I Beat of 2009′
Remember last year when I was saying how I didn’t finish as many games as before? This year was even worse. I had to check to see if I had actually played ten games from 20091. But that won’t stop this site from brining you my glorious opinion. So here we are, at another list!
The Book of Revenant’s Top Ten Games of 2009! Continue reading ‘The Book of Revenant’s Top Ten Games of 2009′
- Don’t worry, I have! [↩]
Some people aren’t going to like Final Fantasy XIII.
That person could be you.
Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, I think you, whoever you are, should give Final Fantasy XIII a try. If you’re a classic Final Fantasy fan it will probably be good for your soul to try out something different. The game isn’t going to destroy your beloved copy of FF12. Don’t worry, I checked. Mine’s still there1.
FF13 is its own game and some people2 are bitching about the ‘drastic’ changes made in the game. These people are looking at what the game took out thinking that there would be nothing in its place. So far in my hours of playing there has been no town to explore and all. Thing is, I’ve not really felt like I would benefit from having that experience in this game. The developers of Final Fantasy wanted to deliver this story3 in this way and it’s really engaging. I’ve allowed myself to be sucked into the world and really get engaged with what is going on. Whenever I draw myself out to dwell upon what I have experienced, I can nitpick for hours some of the goofy dialogue and weird character actions. But when I’m sitting there with the controller in hand I’m like a four year old getting his first dose of Saturday morning cartoons. I can’t help but grin like an idiot and suck up this game in all of its glory, stupid story or not.
So I’ve unlocked the item “creation” system. In my last post I talked about how weapons had EXP values and this is where they come into play. All that junk you collect from your enemies, their cursed horns and electrically charged bolts, can be used on your weapons and accessories to power them up. Now, while big EXP holding items tend to be available, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the EXP awarded varies for different items. Poking around the menu trying to fit these gizzards and nuts into my swords and bracelets in the optimal way for my status bonuses is criminally simple but at the same time extremely satisfying.
The summon system has also reared its head in the game and after the boring way they handled them in FF12 it seems 13 got one that just wanted to be ridiculous for the sake of it. And it is rediculous, but extremely entertainingly so. Basically, after you unlock the summons4 when you use them in battle they, I think, get to do some attacks but I mostly ignored that for pressing the big shiny button that says RIDE. Becuase you can mother fucking mount them summons as they turn into motorcycles or horses or whatever the fuck. And then you’re given commands to input and rip off the faces of monsters. Unfortunately at this point I’ve only had one chance to summon but it was so ridiculously awesome that I can’t wait to do it again.
The negativity I’ve been seeing about FF13 is getting a little ridiculous. There are also some playing the game who are quite, well, not happy with it and I guess that’s okay5. Most of their complaints seem to be coming from the world outside of the battle system, though, so if you agree that is the most important part of an RPG you should definitely not give FF13 a pass.
- Even though I’m not sure why, to be honest. [↩]
- People who haven’t played the game, mostly. [↩]
- Oh god, let’s not discuss the quality of the story. [↩]
- Which is done in a very cool way so I’m not going to spoil it. [↩]
- It’s hard to retreat from the discussion without seeming like I’m hurt by their dislike, but I’m seriously tired of the negativity! [↩]
So on Thursday I rushed out after school to go pick up my copy of Final Fantasy XIII (FF13). To say I had been waiting for this game for a while is an understatement worthy of some sort of unnecessary reward. I can’t remember exactly when the game was announced but as soon as I realized how much I wasn’t enjoying Final Fantasy XII I knew I wanted to see the next game. I don’t know if it was desperation or just wanting to know if my beloved Square had lost it or not.
Well, after a few hours with FF13, I am more than happy to say that no, they have not lost it and in short, Final Fantasy is back.
Continue reading ‘Final Fantasy XIII First Impressions’
Okay, since I was taking a goddamned test for 6 hours yesterday I feel like I have a good reason to not have updated. I was tired. That aside, I have been playing games!
Continue reading ‘These Are The Weeks of Our Games – 12/06/2009′
One of these days I’m going to start doing this actually daily like I intend. That day could actually be today because I finally found out Flickr has its own iPhone app. I used to use Shozu but for me that app had been about as consistent as a case of ass-herpes.1 So I just slowly updated photos while studying kanji today and now I can hopefully easily get my daily photo going again.
- I guess that’s supposed to be inconsistent? [↩]
