I haven't blogged in some time, but I have a really good reason: Maple Story. A friend of mine suggested I check it out. Not having much else to do, I did. Maple story is what the enthusiast would call an MMORPG, an adventure game where people from all over play together online. The charming thing about it is that it's bright and colourful, and in 2D. It's simple but deep... and that's what caught me about it.
Here I am, taking on a King Slime all by myself.
And that's also what has push me back into reality. Loneliness. The odd here is that I typically don't enjoy playing adventure games with other people, but with Maple Story comes a strange but strong sense of community play. Aside from the rare event when I'd be partied up with someone, I was never really part of anything. Yeah I got into guilds early on, but I was never a high enough level for that to mean much. So instead of futilely leveling to no end (or trying to recruit friends to play), it's probably best for me to just walk away. Not that I'm one to ever do what's best...
Plus the game itself doesn't do a great job at explaining itself to new players. I just get lost easily.
On the flip side, I finally got that new cell phone! I figured that the Sony Ericsson K790 is sexier and has a form more suited to my taste than the other one. Style is expensive! But ultimately I hope it'll pay off. I just have to deal with putting in nice ring tunes and maybe some nice background or something. Of course the standout feature is the 3.2MP camera on the back. So I went ahead and tried it out!
Photos: Me freshly clean and dressed, my cousin that I took to the game store so he can buy Madden 08 (I got Brain Age 2 for my mom and me), my mom and I posing for the picture that shows up when "home" calls, my cousins and their cat getting in on the 3.2MPness.
Plus the game itself doesn't do a great job at explaining itself to new players. I just get lost easily.
On the flip side, I finally got that new cell phone! I figured that the Sony Ericsson K790 is sexier and has a form more suited to my taste than the other one. Style is expensive! But ultimately I hope it'll pay off. I just have to deal with putting in nice ring tunes and maybe some nice background or something. Of course the standout feature is the 3.2MP camera on the back. So I went ahead and tried it out!
Photos: Me freshly clean and dressed, my cousin that I took to the game store so he can buy Madden 08 (I got Brain Age 2 for my mom and me), my mom and I posing for the picture that shows up when "home" calls, my cousins and their cat getting in on the 3.2MPness.
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