I’m sorry I’ve been away for so long. Much of Maryland lost
power two weeks ago so I was unable to make my Friday post about Pokémon
Conquest, and then I left on a fortuitously scheduled vacation. When I returned
home, power had returned but internet access had not. I’m considering an
accelerated schedule for the last three posts of the Most Memorable series, but
it remains to be seen. Until then let me tell you what games I’ve been playing
over the past two weeks.
3DS
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| The imagery of this song is distracting. |
We decided to spoil ourselves in the downtime of our vacation by picking up a Nintendo 3DS
with Theatrhythm Final Fantasy on the
game’s release of July 3rd. This is a purchase we’d been debating
for a long time, but in conjunction with Theatrhythm it was a decision neither of us could regret. You spend time matching the rhythm and melody of music from “Final Fantasy” to
colorful on-screen cues, while also leveling up “Final Fantasy” characters who do
battle with foes through your musical inputs. It is extremely fun and
addicting.
DS
This is my second attempt to play this game. I took it with
me on vacation, but thanks to Theatrhythm
I didn’t even give it a glance until I was back home and the wife was
monopolizing the 3DS. I can’t really get into the “Dragon Quest” series as
easily as “Final Fantasy” but I am craving a simple, traditional Japanese
Role-playing Game experience. My in-game clock says I gave up on this game
after 3 hours and I felt that wasn’t fair so I gave it a good shot. After about
1 hour, I got bored. I’m still plugging away at it slowly, but “Dragon Quest”
stories just don’t suck me in like other games can.
When I have access to Serebii.net which I find almost
mandatory to evolving and matching my Warriors with their Pokémon I have been
plugging away at the extra episodes of Pokémon
Conquest. I’ve been going from easiest to hardest according to the in-game
difficulty rating and have worked my way up to the 3-Star missions I’ve
unlocked. I hope to start uniting some of the Warlords with their Legendary
Pokémon – particularly Kenshin with his Mewtwo. I’m sincerely more interested
in more “Conquest” games than I am excited for the release of Pokémon Black/White 2. I can’t get interested in it despite being a
long-time fan of the series.
Playstation 3
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| Sadly, I'm stuck here (again). |
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| Meet Wasabi the Green Onion Menace |
I cannot tell you how excited I am for the release of Way of the Samurai 4. As a result, I
cannot contain my enthusiasm for this series and so I popped on the third
installment to alleviate some of the stress of my impatience. I’ve spent over
60 hours on my main Samurai, but I wanted to start up a new character and start
from scratch to re-familiarize myself with the early challenges of the game. I
decided my character, named Wasabi, would master the Short Green Onion and now
he is the scourge of the town, terrorizing bandits and villagers alike with his
oppressive leek.
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