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Y'all know the drill! This covers any of the characters on this post. Anon posting is on.

Journals in use:
Soul Campaign

chozenhunter - Metroid

Samus Aran, Bounty Hunter. She's quiet, and something of a loner. Probably doesn't like you - it's nothing personal, she's just not fond of people. Her biggest enemies are the Space Pirates and their leader, Ridley - the Zebesian Space Dragon that murdered her parents at a young age.

Ink City

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the_firebrand - Magic: the Gathering

Chandra Nalaar, Planeswalker. Chandra is a red planeswalker, and specializes in fire spells, the bigger the better. Her style is to planeswalk around to different planes to hunt down the biggest fire spells she can find, and she doesn't care if she upsets the local authorities to get them. In fact, that's more of an added bonus.

Journals not currently in use:

wantsnotshoulds - Anansi Boys

Spider Nancy, Son of Anansi. He's smooth, he's fly, he's classy, and he's a helluva jokester. What he wants? He gets it. Doesn't stay in one place long enough to get bored, and doesn't leave while there's still fun to be had. Things just always seem to go his way...

greatwakkorotti - Animaniacs

Wakko, Warner Brother. He's pretty nutty, but he's the quietest of the trio. Well, he says the least, anyways. He makes up for it in bodily sounds. He's the physical humor guy of the Warners, which usually also makes him the most lowbrow, so to speak. He's got a thing for the ladies, like his bro.

not_a_kazoo - Banjo-Kazooie

Kazooie, Sarcastic Breegull. She's Banjo's partner and best friend, though why he puts up with her is hard to say. Extremely snarky and sarcastic, and kind of a bitch sometimes. Don't expect her to be nice to you, unless Banjo forces it out of her.

thisisbadisntit - Bob and George

Megaman, Idiotic yet Heroic Blue Robot. Built by Dr. Light, he was accidentally made to be, well, very very stupid. He manages to get by through sheer dumb luck a lot of the time, though.

ihatetimetravel - Bob and George

George, Title Character, King of Ice Cream, and Lightning-themed Superhero. Generally a pretty good guy. Seriously hates time travel. Has hella badass lightning powers. Don't get between him and his ice cream.

not_billy_idol - Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Spike, Vampire. He's always ready for a good brawl, but don't think he's just some blockheaded vamp. He's scarily observant, and definitely a tough opponent. Don't take this guy lightly.

Unless, y'know, you're out in broad daylight.

r66y - Chrono Trigger

Robo, Robot From The Future. He's very polite, and very kind, and doesn't quite grasp people. He's from the year 2300 A.D., 301 years after Lavos destroyed the world. Luckily, with a little help from Chrono and friends, he time travels back to help save his future - even though it's uncertain whether or not he'll exist afterwards.

nottaxes - Discworld

Death, Anthropomorphic Representation. Despite working with them for... well, ever, Death still doesn't understand humans. Try as he might, he never quite seems to get the hang of it, but he is highly curious. Rather on the bony side.

sayfuzzypickles - Earthbound

???, Photographic Genius (if he does say so himself). Memories made in an instant! Ready? 3... 2... 1... Say, fuzzy pickles!

likes_clockwork - Elephants Dream

Proog, Curator of the Machine. The machine is wonderful. The machine is amazing. The machine is awe-inspiring.

Can't you see how beautiful it is?

notagamepiece

notagamepiece - Erfworld

Parson Gotti, a.k.a. Lord Hamster, Chief Warlord of Goblin Knob. Summoned from the real world to act as the perfect warlord for Stanley the Plaid. Unfortunately, he wasn't exactly what was expected, but he did pull off a rather stunning victory for Gobwin Knob in the battle to save it (spoiler: he destroyed it).

autocrossbowplz

machine_king

king_of_figaro - FFVI

Edgar Roni Figaro, King. He's a mechanic, too, but mainly he's a ladies man, and proud of it. Great guy to have on your team, even if he will hit on anyone with boobs and a vagina.

shot_a_man_in - FFVII

Reno, Turk. Rude's partner. He's pretty laid back, though, which makes him a nice counterpart to Rude. Still, he gets the job done, and done right.

twowingedangel - Good Omens

Azirapahle, Angel. No really, he is. He's been stationed on Earth for its entire existence, and as such his closest friend is also his biggest enemy; Crowley, his counterpart to Hell. Together, they stopped Armageddon. Fun, no?

yourdeceitreeks - Homestuck

Terezi Pyrope, Seer of Mind. She's a blind troll from Alternia that has a bit of a thing for justice and dragons. She can see and smell colors. SH3 TYP3S L1K3 TH1S, US1NG TH3 NUM3R4LS OF TH3 BL1ND PROPH3TS.

sorry_huge_ego - House

Gregory House, Doctor. Hates the world, which some blame on his bum leg, but really, he's just an egotistical ass. The problem is, he's also right most of the time. Damn good at reading people, and even better at diagnosing. He's got a Rubix Complex - he has to solve the puzzle at any cost.

bighairbigshoes - Kingdom Hearts

Sora, Keywielder. He's ever the optimist, and fights for the light. He fights for his friends, Kairi, Riku, Donald, and Goofy.

less_than_3less - Kingdom Hearts

Ansem, Seeker of Darkness. Leader of the Heartless, he went mad searching for the secrets of the heart, and was consumed by darkness. Now he searches for the elusive Kingdom Hearts - the heart of all worlds.

bastions_angel - Kingdom Hearts

Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel of Hollow Bastion. Yes, Hollow Bastion, not Midgar or the like. This is the Kingdom Hearts iteration of him, and as such, he's never heard of ShinRa, Midgar, SOLDIER, Mako, or anything of the sort. He's still just as powerful, intelligent, and cruel, though.

fights4theheart - Kingdom Hearts

Tron, Security Program of Radiant Garden OS. Like Sephiroth above, this is the Kingdom Hearts version of the character, making him a little less cold, and a little more silly, thanks largely to Sora and company's influence. Otherwise, though, he's still the same program. Has no knowledge of Flynn, Alan, or any of the other Tron characters (other than Sark and the MCP).

that_damn_fairy - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Navi, ~~Pest~~Fairy. "Hey! Hey, listen! Hey, hey, hey!"

Cripes.

norsexnorsewest - The Lost Vikings

Erik the Swift, Olaf the Stout, and Baleog the Fierce, also known as The Lost Vikings. A trio of viking hunting buddies that were kidnapped by aliens, and ended up on a journey through time and space that culminated in them defeating the aliens and coming back with future technology - in the form of electric guitars. |D And that's just the first game.

0directionsense - Looney Tunes

Bugs Bunny, Classic Cartoon Character. Ehhhh... what's up, doc?

setfire2hisname

setfiretohisname - Megaman (The Protomen, Act II: The Father of Death)

Dr. Albert Wily, Magnificent Bastard. Unlike the Wily everyone is familiar with, this one is actually competent, and actually succeeds in taking over the city/world by means of framing Dr. Light for murder. Still a brilliant roboticist, though.

nogalacticsaver - Metroid

Adam Malkovich, Galactic Federation Officer. Stern and straightforward, Adam is Samus' C.O. from her days in the GF Army. Samus sees him as a father figure, and in a lot of ways, he returns the sentiment.

motherbrainv2_0 - Metroid

motherbrainv2_0

Melissa Bergman, Telepathic Xenocidal Android. Created as a replica of Mother Brain in human guise, complete with telepathy and an army of Space Pirates and cold-proof metroids under her command. How did someone not realize that this might be a bad idea?

2ndworstjournal - Monkey Island

Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate. Known for discovering the Secret of Monkey Island, defeating the demon zombie ghost pirate LeChuck, and generally being a lovable goofball. Extremely persistent. Also, he can hold his breath underwater for a full ten minutes.

in_plaid_sight - Monkey Island

Stan, Purveyor of Various Wares. He'll sell you anything! You want a boat? He's got it! Coffins? No problem! Life insurance? Okey-dokey! Time shares? Wonderful!

Disclaimer: Sold goods are not subject to any standard of actual quality. Stan takes no responsibility, fiscal or legal, for the result of anything purchased from Stan's Emporium. Objects sold are not necessarily even Stan's, and may be sold to two different people at once. Tax not included. All sales final.

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1010questions

boolean - Tron

Bit, Bit. Yesyesyesyesyesyes!

video_warrior

trace_on - Tron

Tron, Encom Security Program. The real version of him, taken from the classic Tron movie (as opposed to the new one). Still a very good athlete and gladiator, and champion of a free system. He can come off as a little cold and overly logical, though, but that's just because he's a computer program and warrior.

curious_bot - WALL-E

WALL-E, Waste Allocation Load Lifter, Earth-class. He's the only one of his kind left, and he's just a bit lonely. That is, until he met EVE, who seemed to fill that empty spot in his processors. Now he desperately searches for her across the universe.

blueeyesncharm

classy_criminal - White Collar

Neal Caffrey, White Collar Crook Turned FBI Agent. He's smooth, and classy, with a taste for the classics. He's also quite intelligent, and damn good at what he does. Sure he's a con artist, but he's a good guy at heart.

delta_tech - Original Character

Tony Pelusi, Programmer. He's an ass, sadistic at times, and holds no stock in friendship whatsoever. If you knew some of the things he's been through, you might understand why - but don't let that excuse him. He's still an ass. Always wears sunglasses, just because. And there's something more to him than meets the eye...

Characters that I have muses for that don't have journals (meaning they also aren't important enough to get detailed descriptions):

Black Mage, Homicidal Wizard (8-bit Theater)
Lucca, Inventor (Chrono Trigger)
Magus, Dark Wizard (Chrono Trigger)
Hercules, Demigod (Disney's Hercules (Kingdom Hearts especially))
Angeal Hewley, SOLDIER 1st Class (FFVII: Crisis Core)
War, Apocalyptic Horseperson (Good Omens)

I'll play other characters, too, if I'm familiar with the canon. If you want to see any of these anywhere, let me know.

Also, if you have any icons for any of the characters, lemme know? ^^;

So the thing is, I've been playing Skyward Sword a fair amount these last couple of days, and I already have enough material for this post and ~~four~~ six and a half more. So basically, these updates will be coming along as soon as I have time and motivation for them. Probably no more than one per day, but you never know, I might co crazy. -er.

In any case, let's get started on...

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword: Part 1

( Wherein Dekus get replaced as the race of the Zelda series' forests. )

And all that brings us to the front door of the Forest Temple. I'll go ahead and stop here. Next time: the first dungeon!

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I've got a handful of LP entries on my journal, so I thought I'd make an index page that would keep them all organized. There's also a navigation bar at the bottom of each entry that points to the previous and the next in the series.

( Wherein I talk a lot about video games. )

Hopefully that'll make things easier to find in the future. I'll update it as I add more entries.

Yep! You read that correctly! I got Skyward Sword for Christmas, and I've been playing it (of course) for the last few days. And I've been taking notes, because I feel like doing a new LP. The Mother one isn't going anywhere right now (though I might finish it later - might; long story short, boring game is boring, go play the sequels instead), so I need something new, and this seems like as good of a choice as any. So, without further ado...

Let's play: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword: Part 0
... are there enough colons there? Sheesh.

( Wherein we discover that Zelda is kind of a bitch. )

And we'll go ahead and stop there. Join me next time when we visit the surface and meet a race of creatures new to the Zelda franchise.

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Yeah. You read that right. Presenting:

( The Graph Fetch Modus! )

So you might be asking yourself: why? Why would you do such a thing, CG? Well, for a SBURB session that I'm playing in with some friends, and this is going to be my fetch modus. NEEDLESS COMPLICATION AHOY! 8D

So as I'm sure many of you know, I am a major math geek. I was very nearly a math major major math geek. (Say that three times fast.) What does that have to do with anything? Well, this is a math post. BEWARE, YE FAINT OF HEART or some such thing. So this stemmed from last Thursday. I've just been too busy (read: easily distracted) to actually write this up until now (office hours give me some decent free time when nobody actually shows up). Details under the cut!

( 2+2=5, as 2 approaches 2.5 )

Anyways, I've already tl;dr'd a lot on math in this post, so I'm going to cut this off here. Yep, I'm a total geek. But in a lot of ways, I needed this. I needed a reminder of why I'm in Computer Science - because I absolutely love stuff like this. This is what gets me excited. This is how I know I'm in the right major, even when individual classes have me discouraged.

EDIT: Added some crappy sketches! Yay! Also, a little bit of research on Wikipedia led me to realize that I've been misled, and as such part of the information in this post is wrong. I MUST CORRECT THIS.

'kay, so. What I called the Monte Carlo algorithm and the Las Vegas algorithm are not actually called those. In fact, Monte Carlo and Las Vegas are not actually random algorithms, but rather classes of random algorithms. Monte Carlo refers to all random algorithms that take a finite amount of resources to calculate, but don't always give the same answer. Rather, they give an approximation of the answer. Las Vegas algorithms, on the other hand, always produce the same answer, but randomly vary the amount of resources they need to find the answer. As such, the algorithms that I described here are examples of each kind of algorithm, rather than and algorithm with that name.

/END EDIT.

'til next time.

Hey, everyone! I'm putting this post here because I didn't feel like continuing to spam plurk forever. x3 So here is my account of last night!

( MC Frontalot, you can crack your whip, and I'll play your game any day. )

Gahhhhhhh. Sorry for the crazy late update on this. It's half I've been doing other things (like panicking about school >>; ) and half simply that... this game is dull. >>; You guys are probably way more entertained by reading this than I am playing the game itself. XD I'll get into that more when I get to my post-game summary. Also, as some of you already know, I will have three different jobs, starting this semester! So... my updates on this will likely continue to be sparse. >>; Sorry, y'all.

And with that out of the way, let's dive into...

Let's Play: Mother, Part 4!

( Wherein the characters die. A lot. )

So after teleporting around to get various things in order, I head back to Easter and prepare to leave via the east exit. Join me next time, when I continue to wander aimlessly and stumble into plot!

Status:
blue!John: Level 29
Rose: Level 17
red!John: Level 24

"Take a melody,
simple as can be.
Give it some words and
sweet harmony.
Raise your voices
all day long now, love grows strong now."

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Not a lot to say today, so here is...

Let's Play: Mother, Part 3!

( Wherein we visit several more silly towns. )

... the enemies got tougher, the music changed, and I see sand as opposed to the usual grass. I think I'm in the right place. Gonna end this episode here, I guess. Join me next time when I explore a desert!

Status:
blue!John: Level 27
Rose: Level 14
red!John: Level 22

"Take a melody,
simple as can be.
Give it some words and
sweet harmony."

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Hey look! It's an actual on-time-ish update! Which is to say, time for...

Let's Play: Mother, Part 2!

( Wherein I fail epically with names. )

And that's where I'll wrap things up for this entry. Join me next time when we either ride a train, or at least follow some train tracks (and hopefully don't get run over by a train).

Status:
blue!John: Level 24
red!John: Level 17

"Take a melody,
simple as can be.
Give it some words and..."

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Sorry that it took me so long to get around to this. Just haven't had the right mindset for it lately. v_v; But, here it is! Time for...

Let's Play: Mother, Part 1!

( Wherein lame plot hooks abound. )

And with that, it's time to leave Magicant. We'll have to take the long way out, and so I'm going to cut this off here. Join me next time when we stop tripping quite so hard, and hopefully actually get our second party member.

Status:
John: Level 17

"Take a melody,
simple as can be.
Give it some words and..."

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Now Playing: Mother

Well, since I don't really have the means yet to do video/audio recording (and I'm not super comfortable putting my voice on teh Interwebs~ - weird, I know), this LP is going to be another text review, like the LP of Metroid: Other M. Like the previous one, this is also a blind LP; while I have played the other two games in the series, and therefore have an idea of what to expect stylistically, I have not actually played Mother itself. So, without any further ado, it's time for...

Let's Play: Mother, Part 0!

( Wherein I name the characters, and hilarity ensues. )

And thus begins Mother. Join me next time when I go to the zoo! Sounds like a wonderful trip, no?

Status:
John: Level 8

"Take a melody..."

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Alright, so if you're reading this, you've probably read through my pseudo-Let's Play of Metroid: Other M. If not, go ahead, go read it. I'll wait.

... yeah, okay, this gag has been done a billion and one times. Sorry for insulting your intelligence, readers! I love you all dearly. <3

Moving on. I said I was going to do a summary, so here it is, in two parts.

( Some Prose on the Pros )

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

( The Contents of the Cons )

So those are my thoughts on Metroid: Other M. I hope you enjoyed my commentary and review. If you've got your own opinions to share, feel free to let me know! I'm always happy to hear them.

You know what time it is. Time for..

Let's Play: Metroid Other M, Part 5!
( Wherein the game ends. No, really. )

So that's Metroid: Other M. Now, you've caught bits and pieces of my thoughts on the game, but mostly it's been limited to snarky commentary. I'm going to do one more post where I summarize my thoughts on the game, what I think worked, what I think didn't work, etc. So stay tuned for that, and thank you for reading Let's Play! Metroid: Other M.

Status:
Energy Tanks: 5
Energy Parts: 16
Energy Recovery Tanks: 3
Accel Charges: 6
Missile Tanks: 70 (80/80)
Power Ups:
Ice Beam

Diffusion Beam

Varia Suit

Speed Booster

Shine Spark

Wave Beam

Plasma Beam

Grapple Beam

Super Missile

Seeker Missile

Space Jump

Screw Attack

Gravity Suit

Power Bombs

Death Count: 13/28
Play Time: 14:23:33

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This one's a short update text length wise, but still a decent chunk of gameplay. Time for...

Let's Play: Metroid Other M, Part 4!
( Wherein I kill a lot of time collecting power ups all over the damn place )

And with all the excess power ups cleared out of the Main Sector, Sector 2, and Sector 3, that concludes this part. Join me next time when I get on with the plot. Eventually. Probably. Maybe. Perhaps.

Status:
Energy Tanks: 5
Energy Parts: 9
Energy Recovery Tanks: 2
Accel Charges: 5
Missile Tanks: 44 (54/54)
Power Ups:
Ice Beam

Diffusion Beam

Varia Suit

Speed Booster

Shine Spark

Wave Beam

Plasma Beam

Grapple Beam

Super Missile

Seeker Missile

Space Jump

Screw Attack

Gravity Suit

Death Count: 0/15
Play Time: 10:38:22

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And time for the next installment of...

Let's Play: Metroid Other M, Part 3!
( Wherein the plot thickens like whoa )

And we're going to stop there for the moment. Not sure when the next part is going to go up - I have plans both tomorrow and Friday, so probably not until Saturday. Join me next time when we get to the bottom of this conspiracy!

Status:
Energy Tanks: 5
Energy Parts: 3
Energy Recovery Tanks: 1
Accel Charges: 3
Missile Tanks: 23 (33/33)
Power Ups:
Ice Beam

Diffusion Beam

Varia Suit

Speed Booster

Shine Spark

Wave Beam

Plasma Beam

Grapple Beam

Super Missile

Seeker Missile

Space Jump

Screw Attack

Death Count: 8/15
Play Time: 08:13:29

First | Previous | Part 3 | Next | Last

Alright, so I'm a bit behind in writing these up - didn't write up the one from yesterday, so I've got two updates today. Let's not waste any time then, and get to...

Let's Play: Metroid Other M, Part 2!
( Wherein we get to see all of the sectors for thee first time )

And that's where this part ends. The next part will be up as soon as I finish writing it up. Join me next time, when we continue searching for survivors in Sector 2!

Status:
Energy Tanks: 3
Energy Parts: 2
Energy Recovery Tanks: 1
Accel Charges: 2
Missile Tanks: 18 (28/28)
Power Ups:
Diffusion Beam

Ice Beam

Varia Suit

Speed Booster

Shine Spark

Death Count: 6/7
Play Time: 05:20:26

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Alright, I'm armed with a new controller, so let's get started!

Let's Play: Metroid Other M, Part 1!

( Wherein we actually get things started. )

And that's where I'm going to leave it for now. Join me next time where I probably end up finishing Sector 1.

Status:
Energy Tanks: 2
Energy Parts: 1
Accel Charges: 1
Missile Tanks: 11 (21/21)
Power Ups:
Diffusion Beam

Death Count: 1/1
Play Time: 03:07:21

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So, guess what I picked up today (as if the post title didn't give it away)?

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! *fangirl squeal~!*

So I've decided that with this, I'll be posting up a Let's Play* of this game as I play through it, starting with this journal. For those of you unfamiliar with the term: basically, I play the game, and give you my running commentary as I go through, giving you a sort of walkthrough as I do. Now, obviously this sort of thing is chock full of spoilers, so each entry will be beneath cut text. Read at your own risk. So, without further ado, here it is!

*Note: Technically, this isn't quite a Let's Play - I don't have good recording tools for this, and these sorts of things are usually video-based so that you can actually see what's happening on the screen.

Let's Play: Metroid Other M, Part 0!
( Wherein not much actually happens )

Anyways. Join me next time, when I actually get to start the game.

Status:
Energy Tanks: 0
Energy Parts: 0
Accel Charges: 0
Missile Tanks: 0 (10/10)
Power Ups:
Death Count: 0/0
Play Time: 00:00:00

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