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• 13Jul 09

  Fire Emblem 7

  I just got my hands on a copy of Fire Emblem 7, and let me tell you, it's fantastic! My friend had a copy he never played anymore so he sold it to me for $5. It was really a steal!

  Now, if you're one of the 5% of people who haven't played Fire Emblem 7, here's a quick overview of the story . You're an apprentice tactician wondering through the land of Elibe, when all of the sudden you wake up in the plains of Sacae, with a girl named Lyn looking at you. Lyn's villiage was destroyed by bandits, and she asks you to accompany her out of the plains. You agree, and you suddenly find out Lyn is the granddaughter of the ruler of another nation in Elibe. Her grandfather is seriously ill, and you must rush to the throne to save him and stop her corrupt uncle from claiming it.

  Now, the story braches out from this into something larger. I'm on Chapter 20, and I have to give props to Nintendo for whipping up such a fantastic game. I had a hard time starting it, it was painfully slow after finishing PoR(Which I must say has a better story than FE7, but Nintendo had a lot more experience with the series then) but after it picked up I was addicted again. Of course, I got stuck. I'm having a hard time keeping my units alive. I've lost 1 so far, a theif named Matthew. And I've had way too many close calls for other characters.

  Of course, I do compare the game with PoR often when playing, and I have to remind myself that it's an older title. I don't like that you don't have access to a convoy between each battle, or that you don't gain money or extra exprience to award after each battle, either. This can lead to a very unbalanced team, as some units can get to the action faster than others(I.E. anybody on a mount). Also, you have to have an item ON TOP of a level requirement to promote a unit, which is also very frustrating.

  However, I can't stay away from the game's fantastic story and addictive gameplay. Well done Fire Emblem, you have me again.

  • Posted Jul 13, 2009 11:09 pm PT
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• 7Jul 09

  Must...resist...spoiling it...Kingdom Hearts...

  Anyone else having this problem? I've been having a lot of fanboy freakouts (not public or physical so other people could hear/see them, but in my head) aboutthis little title:

  

  I am actually quite sick of it. Hearing all about it. I just want it to "Just go the Hell away!". At least, until Sept. 29,then I can hear all about it because I will be playing it anyway. I'm sick of hearing about the gameplay, the awesome story, everything!

  I'm most worried about my patience, wikipedia has the story up, all of it. Every last little tidbit. It's so tempting, I went on there to research the mulitplayer (what? GS hasn't said anything about it) and BAM! There's a whole computer monitor's worth of text on the story there. Not cool! I already spoiled the last boss fight. Which, as I expected, made me go into a fanboy orgasm. I'll spoil if for you too, if you wish...

  ***SPOILER***

  You fight Riku in Deep Dive!

  Isn't that awesome? I can't wait to play it!

  I need this game before I attack Square's development team. Watch, it'll turn into another Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Delayed twice before I get it. When will it come out then? March. Just like Brawl. Then FFXIII would be coming out in April, and Square would say, "Screw 'em, Americans." and delay that to Christmas 2010. And even worse, Europe will get FFXIII in November 2009. Why do I assume that? It's my Square Enix apocalypse people. Worst-case senario righthere. Even though Europe will be getting FFXIII around the same time as us, I'm sure they're gonna pull the release dateup. I just know it, evil Brits >.>

  • Posted Jul 7, 2009 8:35 pm PT
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• 6Jul 09

  Gaming Update/Summer Gaming Plan

  Hi! I decided it's about time I tell you what's up with my gaming.

  Xbox 360-

  Rock Band 2- I'm not sure if I even have to inclue this because I am STILL PLAYING IT LIKE I DID THE FIRST DAY I GOT IT. I don't know what it is about this game, but it's simply fantastic. Also, Pepsi has a promotion going on right now, under pepsi caps you can find codes to enter on Pepsi.com for free Rock Band 2 song downloads. I've entered 4 codes and gotten 4 songs already! I was confused, however, when I saw "Run to the Hills-Original Version" up for download. It was included in the original Rock Band (Which I have formerly owned for the Wii) so I guessed it was just updated for the drum solos. Nonetheless I love the song so I downloaded it, and guess what? It's the exact same thing! Not that I'm complaining, I'm glad to have the song back, but I wonder if Harmonix will keep releasing songs from the first game to the Rock Band 2 download store. I miss "Ballroom Blitz", "Welcome Home", and "Enter Sandman".

  Blue Dragon- Freaking. Primitive. Cube. I gave up after beating that red-dragon-fire-creature-thing that had a really CHEAP move called"Crimson Blood Rain"that would not only damage your party members greatly but also inflict EVERY STATUS EFFECT IMAGINABLE. I got to the warp device so I could easily go back to where I started, but I went back to the past to look at those activated acient machines and already defeated 3 optional bosses. Golden Skull Reaper(That battle took no skill at all), Land Shark C(Close call!), and Ghost Man-Eating Plant(Shu's Copreal saved my life!)

  Castle Crashers- No real update here. I got a new achievement. Whoo...

  Castlevania:SOTN- Why is this game so hard? So PUNISHINGLY hard?

  PS2

  Okami- Right about to dive into this. I need to beat Blue Dragon first...

  FFXII- YES I have NOT given up yet! NEVER! I love the story too much! And I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY love the action involved! Those quickening cutscenes never get old! (Oh, and btw TwilightSoldier, I got a 30 quickening chain the other day, I HAD to beat Cid somehow, although reading the guide made me realize it was overkill)

  .Hack//Infection- I'm not even sure I want to start this. Why? You can't get any of the other games now, and I didn't even get the anime disc that was supposed to be included when I bought it used. I'll keep it for a "rainy day", butI really don't want to start on it. I might though. It seems interesting enough.

  DS

  Resident Evil: Deadly Silence- The name's stupid, yes. Deadly Silence. But did anyone else notice it's just another acronym for DS? Seriously, the title screen even says, "Resident Evil-DS". Anyway, it's a remake of the original and it's one of the best games I have ever played. I love the classic feel (for once) and it's really hard when you play as Chris. Rebirth mode is also fun, because it allows for DS implements to be added to the game. Overall it's very nicely put togther, especially for a handheld. For those of you who are wondering- I just beat Yawn for the second time. DID I MENTION I'M STUCK??

  TWEWY- I should give up, but I REALLY want those secret reports! I also want those ultimate pins, like Excalibur.

  Pokemon Diamond- I've been battling my friend fora while, she's pretty good...beat me once. But I beat her twice. She wants yet ANOTHER rematch. I guess she will have to meet the wrath of my Metagross again (It's really well bred. The only pokemon I took the time to EV train).

  --SUMMER GAMING PLAN--

  I AM FINALLY GETTING MY JOB BACK! You know what that means...

  NEW GAMES!!!

  I'm getting my paycheck next week, just in time for me to be taking an accross-state trip to a teen leadership and drug prevention conference in Monmouth, Illinois. So there are a few things I would like to do with that money before I leave...

  THE ULTIMATE DS GAME OVERLOAD

  Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor

  Final Fantasy IV

  Chrono Trigger

  Knights in the Nightmare

  Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

  -Aren't I stupid? I'm blowing my whole Paycheck on this overhaul. But the summer games drought sucks. And I'm waiting for KH:358/2 days to come out. That's been getting a lot of good previews and Famitsu gave it a 36/40 (ORfour 9/10's). Did anyone else notice these are all RPG's? I think I might get sick of them. I'm also thinking of replacing Knights in the Nightmare in favor of paying off my pre-order for 358/2 days. We'll have to see. That way I also wouldn't have to pay such high tax...

  Did I mention my county has the highest tax rate IN THE COUNTRY? Sonic0 knows my pain, 10% of ALL purchases is the tax! 10%! You understand I'm planning on buying these games new (I just love opening the package...DON'T JUDGE ME!!!) so it would come out to $175.00 WITHOUT tax. It would be a $17.50 tax! THAT'S JUST FREAKING INSANE! I could buy a whole other used game with that cash. Which is leading me to think that I'll have to forget about opening that package for a bit...but it's just sooo awesome to open it...

  Oh well. Enough on my rant/gloating about my gaming. See ya!

  • Posted Jul 6, 2009 11:49 pm PT
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