Eluvianii

There are several ways to take that question and the answer for at least two is yes. I roleplay on the Shard and I play Pathfinder every Saturday. TPBM is baffled by the fact that the game tag has a different name everywhere but even more that it actually exists everywhere.

Both sound extremely painful, so I have to go for the coolest one, which is clearly being eaten alive by ants. Do you know the difference between a muffin and a cupcake?

Well, that much is confirmed. Last I heard Brandon was considering making her the flashback character for Book 10. She's got the finale all to herself.

I really enjoy him. Most stories would start you out with how he was in RoW. With a newly introduced villain that is already ruthless and emotionless, so actually getting to see how Moash got there in so much detail was fascinating. He's also really fun to read right now. The edginess, the cold behavior, his twisted train of thought and the way he still justifies his actions (as despicable as what he did in Hearthstone was, what's really interesting to me is that he genuinely thought he was helping Kaladin back then). He's just a really cool villain at this point. As for the future, well, I think whatever happens is fine. If he ever gets a redemption arc, I won't exactly be forgetting but I for one would forgive him as soon as he changes, like, actually change. On the other hand if he just keeps going down becoming the biggest stone in the Radiants' shoes, then that's cool too. I would look forward to the final showdown between him and Kal in that particular case.

Ilia had a rock. It was a cool rock all things considered. She had actually spent most of the day looking for a perfect rock. She had been telling herself that she wanted her first Enchanting to be perfect, shape of the rock included, but in hindsight, maybe that had been just a way to delay the inevitable. Truth was, she wasn't looking forward to this. About a year ago, when she had decided to study Enchanting, Ilia had tried to Enchant things (she had panicked for a moment when the professor told them it was illegal), lots of them in fact, but she was never successful. Granted, she mostly tried to move things with her mind as if it was Telekinesis, and she had not known a thing about all that "believing" stuff the professor had talked about, so her method was wrong from the beginning. Even so, the experience had been terrible for her confidence. No going back now, it was do or fail. She chose a nice spot below a tree in one of the gardens, and started staring at the rock. So the rock needed to glow. She wasn't controlling the rock either but fundamentally changing the way it worked. Rewriting its code. It was hard to imagine, let alone manage to do it before next class. She tried to imagine the rock glowing. All kinds of light, blue, red, yellow, a whole rainbow, but that was no different from a simple daydream. Imagining something didn't make it happen. Rocks didn't glow, and you couldn't simply change that. Ilia realized that she was having trouble seeing the rock now. It was night. How long had she been out here? Now that she let herself get distracted she felt hungry too. She got up and started walking back to the dorm. Feeling defeated at her lack of progress.

Today I experienced a true TPK. Even better, it was entirely our fault. Not the first time we lose characters, or even most of our characters all at once, this was my third character during this campaign in fact. However, since this time literally everyone died, the campaign ended in a bad ending because there was no one to continue and meet the new characters. It was fun, I think we lasted over a year. We did get to see a short tour of what we missed. I didn't get to have enough fun with my witch though, so I may play another one at the earliest opportunity. For the time being however, next session we'll most likely start the pirate adventure campaign we've been planning for a while. I have a cute little goblin who attacks and heals with bombs so I'm looking forward to that.

I haven't. I think I own the first part as I have the Arcanum, but I don't think graphic novels are well adapted to Google's reader iirc. Even less on a screen so small. TPBM wants an e-reader.

In the end I decided, if I'm playing Fatal Frame 1 and 3, it's only appropriate that I play 2 too, even if I already know that game. So I did just that. Now, while it's true that I've played Crimson Butterfly before, it was the Wii edition, so the original ps2 version was uncharted territory for me. That said, I was impressed by how similar they were. You could notice a couple differences in the scenarios, like windows actually connecting with the outside in the Wii edition, but for the most part, it felt like a 1:1 conversion. The graphics are noticeably better in the Wii version if you compare two screenshots, but playing it separately like this it's hard to notice a difference. The game was marginally harder too, but it has nothing on the first game on that department. I guess this is a pretty easy series overall, which I'm fine with. Instilling fear via the stress that comes with the risk of losing all your progress if you mess up, RE style, is effective. But that comes with frustration too and that's not the emotion I'm looking to feel here and overall I don't love it. And if a game can be scary without resorting to that it just speaks even better of the game's atmosphere. Actually, that's another thing I was impressed about. This game is special, different version or not, this is the third time I finish Crimson Butterfly, and I still found it utterly terrifying. The days where I could play 20 minutes before being too scared to continue are long behind me, but while I can play most of this game feeling relaxed now (at times comforted even. Behold the power of nostalgia), there were not moments but entire sequences that had my heart rate going up, many of them, even if I fully knew what to expect. This time I also got a better feel about who was who, and what in the past felt like hundreds of different ghosts turned out to be about 20 or so, which you can easily recognize as soon as they appear. While I miss the feeling that the place was haunted by hundreds of people, this does make it easier to connect with those people. It's heartbreaking really, now as soon as a ghost appears I know who it is, their story, why they appear the way they do and attack the way they do. This is a series where villains are basically nonexistent, and any danger you're subjected to is just a result of the unfortunate way spirits work in Japanese folklore. It's just a collection of tragic stories where you have no choice but to fight the victims. As it happens every time I finish either of the two, I can't decide which one I like more, Crimson Butterfly, or Mask of the Lunar Eclipse. Both are so good. The fourth game (the latter) has such a good ending sequence, that's a game that knows the meaning of the term build-up, but 2 has such a powerful ending cutscene. Seriously, one of the strongest endings in any game period, and the fact that I was just able to experience it with its original ending theme, well, it started raining let's say. Masterpiece, that's a fact that only gets clearer every time I finish it. On to Fatal Frame 3, this time for real. I'm also playing Clock Tower 3 on the side. This seems like a really short game. I've played two sessions so far and I'm thinking maybe another two will be enough. This one is fun. It's creepy, gory, very silly, it's great spooky month material. I enjoy the weird contrast between the protagonist getting so scared that you can't control her, and her being so brave that there are dozens of little cutscenes where she faces the enemies head on. Love it so far, may get me into the first two.

I mean, I enjoy school. But on the other hand, I have that guilt that I have been attending uni for a year longer than I should and about three more to come. So kinda yeah. TPBM knows a movie's script by heart.

It grew on me. I wanted to get Willshaper but I'm perfectly happy with Lightweaver after thinking about it (plus, I got Willshaper on second place anyway). TPBM deliberately goes out when it's raining.

I want to replay that one so badly, but I don't have a wii motion plus. I had to borrow one to play it years ago. I'm not quite ready for the port's price tag though.

I can't be the only person here who absolutely adores the motion controls. Both in TP and SS.

Close enough, I know a December 23rd. TPBM knows someone who's birthday is January 1st.

By the time Ilia got up from her seat, everyone had already bolted to the front to choose a wand. Crap, why am I always so slow for these things? She was kind of expecting an orderly line, which in hindsight was stupid of her. She ran to the front, trying to get a glimpse of the box, and getting distracted with the students that had already chosen a wand. What if they got the one she liked? She pushed her way to the front, and was presented with a box full of wands, obscured by dozens of hands trying to grab one. What did she want? What would be more fitting for her? What would be the most effective? Wait, no, the professor had said it was just personal preference. Right, so only the design changed. Too many movies if she was expecting anything else. Still, if that was the case, all the more reason to just get something she actually liked. It was impossible to focus here though. Too many hands obstructing her view, and too many people behind her trying to shove her aside. She closed her eyes, stuck her hand into the box, closed it around the first bit of wood it encountered, and ran away from the scene before she was crushed by everyone else. Gasping for breath she looked at her hand. If someone got just a glance from afar, it would probably look like just a twig. In reality it was more elegant than that. It was made up from three separate pieces, which where braided together along the length of the wand. The end result was itself formed in a kind of spiral, ending in a single straight thin line at the tip, where the three parts melted into one. There was also a spiral of very thin wood wrapped around the base to form a handle. She was distracted for a moment thinking about the implications of "wand designer" being an actual job. After that though, and after turning her wand all over and examining it from every angle she could only think of one word. Perfect.

Recently watched Gokseong, or The Wailing as it has been localized. That was a weird movie. Weird in the sense that it's different to every other horror movie I've seen. It's a mystery and a dang good one, considering I was still debating the right answer in the last 5 minutes of the movie. It's a slow burn and one I genuinely didn't have much hope for during the first half hour or so but it turned out to be one of my favorites in the genre. It's also fairly graphic and has some pretty strong scenes, I didn't know pain could be acted so well until I saw some of these. Also, it's on the supernatural/spiritual side, and you're not supposed to make a mix like this and still get something that makes sense. There's religious aspects from at least three cultures I think and they all somehow coexist with each other. It all seems based on Korean folklore but they managed to get a bit of Japanese in there. And by the time a christian priest appears I just accept everything else that the movie throws at me. But I promise, it works. Somehow. It's a bit over two hours and a half, has some of the most disturbing scenes I've seen in a horror movie, had me second-guessing myself constantly through its entire runtime, and it's a thoroughly heartbreaking experience to watch. 10/10, would recommend. Also watched Ringu. This one was fairly interesting in that one could argue that they underuse the ghost, but I really enjoyed the overall mystery. Obviously a lot more traditional, you just enjoy watching the characters doing the part of an investigator, and you're just trying to help them as the story progresses. My only real gripe with the movie is that it seems purposefully inconclusive. I guess I should spoiler this part as I talk about the ending. And also watched Dark Water, the Japanese one. I actually loved the American version as a kid, but only recently learned it was based off a Japanese movie. I can't say I understand why the practice of adapting foreign movies is so popular, or why it mostly happens with horror. Can't people just watch the original? Anyway, this was really enjoyable for me. It struck a really nice balance of setting up the atmosphere and the scares themselves. It's not long either (I mean, they rarely are, Gokseong is the odd one here) so it's a perfect fit for a casual movie night or something. Easy to watch, easy to empathize with the characters, the horror is fun and well executed, and I don't know, I just really liked this one. As much as I like the unsettling sense of paranoia of something like The Witch, or the uncomfortable fear of humans themselves while watching The Babadook, or the absolute lack of safety and certainty mixed with suffering of Gokseong, I think my favorite horror movies are still the plain old ghost stories. "A family man killed his wife and kid and since then their spirits attack anyone who enters their house, with lots of shadows in cameras and ghosts standing behind you in the process"? Heck yeah, I'll take five (that one is Ju-On btw). It may be basic, but I just really like those kinds of stories.

Sure, I have "at least" two. TPBM likes baking.

No of course not...... kinda sorta maybe. TPBM has a cold.

She's probably old enough to decide when to go to sleep at this point. Do you enjoy gardening?

Speaking of the ost. I'm assuming the one marked as Boss Theme 5 to be the Ouroboros battle theme. I swear, those are always the best boss theme of the game.

I guess it depends. It's very different from other Ghibli movies in basically every way. Animation is 3d, soundtrack doesn't have any resemblance to other movies and you could argue it's not cohesive. Protagonist is less than noble and it's not a movie you'd watch for the message. Now, playing devil's advocate. I think it's a really funny movie, I was laughing all the way through. 3d animation should only be a problem if you dislike any 3d animation. It's not Pixar but the models are charming and the environments are really detailed. The soundtrack might not have those calming orchestrated themes other Ghibli movies have and it may not settle for a single style but it just works. Sometimes a moment of rock, sometimes a bit of jazz but it always fits. Both cases are actually perfect for the movie's story. The plot is entirely subjective, I personally really liked it. I feel like it's a movie where every character seems like a a bad person, protagonist included. I'm going to spoiler this in case you do watch it and you want to go in blind. But it's just a general summary of the characters personalities. I just wish it did a better job at explaining some of its mysteries, but for that I'll read the book. Still, I'm losing by numbers here. I liked the movie but the hard fact is that most people don't, so I guess there is a higher chance that you won't either. Feel free to give it a chance if any of this sounds workable, or to trust your previous instinct.

I never actually buy the food, but they have some really good muffins. That they buy from somewhere else. TPBM is living the effects of procrastination in the form of doing two weeks worth of homework in a single day.

That's quite rude of you to ask but if you need to know. Yes, yes I do. But only when I can do it with a clear conscience. And when I can minimize casualties. How did you do in your exam?

Uhhh I don't know. Maybe grasshoppers? Not that they sound that disgusting but I may not have anything that really fits. What are your thoughts on squirrels?

I wear nothing but odd socks. Have a white one and a black one rn. TPBM has wondered how it would feel if you could walk on clouds.

Yes I do. TPBM likes to spend time in their room.