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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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wishful thinkingYeah, I hope they reach a deal quickly. I think everybody realizes that nobody wants this. I think the entire media industry need an overhaul because it's pretty clear that its not really adopting new technology well (or fairly). Both the recording and motion picture industries are going to radically change within the next ten or so years, I bet.
I dunno; I'd say it's pretty difficult to get me disturbed (via fiction, anyway), but I fully realize the gravity of the realities portrayed by them.
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Well, it's good on some levels in that it's making the networks realize that they need a change, and it's also setting a precedent to show that the creative forces behind shows deserve recognition. If you're interested/bored, here's some stuff that Joss has said - http://www.whedon.info/Joss-Whedon-talks-about-the-WGA.html (in which he discusses the importance of the strike for 'generations to come' and how this was necessary)
and
http://www.whedon.info/Joss-Whedon-Writers-Guild-of.html
(day two of the strike, and the (mis)conceptions about artists and writers todya)
I have much love and respect for this man. :)
And re: Oz, yeah, that's mostly what I meant - the show is disturbing insomuch as it indicates the reality of how terrible the prison system is. Maybe it's overdramatized at times, but it really serves as a metaphor for the problems in the US prison system. I confess that even I, by the second time through the show, was starting to react to the more horrible scenes by giggling more than cringing, though... heh. Not because it's cheesy or anything, but because this show has a great sense of black humour and somehow even the worst stuff makes me laugh and cheer a bit ("Oh look, Ryan's having someone else killed in a nasty and gruesome way! Good ol' O'Reily..." "Hee, Adebisi, you're so nasty, I can't help but love you"). Yeah. This show brings out my more twisted side, I suspect. XD It's still disturbing when I consider it as a reflection of or at least metaphor for the reality, but dammit it's entertaining.