So I had a thought. At first, I wanted to pick an early 1900's American born composer to talk about as a setting for an Eternal Sonata sequel would be magnificent if the archistructure was set so rugged, so ugly. The thing about Eternal Sonata was that it was too pretty. As much as it didn't take place in the "real world", this was an obvious fantasy with a mixture of a realistic character. The only things that Eternal Sonata resembled to our world are the themes of death, betrayal and territorial war. I want the next one to have something more realistic. Something similar to Gears of War with the quote of "Destroyed Beauty", meaning something so beautiful can look so good even when it is in rubble. The whole setting of something like this would be great with a twist of fantasy here and there, and obviously a power-hungry dictator.

 

So I was thinking more along the lines of Johannes Brahms, a German composer in the 1800s. I personally love Brahms… not because all of his work, but one piece specifically. I have very limited knowledge on Brahms, but I know he composed the Hungarian Dance numbers. My personal favourite is number 5 as it sets the mood perfectly and uses a lot of instruments.

 

The only problem would be that his life was never all that dramatic as Fredric Chopin's was. The most he had was the fact that he died from cancer, so the story would revolve around, something similar to Chopin's as he is on his deathbed. It would be an interesting series to start, something like the Tales of series having a similar setting and ideals… Eternal Melody! It would revolve around Brahms, of course, with a male hero and a female heroine. I don't know the exact names, but let's just say the female will be named Kolo (a type of central European dance), and the male, Pavane (English Renaissance court dance).The situation would change as the female is more of a tomboy, being the leader of a rebellion group who is appealing – as I mentioned – a power-hungry individual who, in my mind, is a large man who takes around his bodyguards and wealth so he can buy anything and anyone. Pavane is… think of Max from Dark Cloud 2 who is a rugged boy who is a bit of a mischievous person, looking for fun, but he is helping his sick sister, trying to raise money in any ways. He gets caught up in the middle of a… well let's just say, not so peaceful protest. He is dragged through an adventure like no other, on which they run into Brahms.

 

I know I'm being pretty vague, but this is just a start and for you to get good idea of what I'm thinking.

Hey anyone who's actually reading (what's that? 1, maybe 2?), its been a wild year for video games with two new consoles released and a whole bunch of amazing games. Today I'm going to list all my favorite games of last year and my most wanted this year.

10. Yakuza
9. Splinter Cell: Double Agent
8. Enchanted Arms
7. Tales of Legendia
6. Dead Rising
5. Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria
4. Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
3. Final Fantasy XII
2. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
1. Gears of War



-- While Gears of War is a top contender for Game of the Year and possibly one of the most over used titles, it still goes down as number one on my list. The game is pure fun, people say it gets boring after you beat the game and play a couple multiplayer maps, but I think not. I play Gears of War a lot, in fact I just found out I've played more days of Gears than Oblivion. While Oblivion was number 2, know it was right up there, if it wasn't for the multiplayer in Gears of War, the game would have been my number one. The main reason I enjoy multiplayer so much is the fact I can sit down with my friends and enjoy chainsawing them offline or online. Its great and the two new maps just help to the addiction. I'll see you online ;)

My top 10 most wanted games of 2007 doesn't include Resident Evil 5 only because the producer said it will take more time to nail 60 fps. Here is my top ten games of this year.

10. Virtua Fighter 5
9. Lost Planet
8. Alan Wake
7. Stranglehold
6. Bleach Wii
5. Devil May Cry 4
4. Assassin's Creed
3. Lost Odyessy
2. Eternal Sonata
1. Blue Dragon



-- As you can see I love RPG's, mostly Japanese style games. Blue Dragon was recently released in Japan and already it makes me want to purchase an Imported Xbox 360, even though I dont read Japaanese and only understand a few words and phrases. I enjoy the traditional turn based Role Players from Japan and have been a huge Final Fantasy fan since, I don't remember. Blue Dragon has the creative mind of Sakaguchi and the music of Uematsu. The game comes close with Namco and Tri-Crescendo Eternal Sonata, the creator of most of my favorite games of all time (Valkyrie Profile, Star Ocean and Radiata Stories). I continue to switch on and off both these two as new information comes up.

Anyways those are my most interested games of this year. I highly recommend you to keep your eyes on these games.

Well heres my 2nd blog but its not like anyones reading anyways =D Anyways, i'll re-cap my last year.
December 05 - Got me an Xbox 360 w/ Kameo
January 06 - Picked up Dead or Alive 4
February 06 - Picked up Perfect Dark Zero
March 06 - Picked up Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
June 06 - Graduated High School *yay!*
July 06 - Got an Editor position at Advanced Media Network (AMN)
August 06 - Picked up Dead Rising
August 29th - Disgaea 2 baby!!!!
September 26th - Valkyrie Profile 2, they just keep coming
October 2006 - Its today!

Now lets talk games. I personally love the Xbox 360, there are alot of haters out there and it puts me down. I personally am a fan of all consoles. As long as there are good games on the system I will pick it up. Now whats making me go even more crazy is the Playstation 3. I personally wont be getting one till most likly late next year only because of the exclusive titles. At launch they have about seven exclusives, Ridge Racer 7, Resistance Fall of Man, Full Auto 2, NBA 07, Genji Mobile Suit Gundam Crossfire (although I dont think it'll make it to North America till December if not early next year), and Untold Legends... and between all of those games the only game that slightly interests me is Resistance but thats not the excuse to buy a system that'll cost Canadians $750 after taxes. Instead i'll wait till late next year where there might be some good games like Devil May Cry and possibly Final Fantasy XIII and Metal Gear Solid 4. Other than that, I cant complain, its a powerful system although I dont really want the Blu-ray player. People complain and compare this to the 360 saying it so much better and it'll win the system wars just cuz that but guess what? The original Xbox was much more powerful than the Playstation 2 but it didnt win, it was all up to the games... there was a huge library of games that I love personally and that sold the system.

Wii, that i'm not too sure of. Its a great new innovation and I know the system doesnt base its idea of visuals but I gotta say, its not really interesting me. The only game that will sell me the system is Bleach but right now its Japan only. Also Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles will also sell me on it, cuz the Gamecube, that system I only bought because of Resident Evil remake, 0 & 4! Wii though, its $300cdn for something that could possibly be a slightly enhanced gamecube with a new peripheral. But like I said its about the games and so far there is only 6 games that really interest me on the Wii (actually pretty much like the PS3), The two i already mentioned plus WarioWare, Dragon Quest, Mario Galaxy and Super Smash Bros. and everyone except Dragon Quest will not be at launch, so I once again don't think I'll be picking it anytime soon.

Im sticking with my 360 right now... its giving me alittle trouble, kinda died a couple times recently but the system has a whole bunch of exclusives, Gears, Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata, Lost Odyessy, Huxley, Kane & Lynch, Alan Wake, Splinter Cell Convict, Bioshock and many many more. There is no reason to go to another system just yet with all these great looking games coming out... but I will buy each system at some point or another, most likely late next year eairly 2008.

Most recent events are that Bully, Splinter Cell and Godhand have recently been released. Bully looks like alot of fun and Godhand is quite entertaining. Splinter Cell Double Agent was released today and I cannot wait for it. Loved the original and Chaos Theory. The only thing that worries me is that the guys who did Splinter Cell 2, did this one and I wasnt a big fan of the Pandora Tomorrow. But I really am looking forward to it.
Also Theres something not many people know of, I am not HGUE on Machinima (like Red Vs. Blue) but I do enjoy doing a couple. I teamed up with my bud who does Resident Evil Days of Our Lives and we're going to be bringing you the first ever Gears of War Machinima. I started writing and throwing out ideas back in May when Multi-player was first announced at E3, and I've gotten most of the characters and story ideas (plus a couple jokes) down. We also hooked up with a large video game site (no it isnt gamespot) and they're gonna host and support us on the series. We're very excited and we'll start recording in im guessing a month (exactly). We're hoping to get an episode every two weeks and hopefully have two by X-mas this year. We're also looking into possiblities of side missions with certain characters if the series got big. I'll keep everyone informed.

Anyways, that all this week. Nothing really new yet, hopefully I'll get a job soon, need one to pay for a PS3 next year hehe. Peace out everyone!

Well last friday, i went to Best Buy at 6:30 AM and picked me up a Premium package. It was really strange, there were so little people, maybe 40 when the doors opened, i came 11'th but even the employees were confused. They got about 50 people last week before for only ten advertised, and when it first came out they got two-hundred-fifty for only a-hundred. I guess the 360 is going down outta peoples chirstmas list eh?

But anways, I got it, not allowed to play it till X-mas (yea its pretty stupid) cuz really i paid for half of it... But then again i dont have any games... So there isnt much to do but fool around with the settings. I think i'll be getting Kameo and Dead or Alive this month, just cuz those two games look awesome!
After that I'm gonna wait till something good comes out like Gears of War, maybe Lost Odyssey (havent seen alot of the gameplay), Dead rising and Lost Planet. Of course im excited for titles like Resident Evil 5, Dead or Alive Code Cronus and Ninja Gaiden 2, but no official date has been announced, nor any guess. But the 360 has lots of good games coming out later, so I'm happy, now... will it beat the PS3? I seriously hope that most companies go multi-platform for us Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 players... although I am planning to get the Playstation 3, not when it comes out but pretty close. The Revolution im scared for, im gonna get it first thing if its between $99 and $199, but its up to other games to support it.

Well anyways, i got one of the next three next-gen consoles, im happy and lets hope that the 360 will be a HUGE success.

I've been thinking for such along time now... Do i want to buy the Xbox 360 right away? They say they'll be a shortage till spring next year, but what does that mean exactly? Wont they keep shipping them each 2 weeks or so to most stores? But I'm scared they wont do that so I dunno if I should get it on launch...

There is only one game i want and that is Dead or Alive 4 which is released in December 6th. Then it skips to about February with Lost Odyessy, Dead Rising, March is Frame City Killer and Gears of War, but when should i really get it????

Can Dead or Alive 4 really last me 8 weeks? Maybe, but i still got my Xbox, PS2 and GCN so i can always play those when i get bored... even though It'd feel like i wasted money.

There has been alot of negative talk about Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 being bad because they used the same engine as the older games as well as Haunting Grounds using a engine that involves running around trying to escape for more then 3/4 of the game.

Those kinds of gameplay makes a game interesting, REOutbreak2 was shipped yesterday and I cant wait for it, its online plus it has five different scenarios packed with replayablity with each character.

Haunting Grounds is similar to Clock Tower 3 (and I hear people saying it was made by the same people from CT3. but its not! CT3 was developed by SunSoft!)

Running around gives the game more suspense, not knowing what is around the corner.

YES, Camera angles could be better, but hey. That just adds to the experience.

People say "why didn’t they use the RE4 engine?" But it would take alot more time to put that in, plus they were made by two different studios. Sure it would be awesome... but this isn’t 'fully' apart of the raccon city disaster, its merely a side mission.

I hate people critizing Capcom because one game or two games they make are amazing they believe that EVERY single game will be like that.

Whatever. I'm buying Outbreak 2 and Haunting Grounds when they hit the stores.. and not even critics will stop me!