Snickerd00dle's Summer Challenge 2012 - how is it going?

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I am jealous of those of you ticking stuff off. FF4 remains the only game I have put any reasonable time into, and it lint's even getting close to done, I am guessing.

How long is Sly Cooper? Star Fox?
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I'm in the same position, unfortunately. I'm well into FF4, but other than that (and its been a week or something since I've played it) and one level on Tomb Raider, I haven't touched my list at all.

When I've had time to play games lately, I've been playing other things and ignoring my list. Bad bad.

Hell, I've had Silent Hill 2 on the couch next to me for an hour because I intended to play. Instead, I'm still sitting here dicking around on the internet.

I'm thinking of changing some items on my list. Just like last year, I'm finding I don't have the motivation to tackle some of mine, for whatever reason.
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dsheinem wrote:I am jealous of those of you ticking stuff off. FF4 remains the only game I have put any reasonable time into, and it lint's even getting close to done, I am guessing.
I'm with you there. I'm enjoying the game, but the more I think about it, the more I feel like switching out Zelda OOT for something a little shorter.

Judging from one of the previous save entries on my game and howlongtobeat.com, it'll take somewhere around 30-60 hours to finish, depending on how much I roam around and/or get lost. Knowing myself and how long it takes me to get things done, I'm guessing it's going to take me somewhere closer to the later, which means I'm only about 1/3 of the way through (Unless any of you would like to give me a better idea of how long you think it'll take. I'm all ears). Which is fine, but I'm not sure I want to tackle something along the lines of Zelda right after that.

So, yeah. I think something shorter to switch out with Zelda would be better. I'm thinking Indigo Prophecy. It's on some other people's lists (which will be a great motivator), and it's a hell of a lot shorter.

So, new amended list:

Final Fantasy IV Advance
Indigo Prophecy (PS2)
Ducktales (NES)

I am pleased :)
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I think I am getting near the end of FFIV...
I just landed in a return trip to the moon to take out an ancient evil after destroying a giant mech that was bent on destroying the world
I'm about 18 hours in (probably more like 20 given a few deaths along the way), and am starting to see the light at the end of the table...

So far I like it well enough, but not as much as Chrono Trigger, which I played for this challenge last year...
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dsheinem wrote:I think I am getting near the end of FFIV...
I just landed in a return trip to the moon to take out an ancient evil after destroying a giant mech that was bent on destroying the world
:lol: Yeah, you're close.
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o.pwuaioc wrote:
dsheinem wrote:I think I am getting near the end of FFIV...
I just landed in a return trip to the moon to take out an ancient evil after destroying a giant mech that was bent on destroying the world
:lol: Yeah, you're close.
My characters are all around level 38-43 or so. Am I going to need to do some grinding? I can tell you that I am not interested in doing a lot of sidequests....though I already did one to get
two summons.
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dsheinem wrote:
o.pwuaioc wrote:
dsheinem wrote:I think I am getting near the end of FFIV...
I just landed in a return trip to the moon to take out an ancient evil after destroying a giant mech that was bent on destroying the world
:lol: Yeah, you're close.
My characters are all around level 38-43 or so. Am I going to need to do some grinding? I can tell you that I am not interested in doing a lot of sidequests....though I already did one to get
two summons.
Hard to say with this game. The last level you just finished should not have been a walk in the park with those levels. This part also ramps up difficulty a bit, so yeah, if I were you, I'd grind a bit. Unfortunately, you just left one of the best grinding spots in the game.
Which two summons did you get?
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Finished Tower of Babel Pt. 2 in Final Fantasy IV.
Edge (who has crap for HP at the moment. I'm gonna have to grind a bit just for him :? ) has joined the party and Rubicante has been vanquished. I'm currently saved right outside the Dwarf Castle and next up I have to head off to the Sealed Cavern....where ever the hell that is. I'll wander about underground till I find it.





Also, CID!!! :mrgreen:
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damn you guys make me want to pull out my copy of FFIV and rock through it again
its awesome to see you guys having such a good time with it
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CFFJR wrote:I'm in the same position, unfortunately. I'm well into FF4, but other than that (and its been a week or something since I've played it) and one level on Tomb Raider, I haven't touched my list at all.
which Tomb Raider are you playing? Im playing through anniversary now.
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