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Game Diary / 10 October 2005 / John
DS ACCESS GET! The kids are all doing their homework so I snarfed the DS to have a wee go of the above. It’s ACE! I think I need to wait until the Nintendogs mania has worn off a little so I can get a good run at it though. Couple of minor quibbles –
Australia / 10 October 2005 / John / 0
Well, my ACS assessment has come back successful! So, that’ll be 60 points please! With the points being provided by our family in Australia, we now meet the points requirements. There are a few other points given for age, English ability, etc, so we’re well clear of the 120 point pass mark. Now we need
Game Diary / 10 October 2005 / John / 0
Ohhhh, it’s ACE. It’s just great. It’s slightly prettier looking than FF-I in a brain-maddening Escheresque impossible perspective kinda way, but still pretty simple. It’s the conversations that make the difference. Key words can be ‘learned’, allowing you to ‘ask’ other NPCs about them at a later date. You can also ask about items. The
Game Diary / 10 October 2005 / John
I knew I’d cave. I had a go (about an hour or so) of Sword of Mana, but it’s not really gelling with me. It feels very like Kingdom Hearts and I just did NOT get on with that game. So, I thought I’d have a sneak peak at FF-2 – seeing as it’s on
Game Diary / 9 October 2005 / John
Fun though Kirby may be, it’s no lunchtime-devouring RPG – although it will certainly fill the ‘keep in a pocket for a quick blast’ slot. Sword of Mana, on the other hand, looks like the perfect way to bridge the gap between Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II. It’s a Sqenix title, so seems outwardly
Game Diary / 9 October 2005 / John
Level 2 (Ice Cream Land, I think) completored, and onto level 3. Erm. This is, er, not taking long.
Game Diary / 9 October 2005 / John
No Kirby game should ever be held up as evidence that the people who make games for Nintendo are normal. Because they’re not. Kirby is quite clearly the product of too many late nights indulging in illicit substances. Basically, you control an amorphous pink blob who, as well as scuttling around on the ground, can
Completed Games / 9 October 2005 / John
Complet0rated! Sadly, after twenty-odd hours of gameplay, I missed the closing bit of story / cutscene because I had to carry out taxi duties :-/ Still, there’s another couple of bloggees who are currently playing through it, so I’m sure one of them will fill me in. In the end, the final boss was more
Game Diary / 9 October 2005 / John
End of Game Boss. It’s one of those bosses which has a stupid amount of health which it can completely regenerate whenever it feels like it. It’s one of those bosses whose defeat depends upon you having two very specific spells available. Which I don’t have. But I could go off and get them. But
Game Diary / 9 October 2005 / John
Well, I’m on Level 3 of the Cloud Fortress at the moment. And I’ve just noticed that since getting a class upgrade, my Knight and Ninja can now cast. So, once I get this pesky Wind Crystal, I suspect I’ll have to go to the Chaos Shrine for high-noon. So, I’ll stock up on some