KAJI'S WEEKEND IN REVIEW: WOW! I FAIL!

List attempted:
Download & Reinstall CuteFTPlite
  Update FFXI (Because I want to play Saturday Evening!)
  Download "Nyan Koi." Short harem anime series; Been watching to many serious anime lately.
  Organize Pictures on Hard Drive (Something that will never be completed.)
  Sleep
  Vacuum Bedroom
  Pick-Up Bathroom
  Go threw Laundry and get rid of things that are damaged or to small.
  Finish S.D. 0 Gundam (Need to see if Yopo will lemme borrow some of her nicer paint brushes~)
  Work on Gundam Wing a little.
  Sleep


List Completed:
Download & Reinstall CuteFTPlite
  Update FFXI
  Played FFXI
  Download "Nyan Koi."
  Played FFXI
  Sleep
  Work on Gundam Wing a little.
  Watched Indiana Jones & The Lase Crusade & Harry Potter 1-4.
  Played FFXI
  Sleep

So, I got most of it done? Right? RIGHT?!

KAJI'S WEEKEND: Episode 1: WOW! KAJI HAS ALOT OF PROJECTS!

   With this being the first true weekend out of my loving daughter's softball, and the first weekend with my love out of school, I decided to make some decent plans for this weekend. Decent plans for you may be going out on a date, partying with friends, or getting drunk and playing WoW. For me? Well..

  Download & Reinstall CuteFTPlite
  Update FFXI (Because I want to play Saturday Evening!)
  Download "Nyan Koi." Short harem anime series; Been watching to many serious anime lately.
  Organize Pictures on Hard Drive (Something that will never be completed.)
  Sleep
  Vacuum Bedroom
  Pick-Up Bathroom
  Go threw Laundry and get rid of things that are damaged or to small.
  Finish S.D. 0 Gundam (Need to see if Yopo will lemme borrow some of her nicer paint brushes~)
  Work on Gundam Wing a little.
  Sleep

Mind you, all of this will be moot if the Rapture happens. o.o;

Copyright SquareEnix

FFXI: The End of Perfect Ataraxia

   I joined my second Dynamis group back in April of '07, and was very well accepted as a Taru BLM. Back in those times, the group usually ran with around 20-30 players, and it was hard getting to know everyone. In the last few years we've become a smaller group lucky to have 12 players that where not a mule or second characters. We've had some amazingly fun runs, some very frustrating and difficult runs, and even some laid back runs. There would be nights where nothing dropped and it felt like a pointless run, then there would be nights that we'd leave an area feeling like thieves. Often we'd play together outside of Dynamis, so it was like having a small family. It was alot of fun, and I'd like to personally thank the leaders, long term members, and even short term members.

   This post goes out to all the current and previous members of the Perfect Ataraxia Linkshell, of the FFXI

Quetzalcoatl server.

   Thank you. Just because we're not part of a Linkshell anymore, you're all still my friends. Never hesitate to call me.

 

PSN Revival: Time to Bribe, erm, Thank Gamers.

It only does something.

   Sony feels bad for only doing offline for about a month now sense the hack. Bad enough to want to reward players with not only 30 days of Playstation+ (MUST DOWNLOAD FREEGAMES NAO!!) but also offering 4 free full games as an apology.

Choose from two (2) PS3 games:

Dead Nation (Think SmashTV with Zombies)
inFAMOUS (If you don't own it, you better own it after this.)
LittleBigPlanet (Great fun, but I think most people own it.)
Super Stardust HD (Looks like Geometry Wars.)
Wipeout HD + Fury (Remake of an older game, kinda reminds me of Tron racing)

Obviously the best deal here is inFAMOUS & LittleBIGPlanet. I already own them both, so I'll probably get Dead Nation & Wipeout on my girlfriend's Ps3 & get WipeOut & Stardust on my Ps3. ^^


Then, pick two (2) PSP games:

LittleBigPlanet (LBP on the go!)
ModNation Racers (Mario-Kart esque gameplay.)
Pursuit Force (Older PSP game, looks interesting. Got decent reviews.)
Killzone Liberation (FPS4PSP)

Unsure my decisions on this one. Definitely on LBP, so my daughter can play it on the go. I'll probably post my decision later on. It'll be last second, no doubt.

   The downside to this is that the PSN Store isn't up yet, but should be shortly. Remember kids: We only have 30 days after the store is online to download our freebies. There are alot of great games in here, so don't be shy.

FFXI: A Quick Guide to Anyone Returning to FFXI

   A good friend of mine texted me today mentioning that she is returning to FFXI. My first words to her was "The game has changed alot." So, this inspired me to write the following about what has recently changed in the last few years in FFXI, sense the the mid 08s'. This article is for people who left remotely in between ToAH & WotG:

JOBS
   Corsair, Blue Mage, Puppetmaster, Scholor, and Dancer have all been introduced to the game. Corsair has become key for helping with sleeps (with elemental shots) and assisting the PT in small buffs. Blue Mage has become the ultimate solo machine, able to face many types of mobs. Puppermaster, once a job that was often made fun of, can now out-nuke most Black Mages with the BLM Puppet. (Way to make me feel useful, Ana!)
   Once upon a time, PLDs were always needed but a good PLD was rare. Now they are the lolJob, with people often placing them under the "Forever Alone" category. With new combinations of subjobs and level caps being raised, alot of jobs have become more self sufficient. BLM/RDM can refresh and convert, WHM/SCH can Hastaga and spam abilities that lower enmity towards them.
   New abilities came as well with these new levels; WHMs can sleep mobs, BLMs can take damage to HP and swap it with MP, THF can take the blame for other people's hatred. Not to forget that SMNs can now summon Odin & Alexander for a few moments & NINs have gotten all the spells they've ever needed including Ninjetsu items that can be use universally with certain spells.

Mithra armor still looks like less then other races.

GEAR
   With the introductions of Abyssea, the 3rd tier of JSE was introduced. Easy to obtain, but only good once you've upgraded them. Easier to obtain, but god-awful to look at Auror gear was made available along with Pearl & Teal gear, rounding out armor that is decent & decently obtainable.
   Your old gear can easily and sadly be replaced with superior gear once you reach the level, but some of your really rare pieces can now be upgraded via Synergy, the new crafting job that is like no other.
   A good weapon can be easily obtained but if you're one that seeks more, you now have multiple choices including building a weapon from ground up via Trails of the Magian, where you can make a weapon that attacks more then once per turn or has certain elemental attributes. (Ex. Thunder = Dex & Acc augments & Ice = Elemental Magic + INT upgrades.) Mythic & Empy Weapons have been introduced, with the latter a little easier to obtain and usually superior to Mythic & Relics.

EXP
   EXP has never been easier. FFXI really went into easy mode. With increased EXP for EP-EM mobs & The introduction to Fields of Valor, a system where you take out a certain set of mobs in the area & then rewarded with more exp & gil for completing the grocery list of death. Then there is Abyssea..
   People are known to "Key Whore" in Abyssea, where you go in at the minimum level of 30, and gain massive EXP from 17 other people killing mobswhile you pop open chests that give time extensions, exp, and even rare items. Abyssea is the best place to EXP, (went from BLM 80 to 85 and also got 3 levels on SMN in one 6 hour group.) but sometimes makes it hard to skillup, bringing back skillup pts of old times.
Normal 6-man pts are rare, mostly replaced with smaller groups completing Fields of Valor.

ENDGAME
   Numerous endgame battlefields exist, each with it's own storyline & gear. alot of it was over-shadowed by the abyssea gear. You can still find groups low-manning end-game stuff such as Dynamis & Limbus. These once had 18+ per fun, now can be easily beaten with a well-trained group of 8. Dynamis went under a huge reconstruction, making it more of an extra EXP zone with rare drops, even though the CoP Dynamis zones remain the same. Sky & Sea has some benefits, but finding a group may be hard unless you have friends.

ECONOMY
   This one is short & sweet:
Things cost less, buy money has become scarcer. You can make a decent coin if you try, but no playing means no money.
FRIENDS
   Friends as always good thing, but some people prefure to dual or even triple box instead of dealing with others. Sad, but successful.

Classic picture of Anapuna and I farming my Carby Ruby.

EVERYTHING ELSE
   Like I said before:
      The Game Has Changed.

  Some can say for the better, alot say for the worse. The game doesn't have to many challenges anymore, and has become newbie-friendly. Personally, the game changed at the right times for me. I went though the hard times of leveling BLM and SMN, beating the first two expansions, and completing a set of relic gear before changes came along and made it easier. I welcomed the changes so leveling my second & third jobs became easier & beating the bitch that is CoP once more with my better-half, Yopo.

I'm using this opportunity to use old LiveJournal icons. ^^

 
   For more information, I found a complete post from Eosun.org (Formerly QCDN.org)
http://www.eosun.org/forum/showthread.php?t=60434

Links to the more popular events now-a-days:

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Abyssea
http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_the_Magians

LOLWUT PICTURES: 5/10/11

Even the freeway signs can troll you.



This scene will be added to the BluRay Extended Episode 5.



I wish this tree was emo so it'd HM: CUT itself.

Yopo & I have been talking about what we want at our wedding. This may be the cake.

"I SUCKED HIS SPOCK!"

FFXI May 10, 2011 (JST) Version Update

Posted Originally on the FFXI Playonline Message Boards:
(I take no credit in this information, but I do take credit for hosting it. :D)

Event-related

• [dev1007] Introducing the new content "Voidwatch"! See here for more details.
  
• [dev1011] Introducing the new content "Grounds of Valor"
  
• [dev1000] Dynamis Revisions
• [dev1005] Fellow Adjustments
• A new Rendezvous Point has been added to Aht Urhgan Whitegate (F-10)
• The number of Magian trials that can be undertaken simultaneously has been increased from five to ten.
• To conserve system resources, synergy furnaces have been removed from Upper Jeuno.
• The following adjustments have been made to the quest "Mama Mia."

  • The NPC Mamaulabion will now inform you of the items delivered thus far.
  • Players may now reinitiate the quest by speaking to Mamaulabion without the "Evoker’s Ring" item among their possessions.

• Certain teleporters located in the Shrine of Ru'Avitau will now send players to a fixed location.
• [dev1003] Abyssea Adjustments
• New Abyssea support NPCs have been added to the following areas:

  • Gilburt, Ivan Port San d’Oria (I-8)
  • Erich, Ernst Port Bastok (K-11)
  • Jerrett, Kierron Heavens Tower, Windurst
    

Battle-related

• [dev1010] Job Adjustments
  
  
• The effects of the following job abilities have been adjusted:

  Divine Caress / Saboteur / Spur / Tenuto / Mana Cede / Efflux / Striking Flourish / Perpetuance / Immanence

• The following job traits and attributes will see their maximum level of effectiveness adjusted by equipment, magic, and/or job abilities.

  Critical Hit Rate / Critical Hit Damage / Beast Killer / Plantoid Killer / Vermin Killer / Lizard Killer / Bird Killer / Amorph Killer / Aquan Killer / Undead Killer / Arcana Killer / Demon Killer / Dragon Killer / Fast Cast / Kick Attacks / Skillchain Bonus / Conserve MP / Magic Burst Bonus / Snap Shot / Recycle / Ninja Tool Expertise

• [dev1014] New Battlefields
  
• [dev1009] New Trigger Conditions for Notorious Monsters
• [dev1012] Revamped Monster Placement
• The level restriction has been abolished for the quest battlefield "Return to the Depths."
• The NM "Almighty Apkallu" will appear more easily.
• The amount of time it takes for the NM "Yilbegan" to despawn due to excessive distance from the player has been extended.
• The Abyssea-Attohwa NM Rahu has been renamed Svarbhanu.

Item-related

• Several new synthesis recipes have been added.
• [dev1013] Synergy Augments
• Several new synergy recipes have been added. With these recipes, it will be possible to add augments to existing equipment items.
  See here for more details.
• Additional equipment items obtainable with Imperial Standing have been added, along with new attachments obtainable as rewards for completing the ENM quest "Pulling the Strings."
• The Goblin firework vendor NPCs Kindlix and Pyropox have set up shop in Port Jeuno (J-7).
• [dev1001] The following items can now be kept in stacks of 12.

  Glavoid Shell / 2Leaf Chloris Bud / Helm of Briareus / Carabosse's Gem / Fistule Discharge / Kukulkan's Fang / Chukwa's Egg / Mananangal's Necklet / Marvin's Pelage / Chasmic Stinger / Raskovnik Vine / Bakka's Wing / Cuelebre's Horn / Mictlantecuhtli's Habit / Keesha's Pamama / Mikey's Nugget / Balaur Skull / Lieje Lantern / Itzpapalotl's Scale / Ulhuadshi's Fang / Sobek's Skin / Cirein-Croin's Lantern / Bukhis's Wing / Sedna's Tusk / Manigordo Tusk

• The following items have had their enchantment effect recast times shortened to 1 hour.

  Snow Bunny Hat / Snow Bunny Hat +1 / Chocobo Beret / Kingdom Stables Collar / Republic Stables Medal / Federation Stables Scarf / Ducal Guard Ring / Holla Ring / Dem Ring / Mea Ring / Vahzl Ring / Yhoat Ring / Altep Ring / Mandragora Beret / Stars Cap / Laurel Crown / Rabbit Belt / Worm Belt / Mandragora Belt / Homing Ring / Return Ring / Jugner Ring / Pashhow Ring / Meriphataud Ring / Gyokuto Obi / Drover's Belt / Detonator Belt / Goblin Belt / Kingdom Earring / Republic Earring / Federation Earring / Duchy Earring / Selbina Earring / Mhaura Earring / Rabao Earring / Kazham Earring / Norg Earring / Safehold Earring / Empire Earring / Nashmau Earring / Pullus Torque / Warp Cudgel / Trick Staff II / Kitty Rod

• The following items have had their enchantment effect recast times shortened to 20 hours.

  Custom Gilet +1 / Custom Top +1 / Magna Gilet +1 / Magna Top +1 / Wonder Maillot +1 / Wonder Top +1 / Savage Top +1 / Elder Gilet +1 / Tidal Talisman / Nexus Cape / Moogle Cap / Nomad Cap / Treat Staff II

• NPC vendors will now buy and sell the following items at reduced prices:

  Cracker / Twinkle Shower / Little Comet / Konron Hassen / Kongou Inaho / Meifu Goma / Airborne / Popstar / Brilliant Snow / Sparkling Hand / Air Rider / Ouka Ranman / Papillion

• The following items can now be entrusted to the care of the Porter Moogle:

  Trainee's Spectacles / Trainee Axe / Trainee Hammer / Trainee Burin / Trainee Scissors / Trainee's Needle / Trainee Gloves / Trainee Sword / Trainee Knife / Poele Classique / Kanonenofen / Pot Topper / Gyokuto Obi / Ark Angel HM Statue / Ark Angel EV Statue / Ark Angel TT Statue / Ark Angel MR Statue / Ark Angel GK Statue

• [dev1002] Delivery System Adjustments
  Review the list of undeliverable items.
• The potency of the "Automaton: Regain" effect granted by the hand-to-hand weapon "Burattinaios" has been adjusted.
• The cap on physical damage sustainable with the sword "Burtgang" equipped has been increased.
• The cap on magic damage sustainable with the shield "Aegis" equipped has been increased.
• The "Smart Grenade" item is no longer exclusive.
• The graphics and icon for the great swords "Kardia Faussar" and "Kardia Faussar +1" have been changed.
• The footgear "Ace's Sabatons" has been renamed "Ace's Leggings."
• Help messages for the following Magian trial items have been adjusted:
  *Their effects remain unchanged.

  Agni’s Staff +2 (No. 2579) / Vayu’s Staff +2 (No. 2585) / Indra’s Staff +2 (No. 2591) / Surya’s Staff +2 (No. 2597) / Varuna’s Staff +2 (2604) / Kubera’s Staff +2 (2610) / Soma’s Staff +2 (No. 2616) / Yama’s Staff +2 (2622)

System-related

• [dev1008] Improvements in Fishing
• Signet effect durations have been increased by three hours across the board. The maximum possible duration remains unchanged at 15 hours.
• When conducting currency exchange with either the NPC Ugrihd (Aht Urhgan Whitegate) or Awaheen (Nashmau), players may now specify the Imperial coin of their choice as well as the quantity desired.
• The new text command "/blockhelp" has been added.
  This command allows players to toggle on and off the ability to bring up the "Call for Help" button in the command menu. The default setting for this command is on; logging out of the game will revert this setting to default.
• The active command window may be hidden and radar displayed by pressing the triangle button or plus key during battle.
• The font used to display characters' names above their heads has been changed on the Windows and Xbox 360 versions of the game.
  

Resolved Issues

• The following previously existing issues have been corrected:

  • The issue wherein choosing "Give up chocobo raising," while a chocobo is still incubating yielded an improper message.
  • The issue regarding the NM Phantasmal Puk's low spawn rate during sieges involving Lv4–Lv7 Mamool Ja Savages.
  • The issue in which the Aht Urhgan Whitegate NPC Zasshal mistakenly identified the minimum party member requirement for entering remnant areas as six.
  • The issue wherein help message for the Blue Mage spell Delta Thrust read "Additional effect: Disease" instead of the correct "Additional effect: Plague."
  • The issue in which effects of monsters' Yurin abilities were improperly displayed.
  • The issue wherein the scholar ability "Libra" would display improper information if used in conjunction with a black mage's "Enmity Douse" ability.
  • The issue in which improper TP values were occasionally displayed when using the job ability "Tactical Switch" with either a Cirque Scarpe +1 or Cirque Scarpe +2 equipped.
  • The issue in which the help message for the weapon skills "Sidewinder" and "Slug Shot" mistakenly read "quintuple damage" instead of the correct "quadruple damage."
  • The issue where the effects from Atma of the Winged Gloom would occasionally not trigger.
  • The issue where sudden accumulations of a large quantity of experience points would sometimes reduce the actual amount of experience points earned.
  • The issue in which the detection range for the monster Dybbuk (Abyssea-Konschtat) was larger than intended.
  • The issue wherein it was sometimes possible to target the NM Myrmecoleon (Abyssea-Tahrongi) before it spawned.
  • The issue in which the NM Ulhuadshi (Abyssea-Attohwa) would occasionally begin absorbing damage under improper conditions.
  • The issue in which players would occasionally be disengaged from the NM Amun (Abyssea-Attohwa) against their will.
  • The issue in which magic cast by the Abyssea-Attohwa NMs Mielikki and Svarbhanu would exhibit improper effects.
  • The issue in which the Abyssea-Altepa NMs Bennu and Ansherkh would display special attack messages despite being afflicted with terror.
  • The issue where the NM Orthus (Abyssea-Altepa) would occasionally inflict fire damage upon itself.
  • The issue wherein the area of effect for the NM Indrik's (Abyssea-Uleguerand) special attack "Scintillant Lance" was incorrect.
  • The issue in which the area of effect for the NM Ironclad Triturator's (Abyssea-Uleguerand) special attack "Turbine Cyclone" was incorrect.
  • The issue wherein the NM Apademak (Abyssea-Uleguerand) would occasionally cast area of effect attack spells on itself.
  • The issue wherein the NM Impervious Chariot (Abyssea-Uleguerand) would sometimes begin absorbing damage under improper conditions.
  • The issue wherein the NM Azdaja (Abyssea-Grauberg) would intermittently use magical effects it should not possess.
  • The issue wherein using an automaton's ranged or magical attacks against the NM Armoury Crate (SE Apollyon) immediately caused the battle to terminate.
  • The issue in which using an automaton to fight an NM that must be spawned with abyssite would occasionally cause the NM to disappear when a party's reservation expired.
  • The issue where joining a Walk of Echoes battlefield that was already 51% or more complete would result in being unable to exit.
  • The issue wherein, under certain circumstances, enemies in Walk of Echoes would not drop items.
  • The issue wherein the Walk of Echoes enemy Morbid Molassess’s special attack "Cytokinesis" possessed an improper area of effect.
  • The issue whereupon trading the key item "battle trophy: 3rd echelon" to the NPC Dominion Tactician resulted in an improper response.
  • - The issue wherein the help message for Mercurial Sword mistakenly read "Occasionally attacks 2-3 times," instead of "Occasionally attacks 2-4 times."
  • The issue in which the help message for Mercurial Pole mistakenly read "Occasionally attacks 2-4 times," instead of "Occasionally attacks 2-5 times."
  • The issue where the item Unkai Haidate's Hasso effect was affecting magic recast delay.
  • The issue where the item Breeze Gem's position would be displayed incorrectly upon sorting auction house items.
  • The issue in which the following items periodically exhibited additional effects that were not described in their respective help messages:

    Beneficus / Siriti / Winged Wand

  • The issue in which characters resurrected by Auto Reraise would not have their items de-equipped even if their level fell below the item’s level requirement.
  • The issue wherein DUALSHOCK 2 controllers' vibration would not properly reflect the size of fish.
  • The issue in which treasure chests caught during the Brigand's Chart quest were not displayed on the beach.
  • - The issue where fishing instinct messages were displayed during goldfish-scooping.
  • - The issue regarding how NMs could not be fished for in the following areas:

    Qufim Island / Cape Terrigan / Purgonorgo Isle / Mount Zayolm

  • The issue wherein the following item names could not be properly changed by using the text command /translate:

    Winged Wand / Vodun Mace / Vodun Mace +1

  • The following item names have also been adjusted for consistency:

    Lancer Plackart Lancer Plackart +1 Raising Earrings Stun Jamadhar Dino Ledersens Genie Lappa Igqira Lappa Sylvan Brague Sylvan Brague +1

    Lncr. Plackart Lncr. Plackart +1 Raising Earring Stun Jamadhars Dino Ledelsens Genie Lappas Igqira Lappas Sylvan Bragues Sylvan Bragues +1

Known Issues

• Despite all auction houses being consolidated to Jeuno, auction house NPCs in the three nations mistakenly continue to state that each nation’s auction house functions independently. This issue will be resolved in the next version update.

- The proposed atma interface improvement allowing players to save their favorite atma configurations has been delayed to a future version update due to development complications.

Several new synergy recipes have been added. With these recipes, it will be possible to add augments to existing equipment items. (See the following link for more details)
<List of Undeliverable Items>
* The list is quite extensive, so it may be easier to search for particular items using your browser’s search function.

(See original post for details)

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/7267

Our good friend over at Wild Dragon Chase had full details on the data mining. I'll post a few of his pictures for you lazy readers.

http://wilddragonchase.blogspot.com/2011/05/ffxi-version-update-dat-mining-may-9.html

Make sure to see his post for all the information on his current data mining threads.



I hope I wasn't the one to crap in this guy's corn flakes. o.o;



Garuda's evil sister?

The color swap kind of reminds me of the limited edition Gundam Unicorn

"It's LU BU!!!!"

I really like the colours on this one.

This will be my favorite toy to play with in my moghouse.

Again, thanks to Playonline's message boards & Wild Dragon Chase for the info/pictures. Make sure to visit their sites so they can get their well deserved hits.

Review: Tron Legacy

<3

      "The son of a virtual world designer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed. He meets his father's creation turned bad and a unique ally who was born inside the digital domain of The Grid." ~IMDB Summery~

Review:

   A note real quickly: I was never a huge fan of the original Tron. It was a fun movie, but it wasn't very provoking. I may catch some fanboy heat for this, but I want to be honest about this. Again, it was a fun movie. Legacy, on other hand, blew the original out of the water for me.

   The storyline was probably the weakest point of the movie, and that's not a terrible thing. A simple story with a couple (predictable at moments) twists and some great nostalgia factor. The good thing is that Legacy doesn't fully depend on the original movie for a storyline. Most things are explained pretty well, with the exception of Dillinger Jr's bit part (son of the antagonist from the first movie), and who Tron is. Olivia Wilde's character Quorra was a good change from female leads. The attraction from her character and Sam was well written, pulling away from the "The main girl and the main guy gotta kiss" stereotype. I appreciated the little bit of sexual frustration that was never played upon. Almost everything the character say and do is golden. I will be quoting this movie for along time. Story is definitely a 4/5. I can't say there is anything I could add or take away from the storyline, it just felt a little lacking. Perhaps other points of the movie over-shadowed the story, and that's why I feel the way I do about it.

   Special effects where insane. It made me want to put long LED lights throughout my clothing. The de-aging of Jeff Bridges was interesting, but at a few moments didn't seem as real as I'd of hoped Disney could do.

All battle scenes, light-cycle battles, and even the programs falling into broken pieces after being "deleted" was done really well. The effects sometimes had a "Dark Knight" feel to them, and that definitely not a bad thing. 4.5/5

   Music made the movie. Daft Punk's score for the movie definitely made it for me. Anytime I can listen to a soundtrack that makes me relive scenes from the movie, I fall completely in love with it. I've already driven home from work listening to "Flynn Lives" with quite possibly the nerdiest look on my face. Often, the music almost feels like the actors are moving and talking with the music playing in their heads. The way the music flows with each character makes you think they had the music playing for the actors in each scene. 6/5 (Yes, I went over the limit. You got a problem with that? You wanna fight about it?)

Yeah.. I like Oliva Wilde. Can't you tell?

   Casting was well done, including one of my favorite former T.V. doctors. Oliva Wilde's character was both fun, had a slight-sexiness, and cute, with a another slight bit of goofiness. Something we haven't seen in a female lead in along time in my opinion. Garret Hedlund pulled off his role flawlessly, and of course Jeff Bridges return to the role of Kevin Flynn was something that had to be done. Michael Sheen's little Ziggy Stardust impression was spot on for the role of Castor. For some reason though, every time I hear David Warner's voice (OHFUCKTHISMAYBEASPOILER) I think of Ra's Al Ghul from Batman: The Animated Series. Seeing Cillian Murphy in such a small part was disappointing, but I don't think this is the last we'll see of him. Everyone else was spot on. 5/5

Wrap Up:

   The original Tron wasn't for everyone. Legacy feels like like you can sit almost anyone in front of it and they'll enjoy it. I plan on purchasing the Bluray+DVD version for myself in the near future. Your family and friends will enjoy this movie, as long as they can comprehend the idea of a digital world.

You're just lucky I didn't spam a bunch of images of her and some drool as a review.

Saturday Night Projects!

   Finally finished up the driver installation on my computer and starting the installation of my favorite drug and it's less loved younger brother (FFXI and XIV respectively). All that's left for that is do download updates...

This one will be alot shorted then the next one. >.>; FFXI players know what updates are like.

   So, what to do while my computer is doing it's thing? Work on my next model kit sounds good. (Yes, I know I need to post some pics of my last project, but I need a better camera then the one that's on my phone to show that off.)

XXXG-01W Wing Gundam EW Ver. (MG)

Painted Heero and put him in his little chair. Little guy never looked so happy.

Inner-Chest completed with a little frustration. 

Front attached. Was tempted to use green-eye pain instead of the sticker, but decided against that.

Body is complete. Huzzah!

    Well, installs are all done and FFXI is taking it's sweet-ass time installing, so I'm off to bed. Hopefully I'll get my copies of Photoshop CES3 and Microsoft Office XP soon so I can finish my computer and continue work on the main hunters-guild.org site. I'll post more shots of the kit once I've started work on the head.

Epic News: Sega Saturn Classic Guardian Heroes being remade for X360 Arcade!

   A few weeks back I think I brought up a game called Guardian Heroes for the Sega Saturn. Not only was this a fun 4 player beat-'em up with rpg elements dipped into anime juice, it was a large part of what the anime club (AnimeSentai props #2) played during the early 00's. Multiple endings, awesome super moves, and a VS mode that supported up to 12 players really made this game a kick at the parties.

Let me apologize to all my friends who had to deal with me playing as the Dragon God in VS mode. ^^

   Kotaku.com reports that this treasured jewel in the Sega Saturn crown will be released for the Xbox360 Arcade. Not just a port of the Saturn version, but will also feature updated HD graphics, online co-op and online VS mode that can support up to 12 players. Expected for a Fall 2011 release date. Original article: http://kotaku.com/#!5798896/sega-saturn-classic-guardian-heroes-coming-to-xbox-live-arcade

Take that people who are selling this game for $100 on Amazon!

   Once again, Xbox has come out and saved me from buying a game I've needed sense it was thrifted from my house back in 2005. Thanks to Kotaku for reporting.

There was another game released for GBA. It's OK, but lacks the multiplayer.

UPDATE: Here are some screen shots:
http://kotaku.com/#!5799009/guardian-heroes-for-xbox-live-arcade-looks-awful-but-dont-lose-hope/gallery/1

Hunters Guild Updates

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The following is a quick breakdown of upcoming (as in after Softball and the current Semester are over, and my computer is back to full operation.) updates for Hunters Guild.

Main Page: Additions of new Selections; Reopening older pages with the new format. Also need to work on getting the main page to look better in older versions of Internet explorer.

KO Beast: Finish the music sections. Work on the video game section. Does anyone have a good Turbo Duo/PC Engine emulator they know of? I need a new HuCard to get my Turbo CD to play right. This would be helpful for the game review/synops.

Utena: Considering a new layout, but it's on the back burner. Update information about the DVD releases and a few other things.

Evangelion: Rebuild from the ground up. Will feature new articles and selections not found in other sites like Evawiki or other popular resources. What is the point of having the same information as everyone else, right?
Definite return of "Rejected Angels."

I never finished recoloring this to be Kaji & Holocaust. Both two proud warriors from PSO Dreamcast.

Phantasy Star: It's about time I make a page about Phantasy Star, huh?

FFXI: Same as above. This game is to blame for me not updating. That's the story and I'm sticking to it.

Parody Comics: Time to add some more, right?

Wallpapers: Long need of an overhaul. Definitely planned.

Others:  History of Hunters Guild opening, Model Kit/Figure collection pictures and info, and a reopening of my convention page. A few other surprises are in the works as well.

...No. No I am not.