Well obviously, I couldn't resist when she started saying she'd buy 5 candy bars each time I'd go and play with her. Haha, I mean seriously who can refuse such an offer? I certainly couldn't! So that's pretty much how the gaming sessions came to be. They were pretty random at first. It could be any time and day in the week. It really depended on when both of us were free, but after maybe 6 months we decided on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. First gaming session: The very first session we had together was the day after we had made the deal. I remember the day very well. It was summer a couple of weeks before my summer holiday was to begin. At that time I used to love being outside and play at the playground or ride on my bicycle, that still had the training wheels on.. Don't judge! lol Anyway, where I lived at the time was a small place. A suburb outside of Stockholm, Sweden. My senpai lived in the apartment building on the other side of a big parking lot. If you imagine that the parking lot is the center of the area where I lived. She lived on the opposite site... Yeah that's probably the worst description I've ever given and I apologize for that! hehe Now before I get all off topic, let's continue. So it took me about 5 minutes to walk there. I remember getting really nervous because I thought I didn't really know her and I was afraid that I'd do something to bother her, but she was actually really cool, smiling all the time. Even though I could sense in the beginning that she treated me like a fool, but in the end it kept me determined to learn more, even if I at first really wasn't in on the deal for the gaming purpose, but for the candy bars. And yes, that's the truth. However that was only what I thought before we actually started playing. The game we ended up playing that day was actually Final Fantasy IX. Since she had already played before, I didn't really understand much of the story, but after she filled me in I thought it sounded fun. So she told me about the battle system and what all the attacks did and what to think about when in a battle. Honestly, I had fun playing the game. That was the only time we played FFIX though, but during the 3 hours of gaming that day I felt that I wanted to continue playing, but it was getting late, even if the sun was still up and shining as if it was mid day. Well, she kept her promise and we went out to get those 5 candy bars. I did bomb her with a million questions about FFIX. Second gaming session: This one took place the same day as my summer holiday began. I remember that she was at the ceremony when we were singing these really awful Swedish songs that are mandatory before starting the holiday. She obviously wanted a gaming session that day. My family and I had nothing planned that day anyway so we actually had a longer gaming session compared to the first one. The first time I was in her room I seemed to have missed the Tomb Raider shelf she had. Two figurines and TR1,2,3, Last Revelation and Lost Chronicle. So I asked her about them. And she gave me this really funny story about how she just loved Lara Croft and how awesome the games were. so that day we played Last Revelation. Or it was more like she was playing and I was watching. Which really made me notice everything. Prior to this day, I had struggled with just holding the control so I was raging the majority of the time. But now that I was watching I really noticed Lara. Her demeanor, actions and of course the dialogues! I really do think that Jonell Elliott has done the best job of bringing out Lara's personality. Not to mention that she's the reason I'm so in love with the English accent.. I don't know. There's something about Last Revelation that really caught me. All I know is that Tomb Raider will always have a place in my heart. (Although there is more to my Tomb Raider story..) After pretty much getting an extreme interest for Lara Croft, we changed to Final Fantasy VII. Which is so far my worst experience with FF even today. I really dislike the series back then. Mostly because I didn't get FFVII at all and because I hadn't experienced IX completely. But getting those 5 candy bars did make the day a win-win anyway. haha! Third gaming session: This was the last gaming session we ever had together. After 2 years of gaming probably 200 days a year together it was sadly coming to an end because my family were moving that year. Right after the summer holiday ceremony. My senpai and I decided to have our last gaming session the day before the actual ceremony and we dedicated this day to playing TR: Angel of Darkness and Kingdom Hearts. Which actually reminds me of one of my favorite dialogues in the game: SPOILER I don't know what it is, but there's definitely something about this dialogue that just feels so... intense haha first time I saw this dialogue in the game I just felt how the game would probably be so much better. not to mention that Jonell Elliott does a good job in portraying Lara in this one as well. Seriously, Lara is awesome! I did play Kingdom Hearts as well, although I can't say I was really in to it,since we had one epic time with Angel of Darkness. Unfortunately all days come to an end and obviously I didn't want that. But as a goodbye she did buy me 10 candy bars... Well that's it. Haha I keep thinking how much she actually spent on buying all those candy bars for me.. Well in the end I really did stop caring about the candy. They just became a snack we shared after gaming just like some people enjoy eating pizza after/before gaming etc.. It is still one of those habits I have even today. I can't game without this candy bar. And I still love how Lara is so independent and strong and pure awesome. I really do look up to her for that. Doing this feels really good I must admit. I don't really care about how many people read this. The bottom line is that it is the first time I share the story in so much detail that it even scares me how much nostalgia I've had every time I've written these entries. This whole blog is to tell you even the smallest details of my gaming and I'm not going to tweak the story and say something like: "I started playing games at the age of 4. Loved it ever since. The End." No, I'm not like that. Brutal honesty is my thing, that's why the story can go from happy to sad in an instant. And that's what I want to show most of all. A raw story of my life as a gamer. The story is far from over though, so look forward to the next time~ Memorable gaming sessions - things are getting serious now!
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It definitely wasn't yesterday I posted here, but life continues away from the computer as well... At least that's what I'd like to believe, but I guess most of us deny that we have "a life" lol Anyway, I'd like to continue my story of my very early days as a gamer. I've definitely had my ups and downs in life because of this not to mention my family partially hating me for it, but that's for another entry. Today I'd like to talk about 3 of my most memorable gaming sessions. This will be a long post so be prepared for a lot of text! So, last time I mentioned my first encounter with Tomb Raider and it wasn't exactly my idea of a perfect encounter, but I still managed to enjoy myself towards the end of it. Not to mention that I was playing with senpai which did make it a lot better. And apparently I wasn't the only one who felt that it was fun because she did give me a call a couple of days after that if I'm not mistaken. You know, at this point games where still very new to me. I pretty much only played for 2 hours in total. and yet I had still managed to get a gaming buddy. That aside I did actually say no the first time she asked if I wanted to go over to her place, but she kept calling and literally tempting me with various things I liked at that age. Like playing with her cat and eating 'Kexchoklad' - my favorite candy bar of all time! Well obviously, I couldn't resist when she started saying she'd buy 5 candy bars each time I'd go and play with her. Haha, I mean seriously who can refuse such an offer? I certainly couldn't! So that's pretty much how the gaming sessions came to be. They were pretty random at first. It could be any time and day in the week. It really depended on when both of us were free, but after maybe 6 months we decided on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. First gaming session: The very first session we had together was the day after we had made the deal. I remember the day very well. It was summer a couple of weeks before my summer holiday was to begin. At that time I used to love being outside and play at the playground or ride on my bicycle, that still had the training wheels on.. Don't judge! lol Anyway, where I lived at the time was a small place. A suburb outside of Stockholm, Sweden. My senpai lived in the apartment building on the other side of a big parking lot. If you imagine that the parking lot is the center of the area where I lived. She lived on the opposite site... Yeah that's probably the worst description I've ever given and I apologize for that! hehe Now before I get all off topic, let's continue. So it took me about 5 minutes to walk there. I remember getting really nervous because I thought I didn't really know her and I was afraid that I'd do something to bother her, but she was actually really cool, smiling all the time. Even though I could sense in the beginning that she treated me like a fool, but in the end it kept me determined to learn more, even if I at first really wasn't in on the deal for the gaming purpose, but for the candy bars. And yes, that's the truth. However that was only what I thought before we actually started playing. The game we ended up playing that day was actually Final Fantasy IX. Since she had already played before, I didn't really understand much of the story, but after she filled me in I thought it sounded fun. So she told me about the battle system and what all the attacks did and what to think about when in a battle. Honestly, I had fun playing the game. That was the only time we played FFIX though, but during the 3 hours of gaming that day I felt that I wanted to continue playing, but it was getting late, even if the sun was still up and shining as if it was mid day. Well, she kept her promise and we went out to get those 5 candy bars. I did bomb her with a million questions about FFIX. Second gaming session: This one took place the same day as my summer holiday began. I remember that she was at the ceremony when we were singing these really awful Swedish songs that are mandatory before starting the holiday. She obviously wanted a gaming session that day. My family and I had nothing planned that day anyway so we actually had a longer gaming session compared to the first one. The first time I was in her room I seemed to have missed the Tomb Raider shelf she had. Two figurines and TR1,2,3, Last Revelation and Lost Chronicle. So I asked her about them. And she gave me this really funny story about how she just loved Lara Croft and how awesome the games were. so that day we played Last Revelation. Or it was more like she was playing and I was watching. Which really made me notice everything. Prior to this day, I had struggled with just holding the control so I was raging the majority of the time. But now that I was watching I really noticed Lara. Her demeanor, actions and of course the dialogues! I really do think that Jonell Elliott has done the best job of bringing out Lara's personality. Not to mention that she's the reason I'm so in love with the English accent.. I don't know. There's something about Last Revelation that really caught me. All I know is that Tomb Raider will always have a place in my heart. (Although there is more to my Tomb Raider story..) After pretty much getting an extreme interest for Lara Croft, we changed to Final Fantasy VII. Which is so far my worst experience with FF even today. I really dislike the series back then. Mostly because I didn't get FFVII at all and because I hadn't experienced IX completely. But getting those 5 candy bars did make the day a win-win anyway. haha! Third gaming session: This was the last gaming session we ever had together. After 2 years of gaming probably 200 days a year together it was sadly coming to an end because my family were moving that year. Right after the summer holiday ceremony. My senpai and I decided to have our last gaming session the day before the actual ceremony and we dedicated this day to playing TR: Angel of Darkness and Kingdom Hearts. Which actually reminds me of one of my favorite dialogues in the game: SPOILER I don't know what it is, but there's definitely something about this dialogue that just feels so... intense haha first time I saw this dialogue in the game I just felt how the game would probably be so much better. not to mention that Jonell Elliott does a good job in portraying Lara in this one as well. Seriously, Lara is awesome! I did play Kingdom Hearts as well, although I can't say I was really in to it,since we had one epic time with Angel of Darkness. Unfortunately all days come to an end and obviously I didn't want that. But as a goodbye she did buy me 10 candy bars... Well that's it. Haha I keep thinking how much she actually spent on buying all those candy bars for me.. Well in the end I really did stop caring about the candy. They just became a snack we shared after gaming just like some people enjoy eating pizza after/before gaming etc.. It is still one of those habits I have even today. I can't game without this candy bar. And I still love how Lara is so independent and strong and pure awesome. I really do look up to her for that. Doing this feels really good I must admit. I don't really care about how many people read this. The bottom line is that it is the first time I share the story in so much detail that it even scares me how much nostalgia I've had every time I've written these entries. This whole blog is to tell you even the smallest details of my gaming and I'm not going to tweak the story and say something like: "I started playing games at the age of 4. Loved it ever since. The End." No, I'm not like that. Brutal honesty is my thing, that's why the story can go from happy to sad in an instant. And that's what I want to show most of all. A raw story of my life as a gamer. The story is far from over though, so look forward to the next time~
Well obviously, I couldn't resist when she started saying she'd buy 5 candy bars each time I'd go and play with her. Haha, I mean seriously who can refuse such an offer? I certainly couldn't! So that's pretty much how the gaming sessions came to be. They were pretty random at first. It could be any time and day in the week. It really depended on when both of us were free, but after maybe 6 months we decided on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. First gaming session: The very first session we had together was the day after we had made the deal. I remember the day very well. It was summer a couple of weeks before my summer holiday was to begin. At that time I used to love being outside and play at the playground or ride on my bicycle, that still had the training wheels on.. Don't judge! lol Anyway, where I lived at the time was a small place. A suburb outside of Stockholm, Sweden. My senpai lived in the apartment building on the other side of a big parking lot. If you imagine that the parking lot is the center of the area where I lived. She lived on the opposite site... Yeah that's probably the worst description I've ever given and I apologize for that! hehe Now before I get all off topic, let's continue. So it took me about 5 minutes to walk there. I remember getting really nervous because I thought I didn't really know her and I was afraid that I'd do something to bother her, but she was actually really cool, smiling all the time. Even though I could sense in the beginning that she treated me like a fool, but in the end it kept me determined to learn more, even if I at first really wasn't in on the deal for the gaming purpose, but for the candy bars. And yes, that's the truth. However that was only what I thought before we actually started playing. The game we ended up playing that day was actually Final Fantasy IX. Since she had already played before, I didn't really understand much of the story, but after she filled me in I thought it sounded fun. So she told me about the battle system and what all the attacks did and what to think about when in a battle. Honestly, I had fun playing the game. That was the only time we played FFIX though, but during the 3 hours of gaming that day I felt that I wanted to continue playing, but it was getting late, even if the sun was still up and shining as if it was mid day. Well, she kept her promise and we went out to get those 5 candy bars. I did bomb her with a million questions about FFIX. Second gaming session: This one took place the same day as my summer holiday began. I remember that she was at the ceremony when we were singing these really awful Swedish songs that are mandatory before starting the holiday. She obviously wanted a gaming session that day. My family and I had nothing planned that day anyway so we actually had a longer gaming session compared to the first one. The first time I was in her room I seemed to have missed the Tomb Raider shelf she had. Two figurines and TR1,2,3, Last Revelation and Lost Chronicle. So I asked her about them. And she gave me this really funny story about how she just loved Lara Croft and how awesome the games were. so that day we played Last Revelation. Or it was more like she was playing and I was watching. Which really made me notice everything. Prior to this day, I had struggled with just holding the control so I was raging the majority of the time. But now that I was watching I really noticed Lara. Her demeanor, actions and of course the dialogues! I really do think that Jonell Elliott has done the best job of bringing out Lara's personality. Not to mention that she's the reason I'm so in love with the English accent.. I don't know. There's something about Last Revelation that really caught me. All I know is that Tomb Raider will always have a place in my heart. (Although there is more to my Tomb Raider story..) After pretty much getting an extreme interest for Lara Croft, we changed to Final Fantasy VII. Which is so far my worst experience with FF even today. I really dislike the series back then. Mostly because I didn't get FFVII at all and because I hadn't experienced IX completely. But getting those 5 candy bars did make the day a win-win anyway. haha! Third gaming session: This was the last gaming session we ever had together. After 2 years of gaming probably 200 days a year together it was sadly coming to an end because my family were moving that year. Right after the summer holiday ceremony. My senpai and I decided to have our last gaming session the day before the actual ceremony and we dedicated this day to playing TR: Angel of Darkness and Kingdom Hearts. Which actually reminds me of one of my favorite dialogues in the game: SPOILER I don't know what it is, but there's definitely something about this dialogue that just feels so... intense haha first time I saw this dialogue in the game I just felt how the game would probably be so much better. not to mention that Jonell Elliott does a good job in portraying Lara in this one as well. Seriously, Lara is awesome! I did play Kingdom Hearts as well, although I can't say I was really in to it,since we had one epic time with Angel of Darkness. Unfortunately all days come to an end and obviously I didn't want that. But as a goodbye she did buy me 10 candy bars... Well that's it. Haha I keep thinking how much she actually spent on buying all those candy bars for me.. Well in the end I really did stop caring about the candy. They just became a snack we shared after gaming just like some people enjoy eating pizza after/before gaming etc.. It is still one of those habits I have even today. I can't game without this candy bar. And I still love how Lara is so independent and strong and pure awesome. I really do look up to her for that. Doing this feels really good I must admit. I don't really care about how many people read this. The bottom line is that it is the first time I share the story in so much detail that it even scares me how much nostalgia I've had every time I've written these entries. This whole blog is to tell you even the smallest details of my gaming and I'm not going to tweak the story and say something like: "I started playing games at the age of 4. Loved it ever since. The End." No, I'm not like that. Brutal honesty is my thing, that's why the story can go from happy to sad in an instant. And that's what I want to show most of all. A raw story of my life as a gamer. The story is far from over though, so look forward to the next time~