TeramonaConsulting Tea Specialist Best Coast! Icrontian
Day 9: I put on my petticoat and walked around the apartment, pretending that I was a Victorian princess being kept against her will in a dank, dark cave... away from her dog and her family. Dan came home and suggested I find a job.
Day 10: It was my little brother's birthday, so I got to go to my parents' house and see my family and my dog.
Day 11: I spent most of this day asking everyone in the apartment if I was attractive, and what they would rate me on a scale of 1-10. This made everyone uncomfortable. Dan suggested I find a job.
Day 9 is how I spend everyday. I'm not sure how Dan gets here or even knows where I live.
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Day 13: Trono found Princess Nadia, and decided the best thing for a young boy in his position to do was to get her back home. His friend decided to let him do this on his own... for some reason. The princess invited Trono to her castle for dinner (tee hee). Trono thought, "okay... why not? I mean, this girl's only been lying to me since I met her. I had to go to 600AD to rescue her, but that was probably my fault in some way."
But it's that kind of thinking that landed Trono in the custody of the chancellor who, by accusing Trono of abducting the princess, he effectively foiled her plans to get Trono to her room and give him some "dinner."
Last I saw of our hero, he was living the good life in a dungeon. Just like he was living the good life in his mother's house. Someone's always going to be willing to take care of him.
Day 14: I named all the plants and stuffed animals in the apartment Dante... after my dog. Dan suggested I find a job.
If you're only that far into the game after 13 days, you'll be playing this game until you're 40.
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TeramonaConsulting Tea Specialist Best Coast! Icrontian
That's including the days I spent on Bastion. But I welcome the witty "egging on".
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midga"There's so much hot dog in Rome" ~digi(> ^.(> O_o)>Icrontian
What format are you playing CT in?
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TeramonaConsulting Tea Specialist Best Coast! Icrontian
The old SNES version. I'd have finished it by now if it weren't for this meddling character flaw I have; once something is expected of me, I no longer wish to do it.
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midga"There's so much hot dog in Rome" ~digi(> ^.(> O_o)>Icrontian
That sounds all too familiar...
And awesome on you for playing the original. You're missing some cool Toriyama animated cutscenes, but tbh they're just as good viewed later on the youchoobs or something.
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TeramonaConsulting Tea Specialist Best Coast! Icrontian
Day 15: Today I played two bosses, and I beat one of them by myself. The first one, a Dinosaur tank or something, was way better at the game than me.
I tried to beat it three times, and I failed. I failed very badly. I expected some cutesie support from Dan (i.e. "Aw, sweetie, you're so adorably bad at video games. That's so endearing. Awww..."), and some encouragement and cuddles. What I got was frustrated face palms, and a continuous string of: "Are you serious? You can't be serious. Oh my god, you're serious. Sweetie, you're not even attacking it."
Then I asked for some assistance in beating the dino tank. Then I moved on. Some time later, there was a robot boss with two little robot minions. I defeated this boss by myself, and I feel, on the whole, a lot more accomplished for that.
The controls are, er, control-ey. There's all kinds of game mechanics, like those mechanic things that make the game better or worse depending on which mechanic it is. Also, the graphics. This game has some of those. Aggro, OOM, grinding, kite, mob, nerf, buff, aaaaaaaand....
The controls are, er, control-ey. There's all kinds of game mechanics, like those mechanic things that make the game better or worse depending on which mechanic it is. Also, the graphics. This game has some of those. Aggro, OOM, grinding, kite, mob, nerf, buff, aaaaaaaand....
Hypnotoad.
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TeramonaConsulting Tea Specialist Best Coast! Icrontian
Day ?: One of my roommates says he hates free time, and he hates being at home a lot... because it made him feel useless.
So, I applied for some jobs.
One of the interview questions for one of the jobs was "What do you wish to gain from this position?"
I responded with... "... A job."
Chrono Trigger is taking much longer than I had initially anticipated, mostly because I'm not playing it.
My mental state is
degeneres.
I meant degenerating, but for some reason I was thinking about Ellen... and it was easier to keep typing than it was to go back and correct the mistake. Also, it made me laugh. That's the happiest I've been since my roommate backhandedly called me useless.
Even if you were dead you'd be a hell of a lot more useful than my roommates and their idiot friends.
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TeramonaConsulting Tea Specialist Best Coast! Icrontian
I feel like maybe I can share this here on my gaming thread.
This gaming challenge has been somewhat on the back burner for me. I've been really depressed and uneasy, and it took me going home for a couple of days to really understand what it was.
My mom's been very sick, and I've been very depressed. And probably angry, too. But mostly depressed. She's been sick for a long time, but it's been getting progressively worse. She's been diagnosed with CML, as well as seizure disorder, and a host of neurological problems that the doctors haven't been able to figure out yet. She goes through this cycle where she'll be okay for a few days, but then she'll be so sick that she doesn't even seem like my mom. I can't talk to her or go to her if I need her... and I can't help her. This sometimes lasts for more than a week at a time. Since I've moved out, I've been back a few times to see her, and most of those times she's been sick or getting sick. Last week, I felt like I hadn't spoken to my mom in months.
One thing that's been especially hard, is that she's hit her head so many times due to the seizures, that she's cracked a lot of her teeth. She stopped smiling... and my mom had a beautiful smile. It was heartbreaking.
Finally, though, FINALLY, she was healthy enough to get her smile fixed. Going home this time was so great. She was awake, and SMILING, and she was my mom. I haven't seen her smile like that in years. Even writing this, I feel like crying.
So, just wanted to let you know that, in my world, today... Everything is awesome.
Also, I'm going to beat Chrono Trigger now.
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edited February 2013
Day ???: Today I made myself play this game without any kind of outside help. I was trapped in what I thought was a maze for about an hour before I realized that I could actually walk through the dark areas to the other side. Oddly, though, I wasn't upset. I felt accomplished. I thought... "Well, at least I figured it out for myself." I also beat a boss by using my brain, and being acutely aware of the abilities that each of my characters had. I used the princess to heal the other two during combat, and my losses ended up being minimal.
I think... I think I'm getting the hang of this.
EDIT: After reading this, Dan informed be that I've gone the wrong way. He's laughing at me. He says that there were only two ways I could have gone, and I chose the WRONG, HARDER way. Now I have to double back. The upside, he says, is that I am now over leveled and will have an easy time with the next couple bosses. Way to screw myself in to an advantage.
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midga"There's so much hot dog in Rome" ~digi(> ^.(> O_o)>Icrontian
You did not go the wrong way. You were exploring. It's totally legit, and no one can tell you how to play your game. Keep on doing your thing and feeling good about it.
To be fair, remember that I love this girl tremendously and wouldn't ACTUALLY tease her or tell her how to play the game. The events contained herein are a caricature of reality for the sake of teh funniez. YOU HAVE BEEN PULLED INTO THE VORTEX OF TEH FUNNIEZ AND NOW OWE ONE (1) LULZ.
It's even better playing 325 hours of FF 10, making 2 back up saves and coming back to the cabin to find out a cabin mate saved over all 3 files, then shattering your ps2 controller in pure anger. That was funny to see happen, glad I was just a witness.
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Is this really a thing? I never had to grind on any of the final fantasies - and I played everything post V (not including). The only non MMO I ever had to grind on was Pokemon. I was actually so unused to the concept that I used to call it 'leveling' until I heard someone call it 'grinding' in WoW.
To be fair, I also never really 'full-cleared' an RPG - the only "MEGASUPERHARDCORENONLINEAR BOSS" I ever beat was omega weapon in FFVIII, because my characters were already stupid strong. To come full circle, I never full-cleared an RPG because I hated the idea of fighting just to level!
I'm amazed he didn't kill Paul. The best part is that he was only a few hours into the game when he saved over the other guy's files.
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After taking the wrong route in Chrono Trigger and having to double backwards, I fell in to a deep and debilitating apathy toward the game. This led to a 2 month drinking binge, and a Lost marathon. Those of you familiar with the show will understand when I say that if you are already drinking heavily, Lost is not the show for you. The amount of joy that J.J. Abrams gets when he makes you cry is rivaled only by the joy that Joss Whedon gets when he kills your favorite character in every single one of his shows.
But I'm engaged now... And with this engagement, life has begun anew. Perhaps I can finish Chrono Trigger, and go on to be the first person to get the backlog completion badge. It'll make all those nights crying bitter tears over my Lulz War losses seem somehow worth it.
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edited June 2013
And thus, I became the first person ever to cleverly name my robot Artoo in Chrono Trigger. A little later in the game, Artoo will have several pieces of his ass handed to him by a raging gang of similar robots who first tear him down emotionally by pointing out that he is a malfunctioning defect (the robotic form of being called an accident, I can only imagine)... All as Velma and I look on unperturbed. After the pile of nuts and bolts that was once Artoo gets thrown in to a trash heap, we, as heroes, finally decide to take action, and easily take the "3 Laws of Robotics" violators down.
Of course, my genius friend repairs Artoo with little effort... leaving me to wonder why the psychologically disturbing image of having my friend kicked around and mocked in front of me was truly necessary. This also led to not just a little amount of guilt on my part as I decided to leave the poor robot behind in The Ends of Time. Sadly, resigned, he told us to come back and visit him often. I know I will... but I ignored the needling voice in my head telling me that I will only be going back because I will probably have to.
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Day 10: It was my little brother's birthday, so I got to go to my parents' house and see my family and my dog.
Day 11: I spent most of this day asking everyone in the apartment if I was attractive, and what they would rate me on a scale of 1-10. This made everyone uncomfortable. Dan suggested I find a job.
Day 12: Chrono Trigger is fun.
But it's that kind of thinking that landed Trono in the custody of the chancellor who, by accusing Trono of abducting the princess, he effectively foiled her plans to get Trono to her room and give him some "dinner."
Last I saw of our hero, he was living the good life in a dungeon. Just like he was living the good life in his mother's house. Someone's always going to be willing to take care of him.
Day 14: I named all the plants and stuffed animals in the apartment Dante... after my dog. Dan suggested I find a job.
And awesome on you for playing the original. You're missing some cool Toriyama animated cutscenes, but tbh they're just as good viewed later on the youchoobs or something.
I tried to beat it three times, and I failed. I failed very badly. I expected some cutesie support from Dan (i.e. "Aw, sweetie, you're so adorably bad at video games. That's so endearing. Awww..."), and some encouragement and cuddles. What I got was frustrated face palms, and a continuous string of: "Are you serious? You can't be serious. Oh my god, you're serious. Sweetie, you're not even attacking it."
Then I asked for some assistance in beating the dino tank. Then I moved on. Some time later, there was a robot boss with two little robot minions. I defeated this boss by myself, and I feel, on the whole, a lot more accomplished for that.
The controls are, er, control-ey. There's all kinds of game mechanics, like those mechanic things that make the game better or worse depending on which mechanic it is. Also, the graphics. This game has some of those. Aggro, OOM, grinding, kite, mob, nerf, buff, aaaaaaaand....
Hypnotoad.
So, I applied for some jobs.
One of the interview questions for one of the jobs was "What do you wish to gain from this position?"
I responded with... "... A job."
Chrono Trigger is taking much longer than I had initially anticipated, mostly because I'm not playing it.
My mental state is
degeneres.
I meant degenerating, but for some reason I was thinking about Ellen... and it was easier to keep typing than it was to go back and correct the mistake. Also, it made me laugh. That's the happiest I've been since my roommate backhandedly called me useless.
I'm going to beat Chrono Trigger now.
This gaming challenge has been somewhat on the back burner for me. I've been really depressed and uneasy, and it took me going home for a couple of days to really understand what it was.
My mom's been very sick, and I've been very depressed. And probably angry, too. But mostly depressed. She's been sick for a long time, but it's been getting progressively worse. She's been diagnosed with CML, as well as seizure disorder, and a host of neurological problems that the doctors haven't been able to figure out yet. She goes through this cycle where she'll be okay for a few days, but then she'll be so sick that she doesn't even seem like my mom. I can't talk to her or go to her if I need her... and I can't help her. This sometimes lasts for more than a week at a time. Since I've moved out, I've been back a few times to see her, and most of those times she's been sick or getting sick. Last week, I felt like I hadn't spoken to my mom in months.
One thing that's been especially hard, is that she's hit her head so many times due to the seizures, that she's cracked a lot of her teeth. She stopped smiling... and my mom had a beautiful smile. It was heartbreaking.
Finally, though, FINALLY, she was healthy enough to get her smile fixed. Going home this time was so great. She was awake, and SMILING, and she was my mom. I haven't seen her smile like that in years. Even writing this, I feel like crying.
So, just wanted to let you know that, in my world, today... Everything is awesome.
Also, I'm going to beat Chrono Trigger now.
I think... I think I'm getting the hang of this.
EDIT: After reading this, Dan informed be that I've gone the wrong way. He's laughing at me. He says that there were only two ways I could have gone, and I chose the WRONG, HARDER way. Now I have to double back. The upside, he says, is that I am now over leveled and will have an easy time with the next couple bosses. Way to screw myself in to an advantage.
IPeopledidn'tdon't play Final Fantasy 10 for 325 hours because the game was actually that long.Is this really a thing? I never had to grind on any of the final fantasies - and I played everything post V (not including). The only non MMO I ever had to grind on was Pokemon. I was actually so unused to the concept that I used to call it 'leveling' until I heard someone call it 'grinding' in WoW.
To be fair, I also never really 'full-cleared' an RPG - the only "MEGASUPERHARDCORENONLINEAR BOSS" I ever beat was omega weapon in FFVIII, because my characters were already stupid strong. To come full circle, I never full-cleared an RPG because I hated the idea of fighting just to level!
But I'm engaged now... And with this engagement, life has begun anew. Perhaps I can finish Chrono Trigger, and go on to be the first person to get the backlog completion badge. It'll make all those nights crying bitter tears over my Lulz War losses seem somehow worth it.
And thus, I became the first person ever to cleverly name my robot Artoo in Chrono Trigger. A little later in the game, Artoo will have several pieces of his ass handed to him by a raging gang of similar robots who first tear him down emotionally by pointing out that he is a malfunctioning defect (the robotic form of being called an accident, I can only imagine)... All as Velma and I look on unperturbed. After the pile of nuts and bolts that was once Artoo gets thrown in to a trash heap, we, as heroes, finally decide to take action, and easily take the "3 Laws of Robotics" violators down.
Of course, my genius friend repairs Artoo with little effort... leaving me to wonder why the psychologically disturbing image of having my friend kicked around and mocked in front of me was truly necessary. This also led to not just a little amount of guilt on my part as I decided to leave the poor robot behind in The Ends of Time. Sadly, resigned, he told us to come back and visit him often. I know I will... but I ignored the needling voice in my head telling me that I will only be going back because I will probably have to.
I will miss Artoo and his sweet 80s theme music.
EDIT: @Canti, did you even read my post?