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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.

Date: 2007-04-26 01:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ria-oaks.livejournal.com
Well, fuck. I'm goddamned fed up with good shows getting cancelled after FOUR FUCKING EPISODES. I need to stop getting attached to shows before they've had at least a season, because there's no goddamned point. First Black Donnellys, now Drive. And I'm still bitter that AMPED never even got picked up, because it looked awesome (X-Files producers+Lee Tergesen+sci-fi/horror concept+shot in Vancouver=made of awesome but never picked up).

I hate FOX. Hate hate hate. But dammit, I still watch it for Prison Break and House and I'm not going to stop. I wish I could boycott them, but it'd do no good anyway since I'm not American and I don't count in the ratings. Wish I had a Nielsen box thing and was American so my viewing choices would actually make SOME sort of difference.

Fed up with TV period, right now. Everything good gets cancelled, well shit like American Idol continues. And shows like Veronica Mars get cancelled and replaced by the fucking PUSSYCAT DOLLS of all things, which has now been picked up for a second season. How many new Pussycat Dolls do they NEED? And what kind of fucking name is that for a band, anyway?

/rant

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