Day 115: Still playing in the woods...

I think I need to develop a new playing style in Pokémon White.  This whole "I must walk through every patch of grass" is taking forever.  I am still in the Pinwheel Forest trying to stop the thieves and return the Dragon Skull.  Honestly, if I was Team Plasma, I would have left the forest already.  After 3 days, I still haven't made it to your location.

And all of those random battles!  I go one step and a Pokémon just has to come out and attack me.  Isn't it enough proof that I am not one to be messed with having defeated your friend just one step ago?  Why must you up and attack me?  Revenge, maybe?  And it's all those Sewaddles and Petitlils.

Anyway, I am hope that this time tomorrow I will not be the forest.  I will probably play until I leave for town in a few hours.

Well, that's all from me.  So, for the coming day, enjoy the games you play!

Michael, aka me3lingual, aka 情郎

Also, the final voting has started for the Talent Competition I entered.  If you could, vote for me by going here.  I really want to win, and I can only do so by getting more votes.  And in case you haven't seen my entries for the three rounds of the competition, here they are:

Round 1

Round 2

And the Final Round

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxosNB-Fiv4

(Apparently it is unable to find it, which sucks.  Here is the link though.)

Anyway, I really need the votes, and I would appreciated it if you'd go and vote for me.  It really means a lot!

Day 114: Traipsing through the Woods

Today I did little in the gaming stuff.  I played a little Final Fantasy XIII, and a little Pokémon White.  I also played a little Osu!.  I didn't accomplish much in any of the games I played, but I still played.  I tried to play more, but things would keep popping up and preventing me from doing that.

Anyway, I am nearing the end of the Titan Trials in Final Fantasy XIII.  I am glad there are Save Points, because I would have hated to start over there.

And I am still in the forest trying to stop Team Plasma from taking off with the Dragon Skull.

And I increase my overall osu!mania ranking, even though I fell down the leaderboard in the monthly competitions.

So, for the coming day, enjoy the games you play!

Michael, aka me3lingual, aka 情郎

Day 113: Nacrene Gym

I played several games today.  This morning I began a save file for Kingdom Hearts Final Mix.  I don't actually know the differences between the original and this "final mix".  Today I started as usual playthroughs of the game begin, I gather materials for a raft.  I also battled Selphie, Tidus, and Wakka.  They were considerably easier to defeat than normal.  Maybe it's because I have been playing the game for a few years, and know how to dodge their attacks or deflect them with my wooden sword.  I don't know.  I also defeated Riku, which was also easier since I remember his attack pattern.

Then I managed to advance two Save Points in Final Fantasy XIII.  This was amazing, because I haven't advance to the next Save Point in nearly six months.  The party has been stuck at the same spot for so long.  You know, it makes me think that if the characters were real, what they would be doing when the player stops playing for a time.

And finally, I am right in front of the second Gym Leader in Pokémon White.  I have added Tim Burton (Timburr) and P-itch (Throh) to my party, replacing Gauner (Purrloin) and Bernard (Lillipup).  I think I am ready to face her.  And I think I will battle her while I am writing this to give you a kind of play-by-play.  So, here we go...

Trainer Michael vs. Gym Leader Lenora

1. Ticker (Patrat) Level 15 vs. Herdier Level 18
Herdier used Takedown
Ticker uses CUT
Ticker is switched with Slither (Servine)
Herdier uses Takedown

Slither vs. Herdier
Slither uses Leaf Tornado
Herdier uses Takedown
Slither fainted.
Tim Burton (Timburr) is called out.

Tim Burton vs. Herdier
Lenora used Super Potion
Tim Burton uses Low Kick
Herdier uses Takedown
Tim Burton uses Low Kick
Herdier fainted.
Watchog Level 20 is called out.

Tim Burton vs. Watchog.
Michael uses Super Potion
Watchog uses Retaliate.
Tim Burton fainted.
P-itch (Throh) is called out.

P-itch vs. Watchog
Watchog uses Retaliate
P-itch uses Seismic Toss
Watchog uses Hypnosis
P-itch falls asleep.
Michael uses Chesto Berry
Watchog uses Retaliate.
Michael uses Super Potion.
Watchog uses Crunch.
Watchog uses Hypnosis
P-itch falls asleep.
Michael uses chesto Berry
Watchog uses retaliate.
Michael uses Super Potion
Watchog uses Retaliate
Watchog uses Hypnosis
P-itch falls asleep.
Michael uses Chesto Berry
Watchog uses Crunch
Watchog uses Hypnosis
P-itch falls asleep.
Watchog uses crunch
Watchog uses crunch
Watchog uses crunch
P-itch uses Seismic Toss
Michael uses Fresh Water
Watchog uses hypnosis
P-itch falls asleep
Watchog uses Crunch
Watchog uses Crunch
P-itch uses Seismic Toss
Watchog uses Hypnosis.
P-itch avoids the attack
P-itch uses Seismic Toss.
Watchog fainted.

Trainer Michael WINS!

That was a difficult battle.  I guess I wasn't as prepared as I should have been.  Oh well.  The good thing is that I won.  Anyway, the game is saved, and I should finish this entry.  Tomorrow I want to work on Final Fantasy XIII some more.

Before I close, the results were announced for the monthly Osu! competition today.  Though I didn't win, I did make it on the Top 40 Leaderboard!  I finished the month in 34th Place.  And the next competition has already started.  And, look at this...

Yep, that's me at the #1 Position after completing the two beatmaps in this month's competition.  Since this screenshot was taken, I have fallen into 2nd Place.  I am very close to the top spot though, I may be able to take it back.  Also, I am currently in 4th Place in the Taiko competition as well.  I am not too worried about that one, because I don't think I will be able to increase my score any more than it already is.  But the osu!mania one, that one I will try and win.

Well, that's all for now.  So, for the coming day, enjoy the games you play!

Michael, aka me3lingual, aka 情郎

Day 112: 112/1 Days

I tried to finish Xenosaga Episode I today.  And again, I failed in my attempt.  I managed to get Albedo's HP down to about 2,000.  I guess that was a good attempt.  After he powered up his Ether Attack, he one-shot KO'd Shion, Jr., and chaos.  It wouldn't be so bad if there was a Save Point right there before the boss area.  But no, I have to once again go down that elevator.

The only other gaming activity I did today was watch the cutscenes of 358/2 Days in order to get the six trophies associated with the game.  It was okay.  I still think it would have been better to just include the entire game instead of just the cutscenes and provide text of the story.  Oh well.

Well, I am off to play Pokémon, maybe.  I don't know.  The only thing I do know is that what I play will NOT be Xenosaga Episode I.  Not tonight, at least.

So, for the coming day, enjoy the games you play?

Michael, aka me3lingual, aka 情郎

Day 111: The Monkeys are back in their Cages!

I finished the main story of Ape Escape 3.  It was a fun game.  Definitely something that kept me from being depressed that it rained most of the day today.  I captured Specter and saw the ending credits.  Now, I could continue playing, because there are monkeys that I didn't capture.  But those are just lackeys.  All they do is add to the completion percentage.

I played Osu! as well today.  I played maps that I haven't played since my first few weeks as a player.  I was very surprised to see some of those old scores.  Some of them are really bad.  But I definitely improved them today.  One song gave me enough points to jump from #12,701 in the world ranking to #11,659.  I am very happy with that.  Right now though, I am #11,658 worldwide, and #643 in the United States.  There are still so many maps I can improve on, so who knows where I'll be on the leaderboard when I am done.

In Osu! World Cup news, there are 19 teams pending acceptance into the tournament.  There's also quite a discussion as to whether FL (Flashlight Mode) should be an accepted mode to play in.  But it has moved from that to the fact that the rules state the slots for teams are first come, first serve; but some teams are not even being moved into the pending category, as if the organizers are waiting for other teams to apply.  Now in my opinion this seems underhanded and shady.  Nowhere in the rules does it state that positions in the tournament are reserved.

I am just glad that I am not competing.  I feel sorry for the smaller or lesser known countries that applied and didn't get moved to pending.  I think that every country that wants to compete should be given the chance.  Even if it takes longer than what was planned to determine the winner.

I received Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix and Pokémon Black 2 in the mail today.  Both of them work perfectly.  Other than that, I haven't had much of a chance to play them.  Also, I tried and failed at reaching the final boss in Xenosaga Episode I once again today.  I managed to get to the bottom of the elevator this time, though.

Well, tomorrow I will just try again.  And that's about it for now.  So, for the coming day, enjoy the games you play!

Michael, aka me3lingual, aka 情郎

Day 110: Building a Team

The status on the Osu! World Cup hasn't changed since the last time updated.  There are still only 9 teams competing so far.  I guess the other countries are still trying to figure out who will be playing on the teams?  I don't know.

I played Ape Escape 3 today.  I am almost finished with the main story.  I am at the point of the game after Monkey Pink runs away.  Not a lot can be said about it, because I am not sticking around to hear the details.  The game is easy to play, and I want a quick win so I can mark it off the list.

I also Pokémon White against today as well.  I am getting ready to face the second Gym Leader.  My main party hasn't changed, but it will as soon as I get to a PC to get access to my other Pokémon.  Here are all of my new friends.

It was much more difficult getting these pictures to line up than I thought.

Anyway, I want to put either Timburr or Throh on my party to combat the Normal-type Pokémon of the Gym Leader.

And that's about it.  I am going to try and finish both Xenosaga Episode I and Ape Escape 3 tomorrow.  So, for the coming day, enjoy the games you play!

Michael, aka me3lingual, aka 情郎

Day 109: A Little Walk in Unova

The only gaming I did today was while I was waiting to get my check at work.  I played Pokémon White, and all I did in the game was a few random battles in the tall grass.  I saw a Pidove, but at the last second Ticker (Patrat) got a critical hit on Pidove and knocked it out.  I haven't seen one since.

I learned that there are quite a few wi-fi spots near my location at work.  This has changed a lot since the last time I used my DS at work.

Anyway, my goal for the weekend is to finish Xenosaga Episode I, and work on Ape Escape 3 and Pokémon White.

I am excited to get my newest game purchases.  They should arrive in the beginning of next week.  And with that, I have nothing else to report for tonight.  So, for the coming day, enjoy the games you play!

Michael, aka me3lingual, aka 情郎