Two things I'm really enjoying right now... despite life otherwise sucking. (No comment, other than that I'm having illness related to stress fatigue right now.)

Knights in the Nightmare has a high learning curve at first, but I dutifully went through *all* the First Steps, Tutorial and Tips before starting. It was worth it. Though it looks complicated in explanation, actually PLAYING the game is fast and fun!! I'm moving my wisp around like a pro now, swapping items and knights in and out between turns, and lining up my 'kill bingo' (cause I mean, that's what it is. Kill bingo. You'd know what I mean if you played it.)

I admit to being really wowed by the presentation of the story, too. It actually has a very Valkyrie Profile-ish (the first one, anyway) feel with how the story and setting info is revealed gradually through the eyes of others (some of them dead, or soon to be dead). It really makes you want to play more, and later replay to get some of the knights you missed and find out more about their stories too.

I am reading a series by Karen Miller named Godspeaker. I think I really enjoy her writing style. She said in an interview that her books tend to be 'character driven' and that tends to be my style of writing as well. It makes me wish I could write novels myself. 30 is a little old to dream of that and hope it would go well.

I have plenty of ideas, though. And a part of me is starting to tire out using all those ideas for RPoL games people hardly want to post in. I am worn out of entertaining people who don't take enough initiative to involve themselves. The end result is that I do much more writing than the players do, and end up burnt out / unsure it's worth the trouble. Not all my games are like this, but it's sad when it is, especially with a game I once really enjoyed.

Speaking of games (video games in this case), I have been considering what DS game to get next, and it is most definitely Knights in the Nightmare. Incredibly difficult/complex Nintendo DS RPGs? I'm there. Fairly sure I will still want to buy Avalon Code as well. I like the system for collecting monster info, and being able to change the conditions of battle. It appeals to both my collector side AND my customization side!

Jon and I are going to be ordering a few video games online by next week-ish. We're also going to visit my inlaws around then, for maybe 4-5 days. More about that (specific dates, etc.) later!