tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:36:41 +0000My personal game and art log for the Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions video game.http://www.insomniel.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com (insomniel)Blogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-5718290498498930268Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:31:00 +00002008-09-23T22:34:33.822-05:00reviewrecommendation(cross-posted to my livejournal)One of my (shameful) new obsessions is A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. I picked up the first book at my library in the shelf of books donated for sale. It had no dust jacket, but I thought it seemed pretty interesting from the first page and even if it sucked, I would only lose 50 cents. Well, I read it and the following books with http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/09/song-of-ice-and-fire-by-george-r-r.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-3579580619256402568Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:34:00 +00002008-09-20T15:10:43.662-05:00fanartlinkreviewThis is probably the last update for Japanese fanart sites that are hopefully link-free. Again, if you have other sites to recommend, please let me know!Sky Lodge by maiyueFFT, FF12. Beautiful watercolor and digital paintings in rich colors. I guess technically this is not a Japanese site, but it is a must-see!ジャポニカラクガキチョウ by アスパラFFT. Graceful painterly sketches, plus a game blog with sketches ofhttp://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/09/japanese-fanart-sites-part-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-5347357522704880528Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:49:00 +00002008-08-16T12:09:48.025-05:00delitafanartramzahttp://pumpkin.sakura.ne.jp/This is a Japanese oekaki board for Final Fantasy Tactics related fanart. I love looking through their giant archives (back to 2000!), there are tons of talented artists and super cute artwork about all of the Ivalice games, plus random stuff. People in Japan are ridiculously talented and goofy.Errr sorry, I haven't been updating much. I haven't actually succeeded in http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/08/japanese-fanart-sites-pumpkin-head.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-2564557983938420199Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:08:00 +00002008-08-09T15:17:12.278-05:00delitacharactersCGramzaNow it's a gorgeous FMV with Delita and Ramza in the church, speaking of important things, of course. I think I would die of happiness to see a movie of Tactics in this form. Although I wonder why they still use Ramza's chapter 3 armor instead of his blue and white butt-pad armor in chapter 4.My thoughts on the plot so far? Delita is still being vague in his words, but I believe he thinks more ofhttp://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/08/zeltennia-castle-and-delita.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-1054183580603234872Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:09:00 +00002008-07-27T23:16:55.302-05:00gameplayI have been poaching, questing and leveling my special characters, nothing too interesting. However, I died miserably when attacked by 6 ninjas once. Held out as long as I could, but I had my weakling characters at the time and they weren't enough.Soon Ramza and company will be girding their loins to enter Zeltennia Castle.http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/07/fighting-battles-yep.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-241406689126879301Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:05:00 +00002008-08-11T22:31:50.718-05:00charactersmustadioagriasWorker 7 get, yaaaay! Oh man, that cutscene always cracks me up! Ramza's panic is just so hilarious.On another note, I also obtained the Tynar Rouge in the Agrias subquest. Mustadio is a darling. I do wonder if he actually has a crush on Agrias or something, it's adorable in either case. But you know, I think everyone loves Agrias.http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/07/dispose-of-mustadio.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-7860402572213869626Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:22:00 +00002008-07-07T21:37:36.861-05:00gameplayI'm sure everyone in the party now thinks Beowulf is some kind of pervy weirdo, hah hah. But I am touched by how this game decided to turn the dragon and knight relationship upside down, so sweet!I finished the third battle at Gollund Colliery (what's a colliery?) and enticed a cute widdle pig and blue dragon into my party. But when I signed Reis and Beowulf up, I had to dismiss 2 other monsters!http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/07/dragonknight-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-1340731459152612009Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:19:00 +00002008-07-02T23:28:41.376-05:00gameplaycharactersOn my way to get Beowulf!!! What a studly stud.First, I fought the battle with 7 chemists. Easy enough with Beowulf in my party. I pretty much just rushed them, stole a couple of Lambent Hats (what were there original names?) I suppose. Chemists armed with guns are annoying, I must admit, but not so hard.The second battle at Gollund, I decided to get Agrias, a summoner and an orator in my party. http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/07/beowulf-is-hoss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-6817792643823938822Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:56:00 +00002008-06-30T22:38:54.311-05:00fanartlinkWell, many of these sites haven't been updated in a while, but they still have lots of pretty art for those of you who are looking for more Tactics fanworks.89 by ひたきTactics, Advanced. Cute sketchy style with soft colors, be sure to check the logs for tons more funny doodles.okoanism by おこあんTactics. Very bold semi-realistic style, like graphic design. Lots of character and generic class sketches http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/06/japanese-fanart-sites-part-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-154607237786706493Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:35:00 +00002008-06-19T23:15:41.727-05:00gameplaycharactersCGmustadiobalthierThat Meliadoul is a sassy girl, completely immune to Ramza's cuteness. But then again, most of the females in this story are. They're clearly not like me! Anyways, that battle at Bervenia kicked my butt all over the place and then kicked my face in as well. I decided to just gun for Meliadoul and to hell with stealing or whipping up on the other female soldiers. The rend ability in the hands of http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/06/meliadoul-then-balthier-hot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-4263392993372351077Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:30:00 +00002008-06-12T19:31:38.862-05:00gameplayMy brother and I are going through and writing out whether our attempts to get bonuses in the propositions work out well. So far... they haven't! But well, we try to write down the hints and tips the tavernmaster occasional says for future reference.http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/06/proposition-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-6400007355779150393Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:58:00 +00002008-06-06T00:15:48.110-05:00gameplaycharactersboss battleAt last, we find out why this chapter was called "The Valiant."Second battle at Riovanes: defeating Wiegraf as Belias, the blue and white ram using the Aries stone. That was a while ago so I don't remember exactly what I did, but it included Ramza versus Wiegraf, mano e mano. Ramza had to keep running just out of reach of Wiegraf's wicked holy sword skills to heal, all that while dealing as much http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/06/chapter-3-valiant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-4117081954780885774Tue, 13 May 2008 20:38:00 +00002008-05-13T15:43:21.792-05:00gameplaySorry, I've been busy with finals these past few weeks and haven't gotten further in Tactics. My brother and I also decided to buy Puzzle Quest and well, that is one fun game. Even though it kicks your ass. Well, it kicks my ass!I did fight the first battle in Riovanes, where Rafa and Malak do nothing for a bit and then teleport away to God knows where. I was left to deal with the evil female http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/05/riovanes-castle-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-7034272497443174805Thu, 01 May 2008 16:12:00 +00002008-05-01T11:20:32.898-05:00gameplayfanartI just fought the battle at Yuguewood, not too hard. I still have difficulty enticing characters in, but I suppose that's a tricky skill to use. Also, I have a dancer now, and that is way amusing watching her dance. Still haven't made much headway in the mage path, though. I just finally got a summoner, how long until I get a calculator and a bard?!Here's a fanart of Ovelia. I drew the lineart onhttp://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/05/yuguewood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-1334032031600866735Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:46:00 +00002008-04-29T22:52:59.784-05:00fanartHave some hideous oekaki fanart of Cardinal Alphonse Delacroix and Cuchulainn the Impure. Nasty fellow, but love the Scorpio demon design, so disgusting.I know I'm missing a few deaths, such as Gustav, Bart and umm... people we suppose to be dead. Maybe later. I don't even know who's next, who's next? Anyone?Since it will be a while before the next deaths, I guess I'll do some of the living http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/04/goodbye-scorpio.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-6301335487335723885Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +00002008-04-27T20:16:16.981-05:00gameplaycharactersNote: READ PREVIOUS ENTRY if you haven't already!Oh man, the exploding frog always surprises me!Anyways, fixing to get me the two most useless characters in the game, Malak and Rafa. I don't hate them, but man, it is difficult to justify keeping them in your battle party. Who here keeps Malak and Rafa? My brother always gets rid of Malak and keeps Rafa for treasure hunting purposes. I believe http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/04/malak-and-rafa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-2715239157502134930Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:41:00 +00002008-05-02T23:37:41.541-05:00fanartlinkGaea Studio by Mos (Chinese)Tactics and XII. Elegant lineart with a beautiful painterly style, reminiscent of antique watercolors. One of my favorites, from China.Wistarial by TouruTactics and Advanced. Gorgeous set of b/w oekaki with striking and stylized flair, lots of pairings.Mitsuboshi by 星風スイTactics Advanced and XII art with a little Tactics thrown in. Humorous and lovely watercolor style, http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/04/japanese-fanart-sites-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-7574548570871457253Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:02:00 +00002008-04-29T22:56:24.754-05:00gameplayCGlusoHeya fans, I haven't been updating much because things have been hectic, but now I have Luso into my party! He's a cutie, with his little notebook and super bright clothes! And I love his CG introduction, Ramza's all like, "I'M A NINJA, I WILL SAVE YOU!" My baby's all grown up. *wipes tear*I got the Dark behemoth into my party, hoping to breed it and poach some cool items. The King behemoth died http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/04/lusoooo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-477539780150342211Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:01:00 +00002008-04-15T20:07:38.652-05:00delitaoveliafanartCGThe CG scene with Delita and Ovelia is full of drama. How many times does he use the word "endeavor" anyways? "Try" is a real word as well, you know. But in all seriousness, it was really sweet and just a little chilling for him to speak to Ovelia in such a way, that manipulative bastard. I would fall for it, too. No doubt.http://www.unowen.net/tegaki/uentries.php?u=13506Sketch of Ramza in his http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/04/delita-ovelia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-8194750691833111749Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:04:00 +00002008-04-13T19:54:22.087-05:00gameplayWHAT THE HELL, I had to restart the battle 3 times. Yes, I'm a girl and I suck at strategy, but come on, I had 3 healers and Ramza was a dragoon, punching away with his lance at a safe distance. How could I possibly die? VERY EASILY.I finally had to follow the FAQ's suggestion of bringing in Agrias and aggro at Wiegraf before his bitches got to the rest of my party. Ramza still got KOed, but http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/04/orbonne-monastery-damn-you-wiegraf.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-6265879721745256143Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:28:00 +00002008-04-11T20:43:43.320-05:00gameplayWell, you should know how I feel about the re-translation of the names by now. I feel that "Nightblade" is even less relevant than "Knightblade", but whatever.This was a hard battle before and it didn't get any easier now. I had to restart the first time because I chose to put Ramza in as a ninja, and I'm sorry if you like ninjas, but that was a weaksauce move. Then I figured dragoons was the wayhttp://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/04/orbonne-monastery-isilud-stop-it-hurts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-4343352112783924353Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:07:00 +00002008-04-10T19:17:24.891-05:00doujinshireviewCircle: KARYear: 1997Pages: 26 pagesCharacters: Ramza, Agrias, Mustadio, Delita, Ovelia, AlmaRating: PG (a little blood)Summary: A very pretty and clean style, quite detailed. The first story is my favorite, a gag story of Agrias getting decked out in dancer attire. A few more with Agrias beating everyone up, and then another funny one about Ovelia's married life. The last story is of course, http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/04/doujinshi-brave-commander-by-kar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-2998814202526037753Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:45:00 +00002008-04-11T08:52:57.951-05:00linkcosplayadvancedXIIMy friend and I dressed as Moogles from Final Fantasy 12 and Tactics. Here I am as a gunner in my terrorist sniper ensemble! I have no idea why we decided to do these costumes, but they turned out really super cute for being ghetto and crafty. I made those bullets out of cardboard, paint and tape.So here are some English links for those of you who habla ingles. Not a huge collection, as you can http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/04/english-links-and-more-ivalice-cosplay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-5385109978830166480Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:12:00 +00002008-04-06T23:17:08.995-05:00fanartadvancedramzaDrawing from Tegaki-e. I like to know who orders milk at a bar. That seems like ultimate in suspicion to me!My brother has the PSP today, so I'm playing some Tactics Advance at the moment. I'm at the last battle now, but I haven't finished all the missions yet, so I'm wasting several years waiting for the right ones to pop up. Very annoying...http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/04/milk-please.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708552946207120461.post-6551357725763375222Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:31:00 +00002008-04-05T23:44:00.240-05:00gameplaycharactersfanartUrgh, last night I started the first round at Orbonne Monastery and it was killer! I had to restart a couple of times because I stupidly left some characters equipped with random "optimize" items. Finally I forced myself to stick with the battle and eventually won with everyone intact.First off, the 3 dragoons were seriously powered up with mythril spears and of course, my healers kept on dying http://www.insomniel.com/blog/2008/04/insanity-at-orbonne-monastery-pt-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (insomniel)0