To Zanarkand

I decided a few days ago to start a new Final Fantasy X game, even though it might be my least-favourite Final Fantasy. (Other than X-2.) While it did have charm, I found it focused too much on graphics and FMVs. Not that the game doesn’t rock. I just can’t imagine the story of FFX having come across as well as it did without the voice acting. While I fall in love with every Final Fantasy I play, this one was only for the story. … and maybe the battle system.

When I played Final Fantasy VII for the first time, even though it didn’t have speech, the story just hit me like a brick. It was so… fantastic. The same thing happened with VIII, IX, X, and even X-2 (weird, eh?) They’re all so great. But if Final Fantasy VII could’ve had the voice-acting X had… it would’ve been sickeningly great. Even though it’s the best RPG of all time, that would’ve made it even more-so a great game.

–Noble

August 31, 2005 · Filed Under Uncatagorized

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Quit. Using. This. Quote.

Why, oh why, did they have to include this line in “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” ? So many times have I heard idiots who think they’re being clever spewing out the following line when I tell them to screw off: “I’m disinclined to acquiesce to your request. (Means ‘no.’)”
Seriously, everyone uses it. I did the other day to annoy Ben, and I’m pretty sure it worked, but it still angers me to no end. Yes, we’ve all seen the movie. Yes, the line was funny in the context in which it was used, and yes it was funny to say it once right after seeing the movie with your friends, when they asked if you would drive ‘em home, or something. But please, for the love of god, STOP USING IT AFTER THAT. It’s only funny in your mind! In actuality, you look like a bleeding idiot. I’m a hair’s breadth from stabbing all who say it. (Like the person I met at the video store today, who spat that back at me when I asked them politely to move out of my way.) It’s just like when everyone kept exclaiming: “I’m Rick James, bitch!” No more!

–Noble

August 31, 2005 · Filed Under Uncatagorized

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For future reference:

If you find an auction on eBay for a poster that’s in mint condition, is officially made, is sealed, and was made in the U.S., here’s what it actually means: It’s a cruddy reproduction made in a North Korean sweatshop by a toddler using Paintshop Pro on a six year old Dell, was then shipped by UPS to the United States, was lost on the way in Texas, got rerouted to New Dehli, and then finally made its way to Ohio although partially water damaged, was then thrown out, was found by a smelly old man with nothing better to do than dive through dumpsters, was sold to a pawn shop, was then bought by someone who sells stuff on eBay for $4 USD, and then listed on eBay for at least five times its actual value. My poster arrived today. It’s exactly that. It’s NOT sealed, it’s all kinds of unofficially made in Korea, and smells of varnish. But I still think it was worth every penny, ’cause I love Deep Space Nine. ^_^

I also got my package from Amazon.ca today. Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (XBX) and Pirates of the Caribbean – The Curse of the Black Pearl (DVD). All I’m waiting for now is that camera from Amy, which I’ll inquire about next time she’s online.

–Noble

P.S. My poster does rock, but I wish I paid less for it. =\

August 31, 2005 · Filed Under Uncatagorized

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Just a small update:

Jeff was here from the 23rd to the 29th, we played a lot of games, I bought another Xbox controller, Ben came over, we played three-way Halo 2, I got back into Final Fantasy IX, X, and X-2, bought a few MTG cards, and Command & Conquer: Renegade arrived in the mail. Still no sign of the poster.

–Noble

August 29, 2005 · Filed Under Uncatagorized

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Cannon’d

Jeff was playing a game called “Red Dead Revolver” today, and he was on Chapter 13 “The Traitor”, now, in this chapter, you’re supposed to kill a bunch of yankees, and then shoot flares at the enemy cannons, so your cannons can destroy them. While Jeff was doing this, a yankee snuck up on him, and he fired the flare into his chest. After that, his cannons killed him, and I proceeded to exclaim: “You just got cannon’d!*”

* Image made in Photoshop, by moi.

August 24, 2005 · Filed Under Uncatagorized

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