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"In Every Revolution, There is One Man With a Vision" -Captain James T. Kirk
"Fool Me Once Shame On You, Fool Me Twice Shame On Me"
"....And don't you know that it's a fool, who plays it cool, by making his world a little colder...."
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Hiya, welcome to my blog where I discuss what games I'm currently playing, news on my reviews, what games I'm interested in, and other things that are related to Anime, different tv shows I watch (Lost, Heroes, Star Trek, etc.), and such! Feel free to comment (as long as its nothing obscene, vulgar, etc.) and message me! See ya!
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15Oct 09
Lately I've been checking what system console (besides my Wii) I should buy, I mean the Wii is a great console, but since my Xbox 360 broke I've really been itchin to play more hardcore titles out there (especially those such as Uncharted 2, Modern Warfare 2, etc.) that appeal to my gaming taste (shooters, etc.) The Wii's fun for old NES, SNES, etc. games on the Virtual Console & other great titles, but it just doesn't all the game titles (or genres) I'm looking for. So this time I've decided to purchase a PS3! Basically I'm buying this because it offers free online gameplay, has blue-ray dvd compatibility, and because FINAL FANTASY VERSUS XIII is exclusive to this console (I'm obsessed with FF, its my favorite series). I'll probably have enough money to get the system around November-December, hopefully, then I'l start purchasing some game titles (and I'l be checking reviews, comments, and the forums to see what games I should purchase first!
I also have future plans to obtain a laptop (it would come in handy, using a desktop all the time can get irritating), but I can't be completely sure about this, I'm doing some research to see what affordable laptops (with good graphics card, memory, etc.) I can purchase, I'l have more news on this later on!
- Posted Oct 15, 2009 1:04 pm PT
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12Oct 09
Okay so I've been making up a list of Wii games I plan to buy in the future! Thought I'm pretty entertained right now, I happen to know there are wayyy too many (and pardon my french) crappy 3rd party developed games for the Wii, so I'm just issuing a list of games I have in mind to buy in the future (if you have any good suggestions leave them in the comments or send me a message), okay so this is what I plan to buy:
-Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
-Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition (again, my old copy broke)
-Geometric Wars: Galaxies
-Fire Emblem: Radient Dawn (been looking forward to this one)-Okami (I lost my original copy of the game)
- Posted Oct 12, 2009 4:47 pm PT
- Category: Games
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10Oct 09
Well I don't know if any of you have noticed, but lately I've been playing a LOT of Metroid games. To be honest I never was THAT into the series, but recently I bought "Metroid Prime: Trilogy" (I had never played any of the Prime games for the gamecube or Wii) and I simply fell in love with the series. I had bough "Metroid" and "Super Metroid" for the Virutal Console on my Wii and I started playing them again, I went ahead and bought "Metroid: Fusion" from a friend of mine (and "Metroid: Zero Mission) and started playing all these games!
So now I'm focusing on playing this series so when "Metroid: The Other M" comes out I have the storyline memorized and am fully ready to play it! Now I have to mention there is ONE Metroid title that has escaped my grasp, and that would be "Metroid 2: Return of Samus" for the original GameBoy. I have the means of playing it (emulators, which I won't discuss here since its against the regulations), but from what I've read it doesn't fully capture the feeling of what Metroid games are. I've also yet to play "Metroid Prime Hunters", so when I fix my DS I'l buy it and check it out as well.
So that's all for now, I'l keep you all posted, here's something cool I wanted to share with all of you, its a timeline (order upon which the Metroid games take place), so here it is.
See you all soon!
-V
- Posted Oct 10, 2009 3:02 pm PT
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9Oct 09
Well I've finally logged in after so long, and to be honest, I have a lot to update. First off I won't be doing the reviews I promised so long ago I would complete, instead I'l be writing reviews for games that I've played recently or I find inspire me to write a review (and I won't state when I'l write the reviews), thats another thing, I'm really busy and can't log in every day to update everything, so instead I'l try to keep everything nice and tidy until I can comeback and become more integrated in the forums and the site's community itself.
I'l be leaving someunions I'm part of and I deleted all the messages people had sent me (I just couldn't read them all), so if you have a message you sent me, send it again if its important. I'l still be around more often than before and won't disappear for months like last time, so for now just keep me posted and I'l get back to you when I've written a review, or such.
-V
- Posted Oct 9, 2009 6:33 pm PT
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16Dec 08
I've seriously returned, there won't be any reviews posted for a while (maybe in the future, I'm pretty busy), I've deleted ALL messages in my inbox, so if you sent anything to me during the time period I was gone, send it to me again (I shall read them as of this post).
It's great to be back, more news, I'm going to be reviewing Xbox 360 (when I begin reviewing games again) games now that I'm going to purchase the console. I was able to fix my PS2, so I can review titles such as FFXII and others that I want to re-play.
Midterms are over, so I'm free (but I have limited access to the internet so don't expect me to login every single day), but its really great to be back. To the unions and clans I belong to, sorry for being so inactive for so long, I will try to be more active.
Glad to be back, Sincerely:
-BelmontV
- Posted Dec 16, 2008 7:18 am PT
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30Jul 08
Well first of all, sorry for the delay in the reviews, don't worry, I know I take a long time in making them, but once they're finished they're really long, and really in-depth, so all of you won't be disappointed. Second, I'm going to launch my website soon, but that's later on.
I have a LOT of projects I'm working on, I like to release various projects at the same time, so when I'm finished, I'l have a large amount of reviews, blogs, and updates to launch.
The release date for my first Project Conclusions will be around August 3-9, so I hope you guys are looking forward to it!
Sincerely:
-V
- Posted Jul 30, 2008 12:39 pm PT
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21Jul 08
After a long leave of absence I've returned, expect the following updates to take place starting today to the end of this week:
-New Reviews Detailing games listed below.
-I'l be active soon in the following forums: "Wii", "DS", sometimes "PSP", and other forums soon.
-I will be visiting Union forums (of those that I belong to) to see what activity is going on.
-All messages sent to me (that have not been answered) will be answered ASAP.
-New blog posts detailing my opinion on E3 game coverage will take place.
Here's a list of game reviews I plan to write (these will be written with careful calculation and accuracy, the order in which I will write them is from start to bottom):
-"FFTA2: Grimoire of the Rift" (for DS)
-"Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin" (for DS)
-"The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess" (for Wii)
-"Final Fantasy X" (for PS2)
-"Final Fantasy X-2" (for PS2)
-"Final Fantasy Tactics" (for PS1)
These games will be reviewed by me, expect them to be reviewed starting now to mid-August. There are many other games that I will review but these are the one's that I wish to review first.
Also: Thanks to all the useful support from all my friends here on GameSpot.
Sincerely:
-V
P.S.
Don't forget that I promised to review "Oracle of Ages" and "Oracle of Seasons", and write a guide for FFTA2 (not a walkthrough thought), I haven't forgotten about these, expect these projects to be completed soon
- Posted Jul 21, 2008 11:51 am PT
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29Jun 08
Well, in this blog post I want to talk about my two favorite handheld Zelda titles: "The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons" and "The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages" (both for GBC). These two games really amazed me (I was around my early teens). The reason I loved these games so much is that they brought with them a sort of "magic" feeling (the feeling you get when you're playing a revolutionary game that sends good chills down your spine). The game brought with it the awesome graphics of "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past" (for SNES), an amazing soundtrack (and sound effects), and a storyline combination (that affected both worlds in the game).
The games brought a sort of password-system that you got a password in one of the two games to input it in the other one, each password unlocked new features, be it: new items/accesories, weapon or item upgrades, or storyline additions (if you pass both games you can battle Ganon in one of them). It also introduced a new system to customize Link with "rings". These rings where found at different locations, in dungeon chests, worldmap secret locations, and such, equipping rings (Link can equip only one at a time) gave him special abilities (not REQUIRED to complete the game, but they were useful and provided aid in doing so).
But the most ABSOLUTELY AMAZING thing about this game was (and still is for me): it was portable. I didn't have to turn off the system to leave my house, or to go someplace else, I could just take it with me. The other great feature was that it was TWO games (which interacted with each other). Now the first of these two games that I played was "The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of SEASONS", I really enjoyed the gameplay in both games (by the way, both game's storyline's, bosses, etc, are completely different), but the storyline of "The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of AGES" was more enjoyable in my opinion.
In the end, I just have to say that these games have been lost in my collection (and I can't find my GBC), so what I plan (or am going to TRY to) do is buy the games again (hopefully GameStop is still selling them, used of course), obtain a GBC (I already know where and how) and play the games all over again (and seriously, the 2-d handheld Link titles are better than the new 3d title for DS, sorry thats my opinion). Then in the future (far away) I will write reviews for these two amazing games.
Wish me luck! Sincerely:
-V
P.S.
Some of you may notice that I'm a bit innactive in the forums lately, this is due to the fact that I'm a bit busy with some things (but will continue to write in my blog and visit the forums sometimes). I will be more active when I can and when I find it necessary. Also, the guides/reviews that I've promised to write will have to be delayed for a while (quite a LONG while), but everything arrives when it arrives.
So sorry for all the delays but I have a lot of things to do (I will continue writing in my blog and hopefully messaging with all my GameSpot friends).
Thanks for your patience!
- Posted Jun 29, 2008 9:18 pm PT
- Category: Games
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28Jun 08
I'm still playing "FF Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift" (for DS), and I really have to say that after playing for 28+ hours, I'm still not even a bit bored/tired of it's amazing gameplay. This is a game that I really love, but unlike other game's, I'm planning on writing a guide for this one. It won't be a full walkthrough (that's all I'm going to say), but I plan to upload a guide for this game soon (can't promise when thought).
I will edit/update this post as soon as I've uploaded the guide (or FAQ), wish me luck!
Sincerely:
-V
- Posted Jun 28, 2008 2:32 pm PT
- Category: Games
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25Jun 08
Honestly, I'm just SO amazed and entertained with "FF Tactics Advance A2" great gameplay (even after playing for 5 hours only, yeah, non-stop since I bought it this morning lol) and entertaining graphics and battle system that I just can't put it down. I had to force myself to save and turn it off so I could eat breakfast, take a shower, finish some work, and charge it for a while (right now I REALLY REALLY wanna play), but of course I have a "Gameplay Code" of self-restraint and control, anyhoo, back to the game:
To anyone who likes RPG's, enjoys FF (Final Fantasy), or is merely looking for a good game to purchase for the DS: BUY THIS GAME ASAP! It's incredible, beyond my words of description (maybe its because I'm a deep-soul FF gamer....) but it's simply beyond my words to describe, you just have to play it for yourself.
I plan to write a review of course (after I've played the game to the fullest and unlocked/mastered EVERYTHING in it), maybe in 1-2 weeks so stay alert during that time.
For anyone who wishes to know how I would describe this game in three words: 1. Beautiful, 2. Instant-Classic, 3. RPG Masterpiece.
I know I've described little in the game, but I think it's unfair for me to comment and post an honest opinion until I've played the game for a good amount of time and completed it (I'm playing in "Hard" mode by the way), so as soon as I've played it for a while (or passed it), you WILL hear more opinions/short-review in this blog about the game (without spoilers of course).
Sincerely:
-V
EDIT: I found this AMAZING review for the game (it's from IGN), here's the link (I really recommend watching it):
http://ds.ign.com/dor/objects/869381/final-fantasy-tactics-a2-fuuketsu-no-guurimore/videos/fftactics_vidreview_061908.html
- Posted Jun 25, 2008 3:27 pm PT
- Category: Games
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23Jun 08
Well I'm super excited about "Final Fantasy Tactics Advance A2" coming out (who isn't?), so today I got my old copy of "Final Fantasy Tactics Advance" (for GBA) and started playing it again, and I'm glad to report that's its still full of the original fun and great gameplay that came with it when I bought it.
So yeah, I'm officially gonna buy A2 the day it comes out (I'm gonna try to be there first thing in the morning lol), I hope that GameStop brings plenty of copies of the game (so it doesn't sell out), I didn't reserve the copy of the game (they usually don't run out, unless its something like "FFXIII" or "Kingdom Hearts"). I expect and really wish that A2 brings the same great storyline and amazing fun and gameplay that its precedorbrought.
I've played every Tactics game that's ever come out (and proud to say I've passed them all), but what I really loved about "FF Tactics Advance" was that it introduced new features, jobs, races, and more insight into the world of Ivalice, I also enjoyed the fact that it wasn't so dark as "FF Tactics: The War of the Lions" (which I also LOVE) but didn't ruin its characters at the same time. FF Tactics Advance also introduced more features/changes into the battle system (an example would be laws and judges), all Tactics titles are amazing and I expect no less from A2.
I hope you're all excited like I am about A2, See ya!
-V
- Posted Jun 23, 2008 3:53 pm PT
- Category: Games
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20Jun 08
Well, I want my friends and people around GameSpot to know more about me (not personal stuff, just basic stuff), well I've decided to let you in on a few more info. about me:
1. Music: Well, my favorite band would be "The Beatles", honestly they're the best band in the entire world that brought a revolution to Rock and Pop, their songs are known all over the world and even children to adults sing their songs. I also enjoy music by "Coldplay", "U2", "Radiohead", "Red Hot Chili Peppers", "David Bowie", "John Lennon", "Paul McCartney", "The Bee Gees", "Queen", "Michael Jackson", "Rolling Stones", "Sting", "The Police", and many more bands and artists (I mentioned my favorites!).
2. Literature: When it comes to books, I love them, all types (except gothic novels and such depressing stuff), I like to read TIME magazine and learn about the world by reading "National Geographic" magazine. I'm a BIG anime fan (aka: ottaku) and enjoy going to conventions with friends dressed up in Cosplay (I always write a blog post after each one) and hanging out at Borders Bookstore with friends. I enjoy fiction novels and novels about cooking (I like to cook lol, I'm learning new stuff little by little). I also like to read Archie comics every now and then to laugh a bit. I despise gossip columns and celebrity news and such stuff (its below me in my opinion).
3. TV Shows: To get through this part, I'm gonna name my favorite tv shows (not including Anime series): Lost, Heroes, Doctor Who?, Star Trek (all 5 series and 10 movies), Scrubs (LOVE SCRUBS!!), The Colbert Report, Jericho, and many more.
4. Movies: Wow, I have too many movies to write about here (maybe in another blog post about myself).
5. Interests: Computers and Technology, Enjoying Life and Living it with Honesty and Good-Will, spending time with my family, hanging out with friends, reading and watching news about the world (different types, sometimes politics as well), reading (different types of books and novels), video games (not addicted or all the time, but I play frequently), listening about other people's opinions on different things and sharing my own thoughts on them!!
Well there, now you know a bit more about me, next time I do something like this I'l include more about movies and photography, well thats all for now.
Sincerely
-V
- Posted Jun 20, 2008 8:22 pm PT
- Category: Writing
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20Jun 08
Well after being gone so long from GameSpot I'm back!! I've been playing a lot of different games since my last post (currently I'm playing "The World Ends With You", amazing game!!), and I'm really REALLY looking to E3 '08!! The games I plan to review during the next month are: 1."The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess", for Wii
2. "The World Ends With You", for DS
3. "Super Smash Bros: Brawl", for Wii
4. "Okami", for Wii
5. "Bleach: Shattered Blade", for Wii
I really hope to be more active in the forums and groups I belong to, also I will be mostly posting on "DS" and "Wii" forums (and Castlevania and Final Fantasy forums/posts), if you want to hear more from me just message me, I would be glad to talk and such.
Also, games I'm planning on purchasing and reviewing later on:
1. "Final Fantasy Tactics A2", for DS
2. "Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Rings of Fate", for DS
3. "Final Fantasy IV (Remake for DS)", for DS
Also, I will be posting on my blog more frequently so expect more updates and news from me soon!
Sincerely:
-V
- Posted Jun 20, 2008 5:50 pm PT
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5May 08
Well my birthday is this thursday (May
, I'm really excited, I've decided to purchase a Wii (a gift for me ^_^) and two Wii games: "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess" (which I have been DYING to play) and of course: "Super Smash Bros: Smash" (another one to die for). There are a bunch of other games I plan to buy in the future (like Bleach, Resident Evil 4, Super Mario Kart for Wii, and a LOT of other ones [including GameCube ones I wish to re-purchase]).This is really exciting, many people don't believe me when I tell them this, but I really won a Wii at TimeOut (a famous arcade) in one of those really-impossible-to-win-games that have awesome prizes, I WON THE WII (this was summer of last year). I gave the Wii to my brother-in-law (I love him like a blood brother, he helped me become the nerd I am today [and super proud to be] and introduced me to various interests in technology, turned me to a Mac/Apple-Fan, and finally introduced me to Star Trek [which I believe to be the greatest series of tv EVER, there are also 10 movies and #11 is coming out next year!!]), I loved him so much to give him my earned Wii (which I SERIOUSLY earned with $1, I'M NOT KIDDING, I swear on my trekkie/nerd honor). But I never regreted it, I knew one day I would have one for myself, my brother-in-law was never happier that night when I saw his eyes crying, and I have to say that giving is better than receiving (but no freaking way am I going to hand over my bought Wii!!!!!!!!!!!).
So yeah, I will post reviews of LoZ:TP and SMBS later (MUCH later, when I've sucked every last drop of fun out of both games). So yeah, I hope you all wish me a happy birthday this thursday!!
Sincerely:
-V
- Posted May 5, 2008 6:13 pm PT
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29Apr 08
Well, last sunday some friends invited me to go to this awesome Anime Convention (said to be the biggest one this year), it was simply INCREDIBLE. People came dressed as FF characters, Bleach, Naruto, Death-Note, Vampire-Knight, and many MANY more anime series characters. My personal favorite was a person dressed as Vincent Valentine, he had amazing red-eye contacts (vampirish, it was really creepy yet cool), he wore EXACTLY Vincent's costume (I hugged the dude lol) and well, you just HAD to be there to get the feeling of it all. I love anime conventions because you can be your true-geeky-self or anime-self there (they had ff music, star trek music, all sorts of anime/sci-fi/fiction music playing!!).
It was my first anime convention (and it surely won't be my last), I plan to go dressed as Leon Squall (from FFVIII) to the next convention, I bought four accesories at the convention: Squall's "Sleeping Lion Heart" set (which is his ring and necklace, I have pictures below), but the metal-versions, not the silver or exclusive black-silver sets (but I plan to get those in the future, but not very soon). And Cloud's ring and necklace from Advent Children. Well to say the least, it was simply incredible.
- Posted Apr 29, 2008 5:26 am PT
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24Apr 08
Well I'm planning on getting a PS3 soon (during May), now I was in a long mind-pondering-journey of either to purchasing: the Wii, or PS3. Now the Wii features an incredible new gameplay-feature, while the PS3 maintains the classic controller-gameplay perfect for RPG's/Shooters-Adventure/Action games (I LOVE RPG's). Now I love RPG's (and I just can't resist "Final Fantasy XIÏI", "Final Fantasy XIII: Versus", "Kingdom Hearts III", and many more!!). Also the graphics of the PS3 (and the High Quality DVD Compatibility) have indulged me to purchase the PS3, so soon I will start purchasing PS3 games and reviewing them, so stay tuned!!
-Belmont V
- Posted Apr 24, 2008 7:45 am PT
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9Apr 08
I went to Borders two days ago and started looking for cool anime series that I would like to buy, and after searching for a while I come to find this manga called: "Vampire Knight". Now I like vampires, and such topic-related manga/novels, so I decided to buy it and give it a try, and I'm proud to say my manga-interest-instincts never fail me!! The series is extremely intriguing with a romantic-mystery (sometimes 3rd or 2nd characters are comedic), anyone would enjoy this series (except people who prefer cartoon-comic manga, which is exactly the type of manga I HATE).
So if anyone is looking for a cool manga series that is both: mysterious-action and romantic (and sometimes comedic), with beatiful manga-art, I would seriously consider "Vampire Knight" as a tremendous choice. Below I've put an image of the three main characters (not including spoilers here), enjoy.
- Posted Apr 9, 2008 7:39 am PT
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7Apr 08
Well on Saturday I decided to purchase the new GoW title, never having played GoW (except for the psp demo) I really didn't know what to expect (of course I had heard that it was an amazing/highly-popular series) so I decided to give it a chance, and I'm glad I did.
I obtained some videos from the game so I uploaded them to GameSpot (will do so after posting this blog-post. Now GoW is a favorite of mine because of it's high-intense/action-packed gameplay. The PSP doesn't see many of these action games (such as "Monster Hunter 2", etc. so fans of that genre will happily include GoW into their library of PSP titles.
Well to conclude, if you're thinking of buying "GoW: Chains of Olympus"you will definitely NOT be disappointed.
Live Long and Prosper
-V
- Posted Apr 7, 2008 9:33 am PT
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2Apr 08
I must say that I'm simply amazed with Crisis Core, it's incredible storyline, the graphics, it all mixes into one of the best RPG's you could ever imagine. FFVII was a revolution for the RPG series, it sprang a movie, two games ("Dirge of Cerberus"and now "Crisis Core"), and even a game that players could play on their cell phones ("Before Crisis").
But what truly is the best aspect about RPG games is the storyline, my favorite games are from VII-XII (and soon XIII), but before in the original I-VI FF games, the storyline was a bit dull. Of course it's not to say that they were uninteresting, but they lacked the quality of fascinating story that the later ones have. FFVII is a game that indulges the player into a the FF world itself, be it playing the fun mini-games (like chocobo racing), or battling monsters to train your characters and their materia to be the best of the best, or just keep beating Sephiroth over and over and trying to defeat Emerald and Ruby Weapon's. FFVII is an instant classic, and I have to say that I welcome "Crisis Core" into the saga with open arms.
Never has there been a PSP game that lets the player feel he's in the story itself, "Crisis Core" uses the same Action/RPG style of "FFXII", and it just goes so well with the PSP's graphics and functions. You can learn more about "FFVII" and it's prequel "FFVII: Crisis Core" at the following places:
http://www.gamespot.com/, http://www.ign.com/, http://www.square-enix.com/, http://www.crisiscore.com/, and if you google it many more results will appear.
- Posted Apr 2, 2008 8:36 am PT
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25Feb 08
Well, after being gone for a while (I've been busy with some work, etc.) I have returned from my absence. During the time while I was gone, I was researching ways to play the original "FFVII" game on my PSP using methods that I can't discuss here due to rules of the site. It's really incredible, playing my all-time favorite RPG on the go is just what I always wanted, of course, if Square-Enix was to release a port of the original "FFVII" I would buy it without a second thougth.
Just to let all of you know what I'm currently up to!
Live Long and Prosper
-V
- Posted Feb 25, 2008 4:27 am PT
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