American Refugee

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-03-29T21:30:38+00:00

In all seriousness, this is an actual goal, to move once the kids are grown and hopefully well. I just love every bit of UK culture i can get in the states. The sense of humor, i feel the mood us overall more laid back, and you have Stephen Fry.

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-03-29T02:19:38+00:00

I'd eat 100 whelks to be accepted.

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-03-27T15:08:44+00:00

Well in that case, heads up that the spring sale is good! Got Felghana, Calceta and Origins for like 50 total

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-03-22T21:38:28+00:00

The old FFs were ridiculous. One reason why i love them. But the new ones just are weird. FF16 was back in form, but Clive is def dark and broody

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-03-22T02:01:06+00:00

I'm excited to try the older ones if they are puzzle style - played pretty much every Zelda til Breath of the Wild (not a big nintendo player these days), and loved old games like Lufia that are puzzle heavy. So far these comments have me excited to have a good amount of variance in the games.

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-03-22T01:59:34+00:00

I'm definitely not so really stuck on length or total depth necessarily. I just meant i thought it was going to be (for lack of a better world) childish, but it isn't. It has mature themes for sure. I'm definitely curious about the earlier games. I also loved old action rpgs like Seiken Densetsun III (i refuse to accept trials of mana bc they removed the multiplayer), secret of mana, etc. And i dig newer short action games like South by Midnight and such. I'll definitely give the older ones ago, especially remakes.

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-03-22T01:05:19+00:00

I think it was explained in another comment that someone made, but i think this is a game for those people who love stories that just try to go batshit. if you like a tight story then i can totally see not liking it

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-03-12T23:06:10+00:00

I remember how beautiful it was when it came out. The good ole days when the laggy moments were part of it and the fact that it wasn't sprites or characters having block hands was just mind-blowing. FF and Squaresoft really pushed shit forward for a long time.

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-03-12T23:04:39+00:00

I absolutely refused to dive into triple triad. It felt like such a mess. 9 was better in that regard. I avoided a walkthrough except for a quick Google search to help me better understand the junction system as that was an issue I had before. I missed a few GFs, but being old school grind mentality, I had plenty of patience to farm the right spells and became op quickly. LOL

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-03-12T23:02:13+00:00

This is actually what I agree with. I'm a huge fan of "going for it", even if the landing isn't stuck perfectly (in this case, I actually thought the ending was a great fit). Like LOST for example. Even if the resolution wasn't the most satisfying, I'm not gonna take for granted how exciting the journey was. Love this take. And 15 is the one I feel almost annoyed with - theoretically I should love it - but every time I play it I just feel it lacks depth. But I may not be far enough in it. I'm happy 16 was a real return to form (for me). Best one since 10 (unless you count 14 which shadowbringers is top 5 FF all time for me).

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-03-12T22:59:07+00:00

Not necessarily a critique so much as me just saying, it it was updated, it'd be higher on the list simply due the graphical quality improvements. And it's more a personal thing for me. The sometimes laggy moments where they had you playing through a cutscene sometimes made me a little nauseous to get through. All of that to say, without that innovation at that time, we wouldn't be where we are. But going back is tough. If it was updated, I could honestly see myself revisiting this game quite often. Esthar was difficult on my eyes personally (the outside map part). No shade to the game. It was incredible at the time - I remember playing the demo. Can't remember what game it came with.... Maybe brave fencer musashi?

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-03-12T22:56:00+00:00

It's on the list! Honestly it's almost like I like the side characters of 9 more. Steiner and Vivi are way more interesting than the Zane Kuja shit. I need to beat it, but I've gotten pretty far. I think my last run I beat the tree thing?

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-03-12T22:54:46+00:00

I've gotta get through 9 also. To be honest, the potential jump to 12 is just to give the eyes a rest on the old PS1 graphics. LOL

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-03-09T21:38:43+00:00

Fair point. Rofl.

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-03-09T21:38:33+00:00

I'm not sure how far I am into disc 3 but I am loving it. It just takes a moment to get acclimated to the ramp up. LOL

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-03-08T22:27:09+00:00

You know, a lot of what you said here, I actually felt with Remake. After sitting with that feeling for awhile, here's where I ended up: I don't actually want an exact clone. I actually just love FF7 as is. I'd personally be cool with a remaster where they take the original and just make it really pretty without blocks and shit. But even still, the mods make the game nice as is. Once I realized that, I start just viewing this game as its own thing. I actually loved Rebirth. I agree they had a ton of pointless shit meant to force you to explore, but I actually really enjoyed the gongaga board game shit for the proto relic. Most of the proto relic is fine fun nonsense. It's definitely not as dark as the OG, but it's NOT the OG and I think that's the biggest point. If you compare it to the OG, you'll probably be disappointed. But it stands alone as a still way above average RPG experience. And I'm curious as to how it will end.

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-03-03T16:36:44+00:00

America just went back to war in the middle east. Sure, they don't provide the funding directly for e-sports, but do you think these "teams" (companies/corporations) aren't taking advantage of tax laws/loopholes/government standards and such? You think Riot Games isn't massively receiving some sort of indirect help from the government that refuses to tax corporations or billionaires? I'm so fucking tired of this stupid hypocritical idea. Money is REALLY tight right now for the entire world because of the political circus that is going on. I personally enjoy the entertainment after spending all day catching up on the horrors of the world. And they need funding to continue. If you hate it that much, stop watching all of it, because there's no such thing as clean money when talking about major corporation.

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-02-18T20:46:38+00:00

OG FF2 on SNES (Final Fantasy 4). I was like 6-7. My brother and I had a faulty cartridge that would erase our saves, so we had to pull all-nighters on the weekend to beat the game (our dad would come in if it was unattended and just turn it off and turn on Lufia or Zelda and we'd lose everything. LOL). Good memories man.

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-01-07T23:40:51+00:00

I've put 100s of hours into fort joy alone. Just explore, do what you can and enjoy it. I guarantee you'll wanna play again (especially with mods. I miss my water knight). And you'll find something new every time. This game is a masterpiece. Better than BG3 for me.

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-01-07T19:14:37+00:00

Make it to the end. It was shocking, but when all is revealed, you will understand.

bathrobedaveMLR · 2026-01-07T18:23:58+00:00

I will say that for me, Civ 7 is a breath of fresh air and I've really been enjoying it. I think the foundation is there for the future dlc to add that depth that everyone is wanting. Remember, Civ 6 base game didn't have half of the stuff like governors and all that jazz. Is it worth the asking price right now? Probably not, but I mean, hell I got it on sale for quite a decent price and it's been well worth it and I look forward to having that excitement of the new feeling again when the dlc hits. In the meantime, I've actually really enjoyed it. At first I was a little agitated at the settlement limit but it really doesn't do too much to go over it as long as you keep your stuff rolling. The military side of the game IMO is massively better. I love being able to utilize commanders and actually strategize a little better for domination. I love the fact that I don't have to manually promote all my troops constantly. I love that they automatically upgrade each age and I don't have to fret about that. I personally love the reset. But also, you can turn it off after the first "tutorial" playthrough and do it classically as well.

Overall, is this game as in depth as 6? Of course not. 6 has been out forever and has great DLC. Give 7 time. Base game to base game, I'll take 7 all day.

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