Journal Entry #5: Fool of a Took! (quote by Gandalf the White)

I had not expected Gandalf's spell to send me sixty years into Middle-Earth's future, but it did...

And I got drafted again to help Bilbo's relative, a stupid idiot called Frodo, escort a dangerous artifact with evil sentience all the way to its place of creation to destroy it. Why me? :(

PLATINUM DATE: December 16, 2015; 11:59 PM

This, however, marked off a monumental occasion - my 5th Platinum Trophy! I was no longer a Novice Detective, I was now an Apprentice Detective. Apprentice to who, I do not know. I luckily FINALLY got back home just in time to prep for the holidays. Gandalf is much more powerful (and skilled in magic) now and was able to get me a portal back to my world. I think I will take a looong nap and take a few days vacay to shower after having to travel vast distances in Middle Earth.

AFTER THOUGHTS: Did I say I would hold off LEGO until 2016??? Remind me never to make a New Year's Resolution. :(

I had a very rotten December so far, but at least I finally exorcised the demons in my closet. LEGO Lord of the Rings is TERRIBLE - not because of the story, or characters, or whatever - but the collectibles. Isengard was not as bad as before but the one Mihtril Brick requiring you to climb MOUNT DOOM is EVIL! Also, I missed a few treasures and minikits and had to redo a level in free play several times, not to mention accidentally entering The Paths of the Dead story mode AGAIN when I was trying to set the King of the Dead on my radar. :(

Then I thought my save file was ruined when I couldn't find the Witch-King or several minikits, but turns out they were hidden TOO well. Thankfully Cassopiea from PSNProfiles helped me with a video on where the Witch-King was hiding in Minas Morgul. Thanks to PSNProfiles and all of its support as well as HappyThumbsGaming and his help for any missable collectibles. Now I can put this away and trade it back in for something else.

I have no idea of what I want to do for my sixth platinum. I still haven't touched Ratchet and Clank HD since November and it's hovering at 31%, I need to work on that. On the other hand, I just added $20 to my Playstation Store account so I could buy one of the new PS2 remakes on PS4, games I used to love as a PS2 vet - Dark Cloud and Rogue Galaxy; I flipped when I saw it! Rogue Galaxy was a niche game by Level-5(who created Ni No Kuni) and I had gotten through to the final battle of that game but died too many times, and I was reluctant to play it again... but now that it has trophy support, I have to add it to my platinum list as well as Dark Cloud! Thing is, I can only buy one game right now...

Not to mention I have repurchased the Tales of Symphonia Chronicles because I found a chart that will help me get another chance on it. And let's not mention the other LEGO games I have and other games like both Kingdom Hearts collections and Disgaea D2 and 5...

DECISIONS DECISIONS! I know I can't platinum most of the games before New Years, but Ratchet and Clank HD and the other LEGO games are quick and easy for platinums. If I get a sixth plat before the ball drops on 2015, then that's fine with me. I'm not delusional enough to think I can get far on many games before Santa passes by. ^_^