FF ramblings

[ria_oaks]

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.

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[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Christ, that's fucked up. o.o Possibly even more disturbing is that there's a damned video of it circulating the web. Typical... Though at least it exposes the atrocities over there to people here.

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Enjoy: http://suicidegirls.com/news/politics/19257/

Don't mind the URL. I picked this up off a forum.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I'm fine with just knowing that it exists... don't particularly want to see it.

[bk635.livejournal.com]

100get.

Meh, just trying to spark conversation. Kind of bored. :/

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Can't we spark conversation with something more cheerful? XD Lesse... ummmmmmm.... okay, I've got nothing. I am, however, coming along with my FS picspam now that I've got my latest batch of assignments done, so hopefully it'll be up in a few days.

Oh, and my mom liked Prison Break. XD She said she could see why people find it exciting and entertaining and she said that Wentworth is an 'appealing lead'. :)

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Hm, never really considered it as cheerful or not cheerful, just interesting. ;p. But news is never cheerful. ;o

My psychology instructor is a science fiction writer and keeps using references to science fiction shows during her lectures, mainly Star Trek and BSG, but apparently she's a huge Legolas fan as well. I'm going to pepper my final exam with Firefly and Babylon 5 references. Maybe Farscape too.

Obviously now you have to get your Mom all caught up with it. You ought to show her a picture of Lincoln from season 2, doing his shirt thing, and wearing his magic sunglass of invisibility.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Nice. XD Though how do you plan to reference Farscape without having seen it? ^^; Think you'll actually be able to work those things into your exam? XD Pretty awesome if so.

We should watch B5 again. I've been saying this for years. :)

Lol, 'magic sunglasses of invisibility', so true... "no one will be able to recognize me for the escaped convict because of my super cool sunglasses!" Though hell, maybe it works - people are just too distracted by the sexy.

Anyway, she would've seen the shirt and sunglasses in last night's ep. ^_^

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Who knows, I'll probably be able to work them in as examples or something. I'll be able to make Farscape references because of your picspam; duh.

Space needs to put Babylon 5 again on the air.

Ah I thought you showed her the first episode..

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Lol. Fair enough. XD I'd offer to let you read my essay for ideas, but it's full of spoilers right up to the PK Wars miniseries...

Indeed so. They need to show more good stuff, period...

Nah, couldn't really do that from here. ^^ She asked what was on TV last night and I mentioned it, so she decided to watch it.

Heh, YTV is showing the first episode of Smallville right now... aww, fond memories of the early days. XD Tom Welling looks a lot younger (though he still looks way older than 14/15, which is what he's supposed to be).

Haha, I almost forgot how heavy handed this show can be, especially in the beginning. Lana to Clark: "Are you man or superman?" Yup, that's subtle. -_-