Let our mercy, as deep as the Feitas, and our authority, as powerful as the sun...

Hmm... Guess I should mention some of my nitpicks about Suikoden V thus far.

-- ALL OF THE NPCS STAND STILL. Why? Because of the sheer amount of people in towns? Women, men, kids... They all stand still. I don't remember about animals, but I wouldn't be surprised if they don't move, either.

-- The camera is panned back incredibly far. During small scenes, you can't see the small things, such as the hero turning his head to confer with Lyon before "talking," because the camera is zoomed out. I feel like I'm watching ants at times.

-- There is no world map. At least, not yet (as of heading to Beaver Lodge). The "map" at the corner of the overworld view has nothing on it except blips for towns. It doesn't even show boundaries you can't cross, like the rivers.

-- The skill system is disappointing. I really enjoyed the skill system in III because all of the training sessions immediately affected the characters. On this one, you equip your skills. And not even all of them. Just two at a time.

Cool things thus far...

-- The story. Things just continue to get better, even after 13 hours.

-- The music. Theme of a Moonlit Night, anyone? Even the overworld and battle victory music are reminiscent of the first two games. There are some repetitive songs, but I enjoy the music a lot overall.

-- Dwarves are so awesome. I'm glad they're back.

-- I love Sialeeds. And Lucerina. And Ferid and Galleon.

-- Toma is adorable.


And now to bed...

Whoo hoo!

I asked the electives advisor if one of my past classes would count towards TC credits, and it'll satisfy my last technical/analytical credits. GOODBYE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING 250!! No more of that bloody optimization, integration, linear algebra, orthogonal crap. I don't ever want to look at Calculus again, okay?

Maybe I'm exaggerating how frightening that class was, but I'm glad I don't have to touch Engineering Economics ever again. When the first day of classes stresses the heck out of you, you know the quarter's going to suck. And thus I dropped that class and enrolled in a History of North America class. *coughs*

Pasting these things here so I can update my class list on Facebook. ... ... Yes, I even hoard past classes I've taken. DON'T JUDGE ME!!

Winter
Statistics 321. Case-Based Social Statistics I
Statistics 311. Elements of Statistical Methods
Environment, Program on the 202. Environmental Case Studies: Population and Health

Spring
History 432. History of Washington and the Pacific Northwest
QMETH 201. Introduction to Statistical Methods
Statistics 322. Case-Based Social Statistics II
Technical Communication 499. Special Projects