Random thoughts and rantings from a gamer who just can't seem to pull himself away. It's compelling thoughts by the ounce!

• 21Jan 09

  Shin Megami Tensei Imagine lands on US Shores!

  I remember quite some time ago (Back when I could browse the internet for hours.. the "Newness" of having a comp and the internet hadn't worn off yet) uncovering some japanese gameplay footage of SMT Imagine; Shin Megami Tensei's first forray into the MMORPG scene. While it likely isn't going to topple over stronger fare such as World of Warcraft, It's bound to make an impact with the SMT fans here stateside, Myself Included. As it is, I've been playing it for a little over an hour and half, and I can safely say that once you learn the system, Enjoyment is to be had!

  I'll spare you all the specifics, as seeing and learning things for yourself is half the fun, But if anyone's interested in joining me My SN is BlackSamvara and you can get a hold of the game (Free, I might add) from the Aeria games website. The graphics aren't super intensive, so system requirements are quite low, Hopefully this'll persuede some of you to give it a looksie.. especially if you're an SMT Diehard like myself.

  Now, If only we could get that Shenmue MMO they did... now that would be great!

  • Posted Jan 21, 2009 6:41 pm PT
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• 18Dec 08

  Back To Gaming...

  Due to recent occurances, Gaming has been difficult as of late. A Debilitating Virus that for some reason seemed to yield only the outcome of a complete reformat.. Including taking us back to Windows Vista. Initially I thought that this would be quite the negative thing, But I'm happy knowing that I can use Gametap again, All I need to do now is upgrade to their subscription based "Gold" service. Onto the matters at hand though

  When I went back to Vista I lost all of the games and save information that I had on my hard drive. I had the idea to go ahead and "Back-Up" my collection and even my save files on my flash drive, But when I had my friend look at my laptop he stated that the virus had spread everywhere.. Except for the pictures! Ok, So the thing that I'm concerned about is that if I load up my flash drive maybe the virus had already spread to those files, and now they're on my flash? I don't know, mainly because I don't want to risk loading it up and having the virus wind up Infesting my Laptop again.. Anyway, that wasn't the end of it.

  For some ominous reason, The internet connection at my house wound up getting all crazy and extremely slow. It allowed me to play some games online on my 360 still, but for some reason an error always popped up at the dashboard saying that "Some content can not be displayed at this time, It will reappear when it is available." and I wouldn't have access to any of the marketplace.. Weird.. All the while my laptop was running at a crawl. Of course, with my paranoid mind I was thinking all along that perhaps the virus had somehow spread to the other computers and perhaps even into our network or something! Directly affecting our internet performance! Flash movies, Youtube, Music Players, None of it was working properly, This even prompted me to think that perhaps even though I've put Vista back on my laptop, it still wasn't functioning properly, So what if it was nothing to do with my Connection.. Just my OS?

  An overactive imagination indeed, For in two weeks everything went back to normal. I don't know what happened, but everything is working well now. I'm finally going to get back to doing some more web surfing and game playing. Despite these minor setbacks, my resolve is strong as ever!

  • Posted Dec 18, 2008 3:30 pm PT
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• 21Oct 08

  Finally, MOTHER 3 is here...

  Well, I know it's been a few months probably since I've last blogged on here.. I've been laying in wait for the right time to make my comeback... Finally, as of four days ago, that wait has ended.

  Mother 3 is here.. The first (and only) game that I've ever imported. I've already played a good 30 hours or so on the GBA and I can tell you this. Despite the fact that the game was in Japanese. It IS one of the best RPGS I've ever played and it does indeed have one of the most compelling storylines I've ever experianced... In fact, the Sound Effects, Gameplay, and Presentation are all top notch. So what's the hitch right? A game like this deserves to be experianced by everyone... The sad thing is.. this game is only available in Japanese....

  Something so good should be a shoe-in for Nintendo to cash off of over here.. but for some ominous reason (Despite the outcry from Mother/Earthbound Fan Boys like myself) Nintendo never decided to localize it.. in fact Dodgy and Evasive answers were all any member of the press got when asking Nintendo Of America about it.... Realizing this and taking it into consideration, A small yet dedicated group of people began the unofficial fan translation of Mother 3. That was nearly two years ago... the last year of which I've been following very closely. It's amazing to see this hard work pay off.

  I'm only just a few hours into this playthrough, But I wanted everyone to know how proud I am of these individuals for doing something that SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE WANTED. If any of you are reading this, (and I know, It's a slim chance) I just want to say "Thank You.".. Yes, I know, It's Cliche' but, I really want them to know that they've done a great job with this whole thing. I also wanted to let all the friend I know on Gamespot that this is happening. If any of you who are reading this would like, I highly recommend finding this game through some various means on you're computer and getting the patch from Starmen.net..

  This is an experience that should not be missed...

  • Posted Oct 21, 2008 7:09 pm PT
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