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Some thoughts.

- I want to raid Ulduar :(.

- I want to beat Earthbound Zero.

- I want to start a new game.  Something significantly easier than Earthbound Zero.

Earthbound Zero = Hard!

I’ve been playing Mother 1/Earthbound Zero in my spare time.  It has to be one of the most frustrating games I have ever played.  I’m not sure if all NES games are frustrating or if Mother 1 likes to really piss me off?  My boyfriend is playing Final Fantasy VI while I am playing Mother 1.  I’m extremely jealous at how EASY Final Fantasy VI looks compared to Mother.  He seems to be progressing in terms of plot.  As for me, I spend several long, agonizing hours grinding my characters.  Loid dies.  Ana dies.  Ana dies.  Ana dies.  Fuck, Ana why can’t you live longer?  Why do you have to be fucking level 1 when I obtain you?

Why do I get frustrated with Earthbound Zero?
- When I obtain a new party member, they do not start out as level 10 or level 20.  They start with fucking level 1.
-  There are two enemies.  If I defeat one enemy, my stupid party members will not attack the other enemy if the prior enemy died.  I actually have to plan out on who Ana/Loid/Ninten fight.  Really freaking annoying.
-  My rom seemed to have corrupted at some point and it didn’t save completely.  I had to fight this hard Dragon twice :(.
-  In some areas, the enemies are quite easy.  In some areas, they are the hardest things to beat.  Holy shit.
-  Grinding.  When I want to grind, the enemies are never there.  When I don’t, the enemies appear after every step I take.
-  The maps.  Why are NES lands so huge?  D:!
-  No clear direction on what to do next
-  No clear direction on what PSI spells does what (I love you internet)
-  Teleporting.  Yes, it’s supposed to be a “nice” spell but why does Ninten need so much ROOM to teleport!  AIOURAOWEJHWOI~!!@!@*)!(@&!!!!

Despite these reasons, I actually adore Earthbound Zero.  It makes me feel hardcore when I say, “I am about to beat Earthbound Zero.”  I’ll feel even more hardcore when I actually beat it.  Technically, I could make this game a whole lot easier for me by downloading an easy patch.  What fun is that?  Maybe, I am just a masochist.  I heard the most frustrating part comes next.  Goody, I cannot wait.  I also heard the final two areas are the most frustrating part of the game.  This scares me a bit.

It’ll definitely be worth it in the end.  I just know it.

Slumdog Millionaire

I’ve been watching a lot of movies.  Hollywood hit movies.  Yes, this is a strange phenomenon.  It is my recent discovery of redbox.  I venture to Walmart practically everyday just so I can rent new hit releases for a dollar – or even for free.

I recently rented Slumdog Millionaire at the redbox.  I did not know anything about this movie prior to watching it.  I saw a picture on the side of redbox of what looked like a spinoff of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.”  I figured, hey, why not?  I like “Who wants to be a Millionaire.”  A movie based on “Who wants to be a millionaire” has to be good, right?

Well, this movie was amazing.  It surpassed every expectation I had.  However, what expectation did I have for this film?  I did not even know this film existed until I saw the side preview of it.   Little did I know this movie has won 8 Oscars.  Wow.  I apparently missed the hype of this movie, but when I think back to several months ago, I never even heard of this movie.  I thought Slumdog Millionaire was a B-side movie that no one has ever heard.  Maybe, it’s because I live in a small town and “big” movies such as Slumdog never gets mentioned.  However, I believe Slumdog is still not as acclaimed as say “Watchmen.”

The premise of the story is about an Indian man named Jamal from the slums of Mumbai who is one question away from winning a million dollars on “Who wants to be a millionaire.”  Several think Jamal cheated his way to the 500,000 dollar question.  In actuality, it was Jamal’s experiences that made him capable of answering the questions.

Why do I adore this movie?
A)  The compelling story
B)  The innocent romance involving the two main characters
C)  The fantastic audio editing
D)  It is my destiny to enjoy this video

I loved everything about this movie.  The plot was compelling, the characters were enjoyable, and the music did not hurt my eardrums.  I must admit, the Pussycat Dolls version of Jai Ho should definitely not exist.  Thank God that song was not in the film.  My disbelief was somewhat suspended when Salim, Jamal, and Latika knew how to speak perfect English.  This bothered me.  The director should have made the entire movie in Hindi (which the DVD version might have provided).  This bothered me.  This, I feel, made the movie loose some of its authenticity towards the end.  Jamal spoke in Hindi the entire first part of the film.  Why could he not have spoken in Hindi towards the later?

Other than that, everyone, and I mean everyone, should watch this film.  It was so fantastic that I want to go and rent it again.

D)  It is my destiny to enjoy this film.

Trailer:

My thoughts on Dragon Quest

When did Dragon Quest V:  Hand of the Heavenly Bride come out?  I must have missed this announcement somewhere between Feb. till now.  As for my comments concerning this game…

OMG!  OMG!  OMG!  ANOTHER DRAGON QUEST GAME FOR THE DS!  WOOOOOO!

I am a sucker for Dragon Quest games.  Last semester, I played Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen, and I absolutely hated it.  Yet, as I progressed through the inexistent storyline, I’ve come to the conclusion that I strangely enjoyed it.  It could have been for the character design.  It could have been for the music.  “In a Town” can be quite enjoyable after listening to it 300-ish times.

Oh how this song has come to haunt me.

It could have even been for the “intense” plot twist at the very end which concerned a character only mentioned once throughout the game.  Who knows, maybe I secretly enjoyed checking out Torneko’s plump body.  Who could not love Torneko?  He could open treasure chests!  Isn’t that awesome?  Not only could he open magical inexistent treasure chest in battle, he has created several spin off games such as Torneko:  The Last Hope and Torneko’s Great Adventure.  What is there not to love about Torneko?  He is a successful traveler, has a wife and a kid, and has the cutest packed lunch ever (made by his wife, of course).

I want his body.

Whatever it was, I admit, as much as I detested playing Dragon Quest IV, I have come to adore Dragon Quest IV as well.  I have even come to love the orchestra version of “In a Town.”  I’m pretty sure much of my conflicted love for this game is solely based on the cute slimes as enemies and the “horny devil”.

Now that Dragon Quest V is out, I am tempted to play it.  Abet, I never did finish the bonus “Chapter 6” in Dragon Quest IV, I have heard many reviews concerning Dragon Quest V.  I’ve heard Dragon Quest V is ultimately one of the best Dragon Quest games out there.  Hmmmm, who knows?  I’ll probably check this game out.  Hopefully, the final boss will be as cool as Psaro the Manslayer.  Man, if only all Dragon Quest games could have Psaro the Manslayer, life would definitely be awesome.

Super Mario Brothers: Super Show

A couple of days ago, while out in Walmart, I stumbled upon a video rental box.  They advertised $1.00 movies and I thought, “Hey, why not?  They are only for a dollar.”  As I proceeded to the video rental box, I noticed something wonderfully amazing:

A DVD of Super Mario Brothers: Super Show.

I’ve always known of the Zelda animated cartoon series.  However, somewhere along my childhood, I must have missed Super Mario Brothers: Super Show.  I’m not sure on what to take of the animated series.  Was it so deliciously bad that it was good, was it good, was it bad, or were the writers on drugs when they wrote the script of it?  Overall, if people want a good laugh or a good “WTF?” definitely check out Super Mario Brothers:  Super Show.  You’ll definitely be saying Terrific Tortellini or any other variation of a word plus some sort of Italian pasta.

The two best characters in the volume that I watched were Toad and Luigi.  Toad had many one-liners that were literally quite priceless.  One of the most memorable lines he had was something along the lines of:

Old Japanese Man: Bowser-zilla has stolen all of the special sushi.  I have a clip of him eating the special sushi.
*Bowser eats*
Toad: Gosh, I knew Bowser was fat but I didn’t expect him to be such a PIG!

Hahaha, and the way Toad said the Bowser comments made it even more memorable.

Along with Toad’s great one-liners, Luigi seemed to have many two-worders that made him awesome.  Everytime Mario was hurt, Luigi would say, “Insert an adjective for terrible + insert a pasta.”  Everytime Mario was doing well, Luigi would say, “Insert adjective for great + pasta.”

These cartoons were quite great.  They definitely reminded me of my childhood of playing Mario.  All of the music were part of the game.  I definitely recommend watching these shorts because they provide a great laugh.  However, if people are looking for something deep and profound, you will probably not find it within these cartoons.

Hmmmmm, or perhaps you can?  If you can somehow find a deep, dark symbolism in any Mario game.

You be the judge.  You know, I never learned how Mario and Luigi landed in the Mushroom Kingdom until the cartoon’s intro song.  :O.

about me

You know, when I first made a tumblr, I never made it serious.  I took tumblr as a site where I post random crap that made no sense.  Well, from here on out, I am going to force myself to stop posting stupid crap, and start posting more “serious” crap.

I have always wanted to start up a video game blog… except
A)  I do not play enough games to actually start one up
B)  My reviews are lame
C)  I am too lazy to write reviews

However, I am going to try.  Let’s see where this turns out.  I’ll most likely have to press the reset button at some point?

Who am I?
My name is Jen and am 21 years old.  I am a female who plays video games.  I had a LJ for 5 years and then stopped writing in it all of a sudden.  I realized there was too much drama on LJ =/.  I am known as mokona (for my infatuation with the puuuuu pudding/rabid bunny thing from tsubasa chronicals) or Gnomesicle on Magtheridon.  If you’re a horde who plays on Magtheridon, you probably have seen my body lying around somewhere.  I tend to die a lot.  I abuse emoticons to the point where it is excessively annoying.  I want an Xbox 360 but am too poor to afford one.  I asked my parents for one on Xmas but they said I was too “old” to be playing video games.  I like to skip classes, and am generally a bad student.  My ultimate dream job is a “slacker” but my friends, family, and society says no.  However, if Sims can be slackers, why can’t I?  I should start applying to become a golf cart caddy driver.

Obligatory picture of me:

Puuuuuuuuuuu~!