So parents were asked to write a graduation note for their kids. I didn't want something generic nor too serious. Was it doable?
Think of all the hard work, studying and sacrifice you have put in — well, congrats on getting through the easiest part of life!
But with the passage of time, it is the fun, joyful moments and friendships that you remember.
If there is one thing you have learnt, it is that more time is always better than less time!
And attitude. And focus. And work smarter, not harder. And be motivated.
Oh gosh, there are so many things to improve — no worries, your learning journey continues!
I got to admit, the first sentence was combined from two different sources; one serious, one humorous. With that, I knew I had to deliver a serious message in a light-hearted way.
There is a ton of videos on why Final Fantasy 7 is popular/good. I like these three the most:
These videos are not spoiler-free, so don't watch if you haven't played the original game and you plan to.
Spoilers for a game? Surprisingly, yes. J-RPGs have stories, and FF7 has a pretty good story for a video game.
(There is a FF7 walkthrough in 'story mode' on YouTube. It skips random battles and finishes boss battles ultra-quickly. It is 14h54m.)
There is also a ton of videos why Final Fantasy 7 Remake is good. However, I like ones that criticize it:
None are spoiler-free, but who cares? (Unless you want to play the original game.)
For Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth:
None are spoiler-free. Don't watch if you want to play the original game.
Something light-hearted:
An extra 14 mil voters in 2020? Hmm...
Surprisingly, Trump has higher popular support in 2020 than 2024.
Updated with final count:
Kamala got 71 mil votes, Trump 76 mil. There's still 10 mil missing voters.
Ordered from Asmodee directly. US$49.95 for a set of 5. No bonus set.
Shops started to take preorders in Sep, but they were based in EU. Finally, I found Asmodee has it in late Sep, but they only have the standard 5 sets, no bonus set. I jumped at it cos it was "limited edition" — no idea how long it would be available.
The sets finally showed up in US shops after 10 Oct, the official release date. Some shops gave the bonus set for free, some you had to pay an additional US$10. And the long elusive #1 set, Milk Tankers, was also available for US$10 to $20.
That's a story for another time. :angry:
I just discovered that it is still possible to play the original Final Fantasy 7 from 1998 on Windows 10!
Although you need a third-party installer (the original one no longer works) and new graphics driver (provided by FFNx).
It is also recommended to update FF7 to 1.02 (released in the early 2000s).
But don't play first. Install 7th Heaven, a mod manager. Then you can choose mods to bring FF7 up to modern standards!
Other than graphical and music enhancements, there are gameplay enhancements, improved translation (the original one had a number of mistranslations) and even full voice-over!
The game itself takes up 1.4 GB (excluding FMVs), the mods I chose took up almost 36 GB!
One thing that amazes me is that the low-res pre-rendered backgrounds are upscaled and extended to 16:10 via AI and manual drawing.
It will be difficult to extend the art to ultrawide (21:9), but it should be doable for battle fields and world map as they are rendered in 3D.
Also, it is Aeris, not Aerith! :-D
(To be pedantic, it is spelt Aerith, but it is pronounced Aeris.)
