Is available on PSN for $15. So unless you see it on sale, it's probably not worth it.

It's the same over here. Really dark and stomy. A few days ago thousands of birds were still happily eating harvest leftovers while nearly recreating scenes from The Birds. Now there are just some ravens left and even they have sought refuge in the ruins of the old windmill that burnt down a hundred years ago. Doesn't look omnious at all, nope, not at all!

What I usually hear:

"You look like a guy who looks like a girl."

"You ought to try crossplay!"

For some time I thought the whole Gangnam Style thing was something that appealed mainly to the typical animecon visitor. Then, a few weeks ago, on the way home with my sis, it came up on the radio. She thought I was weird for not knowing that song had been topping the charts for days. I felt like a hipster.

I shouldn't eat while gaming though. It's a bad habit :(



Ah, that makes. I did do all the sidemissions and the extra exp and materials are pretty useful. Some of those missions are pretty cool too. I really liked the haunted mansion where you have to chase the boss.

They do very little damage if you have decent armour, so auto-attack is actually kind of useful there. If I recall correctly, I ate lunch during one of those battles.

Those things with the laserbeams? Yeah, those are horrible. Probably the worst fights in the game (yep, there are multiple...).

So... it's not even going to have any effect, right? I'm all for encouraging healthier lifestyles, but now they're just bullying (small) businesses.

For the first time in my life I entered a competition at an animeconvention. It was a Tetris tournament, so I felt fairly confident the day before, but I was very nervous when my first match started and it only got worse. I don't remember all that much from the finale. My heart was beating so fast I thought I was going to die. According to the audience and the ingame clock I absolutely obliterated my opponent within a minute. There was clapping and I got prizes and some of the doujinshika in de vendor area gave me water and little heart shaped candies because they thought I looked like I was going to faint.

I'll never enter a game tournament again. Too stressful.

My nephew (4) asked me if there were dinosaurs around when I was born. He was sad when I told him there weren't any, because how can people fight dinosaurs if there aren't any dinosaurs? He decided that, instead of becoming a dinosaur hunter, he's going to be a knight when he grows up so he can slay dragons. Or maybe ride dragons and look really cool, he isn't too sure about that part yet.

This screams Mana Khemia, but you do not want to play Mana Khemia on the PSP. Load times and other issues kill all the fun. Try the PS2 version instead.

Multiple reasons, I think. The first one is that it's safe. It's something players have come to expect from their favorite genre, if they don't like it they'll atleast tolerate it. Developing games for modern systems is expensive, so most developers want to play it safe. It makes sense to keep something players recognize in every new game. Developers that want to innovate usually  try something new with either the story/setting/characters or gameplay, not both at once.

Another reason is that some writers may be stuck in there comfortzone. They write one type of story and write it well (well, sorta, kinda, maybe...?), and as long as developers (who may be the same people as the writers!) are willing to use those stories, writers are allowed to remain safely in their zone.

A select few may be telling the same story again and again for personal reasons. They have a certain story in their head they can't turn into a game the way they'd like to due to budget restraints, time restraints and so on. The final product is never quite what they want it to be, so they keep trying. I think that's how we went from Xenogears to Xenoblade.

Some might seem a little whiny, but most don't get much screentime anyway. Team members don't have much to say outside of missions (and during missies it's mostly funny banter and strategy talk). Also, one of the whiny ones pees his pants, so you'll atleast get some revenge for having to listen to him whine. The hero himself is just kind of bland. The princess too, I guess. The way see acts, it's as if she played several dozen JRPGs, took notes and used those to shape her personality and actions.


I didn't look at the name, but that explains a lot. The guy is also a Xenoblade fan and if you play The Last Story after Xenoblade, you're bound to be disappointed.

Destructoid review: ouch, that reviewer clearly didn't get it. I agree that it can take a little while to get the hang of the battle system, but once you do you shouldn't encounter those problems. And the crossbow leaving you wide open? Well, yeah, that's why you look for cover first! Most areas offer atleast several good spots. Just don't hide for too long, or the enemy will start going after your squishy mages.

For the past week or so there lived two spiders in my living room. I let them be, because they ate things I don't like. I guess they ran out of food, because one ate the other. Maybe I should catch the other one and release it outside.