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:

However, I love my PS3 even if I never end up finishing any of the games I get (Guitar Hero III? MGS4? GTA IV? Elder Scrolls VI?). For those of you who don’t know, the PS3 really lacks good RPGs. Yeah, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is fine and all, but honestly its too dark for me. Assassin’s Creed? Never played it but my answer will probably be the same. Sure it was fun running around killing townsfolk and guards in Oblivion, but I never really got into the storyline.

I ordered my copy of Disgaea3 about 2 weeks after it’s North American release via PlayAsia and I love these guys! Put in the order at 1am on Thursday, and on Friday I got a phone call from the delivery guy but I wasn’t at home so he came back Saturday morning. Free shipping too!

There are people out there who criticize D3 for it’s “not worthy of a PS3″ sprites, but I’m a sucker for these types of RPGs. For someone who’s never played any Disgaea before, the tuorials were easy to follow and the gameplay was fun (though I’ve heard complaints that it is very similar to the first two Disgaea games). The problem I have with turn based rpgs is that I get bored mashing the attck menu button. Thus I’ve always been drawn more towards the Star Ocean Second Story and Legend of Mana type games.

Although D3’s gameplay is turn-based, the fact that you can at move around makes it must more appealing that the menu based RPGs. It calls for some strategic placement and movement of your party (of 10 !?) and the throwing system is super fun (although I always forget about throwing Prinny and he explodes and dies orz). The magichange and item/classroom world system is kinda cool too, though I haven’t used those much. (I’m pretty sure Manga, uses it alot more than I do.)

My current PS3 background

Great things about Disgaea 3

• to play through the story, you don’t really need to level grind. With some half decent stratergy you can probably taken on monsters that are much higher level than your party.
• you can get through the story very very quickly (great for someone like me who doesn’t actually have alot of time to devote to Disgaea 3), but there are alot of things to see and do in Desgaea besides the main storyline. Item world, classroom world, unlocking several generic classes, etc. (They don’t put a level cap of 9999 for no reason.)
• Sprites are rare these days, and I love them
• Sapphire and Raspberyl
• Ufotable

My one minor complaint, is that the English voices and get annoying, especially Raspberyl’s, which is a shame because even though I don’t use her much in the game, she’s an awesome character. In the end, I switched to the Japanese track after chapter 1.

The storyline is entertaining, the jokes usually hit and the characters are very likeable. I’d recommend this game to anyone, like me, who has not gotten into Disgaea franchise yet. You don’t need any prior knowledge before picking this game up (but then again, what kind of otaku doesn’t know Flonne and Etna?) and you can play this as much (or as little) as you want! I Finished the first cycle (played through the storyline once) in under 35 hours of playtime, but there is much much more to this world and now I’m off to explore it.

stolen from Sankaku Complex

And I need to get Flonne and Etna to join my party.

ps.  Can’t wait for North American version downloadable characters, whenever that may be.