James Mason's Blog -or- The Journal of Contemporary Lunacy

Yikes A bit of accidental good timing with the share button caught the above moment. I love how nonchalant Cloud looks in the frozen moment: "Meh, hang in there."

With an abundance of (enforced) time inside, I thought it was high time to start rotating through some RPGs I'd been in mid-playthrough, as well as some I'd been meaning to play for many, many years. I'd also meant to give Seiken Densetsu 3 and Shining Force 3 a go. In the case of the former, enjoying the Trials of Mana re-make demo gave me a push. Meanwhile, thoughts of how much I'd enjoyed Shining Force 2 made me fire up 3. I've been seeking an entry point to the Breath of Fire series for years, trying 2, 3, and 4 at various times. I'm trying 2 again on SNES but the frequency of random encounters is getting on my nerves a bit... I've recently restarted Grandia to try out the fan patch that translates the Saturn version. It made for a good excuse for yet another play-through, albeit my first proper replay in many years. I'd almost forgotten how much I enjoyed some of the early game, once leaving Parm, and a