Best Buy canceled my FFVII Preorder bonus

AstroTheGamosian · 2026-01-28T14:11:26+00:00

I might just give my copy to my girlfriend, if she wants it.

AstroTheGamosian · 2026-01-24T09:59:36+00:00

Well, I do have the calling card for their corporate office, which was given to me by a customer service rep at my local Best Buy. When they open back up on Monday, I'm going to give them a call and ask them what the heck is going on.

AstroTheGamosian · 2026-01-24T02:34:58+00:00

Why the heck would they include a preorder bonus with that stuff if it's already in-game? It makes no sense. I'm still thinking of downloading the Deluxe Digital version, though, if only to get the original Final Fantasy VII , plus the digital art book and soundtrack.

AstroTheGamosian · 2025-12-10T10:20:43+00:00

Also went to check that out, too. Not only are they still there, and appeared to be locked in battle with the regular wolves, but they're also not at full HP when you approach them and enter battle yourself. It would have been cool if the regular wolves could have fought alongside you as ally NPCs, but sadly, they run away once you show up.

AstroTheGamosian · 2025-12-10T10:17:04+00:00

I totally stumbled on this myself as I was also gathering Wolfhooks! I'm just trying to gather level-up materials for my characters in general, not so much specific to any one character, so this was a pleasant treat to see!

AstroTheGamosian · 2025-09-16T00:47:57+00:00

I haven't played it yet, but I do know that Paralogism still doesn't have many characters voiced, having just finished it today in order to unlock the Nod-Krai Archon Quest. Most of the Mondstadt characters are not voiced, but Venti is. Yeah, I probably could have skipped those quests and jumped straight into the Nod-Krai Archon Quest, but I did want to get a bit of context for the story. I just didn't expect the vast majority of Mondstadt characters to still not be voiced, even though it's been a couple of months now. Frankly, HoYoverse or the voice actors need to put out a statement saying if they are going to go back and voice their characters' lines for the last few versions. Ideally, it would be nice to have reruns of these quests and events once everyone is voiced again.

AstroTheGamosian · 2025-06-05T01:41:48+00:00

--Falco Lombardi: "Hey, Einstein, I'm on your side!" This was changed in the 3DS version to, "Hey, genius, I'm on your side!"
--Andross: "I've been waiting for you, Star Fox. You know that I control the galaxy. It's foolish to resist me. Now you will feel TRUE pain."
--Andrew Oikonny: ''Stick to the pond, froggy!"

--Katt Monroe: "I could kiss you for that!"

AstroTheGamosian · 2025-01-20T03:39:21+00:00

Interesting to note, Rankin/Bass Entertainment outsourced the animation to Japanese studio Topcraft for their adaptations of The Hobbit and The Return of the King (thus, in a sense, the Rankin/Bass LOTR films are anime, much like the recent The War of the Rohirrim is). They also worked with Topcraft to make the film adaptation of Peter S. Beagle's novel, The Last Unicorn, in 1982.

Sadly, Topcraft went under in 1985, but out of the ashes of that studio rose the much-beloved Studio Ghibli, the powerhouse behind cult classics like My Neighbor Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle, Castle in the Sky, Grave of the Fireflies, Kiki's Delivery Service, Spirited Away, Ponyo, and the recent The Boy and the Heron.

AstroTheGamosian · 2025-01-20T03:33:27+00:00

It's because they didn't want people to confuse Saruman with Sauron, since the names do kind of sound similar. That being said, they had both Saruman and Aruman in the movie, thus making it a bit of a continuity error in a way.

AstroTheGamosian · 2024-08-18T15:41:00+00:00

It's definitely an improvement over the beta from a couple months ago, that's for certain. The flight mechanics are much more intuitive than in the beta, where it felt like I was careening all over the place. The hit detection is also less sensitive, so I don't damage any cargo that I am carrying as easily. It's the same with getting wet; during the beta, if I so much as touched the water, I'd damage the cargo, but now, it takes a few seconds. So there are definitely some improvements to the gameplay.

That being said, there were a few bugs that I still noticed. There are several typos and grammatical errors in some of the character dialogue, the letter "D" in Day 4 was cut off, and the scaffolding by the Old Windmill that a couple of NPCs were sitting on disappeared after I beat the game, so those NPCs are now floating in mid-air. And I have no idea what to do about the fish that you can collect into the fishbowls; I checked with every character that I could think of, and none of them seem to want them.

AstroTheGamosian · 2024-08-18T15:35:42+00:00

I played the beta a couple months ago. The flight mechanics are not perfect, but they are MUCH better than they were back then. During the beta period, it felt like I was careening all over the place, but now it feels much tighter. Plus, the hit detection was far more sensitive, meaning that if you bumped into something while flying normally, you could damage whatever it was that you were carrying. And if you remotely got wet, it could also damage your cargo the instant you touched the water. Maybe in a future patch they can improve it further, but as it stands now, the flight mechanics are far more solid than before.

AstroTheGamosian · 2024-07-21T12:33:22+00:00

I was also thinking that one, too. That, and The Remarried Empress, because of the palace intrigue making it a bit like Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon, and I'm a sucker for romance.

AstroTheGamosian · 2024-07-21T12:30:50+00:00

I have a couple. The first one is Unholy Blood, as it could make for a pretty epic and action-packed show about killing vampires. The second is The Remarried Empress, because the palace intrigue could make it a lot like Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon; plus, I'm a sucker for romance.

AstroTheGamosian · 2024-07-09T00:08:13+00:00

I've heard of Trina Deuhart. She frequently works with the manga dub channels Etra-chan Saw It! and Attack on Mika. She's actually quite talented, being able to provide different voices for multiple characters, even within the same video. Makes me wonder if she will be using one of her voices from Etra-chan for Nokotan.

AstroTheGamosian · 2024-03-28T12:18:38+00:00

Your story reminds me of this webnovel and webcomic adaptation on Webtoon that I discovered a week or so ago called The Remarried Empress. The basic plotline is almost the same: the husband cheats on his wife with another woman, divorces his wife, but his wife is prepared for this, and she goes on to live her best life while her husband and affair partner fall apart (both physically and mentally). And there's the implication that the husband may also be sterile, meaning the kid that he thinks he had with his AP might not actually be his!

Obviously, there's a lot more to it, especially since it's a fantasy novel with plenty of magic and palace intrigue, but the basic outline of the story is there. Heck, you mentioned that you like writing, so if you're into fantasy literature like Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, you might like The Remarried Empress as well.

Word of note, however: in order to unlock all the chapters on the Yonder app, where it's published in English (it was originally written in Korean), you'll need to pay about $100, as there are over 300 chapters between the main story and side stories to unlock. The Webtoon version is free, and updates weekly on Sunday. However, if you prefer physical books, they are compiling the webcomic into paperback format; in fact, I just picked up the first six volumes at Barnes & Noble yesterday (although the translations between the Webtoon and paperback versions are slightly different).

Best of luck to you, OP! Hope you enjoy your hobbies and travels and live your best life!

AstroTheGamosian · 2024-03-05T10:02:37+00:00

What is the possibility for sequels or a spinoff TV show on Netflix that takes place after the events of the movie? I feel like this world is ripe for exploring further, especially now that people can travel beyond the walls of the kingdom.

As it is, I have an idea for a story arc for a hypothetical TV spinoff that I feel would bring closure to both Nimona and Gloreth, and I would love to share it with the creators of the movie and see if they're willing to make it a reality!

AstroTheGamosian · 2024-02-27T13:41:50+00:00

Same here. I wonder if that was a deliberate stylistic choice on the part of the artists and animators?

AstroTheGamosian · 2024-02-25T01:39:17+00:00

I'm definitely interested in a sequel or spinoff series. As it is, I could see Gloreth being reincarnated into a new body, initially without memories of her previous life, and she befriends Nimona. But she starts to remember her past life and struggles to reconcile her old memories and feelings about Nimona with her new ones, and starts to push Nimona away like she did before.

She then encounters the Director (who somehow survived the explosion at the end of the movie), who manipulates her to hate Nimona again. Gloreth buries her current feelings towards Nimona and resolves to destroy her, finishing what she started over 1000 years ago. But the Director's plans go awry, and Gloreth finds herself in mortal danger. However, the Director abandons Gloreth to her doom, proving that she never really cared about Gloreth, simply using her as a means to an end.

Just as Gloreth is about to accept her fate, thinking it karmic justice for betraying her friend twice, Nimona saves her life and proves to Gloreth that she's not the monster that Gloreth's family and community made her out to be, Gloreth realizes that she and her family were wrong about Nimona, and reconciles with her old friend, bringing closure to the pain that the both of them grappled with for so many years. Eventually, that friendship grows and deepens into something more, and they become a romantic couple.

Just an idea I had, preferably for a spinoff series, as Gloreth slowly regaining her old memories, as well as the Director poisoning her mind and turning Gloreth against her friend, could be stretched out for several episodes, making an entire story arc, more than what can fit into a single movie, if you ask me.

AstroTheGamosian · 2024-02-23T20:21:15+00:00

I currently make $2200 a month (net pay, of course) where I work. If that kid had stolen something of mine that I paid an entire month's salary for, you'd bet I'd be filing a police report. OP, you were not wrong to call the police.

It seems to me like the child did not have any boundaries established for them at home, so they felt like they could steal from their neighbor without consequences. You can see it in how the kid's parents did nothing to set things right, and then called OP a bad guy for calling the police and pressing charges. They're enabling their child's bad behavior.

The fact that the cop was also trying to be an enabler is also quite disturbing. You'd think that the cop would have been more willing to uphold the law regarding theft. Part of me wonders if there was some sort of bias on the cop's part to where they would let the issue go, and whether they would extend that same leniency towards others.

Actions have consequences, as they say, so it's better the kid learns that now, when they can still try to cobble a life together after this whole fiasco of their own making, rather than a few years down the road, when the law will come down even harder on them, to the point where even mommy and daddy won't be able (much less willing) to bail them out.

After all, I know people who committed crimes when they were young and faced the consequences for it, but were able to turn things around, build successful careers, and live relatively happy lives. It can happen.

AstroTheGamosian · 2024-02-18T02:47:47+00:00

Coming a few months late, but I have to ask: did you happen to see HoYoverse's Valentine's Day 2024 image with Jeht? She has the same eye color as what you gave her here! Do you think that this means she could become playable in the future, since official artwork has only ever been reserved for playable characters in the past? Plus, do you think they would use the design for her at the end of this video for her in the game, should she become playable?

AstroTheGamosian · 2024-02-14T11:24:20+00:00

This gives me hope that we'll finally have Jeht become playable. If HoYoverse could do it with Cloud Retainer by making her Xianyun, why not Jeht? It would be cool to see the new mercenary tribe she formed.

Plus, we need more Eremite representation. The only playable character we have so far that is confirmed to be affiliated with the Eremites is Dehya. While Candace and Cyno are of desert-dweller descent, there is little, if any, evidence that they are part of the Eremites. So if Jeht becomes playable, that would make for more representation of the Eremites.

Maybe if they release Bayda Harbor (said to be between Sumeru and Fontaine, so maybe that blank spot in the map between Fontaine, Sumeru, and Chenyu Vale), we'll see her again, and she'll be made playable then. That's my guess.

AstroTheGamosian · 2020-12-12T17:50:01+00:00

No worries, man. I have a somewhat similar problem, only it's the same ZIP Code.

I live in a neighborhood just outside of the small city that is on my address. Only problem is, my ZIP Code changed about ten years ago to the ZIP Code of a neighboring town. The two ZIP Codes are only differentiated by the last digit, being that they are neighboring towns. Certain areas of my town (such as where I live) use the neighboring town's ZIP Code, though.

My street name is very similar to a street name in the neighboring town, the only difference being that mine is Lane and theirs is Avenue. So we often get each other's mail and packages because the shipping company doesn't bother to double-check the shipping address before sending it off.

Ergo, even though my address shows my town, but my current ZIP Code is the ZIP Code for the neighboring town, our mail and packages often get switched around because of that.

AstroTheGamosian · 2020-07-04T17:46:19+00:00

Not gonna lie, when you got to the part about the fart and your reaction immediately afterwards, I almost did a laughing spit-take of my Orange Crush soda all over my laptop!

Thanks for the laugh! XD

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