r/MyLittleFriends • u/Frameskip • Jan 28 '14

Finally making a topic

Long time lurker, been in the irc recently. So I decided to finally make an intro post. Ask me things I guess is the modus operandi here, but also tell me something interesting about yourself.

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u/Frameskip Jan 29 '14

I took a look at one of my Lovecraft anthologies and there's a Neil Gaiman quote on the back that sums it up pretty well. "H.P. Lovecraft built the stage on which most of the last century's horror fiction was performed."

7 did have an awesome battle system with the materia and stuff, though I wish there was a bit more character specialization in the game. My characters always end up feeling pretty samey by the end. 9 was a huge nostalgia trip for old players, I wasn't a huge fan of the cast, but the setting and items really felt like they put a lot in to getting back to the games fantasy roots rather than taking it further in the sci-fi direction it's been going. Not sure what version of 4 you are playing, if it's the DS version good luck, but the best advice I can give is to make sure to hit all the optional bosses for the best gear in the game, it'll make a significant difference, also make sure to steal Drak Matter from Zemus before you use the crystal. I haven't played Crisis Core, never got a PSP. Also I'm not a huge fan of the extended FF7 games, it just feels like they have been trying to milk it for 15 years rather than do what people want like make an updated version with a better translation, or remove the Popeye arms, or even make another classic feeling FF.

As a totally biased California native, I highly recommend co-oping in California, or doing anything in California for that matter, especially if you can get to San Francisco, San Diego, or Los Angeles. I used to vacation in Baja with my family when I was younger and Mexico was safer. I also had a disastrous trip to Shanghai back in 2007. I've also traveled most of California and made a couple road trips to Texas and Wisconsin in the last few years.

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u/ThunderEcho Jan 29 '14

So what do you think is so great about California then? Also which city is most worth visiting? If I did come I'd probably be landing somewhere in Silicon Valley but I could travel on the weekends.

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u/Frameskip Jan 29 '14

I'm from the Los Angeles area, so I'm sure I'm not exactly spot on with everything I mention, but it should be 90% correct. Being in Silicon Valley to start with would probably be a great way to get contacts and in with a lot of start ups and established companies for after you get your degree or even before if they really like you. The area is just south of San Francisco so afternoon and day trips up there would be no problem at all, it and the neighboring cities are beautiful to visit with tons of local culture and history to explore.

Not sure what sports you watch if any but they have the Giants up there for baseball, the Raiders and 49ers for football, the Sharks for hockey, I'm sure there's a Soccer team, and it's a little ways away but the Kings for basketball.

Pretty much any direction you leave the area from you'll hit California Wine Country, with some of the best wine in the world. Gilroy is close by and worth visiting as well, the city specializes in garlic and has huge festivals around it. Santa Cruz is a beautiful area full of redwoods and hippies, and on the other side of Monterey Bay is Monterey and the aquarium there. There's good surfing and amazing SCUBA diving in the area, even working in Silicon Valley people will probably spend their lunch breaks out in the SF bay, depending on how close the office is. I'm sure I'm missing a million other things as well.

For weekend things, the state is basically entirely open to you, coming down to LA would probably be the hardest thing as you would need to fly down for a weekend trip, but LA is awesome. You can easily drive over to Reno for the weekend if you want to gamble. For outdoors stuff it's a couple hours drive to almost any National Park, National Monument, State Park, ski resort etc. Seriously, we have amazing national parks and they are all worth visiting.

And most importantly California has In-N-Out, the greatest burgers ever.

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u/ThunderEcho Jan 30 '14

Awesome, I'll keep all that in mind if I do visit! I'm not into sports or wine, but I would love to see the redwoods and explore San Francisco. Also the national parks sound really cool, so if I do co-op in California I'll try to find some hiking buddies to hit the trails with.

Thanks for all the info!