Although it’s an oldie now and is for the PS1, Metal Gear Solid is a classic. I’ve played a fair amount of games over the years and it’s by far still my favourite. Having only played the English version of the game, I hope to play the Japanese version at some point.

If you have a PS3 and a Japanese PSN account, you can buy a Japanese PSN Card and download it from the Japanese PSN store. Alternatively, if you’re into emulators and roms, you can download a PS1 emulator and the MGS rom from the net.

@ KJ
I know the feeling, but I think it’s worth sticking to TextFugu until you finish all the lessons and then start looking at other resources out there.

I’m still using TextFugu and plan to do so until I get to Season 7 Chapter 4 which is currently the latest lesson. After that, I’ll start using other resources while still doing new TextFugu lessons once they’re published.

I’ll definitely begin to make use of my Gakuu membership. I’ll check out Tae Kim’s site. I might buy Genki or take a look at Elementary Japanese again. I could do RTK. For listening/speaking practice there’s always Pimsleur and Japanesepod101.

Real Kana is a great site, however, I reckon using an SRS is still probably better for your long term memory. There’s also a Real Kanji site http://www.realkanji.com/. The Hiragana and Katakana drag-n-drop exercises are also a good way of learning the Kana too http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/sheaa/projects/genki/hiragana-timer.html.

Haven’t seen Viet post on the forums before. Just seen him in some of the vids on youtube :D. Is there a way to contact him?

Hello and welcome to TF :)

You should download an app called Hiragana Cards for Android. It will help alot as you’re still learning the kana.

I take breaks between study periods for two reasons. One is if I start to get overwhelmed with new information. I find taking a break after I’ve learned something new helps as I am able to go back to it a few hours later and recall it better than if I’m constantly testing myself without a break. This helps my long term memory alot.

I also find If I take a break and start doing something completely different, this keeps me motivated and less chance of having a burnout. I want studying to be an enjoyable experience and not feel like a chore. So when I’m doing something non Japan/Japanese related I start to miss it and get a huge motivation to go back to it.

Short term goals and progress really help alot in keeping you motivated and interested. My belief is that too much of something, however much you enjoy it, isn’t always good.

Have you made sure the .anki file and the media folder are together in the same folder?