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May. 9th, 2019 09:56 am
muladhara: (grumpy)
I am so steaming mad right now, you guys.

I have basically been denied an interview for a job because I didn't have the right kind of birth certificate. LIKE WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK.

Expandgrr argh under here )

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In happier news! I have beaten FFX!

I decided, on a whim, to have a go at the final boss, instead of levelling, and that evening the RNG was my friend, and I did it! \o/ (I basically pasted it with Aeons plus Auron and Wakka doing the most work hits-wise).

The ending made me cry, although not as much as I was expecting, because I got distracted looking up the guy who does Clasko's voice to see if it was actually Matt Mercer (it's credited to a Matt Miller - which is Mercer's original surname, and he did do some work under that name - but nope! They are two separate people!)

I don't know what I'm going to play next, as nothing is grabbing me and, while I thought about FFX-2, I've actually had enough Final Fantasy for the moment (shocking, I know).

(Oooh, talking of which, there was a tweet going round asking people to poorly describe the ending of their favourite game, and I went with:

two teenagers, a knight, a princess, and two thieves stop a possessed man from destroying the world, while dealing with various family issues.


I don't think that is poorly described (because I know damn well which game it is, and so should you ;) ), but then again, some of the replies to that tweet were a lot more obvious, so, ???)

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I don't really have anything else to say, so I'm going to end this entry here, print some stuff off, and go and do chores (blergh).

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May. 2nd, 2019 10:50 am
muladhara: (Default)
I baked some banana bread the other day. It smelt delicious while cooking, so I had a piece when it had cooled down and it did what my baking usually does. It didn't taste of anything, which always disappoints me, and you'd think I'd remember this by now. So I left it out overnight, and had another piece the next day, and it tasted almost as delicious as it had while it was cooking.

I.

I don't know, you guys. (I'm sure there's a scientific explanation).

Anyway, I sliced and froze the rest, as I have a cake I bought from the supermarket a while back that needs eating first (I'd way rather eat the banana bread, but I'd also rather not waste food).

I realised it is the first thing I baked since last November (I thought it was October, but a tweet I found told me different). I cook my food most the time, but I haven't baked for how long???? I think it's being out of the habit, to some degree. It was more fun to bake when I had someone to share it with, and when mum felt more like eating things. But I've decided I'm going to bake and freeze more stuff because a) I have a decent sized freezer and b) perhaps if I freeze things in portions, it will stop me buying cake at the supermarket. (I've got nothing against supermarket cake, but it's such an impulse buy, and I know it, and also there is just me. One average sized cake lasts me forever).

Also I've got loads of frozen fruit now, so I can make lots of things with fruit in!

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In video game news, I got to Braska's Final Aeon in FFX. I was quite surprised to see on my save file that it said the last time I played was nearer the start of April. I didn't realise it had been so long.

I think I need to do a tiny bit of levelling up/equip everyone with Stoneproof armour, and also remember to unequip Lavaetin from Yuna (because, while it has SOS Overdrive, I realised that while it's equipped, it doesn't charge the gauge at all. So it makes more sense for her to be equipped with something else, and her gauge charge normally because I have her set to Healer for that, and, well, that's what she does).

So I might try that tonight and see how it goes!

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In nature related news:

1. I planted some alliums in the garden years ago. They reflower every year, but this year they are a) not stringy looking and b) there's loads of them! There's even a new cluster started a little way over from the old batch.

2. while I was out in the garden, dinking around on Tuesday, I saw a goldfinch in the oak tree across the road. I wouldn't have even seen it then, but that the cat was watching me/the birds, and I happened to look in the same direction as her. And there it was, on a bare branch.

I'm really pleased to see one - I know there's a small colony of them nearby (I sometimes see them flitting about there) - but it's been a while since I've seen one near the house.

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Apr. 21st, 2019 11:33 am
muladhara: (oracle and neo)
So as I mentioned in the last post, I have not slept well this week. And then, on Thursday, I awoke to my wisdom teeth on the left side causing me pain (it was my left side was the worst the first time around). By tea time, it was so bad I couldn't actually eat the food I'd made, because even though I was chewing on the side that didn't hurt, it was still causing epic amounts of pain from moving my jaw.

AND THEN!

I did not sleep very much at all on Thursday night.

Which meant I was fucking knackered on Friday. I think I managed at work okay, but the minute I got home, it was pretty much like my brain went to mush. I did manage to eat some stuff during the day, as the pain was less, but because I was so tired, I went to bed at eight, and pretty much slept through till six the next morning.

My teeth aren't hurting at all now (thank frog), though my jaw is still painful/stiff when I try to open my mouth past a certain point. This is making eating unfun, although it is also easing.

I did think I might have to go to the dentist again, but I doubt he could do anything past what he did last time (which was next to nothing), so I'll try to wait it out till my next check up appointment in June.

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In games news! It turns out some of my information about New Leaf is wrong, and I don't know how that happened. Apparently the things I knew were for Let's Go to the City, not New Leaf, grr. Anyway, the upshot is, I went and watched KK Slider at Club LOL, and now I have a song for my stereo! And then Butch offered me another one to buy, so I did, because it was cheaper than getting them from the upgraded Nookling store*.

I am also watching someone play through New Leaf, and it's teaching me stuff about the game I didn't know before. Which is nice, but also frustrating, because there's so much I could have been doing in the year I've had the game that I just didn't know about. (It's the same person who was doing the AC GCN playthrough - but they haven't finished that for whatever reason, so I jumped games, heh).

Hoping to get a longer charging cable for my PS3 this week, so I can easily charge my controller without having to sit right on the edge of my chair to do it (I can only assume the console's original owner used to sit a lot nearer their TV than I do). And then I can finish FFX! Maybe! (It depends how hacked off I get with the final boss, I guess. I remember it being a PITA the first time, but then again, so was Evrae).

Also I am probably due another FFXII post? I just checked - yes it has been a while. I really should get and do that, because Draklor is pretty much the precursor to the endgame (even though I never think it is; I always think it's about midway, and then am surprised when suddenly the Pharos!)

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Anyway, I think that's p much it. Off to visit my brother and sister in law later to give them Easter-y things!

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*There are five upgrades to that thing and I'm only on the second! WHAAAAAAT.

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Apr. 12th, 2019 11:16 am
muladhara: (koromaru)
I went to the doctor yesterday for my pain problems, and it turns out we may have a solution! (kind of)

It was a doctor I've not seen before, but I didn't feel like she was dismissive with me, which was nice. She says she thinks I may have something called Sacroiliac Joint Dysfuntion, which is basically that the lowest part of my spine moves around more than it should, and that's what's causing the pain.

She's prescribed me some painkillers (Naproxen), and referred me for physio. She said it could take three months for me to get an appointment, but it might be sooner than that depending on the waiting lists.

So. That was good!

(I almost cancelled the appointment the same day I made it because I wasn't feeling too bad, and then I felt like a fraud (as you do), but ultimately decided to go because I've put up with this for long enough. Also I was in agony on Tuesday with it for whatever reasons, and I can't be like that. I don't want to be like that again, it was awful).

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I started a cross stitch the other day, but I'm keeping it a secret in case I rage quit it. I had to restart it three times because I kept mucking it up, and then I've had pull out and restart two different sections because I was using the wrong colours (partly down to the size of the image I was working from initially - I resized it and printed out bigger).

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I started writing The Thing about Tidus and ugh, god, my writing skills are rusty (also I feel like I don't have a lot to expand on, so this is either going to be short or non-existent). It's sort of a practice run for something I've been thinking about doing for a few months now, but haven't got round to doing (because my brain is still being weird about everything because it turns out this is how I deal with grief, apparently. I've been wanting to paint for literal months now, and still haven't for the same reasons. I know I'll get over it eventually, but it's frustrating in the meantime).

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Talking of FFX (sort of), it took me a few goes to beat Yunalesca, even with Zombieproof armour. Because, it turns out, she casts Mega Death more than once! Neither my guide nor the internet mention this!

Thank the frogs for Mega Phoenixes, is all I can say, and also that sidequest to get all the fiends off the Calm Lands, because then you get the exact amount of items you need to customise one (1) Deathproof armour. Which I stupidly did for Auron, because I was like, "he has the most HP, he will be the most difficult to heal", and then the Mega Phoenix kills him as it revives the others, because he's been zombified. If I'd been smart (I am not), I would've customised an armour with Zombie- and Deathproof on the one item, but I don't think I had anything with enough slots for him, sighs.

And then! An hour of fighting Sin! (It might not have been that long, but it felt like it, especially because I didn't think to use Armour Break for 2/3 times so that Wakka could, IDK, do some damage). I don't know if it's possible to Game Over during those fights, but ugh that's a slog I'm glad I only had to do once.

Now I am Inside Sin, and I think the next thing is the final Seymour Fight? I can't remember offhand (it's been five years since I last played and probably about twelve since I even got to this point).

I might go straight on to X-2 after this, since it's on the same disc, and it saves messing about with the HDMI cable (I really ought to invest in a splitter and at least one more cable. I do have a spare cable, but it's 5 metres long, and trying to stuff all that behind the TV would make the situation back there worse. So I need a shorter one). Anyway, I haven't really decided yet.

ETA: I keep thinking I ought to try beating Lightning Returns, and then I will have beaten all of the FFXIII trilogy, but I honestly do not know if my right thumb can take it. I like LR, I do not necessarily like the fight mechanics. (This ETA brought to you by fucking_meds and people talking about arthritis). [/edit]
I finally found my FFX guide! \o/

And it was exactly where I thought it was, except that I didn't see it the first three times, because there was a slightly larger book on top of it, obscuring it from my view. I only saw it when I looked at the pile of books from a different angle, and saw the bookmark I've got in it sticking out.

Evidently, I was interrogating the pile of books from the wrong perspective.

It's actually proved next to no help re: boss fights, though. The part for beating Seymour Flux doesn't mention Cross Cleave AT ALL, nor how much damage it does (between that and Lance of Atrophy, your entire team can get wiped out if you're unlucky). It does say Shell is useful versus Total Annihilation, and it's right about that, but that was pretty much as much use as it was. (I wanted it more for reference for the Sphere Grid/the trials anyway).

I will never not find it hilarious that all of Seymour's forms are weak to Bio. No, I totally did not use this knowledge to my advantage, what are you talking about.

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Edit: Work has a copy of Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City and I want it, even though I don't have a Wii.

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Apr. 2nd, 2019 11:16 am
muladhara: (Default)
This Reddit link on critique of FFX is interesting.

I found it while looking for stuff about swapping sphere grid paths.

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Anyway, Meanwhile, In Ivalice!

Obviously, I got a OMGWTF ENTITE as soon as I stepped back onto the Ozmone Plain, because of course I did. I don't even know what to google for to find out the mechanics for their being generated (I know I said I didn't really want to know, but I actually sort of do. I kind of find stuff like this interesting).

And, of course, I ran away.

I also saw a lightning elemental with protect cast on it, and since we are still not capable of dealing with those, never mind their big brothers, I again ran away.

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Which brings us nicely to Old Archades, which means Draklor Laboratories next! OH YAY.

<--- The Stilshrine of Miriam & Judge Bergan | Archades and Draklor to Giruvegan --->

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Mar. 31st, 2019 01:09 pm
muladhara: (whoa rly?)
Got to Macalania in FFX, about to go and kick Seymour's arse.

I don't know if I am overlevelled or not, since there are no level markers, and I never count sphere grid progressions (though this would be easier to do if I could find my strategy guide, but it appears to have done one at some point in the last five years, and I Very Annoyed. I had that thing before I had the game, I think!*). Although obviously, the AP rewards are less, the more you progress through the grid, so I'm probably bang on where I should be. (I haven't actually fled from many fights, only ones where I've felt like I just can't be arsed, e.g. when it's my tenth Ochu in a row).

Ooh, and I think Tidus has a weapon I've never seen before? Or at least, I don't remember it. It's the Basilisk Steel, which has Stonetouch, and it's freaking amazing. I haven't bothered changing it because most of the time he petrifies an enemy, unless it's immune.

Also I hit 9999 damage with Ixion on...something yesterday, and it seems too early in the game to be getting that type of damage, especially with an Aeon.

An aside: I will never not boggle when someone says they pick three characters in FFX and stick to those three doggedly. Like. Half the fun of the battle system is the swapping mechanism! (I'm just reading some posts and just...yeah...)

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I guess I should go out for a Pokewalk - the sun is out and it looks pleasant - but I just don't want to. I've been feeling really drained lately (I had a busy week this last week or so, including covering an extra shift at work), so the thought of going out is just...blergh right now. Also the clocks went forward last night/this morning so no doubt that will make me feel worse, because it always does.

Anyway, I've got a whole lot of the rest of the day to decide, so we'll see.

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P.S. It's The Matrix's twentieth birthday today - well, anniversary of when it was released in the US - and I honestly can't believe it's been bending my brain for two decades. Holy flurking schnit, as they say.

(it wasn't released in the UK until the 11th of June, though that makes sense to me, as it fits with my memories of watching it the first time).

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*I mean, it's in my room somewhere, but I've looked everywhere it should be, and a couple of places it isn't, and it hasn't been in any of those places. It will probably turn up once I've gone onto something else.

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Mar. 27th, 2019 05:46 pm
muladhara: (koromaru)
After a week of whiffling, I bought the copy of The Sims 3 from work. On the premise that, you know, I can make sims of my story characters, or something. You know, those stories I haven't worked on in literal years.

But I won't be doing that just yet anyway, as I am plugging through the FFX remaster in the evenings (and it's on a different system, and I only have one HDMI cable). I am halfway through the Mi'ihen Highway, having just spent half a duck doodling hour on Blitzball *shakes tiny fists* I am keeping everyone on their exact paths (except Kimahri, because he doesn't have one - he's going on Tidus' for speed, once I get a friend sphere. I think I usually put him on Rikku's (again, for speed), so this will make a nice change). And I'm using the default sphere grid, as I usually use the expert, and I just want to not have to think about things, and the default makes this a bit easier.

That said, I have already run out of ability spheres. (I remember this happening a lot before. I might have to grind a bit before facing the Chocobo Eater...)

Also IDK if it's just me or what but it feels easier than it used? *shrugs* (The Final Fantasy Wikia does not mention if there's a difficulty change/it's been rebalanced like FFXII was. Maybe I am just better at vidya now?)

I'm also thinking about writing a thing about how I feel about Tidus now, versus how I felt about him every other time I played. (I'm thinking about writing some other video game stuff, but most of it is percolating right now, and not doing a lot else).

I don't like the remastered soundtrack, but that will surprise no-one. I mean, some tracks, like Spira Unplugged, sound better, but I also think that others, like the battle theme, and Enemy Assault (the boss fight music) just don't sound as good. Opinions, I has them.

Anyway, I don't have anything else to say, and I need to go and cook myself some tea, so I'm going to go and do that.
So in Final Fantasy XII, onward to the Stilshrine!

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And then, off to Archades we go!

<--- Tiamat to Bur-Omisace | Mosphoran Highwaste to Sochen Cave Palace --->

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*The FFX-2 PS2 disc I have has a massive scratch on it, so while you can complete the game, it won't let you do something in order to be able to make the new game save. I can't remember, because it's a Very Long Time since I played it.

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Nov. 8th, 2014 11:00 pm
muladhara: (auron)
Godmother by Ursula Vernon.

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I've been trying to find the lj entry where I read about switching everyone's paths in FFX, but I have no idea how long ago it was, nor who posted it. I don't even know what to google for. Not so much because I don't know what I'm doing (I sort of do. I spent three hours grinding today WHICH I HATE BY THE WAY for that very reason. Also to shift Rikku over to Auron's grid, but I need to use her more because that's not happening - she's still too close to her own right now). I am SO SICK of hearing Movement In Green because of it, and I freaking love that track. I suppose I should've shut the sound off and put some of my own music on, but that didn't really occur to me.

(Talking of music, I FINALLY have hold of a decent music theory book that makes sense! HURRAH).

I'm sick of fighting Ochus, too (they have too much HP and I am not strong enough. PFFT).

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Oh yes, I watched The Wolverine!

It was OK (to be fair, I went in expecting it to be probably shite, so all in all a good time was had). I'm glad I'm not more familiar with the arc they adapted, although in some ways I wish I was, because there were things I had assumed were true about Wolverine (comicsverse) that actually might not be (although as we know comics and movie verse are unmixy things). The stinger mid-credits was tosh, though. I don't really care about Days of Future Past, and it felt tacked on and a bit hokey to me.

I thought the fights were interestingly choreographed, which is always good. The story was all right, and I liked Mariko and Yukio kicking ass, and now I want a film about Logan and Yukio kicking ass together because I think it would be awesome. (I wasn't sold on the romance even though I knew it happened anyway). Heck, I would actually watch a film about Mariko kicking ass. That would be cool (but it will NEVER HAPPEN *sighs*)

Then I discovered on Thursday that I could've just borrowed it off Jackie's husband instead of renting it. (I didn't think to ask because Jackie isn't into comics/superhero films anyway, and I don't know what her husband's into except video games. OH WELL. Maybe I will learn for next time).
We had zero trick-or-treaters on Halloween, which was fine by me because I was in a stinking mood anyway, and I forgot to get any treats. I was actually going to bake biscuits like I did last year, but I somehow didn't manage that. Maybe it was last year's biscuits put them off? *shrugs* (I thought they were OK, but maybe the kids felt short-changed, I dunno). Anyway, ultimately I'm not bothered because it comes and goes like this anyway, and they didn't deserve the wrath of my bad mood.

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This year is the first that I don't feel like I want to do NaNo! Usually I do, but I have no ideas. This year, I have an idea, but I don't want to do it. I would have done the Abominations story, had I still been working on that but man, that shit is so depressing (it really doesn't end well), and I'm not having a brilliant year, so really I don't want to touch it right now. That's why I put it to one side, for some later date.

(My current idea is something I want to flesh out for an eventual webcomic, but working on it is like pulling teeth. I suppose because, unlike the abomination story, I don't really have a solid idea of where it's going or even what the point is. It'll come to me, eventually).

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At the moment, I am playing FFX because I wanted to play something I was familiar with, and also Auron. (I also wanted to hook the PS2 up to the living room TV because of having borrowed Breath of Fire from Sam, and also Waffles is currently playing Okami, and I love that game like cake).

I loaded up the game where I'm placing everyone on different paths around the sphere grid, and it's been so long that I have totally forgotten where I was supposed to be going (it's been FIVE YEARS since I beat X. So it's a few years at least since this as my old lj tells me four years ago I was doing the Yuna Solo run which I still haven't finished, and I started this one afterwards).

What I am doing so far is: swapping Yuna and Tidus, swapping Lulu and Wakka (Wakka is hideously terrible black mage, so I've heard, so this may make me lol a lot), putting Auron on Tidus' path (for speed reasons), and god knows what I'm doing with Kimahri. I put him on Rikku's path, but I just realised I always do that in normal gameplay. I should put Rikku on Auron's path for the hell of it, I think (and also a fair swap?? I might move Auron to her section of the grid once I get a friend sphere anyway because that will give him more speed).

While looking for gumpf about what the hell to do vis a vis switching paths (I couldn't find the exact thing within two pages of google, so I made my own mind up), I saw someone said they picked out which characters they'd use for a playthrough of X, and stick to those three all the way through. Which. I can't do that. I do it with XII because I don't like two of the characters, but I suddenly realised I like everyone in X (well, OK, I am mostly lukewarm about Tidus, but I don't actively dislike him the way I do Vaan, for example). So I just swap everyone in and out like you're supposed to (I love that mechanic to pieces).

(Now listening an Undub of FFX and omg Japanese voice cues (aka not surprised that Auron sounds like that). Also not keen on Wakka's original voice but eh. I'm used to his American one, I suppose...?)

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