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Phokal's Holiday '08 Wishlist

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There are too many games coming out this holiday season to buy, let alone play, them all.

Here’s where I’m going to mentally organize what I want, what I plan to buy, and what I’m willing to wait to get.  MSRP are games that I will pay full price for. Sale are games I will wait for a deal on. And bargain are games that would need a pretty good sale before they would get picked up, not due to anything they lack, but due to the price they’d be by the time I got to play them.

This list will be updated multiple times: Last Update: 12/26

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I finally read: Wolverine Origin

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Loaned from a friend, I recently sat down and read Wolverine: Origin.  In the forward, a commenter mentions that there is no way someone could pull this off.  Despite his misgivings he grew to love the story and wish he had thought of it.  For me, there was no way it could ever live up to that hype.

Wolverine’s past has been one of those comic book mysteries for, what, 30 years?  And they expected to tell the story of his origin in what amounts to about 6 books?  With what they had to work with they did a marvel-ous (hah!) job, but by the end it certainly didn’t feel like enough.

Still, it’s a canon origin story.  Don’t *you* want to know his past?

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Naruto Progress Report #1

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Alright, brief:

I recently learned the ability to sping and dash around corners (think skidding in a racing game).  I also recently leveled up my exploration skills such as running up walls.  Combined this has really opened up the main hub world and given the game a very Crackdown or Spiderman 2 feel.  I didn’t have a crash during my last playtime experience,…but I’m still holding my breath.

And Saving Often.

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don’t tell me the ending to: Dokapon Kingdom

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Dokapon Kingdom is an almost entirely unknown game.  Recently released for the Wii and PS2 (both versions identical except for 16:9 and progressive support on the Wii), Dokapon Kingdom is a multiplayer board game.  It can be cut into ‘party game’ sized chunks, but is definetely more board game than ‘party’ (Read: Minigame) game.

Take Final Fantasy 1, add humor, and make it a competative board game.  Players take turns travelling the board.  Land on a Shop or Chest space and you collect or buy items.  Land on an empty space and a Random (often Fight) occurs.  Two players land on the same empty space and they can duel each other.   You level up as you defeat enemies, and lose equipment each time you die (and early, you die often).  The game has a variety of modes, from mini-missions that take 1-3 hours, to an entire campaign that can last 15 hours (each is savable and resumable at any point).

Hopefully that basic description gives you an idea of how the game plays.  Now, on to a few specifics.

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chatting: it's what i do!

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Phokal: you should start saving money
capnjiffy: I AM
Phokal: lol
capnjiffy: tell it to the student loans
capnjiffy: also i’ve been going out too much
Phokal: tsk tsk
capnjiffy: booze isn’t going to drink itself, aaron
Phokal: i’ve always told you, you’re way too social
capnjiffy: yeah i hear that all the time
Phokal: that jiffy, and always making friends
capnjiffy: it’s what i do! it’s who i am!
Phokal: i’m telling you, it’s a real problem. seriously cutting into your asocial videogame player.
capnjiffy: it was weird as hell though friday i went out ad met literally a dozen people i already knew
Phokal: fallout 3 isn’t going to play 300hrs itself!

sustenance

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Detnap: “I can pick you up a sandwich at Jimmy John’s.  Or is there something you’d want more than Jimmy John’s?”

Me: “Bags of money.  Or Dokapon Kingdom.  Or Dead Space.”

Detnap: “How about something for lunch that is not a video game?”

Me: “But I sustain myself with videogames.  Food just tastes good.”

Detnap: “…”

pLayday: 10/14 – *Cancelled*

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I’m not going to be able to make it, and I don’t think we’ll get many people online without me organizing it.  So, show up if you’d like, but don’t expect to see many/any people on.  I’m going to attempt a ressurection later.  I’ll also poll quick to see who is still interested in doing it; expect to hear from me soon. Continue reading →

don’t tell me the ending to: Naruto – Rise of a Ninja

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I’m going to be naturally a little bitter about this game.  It crashes on me nearly every time I hit a log.  I’m not sure why, but it is all the more frustrating to have to do every trap filled platforming sequence perfectly, or be forced to reboot the system.

But, I’ll try to explain the game based on merit as if it worked perfectly.

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pLayday: 10/7 – SC4 or RB2

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I’m thinking of just having a few friends over.  If you are interested, drop me a line and we’ll play something.  If you are up for some Online action and can’t physically make it over, let me know and we’ll work you in somehow.

Otherwise, take note: pLayday will be changing dates in a month or so; probably to Thursday.  Email or post schedules and times you have available and I’ll pick a new day/slot.

I finally beat: Star Wars – The Force Unleashed

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Actually, I finally posted on beating Star Wars – The Force Unleashed.  I actually beat it a couple of days ago, which was a couple days after it’s release.  I beat the whole thing in about 3 sittings/days.  Not a long game at what was probably about 8 hours, but not too short either.  I felt compelled to play through quickly to experience the story.  This is a game that deserves the compliment sandwich.  It has so many absolutely great things going for it that are counteracted by awful, horrible Dark Sides.

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