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I love Secret of Evermore!  I have a future blog planned comparing Secret of Mana, Secret of Evermore, and Seiken Densetsu 3.  I wouldn't say SoE is equivalent of the Mana series, but for what it set out to do, I really dig it!  The writing comes through a lot better, too, since it's not a translation.

For me, the modern setting was what kept my young self away from it.  I was a lot more close-minded back then (seeing as how I was a young child :)) and at that time, an RPG was a game with swords, magic, dragons, etc.  I remember even being a little perturbed when Secret of Evermore moved to the last world (Omnitopia?) because of its futuristic setting.  Glad I grew out of it and started experiencing some awesome games!  I think Parasite Eve is probably what broke me of the habit...

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I hadn't really thought about a connection between EB and SMRPG until I started writing this blog, but they both took the RPG formula and shook it up in their own way.  I was a massive fan of SMRPG when it came out (still searching for my missing copy!!!!) and still play it through every few years just for fun.  The graphics strike that great balance between computer graphics and a cartoon.  That being said, I think it's great they took the series into the Paper Mario direction, rather than try and elaborate on what they did in SMRPG.

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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, way better than Blood Omen.

Second for Valkyria Chronicles.  Both times I've played it, my PS3 has died.  The first time on the 9th mission, the second time somewhere like the 20th mission.  I had invested so much time by that point, I put it away and haven't looked at it since.  But it's an excellent game.

Thinking back, I wish I had been adventurous enough to realize I could do something cool like try and make up my own Game Genie codes.  My young self looked at the Game Genie more as sorcery than anything else!

I'll have to poke around and see if I can find a similar comparison about Easy Type and the version we got; that would be an interesting read.  GeoCities though, whew!  Haven't thought about GeoCities in quite a spell!  I remember reading an Illusion of Gaia website there way back in the day, and the site had so many details incorrect, I thought "how could they print this?"  Ah, the naivete of the early internet user...

I think in some ways, the Game Genie did almost ruin gaming for me, but only because I abused it.  I had to make that conceptual leap from "the ends justify the means" to "the journey is its own reward."  Helps that most video game endings are terrible ;).

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Anonymous person who keeps commenting on my blogs:

Not sure what's going on, but I sent a message to Nick to see if he can get it worked out.  I had five Anonymous comments over the weekend and one today that haven't posted, so we'll see. Either that, or it's spam.

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Well that's awesome, man!  Amazing opportunity.  I wish I could go back in time and be you for some of those lessons ;)

I also think "easy" depends on how well you know the game.  I reached a point in VIII my first playthrough (nigh on 13 years ago) when I just could not progress any further in the game.  In hindsight, I didn't understand the junction system at all.  Once I figured it out, all it takes is 50 or 60 card games to essentially break the game all the way through, and it becomes a joke.  For me, the funniest part about IV is how wide the gulf is between Easy Type (SNES) and the regular version (GBA).

I'd agree with V; that or FFI.  I like V because you can turn your people into unstoppable monsters, but then the game throws Shinryu and Omega at you, just to make you work for it.  FFI has a high degree of randomness that the other games just can't match.  You'll be fighting a battle and *boom*, your white mage is dead.  No more healing, resurrecting, or escaping for you.  

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Man, nice haul; FFV, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, a DS DQ game I can't quite make out, Super Princess Peach, and Tetris DS.  I just finished up FFV Advance a few days ago; always enjoyed that one.  Anywho, congrats on the great pick ups!

Well... I had drawing lessons from Leonardo Da Vinci, Shakespeare taught me how to hold a pen, and Jimi Hendrix showed me my first blues chords on guitar ;)

Just yanking your chain, man; that's an awesome line-up of people you've had lessons from.  Buddy Rich, especially; wow!  One of the first things I taught myself to play on drums was 2X4 by Metallica.  I was just messing around and figured it out.  I mainly like to bang around though, I'm not very good.  Still, nothing beats the stress relief!

Oh man, it's a cakewalk.  I was terrified of Zeromus as a kid, but on this go-round, he couldn't step.  Now, the GBA version of Zeromus is very difficult, as far as RPG battles go, as are all the optional weapon battles in the final dungeon.  I haven't played the PSP version, but next time I'm hankering to play it, I think that's the one I'll play.

I loved Final Fantasy VI as a kid, but as an adult, never really got on the fanboy bandwagon.  That being said, on this Quest, VI easily stands as my pick for best Final Fantasy game of all time.  Still have a ways to go, but it'll be hard to unseat it.  Expect a glowing write-up ;)  I might post a holdover review of Mystic Quest next week, just for grins.

Hope the move goes great, and we see you back here soon enough!  Take care.