Merry Christmas guys and gals! :D I most likely won't be on tomorrow because I have a feeling Ill be glued to my PS2 playing various Final Fantasy games *hint hint* :wink: Hope everyone gets what they wished for!

I want to continue my top 10 DS games list so here is a recap:

10. Luminous Arc

9. Pokemon Diamond

8. Final Fantasy III

7. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

And now #6, 5 and 4!

6. Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales – Three simple words – Just plain fun. This title may look like an easy kid game from the outside, but as the old saying goes "never judge a book by its cover". It applies to games as well :D The story is fairly straightforward, a little chocobo (I named mine Cloud :lol: ) trying to save his friends and the crystals. The mini games are fun and some are rather tough. There were also card battles. I have not had good experiences with that type of gameplay but I loved the way they did it in this game.

5. Lunar Knights – Vampire Sci-fi game? Heck yes count me in :lol: In this game, Earth is controlled by vampires and humans are just food. The Vampires have created a device that blocks out the sun and have suits of armor which have prevented the resistance fighters, known as the Guild, from overthrowing them. The mysterious Lucien and young guild member, Aaron, become the two characters you control. Simple strategy with the characters was needed to make the most out of the game. One gains their power from the sun and the other from the moon which requires you to swap between the two characters. Each attack drains power and can be recharged in daylight or moonlight. Changes in weather can give you an advantage or even allow you to access certain areas that were closed off. Also some creatures are weak against a certain element. The gameplay is basically a dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Each character has multiple types of weapons that can be upgraded. There are also space battles as you take a defeated vampire up to destroy it with solar radiation. Now if only they would make a sequel, I crave more!

4. Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings – Once again not a game I had planned on purchasing. After the disappointment of Heroes of Mana, I had planned to stay clear of RTS games on the DS. Boy would that have been a huge mistake. The controls made the game work where HoM failed. I thought it had a great story : ) Love the characters from FFXII so it was nice to see them all in a new adventure.

Next blog will be my top 3!