Archive for June, 2009

One of the original Charlies Angels died today. Farrah Fawcett 62 died after battling cancer for 3 years. For you guys that don’t know. Charlies Angels rocked. That and the Six Million Dollar Man. My childhood was awesome.

So many people are dying. Just this month alone. I also lost my brother Reynold also. We should all look a little closer at ourselves and the ones we love.

Michael Jackson died today from a cardiac arrest at age 50. He was known for being the King of Pop. Beat it, Thriller, and Billie Jean were only a sample of what he has done. He will be remembered for the FIRE that he brought to the music world. No one could perform as he did. His electrifying dance moves made anyone believe they could dance.My first dance routine I learned was from the Thriller video. “Now and always we Will Remember The Time”

Take a look at the debut trailer for this PSN exclusive.

I really don’t know if I’m getting old, or the youth of today just don’t know about video games. I was over at Gamespot .com and these kids are all mixed up. A new trailer was posted for a Samurai Showdown game. It looks terrible. But some one said the characters look like Anime and Soul Calibur rip offs. Samurai Showdown came WAY before Soul Calibur. Any way that led me thinking that some one needs to talk about why us Old School guys rave about games newer gamers just don’t know why.

Every time Final Fantasy is brought up, it’s always Final Fantasy VII. It’s as if no other came before it and there was nothing after it. Now don’t get me wrong. We all have our own opinions. BUT. Let’s be reasonable. All of us. And we know who we are, that still have our original copy of FF VII. My first daughter is eleven and I bought it a month before she was born. I still own my original copy. There have been a few titles after that great FF VII. You have to take the Final Fantasy series as stand alone novels. I say this because, yes it’s the same title with an extended numerical value. But each game is a story of itself. There has only been one true sequel. Final Fantasy X-2. Every other game has had it’s own story, rules and characters. Each of these games were good or bad for whatever reason we may believe. They had no connection to one another; besides the character Cid who was familiar in name only. And Chocobo’s. These cool giant birds. Mostly used for riding.

GameTrailer.com did retrospectives on the Final Fantasy series that are very good. And they are done artfully without much personal criticism. I’m going to post a few. It’ll only be the ones that were truly cool to me. Well more than a few. After you’ve seen these retrospectives, you’ll begin to understand what it is about these games that are so appealing. Final Fantasy VII was and still is awesome. But it wasn’t the beginning and it sure isn’t be the end. I’m looking for a remake of FF VII along with the rest of the fans. And I’m also wondering will SquareEnix make another CG film about other Final Fantasy games. Well I guess only time will tell.

Final fantasy VI: This was my first FF game. I bought from the Wiz for the Super Nintendo. I had no idea what I was about to get into. Needless to say. The game had been daunting. I never thought a person could play a game that long. I fell in love with the premise of playing through a game that was akin to a hundred Dungeon and Dragons episodes. With a large number of characters at your command, and all of them with different special abilities. It made for a great play through. Worth every penny I paid. Bought it again when it was released for the ps1.

Final Fantasy VII: Yes it is one of the best RBG’s of all time. Cloud, Tifa and the rest of the gang will forever be embedded in our minds. With the best villain Sephiroth. Materia. And one of the longest side quest ever (Chocobo Racing). We can all agree that if you own a PS3, you most likely downloaded FF VII. I got just because it plays better off the hard drive. And yes I’m playing it now. The first Final Fantasy for the PS1. it gas a complex story that lead to the FFVII compilation. And the Final Fantasy: Advent Children movie.

Final Fantasy 8 and 9: I truly enjoyed these two games. Although many of my friends either didn’t like them. Or just didn’t finish them. Shame on you all. FF VIII has more of a sci fi based story. The leveling up system took some time to adjust to. But in the end proved that you could push the sheer power of the characters over the top. My favorite character was Zell. He’s the mascot of the team. Fighting hand to hand, similar to FF VII’s Tifa. But he becomes quite the power house. A cool love story, and a card game that allowed you to get items that would enable you to defeat the toughest hidden bosses. FF IX brought me back to the old days of Dungeons and Dragons. Every character had their own job class. The leveling up system was a breeze. And the team was a hodgepodge of the various races in the game. The story was great. Should definitely be one of the next Final Fantasy movies. People will eat it up like Lord of the Rings.FF IX also had a card game. This one was much more difficult to follow than FF VIII. And didn’t reap the previous games spoils. But played a part in the story it self. I played over 60 hours on both ,FF VIII and FF IX each.

Final Fantasy X: This is my favorite Final Fantasy. The first of the series to appear on the PS2. Tidus and Yuna’s journey is one for the story books. Every character was unique and stood out. My oldest daughter loves it. There is nothong that bothered me about this game. Even Tidus’s whinny voice. Awesome graphics. A leveling system that let you expand the skills of each character to your preference. A lovely soundtrack. And a fighting system that allowed you to switch party members during battle. Final Fantasy X is a joy to play when there is nothing left to play. I put in over 86 hours into FF X. And I did it more than four times. It’s the BEST!!
Didn’t care too much for final Fantasy X-2. Cool, but a little Too girlie for me.

I am a huge Avatar fan. This cartoon is nothing less than FANTASTIC. Although only a teaser trailer M. Night Shamalan delivers on the scope of the show. I hope it becomes one of 2010 greatest films. I can’t wait to see the full trailer. If you don’t know about this film, you have nearly a year to watch the series. It’s three seasons. And it is red, hot FIRE. Trust me you’ll enjoy every minute. Oh, one last thing. The special effects are being done by Industrial Light and Magic.

Well some of you are like Jesus, enough already. And I have to agree with you a little. But I am a Final Fantasy fan. I can’t speak for other fans. As for myself, these games are like reading the greatest novels ever written. Except you actually become involved in it. So if you’re a reader and don’t play Final Fantasy, you can understand it more. If you don’t…well try it you may like. (Reading or Final Fantasy.) Anyway for us PS3 fellows. The official PlayStation magazine will have a nice bit of information pertaining to FF XIII. Look for it in your mail boxes in a few weeks if you subscribe. If not it should hit store shelves within the first full week of July.

The King of the Iron Fist Tournament is about to start once again. Here’s a look at the latest trailer and the bundle that is prepared to rip the money out of your pocket. They did a good job of learning from Capcoms mistake. Pre ordering the game will get you an alternate costume for Yorshimtsu, battle banners for customizing characters, and a Tekken 6 calendar. The bundle will cost $149.99. Tekken 6 hits stores October 27, 2009.

Rob Zombie brings Michael Myers back to us. New Poster. New Trailer. Same old Killing Machine.

Tim Burton has done some of the weirdest things in cinema. Now he re teams with Johnny Depp again for his twisted vision of Alice in Wonderland. Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter, Helen Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, and Anne Hathaway as the White Queen.

The first game was cool. And I just loved the story. Now Assassins Creed 2 follows another assassin from a different time period. We don’t know what mysteries connect the two characters. But we can not wait to find out. Every one of us loves it when something we want has special edition or limited edition on it. Well this has got to be one of the best that I’ve seen for any video game.

Assassins Creed 2 Black Edition:

Rare Master Assassin Ezio figurine

3 in game bonus quest: Palazzo Medicis in Florence, Santa Maria Dei Frari in Venice, and the Arsenal Shipyard Warehouse in Venice.

64 page Conspiracy book. This leather bound hard cover book has game art, and story insights, and secret faces of the stories over arching conspiracy.

Behind the Scenes DVD

Collectible packaging with unique authentic holographic signature