Dillos of Destiny 2: still in quarantine from the miasma [baiba] [ffcc] [dillos]

considering how much of the last topic turned into my Tales series playthrough I suppose it's time for another Tales title (still half-way through Eternia, deciding if I move to a desperate attempt at Destiny 2 next oh boy)

also it's FFCC next week



PS BUY CUTE BABBY LAYLE DLC FOR FFCC

I trade-borrowed ffcc from someone when I was 15 for resident evil 4

His mom saw re4 and said no

So I played like 30 min of ffcc

I had(still have?) the ninten power guide tho

pun sent me a nintendo power poster of ffcc :D it's still on my bedroom wall

i also recently got re4 for my sister on switch because she's such a scaredy cat

You can gift on switch???

Edit No. You cant =/

But ya I just looked at the selkie in my guide lol

she was visiting so i had access to her switch!

man even Wii had gifting tho

Cant gift on psn either orz

switch forgot how to eshop :(

remember the VIRTUAL CONSOLE??!?!?!?!!?!

like i just want to give nintnedo MONEY but they're like NO WAIT 10 YEARS and then maaaaaybe we'll let you play this game

the wii u virtual console even had such a godly selection :'(

A Fanta of Dillos

Tales of Eternia beated

Yuuup I mentioned how I appreciated the Destiny bump over Phantasia, well this bump up is like the full (2D) realization that I'm truly happy with. As I mentioned with Destiny, the (party) cast was much more developed than the Phantasia crew, but on their own they still weren't really a batch of characters I liked that strongly, like if I were to rank them against other game casts I do like, they're just more fleshed out than Phantasia's bare bones.

Eternia's cast however hrmmm, it's been a real ride with them. Early on Farah was really the biggest driving force which made me like her a lot starting out but that role kinda faded a bit and became more of a supporting member than the driver she was - tbf tho she still gets the best backstory development than of the Rashead crew. Still she's certainly by the top for the overall series (Phantasia-Destiny). Reid was the opposite, frustrating to start as he really didn't wanna do anything but he gradually does grow into the roll as a hero fairly well and that development is noticed, I really liked his Trials focusing on understanding others situations, he did really feel like he had gained perspective to eventually take on the hero's role he lacked to start. Keele's a total ass to start, the typical elitist intellectual and so throughout the game he becomes more of a team player, he starts trusting and caring for the party and is open to discovering what's real instead of relying on the knowledge he grew up on. Meredy not as much character development but she carries the game's storyline and she's just really enjoyable throughout - like that the game doesn't show her own personal flaws in a relatable way like the others, but there's just not really the change the other cast members got. Overall I certainly developed a good feel for this cast which I really hadn't in the previous games so far.... the fact that I'm writing such a large paragraph on this says it all. Also - even the sub-characters Chat & Max, while still minimal, had much more purpose than Destiny's side-characters, and Phantasia's Chester isn't even worth mentioning.

Last time with Destiny I also mentioned how the story really fell apart with its lackluster villains - Eternia while not that fantastic, didn't feel like nobody rando, but instead carried a relevant meaning with the cast. Dhaos is still untouchable so far but Eternia's not bad. Story ranking obviously mixes in here and I'm a bit conflicted - I think I prefer Phantasia just by simplicity still, while Eternia is kinda complicated with its concepts & terminology, buuut it works. so it's a close call between the two. It's not at all like when I was looking back on Destiny and I just don't care about its arcs.

sooo hrmmm... I guess overall I'd go Eternia > Phantasia >> Destiny, probably giving Eternia's advantage to its modernizations, but that the rest is still decent and meaningful enough that I don't feel too conflicted taking it over Phantasia, the way I couldn't bring Destiny ahead.

now to figure out what next

Also for lmao the more games I play the more I miss Dhaos, I bumped him up in my ranking after Destiny and I think I'm certain I'll be bumping him up again after Eternia. He's just becoming such a measuring stick so far in these playthroughs.

the chara ranking grows

legit
Meredy
Arche
Dhaos
Farah
Keele
Rutee
Mint
Edward D. Morisson
Arende

cool
Karyl
Mary
Chat
Philia
Suzu
Chelsea
Ras
Reid

good
Ayla
Garr
Raiker
Professor Mazet
Max
Trinicus D. Morrison
Stahn
Claus
Swordians

alright
Leon
Shizel
Bruiser
Marian
Demitel
Seyfert
Cress
Ilene
Roen

eh
Batista
Dalis
Hyades
Hugo
Quickie
Zosimos
Rembrandt
Lydon

worthless
Chester
Nereid
Kronos
Tiberius
Baruk
Balir

okay, next is Destiny 2, all set

Eternia anime OP is legit, here's hoping the thing itself isn't complete garbo like Phantasia's was

oh 4 real Meredy that good? i only know her from that secret battle in Symphonia

onlyfans no longer takes prepaid cards

what the fuck am i supposed to do with all the ones i have

tbf #2 is still Arche so it's not like the top of the list is super top tiers yet, but she's totes enjoyable

at least you're not in my scenario that my cards are currently marked as stolen atm and any time i try to call customer service it's unending hours on hold until I can't anymore

oh Eternia ep 1 beated, totally gonna be full of random filler side adventures but I think that's for the best so it can do its own thing enjoyably maybe instead of Phantasia which tried horribly to speed through the plot in 4 eps

i wonder if there's going to be a tier below 'worthless'

what happened to get them marked as stolen??

I noticed a fraudulent charge on my CC back in april and called them about it, been months of them doing investigations, then last month all of a sudden my debit & my joint CC with my mom are also inaccessible

when i initially reported it they immediately cancelled that card ofc and claimed to send a new one I haven't recieved, but in the meantime I was using my debit visa which now I can't augh

on the plus side they recently reimbursed me that fraud charge but right now the only way i can get anything is via paypal until the bank picks up their damn phone

I blame covid for all the struggle this process is bringing

oh yeh covid def has an effect on that shit

had to help my mom with health insurance shit a while back and phones were just not getting picked up so it was pretty much a "sucks for you" situation for a long time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxka8BnqAAA

Tales of Phantasia OP hits me so damn hard

was def the most memorable moment for of the Tales of Orchestra me & nio attended back in 2016, it was one of the last songs and it gave such a perfect nostalgic feeling of the series to cap the night and I was nearly brought to tears

I got the CD but man nothing can match that live perfromance

(I still can't get over the Phantasia anime not using it booo)

the outfits aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh

the seats came with a special mug with a buncha orchestra outfitted characters on it

also merch gatcha attempting....




... oh god I remember that Sorey reveal, I texted it to my fellow jp exchange friend who's also a tales fan

got my special seat tales of orchestra gift bag still hanging up just to the left of my bed *glares over*

4 episodes into Eternia anime

... i was not expecting this much girlie fanservice lmao

*edit 2 seconds after posting* AHAHAH TENTACLE MONSTER ATTACK REALLY

Eternia anime beated, finally started getting to its plot around halfway but it was enjoyable, even if dragged out a bit. not that the starting half was terrible or anything, just some generic filler

Character ranking amendments:
Maronne takes the top spot
Excia above Mint
Corina under Swordians
Puratia above Bruiser
Minima above Cress
bump Reid above Chat

my dad is such a terrible boomer at news consumption

finds out about the story of transparent bathrooms in japan and comes out amazed like it's everywhere

sounds like how my mom would react to that

soooo sleepyyyy

go to sleep

i've been sleepy all day and had an early nap an hour ago :(

i wanted to do more today but lazy

i feel sad so that means it's time to go to bed and stop thinking

good night grimlyn

always hard to sleep when you got that sad thoughts going :(

hope ya managed gtmbabe

https://twitter.com/MrPeanut/status/1293190124084240386

what are the replies

gmun i sent the package

forgot customs for international sipping was a thing

hopefully they get there safe

who knows how long it will take with all the shit going on tho...

aww yeah emilin hype

... must cos again at night with the new babby whenever he gets here

i really want to find a model of his sword to 3d print

kateee posted...

what are the replies

not enough bustin' a nut

ive never been called gtmbabe before

the first but not the last

rebecca black popped up on my tiktok fyp

... i'm kinda crushing

rebecca black is privileged enough to have rich parents to buy her own music video but also did not deserve all the hate she got as a 9 year old trying to decide which seat to take

she's also wonderful

she's apparently been receiving therapy through the years and she ain't afraid to confront the haters

https://www.tiktok.com/@msrebeccablack/video/6859504791173844229

that was the first that popped up for me even

https://twitter.com/All_Burakku_/status/1297794754017624067

loneliness always solved by whose line https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79wm06j3_gM

i went back to whose lining yesterday

and I too watched a News According to Colin, but for the new seasons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQAOrnIn6Kk

this is fantastic

yay my debit and my joint account are accessible again, they closed it out of suspicion of an aliexpress order -_-

new CC resent again hopefully i get it this time

but was what you bought worth it

I didn't get to order since they blocked my transactions right awayy

right now I want an SD card tho to finally mod my Wii U since if the PPSSPP emu works well on it I may just prefer using my Wii U for these PSP Tales playthroughs than my Vita (though I'll still have to go back to Vita for Innocence R and Hearts R)

rats

mosquitoes

ants

house is under attack!!