August 12, 2008
You… can’t… handle my style, cause you can’t…
Today, I filled out my graduation application…
…incorrectly.
Seriously, there are like 4 things to write on the form, and I screwed up one of them. Sigh. Oh well, I’ll go fix it tomorrow. I’m sure it won’t be any kind of issue. But still, man… so close to graduation. Crazy. Shit. I’m making myself all worried about it.
But seriously, let’s talk about serious things. Like how I’m replaying Earthbound.
Hey, did you know I’m replaying Earthbound? It’s true. I haven’t replayed Earthbound since my “I have to get the Sword of Kings” playthrough where I didn’t get the Sword of Kings. Every time I’ve tried since then, I burn out around Threed, or maybe Fourside. But this time, I’m at Scaraba, and I am having a blast. Why am I being so successful?
1) Talking TIme gave me tips to make the game a hell of a lot easier and less grindy.
2) I discovered the Slime Generator. Holy. Crap. What was wrong with me, not using this before? It, by itself, lets me complete battles without taking damage. It’s amazing. Makes me wonder what else I’m missing in this game.
3) I’m, um, playing it on my PSP, so I can play in bed and at my computer and all over the place easily.
Those are my secrets to success. Yay! But seriously, Earthbound is such a fucking clever game. The only way this replay could be better would be if I could roll it directly into Mother 3.
I also played through Strong Bad’s Cool Game For Attractive People: Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner today. And it was FANTASTIC. Exactly what you think of when you think of a Telltale game made by the Homestar Runner people. It comes fully recommended if you like Homestar Runner and thought the Sam and Max episodes were pretty neat.
It strikes me that I’ve done nothing really impressive this summer… but you know what? That’s okay. I’ve been having a pretty darn good time. I should enjoy it while it lasts. So much about all this I’m going to miss when I finally get to move on, you know? I need to move on… but I’ve always disliked change… and I’m always going to be sentimental…
But eh, who knows what the future brings, right?
Who knows.