Well it finally happened to me, if only on a formality. Yes, by reading Yoweeh's blog i am now tagged and get to reveal 10 things you already don't know about me, i'll try and come up with 10 but anyway:

1. I always smile. If you ever meet me in real life you'll notice this, its a permanent fixture on my face. In my sleep i smile, when i'm angry i smile, when im afraid i still smile. I'm a very happy person.

2. I'm a very political person. I don't have 1 exact view becasue ith certain ideas i take certain sides, i.e. a can be liberal about one idea and conservative on another but i love poltics and hope to do it at University.

3. FPS's are my least liked genre. I just cant get into them, there's not enough going on apart from shooting an enemy. A games gotta have a lot more doing to et me interested.

4. I have Facebook. Not really a fact but more a hey if you also have one hit me up.

5. I'm very friendly, i consider everybody i meet to be friends until they prove themselves otherwise, thats why i love giving shout outs to people in my blogs.

6. My favourite food is either chicken or carrot cake from a baker near my house and my favourite drink is either Cherry 7up or Schweppes Ginger Ale (i like te soft taste)

7. I love to laugh so i love comedy and comedy anime. I love Chris Rock, Lee Evans & Dara O'Briain as my fave stand up acts.

8. Leading on from my previous point my Favourite animes ( In no particular Order) are: Cowboy BeBop, Outlaw Star, Fullmetal Alchemist, Lucky Star, Gundam Wing, Excel Saga & Sayonara, Zetsubou Sensei.

9. My taste in music is all over the place. I like Almost everything Pre 2000. Up to 1999 all music was great but now it sucks, to my ears anyway, today i listen to good oldies, easy listening, jazz but more so Japanese music and music from around europe and parts of latin america. I do ove japanese stuff though its really intresting upbeat and vibrant, and for those asking how do i understand it or where do i find new artists: www.Jpopasia.com.

10. I Like watching Tokusatsu. Tokusatsu is basically live action shows with special effects. These are Mainly: Kamen Rider, Super Sentai (Was adapted into Power Rangers here in the west. Sentai has much better storylines, writing and less childish. They're prepared to be edgy and involve death and seriousness) Keitai Sousakan 7, Ultraman & Madan Senki Ryukendo. This is probably part of my childish side more, Sentai & Ryukendo are geare slightly more younger viewers but are still intersting and have adult overtones, but Kamen Rider, Keitai Sousakan and Ultraman are definitely deeper and complex but i enjoy them personally and if you wanna know more ask me or hit up wikipedia (which is reliable as they get their information from the channels that air the show and translated).

But thats a little more insight into me. SHoutouts: Yoweeh for getting me tagged & Shinobi-Neo, a new friend i made, quite an interesting person (although everybody is interesting in their own way) to me, we both like things in japanese and share a few of the same interests so yeah.

ZX Out

EDIT: Wait i forgot, I Tag RPG_Hacker, SSj4brolyupth & Shinobi-Neo. Yeah thats about right

This is less a blog about me but rathere things recently of interest to me. The fist thing is the Scramble Crossing. You may know this as something japanese as its one of the most recognisable locations within Japan (Shibyua's Scramble Crossing, that is) and so the UK have followed suit to free up congestion in the capital with this our version

It only opened today so you can understand butit looks interesting. I haven't been yet but i'll probably go this weekend as i want to go to my borthers GAME shop (he works there not owns it incase your wondering) and pre-order either Assassins Creed II or The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (which has a special pre order tin and figurines) so i may take pictures when i go (plus i have have short hair again(cut my afro, it wasn't all that big but very spongy and curly) so i look different).

Next is I Beat Prince of Persia today (X360 Version) It was a great game, the platforming it what sold me, the running on walls, climbing and puzzles were really intuative and great, the no game over screens was nice, and even though there were limited enemies only showing up in certain encounters the platforming is enough of a challenge to hold me over and it was over a great adventure. This is the sort of game i like: adventure (or fantasy in some forms) I don't like realism that much in games doing something amazing with a game makes it more enjoyable and i still stick with the idea that if i want a call of duty experience without the annoyace of online jerks (and online in general, its OK on some games but its starting to annoy me) the army is always recruiting.

Lastly, i look at Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days again. I'm trying to decipher Squeenix's way of doing thing mainly becasue putting it in some sort of order is odd. Its estalished the Birth by sleep would occur before KH1 & 2 Is the Sequel 1 and CoM is the midquel to 1 & 2 but then so is 358/2 Days and tis just got confusing. I really started thiking this at night when i realised the story developing Chain of memories takes place within 358/2 days. AT the time where Axel, Larxene, Marluxia, Zexion, Vexen & Lexaeus go to Castle Oblivion thats when Chain of Memories begins Axel Takes out Zex & Vex, you beat Marluxia & Larxene with Sora (and lexaus i think, i have yet to beat CoM) Its nuts becasue now its like it goes:

Birth by Sleep, KH1, 358/2 Days, CoM, KH2 but CoM & 358/2 happen at almost the exact same times its like 2 halves its odd but it makes sense. Although it doesnt take away fro what a good game 358/2 is. The gameplay is solid and lacks ATB which i like ( yes i'm all for JRPGS but if you going to give me a sword of decent proportions (stupid proportions in FFVIII) then tell me which button swings it into the enemy that said i still dont get how the kingdom key is considered a blade when its rounded off. Its more like a baton or stick. One final note: why doesnt Sora/Roxas/Xion ever stick the key into an actual lock and turn it, its always perplexed me mainly becasue i see a key as insert it into keyhole and turn to open but i've never seen him do it thought maybe for each world he'd go to, he'd enter an area before it with a giant Padlock on it opend by his key which he uses as a weapon. wow this turned out to be alot of rambling so dont take alot of this seriously, i was just voicing a ramble.

ZX

Yeah, i don't blog much. Anyway got a ton of games recently (Acekard2i hehe) and mostly the're rhythm games.

Besides Megaman & Sonic games amongst others, I love music Rhythm games and better still all of the ones on the DS. Now being a heavy DS gamer, i love the use of the touch screen mechanics which is why i got Taiko no Tatsujin DS & Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin and Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii: Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 & Elite Beat Agents (Western Conversion of Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan!). These are games that make great use of the DS touch screen along with an absolutely banging soundtrack to the point where im addicted. The Ouendan Trio, have you touch markers on the screen corresponding to the beat and Taiko no Tatsujin have you drum on the touch screen like an actual drum. Its awesome, the difficulty curve does jump a bit, especially in Elite Beat Agents, but they're great games. the music is catchy and upbeat (Ouendan uses manstream music and Taiko uses a range of Jpop, tv show music, classical, Video game and original music) and its very innovative.

I guess this is me just rambling about a set of games i love but yeah. If you look at my collection you can see it but thats all. I have half term next week (thats a week off) so i'll probably do a proper update blog then as i need to but till then.

BTW SHout outs to RPG Hacker for getting RPG maker 2000 in japanese (ROG Hacker and Maker lool) and it not working (we all hit brick walls but there's a way over it and Yoweeh for planning to go see the korean boy band S.M.Entertainment (interesting name) and it not happening (jeez whats with all the brick walls) but don't worry i say keep moving forward and you'll get what you want eventually.

Last point; Translated names of games:

Taiko no Tatsujin = Taiko: Drum Master

Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin: 7tsu no Shima no Daibouken = Taiko: Drum Master: Great Adventure of the 7 Islands

Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan = Hey! Fight! Cheer Squad!

Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii: Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 = Burn! Hot-Blooded Rhythm Spirit: Hey Fight Cheer Squad 2

Just incases ya wanted to know.

ZX