Archive for February, 2006

Well, after an hour or so picking fruit and arranging furniture in Venture I decided to play some Dragon Quest VIII. I played it rather longer than I’d meant to, because it took me about an hour to get to a save point after I decided I wanted one. Partly my fault – going to where I thought there’d be one, not where I knew there was one – but still.

Phew. I’m exhausted. By the time I finally found a church and inn I was on my last legs. My health wasn’t too bad, but my magic points were pretty much exhausted, which was making fights much more tense. Under normal circumstances I’d have used to Zoom spell to get straight to a save point – I wasn’t in a dungeon – but I’ve just got a new mode of transport and I’m not sure how that reacts to the use of Zoom spells. I guess I’ve got to find out some time, why not tonight? I don’t know. Maybe I subconsciously wanted to play for as long as possible.

Anyway, I’m safe for now, but I’ve got a long journey into the unknown next time I play.