waking up to have this information confirmed to me is an amazing way to start the day off.I have been looking into the american release for sometime now along with a few friends.I already pretty much confirmed this a few days ago when I talked to a member of EGM.I already however have the import version of this game and am near close to completing it.I still though really want the American version of this game becasue I would like to fully understand the story.I can only make out some of it here and there and I do have to use the guide to get through it.Already having played this game all I can say is it is amazing and any true RPG fan is going to love it.The visuals are amazing the battles are great and the character designs are great as well thanks to Akira Toriyama.This is probably one of my favorite RPG series from Square-Enix or square in general.It has never gotten much espect in America which is a shame becasue it is a fantastic series.It is coming and if you like RPG's pick the game up when it is released you will not be sorry.

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Dragon Quest VIII Soundtrack.

Track listing:

Disc 1 (57:20)

01... Overture
02... Intermezzo
03... Pull the Coach
04... A Peaceful Community
05... Boogie-Woogie in the Bar
06... A Peaceful Community (Night)
07... To a Vast World
08... Give a Roar
09... Cool and Gloomy Road
10... In the Heart of the Gloomy Road
11... Quiet Village
12... Go Toop
13... Healed by the Hymn
14... Quiet Village (Night)
15... Tower of Mystery
16... These Feelings...
17... Breaking Through the Barrier
18... Ah Yes, At That Time...
19... The Apprentice Priest's Determination
20... Hurry! We're In a Pinch
21... Creeping Shadow
22... Overcoming Painful Times
23... Memories of the Sea (Soprano)

Disc 2 (59:27)

01... The Magesty of the Castle ~ Royal Palace's Gavotte
02... Royal Palace's Gavotte (Night)
03... Poet's World
04... Memories of the Sea
05... Alchemy Pot
06... Conversation
07... Fun Casino
08... Ruins of Darkness
09... Big Prairie's March
10... A Town With a Cathedral
11... Facing Towards the End
12... Dormagus
13... Fly to the Heavens
14... Battle in the Heavens
15... Carry These Feelings on the Harp
16... A Town With a Cathedral ~ The Sky, the Sea and the Earth

17... Level Up
18... Inn
19... Battle Victory
20... Comrades
21... Item Discovery
22... Annihilation
23... Small Fanfare
24... Medium Fanfare
25... Big Fanfare
26... Church
27... Save
28... Curse
29... Monsters Appear!!
30... Harp ME 1
31... Harp ME 2
32... Listen to My Song
33... Recital
34... Jingle Special Skill 1
35... Jingle Special Skill 2
36... Jingle Special Skill 3
37... Jingle Special Skill 4
38... Jingle Special Skill 5
39... Echo's Flute 1
40... Echo's Flute 2

Well where to begin this soundtrack is ok.There are a few good songs.One of the best songs on this album is the main theme (if you have seen the trailers it is the main song that plays it is titled Overture) it is very well orchestrated and sounds fantastic.Another song you may be familiar with is Give a roar which is also featured in the one smaller trailer where it shows off some battles.My biggest problem with this album was it kind of fallowed the order of Good song then a few ok to not so good songs then a good song.The 2nd half of the 2nd album are all 4-20 second songs of things like the inn and others and most aren't too appealing.There is a orchestrated album coming which will feature some of these songs and will sound alot better than this album.The biggest problem was the fact it was lacking orchestrals because alot of these songs at times would have a little bit of them but the music around it sounds like midi quality sounding.If you can only get one wait for the orchestrated one I am.IMy cousin purchased this album and lent it to me so I could check it out,but I am a big fan of the series and will pick it up soon enough.Overall it's a great day for the series and I am very happy about it.!

Well I decided to put together my top 10 game list

Top 10 Game's of 2004

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1.Dragon Quest VIII

-I imported this game and I have got to say this is a fantastic looking game and just as much addicting in gameplay.The battles in this game are similiar to the Dragon Quest Series.Again I imported this so I could only understand some so I don't know fully the whole story but man what a freggin awesome game.

2.Metal Gear solid 3

-Snakes third adventure into the forest this time.The gameplay is pretty much the same as Metal ger 2 and incorporates a few new methods of getting around.This game features a fantastic story and some incredibly memorable moments.

2.Ninja gaiden

-After playing the piece of crap Shinobi for the Ps2 I really hoped this game would'nt suck and to my surprise it didn't in fact it is amazing smoth controls and fast gameplay makes this game incredibly fun

3.Megaman Anniversary Collection

-Almost all the megaman games in one package ,that's right it doesn't get much better than this

4.Star Ocean till the End of Time

-A sci fi themed sequel for the playstation 2 which featured fast battles fun battles and overall a nice lengthy RPG the only downfall I had with this game was the sloooooowwwww cutscenes

5.Sonic Heroes

-This game for me came out of nowhere and it was damn fun.Brings you back to the days of the old fast paced sonic.

6.Growlanser Generations

7.Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

8.Halo 2

9.Baten Kaitos

10.Fable

Worst Games/Dissapointments

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Well I don't play many games I know im going to hate so I don't think I'll put what I thought

1.Doom 3

-This game was looking so Amzing,people were spending cash like crazy just to play this game at high rates.Then Doom 3 was released and it was nothing more than a shallow ok FPS disguised under all the graphics.

2.Half-Life 2

-Well I was very excited about this game and could'nt wait for it to come out.I don't see what everyone likes abut this game.It has horrible vehicles ,The Ai isnt too bright,and overall I did not find this game fun.Yes the ravity gun is fun but it's just one part of the game.

3.Prince of Persia Warrior within

-Another game I was excited for.Overall a bit too easy and incredibly repetitive and the prince acts like an arrogant as...er person

4.Killzone

-holy crap bad game alert.You shoot the same damn enemy from start to finish and the game is so scripted it is just terrible and well never mind

5.Drake of the 99 Dragons

-Saw this game on EP and it looked very cool then I played it although it was released late 2003 I never played it till 2004 ugh

There you have it my thoughts on these games this year you may or may not agree oh well enjoy

6.

I just finished watching this film and I felt like writing a review did I like it?....

Resident Evil Apocalypse has taken my 2nd worst film of the year behind House of the Dead.RE A is by far the biggest piece of crap I have ever sat through.It has nothing to do with the game and makes no senese.The action scenes are so over the top and corny that they are just plain stupid.One scene in particular when the demons trap them in the church.Alice(milla) crashes through a window about 40 feet up in the air not knowing what is on the other side lands perfectly between the seats.Then she proceeds to drive her motorcycle forward and then backflips off the motorcycle and the demon carries it up and she shoots it.WTF is all I have to say about that.Another scene I'll note is when Nemesis was chasing alice through the building she shoots out the wall and slides down a garbage disposal.she falls out and into one of those large PLASTIC garbage bins as she is doing this Nemesis fires a ROCKET down the hole and hits the ground right behind her but she is sheilded by a large plastic dumpster.This film had nothing not even one scene I can say I liked from start to finish it was one huge ridiculous scene after another.How was the acting? Milla jovovic was boring and not interesting oh hell none of the cast was entertaining (although Jill was good looking).Nemesis looked very cool too bad he is a total wimp that's right the tough ass Nemesis we know from the game gets his ass handed to him and then does the whole turns to the good side thing in the end.Seriously I have never been so frustrated and annoyed watching a film this is pure garbage and as far as Im concerned this film can go to hell.Resident evil fans should be so pissed and they should feel so crapped on with this film.Way to go Hollywood call it Resident evil change it completely and throw money at it and in the end you=FAIL

1/2 our of 5 I only gave it this cause I cannot give it a zero

on this note I will listmy top ten worst and best films tommorow

Have a good night and don't waste your time with this crap