Saturday, July 25, 2009

Game: Persona 4

Just realized that my last post was written on 7th July, which is Tanabata, a certain day in Japan. I am not gonna say more about it so wikipedia if you're interested. Wahahaha...

So, one of my best friends told me that she played Persona 4, and she played it twice. And said that she loved it. And the main character is handsome and blah blah blah. So my first reaction was: "See? Told you it is fun."

Indeed, Persona 4 is a late ps2 game. And it is certainly the game that will make you regret that you got rid of your ps2. To me my favourite RPG were the Shadow Hearts series. Which is then taken over by the Ar Tonelico series. But now the Most Favourite RPG throne belongs to Persona 4.

I am always in a state of fantasizing things. In this fantasy of mine, I am a student, but at the same time I am also in an adventure of some sort. Like, day time student, night time super hero, kind of stuff. And Persona 4 actually fits that category. Kind of a very free game.
You play as silent protagonist with a name that you gave him. In the manga he is called Seto Souji(瀬多 総司). Due to his father's work, he has to live with his uncle in Inaba. There he attends school and made some friends. But then there is this strange occurence in town, and he and his friends are pulled into this mess. With their new found powers, the Persona, Souji set out to find out the mastermind behind these mysteries, while attending school in the morning.

Other than typical RPG play styles, this game also have the Social Link system, which is the raised by socializing with people corresponding to a certain arcana. As the social link levels up, persona that belongs to that arcana with become stronger. Through this system, Souji can date certain female characters through answering the right choices. This system makes Persona 4 an RPG that is also a dating sim.

Making new persona is the fun part of the game. Each persona has their own abilities, strengths and weaknesses. In the Persona series, the main character is always the one that is able to change to different persona, while the other characters can only have one persona, which compensates for the fact that if the main character dies, its instant game over.

This game has events that a school normally has, such as trips, festivals, so on. These events are fun to watch and often cracks me up. Makes me think that our school should set up more of something like this.


I really like this game, I think that everyone should play it if they have a chance. Personally i think the english version ruined the characters due to the voice acting. Mine is the japanese version, and hearing the voices that i know makes me happy as well.
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Summer 2009 anime

Its been a long time since i last post something. At first it was because I am busy with exam. But after the exam, I cant seem to think of something to write about. I actually have quite a few topics that i can write about, but for some reason cant get myself to write it. That said, i might start getting myself to write stuff now.

Well, its that time again, the new season anime. At first glance theres really nothing special this season. Some of the anime doesn't even draw my attention until this blogger talked about it. So my list of anime to watch might increase over time.

My watch list:
Umineko no Naku Koro ni (When the Seagulls Cry)Murder mystery sort of thing, set in 1986 (my birthyear ^^). Opening is sung by one of my favourite singers, Shikata Akiko. Most people know her as one of the singers of the Ar Tonelico series.

Aoi Hana - Sweet Blue FlowersYuri drama, didnt pay attention to this until the blogger talked about it. My last yuri drama anime is Kashimashi Girl Meets Girl. Too lazy to watch Maria-sama ga Miteru since theres so many seasons.

CANAANOne sentence says it all. Original story and original character design by Type-Moon co-founders Nasu Kinoko and Takeuchi Takashi. I am a big fan of Type-Moon, therefore this anime is at the top of my list.

Sora no ManimaniRomance drama. Might have some other elements but i would love to watch it.

Spice and Wolf 2I am a fan of the novels due to the interations between the characters. So I am gonna follow this season as well.

Might have some other series that i might follow such as Bakemonogatari and Needless but lets see how it goes.

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