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= Anime/Manga =
The Law of Ueki
The Violinist of Hameln

= Game =
Black/Matrix series
Grandia
Tales of... series
Golden Sun
Disgaea series

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Sorry, just spent time deleting 400+ spam comments one by one.

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I was trying to update this blog to a newer build, but it kept killing my templates and messing up with the format of my entries. So no. This shall do.

Lion's side CHAOS mode play-blog (seriously though, I'm just trying out the extended entry option.)

Advanced gate
Extend Chain
Infinity Movement
Float Gravity
Exceed Skill
Single Play
Exceed Food Strap

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I HATE WEIRD SHOT!

I've been trying for like 2 hours to get the damn ribbon and the best score I've managed was 200k. So yeah, it's not impossible but it's ridiculously difficult in any case.

Congratulations, Weird Shot, you just won the title of the most annoying mini game in the world. Yes, I hate you even more than the BlackJack at Symphonia's casino. Or the Destiny2's third waiter mini game.

Argh! I'll just get the missing frypan first.

//EDIT 02/17//
340k... damn it. I WON'T GIVE UP! I refuse to accept that a game has beaten me.

*3 tries later*
...I did it. So it was all about strategy after all, how... boring. I was expecting it to require some skill or something.

"Has lots of love and dreams and hopes."

...I'm starting to think it's games' purpose to make me feel like an idiot.

I was some 10 hours into the game before I realized that whee, you can actually play as someone other than Cless. :D It's not like I had any reason to check the battle field position option before Gnome.

Gnome became instantly beatable as soon as I switched to Arche. I suppose I just suck at fighting in the frontlines... not as badly as in Destiny 2 though, where I kept getting negative GRADE from every second battle after going to the past. Started gaining GRADE once I gave up and played as Harold. :P

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.

Why is it that I can play games efficiently only at night?

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.

Episode 46(?) spoilers:
WHUT!? Seijyu x Doruku is CANON!? ... ♥

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

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.

I hate spam.

...disappearing experience points anyone?

Before transfering/in the first game: 152 774; 461 319

Before transfering/in the first game: 152 479; 461 319

Before transfering/in the first game: 152 563; 461 438

Before transfering/in the first game: 153 717; 463 356

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).

I completed Black/Matrix 00. Now I officially took over 2 years with it! XD

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:

There is something unbelievably sweet in the one where Cain goes back to look for Matia and they both end up dying under the collapsing ceiling/wall, holding hands. That ending actually made me like Cain/Matia. :D

I suppose I'll start the second round soon. :D

Sort of a game blog today (be very afraid).

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.

OMG! Never again! :D (new layout) That was unecessarily difficult.

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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.

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And since a good entry always requires a test result too!

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)

It snowed the whole night! And now there's snow all over the place. :P

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

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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)