I just recently heard that the Xbox-mobile was in HongKong. It looks reeeeeeeeeeeeeally ghetto (like re-painted delivery truck ghetto). At least it comes with a decent Reimi cosplay <3 (it would be nice if she was looking at the camera in one of these photos though).

more Reimi at the end of this post

I completely missed this (even though it was in Causeway Bay) due to the fact that I’ve been cooped up in my apartment on days that I’m not at work for the past 3 months, but THAT ENDS TOMORROW at 4:30pm!

For now, enjoy this awesome FF XIII “localization” by the guys over at IGN.

“That information right there just blew my face off”

And as promised, more Reimi:

[22:46] <@Ci> but it kind of makes me think why the fuck does an asian release have no J audio when a SPANISH RELEASE does.
[22:46] <@Cokematic> LOL
[22:46] <@Cokematic> agreed
[22:46] <@Alkenshel> ooh ooh i know I know!
[22:46] <@Alkenshel> trolling?

[22:52] <@Alkenshel> maybe the board meeting for that went something like
[22:53] <@Alkenshel> “okay, so do we release dual audio for the asian release?’
[22:53] <@Alkenshel> “hell no, they’re asians, they’re probably sick of the japanese stuff. ENGLISH IS GOOD.”
[22:53] <@Alkenshel> “maybe we can make a killing with the japanese audio in the european release! YEAH!”
[22:53] <Zeroblade-> “YEAH, WE KNOW OUR MARKETS BETTER THAN THE CONSUMERS DO”

That be some major trollin’ there Atari (Atari will be doing the EU release). At least the English voiceover for ToV was good (actually I would daresay the English voiceover was excellent), but I’m a giant fart and would of loved the J Audio as well. And I’d be really pissed if Star Ocean 4 had dual audio, the English voiceovers make my ears bleed something awful.

I HOPE YOU ARE HAPPY, MANGA :(((((

Btw the EU release date for ToV and SO4 is June 2009, but seriously, who the fark cares.

I used to be a PS fanboy. Now don’t get me wrong, I think the PS3 is an absolutely solid system. Too bad it just sits there, all pretty and solid. The problem, I fear, is that there’s really nothing I want to play on my PS3. LBP maybe? I could keep playing some GTA4 but the missions that require you to chase down someone on a motorcycle suck :( I’d rather be running around stealing helicopters. My inner RPG self was in utter RAEG due to the PS3’s lack of good RPGS. Sure there’s always Disgaea3.

So last weekend I got myself an XBOX 360 along with Ace Combat, Infinite Undiscovery, Fable II and most importantly, Tales of Vesperia. Fux Microsoft and their exclusives :( Hopefully that’s enough to keep me busy till Star Ocean 4 next year :)

I’ve finished a few missions on Ace Combat and played a little of Infinite Undiscovery. But most of my free time has been spend playing Vesperia. The art is, as expected, absolutely amazing. It did take me a while to get used to the battle system, but I eventually got the hang of it after dying a few times :( Estelle is absolutely awesome, BTW.

Here’s a typical #dasaku conversation:

me :blah blah blah .. OMG Tales of Vesperia .. blah blah blah OMG Estelle <3
ci : blah blah blah… FUX YOU COKE! Estelle is my waifu!
manga : damn you both and your NTSC (he has a PAL Xbox 360 orz)

this is taking place as I’m writing this post:

[18:11] <+Cokematic> who cares, more Estelle moments during the stupid quest
[18:12] <+Cokematic> so i’m all for it
[18:12] <+Ci> Oh yea-
[18:12] <+Ci> FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFAKKKKKKKK U
[18:12] <+Ci> GET OFF MAI WAIFU
[18:12] <+Cokematic> nevar!

My response?

My only gripe with the game is this:

[18:16] <+Cokematic> hey whats up the the DLC
[18:16] <+Cokematic> you can BUY levels?
[18:16] <+Cokematic> what the fuck, microsoft?
[18:16] <+Ci> Waste of cash
[18:16] <@Alkenshel> BUY EM ALL COKE!
[18:16] <@Alkenshel> rofl!
[18:16] <+Cokematic> WHAT THE FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

Of course, the above can be easily ignored… so that doesnt really affect my gaming. By the way I heard that the Japanese get to download custom clothes? Do want ;_;

And awsome OP is awesome (first one is the English version, second one is Japanese version. Doesn’t really matter since its the same singer and the same song. PLus I heard you can watch them BOTH once you beat the game~)

Btw Ci has been bugging me to get Gears of War 2, but I’m not really a FPS kinda guy :/

Now in the intro of the game, there was this spaceship commanded by an unnamed captain:

The said unnamed captain

Captain Wilder of Macross Frontier fame

They must of been separated at birth or something. I wonder If I’m the only one who thinks they look similar? And ohbytheway, finding a good screenshot of Wilder was a lot tougher than I thought it would be.

I’m glad they kept the Japanese version of the OP, 「Heart」by あすなろ (youtube at the bottom of the post).

Anywho. Some random screenshots of the pretty box and manual:

Of course, I love Star Ocean for its battle system:

Unfortunately I’m not that far in. I restarted the game after I beat the first boss since I accidentally added Cyuss to my party T_T

And the video of the lovely OP:

I spent 2 hours on Walfas.org’s Create a Touhou Character flash. Hes got some interesting things on his blog (including daily flash!)
[+Cokematic] is panther moe?
[+Cokematic] and i should play Touhou one day…
[Zeroblade-] not sure about the first, but yes, play touhou

First of all, some quick thoughts on some many Fall shows -

Below Expectiations:
Hyakko – The art just bugs me, and the Yuno-ish lead is depressing to watch. And plus if I wanted to watch a show with Yuno as the lead, I should finish Hidamari Sketch x365 first. (score: F for art and humor fail).
Shikabanehime Aka – This ones a toss up. You must remember, just cause a show is blow my expectation doesn’t mean it sucks (except for Kameko DX). Maybe I expected too much, being the Gainax fanboy that I am. I totally forgot my favourite Gainax works were all original works. Either way, I was expecting alot more action, and some actual storyline. I’m not getting alot of either in the first three episodes (score: D for double Uzis)
Kameko DX – I couldn’t even sit through the first episode (score: F for fuck I can’t watch this shit)
Yozakura Quartet – Nothing really interests me except for Hime. It’s still a so-so show but I’d rather watch Soul Eater. (score: E, not for excellent, that’s for sure)
Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka – Kugu Rei in a non-tsundere loli role? The story is started to pick up in episode 2 only to fall flat on its ass in episode 3. Plus you can still hear bits of her tsundere loli voice in ep 3 already. (score: C for could be better, but not bad)
Mouryou no Hako – mindfucked. (score: E for ‘efffffing hell is this shit?)

Just as Keikaku:
Sequels like Clannad ~After Story~, and Gundam 00 Season 2 pretty much left off wherever they stopped last fall (score: A for both).
Michiko to Hatchin – for me, the animation feels like there’s some Disney styled animation mixed in there. Its not a bad thing… actually quite interesting. Plot wise, its ok so far. I do want to stab Hana’s parents in the face though. (score: n/a)
Toradora - TAIGA ROLLLLLLLLLLL! (score: B for BANIRA SORUTO de)
Chaos;Head - Very nice animation, great story, lots of coke and a male lead that could give Shinji a run for his money. Great stuff, just as I expected. (score: A- for.. argh I’m tired of trying to come up with no-so-funny comments)
Kannagi - Imageboards are totally flooded with Nagi drawings, I don’t really understand why. Good solid show. (score: B-)

Beyond expectations/FABULOUS!
Tales of the Abyss – Yeah definitely one of the better rpg to anime adaptations I’ve seen in the past few years. Bump of Chicken’s Karma is also a plus. And while some people (I forgot whos blog I was reading) thinks its cute (wtf) I think Ion’s lisp is annoying as hell. Or maybe I’m just bitter that he’s a trap. (score: B)
Gai-Rei Zero – “WTF” and in a good way. (score: A+)
Toaru Majutsu no Index – Loli nun, and loli alchoholic smoker. Mikoto is fine too (I thought the scene where she brushes her hair with her hand and lightning comes out was absolutely awesome). (score: A)

*****

So I woke up today to the sounds of MSN message spammage at around 9am. Apparently I was supposed to be playing MGS4 online with a friend. By the time I got everything downloaded and set up it was 10 something, and we played for a few hours. Very reminiscent of my days spent playing CS (apparently still a topseller on Steam? wtf) I was expecting my copy of Star Ocean – First Encounter to arrive today, but it didn’t so I’m kinda disappointed about that :/ I did finish FF VII – Crisis Core last week (finally!). I think Ritchan beat it in like less than 2 weeks, while I’ve had mine since… umm May I think. The game is just ok, definitely overhyped. I just spent a few minutes playing with materia fusion to get some spell that also adds 80% HP. After that, its just spam X for the win. I basically knew the whole storyline before I started playing, but the game was still kinda fun. And as usual, SQEENIX fanboyiism for the lovely cg cutscenes.

Recently, I’ve been wanting an Xbox360 more and more, so I can play Tales of Vesperia and Star Ocean 4 next year. I swear, if SO4 is Xbox exclusive, Microsoft will of finally won me over. While, we’re on the topic of consoles, has anyone seen this godly modded PS3 yet? (at the time of writing this post, it is going for $17,000 USD)

I ended up trying out Mcdonald’s new Double Wasabi Fillet o Fish:

And even got some fish sticks too. It tastes better than it sounds (the fillet o fish that is)… I swear

EDIT 2:

[00:50] <+Cokematic> OH MY FUCKING …
[00:50] <+Cokematic> i know why i didnt get my Star Ocean First Enouncter Today
[00:51] <+Cokematic> fuck
[00:51] <+Cokematic> whoever ordered it put the wrong addressssssssssssssssssssssssssss
[00:51] <+Cokematic> FFFFFFFFFFF
[00:51] <@Alkenshel> GJ Coke
[00:51] <@Alkenshel> SOMEONE HAS A FREE STAR OCEAN NAO
[00:52] <@Alkenshel> GJ WHOEVER THAT FAGGOT WAS
[00:52] <+Cokematic> i obviously did not order/pay for it
/RAEG

Well it’s like 1am. Nothing I can do about it till I wake up tomorrow. Not too worried about not getting my game. It seems like noone was home at this wrong address (thus why I got a voicemail about it… unfortunately my cellphone was out of batteries most of the day and I didn’t find out until 15 minutes ago… -_-)

Luckily, there is nothing cardboard and scotch tape doesn’t fix. Of course when I was screwing it back together, the screw broke in half… so now I can never take it apart again =(

Crappy ass guitar….