Cadet Ember McLain

Grand Cross is the Final Battle from FF9, isn't it? If so, that's just epic.

The best transparent pictures are saved as .PNG. If you've still got the original render, or a copy of the file (saved as a .PSD), it's much easier to remake it than to fix it. If you haven't, you can use the Magic Wand tool to select the grey leftovers.

I think in order to get the background pictures in, you've distorted them a little too weirdly. The text could be a bit better, too. In places it looks too plain, and in others it just seems to be a poor choice. But don't let this discourage you. Take what I've said (and others) and use it to get better. Your only limitation is yourself. ...and the tools of Photoshop...

I love the covers of "Man In The Box", and "Down With The Sickness". The name of the group is class, too...

Bah. I was going for the winning-15-online-games-in-a-row achievement, and I was up to #6 or #7, I can't remember which. I put it on Medium, so I knew I could win (don't tell me you haven't done something similar ). Along comes a guy who's gotten the "Inhuman Achievement", so I could tell it was going to be fun. He picks TDWDTG, and it's the matter of about 10 points for most of the song. 3/4 of the way through, I go to initiate Star Power, but since I'm on a controller, it's too close to the Guide button. I hit it, the Guide window pops up, but the damage was already done... DAMN!

Bah, everyone's talk of XII has convinced me to play through it again... I hope you're happy...

A few questionable calls, and a questionable lack of them at times in the Souths/Roosters game. The ref called one or two forward passes, but apparently decided not to bother after that. If I had a dollar for every time the Roosters were off-side... And you can't tell me that tackle on Craig Wing was fair. He was tackled, and the other guy came in late. That's a penalty. Did we get it? If you guessed "no", you win the Rooster's sense of fair play. They're not using it...

I second "Radar Love", but I prefer the White Lion version. Some other stuff that people haven't said: "Cliffs Of Dover" - Eric Johnson "Jessica" - The Allman Brothers Band "Long Way To The Top" - AC/DC "Don't Stop Me Now" - Queen "Natural High" - Hammerfall "Bat Out Of Hell" - Meatloaf "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" - The Charlie Daniels Band "Freebird" - Lynyrd Skynyrd "Dancing Mad" - FF6 "Final Battle" - FF9 And anything by The Black Mages.

That would be Azura's shrine. Bringing glowdust triggers the quest. You need to go to a vampire den (it'll say which one), and kill 5 of them. Once you've done that, you'll get the Azura's Star item. It's a re-usable Soul Gem. It counts as a regular one, not a Black Soul Gem, so you may want to keep that in mind. It's awesome when combined with a weapon that has a Soul Trap enchantment on it. Kill something, re-charge, R&R

That's the one to get Nocturnal's Eye from the two Argonians. Nocturnal must be REALLY easy to steal from...

Nocturnal's Shrine. Follow the road that exits East from Leyawiin, and you should see a marker that looks like a genie's lamp or a bird depending on who you talk to. You need to be level 10 or higher...

Bah it needs a Gold membership... Forced me to use my freebie month from Lost Odyssey...

I thought that would be par for the course around here...

For how long?

If it were my choice, I'd be re-playing FF9 right now. I seem to follow a 7 month cycle, where I'll pick up an FF at random (or because something reminds me what it's like), play it for 2 months on-and-off, then leave it for 5 months (or more, if you count the fact I rotate games). I do the same things with books. It's just about the same length of time that I'll forget enough of the story to pick it up and read it again. I should probably get that checked.

Tsk tsk... You kiss your mother with that mouth? I feel sorry for Mrs. Dragsy...

Find the Skeleton Key?

365,872.

Can anyone clear up the disheartening rumours I'm hearing that Australia might not get this due to licensing issues?

Or just do what I did, and use /forum/index.php?showtopic=8004">a cheat guide...

Hmm... ultimate team? Setzer - Dice and Cards? Ultimately efficient combat weaponry! What could go wrong? Cait Sith - Because nothing says BRUTE FORCE like a punch from a stuffed toy. Fighter - OK, while a good class, I'd be lying if 8-Bit Theater didn't influence this choice. I wish Sword-Chucks were real... Amarant - One of my favourite characters of all time. Plus, you've got to respect the Goatee Of Doom. Black Mage - See Fighter. "I don't get mad, I get stabby." Paine (White Mage Dressphere) - I was struggling for a decent choice for White Mage here. Aeris is skilled, but as we've seen, she has a potentially fatal allergy to swords. .