Archive for the ‘video games’ Category

Meditations on my girlfriend beating Giygas for the first time

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

815d29251eb0a8d108f7377e6cac4decIt’s been nearly a year since I played Earthbound.  Thekitymeister is currently sitting next to me, fighting Giygas (again).  I’ve always meant to write a post about it, but it’s such a strange, amazing game I haven’t gotten my thoughts all put together even now.  But that’s what this blog is for, at least in part — slightly more informal writing where I can just think things out.

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12 Days 4: The Professional

Friday, December 18th, 2009

[you can find my 12D4 post on SF.c]

Sorry for the truncated post.  I’m moving out for the break, back home, and I have to dash this off before I go to bed and drive tomorrow.  I’ve been packing and finishing my grading…  Bleh.  Anyway.  My fourth moment is the conference I presented at.

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12 Days 2: FFX2

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

[You can find my 12D1 over at SF.c]

yunaI know, weird, right?  But hey, I liked it.

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Thoughts on RPGs

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

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Not that I mean to exhaustively deal with all the RPG thoughts I have — just a few concerning video game RPGs.  There are two sources for this little post.  I am, for reasons even I don’t quite understand, replaying Final Fantasy VIII, and I’ve been reading through some of Scott Kurtz’s Ding, a webcomic about World of Warcraft.  

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