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BG Newsletter #8
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New Sections Added
Video of the Week: This section will highlight a random video selected from the Best Videos on Youtube section or just a random video found by someone on the site. Ideally want something current/new and something work safe. Additionally if you want to send it to me in a pm or want it to be an anonymous video donation you are free to do so and I won't cite you if it gets picked!
BG Member Of The Week: Amiricle
Q. How long have you been a part of BG?
A. I registered to be able to post in 2007 I believe, but lurked for a year or 2 before that.
Q. What is your favorite video game and why is it your favorite?
A. I want to say Final Fantasy 1, since it was the first game I owned for the first console I owned and got me hooked on rpg's in general, but that's probably nostalgia. I kind of want to say Final Fantasy 11 though since it is the game I have sunk the most time & energy into and because of the lasting friendships I made in it that continue to this day long after having quit playing it. Honorable mentions to Fallout 2, Baldur's Gate, Ogre Battle, FF6, Witcher 2, Last of Us, and Bioshock Infinite.
Q. Let's face it, while BG is a lot of things, it is pretty well known for Final Fantasy. Do you have a favorite Final Fantasy character?
A. Black Mage from FFI (See 8-bit Theater from Nuklear Power) lol. I'm so bad at these kinds of questions in that I can almost never nail down one singular fave but some that come to mind are Vivi, Hildibrand, Terra, Shadow, Lightning, Shantotto, Ajido-Marujido, Balthier, and Naja Salaheem.
Q. What's something you find interesting about yourself?
A. Probably my taste in music. It's constantly shifting and I like virtually every genre. Not long ago I saw a symphony, went to a rave, went to a few music festivals, and saw several concerts including Tom Petty, Jay-Z, Dropkick Murphys, Taylor Swift, Avenged Sevenfold, A Fine Frenzy, Fleetwood Mac, Motorhead, ZZ Top plus many others and loved every one of them.
Q. Tell us about a memorable Halloween costume you have worn or if you are going to dress up this Halloween what will you be dressed as?
A. My most memorable one was probably Zombie Jesus. Next one I'm planning is the dude on the cover of Quiet Riot's Metal Health album (Red leather straight jacket & metal mask)
Weekly Trivia Question 1: "Double, double toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron bubble." Where does this line come from?
Weekly Trivia Question 2: What does Diablo say in the original Diablo game?
Scroll to the bottom of the newsletter for the trivia answer.
Major Game Releases Arriving Next Week:
NBA Live
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Release Date: 10/28/2014
Xbox One PS4
Mina: I dunno. I kind of buy and skip every 2 years of the sportsball titles but that's mostly due to not having any friends who like playing them with me. The yearly update titles are always a hard sell for me mostly because I am the type of person who doesn't see the value in it. I can enjoy the older versions just fine.
Sonomaa: I played a stupid amount of basketball games when I was younger on my SNES but I havent touched them in the recent years. I know the NBA Live series has had its ups and downs in the last few releases so maybe they can get this one out successfully this go without breaking too many things. I wont be picking it up but Ill probably watch a few streams of it.
(BGer of the Week) Amiricle: ... Can't say anything on this really. Not my cup o tea and I know nothing about it.
Lords of the Fallen
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Release Date: 10/28/2014
Xbox One PS4 PC
There's already a Lords of the Fallen thread:
http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/116...+of+the+Fallen
Mina: An action RPG that reminds me of a Zelda game with a Souls looking feel. Combat looks rich but from the very few videos I've seen I can't say for certain if there's a lot there or not. It does look extremely promising. I'm glad this is coming out on the new gens.
Sonomaa: Ok, I didnt know anything about this game but after absorbing a ton of trailers for it I have sufficiently hyped myself up for it. It looks beautiful, an action RPG that reminds me a little bit of Dark Souls but without all the soul crushing nintendo hardness that I just dont have the time for these days. Not a day one purchase but I will absolutely snag it on a steam sale.
(BGer of the Week) Amiricle: So excite! This game looks amazing! Very reminiscent of Dark Souls, so if you loved that, get this. If it crushed your soul, you may want to wait on this. (Unless that's appealing).
Random Comic:
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Two comics this week instead of one. The first is Eerie Cuties, a webcomic involving classic monsters like vampires, succubi, were-creatures... Story premise is high schoolers although one could argue the school setting isn't exactly pertinent to the overall selling point of the comic. It has made several spin offs with its cast like the second webcomic called Magick Chicks. If you are a fan of one you are probably a fan of the other. The art style, story, and cast of characters are pretty much the same. The comics don't come with my recommendation from a story or comedy point of view. But they are very well drawn. Plenty of fanservice for all kinds of tastes.
http://www.pixietrixcomix.com/
(Consider this the highlight for the entire Pixie Trix Comix comic list, no need to come back to it)
Threads of Interest:
This thread is hot! Everyone seems to be pretty positive on Once Upon a Time. Fair warning, the title says there are spoilers so enter at your own risk.
Once Upon A Time: http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/107...)?goto=newpost
What do we do when there's FFXIV maint? We post in the patch notes section.
Patch 2.4 Notes: http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/123...)?goto=newpost
*New*
Video of the Week:
To kick things off thanks to Spira for originally finding this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOJi5QSxJbw
Orchestra performing a symphonic poem with FF6 music. While the performance is old, the official video being put up is new. Really good stuff here.
Weekly Trivia Answer:
Spoiler: show
Have a Happy Halloween everyone!
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