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Square Enix has announced Final Fantasy XIII-2 for the PS3 and Xbox360, scheduled for a release next winter. I hope everyone is excited as I am for the sequel of last year’s Final Fantasy XIII.
The new game boasts a new story and “evolved” battle system from “XIII”. Expect to see Lightning return to the game along with some new characters.
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Source: PlayStation BlogEnjoying TOKIO’s latest PV for “NaNaNa – Taiyou Nante Iranee 太陽なんていらねぇ”. The song is used as the theme for Unubore Deka, a love comedy starring Nagase Tomoya and Ikuta Toma. As the lead singer for TOKIO, Nagase not only sings well but is also a versatile actor who can play many roles. If you like his comedic acts, or want to enjoy a fun drama series, I suggest you start watching Unubore Deka! Hey! Hey! Hey!
A 30-year-old single detective (Nagase Tomoya), who is under the illusion that he is popular with females is called ‘Unubore’ by friends. He is an ultra romantic and susceptible to conceitedness. He has such a strong desire to marry to the extent that he has bought an apartment for his newlywed life. He falls in love with female criminals at first sight each time. While the sheer desire to meet wraps around him, he will get proof that the female is the culprit. And so, he will thrust both the arrest warrant and marriage papers at her, proposing with the words, “If you marry me, I won’t arrest you.” If that still does not work, he will hold out an engagement ring and his handcuffs. In the end, the criminal will choose to be arrested and his heart will be broken. He will cry as he puts the handcuffs on her… (from DramaWiki)
I sentence you to marry me.
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Held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from 30 July 2010 to 3 August 2010, I got the opportunity to visit this annual event during my time in Hong Kong. I’ve always wondered what an event of this type will be like? Meeting lots of people with the same interest in the popular Japanese anime culture? Otaku? Cosplayers? Celebrities? Normal people?
For full photo coverage, please visit the ACG Hong Kong 2010 Gallery
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The Final Fantasy series have never seem to let me down throughout the many years of my gaming experience. Final Fantasy has always been about the storyline to me, and the improvements in graphics and gameplay are there to enhance the overall experience of it. Keeping this in mind, Square Enix brought Final Fantasy XIII on to a brand new direction on the PlayStation 3, full with new characters, new worlds, and new gameplay mechanics to revolutionize traditional JRPGs.
In the past few weeks I spent some time on and off and by the time I finished the main story I was probably around the 60 hours mark. I spent another good 30 hours finishing side missions and collecting all the items to finally get the Platinum trophy. Now that I’m completely done with this game, I thought that I should share with you my overall thoughts about it, without any major spoilers to the game. As most of you may know, one of the main things that have been the criticized in this game is the extremely linear path which the players must take throughout the game. By linear I mean that we’re just walking down one path to continue the story. They also removed the traditional elements of the towns/villages, side quests and there are no places to explore, not until towards the end of the game.
Despite this, as someone who completed the game and as someone who has played Final Fantasy since 10 years ago, I can see why Square Enix made this game incredibly linear. They wanted the players to be immersed into the exciting story of the game and they didn’t want players to diverge away from the main plot. That being said, there was great character and plot development which showed us how the main characters ended up being together and how their actions affected some of the main conflicts between Cocoon (planet above the ground) and Pulse (the land below).
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