What Old School Game am I playing this week?

Whoa. No idea there was so much pushback for mentioning FF8. I didn't say I didn't like it (oh, by the way, I didn't like it that much. Still played it to completion, though it wasn't mind-blowing), I said that was about the time I realized I was sick of the Square-Enix JRPG formula. When I do end up playing a jRPG, it's almost always an NIS or Atlas game now. Disgaea, Phantom Brave, and Soul Nomad are pretty awesome and should be picked up, and a lot of Atlas games have a retro dungeon crawl vibe to them that I get into every one in a while.

But my favorite RPG doesn't have graphics or a story, so my opinions on the genre are probably invalid to the majority of people.

Kerri loves Zork. So you're not alone in yuor love of old, old, old RPGs.

While FF8 was one of my more beloved of the series, I admit that if you really want to enjoy or re-enjoy the game go out and download all the CGI cutscenes and just watch them. Then put it away.

Gameplay-wise, it was sooooooo tedious. The cards. The drawing system. Sigh. Those cutscenes were amazing carrots to power through all that, though.

Also, unrelatedly, I was once part of a Nosferatu coterie called the Grues.

...Kingdom Hearts, fucking fabulous.

*still totally floored by the commentary on Sephiroth* *facepalms for the fourth time*

Fools! 6 had the most entertaining cast and earth-shattering plot. Ya'all just be hatin' on 8-Bit is all. You see that? That's someone playing as a Mog. Like for real.

So, true story, my friend has a plush Tonberry. But he keeps it on a shelf in his room. I had never been in his room before but went in to get away from a loud party when I was on the phone. I turned and was eye level with a chef's knife and lantern and screamed the most girly scream ever.

^ ROFLMAO

Oh, I can imagine that, and it just made my day. Hehehehehe...

You have some of the best stories, Wasta... LoL

I am a real life Eshu. My wife can attest.

You and Anya must officially have a storytelling battle to figure out who's the best eshu. As much as Anya insists that she's a sluagh -- A REALLY LOUD ONE!! -- I'm certain she's an eshu.

I may or may not have photographic evidence that Anya is indeed a Pooka.

Eshu fights are never NEARLY as fun to watch as Satyr fights.

Remind me to tell you of a mardi gras party where I saw one.

*Arches a brow.* Tell me about these satyr fights.

Although Eshu storytelling contests are awesome!

I may or may not be all of the above. I'm a new thing a Eshuaooka.....

Well I'm a Satrollooka then.

Rochambeau wrote:*Arches a brow.* Tell me about these satyr fights.

This story is best told in person.

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...it may also end with me no a table doing a striptease to the theme from "Smallville"...

^LMAO

Does this story involve a re-enactment? Cause it should..

No.

Never again.

You say that now, but maybe after a few drinks...

^ Like!

^^Totally with Crystal...Totally.

Wasta, we ought to go visit Ohio again. Soon. I'm sure we can keep you well stocked with... what is it... whiskey and pickle brine? Or you can place your faith in the resident Drunken Alchemist. I suddenly want a Wizard Punch right now.

Yes! Come!

You must come.

It is decided.

Also, on the topic of stupid real life mistakes caused by games?

My door creaked open once. I didn't know it was foggy outside. I took one look and went dead white.

My thoughts?

"Oh, FUCK, SILENT HILL!!!"