Mina

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BG Member Of The Week: Melena

Q. How long have you been a part of BG?
A. I joined in October, 2006. As a lot of others in that time frame, FFXI was the bee's knees and all the great drama was on BG. Being a member of IRON on Bismarck at that time, we found ourselves in a lot of the drama. Everything from the graphical glitch that made it look like one of our Drk/Sam's having a kraken club in the offhand, to everything Tredvolt and even Kiluminati, RustyMetal and crew's unhealthy obsession with Sendo, one of our shell leaders, if there was Bismarck Drama, IRON was in it.

Q. What is your favorite video game and why is it your favorite?
A. This is a tough one. Quite a few games hold special places in my heart. FFXI was my first MMO. Counterstrike and TFC is what got me hooked on FPS's on the PC. I met my wife Astylla in World of Warcraft. I've probably sank enough quarters in Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat to buy a small third world nation. Final Fantasy 2 (IV) on the SNES solidified my love for RPG's, and I think I've actually bought every release of this game outside of on the Wii Shop.

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. What's with all the tough questions? Edgar is probably up there. He's as suave as James Bond with the ladies, and who doesn't like someone who puts on a hockey mask before brutally murdering a monster with a chainsaw? If you put a gun to my head though, I'd probably have to say Kefka. Out of all the Final Fantasy villians, he is by far the most insane and evil of them all. And he has the best villian theme of all the Final Fantasy villians to boot.

Q. What's something you find interesting about yourself?
A. This is hard. I've always considered myself a relatively boring person. I'd probably have to go with my love of music and it's influence on me and my family. In High School I sang (badly) for four years in our choir, including doing two Musicals, Anything Goes & 42nd Street. My grandmother raised me on Pavaratti. My dad always listend to oldies and Motown, so I spent a lot of time listening to the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Cream, The Monkeys, etc. Once in Highschool I discovered Rap, 80's music, and hard rock. Biggest thrill though was my cousin becoming the last guitarist for Faith No More and getting to see them live. So I guess I can brag and say my cousin got to live the rock star life. Was bittersweet though as his grandmother passed away about a month after getting to see him perform at the Warfield.

Q. What is your favorite dish for Thanksgiving or if you don't celebrate that--what's your favorite food to eat?
A. My late Nana's home made sausage and apple stuffing. I could eat that all day, every day.

Weekly Trivia Question 1: Which State(s) commercially grows coffee in the United States?
Weekly Trivia Question 2: Valkyria Chronicles has three cameo characters. What game are they from?

Scroll to the bottom of the newsletter for the trivia answer.

Major Game Releases Arriving Next Week:

Assassin's Creed Unity
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Release Date: 11/11/2014
PC Xbox One PS4

The BG thread for this game is riiiiight this way:
http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/120...)?goto=newpost

Mina: I'm soooo burnt out on Assassin's Creed. I struggle to get excited about this game. I've tried watching videos for this and I just can't see myself purchasing it any time soon.
Sonomaa: Unity seems like it might be a good version of AssCreed but the last version I really liked was Black Flag. The 30 fps controversy and the entire "we cant have female assassins" also turned me off on this. Ubisoft seems to be a little too sloppy with their coding and their PR so this is just another steam sale Assassins Creed of Duty: Modern Unity.
(BGer of the Week) Melena: Honestly, indifferent to it. The only one I played was Black Flag on the PS4. Picked it up at launch, and honestly I couldn't get into it.

Valkyria Chronicles
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Release Date: 11/11/2014
PC

The Valkyria Chronicle discussion is this way. Come join in, even if you aren't buying the PC version:
http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/123...C?goto=newpost

Mina: If you didn't purchase Valkyria Chronicles in the past and can jump on this purchase--please do. The Valkyria Chronicles series is a tactics RPG with a first person view. So while you're still dealing with grid-based combat there is also some depth in your decisions. Enemies can fire at you while you're moving on the map and positioning yourself. The class system has a rock-paper-scissors-nuke-tank setup so some classes are better suited to take down other classes. Going deeper, each character has special attitudes towards combat and their companions and mesh better in certain situations. This game is a gem but it isn't flawless. Still, I recommend picking this up. Even though I already own it on my PS3 I have already pre-purchased through steam in hopes that with enough sales we may finally see VC3 properly brought to the US. If not, well I gave more money to a game I want to see more of.
Sonomaa: Valkyria Chronicles, Ive heard so much shiny about this game, Im super excited for its PC release. Day 1 purchase for me but probably like day 300 play because Im so addicted to other MMOs.
(BGer of the Week) Melena: I may have to finally give this one a try. I picked it up for the PS3 ages ago, and then never got a chance to sit and play it. Wound up trading it in a while ago. Heard nothing but great things about it. Hopefully the port isn't brutally butchered.

Random Comic:

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I tried to think of the best way to talk about this comic without spoiling it... The Dreamer is a story driven comic about a girl who has very realistic dreams. The dreams take place back during the American Revolution and she retains the memories of the present along with the memories of her dreams when she wakes. I won't spoil too much for those who are interested but it is a well-drawn, well-written comic worth taking a look at least the first chapter or two to see if you can get into it.
http://thedreamercomic.com/comic.php?id=1

Threads of Interest:

Naruto is... over?
Naruto: http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/43257-Naruto

Well Blizzcon was a thing that happened.

In case you missed the Blizzard announcement... Overwatch thread!
Overwatch: http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/124...team-based-FPS

And another Blizzard announcement Legacy of the Void
Legacy of the Void: http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/124...cy-of-the-Void

And lastly if you were just wanting the whole Blizzconathon discussion
Blizzcon 2014: http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/120...-8)-DISCUSSION

Video of the Week:

Thanks to SephYuyX for originally finding this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR-YlZ9NdIA
Technology is so damn cool...

Weekly Trivia Answer:

Spoiler: show

1. Hawaii only. (Not a state but Puerto Rico as well for the US territories)
2. Skies of Arcadia!