Category Archives: Games

Thoughts on C&C Generals 2

Posted on by
4

After the big company of Electronic Arts destroyed the fanbase of Command & Conquer by acquiring Westwood Studios under their wing, it wasn’t really a big deal for me. Because I pretty much liked Tiberium Wars and Red Alert 3 as well as their expansions. Although, the doesn’t-give-a-shit-as-long-as-the-game-is-okay attitude was totally diminished to none through the fourth title of Tiberian Twilight. It’s also one of the reasons why I quit gaming. Yet, the idea of quitting the gaming habit was failed because my friends love me to play games. But I have to admit that I only play very limited games and I haven’t boot up my PS3 for months. Continue reading →

Total War: Shogun 2

Posted on by
Reply
The Collector's Edition

The Collector's Edition

Total War series has always been my favorite games ever since Creative Assembly started off with Shogun: Total War 11 years ago. Shogun, Medieval, Rome, Medieval 2, Empire and Napoleon were the titles that have been used with the series which I got the chance to play them all. Shogun 2 is rather an indirect sequel to the previous one as it’s more like a remake of a used theme over a new game engine. A lot of changes, of course, after a decade of hardware technology where things getting more graphically beautiful and better artificial intelligence (although I know how to exploit AI in defending siege battles). Save that for later. How about we see the images of package that I got.

Continue reading →

Hard Corps: Uprising

Posted on by
2
More

More pew pew

Do you still remember Contra? That run-and-gun shooting game? The new one is already available on the market for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Some of you might be wondering how does it perform. Yep, it’s still a 2D side scrolling game just like you see above with additional great anime-ish graphics that was developed from none other than that awesome Arc System Works. The people behind Guilty Gear and Blazblue series. Continue reading →

Gran Turismo 5

Posted on by
8

The greatest hype of Sony Playstation 3. Ever since the announcement of PS3, people will always be expecting the franchise to be included as well during the launch just like it’s predecessor . But people only get the Prologue version to curb their satisfaction as the development of GT5 took years before it’s being released today. Well, let’s look into what the game provides.

The box

The box

Inside the disc case

Inside the disc case

The Gran Turismo Magazine, full of moonrunes

The Gran Turismo Magazine, full of moonrunes

The copy that I get to be tested today was actually preordered for the Japan version. So, the booklet is in Japanese. Unlike the prior versions, the game itself is already available in various languages including English, thanks to bluray’s huge space. While I hastily wanted to jump into a race as quickly as possible, I’ve encountered several stuffs that took awhile to be done. As soon as the game ran from the disc, the autopatcher loaded as there’s update for version 1.01 that has a size of 133mb. It’s not really a problem for my 4mbps connection but perhaps because of connection to the server, the download took quite a long time to be finished, around 40 minutes. That’s like 50~60kB/s wtf. As the download finishes, it started to apply the update for a couple of minutes and then the game restarted again… aaaaaaaaand it requires to be installed on the PS3 HDD. 8gb. The installation says 20 minutes. But, hell, it’s a lie. For 10 minutes it’s still showing ’20 minutes remaining’ while I waiting in despair. It actually took almost an hour to install the game. That’s almost 2 hours wasted for a start. Continue reading →

Monster Hunter 3 and Negima Collaboration

Posted on by
Reply

Asuna!!!

Asuna!!!

I might be already quitting the gaming scene. Well, part of it might a lie since I do play games occasionally lol. Anyway, the infamous game on Sony Playstation Portable Monster Hunter, at least in Japan, will have another sequel (yeah right, you gaming people should have known this already) and it also announcing the collaboration with Akamatsu Ken’s work, Mahou Sensei Negima. Scheduled to be released next month, I think this is pretty cool. When was the last Negima games anyway? With the masses of Monster Hunter players gonna be playing this game (where some girls play up to 500 hours) and several otaklu who only buy anything related to anime, this gotta be a big hit.

PS3 Games for Sale

Posted on by
14

Come come, cheap cheap

All of these are from my collections. If you would like to buy from me, do tell me. But I only prefers cash-on-delivery which means it’s pretty convenient if you live around KL or as close as Bangi. Prices are negotiatable.

  • Valkyria Chronicles – RM 120
  • Street Fighter 4 – RM 120
  • Killzone 2 – RM 120
  • Resident Evil 5 -RM 120
  • Tom Clancy’s HAWX – RM 120
  • Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box – RM 120
  • Blazblue Calamity Trigger – RM 120
  • Need For Speed Shift – RM 120
  • Il2 Sturmovik Birds of Prey – RM 120
  • Tekken 6 - RM 120
  • Assassin’s Creed 2 - RM 120
  • Army of Two – RM 150
  • Star Ocean 4 – RM 170
  • Assassin’s Creed – RM 80
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – RM 80
  • Metal Gear Solid 4 – RM 80
  • Little Big Planet - RM 80
  • Pro Evolution Soccer 09 – RM 80

Legends:

  • Green means Available
  • Red means Sold
  • Blue means Booked
  • Regardless of color but it’s italic means Already 2nd hand which is why they’re cheaper

Leave me some comments if you wish to negotiate or something.

Accumulated Stuffs

Posted on by
7

Huh, basically I am not sure where should I begin. Perhaps I should make separate blog posts about different things. Then again, I am kinda lazy to do that. What a hassle. But if I put everything in a single post, that would be a long post. Though if I really make separate posts, each post might filled with details and more words. Eventually, I can make all of that in a single post which might produce a much much more longer post. But I don’t think that would be a wise move to do so. On a second thought, why not? Most of the blog readers are keen to waste their times over the net through reading irrelevant materials especially regarding to their works. Haha, anyway, just let me pick some prominent things to tell guys about. Start off with GACC.

Yosh!

Stands for ‘Games, Anime, Comic Circles’, this event was held in MMU, Melaka, on 20th and 21st of March. A 2-day event. While the event was already known for years, this was my first time there. Certainly because I was not fond of anime events in previous years and Melaka isn’t that near. Well, not really that far actually. They said that the event was the Last GACC. So, why not I go there? I attended the event only on Sunday though.

Continue reading →

Insensitive Detective Erika

Posted on by
Reply
You're the culprit!

You're the culprit!

Furudo Erika. A young girl who claimed to be a detective washed ashore to the island of Rokkenjima in Umineko no Naku Koro Ni. She was introduced in the Episode 5 of the game (End of the Golden Witch). Intelligent young one but rather insensitive to people’s feelings. Rather, she feels amusing whenever people being accused with her verbal attacks tears like no tomorrow. Actually I wasn’t really interested of this character until I finished playing the fifth game of Umineko. Well, being a piece of witch Frederice Bernkastel, she is somewhat evil to begin with. Solving mysteries is her specialty so that she can have superiority over other people. Personally speaking, my interest with this character grew out of rifyu’s 4koma. Though, she isn’t that really see Battler as a love interest. Anyway, someone like Shinn87 was the one highlighting about her existence as she’s somewhat a flat-chested loli.

Continue reading →

How’s My Raya?

Posted on by
Reply

I didn’t go back to my kampung at Johor. Well, my grandparents already passed away years ago. There are still relatives back there. As usual, my parents will still going back. For this raya, only my sisters (biological and non-biological) went back along with my parents. So, there, my brother and I were the only people left at the house, like usual. What I did on those days? Frankly speaking, playing games. :D

Need for Speed: Shift for the win!

Need for Speed: Shift for the win!

Continue reading →

Upcoming Games: Towards the end of 2009

Posted on by
7

Previously, I’ve been an ardent follower of PC Games. Following that post, there are still games not yet released for this year like Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3. Truly, I am still a PC gamer while being a console games fanatic at the same time. I choose to buy PS3 last time after some exclusive games that I like which are only available on it. Not really neglecting PC games though I can say, I am only interested with certain FPS and RTS games for PC gaming. Of course that games like Killzone 2 looks cool and nice in PS3 but I hate playing it with the DS3 controller. Xbox 360 controller might be better than Dualshock for PS3 in terms of playing FPS but I still hate playing it with such thing. Not only that, it’s stupid to play Red Alert 3 on consoles as well. Micromanagement is totally out of topic for consoles. In my office, there’s an Xbox 360 along with several games which included Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath. I tried playing the game and found it’s totally hard. Despite how cool the controller can do, it’s still better on keyboard and mouse. Good thing about console games is that the ease and quickness from booting the console up and play a game. Anyway, let me proceed to what I have in my mind for the upcoming games.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (PS3)

Tallyho!

Tallyho!

Originally a WW2 aircraft combat simulation game for PC, IL-2 finally being made available for consoles. Being a fan of WW2 planes, I simply love the sound of propeller engines along with the upbringing of the original term of dogfight. Also, I am a  little bit fanatical of German WW2 planes for their supreme quality and designs of their weaponry. Of course that modern jet fighters are fun to play with. But this new digital era shows us that things can get easier in aerial combat with simply computerized systems and button mashing. Birds of Prey presents playable authentic planes from Germany, Great Britain, United States and Soviet Russia along with historical air battles especially the epic Battle of Britain and Eastern Front. This game is also available for Xbox 360 and will be released on September 15.

Continue reading →