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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.
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.
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True enough, but as I said, spreading like wildfire. :) I dunno, I really wish that she's actually put it in the books - it'd be a pretty gutsy move if she had (which does of course bring up the fact that it shouldn't have to be a gutsy move, but there you go). It's been in the news and stuff (I'm pretty sure it was at least on Newsweek), so I imagine a lot of people will find out. It's pretty important, I think, for the queer community, to have such an iconic character be gay and have that be okay, and I wish it was in the books... certainly there was a ton of subtext in book 7 about this particular pairing, but of course we just assumed that that's all it was.
Anyway, vaguely amuses me that this is gonna piss so many people off... especially the fundamentalist "Harry Potter promotes SATANISM!" nutbars. Okay, scares me and pisses me off, too, but trying to be positive. :)
Heh, now who's waxing poetic? Yeah, that's true enough... the more you think about the scope of time, the more it freaks you out.
Of course, if you're like me and are currently in the process of reading The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy for the first time, it might just amuse you more than anything. XD End of the universe as a grand culinary event and all... lol, these books are brilliant, I'm glad I'm finally reading them. :)
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The laugh of the year; it was legendary.
As for the Hitchhiker's Guide to the galaxy, I've always wanted to read that series. But lately I've been reading so much (textbooks) that I'd rather turn my brain off and do something stupid and unproductive when I finish reading.
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Heh, fair enough. Though, that said, Hitchhiker's Guide is pretty light reading, so it's a good way to relax after working. Still involves reading, though, I'll grant.
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