Over at my totally awesome Playstation Blog, I transcribed my fruitless journey to find Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure for the Nintendo DS. I tried a few different stores, but nobody within knew how to spell “rhapsody,” nor were they accepting of my help. One bright fellow did take out his iPod and consult his playlist for “Rhapsody,” as in “Bohemian.”
I could go on about the uselessness of help these days, but in the end it turned out the game is only shipping today and not in July as I first believed, so I have proven once again that I …read more

My fellow blogger and trusted bank-robbing assistant Bob Mackey recently vented his frustrations about Final Fantasy IV DS’ twisted idea of a challenge.
It’s an interesting read because I agree with it. As far as challenge goes, I think that Final Fantasy IV DS is mostly balanced. Mostly. Enemies are craftier, but you have a map system that rewards you for exploration. Magic spells hit harder, but you can multicast Shell and Protect. Bosses whip out twisted counters the likes of which the civilised world has never seen, but almost every single baddie is vulnerable to “Slow” (and if a …read more

Grab your time-traveling hats! (You do have a time-traveling hat, right?) WorthPlaying has pegged the release of Chrono Trigger DS release for November 25th, 2008.
There’s no official yea or nay from Square-Enix at this point, but the height of the holiday season probably isn’t a far-off guess.
Great! By the time I’ve finished grinding for the end of Final Fantasy IV DS, I should be ready to pick up Chrono Trigger DS!
(Image copyright Square-Enix)

I love Final Fantasy IV and I’ve already made plans to marry Final Fantasy IV DS, but let’s face it: the game was melodramatic a thousand years ago and it has not grown sunnier with age.
In fact, the new translation really amps up the angst factor. The droning voice acting has also allowed me the opportunity to work on retorts.
I crack these retorts when I am playing alone. As you might suspect, I am often alone.
Please be aware of spoilers.

Hey, know what you can do when you’re stuck on a train? You can play your DS!
And…you…
Can play your DS.
I made some significant progress on Final Fantasy IV DS. For example, I learned that Leviathan is a son of a bitch (son of a…whale? Son of a hydra?) and I’m far too low in level to take him down.

I know you’re all going to die of jealousy when I open my mouth and say this, but here goes: I get to spend twenty four hours on a choo-choo train. Approximately five of those will be spent haggling with US Customs over absolutely nothing.
I’ll be attending Otakon in Baltimore. It stands for otaku convention, you know.
This means I’ll be updating sporadically for the rest of the week, though I will try to keep on top of things because I adore you all so very much. I’ll also say this much: I’m going to have a hell of an opportunity …read more

Lock on: Final Fantasy IV DS.
Target item acquired.
Consumption attempt: negative (1000+ digestion units required, 49 available).
Recommended playthrough instead.
Current user status: moderately satisfied.

That means it’s time to eat hot dogs and ramen for a month and spend my food budget on a game that I’ve played a hundred million times.
I don’t care. I’m excited.
After I make my wise purchase, I will eat a Cinnabon to celebrate. Expect plenty of hot Final Fantasy IV DS blogging action in the coming days.
(Image copyright Square-Enix)