Good Things That Happened Recently

[Empress Mother Jin]

me and my friend finished the final boss of Guild Wars 2 main game, and he took a screenshot to keep :D

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So this friend of mine is getting super invested in Guild Wars 2, and we both agreed to do a fanfic RP together ; just now, he said that I played as Rytlock Brimstone exactly like how he'd imagine~

For those that don't know, Rytlock Brimstone is a very prominent character in the game and among the community, especially if you play as a charr (the only playable beast race) ; he accompanies you throughout most quests, going from your superior (tribune) to comrade and brother in arms (at one point he calls you a friend, not a soldier)

So, for my friend to say that I can RP as this super popular and well-known character in a game both of us like, is HUGE

 

[Katara the Sergal]

It turns out I have three working GTA III discs, interestingly. I thought I only had two (one I assumed didn't work, but I haven't used it in forever). But, I was searching about my closet earlier and found a third copy I didn't realize I owned. I already know the one disc works, because that's what I've used to play on lately, but I tested the other two, and to my surprise, they both actually work as well (despite both of them being in rather rough shape, lots of scratches and scuffs), though one of the two stutters in the intro before the game loads. I just skipped that, and the gameplay itself was fine, and I had no issues at all with the other disc. Out of curiosity, I also tested to see if my save data would load across all three, since they're technically all different releases (all three North American versions, actually!), and they all load the same save just fine. Kind of interested by that, since I remember that not being the case with different Vice City versions.

How do I have THREE working GTA IIIs, and can't get a working San Andreas disc??

 

[Empress Mother Jin]

me (left) and my son (right) channeling our inner JoJo

 

[Katara the Sergal]

I'm sure some may have seen my prior rants due to my horrendous luck trying to get my hands on a working copy of the original PS2 San Andreas. The original original, the first release OF the PS2. Three discs I've ordered multiple online- not one of them actually works. It's been an absolute fiasco that I basically gave up on, it's like a curse, every time I buy a copy, it doesn't work (even though multiple different sellers claimed the discs they sold me did). Today on my way home, I stopped by a retro store I frequent, and guess what they had? The original PS2 San Andreas, the same one I kept ordering online and never got a working copy of. They didn't have it last time I was there only a couple weeks ago, and ironically, I wasn't even looking for it, I was looking for Xbox stuff, which I didn't find anything I wanted for. Just out of the blue, oh hey, there's that game I have a whole collection of non-functional copies now.

It works. My god, working copies of the original version of this game exist. It's like a fucking miracle. I can finally start my 100% playthrough I was planning for the original PS2 version for over a year now.

 

[Erix]

Never really do movie nights with my friends often, usually on rare one off occasions, but just did one with a few of them last night and it was nice! Perhaps I've forgotten how fun it could be but for sure proposing to do it a bit more often.

 

[Empress Mother Jin]

I got salary raise starting this May~