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ria_oaks ([personal profile] ria_oaks) wrote2006-11-14 01:53 pm

FF ramblings

I happened to check Rpgamer.com a few minutes ago and noticed that FFIII:DS comes out today (I haven't really been keeping track...). I'm probably just being too over-emotional, but this day feels rather historic in the RPG world - the last Final Fantasy that wasn't released in the US is finally here. I checked, and it's been approximately 16.5 years since FFIII was released in Japan - well, better late than never, I guess. XD I mean sure, I played it years ago on a translated ROM and I won't be buying this version anytime soon (lack of a DS... and lack of time to play. woe.), but it's still cool to think that it's here. It's sort of a pity that the original version of the game will never make it here, most likely (how hard would it have been to include the orignal version in the new game, really...?), but the new version looks pretty spiffy. Hopefully I'll get to play it someday.

3 FF games in the past 2 weeks, 2 of which are new to the US (FFXII and FFIII:DS) and one of which only ever made it here in a mangled fashion (FFV Advance) - makes me miss the days when I could play all the time... I haven't really been into gaming as much the last few years, largely because of a. lack of time during school, b. other interests take up my free time, and c. i'm lazy., but I still get excited hearing about games and still want to play when I get the chance. I'm way behind on all the games I'm playing, but I still plan to ask for either FFXII or Disgaea 2 for Christmas (leaning towards the latter - FFXII will be easy enough to find for years to come, and it'll get cheap fairly quickly, whereas Disgaea 2 will start disappearing soon...). I am sorely tempted by FFXII, though - it's been getting fantastic reviews, and hell, it's FFXII! We've been waiting for this game for years, and it's finally here... and I really can't justify the time or money to get it. Part of me, too, is still a bit uncertain about it - but most of the reviews have said that the game is nothing like (and much better than) anything we've seen of it to this point, including the demo. I plan to give it a chance eventually, but can't do it yet.

And... I'm procrastinating. Back to my Farscape paper... it's due tomorrow at 9, so I need to get moving. Up to 5 pages, need about 12 - and I'm still blathering on about the context, haven't even gotten to analysing the series itself! Ehehehe. baaack to work.

[identity profile] bk635.livejournal.com 2008-05-23 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm. FOX is planning on restricting the amount of commercial time during Dollhouse and some other show to 5 minutes per episode.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117985767.html?categoryid%20=14&cs=1

I wonder what the trade-off is.

[identity profile] ria-oaks.livejournal.com 2008-05-24 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I read that awhile back. Interesting idea, I just hope it's feasible on what will both no doubt be expensive to make shows. But I think it shows a recognition of their part that viewers' habits are starting to change with the advent of TiVo and commercial-skipping and online streaming and such, and with that ad-based TV may start to become obsolete. Question is, what will replace it? Because they need to make money somehow... anyway, I'm intrigued. And admittedly happy that Fringe and Dollhouse will have fewer commercials, cuz damn there are a LOT of them these days. ABC is particularly bad sometimes, I find, esp with Lost. Commercial break every 5-odd minutes or less, it feels like.

Switching gears - how does Sunday sound for Indy 4? 3 or 3:30 downtown? That's when [livejournal.com profile] quettalinde is going. And I might ask Ryan, too; he mentioned being interested. You okay with that? I haven't seen her in quite awhile, so I'd like to go then... and Monday doesn't really work for her.

[identity profile] bk635.livejournal.com 2008-05-24 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know what's going on during Sunday.. I'll have to find out. I was kind of gearing up for Monday.

Listen to this. It's the most terrifying scream, ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe2abZyqsgU

[identity profile] ria-oaks.livejournal.com 2008-05-24 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
Mmkay, let me know. Sorry to spring this on you; she suggested it to me the other day and I've been meaning to ask you.

Dear good god that's scary. Poor cat. o.o