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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[bk635.livejournal.com]

I order 12 beef sushi, and 6 chicken sushi (very Asian, I know). I eat 6 beef sushi first, then I alternate between beef and chicken (starting with beef). If I don't eat them in precisely this order, well then it's like putting on a left sock on your right foot and a right sock on your left foot, and not noticing until you're already way out the door: It completely ruins the whole day. It's a world of discomfort.

Ok. We can discuss it later (if there's anything too discuss) if watching it as it airs doesn't work out for you.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

You sure you don't have OCD? XD Sounds like a symptom of it... I'm like that sometimes with certain things.

Mmkay.

[bk635.livejournal.com]

No. I'm just unique. And lovable.

Mmkay.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Okay, see, that was my second theory - that you're just weird. ^___^

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Weird has a negative stigma attached to it.

I'm unique. And lovable. And cuddly

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Weird ca be good. XD

I'm taping the ep because garran wants to watch the s2 finale and I really can't blame him. :) Didn't start taping it until the opening credits, though, so can you fill me in on what happened in the first few minutes? Saw a bit of the stuff after the credits - oh Alex, going back to Sona... and yeah, you really do deserve to be there, but I wish you didn't have to be anyway. :(

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Michael got taken to the prison office where he met the new (?) warden. He wanted Michael to tell him who sent the helicopter, but Michael refused. So the warden put him in the hotbox, which is a cage wrapped in plastic sitting out in the sun - like a greenhouse.

Fuck. Nasty vomit scene..

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Hang on, didn't Michael get out of Sona last episode? *thinks* Or am I wrong?

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Yes. We last saw him being taken out the door. He was just going to the prison office for interrogation.

Correction: The warden is not new. We just haven't met him before.

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Good episode overall. Damn strike. Show's ending just as it's just starting to get interesting. :\

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Good to hear... am taping the Sarah Connor Chronicles ep2 on that tape right now, so will wait until 10 then watch PB.

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Watching it?

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Nah, Dad's watching TV. I guess I'll watch tomorrow... am busy writing up a random post about FS and B5. Fun fun. :)