Hello everyone! I’m swamped with homework this week, so unless I get a break there won’t be a guide up. I do plan to post the Children’s Week guide early, however. I had a few requests that people would like to plan their holiday, so I thought I’d aim to please and get it out a few days ahead of time. For those looking to plan now, you can purchase the ice cream from the race tracks, though you often find vendors in major cities during the holiday. The really hard one for this holiday is School of Hard Knocks, giving you obnoxious pvp objectives to do with your orphan out. Also, you need to go into Utgarde Pinnacle again for Hail to the King, Baby. Level ahead of time if you’re after the Matron/Patron titles.
I’m not quite sure why, but people often ask if I read so-and-so web comic or watch so-and-so web show. I’m notorious for not following links people send me via instant messenger. However, lately I’ve found a few video places I do tend to watch for. Nostalgia Critic is one of a few shows done by “That Guy With the Glasses,” and while some of his others are okay this one is comedy gold. He mostly reviews older works that have that special place in our childhood, and we get to see how they stand up years later. Also hosted at his site is the Nostalgia Chick, who has the same basic mode of operating but has a different feel. Finally, Linkara of Atop the Fourth Wall reviews comics. The only comic book I read as a child was Venom, but Linkara does a good enough job that he’s managed to slip into my usual “check for updates” list. Finally, The Spoony Experiment reviews movies and games along the same lines, but Spoony reminds me of my best friend when he really starts ranting about some of these things. You can even watch all of them except the Nostalgia Chick together in their Alone in the Dark review.
You may have noticed that they’re all basically movie/game reviews with a comedy twist. Let me tear away the World of Warcraft a moment from this guide journal, and give you a glimpse at one of my hidden weaknesses: bad sci fi movies. Give me a B-class creature feature and I’m a happy camper. You would think I had grown up with Mystery Science Theater 3000, RiffTrax, and similar the way I go after these movies. I used to watch them while I studied late Saturday night and a few of them found their way into my movie collection. The Hollywood Videos around here all went out of business, but not before I picked up a pile of movies at $1-2 per DVD! Eventually my old college room mate and one of our friends got in on watching the movies while studying on Saturday nights, and we founded the Phillip J. Roth fan club, after the genius behind Boa, Python, Python 2: Pythons, and Boa Vs Python. His movies often star Billy Zabka or Dean Cain. He’s probably an acquired taste, but check it out if you ever get bored and need a creature movie to watch while studying. Of course, if you want an A-list movie to watch, The Spanish Prisoner by David Mamet is by far my favorite movie ever made.
And so, while I’m ranting about things I like, let’s talk about video games for a moment. While Warcraft III being one of my favorite games ever made probably surprises no one, I think a big part of World of Warcraft (for me) is remembering how much I enjoyed Warcraft III. Beyond that, I grew up with a Nintendo Entertainment System. My cousin Nancy taught me how to play Super Mario Bros., Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Bubble Bobble. Bubble Bobble is probably my favorite video game of all time, I still love those two bubble-blowing dinosaurs today. I look forward finding time to buy Bubble Bobble on the Wii Virtual Console. I also like Super Bomberman with a group of people. Nowadays, however, I try to play Tactics games. Ogre Battle 64, Tactics Ogre, Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced, and Disgaea (1-3) are all some of my favorites. I’m currently keeping my PSP near me for those few times I’m waiting somewhere so I can play Jeanne D’arc. Soon as I find more time, I’ll be picking up Ogre Battle 64 on the virtual console — that’s one of my top 5 games of all time. My only real problem is that I just don’t know anyone else who loves these games the same way I do. Ogre Battle fans, where are you?
Okay, that’s the end of my filler post. As always, just leave me a comment or send me a mail if you have something you would like to see a guide of. I’ve had a few people asking questions about the new Death Knight Rune system, if enough people want to see it I can easily post one of my patented Kitten Drawing guides to the new Death Knight system. Who doesn’t want to see kitten-style runes?
