GOT 'IM - Final Fantasy VI Advance

It took me several years since buying it, but I finally decided to fire up the latest version of one of my all-time favorite games: Final Fantasy VI Advance. Review ahead. Look, Final Fantasy VI is one of my favorite games of all time.  When I played my first RPG, Final Fantasy VI (which I thought was Final Fantasy II at the time), my mind was blown.  I sought out other RPGs, played more RPGs at friends' houses, and eventually found my way to Final Fantasy VI.  And also Chrono Trigger, Super Mario RPG, and Secret of Mana, but those are stories for another day.So, Final Fantasy VI.  I became friends with my eventual best bud David around 16 or 17 years ago in large part because we enjoyed the same video games, in large part FF VI.  When I posted that article about the cast of characters in FF VI, he ended up arguing about it with me for over an hour afterward. Anyhow, this is one of my favorite RPGs and I'll try and keep this article short.First, if you want to hear about the story and characters in Final Fantasy VI, check out my post on FF VI's cast right here.  The gist of it is that Terra is a young woman with magic powers who was enslaved by the Empire using a device that robs her of free will.  An accident occurs and Terra is freed from the Empire's control; she soon meets up with a group of freedom fighters rebelling against the Empire.  From there, Final Fantasy VI's plot goes from military conflicts to ancient magical monsters to a near-apocalypse.  It's an epic tale with a whopping 14 playable characters, and one of the best RPGs of all time.Everything from the SNES version of FF VI isn't broke. The combat, using a refined version of the active-time battles from FF IV and FF V, is fast-moving.  The variety of skill sets available to the game's 14 (fourteen!) characters is excellent, and the plot is fast-moving enough to keep players invested and on their toes.  FF VI still has the menu management and random battles of other Japanese RPGs of its era and those systems can be a little clunky, but nothing is broke and I'd say that FF VI has aged better than most other 90s RPGs. And part of why FF VI has aged so well?  Nice, clean sprite-based visuals.  They looked AWESOME in 1995, and very nice today.  90s sprites have aged far better than 90s pre-rendered assets and 90s polygons, and FF VI's great sprites and detailed environments and backgrounds look excellent on the GBA's small screen (and probably pretty good on a large screen).  Regarding audio, FF VI is one of the best all-time.  Uematsu's soundtrack boasts unique themes for each character, plus dozens of other memorable tunes.  I'm not sure it's Uematsu's greatest soundtrack, but it's a contender.  Outstanding musical score. The Advance version of FF VI has a new translation and it's fine.  I have a lot of affection for the original Woolsey version, but the new one is very good indeed, elaborating some of the vaguer stuff from the original translation and keeping a few of the more "classic" lines in place.  Plus, FF VI Advance adds a super-tough bonus dungeon, a few new Espers, and some viewing modes like a bestiary.  None of the new content is intrusive into the main story, and it's all there in good fun.  Plus Diablos is motherfucking BROKE and it's a blast.  Look, if you like Japanese RPGs and you have a spare 25 or 30 hours, FF VI is a must-play.  The Advance version's small fixes and new translation are very nice, and it's arguably the best version of the game.  So I'll end it here.  This is a short review, but I've done more than enough FF VI writing in the past month or two.  So I'll let this go with my strongest of recommendations: if you haven't played Final Fantasy VI, you're doing it wrong.  Games Beaten: 2013 Edition1. Persona 42. Pokemon White Version 2 3. 10,000,0004. Persona 4 Arena5. Persona 3 FES: The Journey (NG+)6. Hexyz Force7. Persona 4 (NG+)8. Psychonauts 9. Tales of Vesperia10. Guacamelee!11. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim12. Final Fantasy VI Advance13. Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 414. inFamous 2 Evil Finish15. Tactics Ogre: The Knight of LodisTargets: 6/13---Yeah, I know.  I'm still behind on my 2013 goals AND behind on writing these reviews.  As you can see from the list, I've already finished two additional games beyond Rain-Slick 4; hopefully those reviews will come in less than a week.  I'm also hacking away at two other target games: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and Metroid Prime.  The plan is to finish those before August is over.  Until next time, all. 
Source:http://therealmonsoon.blogspot.com/2013/08/got-im-final-fantasy-vi-advance.html

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Final 2013 First Round Mock with Retrospective

Final NFL Mock Draft (First Round)This is it. I've done around 20 of these mock drafts, each one more and more different then the next. These mock drafts have exemplified the changes of the draft process, spanning from the Senior Bowl to the combine to pre draft workouts to the effect of free agency. So, here is my final mock draft.1. Kansas City Chiefs: Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M2. Jacksonville Jaguars: Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia3. Oakland Raiders: Shariff Floyd, DT, Florida4. Philadelphia Eagles: Dion Jordan, OLB, Oregon5. Detroit Lions: Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan6. Cleveland Browns: Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama7. Arizona Cardinals: Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma8. Buffalo Bills: Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama9. New York Jets: Barkevious Mingo, OLB, LSU10. Tennessee Titans: Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah11. San Diego Chargers: Ziggy Ansah, OLB, BYU12. Miami Dolphins: Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State13. New York Jets: Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia14. Carolina Panthers: Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri15. New Orleans Saints: Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia16. St.Louis Rams: Kenny Vaccarro, S, Texas17. Pittsburgh Steelers: Bjoen Werner, DE, Florida State18. Dallas Cowboys: Johnathan Cooper, OG, North Carolina19. New York Giants: Arthur Brown, OLB, Kansas State20. Chicago Bears: Alec Ogeltree, ILB, Georgia21. Cincinatti Bengals: D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama22. St. Louis Rams: Cordarelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee23. Minnesota Vikings: Manti Te'o, ILB, Notre Dame24. Indianapolis Colts: Cornelius Carradine, OLB, Florida State25. Minnesota Vikings: Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington26. Green Bay Packers: Melenik Watson, OT, Florida State27. Houston Texans: Keenan Allen, WR, California28. Denver Broncos: Datone Jones, DE, UCLA29. New England Patriots: D.J. Hayden, CB, Houston30. Atlanta Falcons: Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M31. San Francisco 49ers: Johnathan Cyprien, S, FIU32. Baltimore Ravens: Kevin Minter, ILB, LSUNow, to look back, here was my first mock draft, all the way back in January, about a week before the Super Bowl. Crazy how things change in 4 months.1. Kansas City Chiefs: Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia (Now #2 pick)2. Jacksonville Jaguars: Bjoen Werner, DE, Florida State (Now # 17 pick)3. Oakland Raiders: Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M (Now #30 pick)4. Philadeplhia Eagles: Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M (Now # 1 pick)5. Detroit Lions: Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama (Now # 6 pick)6. Cleveland Browns: Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia (Now # 15 pick)7. Arizona Cardinals: Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan (Now # 5 pick)8. Buffalo Bills: Tyler Wilson, QB, Arkansas (Now out of the first round)9. New York Jets:  Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah (Now #10 pick)10. Tennessee Titans: Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama (Now # 8 pick)11. San Diego Chargers: Barkevious Mingo, OLB, LSU (Now # 9 pick)12. Miami Dolphins: Cordarelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee (Now # 22 pick)13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jonathan Banks, WR, Mississippi State (Now out of the first round)14.Carolina Panthers: Jonathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State (Now out of the first round)15. New Orleans Saints: Ziggy Ansah, OLB, BYU (Now # 11 pick)16. St. Louis Rams: Kenny Vaccarro, S, Texas (Still # 16 pick)17. Pittsburgh Steelers: Manti Te'o, ILB, Notre Dame (Now #23 pick)18. Dallas Cowboys: Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri (Now #14 pick)19. New York Giants: Dion Jordan, OLB, Oregon (Now # 4 pick)20. Chicago Bears: Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame ( Now out of the first round)21. Cincinatti Bengals: Sam Montgomery, DE, LSU (Now out of the first round)22. St. Louis Rams: Keenan Allen, WR, California (Now # 27 pick)23. Minnesota Vikings: Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee (Now out of the first round)24. Indianapolis Colts: D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama (Now # 21 pick)25. Seattle Seahawks: Terrance Williams, WR, Baylor (Now out of the first round)26. Green Bay Packers: Alec Ogeltree, ILB, Georgia (Now # 20 pick)27. Houston Texans: DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson (Now out of the first round)28. Denver Broncos: Jonathan Cooper, OG, North Carolina (Now # 18 pick)29. New England Patriots: Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State  (Now # 12 pick)30. Atlanta Falcons: Zach Ertz, Stanford ( Now out of the first round)31. San Francisco 49ers: Margus Hunt, DE, SMU (Now out of the first round)32. Baltimore Ravens: Barret Jones, OC, Alabama  (Now out of the first round)21 0f the 32 players selected in my first mock draft are still in my last one.11 players were pushed out of the first round, and 11 were put in.11 Pushed out: Tyler Wilson, Jonathan Banks, Jonathan Hankins, Tyler Eifert, Sam Montgomery, Justin Hunter, Terrance Williams, DeAndre Hopkins, Zach Ertz, Margus Hunt, and Barret Jones11 Put in: Shariff Floyd, Lane Johnson, Tavon Austin, Arthur Brown, Cornelius Carradine, Desmond Trufant, Melenik Watson, Datoen Jones, D.J. Hayden, Johnathan Cyprien, and Kevin MinterBiggest Jump (Player had to be in both original and final top 32) : Dion Jordan (19  overall to 4 overall)Biggest Drop: Damontre Moore: 3 overall to 30 overall.
Source:http://therishabreport.blogspot.com/2013/04/final-2013-first-round-mock-with.html

Final 2013 First Round Mock with Retrospective Images

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