Nice review. I have this game and have yet to play it. I'm OCD and have to play the games in as close to numerical order as I can. Silly, I know, but I can't help it. 'veI only made it as far as V so far. Not being a FF fangirl serves me well, I think, because I have no sacred cows when it comes to this franchise. You made the game sound pretty interesting, lumps and all.
ME 3 - only a little bit?! Are you sure? 
I really loved the Xenosaga series as a whole. However, be aware that the second game is a serious disappointment after the first. The third one redeems it, though. And you've just reminded me that I need to go back and finish Dust.
I'm playing Uncharted, Ni No Kuni, FF III, and the usual suspects (Pinball FX2, Zen Pinball 2, My Aquarium, and various other puzzle games). I tried getting back into Wild Arms 2 last night, but still wasn't able to get past the part where I quit last time.
I am all for lead female characters not having annoying faux little girl voices. One reason why I couldn't get into Eternal Sonata was the incredibly grating voice of the female lead. As for Graces, I really liked it.
Thanks, Wayde. This one took a lot of research on my part, as I wasn't very familiar with a lot of the singers. And yeah, Hedy West blew me away. I've had 500 Miles stuck in my head for days.
Saw that you were playing it yesterday and wondered about how it was. I like instant gratification!
I watched one of her other videos a couple of years ago. Her tune and message really don't change from video to video. And there are plenty of good games out there with good female role models. Dreamfall, The Longest Journey, Syberia, Beyond Good and Evil to name just the few that popped into my head in about a minute. She'd impress me more if she attacked those hideous Twilight books.
I didn't watch the video, I've seen it, or one similar to it before. I think rather than spend 23 minutes going on and on about something, she should use the money and make a game that shows the change she wants to see in the industry. Shrug. I work in a male-dominated field, and the only way you get respect is by earning it. You earn the respect, you can start causing the positive change bit by bit. And why isn't she bitching about Disney? There's a reason Mulan is one of my favorite Disney movies, lol.
Well good for you. Didn't have to strangle anyone to acquire your precious, I hope.
Matt, I'm glad you liked it. DId you check out the playlist that I linked? More on there that didn't make it into the blog. Fairport Convention had a lot of great members that went on to solo careers. Richard Thompson is a personal favorite of mine and will appear in some future installment.
Larry, you need to resize your picture, some of the text is getting lost on the side.
I've always wanted to check out the Fire Emblem games. I think I have the one that came out on the Game Cube kicking around somewhere...
