Tem's Xanga

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:56:50 GMT

I have abandoned this journal for so long. xD

Well, as for updates, I have a whole slew of new games now.

- Dragon Shadow Spell
- Shining Force EXA
- Seiken Densetsu 4 (Dawn of Mana)
- Summon Night 4
- Soul Cradle (awaiting delivery)

And I'm considering importing a DS game named Luminious Arc.

I'm finally using my Deviantart account on a some-what regular basis. If you have DA, post and friend me!
DA: http://temmy.deviantart.com/

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Wed, 02 Aug 2006 21:08:28 GMT

Woah, I haven't posted in this thing for a while.

I got Okami.

Very fun game.

I wish people would stop saying it's like Zelda.

Because it clearly isn't, and I don't see how both of the games (Twilight Princess in this case) can be compared, just because they both have wolves in them.

Friday, May 12, 2006

Fri, 12 May 2006 15:18:23 GMT

Final Fantasy XIII.

Three different titles. Two for PS3, and one for mobile cellphone.

For some reason, the female lead in the main game doesn't bother as much as I expected, despite her being a gunslinger (swordplay too). In terms of looks and appearance, I definitely prefer this character over Yuna. Her clothing, for one thing, isn't as horrible as most shown in FFX-2.
She doesn't look like the generic Asian characters Nomura designs a lot of either, which is interesting.

It looks like Square Enix is going into the futuristic route for the games again.

I'll give my opinions on the male lead of Final Fantasy Versus XIII later.

Thursday, May 11, 2006

Thu, 11 May 2006 03:26:24 GMT

Solid Snake in the new Super Smash Brothers game.

Holy crap.

That was totally unexpected.

I can't stop watching the trailer; it's too funny.

xDDD

FFXII screens.

Fri, 05 May 2006 14:55:43 GMT

Crappy game screens courtesy of my digital camera. I wish I could hook my PS2 to the computer so I could get better quality screens..
Anyways, I don't think this game will be received well by everyone. The foremost group I have in my mind are the fans which play the games largely for the romance of the characters. Matsuno is not known for writing such stories, as many of his games focus on war, and the like. If there is any romance in this game (due to the theme "Kiss Me Good-bye", he was forced to put a slight bit in I believe), it will be practically nothing compared to games such as FFVII and FFX/X-2.
As for the battle system, I love it. Gambits are awesome; it's probably the most customizable AI system I've played so far in terms of my gaming history. If the player wishes, Gambits can be turned off for each character and you can select which actions for them perform. But the game is not meant to be played this way, and so it detracts from the experience.
The music is brilliant, as expected from Sakimoto Hitoshi. His pieces suit the game very well, mainly because of their complexity and Sakimoto's flair for harmonic and chordal pieces, and also the fact that he has done music for past Matsuno games too. For all the Nobuo-crazed fans, they need to realize that there are other extremely talented composers out there too. Uematsu isn't the only one. Hamauzu, Shimomura, Mitsuda, Sakimoto, Kondo; I could go on forever especially if I wanted to include arrangers and synth operators. :D
Anyone who says Vaan is fruity-looking, needs to look past appearances. I did not find him annoying at all, and I'm about 30+ hours into the game. If anything, I think Tidus is more of a whiner compared to Vaan. Vaan is as boyish and male as one can get. He's merely a character with many ambitions: to be a sky pirate, to own an air ship of his own, and to be free. I don't see how people can confuse a character's sense of ambition and goals for wankiness (for lack of a better word).

[ will edit and add more later ]

Sunday, April 23, 2006

Sun, 23 Apr 2006 03:54:55 GMT

Kingdom Hearts II is a funny game.

"KNGDOM HAARTS!!1!1!!! LOL FIL M3 WIT EVERLASTNG DARKNES!111!!1 OMG LOL"

Saturday, March 18, 2006

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:03:31 GMT

SO MANY MOOGLES.

IN FFXII.

I MUST FIND THEM ALL.

Saturday, March 11, 2006

Sat, 11 Mar 2006 02:51:08 GMT

I came back from the dead, on the eve of my Spring break!

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 05:15:32 GMT

I'm sorry, I was weak.

I sneaked in a bit of Dirge of Cerberus when I was supposed to be studying.

I'll do a large type-up on it when my finals are over.

But I have this to say.

Square Enix, I don't know how in the world bullets cease to exist when fired from a longer range by a short barrel. They just... keep going, you know? There's supposed to be reduced damage at the very least. Bullets don't just dissolve in the air when fired from a distance.
Vincent also needs to speak more, because even though I know he's been through a lot, I don't want to play a game where it feels like I'm dealing with a emo teenager who is too depressed to speak.

More to come. I have a lot of gripes about this game, mainly because I KNOW they can do so much better with an action game, especially with their success with Kingdom Hearts + Kingdom Hearts II. Yes, KH wasn't a shooter of any kind (unless you counted that crappy Chicken Little summon that I never used after one time), but that's no excuse for Vincent's clunky movements and the shoddy controls. What the hell happened to his acrobatic abilities in Advent Children?
SE should have spent more time on this game and shouldn't have advertised it so early, and it really feels as if they are taking advantage of the FFVII fans and don't care about the quality of the game.

And I hate Gackt.
I think I'll suffer through the game finding the G-Reports.
Because someone said that Gackt's character has chubby cheeks.

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 05:54:52 GMT

I should try and get into Block 3 math 11.

So I can get both blocks 4 and 5 off.

I can leave school at 12:30 am on regular days then. :3

And waste time doing my Physics nightschool homework. -.-;

And maybe get a part-time job/do volunteer work/get the 80 P.E. hours and work on that retarded thing known as PORTFOLIO.

Damn you Christy Clark. DAMN YOU.

Maybe I should move to Calgary while I'm at it. Competition for university there isn't as fierce as it is here either...

But... I wouldn't have access to my cousin and his games! Noooo! Must leech off of him!

According to my parents, I have a rich uncle in Calgary, but I don't know him at all, so I don't think I want to stay in his house. When my parents stayed at his house, I wasn't even conceived yet. xD

People read this prattle I'm typing. :( I guess I'll stop now. That, and I have a French oral test tomorrow.