Well here I am again, writing another blog which will be read by few. None the less its nice to keep a record of my thoughs of games shortly after I get them, so that in the future i can look back at what I originally thought and determine wether I was right or not. In anycase, here I go.

Blue Dragon XBOX360- So this game was very underrated from the start. I had always wanted to get this game simply because of the character design. Im a huge Akira Toriyama fan, as well as a Nobuo Uematsu fan. Why hadn't I gotten this game before? Simply because there were better things to get at the time....or were there? Blue Dragon sells at gamestop for about 12 dollars now; a price which I believe is far too low for such a great game. Though this classic RPG is very simplistic and can feel dated to some, it really is a satisfying experience overall. The game was about 30+ hours in length, with a medium difficulty level. Graphics were nice, though in some cases you can see where they were somewhat cheap. Personally I thought the graphics were good. The soundtrack of the game was great. Why people hate it? I dont know. Its probably because of the boss theme which can get annoying after a while (seeing as there are many bosses in this game...something I am quite fond of). Anyways, Id recomend it to anyone who likes Dragon Quest or Chrono Trigger. I'm a fan.

Brutal Legend XBOX360- Once upon a time, I made so much fun of this game. I would look at the new screenshots and say "Wow this Jack Black game is going to be terrible." And it turns out i was completely wrong. Brutal Legend is a great game, though its short. The free world gameplay reminds me of Jak 3 (opposed to the other Jak games), and the gameplay is a mix of RTS and hack and slash. How does this work? Well it does. The game is funny and has a great story with cool characters. Visuals are nice, and voice acting is too. Jack Black did is also one of my favorite actors (which probably added to my enjoyment of the game) but really. Even if you think this game is terrible looking, just give it a shot. Rent it, wait for the price to go down, i dont care. Its worth your time.

Tales of Vesperia XBOX360- So Tales of Vesperia.... This game as many may know is somewhat uncommon in the states. The way I got this game is via ebay for a nice 30 bucks. It was in mint condition so even better. This game is great. I love the graphics, characters, story, music, gameplay, everything about this game fits me perfectly. I dont have much else to say about the game other than its my highest rated game on the list that im writing right now.

Dragon Quest 8 PS2- Why didn't I have this before? I dont know. The point is, i bought this game so that I may beat it upon my completion of Tales of Vesperia. So far im about 2 hours into the game. Music is outstanding, gameplay feels dated, graphics are great for its time, Akira Toriyama character designs again, its overally a great game. Thats all Im going to say on this game.

Left 4 Dead XBOX360- Halloween inspired me to finally pick this one up. Simple game, great gameplay, dated graphics, fun campaign and multiplayer. Nice achievements, poor versus mode. Overall great game

So thats that I think. All of theese games are great games, I'd highly recomend them all to anyone who wants to play something good. Untill next time (when hopefully more people will discover my blog),

-Zeldafreak4life

So yeah, I still dont have many people that are viewing my blogs (not that I have written any lately) but I hope to get some back throughout my next few posts. Im writing this in school during a free so its not as well thoughtout as it could be, but its something to do wtih my free time and it prevents my procrastination in blogging.

I guess ill talk about the games ive gotten since my last blog, and my impressions on them. And I'd like to hear yours as well so if you care to post any personal thoughts feel free. Ive been reading everyone else's blogs so yeah. If you already reviewed one of theese games, don't feel obligated to say something haha.

So the first game on my list is, of course,

Dissidia: Final Fantasy- So yeah, because you've read countless blogs on this already im going to make this breif. I love this game and personally I think people hate on the story too much. After beating Final Fantasy 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,12, working on 1, have a character in 11 and have beaten some spinoffs such as tactics etc, Its safe to say that the story does just enough to tie off some loose ends. I like the ballanced characters, the levels are cool *though i wish there were more*, the OST has some very nice remixes and what not. Though I would have liked to see a remix of the FFX battle theme and Otherworld, its still great. Personally I play as the Warrior of Light when im playing on AdHoc party via PS3, simply because he is mid tier and underrated.

Pokemon Platinum- Ok, this one was something different for me. I used to like pokemon alot when I was younger, (I mean who didn't?). and my friend suggested that I get this game. For some reason, I was actually eager to play this one before he suggested buying it. Anyways, the game was short and as always, far too easy. I know its meant for extras, EV training, and Battle Frontier *stuff which im working on* but overall it was short and simple. And to be honest, thats something that ive been missing in recent RPGs. So this was a very refreshing game to run through. Beating the game took me about 28 hours wtih a little exploring on the side.

Final Fantasy I: Anniversary Edition- After Dissidia came out, I chose to buy this game beacuse it was one of two FF titles in the main series that I havent plalyed through or beaten. So i bought this. Needless to say its fun and stuff. Nice ost, very nice sprites, and classic gameplay. Aside from that, the overworld, high encounter rate, and free roaming feel dated... to no suprise. However, when looking @ gamespot's review of this game, their score of a 6.5 is far too low. Afterall.... it IS a remake. What else do you want? For fans that want a remake of the game Final Fantasy I, this is a smart purchace.

BlazBlue: The Calamity Trigger- Oh. My. God. This game is my favorite fighting game of all time *not including Super Smash Brothers which i dont consider to be a fighting game, but rather a party game*. I was a fan of the Guilty Gear series and was somewhat skeptical when contemplating this purchace, but MAN was I stupid not to get this when it first came out. I mean really...

Graphics= WIN

Soundtrack= WIN

Gameplay= WIN

Characters= WIN

Story/Overall content= WINNNNN

Honestly, Gamespot's review of this game was SO underrated its not even funny. It seems like they just get random people to review games rather than actually having someone that can appreciate the genre and give games an accurate score. For fighting game fans, this is a must have. Honestly its the best fighting game to come out in the past 5 years at least. I use Jin Kisaragi and play on the PS3 for those who are wondering. Why did I buy it on ps3? Because mine is collecting dust, and when i play it on my 50 inch LCD tv *which is usually unused* its absolutely breathtaking. Besides, my trophy collection needs some improvements. I bought this on saturday so I'm not 100% finished the story yet, and no where near done with the online mode.

So yeah, thats that. In other news.... Project Needlehog. Wtf? Im so excited to see a new "2D sonic adventure on HD consoles" but im VERY VERY VERYYYY skeptical about this game. Why? Because Sonic Team can't do anything right. And as all of the fans are saying right now... "Hey, that shilouette in the logo dosen't look like Sonic!" Knowing Sonic team, it probably isnt. Why? Idk. Maybe they're affraid that people will complain when its "too much like the originals" (beacuse they definately will ), or maybe its becuae they are straight up jerks.

Anyways.... Zelda Spirit Tracks gets a release date. December 7th.... Win.

So untill next time, I hope more people will start commenting on my blogs again.

-Zeldafreak4life

It's been quite some time since I've posted a blog, though its not to say I haven't been keeping up with those of my friends. In my absence from Gamespot's forums and blogging community, I have actually kept up with reading everyone else's. Needless to say, I have decided to return to this community and I'm very excited to do so .

Rather than making a return post without any acutal blog, I've decided to write a simple "Games I bought recently" blog. I always enjoy reading those when other users post, so maybe my game selections may entertain you (for better or worse ). So I'll start wtih the games i purchaces within the last three months...

At the beginning of the Summer, I did alot of used game shopping mainly because I was in need of something to play and I didn't have the patience to save up a substantial amount of money to buy a newer game. Fortunately I was pleased wtih the result of my purchases.

Guilty Gear Accent Core (Wii)- So this was fun to play at first. It still is fun to play aside from its lackluster presentation and overly simplistic controlls. I had fun playing this game wtih friends, though. The sprites in GG games are always beautiful, and the characters are pretty awesome as well. Aside from the versus mode and the arcade mode, there was nothing else really other than a mediocre art gallery. Oh well, Heaven or Hell... LETS ROCK!

Chrono Trigger (DS)- Though this is a relatively new game on the DS, i bought it used so I found it appropriate to put in this section. I've always been a fan of JRPGs since I was a very little kid, but Chrono Trigger wasnt really a game that was released in "my time" (seeing as im only sixteen). I do have a SNES and a PSX but I never got around to buying Chrono Trigger. However, when I did this time, I was more than pleased to see it lived up to the great hype surrounding it. Chrono Trigger has proved to be one of my favorite JRPGs of all time. I could barely put my DS down when i was playing through it. Simply Incredible.

Armored Core: For Answer (PS3)- I got this on an excursion to gamestop one day when I had no other game in mind to buy. I had been craving a good mech game for quite some time now, and rather than look through my collection and play another JRPG like Xenogears which is heavily mech based XD, i wanted to buy a game along the lines of Chrome hounds or Armored Core. This game was a great buy at only $19.99 and with a Gamestop savings card, only $17.99. Plays like any other mech game. Not too special but at the same time very fun. Mech customization is great, and the stages and missions are very fun to pick up and play. There dosen't appear to be much of a story though, after playing for a few hours I haven't picked up on much of that... Anyways its fun Play it if you want a mech game. Also the trip to Gamestop that day proved to be benefitial as well, seeing as the manager of the store had brought a copy of the FFXIII demo in with him (from his personal copy of FFACC:Japaneese import edition). Other than not understanding what the characters were saying, i was verrrrrrrrryyyyyyy pleased with the gameplay.

Megaman Network Transmission (GC)- This was a purchace mainly to humor my friend who tends to accompany me on advetnures to Gamestop. I've always been a hater when it comes to Megaman.EXE games and this was no exception. The game was only $2.00 so either way you look at it, you arent getting ripped off. It dosen't play like a normal megaman by any means really. You run like megaman, you jump like megaman, you shoot a buster like megaman... but is it megaman? Not in my oppinion. I understand that the battlechip system is supposed to differ from the previous MM installments but really its not too great. You pick up little chips that have a limit on the times you can use them. each chip serves as a temporary upgrade for Megaman so that he can use things like his saber or a tri shot megabuster. Eh... Its probably just not for me. In any case, its another cheap addition to my collection. *it does have a nice soundtrack though *

This is the part of my blog where ill talk about newer games that I bought...either being NEW or simply Unopened.

Knights in the Nightmare (DS)- This game...this game...this game... Is very fun. I originally bought it as somethign tp do on the plane ride to France for a school exchange trip. Upon buying this game and going home to read the review on IGN , because it had not yet been posted on Gamespot because it was released on that day, I was unhappy to hear aoub t it extremely steep learning curve. However, this proved to be a tad bit of an overstatement. Though the learning cureve might be high, if you go through the very user friendly tutorial once, the rest of the game is a cake walk. Critics have claimed that this game has a great story but I've yet to see it. Over the course of my trip, i played it for maybe 6 hours or a little bit more and im not very impressed wtih the story. I wouldnt recomend this game to everyone but to fans of Final Fantasy Tactics, go for it. Its a great game.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor (DS)- Ive always liked the Shin Megami Tensei series, and finally when one came to the DS, I had to buy it. Devil Survivor is a great game anyway you look at it. The storyline is great and keeps you on your toes, and Atlus continues to bring you the difficult challenge they always promise in their Megaten games. Its reminiscent of Dragonquest to me for some reason. Not sure why, but its story reminds me of Deathote... i also dont know why exactly. In any case, its up there as one of my favorite DS games. Top 3 or 4 I'd say. This is a must buy for any RPG fan, despite its difficulty.

Valkykria Chronicles (PS3)- Got this one in France. Why? Becaue ive always wanted to play this game and I wanted a French game to add to my international collection i suppose XD. The game itself is in english, but the writing on the box is in French. It seems stupid that I bought it overseas jsut because of that, but i dont care really. Valkyria Chronicles is a great game. Its reminiscent of Advance Wars in my oppinion with beautiful graphics and a somewhat lighthearted WWIII type story. I highly recomend it. I'm steadily making my way through this game. Slowly but surely.

New Super Mario Bros. (DS)- Got this in France as well, as something to do on the plane ride. Its not very long, seeing as I got through most of it on the ride from Maryland to London, but either way you look at it, its an outstanding game. I wish there were more of theese type games on the DS.

Nintendo DSi - Not much to say about this other than its nice system layout. I got a free copy of New Super Mario Brothers wtih this one.

Chrono Cross (PSX)- I got my hands on a new copy of Chrono Cross while i was at Otakon 2009. Because of my new found love for the Chrono Series, I knew i had to buy this game. To be honest, Im not as fond of it as I was wtih Crhono Trigger. May fans say the same thing, simply because its a very different game. Thats not to say that its a bad game by any means. It has a great story and a great soundtrack, but playing it at this day and age feels somewaht dated. Ims sure I'll get around to playing through the entire game at somepoint but for now, it shall remain as part of my Playstation 1 collection.

That about sums it up. I think thats all of the money i burned this summer =/. After reading this, hopefully i can get my old gamespot friends to read my blogs once again . And as some of you may be able to see, my gamespot friends oppininons have influenced some of my purchaces over the summer lol. Anyways, untill next time...

-Zeldafreak4life

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