Edd wants it

please?

Final Fantasy Twelve a-go-go

So i got an english copy of Final Fantasy 12. This is opposed to the japanese version i bought last week, that was a bit of a retardation on my part. I loaded up the game last night, and settled down to try it out. Finally got to sleep at around 3 this morning =_=

It is...awesome. One of my favorite games in the series was Tactics (the one on the playstation, not the slightly watered down one on the gameboy), and 12 is a lot like it in depth and feel. Hopefully the story doesn't fall apart at the end like it did in Tactics, but what i've seen so far is promising. A lot of politics and revolution and effeminate boys running around in deserts trying to level up. Good times ^_^

I'm having a bit of trouble getting the hang of the Gambit system though. Basically you write a program for your party members to follow in battle. For example, if an ally has less than 70% HP, you can write a gambit for a character to toss a potion to the wounded party member. That's the apex of my knowledge so far, but i'm going to try and get my mind wrapped around it.

The graphics by the way, hold up well, and the FMV's are gorgeous. I was surprised with the regularity at which they occur in the story, and then i remembered...this is Final Fantasy :) 

The characters have European accents! Balthier the sky pirate sounds like James Bond for some reason, and he travels the skies in his airship with his companion Fran. Who is a bunny girl. A bunny girl. 

Imma go and play some more now. 

I gotta stop missing these comics

my goal is to try and make at least 5 strips a week. so basically it's one a day every week day. Unfortunately i am very bad with deadlines. And keeping up to date. And like...looking after myself.

Today was kind of an emotional rollercoaster, which in conjunction (long words make me happeh) with this cold i have, means i didn't have the best of days. It ended up alright though, so i'm not so bad :)

so, here are your comics for monday and tuesday :D

I've used the bug character a lot in the last couple of years. He's kinda like... a personification of several people i know, or at least aspects of their personalities. usually these are the anti-social aspects :P

Quantum of Solace review

Here be the text that appeared in the Sunday Times yesterday ^_^

The names Bond, James Bond. An iconic line for an iconic character, and a good as any introduction to the twenty second film in the long running series, Quantum of Solace. One of the sore points of the movie however, was the director Marc Forster’s (known for films such as Monsters Ball and Stranger than Fiction) decision to not have Bond utter the line. A fine point to niggle at, but a point nonetheless. The film starts chronologically straight after 2006’s Casino Royale, and doesn’t let you go until the end. Speaking of Casino Royale, if you were worried that the traditional psychedelic opening sequence would once again not have any scantily clad women in it, there’s no need to worry. There are enough giant sand covered women in the opening to satisfy anyone. 

            Bond is out for revenge following the death of Vesper Lynd (his love interest in Casino Royale, and arguably the only love in Bond’s life) and his superiors are worried that Bond’s motivations will lead to disaster. The end of the last film leads to the revelation of the mysterious organization known as Quantum, an Illuminati-like terrorist group. They are a serious threat to the world, the seriousness of which can basically be summed up in the line that Mr. White gives to Bond and M, “Well, the first thing you should know about us is, we have people everywhere.”

Once again, Dame Judi Dench takes up her role as M, the head of MI6. The relationship between M and Bond is given more room to breathe than in previous films, and makes for a wonderful almost mother and son dynamic.  

            Quantum has their eye set on controlling a precious resource in Bolivia, and through their environmentalist front man Dominic Greene (played by Mathieu Almaric) is well on their way to wreaking havoc through a coup. Bond’s job is to find out everything he can about them, and of course find closure.

            Daniel Craig is once again excellent as Bond, portraying a cold, sexy and ruthless man, whose broken heart keeps him awake at night. The action sequences are all brilliant, many of them looking quite painful to watch. Craig in fact suffered several injuries while shooting the film, one requiring eight stitches to his face, and another incident in which his fingertip was sliced off. One of the gripes that I’ve heard about the new direction the Bond series is taking is that it seems to be moving away from the one-liners and the fantastic. The film is grounded in reality, with themes such as oil and water being important resources that a large majority of the world need, and even the recent stock market crash being mentioned.

            What this means though, is that we don’t get villains like Jaws or Oddjob (the man with the killer bowler hat) instead we get Dominic Greene who looks just like your average businessman. With films like Taken and the Bourne series though, it’s no wonder that Bond has had to reinvent itself to keep up with the times, and it makes a marvelous movie and is lots of fun to watch.

            Some of the plot is a bit hard to follow at times, and Bond never feels much like he’s threatened at all by the bad guys. But, these are small points in an overall quality and surprisingly beautiful film. The stunning vistas, attractive women and bombastic action pull you into the experience. It is Bond, and it is good. 

Penguino oh-no

This is what happens when Wrath of the Lich King launches and everyone leaves me behind for Northrend. The fucking penguins take over the Isle of Quel Danas and i have to clean em up by myself. I hope those Shattered Sun bocis appreciate this =_=

-Seedus

It's not dark yet...but it's getting there

i couldn't sleep last night... felt like there was a weight behind my eyes.


things happen to people all the time. good things, bad things, thing things. i know that i've lead a relatively short life so far, but some very bad things have happened to me. some of them are things i can't even talk about, and thinking about them still makes my soul turn into steel. some of them i have taken for granted, because that's the way i deal with them. my parents, for one, sometimes i wonder about them, and about love.

my father, he found love again, and he was happy. not completely happy, there were regrets, and there was a lot of sadness in his life as well. but my stepmum took that sadness from him the vast majority of the time, i could tell from their smiles. losing him was one of those bad things.

there are other things too, that have happened to me that i don't know if i can ever share. horrible things. i know it isn't good to keep them inside you, these horrible things, but theres a part of me that's scared that if i let them out, no one would ever love me again. yes, they're that bad.

screams, shouts, broken plates and glasses.

i like to think that we're all messed up in our own way. the wonderful thing about being here on this planet are the people, the good ones and the grey ones and the not so good ones. we all learn from each other, and keep each others demons at bay. figuratively speaking of course.

This is turning out to be a really emo post for some reason >_<

anyway, got published in Fiji Times today, they didn't edit my article that much, which is good! usually they mix up phrases and stuff that i write. they even left in the part where i talk about giant sand covered women :)

will post up the article here tomorrow, so you can all laugh at my writing skeelz.

Bonus!

So, because i missed out on posting my kids these days for yesterday, today you get double the KTD!

i know, i am awesome.

yeah, i like how this one turned out, also for maximum Blastoise awesomeness, watch video on this page: link

and hey, link possibly-not-safe-for work aye.

Giraffes!