Final Fantasy XII Mania:
I think my only big complaint about the game is the loading time between certain scenes. Granted, the game is bloody huge and is taxing the poor PS2 like you wouldn't believe, but still this episode of Real Life Comics isn't far off the mark. The other thing isn't really a complaint more than a "thing". I love the music, but ya'll it sounds so much like Final Fantasy Tactics that I keep expecting a dragoon to drop down on my head. It's a weird deja vu. Other than that, I'm good. I'm a little distressed at hearing about the 80, count them, 80 rare creatures in the game, but I've already run into one multiple times, so I'm sure the first 20 or so won't be so bad.
Famous Last Words.
By the way, that friggin' smiling, happy moogle, Montblanc, at the Clan Hall doesn't tell you his damned hunts make you want to cry even at rank one. I'm going to beat him with the body of that damn Cluckatrice if it's the last thing I do. Granted, I'm a much higher level now and it probably won't be so bad, but it's the principle of the thing.
Neverwinter Nights 2 Obsession:
The druid still seems to be working out just fine, but now Todd seems to have more people than he knows what to do with. Of course, it's not like FFXII where you can switch out people whenever; you have to go to an inn, so if you choose the wrong people for a mission, you're pretty much screwed. Lots of saving goes on in the computer room. Of course, so far he has met a lot of the NWN staples: mad bears, necromancers, and zombies, oh my! This isn't a complaint, but apparently there is much fan service here. As always, there are sidequests out of the wazoo, but hey, the obsession has to be worth your time. So far, no complaints other than that weird issue where every time he tried to go into the market area in Neverwinter the game would crash. If you get that, reload the game. That seems to fix it.
The bard still talks a lot.
Last I checked, there was talk of a NWN 2 LANParty this weekend. I don't have the game on my machine since I'm suffering FFXII syndrome, so I offered to play serving wench. I don't see the boys turning that down.
There was also a discussion that if you're ever hunting geeks in the woods, the best way to ferret them out is to use the geek call "LANParty". They'll fall out of the trees.
On the Horrorfest front:
Still no word as to what the deal is or why the website hasn't been updated. I guess I'll have to call the theater and find out if it's even happening. Here's hoping.
In other news, Comcast has started FearNet. Itâs a video on demand channel with nothing but horror movies, and theyâre FREE. I thought my little geeky heart might burst from joy. I mean, come on, after a hard day enduring the Stupid at work, thereâs nothing like going home and relaxing in front of the TV while poor little teenagers are turned into human hamburger. *sniffle* Itâs beautiful.
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November 2006 Archives
Final Fantasy XII + 50 inch TV + 6.1 dolby surround sound + various snacks and wine x Never Winter Nights 2 + uber graphics card + duel core processor + 20 inch âoh the pretty colorsâ flat screen + a box with a glowing dragon on the front + lots oâ chocolate and wine =
GEEK FEST 2006!
Oh, yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahâ¦
Currently in Final Fantasy XII, Iâm was looking for shiny, glowy things to make sunstones so that I can get another stone from some weird old guy who says I can use it to sneak into the palace. Vaan, the lead character, says he wants to go steal some stuff, but I personally thought he wanted to poke the new consul in the forehead, but thatâs just me. Of course, he actually wanted to steal stuff.
Let's advance a few hours....
Word of advice, when the lizards are chasing you, turn the Gambits off. Okay, so people are annoyed with the whole Gambits/Game Masturbation thing. But, you guys, you know you can turn them off, right? And, honestly, they are damn convenient when you're fighting something you would have had to keep hitting the "x" button for anyway. But, when ghastly lizard things are chasing you through mines, turn them off.
On the NWN2 front, Todd ran through the tutorial where he met some interesting characters who followed him around and helped him win contests and stuff because apparently finding a feather in a log pile is an important rogue skill. Upon finishing the little happy, happy tutorial area, he and his little group were minding their own businessâ¦when dark dwarves and demons attacked! His wizard died a plot death and everyone else decided they had more important things to do. (Nothing like character loyalty.) Recently, he's managed to make it to Neverwinter, despite some weird system problems that required a reload of the game, and now he's got more people than he knows what to deal with. Word of advice from Todd: the druid is a lot more useful than she looks. Yeah, the sorceror is great and all, but the druid actually has more to offer when it comes to trolls apparently. Fire is gooooooooood. Also, the bard talks a lot.
On another front: what the hell is with the Horrofestonline.con not offering ticket info? They advertised on TV that the tickets would go on sale on the 31st. That's Halloween, folks. Here we are on the 5th and still no tickets. Look, if you can't deliver, then don't bloody advertise! Okay, yeah, they also advertise this stuff as "too disturbing for general audiences" when it was probably "not going to make money" but dammit, I don't get good horror in Little Rock. We've emailed, but haven't heard anything yet. On that same note, it occurs to me that maybe these people don't want to piss off horror fans. That could lead to Interesting Times. No one wants that...with a hammer and some razor blades...
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