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Enter the Monotony
Things are getting monotonous, even in the games I play during my free time. Final Fantasy XI is like work, only with negative cash flow. I log-in, work on my Job for a few hours, I try to get into a group to speed up experience hunting, the group turns out to be badly managed, collapses, and I end up losing a lot of time with little to show for it. I get enough of that every weekday from nine to five, I don't need it in my games too.
Yet, strange as it is, I'm not about to give up on Final Fantasy XI just yet.
In the meantime, though, I've sought out quick-hit games to break the monotony. Every Extend (which I mentioned last post) fits the bill nicely -- the quick twitch play with the imposed three-minute time limit makes for a nice spur-of-the-moment impulse game. My (weak) high score thus far: 1,321,200 on light (13 ST, 53 CH).
In addition to that, I've been splurging on a lot of older games. Again. Visiting this place for the first time didn't help matters much -- the amount of old PC games they have is amazing. Picked up Shogun: Total War, Tempest 2000, and Thief (so I can finally see what all the hype is about) for $12CDN. Total. Also picked up some older budgety PS2 games...
... which means -- along with a Microplay purchase this afternoon -- I have acquired Gungrave, Gungriffon Blaze, and Gunvalkyrie this week. For a moment I started to think about getting Gunmetal for the sake of consistency, but I thought the better of it. Now if I had seen Gunstar Heroes, that'd have been a different story.
May 08, 2004. Gaming. General.Related:
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Hype via people that know games, not mainstream Joe six-pack Madden hype.
And the gold would have costed a dollar more! (if they had it)
May 9, 2004 10:56 PM. Posted by: nowak.oh, yummy ELofC! i went there for games and walked out with so many books, i had to make TWO trips to the car! it is, indeed, a great place. going to be a regular stopoff on the way to work now :)
May 10, 2004 01:12 AM. Posted by: Mandikins.
Whoa, Thief has hype behind it? Guess stranger things have happened. Seriously hope you enjoy it though, it's one of the most honestly immersive games I've ever played. Best use of audio ever.
Btw, if you like it you ought to make sure you have the "gold" version, which includes extra missions. And the sequel is good too, just with killer robots.
voort!
May 9, 2004 03:29 PM. Posted by: JP.