First off id like to thank everybody who checked out my birthday top ten game blog, thanks for all the great comments guys.
Anyway I thought Id just give an update on a few things gaming wise etc.
Gaming Update
The games ive been playing recently are:
Dissidia Final Fantasy

A great game for the PSP, I need to put quite a bit more time into it but there are plenty of fun battles to be had with this game. I recently had a battle in this game with my cousin and he whipped me for the most part since he has a level 100 squall and my highest character (cloud) was only level 28 at the time. Although i managed to get my revenge when i beat him with sephiroth ![]()
Batman Arkham Asylum

Man this game came out of nowhere and knocked it out of the park like no other batman game before it. I am still in shock eidos managed to pull it off in such a fantastic way. It has that batman animated feel which i love but with its art ****and design it has its own atmosphere and feel that differentiate it just enough. Ive beaten it almost 100% but im still working on the challenge mode, and before im done i just gotta say killer croc looked awesome.
Muramasa the Demon Blade

I have been waiting for this game for what feels like forever and im glad the time has finally come. The design and artwork of this game is incredible, and it gets me wondering what if nintendo or another company hired this dev team to make one of their big franchises? *hopes for vanillaware kid icarus*
Anyway the game is a load of fun, it gets a bit repetitive at times but the blade crafting and the metroid like overworld keep things interesting as far as im concerned. Ive beaten Kisuke's story and I'm part way through momohime's right now, and the story for each character is pretty deep and the japanese lore is very interesting and awesome.
The Beatles RockBand

So this is my first music/rhythm game, not the first i have played just the first i have ever owned. Overall id say its pretty good, Ive always been a fan of their music and this game definitely does them justice. My parents seem to love just watching me play it since they are huge beatles fans so its cool that they can actually get into it. I still need alot of practice since im not very good but im doing a bit better. My only beef with the game is that there is only 45 songs, it may sound like a bit but the set of songs i have now is already losing its luster a bit, guess ill have to wait till they milk me for the DLC ![]()
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Gaming Industry Rant

Activision Your head is far too big
Ok i usually don't rant about stuff too much other than one of my blogs about the dragonball movie and the fact i dislike how many people overuse or misuse the word overrated. But i just gotta say activision is throwing their weight around way too much lately, especially their CEO Bobby Kotick. The fact that almost every game that would have come out this year has cowered in fear of COD modern warfare 2 which in turn has caused them all to move to 2010 just bugs me to no end. These guys are way worse than EA ever was, first off the quality of a lot of their games has seriously gone down and most have now become annual rehashes and follow ups to franchises they can milk. And whats worse is all the badmouthing they have been doing to other companies and developers, like the whole suing EA and double fine for brutal legend, and all their cheap shots at rockband and possibly the worst two are when they claimed they wouldn't support the PS3 anymore and when the CEO said that if he could raise gaming prices even higher that hed do it in a heartbeat if they let him. I have liked some of their games in the past but they have become a creature that is almost unrecognizable and I'm just sick of them treating the industry and their customers like crap. Oh and i don't blame blizzard for this in anyway, they are just unfortunately combined with activision now.
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Collection and other stuff
The Gundam 00 anime is coming to an end on the syfy channel so ill have to find a new anime to get into again
But anyway I got another gundam 00 model recently and i finally finished it, and it turned out i think better than the first one.

This one may look the same since its the same gundam but its a bit larger since its the 1/100 scale and it has much more detail and it has one other aspect that makes it pretty cool.

That's right the GN Drives (solar engines) in the shoulders glow since they have LED lights, a bit of a gimmick but awesome looking non the less IMO.

Yea id say I have enough gundam models to tide me over for a bit now. Here's the two gundam 00 models and my recently acquired wing zero custom model. Oh and for those who haven't experienced gundam wing maybe you should take a look Gundam Wing AMV
Oh and before i forget i decided to update my sig, tell me what you guys think of it

Well anyway that's all, thanks for reading guys and i hope i didn't ramble on too much for you. Have a great weekend everyone ![]()
Comments
Muramasa sounds fantastic, but I am only getting it after a price cut since I don't have a lot of money right now. And Activision just sucks!
and i agree with your rant on activision. i don't buy any of their products.. well, unless you count 'kaboom!' from like..1981. ;p
i'm also worried that square enix is becoming like activision as they continually grow larger. they have an agressive attitude to fan made projects, and they're milking FF almost dry.
And yes, Activision is slowly starting to lose respect from a lot of people. Them and their silly business practices and their cocky attitudes. Doesn't serve anyone well.
Also, I like your sig, good character choices though I can't recognize only three of em
Anyways, Batman is awesome. I really enjoyed every part of it - especially he Scarecrow sections
Also, great sig. Some really great characters in there - some of my favorites in fact.
About Blizzard, they pissed me about SC2 will be divided into 3 games and there's no LAN for the sake of anti-piracy. Diablo 3 are pushed to next year again and there's no news for WC4.
I still prefer EA that they usually reduce their games' prices in sales. I plan to buy Fight Night Round 4 and FIFA 10 this Xmas.
Great choice of characters.
@Goomba_Lord37 : thanks im glad people are saying the models came out well
@reo-117 : yea a few of them will, but ive already beaten most of them
@Nintenkid49 : you should definitely check out batman, its short but a great experience overall
@Pierst179 : thanks im glad you like the sig, yea muramasa is a game you could probably wait on since its good but not life changing or anything like that. Glad im not the only one fed up with Activision
@N-REAL : Thanks, and lol yea dissidia is the first game ive played on my psp in a while so i dont blame you for not having one since the great games for that system are very few and far between.
@LuigiRulze : thanks, and i can definitely reccomend Batman as one of the years best so if you ever get a chance try it out.
@just_nonplussed : im not gonna lie so yea it does get pretty repetitive like odin sphere, the only things that make a it bit interesting are forging the swords and changing them mid battle. Yea im about worried about square enix as well, the rehashes and remakes are kinda getting out of hand, but since they aquired eidos recently perhaps something new will come of it, lets just hope they dont get as bad as activision anytime soon.
@CcJj09 : wow youve been pretty busy in dissidia, good to see someones making good use of onion knight since i feel most people overlook him when hes actually very good. And im glad you like the gundams and sig, thank you
@Naomz : thanks
@Flame_Blade88 : you can find some pretty cheap ones on ebay so you should pick one up when you can since their pretty fun to build and the satisfaction of finishing it is pretty cool. Level 76 squall eh, it seems like everybody has put more time into the game than me
@MegandDia128 : muramasa is pretty good and youd enjoy it, its a little more action oriented than odin sphere but still plenty of fun.
@siLVURcross : Yea i just had to vent some of my disgust towards activision cause there just really unpleasant for no apparent reason. And thanks the sig turned out pretty good, and since you said you only recognized a few characters ill name off all of them so you know whos who
from right to left they are
Selvaria (Valkyria Chronicles)
Ryu (street fighter)
Richter Belmont (Castlevania)
Link (Zelda)
Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
Jill Valentine (Resident Evil)
Sephiroth (Final Fantasy 7)
King Hippo (Punch out)
Dante (Devil May Cry)
@hazelnutman : I agree the scarecrow parts were very well done and pretty weird, thanks glad you like the sig
@jaykho213 : Ive only seen whats been on tv, but yea ive seen all the way up to the final episode of season 2 which ill see on monday
@Courtney817 : beatles rock band is pretty fun and you should check it out, and thank you i try my best with my collection and im glad you like it
@Azure_Valkyrie : thanks, and yes she is a great character
@dan_scfc : indeed, one of the best this year IMO
@SUBZERO99999 : thanks i will
@Hanzoadam : yea i know what you mean, im not sure if its because its a handheld game or the fact i dont feel as though im making progress but like you im just not in the mood to play it a whole lot. Good game other than that
@Kid_Black_Star : dont feel bad though since i cant make very good sigs either, i just managed to pull this one off by pasting pictures together and i dont know how to use photo shop so
@soulless4now : yea they dont advertise it at all on the channel so i dont blame you for forgetting about it
I HAVE NOT PLAYED IT YET BUT I LIKE IT
I agree with you about the Activision rant, they're games really lost quality
Great games you are playing, Arkham Asylum is amazing and Dissidia must be a great game for a FF fan like me
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