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MUSELIST - DWRP
Jan. 1st, 2020 12:00 am( Cut for Length )
FFX, mostly
Aug. 9th, 2019 05:11 amI haven't posted in a while because a) no one was responding anyway and more importantly b) my friends got me into FFXIV and I've been playing that intensely. Not that I've gotten very far in the plot, but there's so much Stuff one can do. Also it's nice to be run through dungeons by people who have verbally agreed to put up with me not knowing what to do.
But it's down for maintenance tonight, and I'm unwillingly awake, so back to the Thunder Plains it is!
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But it's down for maintenance tonight, and I'm unwillingly awake, so back to the Thunder Plains it is!
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Mi'ihen Highroad et cetera
Jul. 20th, 2019 05:53 amI'm grinding in the Omega Ruins in my other save, and mildly frustrated because Tidus has the highest strength in the party but......chocobo racing sucks, so he's capped at 9999 damage. Meanwhile Auron in yellow HP is doing 50k and hit 99,999 with a crit. Just the once, but it got me that trophy.
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Return of the Revenge of FFX blogging
Jul. 15th, 2019 09:09 pmIn the intervening time, I've played blitzball on my lategame save until it finally disgorged the Jupiter Sigil for me. Of course, it showed up right when I was prepared to reset until it did, like it knew I was finally ready for it. I also won a tournament that rewarded the Jecht Shot 2, but unfortunately Tidus doesn't have all his key techniques yet so I didn't get to actually keep it. :(.
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More FFXblogging
Jul. 12th, 2019 11:12 amCurrently Purrcy is crouching on the windowsill, ears twitching to get a better angle on all the bird noises. He wants to hunt. (But not to go outside; he doesn't like it out there, which is good because we have coyotes in this area.)
But anyway, Besaid temple!
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More tomorrow/later tonight, depending on the Sleep Demons.
But anyway, Besaid temple!
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More tomorrow/later tonight, depending on the Sleep Demons.
I know I've been out of ambit again...
Jul. 10th, 2019 05:53 am...but between brain problems (I'm really suspecting ADHD is a major factor) and broken AC in summer, I've been kind of struggling. Which is why I'm typing this at 6 am after a night of no sleep, preceded by a day of mostly sleep. Function, what is it. I sure don't know.
So instead of doing something sensible or difficult like "sleep" or "work on my KH Big Bang fic", I'm gonna play some FFX and ramble about it! As one does.
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So instead of doing something sensible or difficult like "sleep" or "work on my KH Big Bang fic", I'm gonna play some FFX and ramble about it! As one does.
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May. 30th, 2019 06:12 pmAmong the many downsides of Tumblr, it seems like I can't go a few hours without seeing aphobia - usually in the form of reactions/resistance, but it still serves as a constant reminder that there are people - other queer people! - who think I'm not queer. In which case I'd love to know what they think I am, since I'm sure as hell not straight in any way, shape, or form. I'm pretty sure you have to be attracted to men for that? It's, like, a prerequisite?
But here I am, not interested in being straight but not queer enough to stay in the queer community. If there even is one of those anymore. All I ever see is infighting and discourse.
But here I am, not interested in being straight but not queer enough to stay in the queer community. If there even is one of those anymore. All I ever see is infighting and discourse.
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May. 11th, 2019 07:50 pmThere are SO MANY books I want to read, and I am SO BAD at actually sitting and reading them these days! What is focus! What is starting things! I have Priory of the Orange Tree ebook open and have had for days and I haven't tabbed over to it! Brain why!
Advancing to Level 30
May. 8th, 2019 06:34 pmI have...mixed feelings about my birthday today. On the one hand, I get to eat delicious food and be made much of, which is always great; on the other hand, I can see all the things I haven't accomplished by 30 stretched out before me. Things I've wanted so badly, things I don't really want but feel I should have as a matter of pride, things my culture pressures me to want and have... It's a lot. I feel like I'm not moving forward, or not doing so fast enough to get where I want to go. Where other people seem to arrive so easily.
So, it's a bit of a mixed bag, but season 2 of She-Ra is out, so there's that.
So, it's a bit of a mixed bag, but season 2 of She-Ra is out, so there's that.
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Apr. 9th, 2019 06:53 pmPlaying International version of FFX, which is what the remaster is, is an exercise in forgetting to save because I'm doing stuff in areas that couldn't possibly kill me...only to run into a Dark Aeon I didn't know was there. Ixion, get back to Djose where you belong!
Back on the FFX Train again
Apr. 9th, 2019 04:56 pmchoo choo
I love Yuna best I think of all FF characters, in part because her characterization is so subtle but so consistent. She seems like a generic Good Girl until you learn that she's in fact more stubborn than everyone who loves her combined, and then you see it everywhere. She looks fragile, and acts in ways that we associate with fragility (quietness, kindness, femininity), but she's touch enough that the world has no choice but to bend around her. And she possesses what I keep thinking of, in reference to a song we used to sing at my synagogue, as "the courage to dare".
Good stuff. Now I'm going to completely ignore her quest and play more blitzball.
I love Yuna best I think of all FF characters, in part because her characterization is so subtle but so consistent. She seems like a generic Good Girl until you learn that she's in fact more stubborn than everyone who loves her combined, and then you see it everywhere. She looks fragile, and acts in ways that we associate with fragility (quietness, kindness, femininity), but she's touch enough that the world has no choice but to bend around her. And she possesses what I keep thinking of, in reference to a song we used to sing at my synagogue, as "the courage to dare".
Good stuff. Now I'm going to completely ignore her quest and play more blitzball.
RPGs and the Unseen
Mar. 24th, 2019 03:07 pmNo, I don't mean ghosts. I mean: women not polished up and packaged for the consumption of straight men. I mean: queer characters at all. I mean: anyone over thirty, but especially women.
I got angry and hurt last night thinking about how many of the things I love don't seem to love me back. How many of the JRPGs I love, where you fight god and form a family, relegate their female characters to male characters' love interests if they exist at all (looking at you, Final Fantasy XV). How many games and shows don't have a single queer character, or if they do it's as a cruel joke. How the Good-Natured Pervert (or, if you're not feeling charitable, Chronic Sexual Harasser) character is a fixture. How my friend keeps telling me to watch Gurren Lagann, but the first episode I watched was constantly talking about "being a man" in a way that felt like being hit in the face with a No Girls Allowed sign. How everyone says the Persona series is great, but I've also sat in on endless conversations about Atlus's treatment of women and constant flight from anything resembling queerness.
So I am now accepting two things:
1) Recommendations for things in the JRPG vein that will make me feel Seen; and
2) Suggestions for elements to put in an RPG of my own. I have RPG Maker and no artistic skill. I cannot be stopped.
I got angry and hurt last night thinking about how many of the things I love don't seem to love me back. How many of the JRPGs I love, where you fight god and form a family, relegate their female characters to male characters' love interests if they exist at all (looking at you, Final Fantasy XV). How many games and shows don't have a single queer character, or if they do it's as a cruel joke. How the Good-Natured Pervert (or, if you're not feeling charitable, Chronic Sexual Harasser) character is a fixture. How my friend keeps telling me to watch Gurren Lagann, but the first episode I watched was constantly talking about "being a man" in a way that felt like being hit in the face with a No Girls Allowed sign. How everyone says the Persona series is great, but I've also sat in on endless conversations about Atlus's treatment of women and constant flight from anything resembling queerness.
So I am now accepting two things:
1) Recommendations for things in the JRPG vein that will make me feel Seen; and
2) Suggestions for elements to put in an RPG of my own. I have RPG Maker and no artistic skill. I cannot be stopped.
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Mar. 13th, 2019 09:56 amGot from floor 20 to floor like 36 of the Via Infinitio and accidentally ran into an Elder Drake FML
eta: TWICE.
eta: TWICE.
VICTORY!!!
Feb. 26th, 2019 01:07 pmI did it!!!! At least, I think so. I got to the first Chapter 5 100% checkpoint, and I had the right percentage. So I think I'm back on track after many trials!
Not 100% sure what I did differently, but I'm not going to argue.
Not 100% sure what I did differently, but I'm not going to argue.
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Feb. 25th, 2019 06:53 amCan officially confirm, I fucked up something in Chapter 4 and now my single-run 100% dreams are dust. I have a save from before then but not the fortitude to do everything over. I will end up wanting to see the New Yevon scenes anyway.
Also I fucked up one (1) publicity prompt and now have to load a save from like two hours ago. Save often, kids, and don't look at guides when your eyes are blurry from lack of sleep!
I had thoughts and feelings about early ch. 5, and also X-2 blitzball is dumb and I don't like it, but I'm a creature composed entirely of cranky.
ETA: Also my game glitched and gave me the trophy for defeating Trema in the middle of a random battle. I'm going to actually do it anyway (somehow), but it's weird.
Also I fucked up one (1) publicity prompt and now have to load a save from like two hours ago. Save often, kids, and don't look at guides when your eyes are blurry from lack of sleep!
I had thoughts and feelings about early ch. 5, and also X-2 blitzball is dumb and I don't like it, but I'm a creature composed entirely of cranky.
ETA: Also my game glitched and gave me the trophy for defeating Trema in the middle of a random battle. I'm going to actually do it anyway (somehow), but it's weird.
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Feb. 23rd, 2019 06:32 amFucking COMMSPHERES!!!
ETA: I ran through the whole sequence twice in a row, consulting three different guides, and I'm STILL not sure if I messed up somewhere (and if so, where). That's it I'm done if this isn't good enough I'll just have to NG+ my way to 100%.
ETA: I ran through the whole sequence twice in a row, consulting three different guides, and I'm STILL not sure if I messed up somewhere (and if so, where). That's it I'm done if this isn't good enough I'll just have to NG+ my way to 100%.
More FFX-2 Noodling
Feb. 21st, 2019 09:21 pmI didn't fully realize until just now that the end-of-chapter-3 scenes in Bevelle are optional. If you've been there once in the chapter and been turned away, you could easily miss a cutscene that ties the whole story together. I mean, I guess you learn soon that Baralai's been possessed, but...so much of the character stories are revealed, are revealed to have stories, there. Why is that missable?
( Characterization burbling )
In other news, I decided I wanted to get BOTH publicity companies to level 4, which involves just so much grinding at Sky Slots. So much. I watched like a podcast and a half, playing with the sound off so I didn't go mad, and they're not short! A total of 3.5-4 hours spent in the Calm Lands. Why did I do this to myself?
P.S. I still love Wakka. He's a dumb boy but he tries so hard, and he's grown so much. Even if he's dumb enough to go in without a healer, WAKKA, I know you have a lot of HP but PLEASE.
P.P.S. Actually I love Kimahri also; even though he's not with Yuna anymore he's still looking for spheres to make her happy.
P.P.P.S. Yuna protecting the guardians who once protected her!!!
( Characterization burbling )
In other news, I decided I wanted to get BOTH publicity companies to level 4, which involves just so much grinding at Sky Slots. So much. I watched like a podcast and a half, playing with the sound off so I didn't go mad, and they're not short! A total of 3.5-4 hours spent in the Calm Lands. Why did I do this to myself?
P.S. I still love Wakka. He's a dumb boy but he tries so hard, and he's grown so much. Even if he's dumb enough to go in without a healer, WAKKA, I know you have a lot of HP but PLEASE.
P.P.S. Actually I love Kimahri also; even though he's not with Yuna anymore he's still looking for spheres to make her happy.
P.P.P.S. Yuna protecting the guardians who once protected her!!!
