Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2 (Spoilers)

Who would've thought that a game filled with Disney characters would do so well. That it would attract people of all ages and have a large fan base. A game called Kingdom Hearts.

When I first heard of this game I was skeptical. Don't get me wrong I love disney movies. But a game filled with Children's cartoon characters sounded like a game for babies. It took alot of convincing from my friends to get this game. But I'm glad that I gave it a chance. It would become my first real RPG and one of my favorites.

The game revolves around the main character named Sora and his journey through the different Disney themed worlds to find his childhood friends Riku and Kairi. But it becomes more than just a search and rescue mission as he encounters enemies called the Heartless and Nobodies as well as the Disney Princesses and their role in the bigger picture. All while locking the keyholes to the different worlds. The Heartless are creatures that have no heart. They will attack in order to gain one. The Nobodies are the empty shells of people who have lost their heart. And the Princesses are the key to opening the mysterious door to darkness. Later on in the series we meet Organization XIII and their goal to collect as much hearts as possible to open Kingdom Hearts.

In this game Sora uses a weapon called a keyblade to attack his enemies as well as locking keyholes to the many different worlds he travels to. Something that i thought was really cool was the effect of losing your heart to darkness creating the heartless and nobodies. Also how this works with the story and characters.

The Kingdom Hearts series will always be one of the coolest game series because of how unique it is. I can't wait for Kingdom Hearts 3 to be released! What were your thoughts about this series at first and how did it change or stay the same? What is your favorite thing about the series? What Disney movie do you think will appear in KH3?

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Throwback Thursday: Cardcaptors!

Oh Key Of Clow. Power Of Magic. Power Of Light. Serender The Wand. The Force Ignite!!!

Back when I was a little kid I used to get up early on saturday mornings (like most kids do) to watch cartoons. One of the cartoons I would always look forward to watching was Cardcaptors. Although the show looked girly it was a pretty cool show that both girls and boys enjoyed watching. The plot was about this girl named Sakura who accidently releases magical beings from this book called the Book Of Clow. She is then responsible to seal each being and turn them back into Clow Cards. So the adventure begins!

Cardcaptors was one of the first animes I ever watched. The show was structured in a Monster Of The Day kind of show. Each episode had Sakura chase after and battle a different Clow Card. Once a Clow Card was sealed it then could be used to fight a new Clow Card. There were many different Clow Cards with their own special power. The Clow Cards always caused some type of trouble in town. The mystery of what was happening in town that day along with the battle to seal the card was fun to watch. It was an awesome show back then and its still one of my favorites to this day. Its just that good of an anime.

Which anime was the first (or one of the first) animes that got you into anime?

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Puppeteer REVIEW

Imagine your in a theater. Your watching a puppet show. The characters are alive with their own unique personalities. The setting is colorful and the story is on a grand scale. This is no ordinary show. This is the game Puppeteer!

I've been playing this game called Puppeteer for the PS3. Its a visually unique game. Each character in the story is a marionette moving around in a constantly changing background. You play as Kutaro who is trying to find his stolen head and defeat the Moon Bear King.

 Along the way you come across different replacement heads that give him different abilities(For ex. the pirate head will give you a Hook Shot). Your main weapon though is a pair of golden scissors called Calibres which let you cut through almost anything in the environment. The way you cut through stuff though is what makes the game fun. You will cut through obstacles in your way or cut through steam clouds to reach certain spots and move forward. Each level contain a bonus stage and a boss. The bonus stages you unlock will have you collect as much moon shards as possible before you die. The bosses are fin because its a challenge to find its weak spot. Some bosses will end in a button trigger sequence in order to defeat the boss. The way these scenes unfold are really epic. Each world completed will earn you a story book which will help explain the story a little more.

Like I said earlier each character has their own unique personality which adds humor to the story. Also this game is a platformer which means your purpose is to get from point A to point B while solving puzzles along the way.This game is very different and fun to play. If you still have your PS3 then I suggest you get this game.