Nothing surprising.
[ 5:23 PM ]
Hi. Erm. The header picture's changed 'cause I simply love these two to death. Gamer's update; KH:COM is finally completed after what, two years? Never got the chance to play it until now. Thanks a lot, Dante. DMC 4 is out, yet another game to add to my to-play-list.
Here's a quick review of the game. The new battle system is pretty tricky and annoying but it does comes in handy during boss battles. While they are reloading their decks(which takes a while 'cause they have much more cards), heal and attack with all you've got. Unless you're fighting Marluxia, that's another story. Having played part of the GBA version, I was psyched to play it on ps2, since my GBA got crushed by a pile of books. IT WAS A GIFT, DAMMIT.
The only criticism is the camera angle. While the GBA allows full-view of the surroundings, ps2 only shows a small area. Especially when you're trying to find some way to heal when Sora's health bar is dangerously low. A darn heartless pops up and the game ends in a hit. Or, you just want to get it done and over with when suddenly, a heartless pops up from somewhere not in the screen. OR you just want to get somewhere, anywhere but the camera angle only allows you to see just that much.
Other than that, it was a very enjoyable 40+ hours. Monstro was my least favourite world in KH1 due to the many confusing rooms that all look alike. Thank goodness it was so much easier to get around with the room synthesizing.
The battles with Cloud, Maleficent, Riku replica (number 4) and Marluxia were the most adrenaline pumping moments ever. Cloud was pretty fast(slow compared to Riku) with strong physical attacks and sleighs. It took forever just to get past him, so much that Atlantica became a training area. Don't be an idiot like me by not reviewing your decks or Cloud is as far as one will and can go. Although his attacks maybe deadly, they are mostly avoidable, including Omnislash. Time it right and jump in another direction just as the blade's coming down to avoid. Sonic Blade is much easier to avoid. Take note of which direction he's heading and doge roll to the left or right of it.
Riku on the other hand was really challenging and one agile dude, supposedly the hardest boss battle in the entire game. Taking a defensive stance isn't the best idea after all since running around to doge his wicked fast attacks just to reload the deck is futile. The best is go for a balance. Have these in your deck, or something similar:
11-12 attack cards(with four to five nines and five zeros)
an elixir
four cure cards(includes a 'zero' cure to break sleighs)
one 'zero' ether
two hi-potions
three Cloud cards for Omnislash(a must for all boss battles)
Vexen card
Oogey Boogie card
two fire cards(Riku may be resistant to it but it does quite a hefty sum of damage for some unknown reason. It's a fantastic way to knock the life out of him or any 'boss' for that matter.)
Make sure Sora's around level 50 near sixty, you don't want to stock up too many cure cards as they take up a ton of CP. Use the Vexen card at the start of the battle just incase. Place the zeros to the back, followed by magic the attack cards. Get used to rotating to the zeros and attack cards for this is crucial. The most vulnerable moment is when one is rotating through the cards so do it quick. Try to break the most damaging sleighs/attacks-the up-close spinning attack is one of them, sneaky and does a lot of damage. Use Cloud's Omnislash(cards 1, 4 and 7 should do the trick) to pack a punch and Fira when he's running around. Riku releases a furry of sleighs when down to the last bar so hit him with all the sleighs possible. Using card by card at this stage is not advisable. Not only is it slow, Riku can card break you easily so think fast!
Maleficent is another pain. Stock up two to three blizzard cards and fire them to card break when she blows green flames. There's a trick to avoiding these flames actually. Either card break it or or run around the back left (or right but pick one side) and let that area be covered in flames while doging them. When she's done, run behind her to heal and attack from there. Break the stun attacks when ever possible, try not to get caught up in one. She starts out with two, then four-a major killer. Friend cards are advisable except for goofy, same goes for summons- just use the Mickey card first.
Swap the Fire cards for Blizzard before taking on Axel as fire heals Axel. Cloud cards are rendered as useless due to Axel's teleporting.
By now, Sora should be near seventy(Castle Oblivion is a great training ground-just re-synthesize a couple of doors. Have Firaga Ball on hand as well as Tornado. Make great use of Trinity Limit to end the battle fast.).
As for Marluxia, the imitation is just a warm up, don't get your hopes too high. Once the imitation's done, switch back to the same cards as when dealing with Riku but swap the Blizzard back to Fire. Change a couple of attack cards so as to have enough CP for the Marluxia card.
Marluxia has to be fought twice after entering the door, be forewarned. The usual, break Marluxia's sleighs and attack. Use Fira when he's out of range. Take note when he uses Doom where you have to match or break his cards- it's one of his sleighs. Break the sleigh or his cards if not, death awaits you. There's another sleigh that you must take note of: one where all your cards are scattered round the area, leaving Sora hopelessly vulnerable. If you're caught in this situation, do not despair. Auto-lock on Marluxia, hold the R3 button to scan and retrive the cards. When he uses a sleigh during this moment, break it with a zero. Make great use Cloud's Omnislash when fighting Marluxia's imitation and Marluxia himself, since there's only one target and it's not an easy sleigh to break. Before using Omnislash or any other powerfully deadly sleigh(eg. Lethal Flame, which is more damaging than Cloud's Sonic Blade) or Cures, use the Marluxia card to do that particular sleigh twice.
Unfortunately, I did not get the Sonic blade upgrate so Omnislash and Lethal Flame is the next best thing.
Time to play Riku's part.
[Edited on 19th, added more details.]
Ciao.
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Just like an addiction;
[ 12:43 PM ]
it turns all your attention to it,
takes away your life,
and leaves you in the dark abyss of your own world
♥Listening to: Super massive Black Hole, Muse
♥Mood: sick
♥Location: in the hall
It's been raining these few days and my body couldn't adapt the sudden change of weather. It's the holidays, summer break! What the heck, Mother Nature decides to bless me with a cold. A cold in the summer. Sweet, isn't it? Anyways, the rain took out morning run for today's schedule. What a bummer-I even woke up on time, just when the alarm went off! Other than that, I practiced a little keyboard to get back in gear for serving this Sunday. Going to get back to work after wasting so much time last night on diy-ing french manicured tips(yes, painting nails is counted as a wasted of time just this once) so i decided to snag my sister's opi purple. A solid colour is the best, enough said.
There's Math, English, Poa, sciences and Geog to do today, with some Art before turning it. I'm terribly afraid to start on my final work. What if I ruin it? There are spare boards courtesy of Mr Chen and SL, still... Oh well, a good start is half the battle won. There's also the observation to be done and finalizing the design too! Got to get all the menial things done first or nothing will turn up on paper. Cheers, still got to download Paramore's third album. Been straying further and further away from JKpop and more toward American rock and etc. Was it all part of the K-wave or just something that didn't kept my interest? Like Joey, spending too much time on fandom can be a bore. Perhaps it's time for a change of things?
Before I forget, gamer's update. ;D
I'm almost done with Sora's part in KH:COM, and I'm bursting with excitement to get my hands on the Riku reverse rebirth part. Hell yeah. On the other hand, GOW3 is coming out on PS3 so it's time to save up some money. KH: Birth by sleep and FF13 is also out on PS3! Doladola.
Ciao.
P.S. COTTON CAP. GIMME GIMME.
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Busy.
[ 11:20 PM ]
Lyna has been gaming lately and it seems that she won't be coming online for a while. Recently, her dad just reminded her again how amazingly awesome the game,
Devil May Cry 3 is and so she has decided to give it a try. Also, her dad bought another copy of
Kingdom Hearts but she is reluctant to play it again. It's not because she doesn't like that game, but she finds it very time consuming and irritating to have to check the online guidebook for help.
Even if she doesn't need it now, the time will come sooner or later. However, she decided that she is going to play the game until she needs that guidebook, then she'll stop. Being able to almost lock the first world, Wonderland, she is feeling rather proud of herself and is surprised that she even needed the help of the guidebook the previous time.
Still, she can't seem to get her hands off
Devil May Cry 3 and managed to complete the second mission on record time, earning an 'A' for Timing and also an 'A' for Stylish Points once she got the hang of the controls. Overall earning herself a hunter ranking of 'A' with yet another 3,000 bonus points, with an extra 1,000 points with each boss defeated. Thanks to the number of Stylish Points earned, she managed to learn a couple of new skills and is enjoying while she lashes them out on the unsuspecting demons. With guns, swords and demons, what more does she needs to have fun? But, she is annoyed by the fact that the number of red orbs needed to purchase a small Vital Star(which is used to restore a small amount health) increases with every purchase.
From a cheap price of 250 red orbs to a costly price of 1000 over orbs. Thanks to that, she doubts she can upgrade her weapons and learn more abilities in time to defeat Cerberus(without spilling much blood), the three headed dog from hell or worst, Vergil. Who just happens to look a tad bit like Sephiroth and is Dante's(the main character of DMC 3) brother. Although the fight with Vergil may be very far off, but she thinks that it would be best to be prepared first.
Changing the controls may be tempting, but it would make it harder for her to execute the desired moves when the tutorial teaches her a new one. After realizing that she got the L1 and R1 buttons mixed up, she finally manage to get Dante doge rolling when needed. She stabbing a demon a million times seems cool but being able to finally do it is even cooler.
Aahh, the wonder of such games. Gory and sadistic, just how she likes it.
Heh. Third person. Anyhoo, I'll be either gaming or trying to finish Eclipse up before the camp starts this Wednesday and boy, am I excited for it. I just hope that my brother remembers to get the packing list for me. Cheng Yi needs it more than I do. (: Oh, and I need to change my shirt size before I forget. Size M might be good, since XS is too short and S might not be of much difference.
Cheers! Just reading up a little more on Eclipse before I hit the pillows. (:
Goodnight world!
P.S: DEVIL MAY CRY 3 ROCKS. ;D
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GAMES GALORE!
[ 8:41 PM ]
Dang. I hate all insects. Dang.
Fiine, they do help in decomposition and stuff but still...
RAWR. Fear my thick roll of news paper yo. >;(
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ANYWAYS...
Been gaming for the past few days! :D
Finally, I completed God of War 2. I'm so proud of myself.(HAHAH) I only used the faq mostly during the end of the game, with all the annoying mind bogging puzzles and bosses. The sisters of fate were one of the best boss fights I've ever encountered. They tested my reaction time and focus, they tested my determination and patience. All and all, I finally did it. Heh, fine. I did read through the faq for that part.
Though the last and final sister was a little tough. I was kind of lost when the faq mentioned the pendulum. I mean, the pendulum WAS there. I was just being stupid I guess. HAHAH. Well, come to think of it, the only tough part was the puzzles and her little(NOT) hands that kept whacking me. Stunning them caused me my magic. ):
OH! Then there was Zeus. Four phases to defeat him yo. After reading through the faq, I finally killed him. Dang, ALMOST.
When I was about to deliver the final blow to Zeus that would once and for all put me into ease, Athena(why must you sacrifice yourself for Olympus?) came in and the blade of Olympus went through her. She said that Zeus had to live in order for Olympus to prevail. It was fear that drove Cronos to imprison his children in his belly, the same fear that drove Zeus into wanting to kill Kratos, his son. She went on to saying that no son should kill his father, so on and so forth.
Still, I have the titans on my side. Gaya and company. ;D
VICTORY FAVORS YOU, KRATOS.
THE END BEGINS...God of War 3, here I come~I'm currently replaying GOW 2(bonus play, so now Kratos is currently wearing the Hydra armour) to max out my other stuff, like the spear and that oh-so-useless hammer. Both the spear and the hammer's level two. I've been using a combination of Athena's Blades and the Blades of Olympus. They so rock yo. Thanks to 'divine sacrifice', maxing out the Blade of Olympus turned out to be pretty quick. I was totally O.O when I saw the number of orbs needed to max it out. Weird number though.
24,973 orbs.Who knew those little flying things could have so much orbs?
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So going to beg her to let me ice skate with my beloved friends. It's the best 'happy pill' I can ever find.
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