Shiroi Hoshi - Apocalypse

I MANAGED TO BEAT BARBATOS! ~~on normal~~ That's a huge achievement for me, because... seriously, I suck at games (doesn't stop me from loving gaming though).

But I uh... had less problems with him than the final boss of Stan's side. *cough*thankstomawarerondospammage*cough* and the fact that he does not warp around the screen and blast you off with some freaking beams. *huff*

//EDIT//
Now that I cleared Lion's side too (and played as Lion), I noticed exactly how much Rutee and Philia depended on Stan keeping the enemies away from them. I mean I had no problems staying alive on normal encounters myself, but the rest of the party loved getting themselves killed.

I was couple of levels higher than in my first playthrough (because I wanted to level up for Lilith and the mofuriina) and I had no where as hard time with the bosses on EVIL than I had with them on HARD earlier.

Should get around getting Demon's lance zero, but the monsters are kicking my ass. XP

//EDIT2//
Tales of Destiny 2 > Whut, you lose GRADE if you heal in battles!? I'll just go to sulk over there...

Hah, the newest version of SSF is capable of emulating both Grandia and Grandia Digital Museum almost perfectly! :D ~~But er... they ran even without SS BIOS file?~~

I'm so going to check if Black/Matrix works ~~once I finish downloading it.~~ :P
//EDIT// Apparently it isn't playable. The game freezes at the battle title screen.

And so, I finally understand what people meant when they said the SS version of Grandia had 3D backgrounds whereas the PS port had only an image as the bg.
Yes, the picture is from the English version (because I was too lazy to rush to Marna Road in the Japanese one). :P

Feh, sleep is for the weak. :D It actually looks like the sun is rising in couple of hours. How cool.

OMGOMG! Mao is so awesome! All characters are so awesome! The whole game is so awesome! /end incoherent loving. I don't have the game (yet) but the scenes are uploaded to NicoVideo. Haha, it's actually even better to watch them there because of the comments! :D

Can't wait for the game to come out in Europe because importing is way too bothersome... unless it's sold somewhere for under 38e (shipping included). AND, hopefully PS3 is even a bit cheaper then too. You know, it's quite unfair how the version sold in Europe does not support PS2 games. Not that I'd give up my PS2 anyways, it's my only way of watching imported DVDs ATM.

I'd probably say something else if I actually understood more of the Chinese dub than characters' names. And even that is because of the subtitles. :D

...you know, Kibamiko and Doudo would probably get along quite well. They could form a Toraou lovers fan club. XD

I'm making crappy progress. :D Makes me wonder how much easier it really is when playing on a PlayStation... (I gloriously skipped the mini games back then)

//EDITED 12/27//
Currently mastered all the mini games. ~~With minor cheating by efficiently exploiting save states.~~ Only in the mad lion, knife throwing and juggling mini games though. :P
And what's up with Valtos' stats? I thought everything got transfered over from John?
I know I leveled John to lvl 49 before he ...left. But why is Valtos still lvl 31 then? :D

//EDIT 12/2930//
Ahaha. The circus ending is so awesome! XD
"But it feels like I've forgotten something important." and "Matia, I'll work hard here. Sorry for not coming to save you." XD

Dear server, please stop spamming my guestbook/blog! I'd ban the IP but due to one certain reason I cannot.

[insert something witty here]

Spam appeared!
Sicchan casts Delete!
Spam takes 2304 damage!!!
You felled Spam!

I'm too lazy to make a new entry, and I had to go to the edit screen in any case. For spam removal, y'know.
...LJ has issues.

And I hatehateloathehate how after the recent crap at LJ many have decided to lock their journals. Makes going through older community entries a major pain in the ass. :P

THE SLOT MACHINE IS MADE OF LOVE! ♥ I mean after using 6~8 hours to get 6,000 chips from playing Blackjack and then accidentally winning 10,000 out of the slot machine. And then getting 290,000+ in 15 minutes total. :D

And while I'm on the subject of ToS; the first episode of the Animation was beautiful. I wonder how the things turn out in the second part. :D

I hate Kratos for stealing my Earth Dagger; now I can't customize an Assault Dagger! XP

...oh well, I need to do couple of more playthroughs to get all the titles anyways.

*snorts* It's so not worth the trouble of getting both Feena's wind and water to lv99. Never mind that it takes about 10 hours after getting... that 2x magic experience accessory from the Tower of Temptation.

So uh, what exactly happens to them especially in the Japanese version when you transfer? :D' And note the enormous difference in the points required to get to the next level (never mind that the levels don't match). Because of that Garcia went up to level 43 when Robin finally leveled to 41 (both had been in the frontlines all the time).

Or actually, I started the game, got stuck in the ~~first~~ second battle against Glysina because I was too stupid to realize that I can use John too. I accidentally found out about that from somebody's blog around half a year later. :D Then I continued up 'til chapter 4 and for whatever reason stopped playing (probably because I found BM Cross much more fun at the time).
Then a year ago, I found out that Gaius (and Revllovaus?) of BM get cameos in the circus mini games. I wanted screenshots for some reason and thus started a new game on an emulator. After getting them I decided to continue playing. I got to the second disc and up to the third battle before my summer vacation started. I didn't feel like playing during summer and... when school started again, I was way too busy to even think about using my computer for playing games.
And now, couple of weeks ago I wanted to see where I left off and ended up finishing the whole game.

I remember being horribly confused most of the time playing BM00 due to reading way too many spoilers and not really understanding enough. It seems most of the things were in fact explained in the last three chapters I didn't bother completing. And I found out that BM00 is actually a prequel to BM.
I'm rather annoyed at how the game kept taking my healers and swiching them with others who weren't as skilled in healing. :P I was especially pissed off at the part where a certain character temporarily left the party, taking all the rings equipped - the one with 'Mist Heal' included - along with her.

Now I need to decide which one of the bad endings to choose. I watched them both and I don't know which one is better and/or which one of them is required for the second-round-only ending. :D
Spoilers:

I. got. a. freaking. EXCALIBUR!! Ahaha! :D Things like this make me happy for not playing the rom version~ I so hope I can save after beating Balrog this time...
I shouldn't have leveled my GS1 team up so much... I got them back when Garcia's team was lvl 32 and they were lvl 40. :D Star Magician was harder than I remembered... Picard kept dying :D (and I absolutely refused to have anyone die in that battle).

Currently entered Magma Rock. I hate the rock areas, though Air's Rock was rather fun.

I'm completely in love with the PS2 version of Tales of Symphonia. It's funny how I never used the Hi-ougis in the GameGube version, and now I keep spamming them at every chance I get.

Is it just me or does Sheena summon more often? I mean, it seems she summons right away when she overlimits and I don't remember her doing that in the GG version (unless told).

The bosses keep picking on my spell casters far more. :D So I had to get them concentrate as soon as possible.

You Are An INFP

The Idealist

You are creative with a great imagination, living in your own inner world.
Open minded and accepting, you strive for harmony in your important relationships.
It takes a long time for people to get to know you. You are hesitant to let people get close.
But once you care for someone, you do everything you can to help them grow and develop.

You would make an excellent writer, psychologist, or artist.

Hmm, it seems I've managed to somehow forget about this blog once again. :D I'm currently dying under the heavy load of school work, and I can't get started.

This place still is in need of a new layout. Ah, really...

Incomplete games list:
Tales of the Abyss (2nd playthrough)
Tales of Symphonia (PS2)
Kingdom Hearts II
Golden Sun The Lost Age
Grandia (emulator :D)
Grandia II (PS2)
Di Gi Charat Fantasy
Black/Matrix 00
Black/Matrix Cross (Advanced mode)
Black/Matrix AD (Normal)
Black/Matrix II (not even started yet)
Summon Night (I think I started it...)
Matantei Loki RAGNAROK (PS2)

Your Life Path Number is 5

Your purpose in life is to life freely and collect experiences.

You love life - new adventures, new people, new ideas.
You are very curious, and you crave novelty in all forms.
You tend to make friends easily, and you enjoy the company of all types of people.

In love, you are fun and even a bit intoxicating. But you won't stick around for long.

You are impulsive and spontaneous - which sometimes leads you to do things you regret.
Sometimes you can be overindulgent with food, sex, or drugs.
You have many talents, so many that you are often scattered and unfocused.

Agreed, except... I do not "tend to make friends easily". And I still think people suck. :D

Your Inner Blood Type is AB!

Your personality is hard to define - you're very unconventional.
And even if your personality could be defined, it would be completely different next week!
Outgoing and shy, sensitive and thoughtless, you tend to have a very split personality.
This makes you unpredictable. You can be a total angel - and a total devil.

You are most compatible with: everyone!

Famous Type AB's: Jackie Chan and Marilyn Monroe

Your Birthdate: December 3

You are more than a big ball of energy - you are a big ball of hyper.
You are always on the go, but you don't have a type a personality.
Instead of channeling your energy into work, you instead go for fun and adventure.
Witty and verbal, you can have an interesting conversation with anyone.

Your strength: Your larger than life imagination

Your weakness: You tend to be pretty scattered

Your power color: Lime

Your power symbol: Lightening bolt

Your power month: March

Advanced Global Personality Test Results

Extraversion	23%
Stability	53%
Orderliness	36%
Accommodation	43%
Interdependence	43%
Intellectual	50%
Mystical	36%
Artistic	70%
Religious	23%
Hedonism	30%
Materialism	63%
Narcissism	30%
Adventurousness	30%
Work ethic	16%
Self absorbed	56%
Conflict seeking	36%
Need to dominate	63%

Romantic	30%
Avoidant	63%
Anti-authority	23%
Wealth	63%
Dependency	70%
Change averse	83%
Cautiousness	43%
Individuality	43%
Sexuality	43%
Peter pan complex	90%
Physical security	76%
Physical Fitness	17%
Histrionic	70%
Paranoia	83%
Vanity	50%
Hypersensitivity	23%
Female cliche	16%

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Stability results were medium which suggests you are moderately relaxed, calm, secure, and optimistic.
Orderliness results were moderately low which suggests you are, at times, overly flexible, improvised, and fun seeking at the expense of reliability, work ethic, and long term accomplishment.
Extraversion results were low which suggests you are very reclusive, quiet, unassertive, and secretive.

trait snapshot:
introverted, secretive, messy, depressed, does not like leadership, somewhat nihilistic, observer, does not make friends easily, unassertive, feels invisible, feels undesirable, hates large parties, does not like to stand out, leisurely, suspicious, submissive, abstract, unpredictable, intellectual, likes rain, likes the unknown, negative, weird, not a risk taker, unadventurous, avoidant, strange

Bluh. Things like these make me think I'm messed up. :D But they really do provide lots of amusement.
I agree with the result on everything else but the submissive part, there are actually only a few people whom I allow to dominate me. Hah :D

Ahaha :D I think it's time for me to go to sleep soon :D:D I found it far too amusing when I noticed it's yesterday morning in America and today morning in Japan.
My head is hurting... It's a very curious fact that I don't get hungry, I get a headache instead :D I should probably eat something too but you can't go to sleep if you've just eaten, right?

Only this week to go and then I'll have all the time in the world~ Summer vacation, how much do I love thee~~
Let's see... a small to-do-list:
- complete BM00
- complete BM0 as well
- and Grandia
- maybe Golden Sun 2 too
- new layout (here at least)
- maybe poke my dA account
- drawdrawdraw
- sleep for the first week
- let myself to be dragged to the middle of nowhere for a week

We have a little school trip... technically tomorrow :D I'm debating whether to go or not to go. It's going to be pretty damn boring to be there alone... but to actually bother changing to the other bus... I don't know. Ah, well. I can discuss about it with people at school later today. After I have finished my English test. If I even manage to see anybody... I wouldn't be surprised if I won't. :D
I had a Swedish test ~~today~~ yesterday. I sure do hope I did well enough to even pass. That language definitely isn't one of my virtues.

What should I do now~ I have been having too much fun the whole evening. :D Ahaha :D It feels great to be allowed to stay up this late for once! (I've been up since 7 am - which is a huge accomplishment for me)

Hah, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who finds Marco x Seraphim x Guzafan love triangle interesting. :D And I still stay in my theory that Marco realized his feelings only after Seraphim died.
As much as I love the idea of Marco x Luca, I can't help liking Seraphim x Marco more.
I started once again a new round of BM+. This time I'm trying to complete it in advanced mode because I happened to read somewhere that there is something extra at the end then.

But BM00, I didn't remember it was that much fun! Maybe because I kept dying all the time and/or getting C ranks. *is now stuck on getting A ranks - for S ranks are impossible*
Cain has some incredibly cheesy lines but those manage making him only seem cuter.

I have been feeling unusually giddy for about a week! :D:D *spams the :D emoticon* But can you blame me, I'm currently at a win-win situation. It doesn't matter what happens, either possible outcome is nearly equally as good for me.