Got a few random games in this week, although not as much as I thought because I unexpectedly joined a reading contest.
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Jan 092011
Dec 312010
Wow. I didn’t really play many new games this year. I don’t even think I could do a top ten if I wanted to. Let’s count! I’ll even put a little happy face if I beat them! (^o^)
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Dec 292010
I’ve spent most of the day playing Chrono Trigger. I love this game, and have written about it for great lengths before. What I have never done before is the New Game+ mode. Playing the game again with all the experience and items1 that you finished the game with makes for an entirely different experience.
It’s so easy.
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- Well, most of the items. [↩]
Accumulate enough Club Nintendo points in Japan and you can get all sorts of cool stuff. Stuff like magnets, stickers, calendars, and music CDs that pull from a variety of Nintendo classics. Hmm. Which sounds like the best option here? Continue reading »
No order. Just some thoughts.
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Sep 262010
So it turns out one of my friends has something of a vendetta towards Pokémon. That or they just think it’s boring doing the same thing over and over again. This repetition, although, has never stopped me from wanting the games. There’s something soothing about it. Alas, I don’t think I currently have the funds to pick up either Pokémon Black or White. This is a shame because this is the first time a good number of people I know are buying the game and playing it. Being able to finally participate in the social aspect of the game series with more than 1 or 2 people sounds enticing. But hey, it’s not like I got far in Heart Gold.
The reason this conversation came up in the first place was due to spending last night with two friends of mine Alex and Abel. Alex, the Pokémon hater that he is, you may recognize from the video series I do, Let’s Playing. Anyway, with my wife busy at a teacher party, the three of us decided to grab some food. At a family restaurant. That’s less weird than it might be in the US and I’m not entirely sure why. But it was nice to get in a relaxed atmosphere with some friends and just be a little ridiculous. There was a couple sitting near us who were also clearly not Japanese, but I couldn’t make out the language they were speaking. So hopefully any of the potentially offensive things my party may have said went unnoticed by the Japanese and our neighboring patrons. Hey, we all have to let loose sometime.
So after eating too much we headed back to my placed where Abel loaded up Scott Pilgrim VS The World: The Game on my PS3. It’s been a while since I’ve done game sharing on the PS3 but I guess it still sort of works. That’s nice. The game itself was pretty fun too. Obviously drawing upon River City Ransom for some inspiration and throwing in tons of references to classic gaming. I haven’t attempted playing it solo just yet, but as multiplayer it was quite fun. It’s a shame that it’s only local multiplayer because I would love to play with some friends at any time. Also, it features a lot of bouncing breasts. But Abel claims that rings true to the artistic intent from the Scott Pilgrim comics, and we can’t go belittling art, now can we?
Jul 202010
ICARUS FIGHTS
MEDUSA ANGELS
Ah, passwords. The bane of many a child with sloppy handwriting and impatience. I can’t remember when I first saw the game Kid Icarus, but I think my friend Paul had it. It was a weird looking game. Really colorful monsters with a pitch black background. And that’s all I remember seeing. It always felt like one of those games Nintendo wanted you to like but no one was sure if they did. Pit, the protagonist, was in the Captain N show. I also remember reading about the game in Nintendo Power several times, so it isn’t as if the game wasn’t pushed. I didn’t have it, though, and my aforementioned friend was the only person I remember having it.
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Jul 152010
Welcome to my currently in progress play diary or Last Ranker!
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Jun 252010
Name the three best things in the world. I’ll give you a minute.
Finished? If your answer is “Video games, the 80s and Japan” then congratulations! Go play Game Center CX Arino’s Challenge right now. It was released in the states as “Retro Game Challenge.” Last year saw the release of the sequel, which has unfortunately not gotten a localization just yet. But the sequel is just as awesome as the original, rest assured.
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Jun 222010
Rarely is there a piece of entertainment released that catches people completely by surprise. Something that takes you in, plays kindly with your emotions and then takes a turn that changes everything and leaves the consumer in a confused state, only able to question what just happened to them. Such twists, be them in movies, books or games, require but one thing. Your ignorance. Given that, you’re likely to be given something you’ll never forget.
And people would love to take away that chance from you1.
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- The irony here is that I’m going to potentially spoils some of you. Such is life! [↩]
