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I will not be getting my minis. It's been a month, and the shop I ordered them from asked me to raise a helpdesk ticket to advise them on what to do, and there was no option to wait a bit longer, then cancel.

So I cancelled outright, and asked for a refund.

I feel bad, but also I think, given the circumstances with the pandemic, maybe they should've marked everything they really didn't have as out of stock, even if they thought stock would arrive soon (which is the only reason I really placed the order).

Also the urge to paint minis has dwindled somewhat. I think I'd still like to have a go at some point in the future, but I'm definitely not all !!! about it like I was back when I ordered these ones. Because my weasel brain has found other stuff to be !!! about instead!

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A friend on twitter gifted me two ebooks on Amazon, but because she's in America and I'm in the UK, I can't download them! I asked for a refund on one (and got it) but the credit doesn't transfer to my UK account, so I am going to have to put in a helpdesk request with them! I hope I can transfer the credit(s) over because I would actually like to read these books!

(I wouldn't have asked for them off Amazon at all, but the only other option was sending me a physical copy of one of them, and I thought the shipping fees would be horrendous. On reflection, maybe that's the option I should've picked).

ETA: got it sorted! Turns out I had to use a US address so it would let me download them which...I feel really skeevy doing that, but luckily I had a valid one to hand. [/eta]

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In video games:

# I know I mentioned it on twitter when I saw ads for it (now a few weeks ago) but holy heck there is a Saints Row The Third remaster!!! I can't afford it (story of my life) but it does look good!

# related: I'm not sure how I feel about the Kingdoms of Amalur remaster. Although now I am pleased that I played the original back in November last year, so I got to experience that first.

I kind of get the feeling THQ Nordic are remastering all their properties for some reason, but IDK what it is.

# I started playing FFV Advance yesterday! I am an hour and a half in, at the Pirate Ship Graveyard. Bartz is a Knight, Lenna a White Mage, Galuf a Monk, and Faris a Black Mage. I am sure I will come to regret all these choices, but right now they're okay???

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Stream!

Ellen unboxes a surprise present from Producer Jon! - this was just like, the most wholesome thing EVER. I nearly cried because it was so lovely (some people, including Ellen, actually did).

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That's a shame about the minis, but I'm glad you got the refund.

Re: FFV - You can't go wrong with White Mage & Black Mage, both are great jobs. I've done four white mages and four black mages in early game due to the Fiesta, and they work well, though four white mages is slow.

Galuf always screamed monk to me anyway, perhaps because he starts out barehanded. Monk is pretty great early in the game, but falls off in use later on. I haven't played with Knight that much to know if it's good or bad, but hey, they can use the Brave Blade. Have you decided yet if you're going for Brave Blade or Chicken Knife?

FFV Advance is my favorite version of the game. Love the translation, love the profile pictures when the main characters speak.

Same. But I can always get some in the future.

I always have this little niggle in the back of my mind re: black mages, so I'm trying to make sure I at least have one person with decent spells.

Ugh, yeah, I can imagine all White Mages must take forever. I did a run in FFX using just Yuna, and that tested my patience enough.

I just always think Bartz ought to be a Knight, but maybe I'm just not imaginative enough ;) I'm going to have him learn White Magic at some point so he can sort of be a Paladin (although I think that might be an available job later?) I don't know about the weapons! Probably the Brave Blade, because I'm trying not to run from battles, although I'll have to look up how to get it.

It's certainly better than the PSX version, that's for sure. And it's nice to be able to play it on my DS and curl up in my chair, rather having to plug the PS2 sit somewhere I'm not as comfortable.

I'm excited at the idea that people who never played KoA could experience it, tbh. I smiled fondly when I saw the announcement. I won't be going for another 120 hours of it, but good stuff regardless.

Me too - I'm actually mad at myself for avoiding it for so long.

Wow, that's a lot of time to sink into it! I don't blame you for not wanting to redo that!

I did everything. Every quest, all DLC, find All The Things....I feel like I very thoroughly experienced the game, though, lol.

I had a sneaking suspicion you might have. Yeah, I wouldn't want to do that twice, that's for sure.