Author: Robin VanGilder

Seattle born and raised, a professional agent and amateur philosopher. Also, I play video games listen to too many podcasts.

Let’s Play FFT 05 – Betrayal at Zeirchele

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Posting this LP so slowly has a bit of a surreal feeling to it.

The first ten episodes were all recorded basically daily, one after another, because I was on vacation and was having a ton of fun playing the game and recording. But now that I’m back at work, I no longer have the time or the energy for it. Like, yes, technically I have hours and hours after I finish work, but I don’t wanna stare at a screen thinking. That’s what I do at work all day!

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Let’s Play FFT 04 – By the Skin of Our Teeth

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Got a real barn burner this week.

Some close calls! Some big plot movements! Including the end of the first chapter of the game. Really moving right along, some of these battles took me hours and hours of grinding before. I did a little bit this time, but it’s been way, way less than usual.

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Let’s Play FFT 03 – The Whole Milleuda Arc

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Another one in the bag!

Man, this is so fun, I am having a great time making these videos. Nobody is watching them, but that’s fine, it’s an exercise for me to be creative. Plus, it’s early days. I will be persistent, I know what I’m trying to do, just gonna put it out there in the world. Numbers are poison.

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Let’s Play FFT 02 – Ancient Magicks

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Alright, got another one o’ these ready to go.

I think I’m gonna make sunday my usual upload day, get on more of a regular schedule. I was so eager for the first one, I didn’t even think about it. I’m on vacation this coming week, so I’ll probably go and record several episodes, so I can have a buffer and actually get them out consistently on time! What a concept!

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Let’s Play FFT – 01

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Hello everyone, it’s been a while!

I apologize for the radio silence, though I did warn that I might be away for a while after finishing Moby Dick. I thought I could do those weekly blog posts… but it didn’t really work out. Then I thought I could get back to reviewing games, and while I do like the ones I wrote, it didn’t really give me the same satisfaction as my deep dive into Moby Dick.

But, I had a thought the other day: what if I did an LP of that new version of FFT? That would be fun, I know it’s a game I can finish!

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Suikoden HD Remaster: The Allure of Nostalgia

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It’s been a while, but I’ve really been mulling this one over.

This is a review, specifically of the version of Suikoden included in the package called Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars, available on all modern platforms for fifty big ones. I may review the other half, Suikoden 2, at some point, but I kinda stalled out in it. That one doesn’t have as much juice for me, though it is generally superior in every way. And that’s honestly part of what I wanted to talk about, so perhaps this will serve as a reflection on both.

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Romacing SaGa 2: Personified Empire

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Alright, let’s try something else. Again!

Wagnas, one of the eponymous Seven

Those weekly blog posts weren’t really working for me. I don’t like the pressure of having something to talk about, and then they always felt too big and unwieldy and unfocused. Not the kind of work I can look back on with pride, just kind of filling time, y’know? I don’t like to post just to post. Brings back bad memories of trying to unlock privileges on message boards as a middle schooler by making enough posts, haha.

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Week 2: Hashtag The Discourse

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Well, here we are again, another week come and gone.

I’ve had some ups and downs lately. Trying to stay off of social media while I’m at work, which is nice because it exposes me to The Horrors less, but also makes me feel a bit more disconnected from the world. Kind of a trade off there, I suppose. Been swinging between an newly rejuvenated sense of self-confidence and some regular ol’ depression. I can accomplish anything I put my mind to, but it feels like that doesn’t matter a whole lot, y’know.

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Week 1: What’s Past is Prologue

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Alright, let’s try something different.

I want to write more, so I thought I’d get in the habit of posting some sort of regular update on my habits and thoughts. Almost like some sort of log, as on an old timey sailing ship… but rather than being locked in some old wooden chest, it instead lives on the marvellous web of information. Some sort of… web log… if you will. Perhaps we shall come up with a shortened term at some point, if it ever catches on.

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Epilogue – But What Does It Mean?

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Well, here we are at last.

Friends, we’ve come to the end of the road. After this, there’s simply no more book to read. Oh, I may come around and do some sort of official wrap-up post, sum things up, but I would prefer to leave it all on the field, so to speak. Part of me can’t believe I actually got all the way to the end, much like when I read this book the first time, all those years ago. But I did! Or at least, I will shortly.

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