Unfortunately next week's weather epitomizes pathetic fallacy. At least there'll only be 1 more exam left by Thursday.
19 April 2015
gilded
Unfortunately next week's weather epitomizes pathetic fallacy. At least there'll only be 1 more exam left by Thursday.
18 April 2015
temporal crossroads
2 finals and almost 1 play-through of Xillia are done.
The exams went alright, but I have no idea how I'm missing 100+ loot bags in Xillia when I've been to every map and has gotten all the treasure chests on each map. It's so time consuming revisiting every location, but at least I'm progressing on other titles along the way. I enjoy how there's achievements related to the mastery of each character's play style, otherwise I'd never have directly controlled anyone other than Jude or Milla.
The final boss fight felt very anti-climatic, especially since you don't gain any exp from it. Plot-wise, both parties were so reluctant to fight each other. It would be better if Maxwell was the final boss and Gaius/Muzet's fight is placed where Maxwell's fight was, heck they should even join the party for the fight against Maxwell. This could be incorporated into the story easily too.
Gaius and Muzet's relationship also mirrors Milla and Jude's, I'm tempted to play Xillia 2 just to see how the dynamics between these 4 will change (and also to see more of Alvin but I don't like his updated character design). Speaking of chracters:
Ans: The chimeriads (minus Jiao, plus Gaius) in vaguely school uniform-like outfits.
This post is really just an excuse to post pretty fanart of Xillia that I spent too much time looking up cause the feels. There's still Milla's play through, so expect more pretty fanart.
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The exams went alright, but I have no idea how I'm missing 100+ loot bags in Xillia when I've been to every map and has gotten all the treasure chests on each map. It's so time consuming revisiting every location, but at least I'm progressing on other titles along the way. I enjoy how there's achievements related to the mastery of each character's play style, otherwise I'd never have directly controlled anyone other than Jude or Milla.
The final boss fight felt very anti-climatic, especially since you don't gain any exp from it. Plot-wise, both parties were so reluctant to fight each other. It would be better if Maxwell was the final boss and Gaius/Muzet's fight is placed where Maxwell's fight was, heck they should even join the party for the fight against Maxwell. This could be incorporated into the story easily too.
Gaius and Muzet's relationship also mirrors Milla and Jude's, I'm tempted to play Xillia 2 just to see how the dynamics between these 4 will change (and also to see more of Alvin but I don't like his updated character design). Speaking of chracters:
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*u* This image captures each character so perfectly haha, especially in their expressions. Gaius and Wingul looks so unamused, as they always do in the cutscenes (aside from the times they look angry). Ivar and Rowen's are also dead on. Plus they're all in formal wear, what more can I ask for?Ans: The chimeriads (minus Jiao, plus Gaius) in vaguely school uniform-like outfits.
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Sigh there should be a sidestory about them. They all deserve happy endings ;_;This post is really just an excuse to post pretty fanart of Xillia that I spent too much time looking up cause the feels. There's still Milla's play through, so expect more pretty fanart.
14 April 2015
spyrites
Then I remembered I still have Tales of Xillia to play.
2 days later and I've made it to the final boss with all sub-events done. A good amount of progress, if I may say so myself.
Alvin's back story is so heart wrenching, him and his mom, him and presa ;_; But the scene with Elize at the swing is so cute! The image sums up his story nicely:
Was hoping that the story between Leia and Agria would be developed some more since they're such good foils for each other. Also more about Rowen would also be good, his sub-event with Carrie is great. Gaius' and Karla's sub-events are also insightful. The supporting characters all have complicated backgrounds, they make Jude / Milla seem uninteresting.
2 days later and I've made it to the final boss with all sub-events done. A good amount of progress, if I may say so myself.
Alvin's back story is so heart wrenching, him and his mom, him and presa ;_; But the scene with Elize at the swing is so cute! The image sums up his story nicely:
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Was hoping that the story between Leia and Agria would be developed some more since they're such good foils for each other. Also more about Rowen would also be good, his sub-event with Carrie is great. Gaius' and Karla's sub-events are also insightful. The supporting characters all have complicated backgrounds, they make Jude / Milla seem uninteresting.
12 April 2015
repeat
I'm currently experiencing a great magnitude of desperation because season 3, chapter 43 of Cheese in the Trap is not unofficially out yet. I've tried various strategies to cope with this, such as
Movies:
1. Parent Trap
The poker scene is really awesome, the camp scenes in general are pretty awesome just because of the sass. The movie also confirms that I need a butler in my life.
2. Whiplash & 3. The Grand Budapest Hotel (thanks Alex for the recs)
The trailer is a little misleading, there's far less romance in the actual movie.
These 2 movies both have very stylistic cinematography (is that the right term? art direction?). Whiplash being dark, grimy, and a little too heavy on the HDR; whereas The Grand Budapest Hotel has very saturated colours and evokes 2D in both in the actual 2D scenes and regular scenes. Both movies also feature a very strong (or oppressive, depending on whether you like them or not) mentor character.
- refreshing the scanlator's webpage every hour, or slightly better, after every section of notes that I review.
- re-reading the officially released chapters, which has been really helpful in reminding myself of the plot. But alas the official release is only up to 43 of the first season "orz
- reading ahead the Korean raws. Although I don't understand a word of the conversation, the artist does such a good job with the character's expression that I can mostly figure out what's going on. Now in addition to looking forward to sundays (official release), mondays (unofficial release, but they're not on a regular schedule), there's wednesdays for the raw release!
Movies:
1. Parent Trap
The poker scene is really awesome, the camp scenes in general are pretty awesome just because of the sass. The movie also confirms that I need a butler in my life.
2. Whiplash & 3. The Grand Budapest Hotel (thanks Alex for the recs)
The trailer is a little misleading, there's far less romance in the actual movie.
These 2 movies both have very stylistic cinematography (is that the right term? art direction?). Whiplash being dark, grimy, and a little too heavy on the HDR; whereas The Grand Budapest Hotel has very saturated colours and evokes 2D in both in the actual 2D scenes and regular scenes. Both movies also feature a very strong (or oppressive, depending on whether you like them or not) mentor character.
10 April 2015
qi
I write this in commemoration of the first time I'm experiencing 茶气, if it indeed is real.
It's actually kind of weird. This is the last batch of Rou Gui that I had, and frankly I didn't like how it initially smelled and taste as the roast taste was overwhelming. But woah the 回感 (aftertaste) is strong this time, its mildly sweet and pleasantly warming. As if I swallowed very viscose air (if thats a thing). It's been 20 mins and I still clearly feel it lingering at the back of my mouth, and permeating the rest of my body. Strange feeling.
Here's a discussion about what 茶气 is.
It's actually kind of weird. This is the last batch of Rou Gui that I had, and frankly I didn't like how it initially smelled and taste as the roast taste was overwhelming. But woah the 回感 (aftertaste) is strong this time, its mildly sweet and pleasantly warming. As if I swallowed very viscose air (if thats a thing). It's been 20 mins and I still clearly feel it lingering at the back of my mouth, and permeating the rest of my body. Strange feeling.
Here's a discussion about what 茶气 is.
09 April 2015
05 April 2015
markings
Long time no see, was down with a bad cold for most of last week. It was a needed break from school though, to catch up on sleep and destress by reading a lot of manga.
1. Cheese in the Trap
aka my favourite webtoon, sorry Tower of God.
It's hard to say anything about this because it'll inevitably be a spoiler. The plot is so intricate that it makes the beginning chapters difficult to follow, but it's worth reading through. Both Seol and Jung will surpass your expectations.
Sarah if you see this, I highhhhhly recommend you to read this.
2. Magi (and its sidestory about Sinbad)
Imagine One Piece and Negima mixed together and it's sort of the plot and setting of Magi. I'm usually reluctant to read Shonens, but this one has a good cast of characters. I like Sinbad's sidestory more, since it focuses more on going-on-an-adventure (One Piece) rather than the main story which focues more on we-have-to-save-the-world-against-evil (Negima). I like how the series spends time building up the main characters (both pro- and antagonists) and showing their backstory and motivations. If you do read this, I highly suggest also reading Sinbad's sidestory since it is a direct prequel and contains lots of relevant information. Plus Sinbad's currently the most suspicious characters
3. Ruler of the Land
This is a classical 武侠 story and it brings so much nostalgia. It's slightly similar to the Chinese story where the main character is a genius at learning martial arts but also only wanted to learn escaping techniques. In fact I clearly remember a scene where he gets into some minor trouble and was thrown into a local jail cell. In the cell, he was reading a legendary skillbook and learning the footwork movements. This story has all the 武侠 archetypes and plot devices, from the different clans to the legendary weapons, masters of different fractions all teaching their secret skills to the main characters, tragedy, romance, bloodshed etc etc.
1. Cheese in the Trap
aka my favourite webtoon, sorry Tower of God.
It's hard to say anything about this because it'll inevitably be a spoiler. The plot is so intricate that it makes the beginning chapters difficult to follow, but it's worth reading through. Both Seol and Jung will surpass your expectations.
Sarah if you see this, I highhhhhly recommend you to read this.
2. Magi (and its sidestory about Sinbad)
Imagine One Piece and Negima mixed together and it's sort of the plot and setting of Magi. I'm usually reluctant to read Shonens, but this one has a good cast of characters. I like Sinbad's sidestory more, since it focuses more on going-on-an-adventure (One Piece) rather than the main story which focues more on we-have-to-save-the-world-against-evil (Negima). I like how the series spends time building up the main characters (both pro- and antagonists) and showing their backstory and motivations. If you do read this, I highly suggest also reading Sinbad's sidestory since it is a direct prequel and contains lots of relevant information. Plus Sinbad's currently the most suspicious characters
3. Ruler of the Land
This is a classical 武侠 story and it brings so much nostalgia. It's slightly similar to the Chinese story where the main character is a genius at learning martial arts but also only wanted to learn escaping techniques. In fact I clearly remember a scene where he gets into some minor trouble and was thrown into a local jail cell. In the cell, he was reading a legendary skillbook and learning the footwork movements. This story has all the 武侠 archetypes and plot devices, from the different clans to the legendary weapons, masters of different fractions all teaching their secret skills to the main characters, tragedy, romance, bloodshed etc etc.
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