I want a muffin

Because.

Obviously, I've been playing FFXIII. On my new 32" HDTV! So far I'm up to ~Ch.7, and enjoying it. The encounter system reminds me of Chrono Cross, so I'm not too disappointed I can't randomly grind my characters +10 levels higher than they should be.

In Dissidia 2 news, Tifa is confirmed for the roster, as well as every character from the first Dissidia. *crossfingersprisheprisheprisheprisheprishe*

Also been playing Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale. It's a fun and quirky little RPG where you're the shop owner instead of the hapless adventurer who buys overpriced merchandise and throws themselves to their deaths in dungeons. It's repetitive, but interesting, in a similar way that people still play Harvest Moon game after game. The dungeons could have been designed a bit nicer though. Too often I'm killing practically an entire floor (sometimes *more*) just trying to find the damn exit. The dungeon-onry items could stand to have better drop rates too. At least you get a slew of adventurers with different styles to do your bidding. Currently on the 100F Lapis Lazuli ruins. Fun fun.

Quit LOTRO, like I thought I would. The game throws so many damn quests at you, many of which are level-dependent, that it's too easy to be overwhelmed by everything. The story is told decently though, and it's better than the vast majority of free MMO's. But FFXIV starts in a few days, and I should be playing next week. Yar!

Soul Silver really needed a VS Seeker, the Pokegear phone sucks butt. I've got a team together to take on the remainder of the game, I just need to level them (they're ~30, half of where I need them) and get all the TM moves that actually make them work. I may skip most of those though, because Pokemon games rank pretty high for having some of the most arse-backward retarded minigames. Non consumable TMs in B/W is going to (hopefully) be so awesome. Speaking of B/W, it's out and stuff, but Serebii got a C&D to take down all game images for some unfathomable reason, and Bulbapedia is taking forever +1 to actually compile any information. So probably a few weeks before it's worth sitting down and taking a look at all the new stuff. Just a warning though, there's a *lot* of retarded new pokemon, but then, that's expected of most generations, rite?

Ookami-san and the 7 companions ended, I guess I'd rate it a 7/10? Maybe because it was so short, it felt like the only character that was actually developed was Ookami herself, and it sort of ended on a fizzle. Ah well, another episode or two of K-ON!! and I'll be back to just randomly checking in with Shonen series to see if I feel like watching the part they're on or not.