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sumi, Nov 14 2009
I've been listening to FF8 music on youtube tonight and it's making me feel so nostalgic, I just felt the need to make this blog and show my absolute love and appreciation for this masterpiece of a videogame.
I have to say, regardless of how much dislike there is for FF8 compared to all other FF's, this is one of my top 3 favorite games of all time, if not my most favorite.
Everything about it is so amazing. I love the setting/world it's set in. Something just clicked with me, with the futuristic, but yet not too sci-fi theme. I also really loved the entire story. There's a lot of stuff that is really subtle that you don't even pick up on until you go and read about it on the internet, like the whole + Show Spoiler +
Ultimecia/time compression thing with Rinoa possibly being Ultimecia from the future. If you haven't read about that, go look for it and read about it, it's pretty awesome :D
There are so many defining parts of this game that I remember when I first played it. Everything about it was so magical and spectacular. All of the diverse locations in the game were so fantastic and had such strong moods/settings to them. Things like the place where you get Odin and fight the Tonberry King, that place was so surreal and creepy! The Deep Sea Research Center where you get Bahamut and then later go back in further underground to find Ultima Weapon and get the Eden summon from him. I really loved Timber and Dollet, too. I loved the small town setting of them, and being on a secret SeeD mission in Timber, it was all so awesome. ^_^
And the music, my god the music! It is some of the most amazing music I have ever heard. Every single song, no matter how little it was used in the game, is SO amazing and well made, and fits every location and scene perfectly. One of my lesser known favorite songs EVER is called Silence And Motion. It's the song that plays while you are in Esthar (before you go up into space). It's so quirky and epic at the same time. (Here's a link to the song).
The main reason why I love this game so much and I get so nostalgic every time I hear its songs or think about it is the fact that it was one of the first RPGs I ever played. To quote someone else, to sum up exactly how I feel: "This game defines my childhood. The music is the pillar that holds everything together to make me so emotionally attached to FFVIII, along with the story, graphics and everything else." I remember getting a Playstation + FF8 for my birthday in November, right around the time when the game first came out, and I spent every day after school playing it all the way up until christmas. I remember even one day, I was so sick with the flu, and had such a high fever, that I couldn't even make it to school. I had to stay home, and my mom's rule was that I couldn't play videogames when I was sick. So all day I was so sad that I couldn't play and I was so bored. But then as a present to make me feel better from being sick, my dad went to the store on his way home from work and bought me the FF8 Strategy guide. It made me so happy. ^__^ I read it the rest of the night since I couldn't play, haha.
I really wanted to articulate this a lot more in terms of why this game is so amazing, but I am really tired and can't. ): For anyone who loves this game though you should talk about how amazing it is in here and we can talk about it! I'm thinking about maybe starting to play it again once I have more time after the class I'm taking right now.
FF8 IS AMAZING.
 
sumi, Nov 04 2009
Hi! So I'm looking to build a new computer in the near future, as my current one is very old and cannot run anything that's coming out lately.
My problem is that I haven't been following ANYTHING at all in terms of models/what's good/what companies are making good products these days, so I'm looking for your help!
I'm looking to spend around $500-$700, nothing too major, just a decent computer that will be able to run new games for the next few years, hopefully giving me the best bang for the buck.
I'm seriously very clueless on anything at all that is out right now in the current market, so if anyone could help out by suggesting some good budget parts that equal my price range I would love you forever! I'm competent on how to build computers, just haven't been keeping up with the market. ;p
(As a side note, I'd generally like to avoid ATI for videocards, and I'd prefer AMD over Intel but I don't really mind either way. I also don't need harddrive/case/keyboard/mouse things, basically just all the core parts, CPU, mobo, videocard, PSU, RAM.)
I'll also edit this or make a new blog with a list of things that I've found for what I want to build, which I'm going to start doing right now as I wait for people's replies!
Thanks a bunch!! ^_^
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