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Game Diary / October 12, 2005 / John / 0
Bah. Wifie decided to use her new found l33t skillz on me last night. It’s an interesting thing that the DS has awakened the dormant gamer within her. An interesting thing, that is, not necessarily a GOOD thing. In the past, you see, Debbie’s l33t skillz have generally involved sitting up till the wee small
Game Diary / October 11, 2005 / John / 0
Mythril Mine ConX0r0red! Or something. There’s a lot more to FFII than meets the eye. For starters, there are far fewer random encounters on the world map, so just traveling to a place doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be able to beat any enemies you may encounter. Where the previous game had you outclassing most of
Game Diary / October 10, 2005 / John
Good grief! Had my butt kicked in the first dungeon! The difficulty ramps up pretty quickly in this one. My main problem was I didn’t take nearly enough ethers with me. Well, I’ll know the next time 🙂
Game Diary / October 10, 2005 / John
It’s great. Really, it is. I seriously enjoyed FFI over the past few days and FF2 does the same but in a richer and deeper way (with only one very minor exception – the whole-world map is less pretty :)). I think the thing I like best about this – other than the deeper story
Game Diary / October 10, 2005 / John
DS ACCESS GET! The kids are all doing their homework so I snarfed the DS to have a wee go of the above. It’s ACE! I think I need to wait until the Nintendogs mania has worn off a little so I can get a good run at it though. Couple of minor quibbles –
Australia / October 10, 2005 / John / 0
Well, my ACS assessment has come back successful! So, that’ll be 60 points please! With the points being provided by our family in Australia, we now meet the points requirements. There are a few other points given for age, English ability, etc, so we’re well clear of the 120 point pass mark. Now we need
Game Diary / October 10, 2005 / John / 0
Ohhhh, it’s ACE. It’s just great. It’s slightly prettier looking than FF-I in a brain-maddening Escheresque impossible perspective kinda way, but still pretty simple. It’s the conversations that make the difference. Key words can be ‘learned’, allowing you to ‘ask’ other NPCs about them at a later date. You can also ask about items. The
Game Diary / October 10, 2005 / John
I knew I’d cave. I had a go (about an hour or so) of Sword of Mana, but it’s not really gelling with me. It feels very like Kingdom Hearts and I just did NOT get on with that game. So, I thought I’d have a sneak peak at FF-2 – seeing as it’s on
Game Diary / October 9, 2005 / John
Fun though Kirby may be, it’s no lunchtime-devouring RPG – although it will certainly fill the ‘keep in a pocket for a quick blast’ slot. Sword of Mana, on the other hand, looks like the perfect way to bridge the gap between Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II. It’s a Sqenix title, so seems outwardly
Game Diary / October 9, 2005 / John
Level 2 (Ice Cream Land, I think) completored, and onto level 3. Erm. This is, er, not taking long.