Around the World in 7 Days: Gaming revelations

School tomorrow LAME! Oh well I've played a fair bit of games during the holidays. I tried to play through God of War 3 again, but I just can't. I've always found myself going back to FIFA 10...is something wrong with me? Or is something wrong with God of War 3? I have my reasons, look for a post about it later...

Funnily enough, the two games that I've really dug my gaming heels into were The World Ends With You and Silent Hill 2, both for different reasons. I've had a copy of The World Ends With You for about a year now, but it never used to work. That was until Friday, where I scoured forums to look for a fix that didn't force me to download a patch. I found one where I had to repeatedly close my ds, and guess what? IT WORKED! So I've been addicted to that, in all it's pin collecting, mind scanning, smart innovated touch screen using ways. IT.IS.SO.GOOD!

Ok now onto Silent Hill 2...Silent Hill 2 is the reason I continue to play games. For every generic FPS, every Peter Molyneux 'revolution', there's a gem that stands heads and shoulders above the rest. Silent Hill 2 is that gem. At it's core, it's a twisted and at times, depressing love story. On the surface it's a wonderfully crafted horror game, each and every little detail jangling the nerves. Just try playing that Hospital level at night with headphones. It's a spectacular gaming feat.

So yeah. There's a lot more I could say...but I've got school. BLURGH SCHOOL! Expect a post from Selina about Rhythm Heaven haha IT'S AN AWESOME GAME! It's like Warioware and Bishi Bashi with rhythm used. Play it and become addicted.

CIAO!

Around the World in 7 Days: Gaming update

Welly welly well! Around in the world in 7 days and we're on our eighth day? What have I got accomplished in the past week? Well I put up one poster thanks to my partner in crime, taken a photo of my hyper collection for their 200th issue (thanks again to Selina for providing photos, artistic vision and extra hypers) and got
kicked in the arse...less said about that the better! NOW!

I've also started playing Rock Band 2 again, which is always a lot of fun. I stand by my point that Rock Band is the definitive band experience, compared to Guitar hero which just slapped on drums and mic for the hell of it. Bobby Kotick and co can go get stuffed.

Also gotten back into Miles Edgeworth Investigations, which is a welcome change from the courtroom dramas that previous games have followed. Gameplay is primarily based around investigations now, with the 'cross examinations' in form of the rebuttals. Logic is also a welcome addition to the game, and it requires less of the 'trial and error' gameplay that previous games had resorted to. Thank god for that.

And usual FIFA 10 and God of War 3 thrown into the mix. Chock a block full of gaming, gotta make the most of it while I can, cause school is in a week, and there will be no more time for plastic guitaring and hadoukens. Which reminds me, Super Street Fighter IV is on the horizon...

Around the world in..ah stuff it. I BOUGHT THE PHOENIX WRIGHT ART BOOK!

I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT!.... Anyways. *sorry for the spam*

Yesterday when I went out to the city, I purchased at Kinokuniya "The art of Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney" for a good $63.75. Why? Well, I'm a huge fan of the phoenix wright series since game one( maybe not the games on advance). Plus I'll also be cosplaying Maggey Byrde later on this year at Animania, so it'll be a good vice to have the book on hand for reference.

So what can you expect from this monstrosity of a book? Nearly everything really(besides the new Miles Edgeworth game) You got illustrations, character art with an included memo even the animation sequence! It didn't let me down, that's for sure.

Any fan obssesed with Phoenix Wright would be crazy not to own this book..it's just too awesome. Every single page dedicated to each individual character ( some characters such as Apollo has more, but hey who's complaining?) displays the hard work went into designing the characters. I'm a big fan of the games, having finished Trials and tribulation first then going back to game one to start the story all over. The Phoenix Wright series has captivated me so much; reduced me to tears, raged at the ds, relating to the characters...even having heated debates with friends over the games.

It's more in-depth than merely being pictures.It may not be a complete guide. But I bought the book nonetheless..because I'm a true fan . That is all. xD

Selina out! *Jared come back here!*

Around the World in 7 days according to Selina and Jared with friends: Day One

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*flicks hair*...tsk, tsk, tsk Jared. Putting off games...
Wait, who am I to talk?!

Selina here! Once again I have ventured forth into this
foreign land called
"A boy and His blog: Adventures into Blogolonia".
Why? Well, let's see here... To update you guys on my
gaming status of course!
Yesterday, I have been busily playing God of war 1.
The sad news is that I left the ps2 on for tv and then at
 the end of it all,
my dad switched off the entire power component.NOOOOOO!
That just basically means that the part I'm up to isn't
saved, so it's a little
frustrating that I'm going to have to start all over...
and I was at the good part toos! *Sigh*

I happen to have a list of games to play this holiday but
 I'm pretty sure someone
here would like to list them.
Instead, maybe I'll just update you guys with whichever
games I've played throughout
the days gone by.
Sounds cool? Alrighty thens.Until tomorrow (at this
person's house), YAH!

~Selina.

Around the World in 7 days according to Selina and Jared with friends: Day 1

Alright the first official day of the holidays! Hope everyone's enjoying their
Easter Monday, I know I have, with a brand new Hyper to read. Cause a new issue of Hyper makes the day so much better.

So what do I have in store for today gaming wise? Probably some FIFA 10, God of War 3if I'm feeling up to it. Might also try playing some Pokemon Platinum if I feel like some grinding. Griiiiiiiiiiinding.

Maybe some Bayonetta too? As I said before I'd like to experience the game without any lag, cause Sony is cool and sega are a bunch of losers...massive losers.

Anyway, expect a post from Selina about her first day of the holidays in relation to gamings and stuff. SELINAAA!!!

Till then Jared out!

Howdy all! There's a female presence now...

Selina here, the brand new member for Jared's den of gaming. So why am I here you ask? This here is a girl dedicated to gaming. Dedicated to the point of going on a money-wasting pilgrimage just to get the Devil May Cry 4 ps3 game she forgot to obtain from a treasure box. Besides that point, me and Jared are also collaborating together this holiday's for...wait for it...drumroll please! *beats the table till an indent is visible*...'Around the World in 7 days according to Selina and Jared with friends!'

So what will i post here? I don't know exactly. But lemme tell you that today I started my holiday of gaming by playing Crisis core on the psp. Just because I went Easter show.

~Selina. http://tofurbii.blogspot.com/ <---- visit me! you know you want to.

P.S thanks Jaaaaaaaaaareeed! ^^

Hooray Holidays!!

Ahh yeah Holidays I've missed you. During the first term of school, I've found myself not having much time to play games, with probably the most time being spent on God of War 2 (six hour gaming session), and then God of War 3. Other than that, I'd find myself playing Rock Band occasionaly, and having 16 people participate in a gaming experiment for my Society and Culture assignment.

So what's on the gaming plate for these holidays? Well after I finish God of War 3 again, I think I might play through Bayonetta again. My experience was slightly ruined last time due to the long load times but after Sony fixed up the problem (Sony. Not Sega), then the game started to run much faster. There are also some hardcore gaming sessions planned at people's houses which I'm pretty pumped about. Other than that, I think I might play Silent Hill 2 again, it's a game that will probably never age. OH and FIFA 10 woohoo!

I would also like this opportunity to introduce a brand new team member for my blog. Selina, a good friend and fellow gamer will be posting some of her gaming experiences, thoughts and issues on A Boy and His Blog, which will definitely be interesting to read. Definitely something to look forward to!

Cyaaaa!