RE: Pain - Now I Only Want You Gone!

Sir Einherji, Knight of Bayle

It's been a rather busy month. Not necessarily busy in that I've been playing loads of games, but busy in that there's been things going on which have caused me to not play a variety of games. I've been pretty sick, more so than usual, which is exhausting and disorientating, so that has hindered my gaming. Also, WoW was off this month so I decided to give EQ2 a try, as I mentioned in a previous post. That's been going pretty well, to be honest. I'm really, really enjoying my time spent there. My Carpenter's up to 75 now; much lower in adventure level, but who cares about that... actually it was pretty dire when I was wandering through Kunark doing Tradeskill quests. Painful in the Loping Plains as well, harvesting for the true Avatar of Hate... Qho. Fucker.

No love from the Ancients, I guess :(

After a painful time on Einherji, I decided to hop on Neithe and see what trouble I could stir up. Neithe is level 80 Battle Cleric (Inquisitor) so it's a lot less painful to wander about with her. I haven't really explored the Odus+ zones yet so I decided to go see the most beautiful dragon of them all... Gorenaire Toxxulia. Unfortunately, she wasn't too happy when I decided to crash her meeting and sent some of her dragon goons my way. After dying a few times, I decided that it was probably best to leave the lady alone for now. Thankfully, it was suggested to me to try the Shard of Love; an event I had missed, being gone from such a long time (2008 was my last solid recollection of playing). 

Shard of Love zone in

Upon hearing it was a 50-70 zone I decided to auto-de-level down to 55 and give it a go. Whereas it was not hard, per say, it was time consuming and I forgot to get food and drink... which is embarrassing since Neithe is a Provisioner. Next time I'll auto-de-level to 70 or 75 then remove my auto-de-level so I'll have an advantage. The zone is lovely though and I very much look forward to slapping around a crazy Mithaniel Marr as he mourns for the loss of his sister/lover Erollisi. I can hear Einherji protesting in the background as she is a devout follower of Lord Crazy-pants Marr.

I'm still playing Dissida012. I wonder if it will eventually beat my Dissidia record of 582 hours. I can see this happening easily. In other news, I played, loved, and beat Portal 2. What a fantastic game. What an experience! The music was incredible, the story was dark and amusing, the voices, the art, the puzzles! There is nothing at all I can say bad about this adventure through Aperture Science. Cave Johnson is a man to look up to, a man to respect, a man to avoid at all costs. Not only that, but the co-op is worth playing! It's fantastic! I have a blast going through the testing chambers with others. The ending theme by GLaDOS is better than Still Alive even! I'm not afraid to say it! I find myself singing it constantly.

There is also a quality song by The National in a secret area which is mint. The turret song in Latin near the end is also addicting and hilarious as well. I highly recommend everything there is about this game. For those wondering about the awesome italian song at the end of Portal 2, here you go :D

Cara bella, 

Cara mia bella! 

Mia bambina, o ciel!

Ché la stima... Ché la stima. 

O cara mia, addio!

La mia bambina cara,

perché non passi lontana? 

Sì, lontana da Scïenza.

Cara, cara mia bambina,

Ah, mia bella! 

Ah, mia cara! 

Ah, mia cara! 

Ah, mia bambina!

O cara, cara mia... 

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There are many ways you could translate it. Of course the literal word for word way, but for more of a natural way in a context which would be naturally used, this was the best I could find.

Dear beautiful,

My dear beautiful girl, Chell. (it's a pun on 'the sky')
who is esteemed among those who are esteemed.
Oh, my beloved, goodbye.
My dear girl, 

Why not walk away?  
Yes... away from science.
My dear beloved daughter,
Amen to that.
To call you dear,
To call you beloved.
My girl.
A loved one.
Dear to me.

The veil of conscious thought is fading now and I'm beginning to see colours in mad, relentless fashions again so I'll end this post now. Happy Gaming Citizens!