I'm not sure why I am doing this. I tried to edit my blogspot (mysteryijunho.blogspot.com) but I got too lazy. So here I am using xanga which I am pretty sure is outdated and not used by anyone anymore. But it's easy to use, easy to edit and helps with my thoughts I guess.
I thought about all the things I've been doing this past year and a lot of it had to do with video games. So I thought I could share something about that. Reading my old posts was a little amusing because all I was doing was trying to be a critic that I'm not. But I looked at how many views I got for some of the posts and was shocked to see that a post broke even ten views. It made me wonder if my writing was entertaining at the most.
So I'm going to go Doogie on my hobbies and interests. Did I say Doogie? I meant suit up and blog this beezy out Barney Stinson style.
Okay. Where do I begin? Let's start with the games I am currently playing.
On Sony's PlayStation Portable, we have Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. A prequel to the Square Enix Disney series that let's us relive our childhood movies through weird looking, zipper clad Japanese characters using giant keys as swords. The game changes up its pace by allowing the user to play the game through three different perspectives. These three are the best of friends and, as cliche as it sounds, battle against the darkness in their lives and in others. We get to go to Neverland and see Peter Pan, hang out with Cinderella (at the Castle of Dreams), Aurora (in the Enchanted Dominion), Snow White (in the Dwarf Woodlands) and even Stitch (in Deep Space). As I play this game I find myself enjoying the nostalgia... in both Disney movies and the Kingdom Hearts games. The gameplay is a little different but the that and the graphics are pretty much the same if not a little better. It can sometimes be boring because a lot of the worlds visited have really open areas and I'm just walking (or dashing or cartwheeling to go faster) and I just think, "Man... does it have to be like this?" I beat one of the character's story in about nine hours without doing some stuff like the D-Linking, Multiplayer and Command Boards. I don't have much to say except that it's a great game for the Kingdom Hearts fans and gives me another reason to play my PSP. I wish I could say the same for 358/2 Days, the DS game. That one is... not as fun... It's impressive that they made it for the DS but as far as story and pace goes, it's a letdown because I'll be playing the game and progressing along the story, but then the recurring ice cream-eating speedbump happens and it gets worse all the time. But I'll talk about that later. I give this game a generous 8/10 because it packs a lot of story, a lot of gameplay and it was worth the wait amongst the PSP titles these days. All I play on my PSP is Tekken 6 and Birth by Sleep. Now all I want is for Square Enix to get off their arses and announce Kingdom Hearts 3 for what I assume would be a PlayStation 3 exclusive. Please, no more side stories, prequels or stories that don't even matter (Chain of Memories). Oh I almost forgot, I was pleasantly surprised to see who the Final Fantasy guest would be in this game and I have to say it was quite clever for them to add this character because of the timelines and all. It almost caught me off guard and I didn't even enjoy that Final Fantasy game even though I don't participate in that series. That's how much of an impact it had on for that character to show up. It was pretty cool.
Xbox 360: Electronic Arts' Skate 3. To Be Continued...
Nintendo DS: Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days from Square Enix. To Be Finished sometime in the near future I hope...
PlayStation 3: Heavenly Sword. I bought it for $10.00 at Half Price Books. I have to start that one which will help me get a better idea of what Ninja Theory has to offer. I'm excited for Enslaved: Odyssey to the West so I'm trying this first (these games are not related).
PlayStation 2: Ico. Borrowing it from a friend because I loved Shadow of the Colossus, am excited for The Last Guardian and I always wanted to play this but it's always super expensive for an old game. Team Ico is smart and takes their time with their masterpieces.
Nintendo Wii: Not Applicable...
Movie(s): Superman/Batman: Apocalypse... will watch as soon as possible...
Here we have a real trailer for the upcoming Marvel movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
It's directed by Gavin Hood, the man who directed the winner for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year, Tsotsi, a movie I enjoyed very much.
And then we have the screenplay writer of Troy, David Benioff, working with Stan Lee to create what we can only hope is a convincing story.
Based on the trailer, I can only assume that this will definitely mend some bitter wounds I received from the traumatizing X-Men 3. The Last Stand. What a totally appropriate title for such a disappointment of a movie. They should have titled the movie "The Last Straw". I remember writing a huge review bashing on this movie. Marvel movies were getting better and then they hit a slump a few years ago. But now I can comfortably say that Marvel has finally understood and learned from their unforgivable mistakes, hopefully.
Wolverine always deserved his own movie. I'm really curious on how they are going to integrate Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) and Gambit (Some guy from the Friday Night Lights tv series) in a way that won't end up being totally gay.
