I want your brains.

GIVE ME YOUR BRAINS.

Okay, actually let me explain that. I'm thinking of mixing in a number more JRPGs to the game list, because people seem to be enjoying the writeups here. So I'm outsourcing ideas.

What would you like to see me play and write up?
Your favorite game/series?
That obscure thing you've heard of but never thought to check out?
An old classic?
A new insane thing?
That one game you read about on the Internet once and wondered why the hell anyone would play it? I'll play that too.
If it's an RPG, adventure game, or generally heavily plot-driven, I will gladly check it out and write about it. Console is no objection, although if it's PS3/360 I will probably have some hard times getting ahold of it and it will be put off until later. (I own most of the PS2/PS1 library and am willing to emulate older/portable systems.)

ALL I ASK is that you NOT REPLY HERE. Email me at xyzzysqrl@gmail.com instead, even if you have the slightest impulse towards tellin' me to play a thing. I'm tabulating ideas and this will help me keep them in one place.

Thank you.

Final Fantasy 12 IHOP - These Skills Pay Bills

So hey. Today is the 25th anniversary of the entire Final Fantasy franchise. Years and years of classic games there, you know? It kind of humbles me that I've been there to watch it all. There's been good and bad times, there's spin-offs I haven't even PLAYED yet... and it all has the weight of history. I really have nothing too special to say, so let's get back down to it.

Last time: I am poor. Like, I am down to 300g, which is amazingly poor in a Final Fantasy game. Even the smallest payout you usually get comes in blocks of 1000. Fucking adventurers depreciating the economy. I could probably sell some stuff, but let's see if we can get coin circulating again.

In other words, I'm going off and doing a bunch of stuff so I won't be poor anymore. This is probably gonna be one dull sack of entry, so y'all can skip it if you want to.
( Here we go! )

So! Vote time!

Who gets to summon DEATH?

The candidates:

Ashe - Would get MORE HIT POINTS by doing this. Good for her role as party front-liner. This would be my choice.
Balthier - Would get Blood Swords. Blood Swords are weak, but inflict Sap. Sap is -really painful-. This choice is the only reason I didn't just throw it on Ashe, because he could then use the Genji Shield as well. Sword-and-shield samurai?
Basch - Would unlock Ether Lore, getting more MP back every time he used one. He has a pretty small magic pool, so this is also an outlier choice.

Penelo, Vaan, and Fran would get nothing special but are still valid choices.

Anyway... with this? I'm feeling REALLY GOOD about my party. I'm not ready for Gilgamesh Round 2, I'm not ready for the Necrohol, but I -am- ready to keep the plot moving. NEXT TIME: We do that!

Oh. Final total at checkout: 126620g. Thank you, enjoy your day.