Virginia “Ginia” Herrell

2009.07.18

Hello, readers of Lusipurr.com. I am Ginia, and I have been condemned to be a weekly contributor in this little slice of Purgatory.  I hope that you will all enjoy reading my articles, although Lusipurr has assured me that I certainly will not enjoy writing them.

I have been instructed to begin my punishment here by writing an introduction to you all. I hope you appreciate it. Each keystroke is like an  acid-coated, white-hot poker in my flesh.

I have always enjoyed gaming, playing with my cousin’s Atari whenever I had  the chance. When I was 12 my mother finally relented and bought me a SNES for Christmas. Excitement abounded! I was immediately drawn to the world of RPGs. My aunt had given me her copy of Zelda: Link to the Past (yes, my family is that cool) and I was hooked. I beat the snot out of Ganon and then moved on to play Illusion of Gaia and the red-headed stepchild of the Final Fantasy family, Mystic Quest.  After that I actually found some good RPGs, usually courtesy of Square, Enix, or Square-Enix.

Along with my previously expressed fangirlism for Squeenix, I do still enjoy other flavours of RPGs.  I cannot list them all for you now, it would be boring for you, and painful for me. Gods, it feels like I’m typing on a barbed wire keyboard.

I currently own a Playstation 3, a Wii, and a decent gaming PC. However, I have spent the past year absorbed in the life-sucking black hole that is World of Warcraft, and therefore I am only now catching up on the great games I have missed. Hopefully you all will enjoy the occasional ever-so-slightly retro review when I cannot think of an Editorial to write.

I am currently playing Final Fantasy XII, The Sims 3, Super Paper Mario, Skies of Arcadia Legends, and Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. I am also re-playing Suikoden 1, and Shadow Hearts. Hopefully this gives you an idea as to what kind of games I enjoy and will be writing about.

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Editorial: With Friends Like This…

2009.07.18
I'm only writing this so I can post this picture...

I'm only writing this so I can post this picture...

One of my first posts here at Lusipurr.com was an exploration of the dynamic relationship between Balthier and Fran in Final Fantasy XII. Today, I want to look at another group of inseparable characters: Etna, Laharl, and Flonne. Well, okay, maybe these three aren’t quite as inseparable as I might like to think, but I still adore the dynamics between them in Disgaea.

Admittedly, Disgaea is one of those games that I love to death but have never managed to trek through to the end. Yet, from the moment I first popped Afternoon of Darkness into my PSP, I knew it would be love between me and this unlikely cast of characters. Laharl, small and obsessed with his overlordship. Etna, leader of the Prinny squad with her unique methods of “waking up” Laharl in the opening scenes. Flonne, an angel assassin-ninja determined to spread love throughout the Netherworld. These three characters and the rest of the unlikely cast unite to embark on a variety of over-the-top and silly adventures throughout the Netherworld.

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...and this one...

If I were to write a “most hottest babes or dudes” list as seems the current trend here at Lusipurr.com, these three would no doubt appear on that list. Buxom babes are a dime a dozen in the video game industry, it is high time Etna and Flonne had their moment in the spotlight. I would rather have Etna with her quirky plots, schemes, and exploding penguins than a generic girl with a gun. What about Flonne? Yes, she is perhaps more cute than she is sexy, but her little wings, sparkling eyes, and top-notch healing abilities grow on one.

And Laharl? He is short, skinny, and has two antenna sticking out of his head, what can possibly be cooler than that? His weakness, as we see in one of the most amusing battles of the games, are women with sexy bodies. Poor, little demon guy, I want to stuff him and cuddle him while he glowers.

All in all, these are three of my favorite characters because they are silly, exaggerated, and just plain adorable.

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