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I'm still playing the Valkyria Chronicles demo. It's pretty big. I played the first mission and then a two part second mission. I'm on chapter two now, and it opens up with you at a base where you can now equip your soldiers, but also - like XCOM - you put research and development into new weapons and tank parts. Each soldier has three weapon slots and a armor slot. This is a lot different from the original game, where I don't think you could customize any of that stuff. That should be pretty fun. 

I played a bit of it. Only the first episode so far, and I'm not sure how many are in the demo. But goddamn is this game fun. I forgot how good this shit was. I didn't like the sequel to the original (for PSP) cause it had the wrong tone. This one is great so far though. It's so nice to finally get a proper sequel to this. I'll play more soon. 

People who play too many videogames are like, "Why can't I see MYSELF in third person?"

I forgot to tell you guys and girls the other news - I'm on a diet. I'm eating half as much, only the occasional chip or snack, no soda or Starbucks drinks, and soon I'm gonna start walking again. I've lost five pounds so far, but I have a long way to go. It hasn't been that hard, and I'm pretty committed... I'm just sick of being fat. We'll see how it goes!

I haven't been gaming much, but I've been thinking about it. I've been wanting to go back to Ni No Kuni 2, but also to some older games like Andromeda and Final Fantasy XV, both of which I haven't finished. Actually, I moved my 40" TV over to a half-bookshelf in my room so I can see it when I lie on my couch (I can't see my big TV from there, cause the couch faces it), so I'm hoping it will motivate me to play some games. I always get more relaxed when I play games, but it's hard to turn my writing mind off. 

I saw this article about Mattel making Mario Kart themed Hot Wheels toys on IGN. 

I decided not to buy Octopath. As I was telling Joaquim, I'm just worried I'm gonna buy it and not play it, like I did Ni No Kuni and a ton of other games lately. I did get six hours into Ni No Kuni 2, but then I just stopped. I want to play it, I just have a hard time tearing myself away from my writing. I'm very work obsessed. So, while I want to play Octopath, I decided to be prudent. However, I AM going to buy Spiderman and Dragon Quest 11 when they come out. I've been waiting for both of these for a very long time. 

I played the first hour of the new Octopath Traveler demo. I had played the original demo but this one lets you do more and the save carries over to the full game. I started with the Scholar character. He's ok. Next I'm gonna try the cleric. Even though I just played a little bit I've been kinda obsessing about the game, so much that I had a dream about it. In the dream I was trying to choose which insane dream character to start with. I don't remember what they were, and I was kinda playing the game but also inside it at the same time. Yes, my dreams are insane. 

Happy 4th of July guys and girls! And for you Canadians - just nod and continue drinking your beers!