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Notes on recent discretionary spending:
Macarons
Chocolate was better than pistachio.
Chestnut cream
FOR MONT BLANCS.
Beringse Witte
Eh.
Crottin
YUM!
Ciliege honey
Honey made by bees that visited cherry trees. The blurb in the store said it tastes like almonds. no cyanide plx
Bulk Assam tea
A weird letdown. Maybe I should put in more sugar.
"Wedding cookies"
Full of almonds but taste like lemon? Not sour.
Pinson Violets candy
They taste like fruit but they have the good violet flavor >3>
Fleur de sel caramels
SMOOTH, tastes like apples.
White peaches
PRISTINE
The bitter gourd doesn't count because I made dinner with that.
1 nashi
Dutifully eaten.
Candy labeled as throat lozenges
tastes like menthol, no thanks
Tools for making pritty fleurs with fondant and gum paste, but not the materials har har
An asston of cheap basic clothing, including underwear so that if I finally find Dean I will at least be wearing something cute.
Soon: Aion Online *flaps hands*
Fireworks displays are approaching so I will probably have to buy a shiny LED toy or three.
I've played Atelier Lize on the DS for a little over a week. I had a little bit of a false start because I started playing and then discovered that the first release was so buggy they had to make a second, fixed version. I read something that made it sound like you couldn't even get the good ending if you did it right---wow.
The characters are okay, some might complain about the discussion of money or women, and they totally destroyed item gathering. You have to walk around instead of just saying you'll stay for another day. The battle system is truly awkward and slow (I use Powan a lot ._.). The minigames were fantastic, but they weren't frequent enough---I think it would have been better to give the player the choice to play minigames for more items or to just skip them for the normal amount.
It's quite the tragic game. In fact, I don't think it would be exaggerating to say the first release sullied the name of the Atelier franchise ._. The fixed version is nothing special either. ...but considering my record with broken games, it's no wonder I can't leave it alone >:|
Though I would normally hate her from her character description my favorite character is Powan :> And though I would normally like Lolotte...I don't. What the heck? She's the idiot blonde popular cheerleader girl who snubs the adorable poor geek who is destined to rule the world. Keeping Lize around so she'll look prettier in comparison INDEED.
My excuse for loving Manon is that he's going to be Roy when he grows up. OH FORBIDDEN SHOTA LOVE. I must try to get some character events with him next time.
Macarons
Chocolate was better than pistachio.
Chestnut cream
FOR MONT BLANCS.
Beringse Witte
Eh.
Crottin
YUM!
Ciliege honey
Honey made by bees that visited cherry trees. The blurb in the store said it tastes like almonds. no cyanide plx
Bulk Assam tea
A weird letdown. Maybe I should put in more sugar.
"Wedding cookies"
Full of almonds but taste like lemon? Not sour.
Pinson Violets candy
They taste like fruit but they have the good violet flavor >3>
Fleur de sel caramels
SMOOTH, tastes like apples.
White peaches
PRISTINE
The bitter gourd doesn't count because I made dinner with that.
1 nashi
Dutifully eaten.
Candy labeled as throat lozenges
tastes like menthol, no thanks
Tools for making pritty fleurs with fondant and gum paste, but not the materials har har
An asston of cheap basic clothing, including underwear so that if I finally find Dean I will at least be wearing something cute.
Soon: Aion Online *flaps hands*
Fireworks displays are approaching so I will probably have to buy a shiny LED toy or three.
I've played Atelier Lize on the DS for a little over a week. I had a little bit of a false start because I started playing and then discovered that the first release was so buggy they had to make a second, fixed version. I read something that made it sound like you couldn't even get the good ending if you did it right---wow.
The characters are okay, some might complain about the discussion of money or women, and they totally destroyed item gathering. You have to walk around instead of just saying you'll stay for another day. The battle system is truly awkward and slow (I use Powan a lot ._.). The minigames were fantastic, but they weren't frequent enough---I think it would have been better to give the player the choice to play minigames for more items or to just skip them for the normal amount.
It's quite the tragic game. In fact, I don't think it would be exaggerating to say the first release sullied the name of the Atelier franchise ._. The fixed version is nothing special either. ...but considering my record with broken games, it's no wonder I can't leave it alone >:|
Though I would normally hate her from her character description my favorite character is Powan :> And though I would normally like Lolotte...I don't. What the heck? She's the idiot blonde popular cheerleader girl who snubs the adorable poor geek who is destined to rule the world. Keeping Lize around so she'll look prettier in comparison INDEED.
My excuse for loving Manon is that he's going to be Roy when he grows up. OH FORBIDDEN SHOTA LOVE. I must try to get some character events with him next time.
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I really miss when chestnuts were readily available.. they're fantastic even just roasted.
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They do make chestnuts in syrup in Japan so sometimes I buy imported ones, but they're really different! They're yellow and angular (http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/syunnosyokutaku/cabinet/00713051/img55648530.jpg) and possibly meant to be an accompaniment to green tea with no adornment.