Gaming Sunday: God Eater Burst

Introduction 

Wow! It has been quite a while since I posted a Gaming Sunday section, eh... Been quite busy, having a retreats and some mid term tests. Didn't have much time to enjoy games. On top of that, assignment deadlines are fast approaching. Why does all assignments have deadlines of the second half of the semester? It is killing me. Thank God two of them are group assignments. Phew! 

Anyway, Introduction is supposed to introduce the game. Got carried away there. Introducing God Eater Burst! A sort of upgrade of God Eater, and the only version available in English! Correct me if I am wrong, but the developers had wanted to translate God Eater, but thought they would save cost by only translating God Eater Burst, since both are quite similar. If it was me, I would have translated God Eater anyway, most people would jump at the chance to buy both. If they were interested enough. 

Gaming Sunday: Dissidia 012 [duodecim]: Final Fantasy

Introduction

Best Game Ever for the PSP. So far. I don't really know what attracts me so much about Dissidia. Maybe seeing all those cool Final Fantasy Heroes and Villains face off? Or maybe it is the way the game is played, after all the only Final Fantasy game I played prior to the first Dissidia was Crisis Core, so to put it in a way, I was not much "learned of the lore" of Final Fantasy. Hack, I used to think Final Fantasy I-XII were part of a long storyline. Or maybe, it was the "drawn to a world by gods to fight a war" sounding like Warriors Orochi, that I decided to play it. But either way, I wholly enjoyed the first Dissidia, and Duodecim was no different.

Gaming Sunday: SimCity 4

Introduction

This game is dinosaur. Well, in the sense that it is really old. 2003 I think. I actually played this earlier. Two times in fact. Both times I uninstalled the game after failing to balance the city's budget, it was in my honest opinion, really tough do to so. This time around, it was reintroduced to me by my friend with the inclusion of mods. Now, that's what I call good city building sim. Added with famous landmarks and super civil services, SimCity 4 became more manageable, and as a result, quite fun to play.

First off, great apologies for not being able to post up pictures, except the one above. Somehow or rather, my Internet has been quite slow today. The picture up there was uploaded earlier, after which and stop blogging a while to take some pictures of my cities, did some programming exercises, and wah lah, Internet slow.

Gaming Sunday: God of War

Introduction

Finally, my first PS3 game finished! Yippee! Ignore the big Playstation 2 in the above picture, that was just a placeholder. The one I played was part of the God of War Collection. Talking about PS3, yes I finally bought one. Woohoo! A Gran Turismo 5 bundle. Although I must say I am lacking in terms of financial ability to buy new games, so I'm stuck with GT5 and GoW Collections for the time being. I guess you could say that I'm a God of War fan, having played two games prior to this and a great fan of Greek mythology.

Gaming Sunday: Battle for Middle Earth

Introduction

After enjoying Battle for Middle Earth II, I decided to give its predecessor a try. Suffice to say that I was given as much of a shock as Battle for Middle Earth II gave me. In my honest opinion, Battle for Middle Earth trumped it's successor in many ways. As for why they changed as they did, I don't know what was in there minds. But, then again, it might be just me. Other people might prefer BFME II though. It all comes down to personal choices I guess.

Gaming Sunday: Battle for Middle Earth II

Introduction

I've been wanting to play this game since it was out. I never knew about Battle for Middle Earth (BFME), but I once saw BFME II at a shop selling PC Games. Being a passionate Lord of the Rings fan, I laid my sights on it. Few years down the road, that is to say this year, armed with a new laptop and helpful friends, I have achieved that goal! Although wanting to play the game, I never looked deeper into gameplays and such, the words Lord of the Rings were enough for a guaranteed play. Especially since it is a Real Time Strategy game. I was therefore both amazed and disappointed at several aspects of the game. Coming right up!

Gaming Sunday: Lord of Arcana

Introduction

Another addition to a series of Square Enix PSP Games that are being released. Is it just me or is Square Enix a total fan of the PSP? It does sit well with me, since I only have a PSP. Just hope they don't switch to NGP too soon, at least not until I have the money to buy it. Lord of Arcana is a tad bit different then usual Square Enix games. For one thing, it doesn't really have a plot. I guess that is Square Enix's answer to legions of fans who are condemning their games for having poor stories written by 5 year olds. Lord of Arcana is much like the PSP heavyweight Monster Hunter in terms of gameplay, although couple with Square Enix's designers such as Nomura and Amano added with composer Nobuo Uematsu, Lord of Arcana may prove to be a superb game.

Gaming Sunday: Dissidia 012 Prologus: Final Fantasy (JPN)

Introduction

Ah! The urge has thus been quenched, if only for a while. Thank God for the arrival of Dissidia 012 Prologus: Final Fantasy (henceforth known as Prologus). My urge to play Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy (hence forth Duodecim) has been fulfilled, if only for a while. Square Enix sure is smart to include a PAY to download demo, which includes a Story Mode, an Arcade Mode and a DLC assist character for the full game which will be arriving on US shores on 22nd March. Lightning and Kain are the only new characters playable in this demo, along with 6 others. It is really a short game that exposes to the some of the major changes involved in Duodecim, like assists and chase. What do you expect from a 300 yen demo? That's 11 bucks where I live, and 3.60 dollars in the US.

Gaming Sunday: FIFA Manager 11

Introduction

FIFA Manager 11 is the other big name football management game. Although having a smaller community when compared to Football Manager, FIFA Manager 11 is still one of the better football management games, and my personal favorite. Beats me why I like it better than Football Manager, even though most football management game lovers tend to prefer Football Manager over FIFA Manager.

Gaming Sunday: Football Manager 2011

Yup, that is suppose to be me....

Introduction

This is actually the first time I played a Football Manager game since the split that brought about it. It was originally Championship Manager, and when the split came, it became Championship Manager and Football Manager. Obviously, Football Manager is the more successful of the two. Now, I must say that I am fan of football management games, so some of the stuff I write might be due to loving this kind of game too much. See, I don't even know what what I just wrote there means.

Gaming Sunday: The 3rd Birthday (JPN)

the Main Character of T3B

Introduction

This is the latest product of Square Enix and the latest entry in to the Parasite Eve saga. Whether or not this is a spin-off or an actual part of the Parasite Eve series, the developers have either not decided or will not tell us about it. Either way, The 3rd Birthday is an exciting game that can help, however small, regenerate the revenue that Square Enix has lost over Final Fantasy 14. Seriously, Square Enix should stick to making games on the PSP, I mean when was the last time a Square Enix PSP game bombed?

Those interested in a first look at the game and some spoilers can get a copy of the JPN version of the game. For those who rather wait, the US and EUR versions of T3B will be hitting stores Q1 next year.

WARNING! The following contains drastic spoilers. Yea, this is the first game I put up a spoiler tag, because this is the first game whose story actually surprised me...

Gaming Sundays: FIFA 11 (PSP)

Introduction
This game surely needs no sort of introduction. Come on, the mention of FIFA should bring your little brains to the conclusion that this game is about football. Or soccer if you would. If if doesn't, you should find a wall and face it for 10 minutes and think about where you have spend the last 10 years of your life at.

Gaming Sundays: Call of Duty: Black Ops

Is this suppose to be Hudson or Mason?

Introduction

Black Ops is the latest installment in the Call of Duty series. Set in the Cold War era, Black Ops follows the story of Captain Alex Mason and the SOG team as they travel through Cuba, Vietnam and Russia. You will also get to play Special Agent Hudson, Captain Viktor Reznov and two SR-71 Blackbird pilots.

Gaming Sundays: PES 2011 (PSP)

Introduction

I suppose the Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) series needs no introduction. Original known as Winning Eleven, PES has always been a strong contender against the other well known football game, FIFA. I decided to give PES a try, which I haven't touch since Winning Eleven 7, which was at friend's house. Also since most of my friends are football enthusiasts.

Gaming Sundays: DJ Max Portable 3

Introduction 

Yup, I'm doing DJ Max Portable 3 this week. The only time I've actually liked games like DJ Max Portable 3 was when playing Tap Tap Revenge 3 on an iPhone. And possibly Rock Band Unplugged. I wasn't really interested in Beats and Patapon, maybe it's just me, but smashing buttons to beats aren't all that captivating. The reason I decided to play this was due to the unlockable wallpapers and MVs. Without further ado, let us continue.

Gaming Sundays: God of War: Ghost of Sparta

Kratos, Ghost of Sparta

Introduction

God of War: Ghost of Sparta is technologically marvel for a PSP game. Graphics are comparable to PS2 games, albeit it leads to a short game. It's due for a release on November 2, but I've already finished it, due to a leak. Despite it's name, Ghost of Sparta does not deal with how Kratos obtained the title. Instead, the game is set between God of War 1 and God of War 2, just as Chain of Olympus was set before God of War 1. I guess it might be safe to say that if another PSP God of War comes out, it will be set before God of War 3.

Gaming Sundays: 3rd Birthday

Aya Brea is one hot protagonist

Introduction

This is another Square Enix game for PSP that I'm looking forward to. The style of characters might look familiar, because they are designed by Tetsuya Nomura, the Character Designer of most recent Final Fantasy such as 13 and 10. 3rd Birthday is the 3rd game in the Parasite Eve but is not a sequel. This is a sort of prelude to Parasite Eve 3 as the board decides whether it is profitable to make a Parasite Eve 3, possibly for PS3. This game is scheduled to be released on 22 December 2010 in Japan, and is slated for a Q1 release for North America.

Gaming Sundays: Final Fantasy IX

US Cover of FFIX

Some loyal readers might have realized that this week's Gaming Sunday is actually posted on a Wednesday. This is due to the fact that I caught a cold. No, flu really. Sore throat, coughing, and all the others packed into one. The only thing absent was fever. Now that I'm back, I decided to write it, since I did after all reserve a post on Sunday. 

Some of you might think, what? Final Fantasy IX? This game is ancient. While it is ancient, I just finished the game last Saturday, so I think it deserves a place here. I actually started a Final Fantasy gaming spree since a few months back, in July to be precise. I played them at first so that I can find some skills to be put into a Warcraft III map I was making based on Dissidia. When the map did not turn out well, I played it to learn how RPGs run while making a game with RPG Maker VX, while the project is still running, it's pace is very, VERY slow, since all members are drowned in assignments and tests. Now, I'm playing FFs to "celebrate" the arrival to Dissidia [012] Duodecim in Spring 2011. 

Gaming Sundays: Upcoming FF Games

This few year(s), there seems to be an unusually large amount of Final Fantasy Games that are going to be produced. 2 of the 3 part Fabula Nova Crystallis, a sequel to the 2008 fighting game and a new MMORPG. All these are FF titles alone, seems like Square Enix is on a row, with the recently released Kingdom Hearts:Birth by Sleep and the upcoming 3rd Birthday, Square Enix is, I must say, busy.

Gaming Sundays: Modern Warfare 2

Game Cover. I think it's suppose to be Ramirez.

Introduction
A FPS war time game. I really can't find any more words to describe this. That's all there is to the simple introduction.