In the opening scene of Final Fantasy XIII-2, when protagonist of the previous episode Lightning rode in her new divine outfit carrying a silver shiny shield, I was in tears. I could not breath and my emotion ran high. This is the pinnacle of video gaming when audience are fully immersed into the story, or rather, a [...]
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Final Fantasy XIII-2: The First Eight Hours
February 5th, 2012 No Comments
Tags: Final Fantasy · Final Fantasy 13-2 · game review · PS3
Chinese New Year TV Marathon – Seeker, Confessor, Shu Qi, Ayumi, Alice, And More
January 25th, 2012 No Comments
Contrary to everyone’s belief, Cynthia and I did not spend 4 days in front of our computers playing our favorite online game. We have hardly touched that game during this holiday. Ha! It is for the love of Chinese tradition (hard to explain so we shall leave it there). It is a rare opportunity to [...]
Tags: Alice · Ayumi Hamasaki · PS3 · Shu Qi
God Of War III – “You Are Dead”
July 25th, 2010 2 Comments
Picture this. I would be siting on the sofa manhandling my gaming controller with such vengeance and ferocity; Cynthia would be siting on the floor reading newspapers or doing her own thing. Often when she looked at our plasma television, she would see the words in font size one million that said: You are dead. [...]
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Final Fantasy XIII Scores Very High In My Book
June 16th, 2010 4 Comments
I have always said that Japanese’s imagination knows no bound. And their commitment to production quality is truly an inspiration. If I am to combine all the cut scenes from the game Final Fantasy XIII, it can easily be one beautifully made anime in full HD glory (1080p). It takes me 80 hours to see the [...]
Tags: Final Fantasy · Final Fantasy 13 · PS3
So You Want A Final Fantasy XIII “Growth Egg” As Early As End Of Chapter 11?! Yes You Can!
May 30th, 2010 2 Comments
Arguably one of the most important items to obtain in Final Fantasy 13, “Growth Egg” doubles the Crystogen Points (or experience points) you earn that are needed for your character development. Who wouldn’t want it as soon as possible? To obtain a “Growth Egg”, you need to complete a class A mission that is opened [...]
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Heavy Rain (PS3) – Immersion Can’t Get Better Than This!
May 21st, 2010 1 Comment
How far are you prepared to go to save someone you love? – from the theme of “Heavy Rain” It is hard to define the genre of this critically acclaimed title “Heavy Rain”. It is not exactly an action game, though there are some elements of action. It is not exactly an adventure game either, though [...]
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