Game Journal: State of Me?

It has been a busy few weeks since my move down to San Fran.  We got the family settled and it looks like we will know where we are officially moving in a few weeks.  Thank the maker!  It turns out this house actually has a better connection than I am used to so that means Podcasting has been coming along nicely.  FYG Podcast is a lot of fun to do.  So far the feedback has been great too!  Thanks to everyone who comments via email, twitter, and on this site.  We also appreciate any time you can spend throwing us a review on itunes.  As far as MMOV podcast, well that always kicks ass.  Having a great time there also and its nice that I didnt have to missed a month worth of shows because of a crappy connection.

Ive been doing less contributing to The Nomadic Gamer, and GamebyNight this last month mainly because of the move and starting up the FYG podcast.  I only have so much creative energy in a given day so I try and focus on what needs to be done first.   I will be trying to get back to those sites asap.

Ive started a new writing project over at MMOvoices.com.  I decided to start doing month long reviews of a game with a twist.  I do five posts a month: One each week from an RP story telling side, and the final post giving my review of the game after a month of playing it.  How do I choose the game?  I don’t.  Members of the site choose the game I play each month.  I put up the large list of possibilities and then I give a few days for everyone to vote on it.  This month they tied with Fallen Earth and EVE Online.  I decided to go with FE because it has been awhile since I looked at the game.

The next month I will be making posts on MMOV about these adventures, but I will make sure that I cross post here under the title Yogi’s Tale.

In other gaming news, Ive started to play FFXI for the first time since it’s initial release.  I think I achieved level 12 at the time.  Considering how I level and the fact that I am 11 after just a few hours of play, I don’t think I gave it that long the first time around.  I am really enjoying it this time though.  I have just had a huge craving for something with menu based combat.  Nothing scratches that itch like a little FF.  So I made a Red Mage and began my journey.  I finished my first Nation based Mission earlier today.  The NPC’s gave me warnings and told me how I should group up.  I responded by soloing the entire dungeon area. ( /flex… ok I may have been 3 levels higher than anything in there lol).  Sometimes the travel between areas is a bit monotonous but I am enjoying myself none the less.

Ive also started playing through PuzzleQuest 2 and some more DDO.  DDO has slowed a bit for me but I still enjoy the game a lot.  I actually purchased an adventure pack and a character slot.  This marks the Yogi timeline with the first official dollars spent on F2P.  It was worth it.  What makes me even more happy is that I have been playing that game off and on for four months now and only spent a total of 15 bucks.   For the amount of fun Ive had, 15 is a lot better than 60.   PuzzleQuest 2 has some interesting changes from the first title.  I don’t like the bonus games as much.  They feel oddly similar to original bejeweled just lamely rehashed.   I was hoping for a little more creativity with that mechanic. PQ2 does make up for it though with the new art, exploration, weapon, and skills systems.  I thought the first was great, but even with the parts that I don’t care for, PQ2 is so far a lot more fun.

So that about wraps up this update on what I have been up to.   Hope your games are just as fun as mine!

Thanks for reading.

Yogi