Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus

THE SUMMARY

The game begins with a flashback to the ending of Final Fantasy VII. As Meteor looms overhead, Yuffie and Vincent are in Midgar helping with the evacuation. Vincent tells Yuffie to check the Mako Cannon. She does so, and the device she is using finds a single person still alive there. Despite Yuffie's protests, Vincent ascends the Cannon to the firing controls to find the slumped body of Hojo. Vincent trains his triple-barreled handgun, Cerberus, on him but, just as he is about to fire, an explosion blows Hojo's body away and causes the tower to start crumbling. Vincent is narrowly rescued by Yuffie on a hovercraft, after which they rendez-vous with Cloud and the others.

Three years later, Vincent is actually sitting alone in a hotel room in Kalm, where a celebration is taking place to commemorate the three-year anniversary of Meteorfall. A nearby television shows a news report about a recently uncovered entrance to an unknown part of the Shinra complex deep underground, where it is rumored a force of soldiers more powerful than SOLDIER were created... Will Vincent and his friends will save this world?

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Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus is not an RPG game.. You will play as "shooter" and use the clunky dual analog controls, and shoulder buttons are used for shooting, buying the items and pick the weapon..This game have amazing 3D graphics with innovative and fun gameplay, a captivating story and interesting characters! It is alike Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children movie that we used to watch before.

I don't know why they chose Vincent Valentine as main character for this game. I think that a lot of Final Fantasy VII fans liked their favorite' character, Vincent Valentine? He is very mysterious guy so, we don't know about him since we play the old game, Final Fantasy VII... His background was shrouded in mystery and what little was revealed was a tale of love lost, human suffering, and bizarre altercations to his physical and mental state.. That is why they really want to see Vincent's story~!

I saw a lot of characters return from the original game for helping Vincent Valentine to fight Professor Hojo..but, I am sad about Red XIII not appear in the battle, but he is with Shelke Rui at the ending only... We also see Lucrecia Crescent's role in the overall story, which related with Vincent Valentine in his past time. We will know about why Lucrecia give birth her babby, "Sephiroth" and what happened between Lucrecia and Vincent.. I feel pity because Lucrecia and Vincent love each other but, they cannot to be together because Lucrecia turn down on him? You will know about what happened to them when you play this game! :D

In the gameplay, he looks "cool" in every chapther! Mostly, Reeve and Yuffie always with Vincent since the enemies attacked Reeve's top secret places... It make me confused! @_@ It always make me looking in the wrong direction of where I should be shooting! It was difficult to turn quickly and face targets, especially bosses who move very quickly! I hate it! Worst, he don't carry more potions and bullets! I have to find a shop to buy many potions while I fight with big boss! :( But, there are some equipment and weapon styles: Different guns, barrels, scopes, attachments, and even Materia (magic). It depends on your decision to equip/upgrade your own into the powerful weapon but, you need more gils! You have to kill the enemies so you can get more Gils..it is not easy! Haha! Limit Breaks are treated as items, and can only be used after short time.. :P I not always use Limit Breaks because it is 'fighting', not shoot enemies.. It is waste time because the enemies always move so fast! When it come to final chapter, I easy to kill enemies and Omega Weapon..Haha! I just continue to bang bang Omega Weapon until it killed so easily..O_o than other chapters- big bosses... So, it is not bad..Haha.

We will see our favorite characters remade with such amazing graphics at the ending story..It is very beautiful story.. :) Before you start this game, I suggest you better to learn the tutorial: how to shoot, equip weapon, jump and etc.. Because it don't have tutorials when you start a story.. Don't worry, you can select the tutorials before you continue story on anytime.. :)

Final Fantasy XII

THE SUMMARY

Set within the land of Ivalice during an age when magic was commonplace and airships plied the skies, crowding out the heavens. At this time, magicite, a magic-rich mineral is commonly used in magic spells and in powering airship.

However, during this time, Ivalice is best by the pending war between the forces of Rozarria and Archadia. Seeking to strengthen its base of power, the great Archadian Empire had been invading and subjugating its neighboring kingdoms one by one. The small Kingdom of Dalmasca was one such kingdom.

The story follows Vaan - the young man living on the streets of Dalmasca's Royal City of Rabanastre, the Princess Ashe - the sole remaining heir to the Dalmascan throne who had been given up for missing, as well as Vaan's friend Penelo, the sky pirate Balthier, Balthier's partner Fran and many more on an adventure through Ivalice that traces the mysteries behind the Archadian Empire's invasion.

GAMEPLAY

Unlike the previous Final Fantasy game series, "Random Encounters" have been eliminated in this Final Fantasy XII. Instead of that, enemies are visible in the overworld before an engagement and the player opts to fight or avoid them in open combat. The player can navigate the surroundings in the overworld or in the city/ town for 360° view.

Besides that, the License Board is the ability system and each square on the board requires a certain amount of License Points to be activated, which allow a character to perform certain actions. The board is split into two parts; the upper part contains Magicks, Technick, Accessory and Augment licenses while the bottom part is filled mostly with Weapon and Armor licenses. All characters may obtain all licenses on the board; however, each Quickening and Esper license may only be activated by a single character.

Another new feature is the "gambit" system, which allows the player to program each character to perform certain commands in battle in response to specified conditions. Using gambits, thr combat can be controlled manually or programmed. All commands relate to the character itself, the character's allies or the enemies onscreen.

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Arrghhh, what a long journey in this story! @.@ It took me about 3 months, I believe so. I read Wikia : Final Fantasy then I learnt that Final Fantasy XII has broken through record with the longest story among the series. -__- No wonder the journey and story always never end and it still continue from chapter to chapter. Playing this game is quite tiresome!

However, this game includes a very amazing graphics power gorgeous cut-scenes filled with sky-choking airships, huge vaguely futuristic yet nostalgic cities and stunning natural landscapes. And as beautiful as it look, it could make the player feel astonished and moved like you are in this game for real! Running, fighting and encountering with different creatures and races!

I am glad that "Random Encounters" is removed from this game. In previous game, when it comes to "Random Encounters", the screen often hang. -__- But this game is different, I just can attack the monsters directly on the overworld. It is easier and faster! =D When encounter with Boss, it will be a bit like "Random Encounters" but you still can move around on the battlefield.

In this game, many monsters and bosses are quite strong and powerful. I remember the longest period of fighting Boss is that with the hidden Esper, Zodiark! I hate Zodiark! Always game over every times. -__- So, I used cheatcode to maximumize all character's level and LP. I almost completed 95% of this game, when it comes near the chapter of Bahamut, I gave up! Haha... But now the disc is not avail to be played anymore. Hmm, if I have chance, I would play this game again. Hey Selina, when will you give me a copy of this game? Haha

Okami

ABOUT...

The story in Okami is based in the classical era of Japan in the Nippon region...

One hundred years prior to the events in Okami, the eight-headed beast Orichi threatened the countryside but thanks to an expert swordsman and a wolf, the beast was defeated and trapped in a shrine. However, in the present, nearly on the 100th anniversary of the defeat, the beast is let free and curses the entire countryside. The goddess Sakuya calls forth the sun goddess Amaterasu into the physical manifestation of a white wolf charged to remove the curve and to save the countryside. Guided by Issun, a bug-like artist seeking the Celestial Paintbrush techniques for himself, the pair work on reversing the damage caused by the curse, but sense that a much greater evil is emerging to threaten the world...

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There’s lot of optional side quests you can work through as well; these include finding a number of hidden beads, Once areas are free of the curse, you can feed the animals with the right type of food to earn praise, help out the various residents with small tasks to earn valuable items that you can collect or sell, and other similar side quests...

You can play this character as white wolf and help him to free the villages from the evils' curse. First time, I use the brush techniques to draw something like circle, line, and etc..It more like attack monsters, paint the bridge, draw a sun, draw more flowers and many! It is really good to make me feel like the beautiful nature..! See the trailer below;

The graphics look absolutely stunning, and much better in motion. It really has a unique style of artwork! From beginning, the environment looks as darkness because the evil's curse spread around the villages already so, the gods cannot help because they have not enough power.. Their world need 'white wolf''s help to make more beautiful nature and flowers when you use the brush! It is very beautiful scenery!

(via Gamespot: Okami)

I think that it’s a great game for younger games simply due to the ability to experiment and play around without feeling under too much pressure to succeed in battle. Okami is definitely one of the top games of the year! You should buy this game because the game is absolutely amazing and beautiful!!

Tales of the Abyss

THE SUMMARY

On planet Auldrant, fonons are essential components of all matter. Ages ago, the seventh fonon was discovered - controlling Sound. Its discovery led the humanity into chaos for if one could use the seventh fonon, one could learn the future. Wars over its new fonon raged across the lands, ending only when the miasma from within the planet covered the entire world.

Yulia Jue puts in place a future for the world for thousands of years to come, with the promise of unlimited prosperity at its end. This prophecy of the future's set path becomes known as the "Score" and is documented on "Fonstones" scattered throughout the world. The nations of Kimlasca-Lanvaldear and Malkuth have fought over the fragments of these tablets for generations, each uncovering them and hoping to discover the future before the other.

Luke Fon Fabre, the young son of Duke Fabre of the Kimlasca Kingdom is the Light of the Sacred Flame, the scion of Lorelei's power, destined to bring prosperity to Kimlasca. Since being kidnapped seven years ago by the Malkuth Empire, he then has been confined in the Fabre family mansion. A fateful day, a mysterious lady breaks into the mansion and sets off a chain of events that drag Luke into the center of a massive conflict...

BATTLE SYSTEM

The battle system is the most commonly similiar in all RPG... Also features many skills and spells such as types of Artes and AD Skills to unleash upon enemies. When a character levels up, a character will learn new Artes and gain stat bonuses which when a certain statistic has large enough bonus, the AD skills is learned automatically.

Field of Fonons (FOF) is whenever a character use a spell or battle technqiue that features elemental alignment, a circle will appear on the ground. It allows a character to perform a specific skill that corresponds with the FOF circle and the skill will be upgraded into a powerful version.

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Oh my, it's my first time to play Namco's product! I don't know that Namco is also that capable besides SquareEnix. I mean Namco produce a good story like SquareEnix's! Though SquareEnix is indeed great in composing 3D character and landscape.. To my surprise, Namco is good in composing anime-style skit and certain anime sequence... Unlike SquareEnix, they used Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) to produce a sequence.

I really like this game, it is very easy but can be tough as well.. A lot of fun. You can learn recipe and cook yourself. Just find the recipe and you will cook for your friends. Your friends will comment on your cooking skills - when it included the skit. =P I find 20 recipe over the world and still have not mastered all yet! @_@ Easy to get the recipe but hard to get the indregient because they are damn expensive!

Mini games are also existed. Mostly mini games will earn your characters title. I'm crazy. I was working harder in order to get titles. =P Some mini games are very tough indeed. There are also types of modes for this game - Normal, Hard and Unknown. I am sure that Hard and Unknown are stronger version. I almost completed the Normal mode, will try Hard and Unknown mode later.

There are also manga version available. Read OneManga: Tales Of Abyss or MangaFox: Tales of Abyss. It will entertain your pleasure of reading =D

Now I heard there are also anime version. It is just released in fall 2008 and have been broadcasting in Japan now. I am looking forward to watch this anime. =D