I posted the following about Frontier's new game, LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias, and how it compares to the original LostWinds at their forum. Hey, they asked for feedback so I gave it to them! I Figured I might as well post it here as well. If you don't want to learn details of the game, you better skip the rest of this post.

Still looks ( Read more... )

I've been playing Machinarium (and getting stuck) quite a bit today, but it's so satisfying when you finally figure out a puzzle. There is now a demo available that can be played right in the web browser, as long as you have Flash Player installed.

I finally beat that monster of a game, Final Fantasy V. I didn't even do everything and it still took just over 40 hours of game time, not counting probably 5-8 hours of time lost forever when I DIED!  That's pretty long for a 16-bit-era FF.  FF IV was around 25 hours and FF VI was closer to 30.

I don't want to get all wordy here, so I'm just going ( Read more... )

1UP blog update
Final Fantasy Six

In other news, I'm going to PAX!!! This year, I'm also getting a room because it's ridiculous dealing with parking and going back and forth to the apartment. Since this may be the last time I can do PAX for a few years, I want to make it count! Robert, call me when you get a chance. We got some plans to hammer

1UP blog update:
The Brawl beginsI finally have something of substance to report on the job front. Last week, I landed a three-month, full-time computer tech support job for employees at a company in downtown Seattle. I'm not feeling completely fulfilled due to my inability to get a job in the field I just dumped five years of my life into, but ( Read more... )

1UP blog update:
Advance Wars: Definitely stressful

Back to being temp monkey boy tomorrow. I'm not complaining though because it means a little more $ in my pocket!

1UP blog update:
Finished Mother 3 & Rocket Slime (no spoilers, I promise!)

Whew, what a gaming weekend!

Sister of mine (sjen), HAPPY 26th BIRTHDAY!!!

Penny Arcade knew you'd like something special so they cooked up this.

1UP blog update
Space savior

1UP blog update
Zack & Wiki price drop
It's $30 now, for those too lazy to hit up my 1UP.

I should post an update about jobs sometime...