Ok I just need to cry for a moment.... I totally DO NOT have Sherris or Rufus role start saves from ages ago, and now at the end of road here. so to speak, I cannot recruit them..... what a freakin' bummer..... Rufus is my favorite....

Tried to figure out how to use a game save from offline all afternoon... I'm not terribly savy when it comes to this stuff.... but alas, each tutorial I tried failed to work..... So I accept it and move on....

I have a feeling I'm gonna be giving this one another play-through....

On the bright side, I am at the end, and will finally lay this one to rest (for now) by tomarrow I hope! This equates to major closure for Klyde-the completionist.... yes it does :)

Well, I got my hands on a copy of Growlanser Heritage of War, a backlog on mine from 4 years ago!! (Game disc got wrecked).... Let me say, its tough to pick up a title from four years ago and continue.... Really makes you look at all those seemingly useless tutorial menus you never look at in a whole new light... too bad Growlanser doesn't sport any-LoL....

Then there is Xenoblade..... 20 hours ago or so I was sure I was at the end..... fast forward to present, I'm still grinding to get through what I presume to be the final dungeon... but who knows at this point..... Mind you, that was 20 hours void of any optional stuff really.... I love this game to death but I need to lay it to rest already... too many other things on my shelf already, or soon to be added...

YOU ARE OFFICIALLY ONE OF MY NEW FAVORITE PEOPLE! Yep, that did the trick! And I NEVER would have figured that one out.... maybe it was the obvious next move in 2008 (that was when my save file was from....) but I sure as heck didn't know that now.... I checked my items out too... korin saying "pendant" had me looking something else entirely..... Thank you again :)

And Bytor wins!!! Though the career was "Martial Arts Instructor/ Chinese Kickboxer (lei tai fighting)" and not quite "expert"... close enough....

Yes, for 7 years I trained in Pai Lum Tao Gung Fu, Bok Leen Pai Kenpo, Pai Yung Tai Chi and spent 2 years studying some Wing Chun (loosely) and doing full contact chinese kickboxing.... The last 2 years were also spent teaching my primary curriculums which was a practice I fell in love with.... however I developed a horrible thing called an "ego" that got the better of me and starting making some poor decisions in life which eventually led to the undoing of this opportunity for me.... you live you learn I suppose.....

Well congrats bytor! I am in the process of crafting more pieces now, as typically they are all made on an order by order basis at this point because I cannot keep up with the demand.... So be patient with me and as soon as your piece is crafted, I will let you know and ship within 24-48 hours. You pay nothing, I take shipping on the chin so to speak :)

Wild Armor, I'm sorry bytor beat you to the punch.... But fret not my friend, a new contest will begin within a few days! Stay tuned!

Best analogy ever..... Though I'm a way bigger fan of FF6 than I am 7, I would take Nirvana over Mudhoney.....

Oooooo... I'm really diggin the 4th one.... thats my vote

I read that thing through top to bottom.... which is why I'm here..... couldn't find the answer at alll... thats why I really need to help of a growlanser buff to point me in the right direction

Thanks guys, version 2.5 with no glitches for the PSP has been orderred! Gee golly am I excited.... I have played this game since its release! Its one of those experiences I know I enjoyed but has been completely wiped from my memory...

Sorry to revive the Tales topic but I need some advice....

I'm in a Tales sort of mood, with Graces on the horrizon and want to pick up Eternia/ Tales 2....... My question is should I go for the PSP Euro import of Eternia or the original Tales 2 for the ps1.... Is there any difference? Should I simply opt for whichever I can procure for a better price? I couldn't find any info online really about comparisons between the two.... only that the PSP version had some bugs fixed and whatnot....

Ohhhhhhhhh really good guess!! But not quite...... as an additional hint for today I will say you are getting warmer

Today's hint (and probably the "dead give away" hint you've been waiting for...) The origins of this practice are believed to be rooted in china but many many moons later became militarized in Japan which reflects its more common and modern day incarnations practiced  stateside.

And for today's post we have "The Professor"!!

I'm glad to see others share my sentiment.... although I did enjoy it.... I really felt it actually was a step down from 6 and the beginning of the de-evolution of the FF plots into the non-sensical madness we must suffer in the franchises most recent installments....

With all the crazy verb-age in this series I actually really enjoyed the condensed summary and recap of everything with all the world history thrown in the mix.... real interesting how they did it while depicting the history of another nations ruler to set up the plot for more too.... actually I found it super-clever and really essential to grasping the well thought out world.

Western Fantasy would do well to follow suit instead of always dropping you in the middle of a world with a history as vast and expansive as the freakin' pacific without ever really explaining a damn thing.... This was why I loved the Lord of the Rings so much more as books and not so much as movies... detailed histories need... well.... things to be detailed for them to be believable.... otherwise its just elf-jargin to me-LoL

:) :) Thanks for the positive feedback Bytor ol' boy! Take care!

So I mentioned I started really enjoying Guilty Crown about a week or so ago..... I'm gonna set that statement in stone and say "I am without a doubt a fan".... Its not so much that anything about it is particularly original.... but more so that everything about it IS particularly well done.... and I'm sucker for cool characters and "Gai" is about as cool as they come :)

Additionally (I can't just watch one series at a time...) I watched the first 25 episodes of "The Twelve Kingdoms" and hesitate when I say its the best thing in anime that passed me by in a long time... I abso-freakin'-lutely love it..... I can definately see where it isn't for everone but man... if you like the 90's esque fantasy-fair type stuff this is a must see.

Far less rewarding a watch this week has been "Wild Arms Twilight Venom".... I'm sticking with it in hopes that it improves but the lack of continuity episode to episode coupled with the terribly bland humor and forgettable characters equals.... well..... nothing to really care about.... what is with these "anime based on games" that so often makes em suck?.....  Next on the list to check out is the "Trails in the Sky" inspired series after I muddle through this one......

I am 99.9 % certain keeper is correct here...  in fact I'll be so bold as to say, if memory serves me, its a scan from the FFIX art book.... I owned that book twice in my lifetime and referenced it alot for the landscape and settting concepts as well as the machine-based stuff.