450 - Suikoden V is okay...
HELLO and welcome to another Monday Post. A few days ago, when I was reading comments under the new Warcraft game announcement, there was a comment saying: "2030? If you're in your 30s, that's like in 3 months." To which I would like to add: if you're in your 40s, it's like in 3 weeks. -_-
NEW GAMES! There were quite a few announcements last week, but all of them were of the "point and laugh" kind. Best-case scenario, StarCraft will be awarded the on-rails shooter of the year in 2070, and it will be a game fully created by AI. The rest of the announcements were about the same: Diablo, WoW, all the good stuff. The modern audiences eat good. Also, I see everyone is making fun of the new Wolverine game now, and it's kind of impressive, since you need to create a really special type of product to rub even the normies the wrong way.
NINTENDO DIRECT. Nintendo keeps on winning simply by releasing new games, but the games themselves don't interest me in the slightest. The Zelda remake didn't need to exist, but it does, and it looks like an AI game (even though it's not). Level-5 embarrassed themselves with literal AI slop, giving us a good idea of what to expect from Japanese studios in the future. I honestly have no desire nor energy to whine about this anymore. I would much rather spend an hour typing out my thoughts on some old PS2 game, which is exactly what I plan to do for the remainder of this post ^_^
URDA'S PANTIES. Despite still feeling salty about the whole bath thing, I continue to play Suikoden V. I recruited a super cute elven archer girl, and now every time she gets knocked down in a fight, I am treated to a view of her green panties. (Because the dark void wasn't invented yet in the PS2 era.) It's the little things, really...
THE SLUT. I also recruited Jeane, who is "the slut" of the game. I really got that "gotta add her to my harem" feeling when I was doing her quest and adding her to the list of my castle inhabitants later. But here is the problem: you have zero ways to interact with the characters you recruit. There are no side quests with them, and because you can't control the camera, you can't even see their character models very well. The only option to get a better look is to add them to the party and hope they will deliver the final blow to the enemy. This is why I was hoping for the bath facility to be something other than the broken mess that it is. T_T
I AM STILL SALTY! But whatever... 54 hours in. I still enjoy the game, just not nearly as much as I could've. Whatever... This remains my main game, and I plan to beat it before moving on to something else. I will keep you posted, because I know that my progress in Suikoden V is the main reason you keep supporting me.
THE WORK. Work is work. Doing coding and writing, just like last week. Right now, I'm mostly busy with Irma's bonding events. If things go smoothly, I'll probably start working on her CGs soon, so I'll have something drawing-related to share. Hopefully. Anyway, thank you for your support. I'll see you all next Monday. (Don't forget to leave a like or a comment, or, if you feel generous, both. There is no algorithm here, this is just for my personal pleasure. :) Laterz.
-Aka-
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Comments (20)
Good games will keep coming, and you are proof! It's just that we have to look for them a bit harder, and in unlikely places XD Keep up the good work, man. Your worst is still some of the best :)
Thanks, man. I appreciate your optimism!! And thank you for your kind words T_T
Every time I see one of these it's a little punch to the shoulder that another Monday has already come around. Time is moving too fast for my liking XD
You have no idea how fast it goes for me... Every Monday, I feel like I just wrote the previous Monday's post last week and have nothing new to share -_-
I haven't stopped in on a monday post in a hot minute, I don't even remember who Irma is! Do you ever get a kind of like, malaise where you want to play games but it all feels like too much effort? That's where I'm at right now.
You... what? What do you mean you don't remember who Irma is? Who are you?! 0_0 A government spy sent to infiltrate our brotherhood of old farts? Begone! Seriously though, Irma is Irma, come on, man -_- As for the second part of your comment, I feel you 100% on this. Oftentimes, I enjoy watching some video more than actually playing a game. I try to fight it, though. The problem is, I can't play games during the day because I'm a responsible adult, and by the evening I'm usually too exhausted. Also, this is another reason I've been so into old games lately. When I boot up a GBA game, I immediately know what to do because most of those games are fairly simple. I don't always have the energy or motivation to digest complicated lore, control schemes, battle systems, and all that -_-
The Suikoden V relationship arc continues: love → betrayal → reluctant acceptance. 😅 Meanwhile, “Irma bonding events” may be the three most important words in this entire post!!!
Basically, my entire post masterfully summed up in a single sentence.
As to this ""2030? If you're in your 30s, that's like in 3 months." To which I would like to add: if you're in your 40s, it's like in 3 weeks. -_-". I just want to say, I'm in my 60's so, Fuck you, you dam children! Now for the games your playing. Most the new stuff is getting low ratings because they still don't care about the actual players. A little tidbit for you, the old Shining Force games you could actually have the female characters running around in their underwear. Bad thing was it dropped the armor rating and they easily get one shot. I wish I had the skill to code or do the art to make a game that was like life, armor gets damaged, torn wet and all the other stuff.
Shining Force mention! Those were such fun games. I'm still holding out for a new one someday. At least Fire Emblem is going strong though
In some games Jeanne wears fancy dresses, but in her original incarnation she's very much a belts and loincloths gal and I'm always glad to see her like that as she has the seduction rune.
Belts and loincloths is the true way to go, obviously! XD
U cute
No u
Jeanne are always the slut nice taste
^_^
Aka in the "Big Hole" hehehe. You're where you've always wanted to be, BroWaifu. I'm so proud of you *sheds a man tear*
Ha-ha-ha! XD I am only doing my part, citizen. o7
love you Aka, I'd say the games are dying, but you're doing a great job keeping them alive with yours. A big hug, my friend.
I love you too. Stay strong, brother.