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slimequestFor whatever reason I've been playing Warcraft III on my computer recently. I am totally a console person and never even bother giving "PC" games (which is ironic because I'm playing this on my Mac.. yes, they can play games) a second thought. But I've always liked this series specificially. Hopefully my youngest brother will install his copy so I can lower his self esteem online.
And yes, I realize this game is.. kind of old, I suppose. I'm just now getting into it. It's nice to play a game on the computer that isn't a ROM sometimes. Runs pretty well on my Mac Mini.
Sadly I've probably been tainted by all my years of playing Japanese RPGs and the like, since I'm kind of wishing this game had a more anime-ish look to it. I hardly play any games with Western style art, so it always takes getting used to. I've probably never forgiven all the awful American box art of early NES/SNES days subconciously.
Other than that I've been a lazyass in trying to get back into all those unbeated/unplayed games. I've mostly been trying to finish off Romancing SaGa with less than spectacular results. Ah well, it's to be expected in SaGa. It's why I love you ~♥. But I want to try out playing as some of the other characters now for a change, so die mister last boss.
I did manage to play Grandia III for about an hour yesterday and make.. 25 minutes worth of progress? I did advance further a little but then got clobbered by giant statue guys who like to shoot laser beams at me. Twice in a row. So basically no one survives. I'll have to redo part of that dungeon now. Those kinds of situations always make it hard when you're trying to get back into a game you've left for a while. Oh well, SOMEHOW I WILL GO ON~~~!
In closing, I've been getting these gaming magazines (I think it's official Playstation magazine and Electronic Gaming Monthly?) for free for whatever reason lately. They suck. The only good gaming mag ever was Nintendo Power back when all you needed to play was on Nintendo. Before it had ads and junk, too.
Anyway, all these magazines give Suikoden V some pretty mediocre scores. Of course online all I've seen is positive reviews. The magazines kept saying how outdated the battle system and the game overall was and how Suikoden needs a kick in the pants and try something new.
Haha, last time I checked that was called Suikoden IV (or III for that matter) and the fandom hates them both to varying degrees. Nevermind that Suikoden III consistently got better scores and reviews than the first two at most sites (for whatever that's worth). I think they don't realize that Suiko5 was a game for the fans most of all, and what the fans want is as close to Suikoden II as humanly possible. The only thing they couldn't do in this day and age is make it 2D, although that would've made a bunch of Suikoden fans cream their pants. But, as I said, these magazines suck and are the same people who give Kingdom Hearts II 20 out of 10 perfect game!!11 scores, so, there you go.
Actually, I've been meaning to play through KH again and force![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
krile to watch and then sometime after get KH2. I really have nothing against the game itself (except all the 12 year olds who think it's so HARDCORE MICKEY IS A NINJA) but I cannot possibly bring myself to play a game that so many people are masturbating to at once. Once it all calms down, then maybe. The first one was kind of fun, at least. I had the best Gummi ships ever.
And yes, I realize this game is.. kind of old, I suppose. I'm just now getting into it. It's nice to play a game on the computer that isn't a ROM sometimes. Runs pretty well on my Mac Mini.
Sadly I've probably been tainted by all my years of playing Japanese RPGs and the like, since I'm kind of wishing this game had a more anime-ish look to it. I hardly play any games with Western style art, so it always takes getting used to. I've probably never forgiven all the awful American box art of early NES/SNES days subconciously.
Other than that I've been a lazyass in trying to get back into all those unbeated/unplayed games. I've mostly been trying to finish off Romancing SaGa with less than spectacular results. Ah well, it's to be expected in SaGa. It's why I love you ~♥. But I want to try out playing as some of the other characters now for a change, so die mister last boss.
I did manage to play Grandia III for about an hour yesterday and make.. 25 minutes worth of progress? I did advance further a little but then got clobbered by giant statue guys who like to shoot laser beams at me. Twice in a row. So basically no one survives. I'll have to redo part of that dungeon now. Those kinds of situations always make it hard when you're trying to get back into a game you've left for a while. Oh well, SOMEHOW I WILL GO ON~~~!
In closing, I've been getting these gaming magazines (I think it's official Playstation magazine and Electronic Gaming Monthly?) for free for whatever reason lately. They suck. The only good gaming mag ever was Nintendo Power back when all you needed to play was on Nintendo. Before it had ads and junk, too.
Anyway, all these magazines give Suikoden V some pretty mediocre scores. Of course online all I've seen is positive reviews. The magazines kept saying how outdated the battle system and the game overall was and how Suikoden needs a kick in the pants and try something new.
Haha, last time I checked that was called Suikoden IV (or III for that matter) and the fandom hates them both to varying degrees. Nevermind that Suikoden III consistently got better scores and reviews than the first two at most sites (for whatever that's worth). I think they don't realize that Suiko5 was a game for the fans most of all, and what the fans want is as close to Suikoden II as humanly possible. The only thing they couldn't do in this day and age is make it 2D, although that would've made a bunch of Suikoden fans cream their pants. But, as I said, these magazines suck and are the same people who give Kingdom Hearts II 20 out of 10 perfect game!!11 scores, so, there you go.
Actually, I've been meaning to play through KH again and force
krile to watch and then sometime after get KH2. I really have nothing against the game itself (except all the 12 year olds who think it's so HARDCORE MICKEY IS A NINJA) but I cannot possibly bring myself to play a game that so many people are masturbating to at once. Once it all calms down, then maybe. The first one was kind of fun, at least. I had the best Gummi ships ever.
