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			<title>Guess what arrived</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2014 22:16:39 GMT</pubDate>
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For some reason that came out sideways. I'm super excited to play this - too bad I won't be able to start it for another day or so, unless my gf has enough space on her ps3 for a temporary playthrough. 
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For some reason that came out sideways. I'm super excited to play this - too bad I won't be able to start it for another day or so, unless my gf has enough space on her ps3 for a temporary playthrough.<br />
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Looking forward to discussing this with you guys just as much. Yay!</blockquote>


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			<title>1095 days</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2014 07:03:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[It's been what, 4 months since I updated this? I've been meaning to since the start of the new year but I kept putting if off for a variety of reasons. 
 
Had a pretty awesome few days of gaming. I beat The Emperor for the first time on Final Fantasy II, and completed Metal Gear Rising Revengence...]]></description>
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<blockquote class="blogcontent restore">It's been what, 4 months since I updated this? I've been meaning to since the start of the new year but I kept putting if off for a variety of reasons.<br />
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Had a pretty awesome few days of gaming. I beat The Emperor for the first time on Final Fantasy II, and completed Metal Gear Rising Revengence on Easy Mode. <br />
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Whenever I'd step foot into Pandemonium i'd get jumped by a group of Dark Knights, or Death Riders, or whatever they're called, and my party would get picked off one by one. So this time I decided to put Agility and Evasion over sheer Attack and Defense and equipped everyone with a shield and took off all their armor save for a vest that boosts Agility. So as they took damage in battle their evasion and agility went from 0 to 99 with a shield equipped (those two stats are quite strange in this game, the heavier your armor, the lower your evasion is and you wont get nearly as many boosts to either stat.) So yeah with those stats nice and high, I made my way thought the final dungeon and beat that smug sob The Emperor.<br />
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I kinda gave up on Soul of Rebirth after the first dungeon, it just seemed like too much of a grind to get the new party strong enough to tackle the rest of it. Ricard's nice and strong though, it's just the others who need to catch up unfortunately.<br />
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Oh and in other news today's my third year of being a member here, I just remembered that now when I saw that date on the screen. So thanks to everyone for making TFF an awesome place to hangout and I hope everyone will stick around for many more years to come.<br />
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Oh and in other, other news, I'm turning 20 tomorrow, which feels really strange. Like i'm not sure what I'm supposed to do, or what's expected of me, it just feels strange to be two decades old :D.<br />
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There was going to be more in this, but as usual I just sort of forgot. I think i'll stick to making this mainly a gaming blog, as it's just easier to type and remember most of the time.<br />
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Anyway, thank you TFF for the three years and i'll see you guys around the forums.</blockquote>


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			<title>Pokemon LeafGreen - Meet the Crew Part 2</title>
			<link>https://thefinalfantasy.net/forums/blogs/35244/pokemon-leafgreen-meet-crew-part-2-a-1219/</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 02:22:53 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[I know I said this wouldn't get updated all the time, but I figured it would be good to do it every time I beat a Gym, as they start to get a bit more spaced out from now on. 
 
There aren't any new additions to my team, everyone has just leveled up 3 three times and have a couple new attacks. 
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<blockquote class="blogcontent restore">I know I said this wouldn't get updated all the time, but I figured it would be good to do it every time I beat a Gym, as they start to get a bit more spaced out from now on.<br />
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There aren't any new additions to my team, everyone has just leveled up 3 three times and have a couple new attacks.<br />
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After posting yesterday's Blog, my team and I have beaten our rival for the 3rd time. Despite having one less Pokemon we were a good two levels ahead of his strongest guy, so if anything he was a good source of exp.<br />
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Nugget Bridge and Cerulean Cape weren't too much trouble either and on the way to Bill's house I picked up the very useful 'Secret Power' TM which replaced Clefairy's Mega Punch.<br />
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I had quite good luck with Misty, at level 23 I was several levels higher than her Pokemon which gave me the edge over her. Mankey took down her Staryu with two Karate Chops, it tried to raise its defense with Harden but it was too little too late. I didn't want to take too many risks with Starmie, if it all went horrible for me, I wanted Makney to serve as my last stand. He was switched out for Ivysaur, who could resist Starmie's Water attacks, but I was worried he might get outsped before he could deal any significant damage. I said I was lucky because for the entire fight Starmie resorted to using Swift, instead of the confusion inducing Water Pulse which would have been much more deadly. Thanks to this and Ivysaur's newly learnt Razor Leaf, I took down her entire team in around 5 or 6 turns, and emerged relatively unscathed. I was awarded with Water Pulse, which I gave to Clefairy so she could fend off Rock types.<br />
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Here's how the team looks after the battle:<br />
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1. <u>Ivysaur</u> (male)<br />
<b>Level</b>: 23<br />
<b>Type</b>: Grass/Poison<br />
<b>Ability</b>: Overgrow<br />
<b>Moves</b>: Tackle, Razor Leaf, Sleep Powder, Leech Seed<br />
<b>Nature</b>: Quiet (Sp.Attack+, Speed-)<br />
<b>Stats</b>: All around bulk with emphasis on HP, Sp.Atk and Sp.Def.<br />
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There's not too much difference with Ivysaur. Razor Leaf is stronger but a bit less accurate than Vine Whip, but the extra damage is very welcome. Tackle will most likely get swapped for Cut when the time comes, although Grass and Poison opponents will still be a pain to fight.<br />
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2.<u>Mankey</u> (male)<br />
<b>Level</b>: 23<br />
<b>Type</b>: Fighting<br />
<b>Ability:</b> Vital Spirit<br />
<b>Moves</b>: Scratch, Leer, Rock Tomb, Karate Chop<br />
<b>Nature</b>: Hasty (Speed+, Defense-)<br />
<b>Stats</b>: Huge emphasis on Attack and Speed but very frail due to his lowered Defense.<br />
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Mankey hasn't changed much either. Scratch will probably be replaced by Strength and Karate Chop with Brick Break when I find them. Still can't take a hit from anything even relatively weak attacks can take their tole, the best strategy with him is to hit things and hope they go down in one or two hits. <br />
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3. <u>Clefairy</u> (female)<br />
<b>Level</b>: 23<br />
<b>Type</b>: Normal<br />
<b>Ability: </b>Cute Charm<br />
<b>Moves</b>: Secret Power, Water Pulse, Encore, Sing<br />
<b>Nature</b>: Jolly (Speed+, Sp.Atk-)<br />
<b>Stats</b>: Big emphasis on HP and Sp.Def, everything else is average to below average.<br />
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Clefairy's changed the most since my last entry, having learnt two new attacks in Secret Power and Water Pulse. Secret Power is slightly weaker than Mega Punch but has full accuracy and has a chance to inflict a different status condition on the opponent depending on your location. Cute Charm is fantastic when it's being used by one of your Pokemon for a change. Whenever a male opponent attacks Clefairy, there's a chance they could become Infatuated which gives them a 50/50 chance of not attacking her in future turns.<br />
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I'd quite like to get a Vaporeon as my next Pokemon but that won't be for a little while longer as I've got to cover quite a bit of ground before I get to Celadon City, where you're given an Eevee.<br />
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Lt. Surge's Electric Gym is up next and as Ivysaur is the only one to resist that type I might have to catch a Ground type like Diglett or Sandshrew specifically to fight him, although I don't think i'll have too much trouble if I train up a bit first. <br />
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This entry was quite a bit more wordy than the last one, I'm still trying to figure out how I want to format everything. I can't guarantee when the next Blog will be, it just depends on how long it takes to beat the next Gym.<br />
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Thanks for reading, i'll see you guys around the forum. Feel free to comment or drop me a vm, if there's one thing I love to discuss, it's Pokemon.</blockquote>


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			<title>Pokemon LeafGreen - Meet the Crew</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 08:10:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[After having Pokemon Blue for the past... 12ish years I've finally got a chance to play it's remake: LeafGreen, and aside from most of the music, I'm really enjoying it. 
 
I want to make a sort of walkthrough Blog of the game as I play through it, just posting my team's stats, moves and my overall...]]></description>
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<blockquote class="blogcontent restore">After having <i>Pokemon Blue</i> for the past... 12ish years I've finally got a chance to play it's remake: <i>LeafGreen</i>, and aside from most of the music, I'm really enjoying it.<br />
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I want to make a sort of walkthrough Blog of the game as I play through it, just posting my team's stats, moves and my overall progress in the game. It'l be a bit like when I did the <i>Final Fantasy IV </i>Blogs a while ago which you can find if you look back to last year's entries.<br />
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Ok, on to the game!<br />
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Well i've just made it through Mt. Moon (emphasis on the 'just') and I'm training up in the route before Cerulean City, and making a dash to the Pokemon Center every now and then whenever guys get low on HP or PP. I'm kinda tight when it comes to money in these games, I'd rather spend it on TM's rather than buying tonnes of Potions and Pokeball's all of the time.<br />
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Here's the team: (No nicknames this time, I just want to play through the game)<br />
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1. <u>Ivysaur</u> (male)<br />
<b>Level</b>: 20<br />
<b>Type</b>: Grass/Poison<br />
<b>Moves</b>: Tackle, Vine Whip, Sleep Powder, Leech Seed<br />
<b>Nature</b>: Quiet (Sp.Attack+, Speed-)<br />
<b>Stats</b>: All around bulk with emphasis on HP, Sp.Atk and Sp.Def.<br />
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I went with Bulbasaur this time because I'm starting to like attacks that deal indirect damage (sapping foes health between turns with Leech Seed). Kinda regretting it though because there are so many Poison or part Poison types in this game I'm almost always having to rely on Leech Seed to get the edge over Poison type opponents (damn Zubats and their x4 resistance to Grass attacks). Sleep Powder is good for catching guys and stalling foes while I sap thier health with Leech Seed (hehehehe).<br />
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2.<u>Mankey</u> (male)<br />
<b>Level</b>: 20<br />
<b>Type</b>: Fighting<br />
<b>Moves</b>: Scratch, Leer, Rock Tomb, Karate Chop<br />
<b>Nature</b>: Hasty (Speed+, Defense-)<br />
<b>Stats</b>: Huge emphasis on Attack and Speed but very frail due to his lowered Defense.<br />
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I got Manky because you can't actually catch them in Red and Blue (or even at all in Blue) in the area that you can catch them in this game, if that makes sense. Basically they're there so that if you chose Charmander, you can have more of a chance of beating Brock. Although I never had too much trouble when I picked the Fire Lizard. Mankey's got good attack and speed, but without Rock Tomb he's pretty helpless against Poison or Flying types that can take a Karate Chop. I am most pleased to hear that Brick Break is available as a TM halfway through the game.<br />
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3. <u>Clefairy</u> (female)<br />
<b>Level</b>: 19<br />
<b>Type</b>: Normal<br />
<b>Moves</b>: Mega Punch, Growl, Encore, Sing<br />
<b>Nature</b>: Jolly (Speed+, Sp.Atk-)<br />
<b>Stats</b>: Big emphasis on HP and Sp.Def, everything else is average to below average.<br />
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I wanted to get a Zubat from Mt. Moon at first but I don't think you can evolve them into Crobat until after the main story which is annoying, so I decided to hunt around for the rare Clefairy instead. It's a level behind the other two because I only caught it a few hours ago. I was pretty surprised how easy she is to level up, I thought with it being a rare pokemon it would need a lot of exp. I gave it Mega Punch from the move tutor outside of Mt. Moon to replace Pound, with did half the damage. The other attacks don't get used at all, and will probably be replaced with Water Pulse, Thunderbolt and Softboiled when I find them.<br />
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I think that's good for now, I can't say how often I'll post the game's progress, it'l probably be whenever I catch a new guy or something significant happens.<br />
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If there's anything you'd like to suggest, or add on to what I've said, or just want to talk Pokemon, make sure to comment or drop me a vm.<br />
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Thanks for reading and I'll see you guys around the forums.<br />
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Now bear with me as I try to make everything look <u>pretty</u> and <b>bolded</b>&#8203;.</blockquote>


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			<title>We bought a wii</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2013 07:46:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[And i'm not too sure what to do with it. A new EB Games opened up in a shopping center about 40 minutes away from where I lived, so my girlfriend and I went to check it out because why not. 
 
Anyway they had this storewide sale and one of the things they were selling was a pre-owned wii for NZ$84...]]></description>
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<blockquote class="blogcontent restore">And i'm not too sure what to do with it. A new EB Games opened up in a shopping center about 40 minutes away from where I lived, so my girlfriend and I went to check it out because why not.<br />
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Anyway they had this storewide sale and one of the things they were selling was a pre-owned wii for NZ$84 and then things went like this:<br />
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GF: It's so cheap!<br />
Me: yeah i guess it is<br />
GF: we need this!<br />
Me:... really?<br />
GF: We've always wanted one<br />
Me: I only know like 5 games on this thing<br />
GF: we <i>need</i>&#8203; a wii, we can go halves on it<br />
Me: lol why not<br />
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I then had to explain that you don't need to grab (and cling to) the display box as it's just that: for display. So now we have a wii, and wii Sports, and Kirby's Epic Yarn but I have no idea what else I can get on this thing.<br />
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If anyone knows any good wii games that aren't multiplayer Mario ones (because those are a given with any nintendo console) i'd be happy to have any suggestions. Oh it can also play Gamecube games too so if you have any suggestions for that I'd be more than happy to listen.<br />
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Other than that not much is new. Still at uni. Still far too into Transformers and gaming for my own good. I still can't get past the torture part in Peace Walker no matter how many times I try. I'm attempting to break into the lab where Sokolov is being held in Snake Eater, except I keep killing the guards while trying to get info from them about how to get inside. Not my fault there's a million different things you can do when you've got them in a chokehold. <br />
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That's all for now, thanks for reading and i'll see you guys around the forums.</blockquote>


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			<title>Just a quick upadate</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:31:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today was my final day at work, starting Monday I'm starting a new course at uni, which means I won't be able to keep my shifts. Someone said they would try and find out if they could swap their Sunday shift with one of my weekday ones, but nothing really came of it. I'll miss the money but I won't...]]></description>
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<blockquote class="blogcontent restore">Today was my final day at work, starting Monday I'm starting a new course at uni, which means I won't be able to keep my shifts. Someone said they would try and find out if they could swap their Sunday shift with one of my weekday ones, but nothing really came of it. I'll miss the money but I won't miss the workload, that's for sure.<br />
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Because the course I'm wanting to take (Graphic Design) and the course I took last year (Computer Science) share some papers, I've technically passed half of the required first year papers. As a result I'm taking a second year Computing Paper and a First Year Design paper, along with a Second Year Media Paper too. So basically I'll be both a semester behind and ahead of everyone else, which I'm still trying to get my head around.<br />
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Like I said, this is just a short update, as I've been coming down with something for the past few days, so my head's a little foggy and I'm really tired.<br />
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Thanks for reading, and I'll see you guys around the forums.</blockquote>


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			<title>A weird-ass dream.</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:32:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[I read quite a bit about the new MSG last night, and so i ended up having a really weird dream about it. I can't remember much but one part that I do remember was that Snake (might have been Raiden) was smoking a cigarette with a robot arm and then the title of the game was "Metal Gear Solid V:...]]></description>
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<blockquote class="blogcontent restore">I read quite a bit about the new MSG last night, and so i ended up having a really weird dream about it. I can't remember much but one part that I do remember was that Snake (might have been Raiden) was smoking a cigarette with a robot arm and then the title of the game was &quot;Metal Gear Solid V: Revengance&quot;. I woke up thinking 'what a stupid title' but now I think that would be a really awesome name to call something :D<br />
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Oh yeah, in other news: I've been accepted (back) into Uni! I sent off my application to enroll in Computer Graphic Design in the middle of March, along with a portfolio of sketches, and photos i'd taken, etc. It took until today- 3 weeks away from the start of the semester- to hear back from them. I sorted out my Student Loan so now all I have to do is hand in my notice at work. I'll miss the pay but with a 5 day a week course I wont be able to keep my current hours. Maybe a shift will open up in the weekends. IDK<br />
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I think that's all for now. I'm up to chapter 2 in Tactics. My party is made up of 4 physical units plus a white mage/chemist. My attackers have all mastered Knight and are all currently trying to get the last Jump abilities as Dragoons.<br />
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Thanks for reading, i'll see you guys around the forums.</blockquote>


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			<title><![CDATA[This is why ebay's no good for me.]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:29:37 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[I've had to cover a few people's shifts over the past two weeks so today I decided to buy a bunch of stuff off my favourite place to splurge: eebaaay. 
 
Trademe, NZ's version of buy and sell can be pretty slack when it comes to stuff that I'm looking for, and sites like Mightyape or Fishpond...]]></description>
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<blockquote class="blogcontent restore">I've had to cover a few people's shifts over the past two weeks so today I decided to buy a bunch of stuff off my favourite place to splurge: <i>eebaaay.</i><br />
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Trademe, NZ's version of buy and sell can be pretty slack when it comes to stuff that I'm looking for, and sites like Mightyape or Fishpond rarely have what I'm looking for either, so I usually to turn to the sometimes foreigner hating (no international shipping, my arse) ebay to buy my junk.<br />
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On top of my list is Final Fantasy V: Advance, as it's notoriously difficult to track down over here for some reason, and I'm not gonna buy the slightly inferior Anthologies version either. It's not mint in box, but it comes with everything (box, manual, etc) and all up it cost a bit over $30 NZ. About half of what they're charging for Anthologies too, might I add.<br />
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Second is an old Transformers PS2 game, I think it's the only PS2 one not to be based off the movies which were dreadful games anyway. It actually got some good reviews back in the day, and IGN put it at #83 in their top 100 ps2 games, so at the least I should make a nice break from rpg's etc. This time It's from Aus and like FFV, it's not mint, but it does come with everything intact. For someone who's borderline OCD about the quality of his games, I couldn't be happier. <br />
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And lastly I got a &quot;You can draw Transformers&quot; book for my younger brother, but who am I kidding, I'm gonna flick through it too. It's fully legit, being written and drawn by actual TF artists and writers, not some crappy knockoff that uses the term &quot;Transforming Robots&quot; so that they don't get sued by Hasbro, and I just found out that the money I spent on it goes towards charity. I'm not sure which one, but for the amount I spent on it they better bloody make the most out of it.<br />
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Oh and I bought Ratchet and Clank (the first one) from EB games a week or two ago but I haven't been able to play it yet as all my ps2 memory cards are full, so I'm gonna have to get one off Trademe, as It's not worth the upwards of 3 week shipping if I was to get it from the US. It's a shame that the only ones I can find are all 3rd party ones. If you can recall a blog I made sometime last year, my not-Sony memory card died, along with like 5 or 6 years worth of gaming.<br />
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So yeah that's pretty much it. I was going to post this in that 'latest purchase you made' thread but it's like half a year old, and besides I'm behind on any sort of update for this thing.<br />
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Thanks for reading, <br />
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			<title>Mah Blurgh</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 06:51:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[I have a lot of time to kill at work. I'm mostly busy, but when you're washing dishes for six and a half hours with only a wall to stare at, your mind tends to wonder a bit. 
 
I've been creating these characters and stories in my head for the past few years, take a guess at what they might be, and...]]></description>
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<blockquote class="blogcontent restore">I have a lot of time to kill at work. I'm mostly busy, but when you're washing dishes for six and a half hours with only a wall to stare at, your mind tends to wonder a bit.<br />
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I've been creating these characters and stories in my head for the past few years, take a guess at what they might be, and while I'm on my shift I've had plenty of time to think stuff over. I've probably made enough characters and storylines to actually do something but I always struggle getting them from my head and onto paper. I've written a couple pages here and there, as well as draw several guys but I can never really settle on how everything fits together. <br />
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Anyway I thought it would be a cool idea if a Final Fantasy had a sort of Onion Weapon. Something that you fight as the first boss and is super easy, and then you fight it as the game's final super boss  (because there should always be more than one) and it has like 1,000,000+ health or something. Like Garland, but better. And then I tried to quote the Kaiser Dragon from VI but I'd forgotten most of what he said.<br />
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Yeah IDK if you've read it already in that other thread but until recently, I had never owned a Zelda game. I played what I think was Link's Awakening on a friend's Gameboy years and years ago, but I've never had my own one. Nintendo games are so damn expensive that they were always out of my price range. So when I saw Spirit Tracks for like $40 I snapped it up quick, so that I would no longer have to hide my shame. I told the cashier it was my first one too and he said &quot;you at least know that difference between Link and Zelda, right?&quot; to which I replied &quot;yeah Zelda's the green guy&quot;. I swear he was about to explode so I told him who was who, we had a laugh and I went on my way. I love to get reactions out of people like that.<br />
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A bit of a short entry but at least I managed to get something down.<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[It's a bit sad when the best part of your day]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 07:59:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Is breaking boxes down for recycling. 
 
When I got to work today there weren't any dishes to deal with, the place was pretty much dead. The manager came into the kitchen and asked if I could sort out the boxes in the basements. Yes there were two of them. So with craft-knife in hand I spent a good...]]></description>
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<blockquote class="blogcontent restore">Is breaking boxes down for recycling.<br />
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When I got to work today there weren't any dishes to deal with, the place was pretty much dead. The manager came into the kitchen and asked if I could sort out the boxes in the basements. Yes there were two of them. So with craft-knife in hand I spent a good hour and a half cutting down and folding piles and piles of cardboard boxes, and it was the most fun I've had at work in all the time I've been there. I seriously considered running away and joining a recycling plant.<br />
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In other work related news, one of the girls who work there (I'm the only guy lol) is going to Uni or something, starting next week, so I've been asked if I could pick up some of her shift. Luckily It's only an extra day and seeing as I'll be quitting if I get into Uni myself, I could do with the extra pay even if it's only for another month or so.<br />
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In terms of Final Fantasy I've made more progress on II, having just freed Fynn from the emperor's forces. I think I might be a little over leveled for this part of the game as I managed to take down the boss in about 5 or 6 hits. For whoever's interested i'll put up my characters stats/magic so you can determine yourselves how I will fair against, IDK, stuff. Overall I think I'm about 2/3's of the way through the game, so i'll be close to finishing in no time.<br />
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<b>Firion:</b> 2303 Hp, 224 Mp<br />
<b>Weapon:</b> Sword (Level 9)<br />
<b>Magic:</b> <br />
Thunder (Level 7)<br />
           Fire (Level 7) <br />
           Blizzard (Level 7)<br />
           Scourge (Level 6)<br />
           Cure (Level 8)<br />
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<b>Maria:</b> 2146 Hp, 259 Mp<br />
<b>Weapon:</b> Bow (Level 7)<br />
<b>Magic:</b> <br />
Cure (Level 12)<br />
          Life (Level 4)<br />
          Esuna (Level 7)<br />
          Basuna (Level 7)<br />
          Dispel (Level 2)<br />
          Holy (Level 6)<br />
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<b>Guy:</b> 2322 Hp, 230 Mp<br />
<b>Weapon:</b> Axe (Level 8)<br />
<b>Magic:</b> <br />
Blink (Level 7)<br />
          Protect (Level 7)<br />
          Shell (Level 6)<br />
          Berserk (Level 4)<br />
          Aura (Level 1)<br />
          Silence (Level 6)<br />
          Curse (Level 5)<br />
          Teleport (Level 1)<br />
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If you couldn't already see, Firion is my Black Mage, Maria is my White Mage and Guy is my Green Mage I guess. Oh and Leila is there too, I just haven't been focusing on leveling her up too much. She has a bit over 900 Hp if that counts.<br />
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I'm trying to get every spell up to at least level 7 before I move onto Mysidia, just so that I can power through the rest of the game without worrying about grinding too much. I'll aim for around 3000+ Hp by the final dungeon.<br />
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Oh and I started X again the other night. I'm just about to leave for Luca, but I've been training around the Kilika Woods, so Wakka could learn Distract Ability. Those Ability Spheres are pretty damn elusive at this point in the game. I think I'm gonna aim to beat the Dark Aeons and complete the Monster Arena this time around, but hey more on that when I get to it.<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[I've always hated the Lamia Queen]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:32:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[EDIT: I just noticed I wrote Labia Queen in the title. That would have been awkward.  
 
So this is the first weekend in ages where I haven't had work or any thing else that requires huge amounts of time to complete, and like any other self respecting gamer would (probably) do, I'm gonna spend most...]]></description>
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So this is the first weekend in ages where I haven't had work or any thing else that requires huge amounts of time to complete, and like any other self respecting gamer would (probably) do, I'm gonna spend most of it catching up on gaming!<br />
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To start off this wonderful weekend of gaming I'm gonna play through Ratchet &amp; Clank 2 on Challenge Mode (as you may have seen in another thread), restart Final Fantasy X, due to having lost all my good files when my memory card died (I might even go for 100% this time) and finally I'm going to continue on with Final Fantasy II where I left off in Deist.<br />
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My main rant for this blog is that I've never liked fighting the Lamia Queen on FFII. It wouldn't be so bad if Charm wasn't so potent and if she didn't outspeed my party and then spread it around before the previous damage can be healed off.<br />
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I took a trip to Mysidia before tackling Deist, so my party's equipped with the best spells, weapons and armor available (dual wielding Ogre Killers for example). Plus I managed to farm Wing Swords and Giant Helmets off Hill Gigas's. I might head back there after i'm done, just so that I can get all my spells up to level 7 at the least. Maria's Cure is currently sitting on 10, but Cure's the easiest one to level up by far. I might put up all my parties stats, spells and equipment next time so you guys can see how it's all going.<br />
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I said last time that I would post some on my battles from Pokemon Showdown, so I found a links to one of my older battles:<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ru12481350" target="_blank">Viewing Pokemon replay: ru12481350 - Pokemon Showdown</a><br />
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</b> This is the team (Uxie/Quilfish/Agrron/Spiritomb/Druddigon/Rotom-C) and it is probably one of my better ones.<br />
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My username there is 'jmorris', and I can't really control what my avatar looks like as it's randomised.<br />
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To keep things short this is a team I built around Autotomise Aggron, whose job it is to come in late game and destroy what's left of the opponent's team after his checks and counters have been removed and everything else has taken damage from either Spikes, Stealth Rock, or both. Also you might want to set the speed of the replay to 'Normal' as it can go quite fast. Enjoy :p<br />
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That's all for now, I think I might start that FFX file now. Thanks for reading and i'll see you guys around the forum.</blockquote>


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			<title>Hey guys</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:04:44 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Hey guys it's Kurt Zisa here. As you may or may not have noticed I've been pretty absent around here. Truth be told I felt like i'd hit a rut and I found it hard to come back here from time to time. Since posting here again I felt like I was back at home, I just needed time to get back into the...]]></description>
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<blockquote class="blogcontent restore">Hey guys it's Kurt Zisa here. As you may or may not have noticed I've been pretty absent around here. Truth be told I felt like i'd hit a rut and I found it hard to come back here from time to time. Since posting here again I felt like I was back at home, I just needed time to get back into the swing of things.<br />
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Well the main reason I haven't been around is that I joined Smogon in December, so that's been my hangout for the last couple of months where I've learnt to battle Pokemon competitively on their online server. I can even post a couple links to my more successful battles, it might even encourage me to post here more regularly.<br />
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Looking back at my last entry I realized I haven't told you guys about my new job (well jobs but more on that in a minute). I was hired as a dishwasher at a local cafe where, well, I've been washing dishes. I was asked by another one if I could work weekends but so far I've only been there twice. Apparently It's not the best time of years for cafes so cafe#2 hasn't needed an extra person to wash up etc.<br />
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I've decided, now that I'm back, that I'd like to overhaul my Avatar (*gasp* I know, what is he thinking?). As much as I love my Overlord one I'd like to switch it for something new:<br />
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I love it XD look at his right hand if you don't get it.<br />
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So yeah sorry I haven't been around, especially to those who contacted me over the past month or so. I'll get some links to some of my online battles so ya'll can see what I've been up to.<br />
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See you guys around the forums, I'm glad to be back.</blockquote>


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			<title>An update of sorts.</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:15:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[I've a rather productive day, especially when compared to the past month or so. 
 
I tried to phone the uni at 9 but the lines were so busy it took about 40 minutes to get through to someone, all so I could find out when I can start enrolling for the second semester. It turns out I could do It now...]]></description>
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I tried to phone the uni at 9 but the lines were so busy it took about 40 minutes to get through to someone, all so I could find out when I can start enrolling for the second semester. It turns out I could do It now if I wanted to. <br />
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After that I made a CV (we were shown how to in high school) and emailed it to my Dad for a final check. The whole process took maybe an hour or so, it was about 11.30 by the time I was finished.<br />
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In the end I only went to the local petrol station and super market, and in both cases they just took my CV (I made multiple copies) and told me they'd be in touch. I've never been one to get my hopes up too high about anything but a positive outlook wouldn't hurt. <br />
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Tomorrow I'll most likely try the cafes and restaurants (trust me, we have lots) to see if they need someone to wash dishes or something similar. At this point I'm not being fussy with what I get, If I can find any work at all. The other alternative I guess would be the dole, although it's too soon to turn to that just yet, I've only just started.<br />
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Sorry if this has been a little, IDk, dull. I'm pretty tired at the moment, I think I'm just gonna crash soon.<br />
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Thanks for reading, hopefully i'll see you all around the forums.<br />
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			<title>I feel like I should say a little something.</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 09:11:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Well, yeah, I feel like it's time I posted something here. 
 
I've decided that just giving up on uni isn't the right thing to do, I just wish i'd given it more thought a little sooner. As I didn't pass my maths papers, and didn't particularly enjoy programming, I've decided to try giving Computer...]]></description>
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I've decided that just giving up on uni isn't the right thing to do, I just wish i'd given it more thought a little sooner. As I didn't pass my maths papers, and didn't particularly enjoy programming, I've decided to try giving Computer Design a go. After all, I did best in my media, design and writing papers, so surely that's a sign I was aiming for the wrong industry?<br />
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The past few weeks I've been applying for jobs online, but starting tomorrow, I'm going to get myself out there and ask local places if they either have any jobs available (lol, who am I kidding) or at least if they have any application forms for me to fill out. At least I'll be getting my name down, should something open up. <br />
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My plan for the year looks like this: Find work (hopefully full time) for the next three or four months and then apply for Computer Design at either uni or polytechnic. Oh and save up for a goddamn 3DS along the way so I can get Pokemon Y when it comes out in October.<br />
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I think I'm good now, I've said what I needed to say. <br />
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			<title>A Gaming Blog, my favorite kind</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:03:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Hey guys, it's time do the blogs I like best: Gaming stuff that could be made into a thread but meh.  
 
Final Fantasy VIII has been my game of choice as of late and like Final Fantasies IV and VII before it, I will do my best to charter my progress through the game until it's finished or I come...]]></description>
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Final Fantasy VIII has been my game of choice as of late and like Final Fantasies IV and VII before it, I will do my best to charter my progress through the game until it's finished or I come across something else more interesting. Final Fantasy V, for example.<br />
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Anyway I'm part way through Disk One and just semi finished Tomb of the Unknown King. By semi I mean that I've beaten the minotor GF the first time but I can't figure out where you're meant to go next to actually obtain him and his brother. I spent about half an hour or so Drawing Protect and Shell from the monsters that live in the dungeon, so now all three characters have 100 of each and each of them have Protect and/or Shell Junctioned to a stat.<br />
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This is how my party looks. For the record '@' means a spell is Junctioned to a stat eg 'HP - 1018 @ Cure x 100'.<br />
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Irvine - Level 16<br />
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HP - 1018 @ Cure x 100<br />
Str - 33  @ Blizzard x 100<br />
Vit - 50 @ Protect x 100<br />
Mag - 22 @ Thunder X 100<br />
Spr - 49 @ Shell x 100<br />
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Irvine has Shive and Diablos as his GF's and has his default shotgun.<br />
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Squall - Level 22<br />
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HP - 1529 @ Shell x 100<br />
Str - 44 @ Fire x 100 (Plus Str+20% from Ifrit)<br />
Vit - 15<br />
Mag - 26 @ Thunder x 100<br />
Spr - 14<br />
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Squall has Ifrit and Siren as his GF's although I might swap Siren  for something else has he has very low Vitality and Spirit compared to the other two party members. He has his default Gunblade.<br />
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Selphie - Level 18<br />
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HP - 1262 @ Shell x 100<br />
Str - 25<br />
Vit - 49 @ Protect x 100<br />
Mag - 26 @ Fire x 100<br />
Spr - 12<br />
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Selphie has Quezacotl has her only GF, I was hoping to get Brothers from the Temple but I can't find them... She deals really small levels of damage with her attacks so I need to get her a GF that can boost her strength. She has her default Nunchucks.<br />
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As you can see my party is pretty lopsided in terms of their stats due to the lack of GF's at this point. Plus stats Junctioned to Fire, Blizzard and Thunder are in need of replacing with better spells, so I might go hunting for enemies that can help me out. <br />
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The main reason I made this Blog was that I was thinking of making an LP out of it with whoever wants to join in. The above format is really all that's expected, just make comments on your team as you play through the game, or just post your endgame team, as well as your experience so far. All I'm looking for is some discussion about Final Fantasy VIII as we play through it because I love to talk about what I'm up to or what I've got planned next. You don't have to start from the begging, if you have a save file that needs completing, start from that point and keep going. <br />
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If no-one's interested I'll just keep it to my Blog as per usual. If you're keen to give it a go let me know and we can start as soon as possible. As I said, all you need to do is post your Party's stats, how you expect to level them up, what you're up to now, as well as your current and future plans. It shouldn't take too long to type out plus it can get some discussion going about Final Fantasy, because isn't that the point of a Final Fantasy based forum? <br />
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