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• 26Nov 09

  Happy Thanksgiving

  Hey everyone, I know Thanksgiving is almost over, so I am a little late writing this blog. Anyway, today was awesome, I just love celebrating Thanksgiving with friends and family. Eating lots of turkey, sweet potatoes, and other great foods. But most importantly, taking the time to think about all we have and be thankful to God for it.

  Happy Thanksgiving!

  • Posted Nov 26, 2009 7:49 pm PT
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• 16Nov 09

  Finished The Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

  Hey all, as the title says, I have finally finished this game:

  

  The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

  I reserved a copy of this game back in 2007, and picked it up the day of it's release in October of that year, and now, just over two years later, I decided to start playing it again. I had been very frustrated and annoyed with the "Temple of the Ocean King", if you have played this game, you know why. You have to continually return to the temple, and redo the same things in it over and over again, with one new section being added each time.

  Well, after putting this game down from my frustration, I often forgot I even had it as I moved on to other games. I had originally intended to go back to it after a short break, but I didn't actually start really playing it again until just several days ago. I used a free Prima strategy guide I received for re-subscribing to Nintendo Power, but mostly just to get my bearings, because after not playing for a while, I forgot a lot of what to do in the temple.

  I did use the guide a couple other times, but not for anything too important, as I really wanted to finish the game without cheating with the guide.

  Anyway, I'm going to talk about the last boss, and the last scene of the game for a bit, but saying anything about it may spoil the game for you if you have not played it, so click the following spoiler only if you have beaten the game, or you just don't care if what I say ruins it for you:

  ***SPOILER***

  Bellum, the last boss, was too easy... or so I thought at first. Believe it or not, when it got to the scene you think will be the scene of the game, I was actually surprised to find that Bellum was still alive. And the 2 other battles with him, well at the least the very last one, did prove to be challenging. After Bellum possesses Linebeck, the battle that followed was hard, but very fun. I loved using the time stopping ability, which you get in the last battle, then running up behind Bellum to attack his exposed eye. Anyway, the last scene that followed that battle was pretty cool, and it was interesting to find that everything you and Tetra went through really happened all in the course of 10 minutes in the real world.

  So, the ending of the game was truly great, and now that I have finally beaten this game, I can't wait to get the new DS Zelda game titled "Spirit Tracks", which comes out soon.

  All in all I give this Zelda game a 9.0. If I was still able to score games here on Gamespot in 0.1 increments instead of 0.5, I would really give it a 9.1.

  I may write an actual detailed review for the game sometime, if I do I'll let you know in another blog.

  That's all for now, take care, have a great week, and God bless!

  • Posted Nov 16, 2009 7:01 pm PT
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• 5Nov 09

  Level 40 - Abobo + some updates

  Hi everyone, as the blog title suggests, I have reached level 40 here on Gamespot! The level is called Abobo. I don't think it took me very long to get to this level, I have only been here just over 2 years.

  Anyway, I have some game updates for you guys/girls, some about new games, some about games I started playing again. First lets start with the new games.

  As some of you may know, I have a PSP which I play a lot, I have 19 UMD games for it right now, and 1 PSN exclusive game (Syphon Filter:Combat Ops), and also some PS1 cla$$ics. One cla$$ic, which I purchased not too long ago, is:

  Syphon Filter

  The first Syphon Filter game I ever played was the PS2 port of Dark Mirror (which was edited to make a T rating), and after that I got Logan's Shadow for my PSP, which I think is amazing. I decided to get this cla$$ic to see how the first game was, and it was totally worth the money I paid for it. Though, on the PSP it is a little clumsy with the controls. I plan to play the other Syphon Filter games someday, but as you may know, "M" games are not allowed in my house, it's a rule which my parents have, so I will have to wait until I move out to play other SF games.

  Another game, which really isn't mine (it's my brother's) is:

  Star Wars: Empire At War (He got the Gold version, which I could not find an image for)

  As I said, it's really my brother's game, but I can play it still. And I have played it, not much, but from I have played of it I can tell you it is awesome. The graphics are really nice, and one thing I really like is that there is a cinematic camera option which lets you really see the battle up close. Anyway, I will be playing this on and off, but there is another RTS which I started playing again recently, which I will talk about soon in this blog.

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  There are some games I am looking forward to getting whenever I can (some are not out yet though) :

  Dissidia: Final Fantasy (PSP)

  I have wanted Dissidia for a while now, but have not had the money to buy it. I have the demo, and have beaten it on all difficulty modes several times. I can't wait to finally play the full game.

  Little Big Planet PSP

  I don't have a PS3 yet, but when I get one, LBP is one of the first games I want, but since I won't get a PS3 until sometime next year, the new PSP version of LBP sounds promising, and I want to get the pre-order or reserved version, though, as I mentioned before, I don't even have the money for Dissidia right now.

  I suggested this to one of my parents, who wanted to know what kind of stuff I'd like, so they have an idea of what to get for me for Christmas. So I might get it, but if not I will buy it late in January if I can. The reason I wanted the pre-ordered/reserved version though, is that it comes with a bonus card, which contains a code that you enter in on PSN to get some free costumes for your sackboy.

  Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier (PSP)

  I played the demo for this, and it was ok, nothing particularly special. It is toned down a bit from the Jak games, you can no longer hurt civilians or steal vehicles, and instead of guns you have a gun staff which lets you add attachments to it. I am a fan of the series, and I will get it at some point of time, I just hope it isn't going to be like Ratchet & Clank for the PSP, which was really amazing, but way too short.

  The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

  Ok so I still have never finished Phantom Hourglass due to the frustrating temple thing (which is a first, I never usually play a Zelda game without stopping until I have beaten it), but now I have motivation to get to beating it, because the new DS Zelda game is coming out next month! I can't wait to get it, it may be odd that Link has a train... but I'm sure it will be a great game like all the other Zelda games.

  Drawn To Life 2 (DS)

  I never played the first DTL game, but instead of getting that one I want the new one as it seems better, at least from what I read in the Nintendo Power review it is. From the sound of it, it will be an easy game, but being able to draw your own character to use in a game is awesome, and I can't wait to play this game for that reason.

  Professor Layton and the Diablolical Box

  I have the first Layton game, and I love it. I sort of cheated a few times though, asking family members for help with a couple puzzles, using a guide for a few, but this time I won't cheat (at least not by looking at a guide). Anyway,I can't wait to get it!

  The World Ends With You

  Looks like a good Square Enix game, I don't know too much about it, but from what I have seen, it looks like a truly great DS game.

  Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

  Not really at the top of my list of things to buy, but it looks like fun.

  Shadow Of The Colossus

  I rented SOTC a long while back, but never beat it. I got far in the game, though I looked at a guide for a few of the bosses. Luckily, I don't remember much about the bosses, so when I finally get this game (only $10 in Walmart!), I will play it from the beginning, and figure out how to defeat all of the bosses on my own this time.

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  There are some music CD's I would like to get sometime also, they are:

  Pillar: Confessions

  Project 86: Picket Fence Cartel

  The Cla$$ic Crime: The Silver Cord

  Skillet: Awake

  X 2009 (Christian music/music video compilation)

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  Now, as I mentioned when I talked about Empire At War, there is another RTS game I have been playing again lately, which I am enjoying now more than ever, and that is Lord Of The Rings: Battle For Middle Earth. LOTR: BFME is an incredible RTS, and I am currently trying to beat the game's campaign modes.

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  That's all for now, take care everyone, have a great week, and God bless!

  • Posted Nov 5, 2009 7:26 pm PT
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