poodlehat's Journal: Beastmaster, of the FFXI and Nintendo kind

Well, Tuesday night was Dynamis-Bastok. I only died twice, and got a Monster Jackcoat for my troubles. It was funny, the linkshell was laughing at the BST AF dropping... until someone remembered I was there. :D They were all like, "POODLE!" It was sweet. Well, last night I became a beastmaster of a different sort. I purchased the Nintendo DS/Nintendogs bundle. The concept of Nintendogs is incredible simple. Teach your dog tricks and skills, and then let it compete in a trial for prize money. (FWI, despite my user name, I chose a beagle, not a poodle.) The dog gets tired of learning after a while, so you'll need to get used to that fact. I found it allowed me to play for a good solid hour and a half, and then 5 minutes every half hour or so to go out for a walk. The use of voice recognition to give the pets commands is the most innovative feature of this game so far. I feel kind of silly barking commands to a virtual dog. I used to take the Game Boy to Denny's with me all the time and played while I waited for my food. What in the world will the other patrons think of me now...