Yes, it sure has been a long time since I posted anything here and no, I haven’t been holed up in a closet playing Final Fantasy IV DS the entire time (just most of the time). The game is progressing nicely, though I’ve recently come to everyone’s favourite part: wandering around the Eblan area in a vain attempt to get Edge up to a level that won’t cause him to hinder everyone else. Which he will, anyway.
This, coupled with an impending move, have led me to take a little bit of a break. I’m still gaming, of course, but focused mostly on my daily Brain Age activities (it’s sad, I know).
Nonetheless, I do have thoughts on things up until this point:
- It’s pronounced “Yah-ng?” Seriously? We can name a character something that rhymes with “chlymidia,” but a name that rhymes with “wang” is out of the question?
- Edward’s big moment (trying so very hard not to spoil anything) made more sense when the device was called a “Twin Harp” instead of a “Whisperweed.” Seriously. It’s an actual weed now.
- I think I miss the Dark Elf’s old speech patterns, hard as they were on the eyes.
- The programmers have spoken: it’s a scythe.
- Finally bothered to start using augments, though I’ve missed the boat on some of the better ones (or so my book tells me). Draw attacks + counter = fear me!
- The Underworld looks gorgeous.
- The dolls are scarier than ever.
- The Namingway thing is starting to get a little bizarre — but seriously, why is he suddenly a rabbit rather than some dude with a turban?
Onward we go.
