Where on Earth has the time gone? According to Blogger, it has been close to three weeks since my last post. It's not like I'm busy working or fighting evil in my spare time. I could try and blame it on attempting to finish a Final Fantasy game before the next one is released on the 23rd.
It's St.Valentine's Day. I'm over-joyed at the prospect of being sent cute, heart-filled cards. This is my Sarcastic Remark of the Day™. In case you hadn't already guessed I'm a little bitter about today as no one has sent me anything before and the trend has been continued this year. Ah well, with any luck I won't be here this time next year; I'll be in Japan instead.
I'm currently working on completing Final Fantasy VIII (8) and reached disc 3 of 4. It's still a great game, even if it's the best part of 8 or more years old. The graphics might not be the latest, but that's not the point; I like playing it. Few things scare me when playing Final Fantasy games, namely Tonberries and Marlboros.
If you've ever played a Final Fantasy game, you will know what a pain these two monsters are. Tonberries will hit one character with a move called "Everyone's Grudge" which does damage equal to a multiple of the numbers of monsters that character has killed. Once the Tonberry has walked across the battlefield, it will then instantly kill one character at a time. To make them even more fun they have a stupid amount of hit-points (FF8's Tonberry has around 21k).
Marlboros. It's enough to make grown men weep if they haven't got the correct items or status-protections. "Bad Breath" not only causes most status ailments (blind, mute, confuse, poison, etc) it does large amounts of damage. In the unlikely event that your characters survive, your only option is to hope they haven't been hit with berserk status and can use items to cure them.
Fortunately I haven't met any in FF8 yet, although I will at some point if I want to upgrade some of my characters weapons. Unlike in Final Fantasy VII (7), the 'Ribbon' item no longer exists. Previously it gave one character complete immunity to all status ailments. Actually this is not completely true, 'Ribbon's can be obtained using a PocketStation™ and completing the ChocoboWorld mini-game.
Wish me luck, I only have a week on Friday before FF12 is released. Till next time,
Alex.
It's St.Valentine's Day. I'm over-joyed at the prospect of being sent cute, heart-filled cards. This is my Sarcastic Remark of the Day™. In case you hadn't already guessed I'm a little bitter about today as no one has sent me anything before and the trend has been continued this year. Ah well, with any luck I won't be here this time next year; I'll be in Japan instead.
I'm currently working on completing Final Fantasy VIII (8) and reached disc 3 of 4. It's still a great game, even if it's the best part of 8 or more years old. The graphics might not be the latest, but that's not the point; I like playing it. Few things scare me when playing Final Fantasy games, namely Tonberries and Marlboros.
If you've ever played a Final Fantasy game, you will know what a pain these two monsters are. Tonberries will hit one character with a move called "Everyone's Grudge" which does damage equal to a multiple of the numbers of monsters that character has killed. Once the Tonberry has walked across the battlefield, it will then instantly kill one character at a time. To make them even more fun they have a stupid amount of hit-points (FF8's Tonberry has around 21k).
Marlboros. It's enough to make grown men weep if they haven't got the correct items or status-protections. "Bad Breath" not only causes most status ailments (blind, mute, confuse, poison, etc) it does large amounts of damage. In the unlikely event that your characters survive, your only option is to hope they haven't been hit with berserk status and can use items to cure them.
Fortunately I haven't met any in FF8 yet, although I will at some point if I want to upgrade some of my characters weapons. Unlike in Final Fantasy VII (7), the 'Ribbon' item no longer exists. Previously it gave one character complete immunity to all status ailments. Actually this is not completely true, 'Ribbon's can be obtained using a PocketStation™ and completing the ChocoboWorld mini-game.
Wish me luck, I only have a week on Friday before FF12 is released. Till next time,
Alex.
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