So lately, I have been spending all of my gaming time into playing Persona 4 Golden (PSVita). It is awesome and it's brainwashing me. Hell, I've had the boss battle theme on my mind for days now. I've just finished the midterms exams so I'm fairly early in the game but it's a lot of fun. I love being capable of taking it with me wherever I go which helps since I moved to Japan as an exchange student. Can't wait to get back to it.

A couple of weeks ago I was playing 999  (DS) quite a lot. I managed to get two endings before I was swamped with studying so I haven't touched for some time now. And wow, those endings were so shocking. God, I loved it. Once I've finished P4G I'll probably get all the endings.

Lastly, I finished Bioshock Infinite which had quite the brainfuck ending. But since I'm a sucker for that I loved it. The gameplay itself was ok but it was really the setting and the ending that made that game good. Personally I didn't really care for Elizabeth.

I just finished it earlier today and I loved it. Well, "loved" it would a weird word to use because of how extreme the game becomes. Let's just say it's a very powerful experience and often times downright disturbing.

In terms of gameplay it's actually quite good but there are two major faults. First the lack of weight to the guns, meaning it feels so easy and simple to fire and kill everything on your path. This flaw also stands out since the characters themselves feel heavy and realistic (which I liked). Secondly, this game is a bit too gameplay-oriented. Meaning you fight a lot of guys over the course of this game, luckily it is scaled back in comparison to other games but since this is trying to show a somewhat realistic view of the horrors of war it stands out.

Regardless I definitely recommend it. There were multiple moments that made me stunned and shocked with what was happening. I don't want to spoil anything so I'll put it in spoiler tags (nothing story/character related, just a description of a early gameplay feeling).
I agree with people commenting on the narrative and atmosphere. It's really, really well done.

Radiant Historia (DS) - Brilliant game. At the beginning of ch.3 when the game cranks up the difficulty somewhat. Fighting some boss who just kicks my ass to hell and back. I've figured out a strategy to take him down but I'm not doing enough damage for that plan to work so I might have to grind somewhat. For those who have played the game :Shadow of Destiny (PSP) - Got ending E. Short game. Only took me about 2 and half hours but I liked it. Plenty of silly things in it but it kept me interested. Now I only have to find the remaining endings.

Lastly, if I didn't have an exam in two weeks I would start Valkyrie Profile Lenneth. It keeps teasing me, sitting there in it's case next to my bed. (or I'm hallucinating..)

For me, there is really only one game that I've practically memorized. There are other games that have a huge impact on me when I'm playing them but I don't know the secrets nor the location of items or something like that. More sentimental impact I suppose.

Anyhow,
Deus Ex(PC). God I've played this game so many times I've started to despise Liberty Island. With the exception of Liberty Island I still love playing through it with made-up challenges (like, no-kill runs or only use a baton w/e).
Epic!

I bought myself a PsVita. Aside from a two annoying nitpicks I love it. It's super fast, very responsive and just "feels" great to use.
Also it came with Uncharted Golden Abyss, Modnation Racer and Reality Fighters. I'll probably never play Reality Fighters or Modnation but I've been playing Uncharted for a couple of hours. It's been good so far. The touch-screen commands don't really add anything but they are well implemented and don't detract from playing the game so I don't mind. Also the graphics are extraordinary (especially for a launch title). Nathan is still the extreme-sociopath-mass-murderer like in his previous games (just killed hundreds of people - better have a casual conversation about ancient symbols on rocks).

I also went and bought Persona 3 Portable (the 3rd time I bought that game...) and Corpse Party from Psn. I haven't tested P3P yet but I've been playing Corpse Party for a couple of hours. Wow, it's great! And oddly scary. Aside from the occasional bizarre dialogue ("buttering up my pooper" - Yes, that's an actual line from the game) it's been great.

*The annoying nitpicks: Playing Uncharted turns off the internet on Vita and the computer automatically goes into sleepmode which turns off your download (even when plugged in)*

I've gotten to ch.03 and I'm really enjoying it. The shooting mechanics are solid but what makes combat huge amounts of fun is the feedback from shooting the enemies .... well to quote Eurogamer.
And that's true!

Now this game is definitely trying to imitate Western shooters but it's quite obviously Japanese made. You'll have the borderline angry black guy who uses "aight" repeatedly and you have to wonder what the fuck these guys were thinking. But on the other hand some of the set-pieces and bosses are amazing. The combat is hugely satisfying and the dialogue of the characters are interesting and fun (and since you can answer differently the dialogues changes).

At set intersections you can choose which characters you want with you and the dialogue changes depending on your choice. In addition, the routes you take during the mission are supposed to change but I haven't seen that happen so far. (Also, I don't know if the game has different endings, I haven't checked).  So far I've experienced a couple of short cutscenes and one that was genuinely shocking (due to how brutal it was) so the story has some interesting things to say for itself.

If you're interested in a "odd" game then go for it. That's why I bought it.

Well, personally I really like The Last Remnant. But it is definitely a game where you need to take the time to learn it, especially the skill system and combat system. There are a lot of behind the scenes calculations you can do to influence the flow of combat but the game won't really teach you any of it. Note that it's been a while since I played it but if I remember correctly the formations, the skills/weapons/stats of the characters can affect the flow of combat (amongst others). You don't need to check guides or FAQS but it would help (especially later on, when you encounter these super difficult bosses).

Either way, the game focuses more on combat/skills/equipment/obtaining characters then story and character development (there are a couple of cool characters to find though but I wouldn't expect a ME type of character development from them).

On topic: I'm currently with my family so I don't have access to most of my computers so I just restarted Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS). According to my first save, I had finished 93% of it and was close to the top of the castle but it's been such a long time I figured, why not just restart it?

You know, I loved Makarov. One of my favorite characters probably due to his voice. He has an amazing voice actor.

In other news, I just started Skyward Sword, just got to the first dungeon. Holy $%& the beginning is slow. Luckily Zelda has amazing animations that made the beginning tolerable. Also began Xenoblade Chronicles, I had intended to just try it out but spent nearly 5 hours in it. It's amazing!

I finished Deus Ex: HR (PS3) a while ago. Loved it despite the bottleneck boss fights. As a standalone boss fights they were good but given the non-linear nature of the game they were really poorly done. And personally, I dislike this ideology in storytelling that antagonists need to die, just because. Like the boss fight with I also played 7 or so hours of Dark Souls. Up until that part it hadn't been so difficult. Then I went up against those annoying massive armored stun guys in the forest and I'm having a hard time. But wow, the atmosphere is brilliant in this game. Since I'm a huge fan of Demon's Souls this is right up my alley.

Currently I'm about to test Persona 2 (PSP) and Trails in the Sky (PSP). And lastly, I bought Xenoblade Chronicles when it was released but I only have a HDMI computer screen with no scart. So I'm just staring at the box at the shelf, it's torture. (Also, I'm lazy. I read about wii2hdmi but I haven't bought it yet). Can't wait to play the hell out of it (and Zelda:Skyword Sword for that matter).

You know, it's kind of funny but Ico/SotC are my absolute favorite games ever and yet I didn't know a thing about this collection until ... today. Which is particularly interesting since I bought it the moment it came out, still haven't played it. I don't think my soul will ever be ready for it.

Either way, when the time comes I'll try to platinum those games. The only games I will ever try to do that I reckon. It was also brought to my attention that Ico has a limited edition. OFF TO EBAY.

I read that the "Big Three" had been confirmed for European release so I bought myself a Wii + a couple of games. For the past couple of days I've been playing through and finishing Disaster:Day of Crisis and I loved it. LOVED. IT.

Of course it's a collection of all action/disaster films ever made ever but it's a really enjoyable (and often times intense) experience. It's sort of funny that I'm often more impressed by these "low - medium" budget games rather then the triple-A games and Disaster really felt like that. Honestly, the amount of things you do and go through in this game is fantastically far-fetched (seriously who would run towards an incoming flood wave to save a dog? A true American Hero, that's who!) but it's fun, not to mention often really cool. And the game just keeps on coming with pretty awesome moments. The soundtrack is also fantastic. Awesome, awesome game.

I also bought Muramasa but I haven't played it yet. I'm currently more interested in playing Sakura Wars: So Long My Love which I'm waiting to be delivered.

I also got to ch.5 in Shadows of the Damned. A good game no doubt but nothing more really. And honestly, the short story of The Unbreakable Mistress was far more affective then what I've seen from the game.Lastly, I began Alice:Madness Returns. The enviroments are beautiful and so far it's good.

Wow, 15 hours? I usually take my time going through games (hell, it took me 55 hours just to get to the end-game of FFVII (meaning before fighting Sephiroth in the crater)) but I burned through Dead Space 2 in 9 hours or so. Either way, DS2 is pretty awesome game honestly so it shouldn't be a problem :D

Moving on, just finished Killzone 3 and Portal 2 today. Portal 2 is (unsurprisingly) awesome. It will be interesting to see what happens but knowing Valve I won't find out until 2015. And wow, Killzone 3. The graphics are ridiculously good and the gameplay is more than solid. For some reason I love the control scheme and the "feel" of the combat in Killzone 2-3 - for pure action it's brilliant. The story and characters are sorely lacking of course, not that the story is bad per se, but rather how it's portrayed is ineffective and cliché. I still believe it's worth it though.
Also finished The 3rd Birthday. Had gotten to the 5.chapter and stopped until I read a massive spoiler for the story on the Wikipedia page (in general info at the top of the page). Seriously, people who do that should be taken to the streets and shot but it prompted me to finish it. Personally I really liked it. I'll definitely be completing it again and trying to unlock everything. Loved the colors in it...

Finished Silent Hill Shattered Memories (PS2) and Vanquish (Ps3). Both awesome games. I agree with what Platinum Games are doing with these extreme over the top action-type games. Fun game.

I really liked SH:Shattered Memories so much so I was thinking about replaying the game before I had even finished it. Granted, the nightmare sequences aren't the greatest but they aren't nearly as horrible as some people have mentioned. I guess whether you'll like Shattered Memories or not depends on your experience with the first game. I didn't play it, only heard of the story years afterwards so coming to this game I had no expectations on how the story should proceed. Not to mention, it's the first time I've felt that "Silent Hill" feeling since nr.3 so that's good.

Also began Yakuza 3, FF:4 Heroes of Light and Radiant Historia. I've played RH for about 7 and half hours now and so far it's fantastic.
FF:4 Heroes of Light is better then I expected it to be, I've just gotten to the point where those 4 split up for the first time, currently playing as Aire with Jusqua after some sea voyage.

As for Yakuza 3, just helping around the orphanage in ch.03. Pretty impressive game.

I've been playing FFXIII for about 30 hours now. I'm at Gran Pulse doing some of those marks but honestly, I just want to finish the game for XIII-2.

Also I downloaded the Japanese demo for God Eater Burst, I really like the apocalypse-setting and the customization options.  Granted, I can't understand a thing but the English release is imminent so I'm not sweating. Additionally the gameplay is much faster then I expected. Oh man, can't they release this any faster?!1 (or for that matter, announce when exactly it will be released? There are like 2-3 conflicting release dates, not to mention Amazon.co.uk and play.co.uk don't even have the game listed for release).

Began Crisis Core, so far I'm really liking it. We'll see how that turns out.

Oh and I finished Dead Space 2. Awesome game.

Oh god, Nier is such a brilliant game. One of my favorites to be sure. In other news, I've been playing VP:CotP. Just met the first character whose name escapes me, the female archer. I haven't been able to play it because of exams but  now that they are over, it's gaming time.

Also, began Atelier Rorona. Cuteness.