Some things that have happened:
- Dumbledore is gay. Apparently. Was I the only one who didn’t see that coming? I’m still trying to decide whether JK decided this whilst she was writing or just after when she started running out of things to tell the press. Apparently it has made the angry Christians even angrier about the books though and anything that makes them cross makes me happy.
- Â My stomach issues have now reached such irritating proportions that I may remove my entire digestive system with a butter knife.
- Phantom Hourglass has come out and I don’t own it yet. I will though. Very soon.
I am also loving Stephen Fry’s new blog. It’s nice to read such honest writing from someone so painfully interesting. Perhaps one day I will have that many interesting stories to tell. Minus the manic depression and drug addiction though, I hope.
I still have no idea what I want to do with my life. I have been thinking almost non-stop since my last post and I don’t know! My ideas are as follows:
- Something to do with food, but probably not a chef.
- Food writer.
- Lion tamer.
- Monkey butler.
Unfortunately, the last two aren’t even real ideas. So I’m a bit stuck because I’m not really that good at writing and I have no idea where I can go to learn about food. Also, if I try to do either of those things I’ll probably give up because I’m a big fat quitter.
Still… Phantom Hourglass should be good.
Phantom Hourglass is great, although there are bits that are too easy (the dungeons), and bits that are a little tedious (the central dungeon the must be revisited and played through after every dungeon).
The controls are awesome to. The game no longer explains how to use items and weapons, because the controls are just that intuitive that you just know.
Also, gone are the heart pieces (thank fuck) and the wallet sizes. I’ve got well over 1000 Rupees at the moment.
Okami is coming to the Wii. It’s going to be a direct port, but I reckon using the Celestial Brush should be more fun with the Wiimote
Re: Food writer: Why don’t you give that the old college try on this here blog? Set up a new category for it or something. I’d definitely be interested in reading it
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Hmmm… I might do that.
They’ve got rid of the heart pieces?! That seems an entirely strange move - does exploring more and spending more time on the game get you anything more than if you just walked through it? I’m very excited about playing it. I shall buy it asap.
I’m still stuck on Okami, I know exactly what I have to do but I just can’t do it. It’s very irritating.
There are lots of things to find and pick up, like salvaging treasure from the sea bed (which uses the touch screen this time to navigate mines, and is a bit more interesting than in Wind Waker).
You can get different parts for your ship, and certain combinations make your ship a bit more hardy. As far as I can tell there’s nothing like Joy Pendants/Poe souls, but there is something a bit like Wind Waker’s Chu jelly.
They’re gems. Three types for power, wisdom and courage, although I’ve now finished the game and never found out what to do with them. No one ever mentioned them, so I collected them, and then finished the game. Strange.
Re: Hearts: There is space for two rows of eight, and I finished with ten. I don’t know if there are more… You also can’t upgrade your bomb bag/quiver. Quite a bit’s changed now I think about it. It’s still Zelda through and through, and is still excellent, but it still feels a little different.
If you did food writing, would you just write about it, or would you do recipes and that?