Sunday, Sep 23, 2007
Well, the fateful day I have to return to school has actually come. Let all hell break loose!!
Well, it actually doesn`t seem as bad now, but I can tell you I felt pretty bad Monday when it started. My whole vacation, down the drain and drowned in sorrow... I`m only left with bitter-sweet memories of it now.
So, school finally started for me, unfortunately. What makes it even worse is that this is my last year of high-school, and that means neck-breaking exams and nerve-killing stress. This also means I`ll probably have 0 time for myself to do what I like, like gaming. Though, it wouldn`t have been so bad if I could have one last blast this vacation...but I didn`t. It was my worst vacation so far, playing only 3 games (2 lousy ones and one that is rumored to be great but was painstakingly hard and deprived of fun), and it only follows up with even less time for gaming. You can imagine my joy right now.
But, worse as it was, it was still better than being at school. At least then I could lounge off and do what I pleased. I`m afraid school doesn`t offer me that luxury.
So, here are my stories of my vacation and my bitter, now a bit brighter life. But first...
My new vid, wohoo!
Well, I said in my previous blog that I can now upload movies on GT, and that I`d do a few Crisis Core trailer remakes. Well, here it is!
This is the intro to the game, which fortunately didn`t need subs so I didn`t have to go through all that trouble.
Enjoy! Higher-quality version`s here. For those who want to view it in this blog or want the lower quality one, just scroll down a bit.
Stay tunned, as a new vid might be up soon!
At last, my very own G-Pad!
Muwahahaha, the day has come that I will unleash my Gamepad upon the world. You shall all bow down to it and worship it! Muwahahahahaha!
Well, seeing as I forgot to mention 2 blogs ago about my new G-Pad, I figured this is the perfect time to announce it.
*Drums roll* Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you, my new GT G-Pad!! *Applause*
So, how do you guys like it? I have to say that I`ve done that single handedly and didn`t pay for anything. Well, actually no, I payed for the custom tab, but that couldn`t be helped.
I took a look at some Folklore screenshots that I had stored in my comp (found them on the forums here), imagined how some might look like with text and stuff, decided on one, added some text, colored the text, added a welcome pic over it, sliced up the image in smaller parts, uploaded it and pasted the code. Easy, huh?
I might make a guide on it one day for the people wanting to do it themselve.Anyway, it was quite a nice experience with Photoshop. This is actually my first time doing something like this, and I`m pretty much a PS n00b. I was not a complete n00b as I did tinker with it before that, but it wasn`t far either. In this regards, I`m really very pleased and impressed with myself right now.
A special thanks goes out to OblivionSeraph for letting me use his "Welcome" pic you can see in my G-Pad. He has done that himself, plus many other cool ones you can see in his blogs. Many thanks, man, I appreciate it!
Something cool I like about my G-Pad, compared to others, is that it`s a lot more "tight" then others. It doesn`t go passed the GT max page dimension (it`s exactly the maximum width) so there is no scrollbar at the bottom of the page, and you have to hover the text to be able to click the link (in other tabs, you had to be on the same height as the text to be able to click the link, but I made sure I sliced my image into many tiny bits and linked only the images containing the text, so that it seems that only the text is clickable).
All right, bragging time is over.
Down the drain and drowned in sorrow
School break started off well. It was a warm sunny day, we were all gathered to receive our diplomas and whatnot, I was honored multiple times for my participation in the National Programing Olympics (or, as I`ve found out a while ago, Olympiad), and I`ve gotten to have good laughs with my mates and thought of great plans of what to do this vacation, most of which included gaming and going to Greece (the Olympics stories, remember?).
So, that was the start. As soon as I got home, I popped in the disc to the Gunmetal game and began and playing the game which I was eager to play for a long time. With Coke and ice cream by my side, my gaming sessions were long and joyful. The game`s premise was to control a robot equipped with guns that could transform into a jet and destroy enemy bases and accomplishing mission objectives. It was very fun and enjoyable, and the control seemed very responsive and to my taste (I loved flying at max speed towards the ground and then abruptly turn it a bit up and make the plane fly close to the ground and ground breaking speeds and break all your enemies to the ground...yeah, I have an obsession for those 2 words
). The action was quite fast paced and satisfying (I actually loved flying higher than the critical limit and have all those lasers continuously firing quick and deadly laser beams at me, all the while I was at max speed and closely dodging all of them by doing abrupt turns at every second and not getting a scratch on me ).Well, the fun ended Saturday when I finished the game. It turns out I spent only 3 hours on the game if you don`t take the mission retries into account. Well, that`s kinda short. In truth, though, I spent a little more cause I liked screwing with the game and ended up dieing and having to restart the mission, and the mission timer itself (which later would be added to the total timer).
After that, 2 weeks of doing nothing ensued. During that, I mostly surfed the web and read stuff. I didn`t feel like playing anything. Actually, I wanted to play some games, yet I felt I wasn`t prepared to enjoy them to their fullest, so I took a break.
After I was bored with not playing anything, I decided on playing something I didn`t care much about so that I`ll get in my gaming mood. Thus, I picked 25 to Life as my poison. Needless to say, it kept me busy for 1 week without getting totally bored, though I wasn`t far away. Gamespot really overrated this game giving it a 6. I`d give it a straight 4. But, anyway, more on that in my later blog.
After this, I don`t really remember much. I remember starting Tales of Destiny at some point in time and liking it for the first 3 days, then getting totally bored of it. After some time, I also started Xenosaga, and I played it together with ToD, though Xenosaga kinda took the stage. I liked the game at first, but the punishing difficulty along with the cr@ppy music, if any (during gameplay, as the music is really great during cut-scenes) really prevented me from enjoying the game much. I guess this one would be better suited as a movie than a game. Anyway, the best part about it is that I almost 100% finished the game (I still have the last boss fight to do, but I`m really lazy after all the trouble it caused me), and I literally mean I`ve done almost everything (including talking to all the NPCs with every character in my party after every minor event, just to get the little bits of new info I could find, even though this thing is highly optional, and frankly, not even needed at all).
After that, I have really no idea what I`ve done. I just remember going to Greece sometime after that (2 weeks or so), and playing Evil Dead Regeneration along with X-Change 3 (ahem!) at the end of my vacation.
That`s it. Most of my vacation remains shrouded in mystery. I really can`t remember or comprehend how time had gone with me playing only 3 games and not getting bored to death. It`s like I was sleeping the whole time or something, which kinda freaks me out.
This has been the worst vacation so far because I really haven`t done anything and in instances where I can remember, I was just bored to death or extremely annoyed. At least in my other vacations I played over 6 (usually long) games and enjoyed myself, but in this one I played 2 short ones and 1 long game, and that`s only covering the 3 weeks I can remember out of the 3 months free time we had. Wouldn`t you freak out if that happened to you? I really hope this is the only time something like this happens.
Well, as I said, my vacation ended and now school begins. What`s worse is that I`m in 12th grade, my final year of high-school, which means lots of exams and little to no games. I could of at least had a decent vacation before so that I could feel up to it, but no, fate didn`t offer me such a chance. Wish me luck, guys! I`m gonna need all I can get!
GameStop...because we like to stop you from gaming
Well, I added this since I heard an interesting story from a friend of mine, Phenylketonuric. In his blog, he talks about the annoying ID policy Gamestop has and how annoying it is to the customer. The twist to it is that it`s not only the kids that are affected, but grown ups too. Yup, you heard me right. He claims Gamestop clerks even attempted to ID his 50 year old, gray haired (if any, in some places) father. Wow, talk about letter of the law.
If you want to read the whole story, then go here. I highly recommend it since it`s an interesting read.
Oh yeah, and he`s also saying he`ll reward you with GTD if you promo his blog. *Sees horde of GTD whores rushing to Pheny* Yup, that seemed to work! ^_^
Poll of the blog
Well, since it seems people are asking about the pics I had taken when I was in Greece, I decided to put a small question for my fellow readers here to help me know their preferences. As you know, I have almost 700 pics to show, which is quite a lot, and, besides the fact that GT has a limit to pics per blog, most of the pics would have problems displaying if I put them all together.
So, in this regard, I ask of you, how many pics per specially dedicated blog (in other words, there will be very little text in it, mostly as comments to pics, as the main theme will be the pics) would you prefer to see?
[*]30 pics
[*]50 pics
[*]70 pics
[*]100 pics
[*]Other (please specify)
The pics will be resized to the maximum width of 760 (so the scroll bar doesn`t appear), and they`ll all link to their respective 2MP original quality.
For those of you wanting to know when it will be done, I estimate 3 blogs or so from now (which I hope will be 3 weeks after this blog). It`s not easy resizing, uploading and pasting 700 pics, you know! It will most likely take 7 hours straight if I plan to do it in one go.
Anyway, thanks to all who will answer, and I hope you`re eagerly awaiting them.
Conclusion
Well, that about it. Any more and people will complain that they`ve wasted 5 minutes of their lives reading this.
Well, look on the bright side: I wasted 3 hours of my weekend to write this. You calculate the percentage to see who`s at a loss. Besides, you had the choice of reading it or not, whereas if I didn`t write it any sooner the mobs of fans would have killed me (yeah, right! like I have any!).
Well, hope you guys enjoyed reading my blog!
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Posted Sep 23, 2007 9:44 am PT
Thanks! 
Wait, you have a GT account too? What`s your nick there? I want to add you to my friends list there too. It`s much easier tracking your blogs there than on GS.
Heh, that`s the same for me, too. That`s why I`m sad that my vacation passed without doing nothing. Oh, and it wasn`t 2 weeks of doing nothing. Those were just the weeks I remember of doing nothing. In actuality, though, there almost 3 months of doing nothing, though I can vaguely remember them.
I didn`t say I`d post only 30 or 50 pics. I said how many per blog should I do? I`m going to split them into several blogs, that`s why.
Don`t worry, I will be posting them.
Thanks! I`m glad you liked it.
Thanks! Good luck with school to you, too!
Wait, you have a GT account too? What`s your nick there? I want to add you to my friends list there too. It`s much easier tracking your blogs there than on GS.
Heh, that`s the same for me, too. That`s why I`m sad that my vacation passed without doing nothing. Oh, and it wasn`t 2 weeks of doing nothing. Those were just the weeks I remember of doing nothing. In actuality, though, there almost 3 months of doing nothing, though I can vaguely remember them.
I didn`t say I`d post only 30 or 50 pics. I said how many per blog should I do? I`m going to split them into several blogs, that`s why.
Don`t worry, I will be posting them.
Thanks! I`m glad you liked it.
Thanks! Good luck with school to you, too!
Posted Sep 23, 2007 11:40 am PT
wow, longest GS blog i've ever read. i love how you have the little dividers.
Posted Sep 23, 2007 11:40 am PT
Hey Cloud!!! *waves hi* Ha your hilarious!!! Yeah school is torture. This is the longest blog I have ever read 
. Awesome G-pad!!! Hmmm I would love to see 50 of the pics 
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. Awesome G-pad!!! Hmmm I would love to see 50 of the pics .
Posted Sep 23, 2007 12:37 pm PT
@ drummer131
LOL, you really think it`s long? Wait till you see the blogs on GT. By their standards, this is probably short! They have never-ending blogs there.
I, too, think this blog is a bit short (text-wise), but I guess that`s better.
Thanks, I`m glad you like it.
@ Riku_Lover93
Hi! *Waves back*
Thanks! I`m glad you liked it and made you laugh! That`s what I like - seeing people happy and laughing.
LOL, like I said before, wait till you see the blogs on GT. By their standards, this is probably short! They have never-ending blogs there.
I, too, think this blog is a bit short (text-wise), but I guess that`s better. I think the pics take up most of the space.
Thanks!
LOL, you really think it`s long? Wait till you see the blogs on GT. By their standards, this is probably short! They have never-ending blogs there.
I, too, think this blog is a bit short (text-wise), but I guess that`s better.
Thanks, I`m glad you like it.
@ Riku_Lover93
Hi! *Waves back*
Thanks! I`m glad you liked it and made you laugh! That`s what I like - seeing people happy and laughing.
LOL, like I said before, wait till you see the blogs on GT. By their standards, this is probably short! They have never-ending blogs there.
I, too, think this blog is a bit short (text-wise), but I guess that`s better. I think the pics take up most of the space.
Thanks!
Posted Sep 24, 2007 8:17 am PT
Hey hun! Ha yeah it made me laugh. Awww yeah well I like to laugh and smile a lot.
Posted Sep 24, 2007 4:02 pm PT
Why is there a picture of a kitten in all the explosions? Wow, I never thought school was that bad before. lol
My summer vacation was a complete waste too, but I agree it's much better than being at school. Enjoy your senior year, and I'm sure you'll find time for gaming and other things.
Nice G-Pad and custom tab. I've never used GT before but it looks cool.
Your summer vacation wasn't all that pointless. You did alot more than I did, that's for sure. I didn't take that many exams my 12th grade year, but I did have quite a bit of classwork, projects, and some homework. Hopefully you'll still have some spare time to just chill and do whatever.
lol I still never seen the GameStops around here ask for ID unless it's obvious that a person is like 13 and under. People always thought I looked older than what I was so I never had that problem.
As for the poll, I think at least 50 pics would be fine. This was a very long blog and 3 hours to write is a huge gap between the 6 or 7 minutes it took me to read it. Take care.
Wow, I never thought school was that bad before. lolMy summer vacation was a complete waste too, but I agree it's much better than being at school. Enjoy your senior year, and I'm sure you'll find time for gaming and other things.
Nice G-Pad and custom tab. I've never used GT before but it looks cool.
Your summer vacation wasn't all that pointless. You did alot more than I did, that's for sure.
I didn't take that many exams my 12th grade year, but I did have quite a bit of classwork, projects, and some homework. Hopefully you'll still have some spare time to just chill and do whatever.lol I still never seen the GameStops around here ask for ID unless it's obvious that a person is like 13 and under. People always thought I looked older than what I was so I never had that problem.
As for the poll, I think at least 50 pics would be fine. This was a very long blog and 3 hours to write is a huge gap between the 6 or 7 minutes it took me to read it.
Take care.
Posted Sep 25, 2007 9:27 am PT
Man, those are some intense pictures! I'm always amazed at the incredible power of the nuke
Bahh, back to school, never kewl. Too bad that you didn't get to do much gaming this vaction, but you do have some good memories to share with us all! I'll have to check out your new vid and "G-Pad" ? lol, Not entirely sure what a "G-Pad" is... but I'll check it out dammit!... providing my internet connection works for more than 2 seconds that is.
Your summer does sound like it started off marvlous! Coke, Icecream and gunmetal!? Awesome! THo... I've never heard of gunmetal, your discription of play if very inviting. I want to play it now! BUT 25 TO LIFE IS HORRID CR@P!!!! YOU SHOULD OF READ MY REVIEW!!!!!!
Bahh! You found Xenosaga hard too! I spent forever on the first game because I always got slaughtered... which meant more and more training... grr. I would love to see it was a movie! I uuh, kinda wish I would go back to my save (...saved over it when I saved the ending "complete" data) to play teh card mini game! I loved that so much.
Vacations are odd man! You say time has just disappeared and it feels as tho you've done absolutly nothing! I feel like that all the time when I've got free time on my hands. It seems as tho, if I don't have a great memory or story to share then... that part of time in my life was pretty much meaningless. It's a bummer really, that we can't manage our time better to get specific things done and also enjoy the free time for what it is. Tho school isn't all that bad and IMO the workload is overrated. Tho... I did fail my 12th grade math class... lol... only class I've ever failed... go figure! Tho... on our final exam I spent something like 1h 15m on the actual exam and the rest of the 3-4 hours... using the programming feature to try and make mini guessing games and whatnot on the graphical calc,. Provided a challenge that... I could understand anyways 
Ooh Ohh! Pics! I choose 57 pictures to be displayed. Erm I dunno, I'd like to see generally a good portion of what there was to see... but I really don't want you spending all that time resizing 700 pics! and I doubt my interest could stay for all 700 either.
Heh, my re-comments on your (and mine) blog posts now eat up most of my evenings lol. DW tho, thats totally kewl.
Bahh, back to school, never kewl. Too bad that you didn't get to do much gaming this vaction, but you do have some good memories to share with us all!
I'll have to check out your new vid and "G-Pad" ? lol, Not entirely sure what a "G-Pad" is... but I'll check it out dammit!... providing my internet connection works for more than 2 seconds that is.Your summer does sound like it started off marvlous! Coke, Icecream and gunmetal!? Awesome! THo... I've never heard of gunmetal, your discription of play if very inviting. I want to play it now!
BUT 25 TO LIFE IS HORRID CR@P!!!! YOU SHOULD OF READ MY REVIEW!!!!!!Bahh! You found Xenosaga hard too! I spent forever on the first game because I always got slaughtered... which meant more and more training... grr. I would love to see it was a movie! I uuh, kinda wish I would go back to my save (...saved over it when I saved the ending "complete" data) to play teh card mini game! I loved that so much.
Vacations are odd man! You say time has just disappeared and it feels as tho you've done absolutly nothing! I feel like that all the time when I've got free time on my hands. It seems as tho, if I don't have a great memory or story to share then... that part of time in my life was pretty much meaningless. It's a bummer really, that we can't manage our time better to get specific things done and also enjoy the free time for what it is. Tho school isn't all that bad and IMO the workload is overrated. Tho... I did fail my 12th grade math class... lol... only class I've ever failed... go figure! Tho... on our final exam I spent something like 1h 15m on the actual exam and the rest of the 3-4 hours... using the programming feature to try and make mini guessing games and whatnot on the graphical calc,
. Provided a challenge that... I could understand anyways Ooh Ohh! Pics!
I choose 57 pictures to be displayed. Erm I dunno, I'd like to see generally a good portion of what there was to see... but I really don't want you spending all that time resizing 700 pics! and I doubt my interest could stay for all 700 either.Heh, my re-comments on your (and mine) blog posts now eat up most of my evenings lol.
DW tho, thats totally kewl.
Posted Sep 25, 2007 3:34 pm PT
You're not the only one who's actually angry at school since I also hated school too. Fortunately, I'll be finishing school soon enough. Well, that is if I can pass all of my subjects this time around.
Posted Sep 25, 2007 5:36 pm PT
Sorry it took so long to respond, guys. I`ve been busy as heck this week, and getting a flu didn`t help either.
@Riku_Lover93
I`m glad that it made you laugh. You should always laugh and be happy, in my opinion. It`s the only reason why you should live.
@diamond07
That`s to add a bit of drama to the whole scene.
Well, I`ve gotten used to it, but it`s always really hard and ugly when your vacation ends.
Thanks! I sure do hope I have lots of time and fun. That`s the only thing that keeps me going.
Thanks! I`m glad you liked it!
Yeah, it does seem that I have some spare time. The problem now, however, is me. I can`t seem to enjoy or want to game in my free time, so it`s all wasted doing whatever.
Thanks for the vote!
Well, this blog is officially my best one yet, and it took very little to prepare compared to others. On others, I may have even spent around 6 hours (not in one sitting, though) to write.
@hush404
Thanks!
Heh, the nuke ain`t anything. Wait till you play games like Star Ocean where they talk about space-time displacement and blowing up planets in one single little accident. Those really are scarier than a nuke, though we really aren`t that advanced yet.
Yeah, the only good part about this vacation is the memories I have. I`ll never forget them, for that was the best trip I ever had.
LOL, a G-Pad is just a custom page we buy which we turn it into a navigation page via a few links and pics. I hope you checked it out by now, cause GT already changed it`s format and the image is screwed.
I`m glad to hear you find the game concept interesting. The game itself is interesting, though I don`t recommend anything more than a rent. The game is too short and doesn`t have mutiplayer, so it`s not really recommended.
And yeah, I did read your review of 25 to Life before playing the game, but, like I said, I just wanted a low-profile game to get me in my gaming mood, it didn`t matter much how horrible it was.
Glad to hear I wasn`t the only one that thinks the game is hard and irritating.
Oh, and there is sort of a movie. There`s the Xenosaga anime, but it only covers XS1 and even then, it still skips some important parts and doesn`t have the same feel you get from the game cut-scenes.
Oh, and if you want, I can give you my saves if you really want one where you`re at the end of the game and have all the cards possible. The only problem is how you`re gonna get and use them, as I`m only able to post them in their raw (how the PS2 sees them) format taken directly from the memory card, and you`d need to have homebrew enabled to copy them to your console.
Heh, it seems time really is relative (and a 8itch). It`s fast when you enjoy it, and painstakingly slow when you`re not feeling good.
You failed your math test? Why? How? Well, glad to hear you got passed it in the end.
If it was me, I`d be feeling so much in the dumps I`d probably have dark thoughts about suicide every minute. I know how it was when I got a (relatively) low score on my school ending exams (the score was pretty high, but I wanted a near-perfect one, as I`ve gotten used to, but instead got an 8.85, and the thing is that I really felt I could do more, if my parents weren`t putting me through hell the last few weeks and making me feel like the most miserable person on Earth).
You don`t like round number, do you?
Well, I guess I`ll go around with 30 or so in each blog in the end, as people seemed to have picked that one more. I`ll try and choose the most meaningful of pics and make sure you don`t miss any important aspect, in the end.
Yeah, me too. Actually, it sometimes even took all of my day, when I was in vacation. You can imagine how I felt after I saw the day pass by and all I did was reply to blogs, and not gaming even one bit. And, it`s not like I don`t enjoy it or things like that - on the contrary, I do very much and don`t regret doing it - it`s just that I want more time so that I can talk with you and do all the stuff I want done in a day. I guess it`s time to rework my priorities (in other words, cut the time allocated to people who don`t comment on my blogs or whose blogs aren`t that interesting). Don`t worry, though, you`ll always be on my must-comment list.
Well, I`m glad you enjoy it though.
@ZhenDash
Heh, I guess it`s true, almost everyone hates it when school starts.
Good to hear that you`re actually finishing it. I guess that`s how it is in the Southern Hemisphere.
Good luck on your exams, and have a fun vacation!
@Riku_Lover93
I`m glad that it made you laugh. You should always laugh and be happy, in my opinion. It`s the only reason why you should live.
@diamond07
That`s to add a bit of drama to the whole scene.
Well, I`ve gotten used to it, but it`s always really hard and ugly when your vacation ends.
Thanks! I sure do hope I have lots of time and fun. That`s the only thing that keeps me going.
Thanks! I`m glad you liked it!
Yeah, it does seem that I have some spare time. The problem now, however, is me. I can`t seem to enjoy or want to game in my free time, so it`s all wasted doing whatever.
Thanks for the vote!
Well, this blog is officially my best one yet, and it took very little to prepare compared to others. On others, I may have even spent around 6 hours (not in one sitting, though) to write.
@hush404
Thanks!
Heh, the nuke ain`t anything. Wait till you play games like Star Ocean where they talk about space-time displacement and blowing up planets in one single little accident. Those really are scarier than a nuke, though we really aren`t that advanced yet.
Yeah, the only good part about this vacation is the memories I have. I`ll never forget them, for that was the best trip I ever had.
LOL, a G-Pad is just a custom page we buy which we turn it into a navigation page via a few links and pics. I hope you checked it out by now, cause GT already changed it`s format and the image is screwed.
I`m glad to hear you find the game concept interesting. The game itself is interesting, though I don`t recommend anything more than a rent. The game is too short and doesn`t have mutiplayer, so it`s not really recommended.
And yeah, I did read your review of 25 to Life before playing the game, but, like I said, I just wanted a low-profile game to get me in my gaming mood, it didn`t matter much how horrible it was.
Glad to hear I wasn`t the only one that thinks the game is hard and irritating.
Oh, and there is sort of a movie. There`s the Xenosaga anime, but it only covers XS1 and even then, it still skips some important parts and doesn`t have the same feel you get from the game cut-scenes.
Oh, and if you want, I can give you my saves if you really want one where you`re at the end of the game and have all the cards possible. The only problem is how you`re gonna get and use them, as I`m only able to post them in their raw (how the PS2 sees them) format taken directly from the memory card, and you`d need to have homebrew enabled to copy them to your console.
Heh, it seems time really is relative (and a 8itch
). It`s fast when you enjoy it, and painstakingly slow when you`re not feeling good.You failed your math test? Why? How? Well, glad to hear you got passed it in the end.
If it was me, I`d be feeling so much in the dumps I`d probably have dark thoughts about suicide every minute. I know how it was when I got a (relatively) low score on my school ending exams (the score was pretty high, but I wanted a near-perfect one, as I`ve gotten used to, but instead got an 8.85, and the thing is that I really felt I could do more, if my parents weren`t putting me through hell the last few weeks and making me feel like the most miserable person on Earth).
You don`t like round number, do you?
Well, I guess I`ll go around with 30 or so in each blog in the end, as people seemed to have picked that one more. I`ll try and choose the most meaningful of pics and make sure you don`t miss any important aspect, in the end.
Yeah, me too. Actually, it sometimes even took all of my day, when I was in vacation. You can imagine how I felt after I saw the day pass by and all I did was reply to blogs, and not gaming even one bit. And, it`s not like I don`t enjoy it or things like that - on the contrary, I do very much and don`t regret doing it - it`s just that I want more time so that I can talk with you and do all the stuff I want done in a day. I guess it`s time to rework my priorities (in other words, cut the time allocated to people who don`t comment on my blogs or whose blogs aren`t that interesting). Don`t worry, though, you`ll always be on my must-comment list.
Well, I`m glad you enjoy it though.
@ZhenDash
Heh, I guess it`s true, almost everyone hates it when school starts.
Good to hear that you`re actually finishing it. I guess that`s how it is in the Southern Hemisphere.
Good luck on your exams, and have a fun vacation!
Posted Oct 4, 2007 12:40 pm PT
Hmm space time displacement destruction? funky! Memories are where it's at man.
Yeah, twas a disappointing game. Alright while I played it, I suppose... erm, rather it felt like a chore to finish it.
D00d, raw PS2 save files is what I need! I think. what's the file extension on them? Cuz I know the PS3 allows you to swap in/out saves for any PS game and that way I've backed up my PS2 saves, tho when looking for a save, like in this case, all I find is like "replay max" saves and others I can't use. As far as I know I need the raw ps2 save files.
Sigh, math. Simple failure... simple explanation. I didn't have a grasp on it and my teach didn't seem to help any and thus come exam time... I knew I had a big gap of knowledge... but was fed up with it at that point and didn't pay much attention. But as you mentioned, in that case had I been giving it my all and expecting a overall good score then I would feel the same way. It stings like a SOB when you pour your heart and mind into something just to be told "try harder next time"!
Why round when you can be specific!? Can't wait to see them man! Wow, 700! I'm surprised your batteries held out!
Heh, yeah I know what ya mean, I too have no prob with it and enjoy replying but after hours and hours of it you feel like time has been stoleN!!! I find it especially frustrating if I have to work the same day.
Memories are where it's at man.Yeah, twas a disappointing game. Alright while I played it, I suppose... erm, rather it felt like a chore to finish it.
D00d, raw PS2 save files is what I need! I think. what's the file extension on them? Cuz I know the PS3 allows you to swap in/out saves for any PS game and that way I've backed up my PS2 saves, tho when looking for a save, like in this case, all I find is like "replay max" saves and others I can't use. As far as I know I need the raw ps2 save files.
Sigh, math. Simple failure... simple explanation. I didn't have a grasp on it and my teach didn't seem to help any and thus come exam time... I knew I had a big gap of knowledge... but was fed up with it at that point and didn't pay much attention. But as you mentioned, in that case had I been giving it my all and expecting a overall good score then I would feel the same way. It stings like a SOB when you pour your heart and mind into something just to be told "try harder next time"!
Why round when you can be specific!?
Can't wait to see them man! Wow, 700! I'm surprised your batteries held out!Heh, yeah I know what ya mean, I too have no prob with it and enjoy replying but after hours and hours of it you feel like time has been stoleN!!! I find it especially frustrating if I have to work the same day.
Posted Oct 8, 2007 8:47 am PT
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Posted Oct 8, 2007 8:49 am PT
My gosh, how long has it been since my last post or blog? I can`t even remember logging in to GS for around 2 weeks or so. Sorry, guys, but please bear with me here, school is all over my head right now.
Believe me, just play Star Ocean 3 and see how funky it can really be. That game is a work of art!
That would be great if you can use them and transfer them to the necessary folder through a USB memory stick.
The files don`t have a specific extension. More like, there are numerous files with different extensions in each folder, and each folder is a save. Right now, my Xenosaga saves have 2 .ico files (for icons, I guess) and one file without an extension. The save folder has names such as BASLUS-20469Xeno10 (the first letters together with the numbers after it make up the serial code of the game, specific for each version of the game, including regional versions, while the rest of the name is whatever the devs would want to add to make the folders a bit more logical as to what they are when viewed in their raw format, and differentiate the saves of the same game from one another, in this case being the word Xeno together with the save slot number).
I think you can also use Replay Max saves if you have the necessary software, which I think has to be on an original disc cause you don`t have a modded PS3. That means that you have to look out for the software, which would be kinda hard, as you don`t see that often in game stores.
Ah, I understand now. You teacher seems a bit...careless, in my opinion. Or should I better say ignorant? I`m guessing you also had other issues then, since being fed up just because the teacher didn`t care about how much you knew isn`t reason enough. It must`ve been a frustrating time for you, then. Care to share more?
Of course, if you don`t like to talk about it, I understand.
Reading a bit about it, it seems I misunderstood the gravity of the situation a little. I thought you failed the math final, which made you repeat the class, but it seems you only failed one test, if I read it correct this time. Is this correct? If it is, then I`m relieved it was something so small.
Yeah, it sure does hurt when you give it your all in something, and put a lot of passion, mind, body and soul to it, and all you get for your efforts is a "try harder" remark, like the guy saying it doesn`t even care how much you tried.
Hehe, that`s the p0w4h of rechargeable batteries! I`m glad I was wise enough to pick a very nice recharger (expensive, but well worth it) that came with 2 sets of batteries (4 batteries in total) 3 months before the trip.
And man, I`m guessing I must be keeping all of you under suspense, cause I always say "in my next blogs", yet never deliver. Darn it, I should start to better organize myself, and post more blogs, too.
Heh, it`s a bit different for me. If I have to work that day, it`s more ok than if I had all the day off. The reason is that I think that the day I have to work is already wasted because of all the amount of stress (even if I have to work in the later part of the day, I`m still stressed before it because of thinking what might happen and how to better prepare myself), as I like to game only when I`m in a good mood, or else I`ll just waste the potentially good experience I could get from the game and just think the game is bad. That also applies to anime and other activities I enjoy.
When I have a day off, however, I expect to have a fantastic day and enjoy myself, and if I waste that, then it means I wasted a potentially good day.
But, if you`re the type of guy that can enjoy a game in any situation (even when stressed out and with a lot on your mind), then I can perfectly understand you, since stress wouldn`t get to you and ruin your gaming experience.
Pff...man, I have a lot to catch up to. A lot of blogs to read. A lot of things I wanted to do. A lot of stuff to tell. A lot of promises unfulfilled. A lot of wishes. AND A GODDAMN LIMITED TIME!!!
School and how I organize my time are becoming a problem. School is taking lots of time from me, and the time I have left I waste it because I don`t know how to organize it. Oh, man, I have a lot of things to do to be able to achieve what I want.
Wish me luck, man! I really am gonna need it!
Sorry, guys, but please bear with me here, school is all over my head right now.Believe me, just play Star Ocean 3 and see how funky it can really be.
That game is a work of art! That would be great if you can use them and transfer them to the necessary folder through a USB memory stick.
The files don`t have a specific extension. More like, there are numerous files with different extensions in each folder, and each folder is a save. Right now, my Xenosaga saves have 2 .ico files (for icons, I guess) and one file without an extension. The save folder has names such as BASLUS-20469Xeno10 (the first letters together with the numbers after it make up the serial code of the game, specific for each version of the game, including regional versions, while the rest of the name is whatever the devs would want to add to make the folders a bit more logical as to what they are when viewed in their raw format, and differentiate the saves of the same game from one another, in this case being the word Xeno together with the save slot number).
I think you can also use Replay Max saves if you have the necessary software, which I think has to be on an original disc cause you don`t have a modded PS3.
That means that you have to look out for the software, which would be kinda hard, as you don`t see that often in game stores.Ah, I understand now. You teacher seems a bit...careless, in my opinion. Or should I better say ignorant? I`m guessing you also had other issues then, since being fed up just because the teacher didn`t care about how much you knew isn`t reason enough. It must`ve been a frustrating time for you, then. Care to share more?
Of course, if you don`t like to talk about it, I understand.
Reading a bit about it, it seems I misunderstood the gravity of the situation a little. I thought you failed the math final, which made you repeat the class, but it seems you only failed one test, if I read it correct this time. Is this correct? If it is, then I`m relieved it was something so small.
Yeah, it sure does hurt when you give it your all in something, and put a lot of passion, mind, body and soul to it, and all you get for your efforts is a "try harder" remark, like the guy saying it doesn`t even care how much you tried.
Hehe, that`s the p0w4h of rechargeable batteries!
I`m glad I was wise enough to pick a very nice recharger (expensive, but well worth it) that came with 2 sets of batteries (4 batteries in total) 3 months before the trip. And man, I`m guessing I must be keeping all of you under suspense, cause I always say "in my next blogs", yet never deliver. Darn it, I should start to better organize myself, and post more blogs, too.
Heh, it`s a bit different for me. If I have to work that day, it`s more ok than if I had all the day off. The reason is that I think that the day I have to work is already wasted because of all the amount of stress (even if I have to work in the later part of the day, I`m still stressed before it because of thinking what might happen and how to better prepare myself), as I like to game only when I`m in a good mood, or else I`ll just waste the potentially good experience I could get from the game and just think the game is bad. That also applies to anime and other activities I enjoy.
When I have a day off, however, I expect to have a fantastic day and enjoy myself, and if I waste that, then it means I wasted a potentially good day.
But, if you`re the type of guy that can enjoy a game in any situation (even when stressed out and with a lot on your mind), then I can perfectly understand you, since stress wouldn`t get to you and ruin your gaming experience.
Pff...man, I have a lot to catch up to. A lot of blogs to read. A lot of things I wanted to do. A lot of stuff to tell. A lot of promises unfulfilled. A lot of wishes. AND A GODDAMN LIMITED TIME!!!
School and how I organize my time are becoming a problem. School is taking lots of time from me, and the time I have left I waste it because I don`t know how to organize it. Oh, man, I have a lot of things to do to be able to achieve what I want.
Wish me luck, man! I really am gonna need it!
Posted Oct 22, 2007 11:46 am PT
I like how you slipped the kitten into the otherwise catastrophic scenery...
Posted Dec 4, 2007 5:50 pm PT
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