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aruruOh wow, it's been like what - more than 2 months? - since my last post. O_o Oops. Some of you might've noticed that I was still around lurking and replying sporadically, though. Still, I'm sorry if I made anyone worry! ^^;
There have been a few things going on with me in "real" life, including one which may lead to my having less time to putz about online in the near future. I may or may not discuss them here some other time, depending on my mood/whim. We'll see.
Anyway, in gaming news, I bought Persona 3 back on Wednesday. I didn't get to actually play it until today, though. I did, however, check out the extra goodies it came with in the meantime. The artbook was pretty good, though short, and I rather liked the soundtrack CD. More companies should add extra swag of this quality to their games! :D
As for the game itself, I only played through the tutorial run in Tartarus and to the next day, in which I shopped for some new armor/shoes and healing items (I got lucky and received an extra 1000 yen to spend when I visited the shrine beforehand and tried out getting my fortune told. AND I also got an Academics boost when I made an offering during that visit. w00t! :D), and checked out a little bit of the town before quitting for dinner.
So, first impressions of the game:
- Voice acting, though not superb, isn't bad at all. I'm not cringing at anyone I've met yet, at least.
- Thus far, all of the main cast members I've met seem like they're going to be pretty cool people. I think I'm going to like them all.
- Speaking of which, thus far, it's looking like Junpei'll be my favorite. I know it's a little early to tell for sure, but I guess I just have a soft spot for the class clown. ^_^
- Battling looks like it's going to be plenty of fun, even though I don't get to control anyone but the main hero. Hopefully the other members' AIs are good - I haven't really tried out the Tactics command yet to see.
- I really wish you could check the party's equipment all at once rather than having to ask each chara individually to see their respective inventory and stats. I know they're trying to get you into the whole "camaraderie" feel, but it's slightly annoying to have to go one by one. :\
- Lastly, I have to agree with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ruaki that, while at first glance, it seems amusingly WTF, the whole "shooting yourself in the head with a fake gun to 'kill' your consciousness and summon the unconscious (aka Persona)" bit is really good symbolism. Go game designers! :D
That's about it for now. Oh, and in case anyone's wondering, I called the hero Kai Aomori. "Kai" just because I like the name and the character "looks" like the name fits him, and "Aomori" in honor ofrikoshi's time as an ESL teacher there so many years ago. All hail the Frozen Land of Tsugaru! ;)
ETA: My bad, it was only a month since I was "absent" from my journal. I keep reading the dates backwards. ^^; Still, if I worried anyone, apology still stands.
There have been a few things going on with me in "real" life, including one which may lead to my having less time to putz about online in the near future. I may or may not discuss them here some other time, depending on my mood/whim. We'll see.
Anyway, in gaming news, I bought Persona 3 back on Wednesday. I didn't get to actually play it until today, though. I did, however, check out the extra goodies it came with in the meantime. The artbook was pretty good, though short, and I rather liked the soundtrack CD. More companies should add extra swag of this quality to their games! :D
As for the game itself, I only played through the tutorial run in Tartarus and to the next day, in which I shopped for some new armor/shoes and healing items (I got lucky and received an extra 1000 yen to spend when I visited the shrine beforehand and tried out getting my fortune told. AND I also got an Academics boost when I made an offering during that visit. w00t! :D), and checked out a little bit of the town before quitting for dinner.
So, first impressions of the game:
- Voice acting, though not superb, isn't bad at all. I'm not cringing at anyone I've met yet, at least.
- Thus far, all of the main cast members I've met seem like they're going to be pretty cool people. I think I'm going to like them all.
- Speaking of which, thus far, it's looking like Junpei'll be my favorite. I know it's a little early to tell for sure, but I guess I just have a soft spot for the class clown. ^_^
- Battling looks like it's going to be plenty of fun, even though I don't get to control anyone but the main hero. Hopefully the other members' AIs are good - I haven't really tried out the Tactics command yet to see.
- I really wish you could check the party's equipment all at once rather than having to ask each chara individually to see their respective inventory and stats. I know they're trying to get you into the whole "camaraderie" feel, but it's slightly annoying to have to go one by one. :\
- Lastly, I have to agree with
ruaki that, while at first glance, it seems amusingly WTF, the whole "shooting yourself in the head with a fake gun to 'kill' your consciousness and summon the unconscious (aka Persona)" bit is really good symbolism. Go game designers! :DThat's about it for now. Oh, and in case anyone's wondering, I called the hero Kai Aomori. "Kai" just because I like the name and the character "looks" like the name fits him, and "Aomori" in honor of
rikoshi's time as an ESL teacher there so many years ago. All hail the Frozen Land of Tsugaru! ;)ETA: My bad, it was only a month since I was "absent" from my journal. I keep reading the dates backwards. ^^; Still, if I worried anyone, apology still stands.
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Date: 2007-08-20 06:29 am (UTC)"Stan Shiny?" *LMAO* Good lord, that's hilarious! XD
Also, I TOTALLY know how you feel about having a hard time naming Nameless Characters. I usually spend at least 15 minutes on those damn screens racking my brain for a name that "fits" the chara's look. And I can never think of a non-serious name, because then I feel bad for saddling the poor sods with a name that would get them mocked if they were for real. I know it's a little crazy, but I can't help it! ^^;
And yeah, naming them after myself or by my OL alias has rarely (if ever) been an option. That's why we should totally have more nameless female leads, dammit. Guys get to do it all the time - I wanna be a Mary Sue too! :P
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Date: 2007-08-20 06:45 am (UTC)You should have seen what I did to the poor Prince from Suikoden V. It was ultimately a tossup between "Prince" and "Doofy," and I ended up choosing "Doofy" because I knew that having to put up with ever character going "Prince Prince, what's the haps?" was going to drive me mad. "Doofy" turned out to be unintentionally fitting, sometimes...
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Date: 2007-08-20 06:50 am (UTC)BWAHAHAHAHAHAHOMG that is the BEST. Poor guy! XD