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October 22, 2008

Harvest Moon a Wonderful Life Special Edition Review

Console : Playstation 2
Genre :
RPG ?


Prologue

A next serial of Harvest Moon after Harvest Moon 3 Released.In these Wonderful Life Special Edition there are some additional girl than we can get as a wife than Regular Wonderful life series, these girls is Lumina. Harvest moon a Wonderful Life stories similiarly with it's old generation. What again if it's not about a boy from the city that running a farm in the village, eh?

Gameplay

In this series harvest moon has the best quality of graphic than the another series even Innocent Life (next generation of Harvest Moon) still lost with this games full 3D graphic. But there is a consequence that Wonderful Life must be pay for it. Especially to any player who has already play Harvest Moon Back to Nature (1st series of Harvest Moon) will recognize this consequence right after trying this game. Right! There a great price for a great quality, a great quality of graphic will greatly prolonged loading game progress. Not only that, game progress running slower than any other harvest moon series. End? not yet! Wonderful Life series also lack of event. Hmph... end of my complaining section! but at least there is still good point, there are new developed crops systems like merging seed into new different variety plant (I guess, because actually I'm a little forgot) and you can plant not just mere plant but also a tree. Altough tree need more time but personally I like it better than a mere plant that will withered and died during season changing.

October 21, 2008

Shining Force NEO Review

Console : Playstation 2
Genre : Action/Adventure

Prologue
Shining Force NEO stories began with Max as the central character, he lived quietly with his father and a childhood friend. But later some incident happened, his village attacked by monster that was supposedly has turned to stoned. Then "a men behind the mask" appear, later a fight between Max's father and this men can't be avoided. Moreover one them died in this battle and Max's journey starting from here.

Gameplay
In Shining Force Neo character equipment and skill take the most rule on the games. We will keep getting killed if we don't adjust our weapon and skill depended on situation we were. For example there are some weapon or skill that really effective on some monster but has no effect to another monster (Especially when fighting against golem type monster). So the main aspect in these games determined by your ability to customized your character (Max), for a little tips while playing this one don't just relying on one type weapon. I think at least there must be one type of weapon for range and melee attacks.


Master of Fantasy Review

Console : PC-Online
Genre :
MMORPG


Prologue
Master of Fantasy considered 2D games, although this just use 2D graphic but this games has all basic elements for MMORPG games. Just like chat box(for broadcast,all,whisper,grub,circle), skill tab scroll, map, quest, status,etc. This game brought to Indonesia at beginning years of 2008 by Playon interactive.

Gameplay
There are 4 basic class in Master of Fantasy, they are : Fighter, Archer, Mage and Cleric. Later after reaching level 40, each class divided into 2 another class. For example for fighter class, after reach level 20 a fighter should be a gladiator. And in the level 40 they should choose one from Swordmaster or Knight, each has it's own unique ability. There also one unique featured that only this game had, they are proctor feature. A feature that allowed senior and junior relation between player, a senior player can gained experienced from junior player and the junior player can gain extra Libi(currency in MoF) from this proctor systems.

Other
For more detailed information about this games, visit it's official homepage at http://mof.playon.co.id


Raycrisis Review

Console : Playstation
Genre :
Shooting/Arcade
A great shooting/arcade game from Taito, there are many different thing in Raycrisis than we can't find in the common shooting/arcade game. With awesome graphic, locking system and modern style indicator menu I think Raycrisis has successfully delivered it's best gameplay in the shooting/arcade games class. Enough for compliment, back to the topic! At first we play Raycrisis we can choose up to 3 available plane they are : WR-01, WR-02 and WR-03 (WR=Wing Raider). Each plane has it's own shooting and locking systems, WR-01 used regular shoot (just like in common arcade game) and laser for locking systems with 8 maximum lock on. WR-02 used laser shoot and lightning for locking systems with 16 maximum lock on. WR-03 used homing shoot and photon for locking systems with 32 maximum lock on. Also there's bonus plane like R-Grey 1 and R-Grey 2 if we successful finished some game in the special mode (I think... sorry a little forgot). In gameplay usually we will fight a regular enemy before reached boss, but from this point there are something different in raycrisis! If our enchantment systems are reach 100% (shown on top - right indicator) we will instantly sent to Boss Area whatever you ready or not. This is one of unique systems that Taito delivered in this Raycrisis game.

Digimon World 2 Review

Console : Playstation
Genre :
Adventure/RPG


Prologue

Digimon world 2 stories beginning by yourself registered as new digimon tamer, a new tamer you will gained Digibeetle(a transportation to explore dungeon in this digimon wolrd series) and one digimon as your 1st partner. But before you got your partner, you must choose from 3 club which have it's own digimon type (there are 3 type: Vaccine,Data and Virus). After you choose one of them, you will get your 1st partner digimon and begin your own journey.

Gameplay

On gameplay we will spent all most of our time to go around in dungeon by Digibeetle to find boss, key item or capture new digimon to be our partner. But this dungeon is not place for easy- fooling-around, if you're reckless you will end up in losing energy or Digibeetle HP so you can't even reach the boss floor before fighting it. Also Digimon World 2 using turn/phase system as it's main battle system just like common another RPG games, but there aren't random battle encounter in this one. So you can just avoid enemies to escaped from some meaningless battle.

October 20, 2008

Grandia 3 Review

Console : Playstation 2
Genre :
RPG


Prologue

Yuki is the main character in this games, he is boy who dreamed to flying in the sky by a plane. On some night while testing his plane design with his mother above the woods, some incident happened and accidentally he met with Alfina who want become communicator and looks for her big brother. Later both of them traveling together to find out what really happened to Alfina's big brother.

Gameplay

Grandia 3 stories can be considered a short stories, but this weak spot good covered by nice dilemma between character. On battle system, I think Grandia is still in top position than other RPG with it's great graphic and unique battle systems. Also there are new combo system called aerial combo and regular feature on Grandia like magic and skill customization. But be careful, in Grandia 3 difficulty is can be considered hard (I think). Beginner RPG player maybe will get stress out for trying to beats the last boss.

Front Mission 5 Review

Console : Playstation 2
Genre :
Strategy


Prologue

Front Mission 5 stories begin with Walter and 2 of his best friends while they are still child. This 3 promised to gathered on city park on some day, while they are met at park for some reason many wanzer and any other milllitary unit appear on the city and began to attacking each other in those city. Commotion happened all around the town, and not so long after that a wanzer approaching this 3 child while still battling with other unit. Then some incident happened to Walter and of his friend. Walter stories later begin some years after those incident happened...

Gameplay

On my personal opinion I think this is the most not easy version of Front Mission, considered there are limitation attack accuracy of arms, limited point for upgrading wanzer, etc. This where front mission 5 became really strategy game! We must considered many factor before attacking or countering enemies. Because I think there are no ultimate wanzer in this version though, but there something really-really new. Like bazooka or gattling gun weapon, character free recruitment system, arena mode (when you collect bounty that later for upgrading wanzer), survival mode (where we can find a new wanzer part), etc. But the most aspect I like is it's story, it's just reminds me about front mission 3 games. Where we travel from one place to another and progressing mission with some cool scene, like parachuting from plane or using boat to infiltrate enemy base. But the language this game I played actually a japan language so I'm not clear enough to understand about this version stories.

Front Mission 4 Review

Console : Playstation 2
Genre : Strategy


Prologue

Front Mission 4 game progress focused on 2 main characters, they are Darril and Elsa. Darril is a soldier that has duty for scouting on some area of South America, in other place Elsa is a wanzer pilot of Durandal (a wanzer research and test team from European Community (E.C.)). The stories begin with Elsa especially when unknowed forces attacking an E.C. German base not so long after Elsa joined Durandal. Although German government has already investigated this incident but Elsa knew if there was something didn't right about this incident. So Elsa with Durandal team decided to investigated this incident to find out the plot behind this attack.

Gameplay

There are something new on this front mission battle system, so now we can't only depend on upgrade and battle skill while playing this game. There are new attack link and defend link system, where we can attack enemies together with our ally in one battle scene (just like Back Up Fire skill on Front Mission 3). This new thing make this game became not easy to play (but I think this is still easy than Front Mission 5), because not only on our side that can do linking attack but also the enemies too. So we can't be a Rambo with going alone with one wanzer and destroying all enemies (except on tutorial off course) in this 4th series. Also there are new type of backpack for this series, there are jamming, radio, and repair backpack. Jamming backpack used to jamming enemies wanzer systems, like making enemies unable to move or system down. Repair backpack specialized for repairing any wanzer part, and the most special one is radio backpack that can be used to call air support attack!

Radiata Stories Review

Console : Playstation 2
Genre :
RPG


Prologue

Another RPG by square enix, Radiata stories main character is Jack Russel a son of a heroes in radiata. The stories begin when Jack trying to be Knight of Radiata through it's exam. He was confident enough that he can passed those test with his current ability, but reality talk different he was totally beaten by ... (it's secret) but with some unreasonable reason at least he is being accepted to be a knight of radiata. His adventure continued from there...

Gameplay

Battle system on radiata is easy to be understand, it's just like Star Ocean 2nd Story or Legend of Mana games. We control one character only on playing, while the other character will be automatically played by cpu. Although we can't control other character, but we can still give them a command. As addition There are 2 path on Radiata Stories : Human Path and non-Human Path, non-human path happened when you chose to chase Ridley and the other option will lead to human path.

October 19, 2008

Phantasy Star Universe Review

Console : Playstation 2
Genre : Action

Prologue

A great sample of an action game by SEGA, on this game we play as Ethan Waber who live in era where human civilization has greatly advancing and live in another galaxy called Gurhal Systems. In these Gurhal Systems there are a sun surrounded by 3 planet, each planet resided by a kind of human race. They are CAST, Newman, and Beastman. After a long wars between this 3 planets finally an era of peace was born. But after arround 100years era of peace a new threat has occurs on gurhal systems and this is where the Ethan Waber stories began.

Gameplay

There are two variety of gameplay in Phantasy Star Universe, story mode and free mode (I forgot what exactly this mode section called). In the story mode we play as Ethan Waber and his adventure on Gurhal systems, in free mode we can make a charracter through 4 different race : human, CAST, newman, and beastman. For additional information : a saved character in free mode can be used as your main charracter on Phantasy Star Universe Ambition of the Illuminus. On gameplay we take a control a character and go through various mission, each mission usually need additional tool/equipment to complete. A good point of Phantasy Star Universe is their weapon customization, party form and character building.

Weapon Variety

Just like a regular weapon there are 3 type weapon: range ,spell and melee (This reminds me of DotA-allstars games ^_^ ). For melee category there are sword, 2 handed sword (big sword or what it's exactly called), double sword, dagger, claws and spear. Each has it's unique character, for example dagger has a weak attack their attack speed and combo are really good and for 2 handed sword they are slow but wide range attack and really powerful. Next for spell casting weapon, we can choose rod or long rod. If we choose normal rod we can still use 1 empty slot for other weapon but we can only use 2 kind of spell. But if we choose long rod we can't add additional side weapon but we can use 4 kind of different spell and usually powerful but take a more time to casting spell. And the last for range attack there are gun, twin gun, rifle, laser cannon, machine gun (actually it's like sub machine gun), and shotgun. But on gameplay I prefrer rifle than the other weapons, because of their long-ranged attack and good accuracy and damaged.


Wild Arms 4th Detonator Review

Console : Playstation 2
Genre : RPG



Prologue

Wild Arms 4th Detonator main charracter is a boy called Jude Maverick who lives and raised in a hidden village, this village actually was mechanical object that keep flying on the sky and has stealth ability. But someday this hidden village was founded by some group of people who seek ARMs that being keep in this place. Then a little conflict happened but at least the ARMs called Shapeshifter has been saved and take Jude as it's host. But due to Jude's lack ability of controlling ARMs situation became more complicated especially when main mechanical part of this village damaged. In the end this village can't be saved and all villager must escaped from this village at once by emergency pod. This is where Wild Arms 4 stories really began, where Jude finding out what happened to the outer world really are..

Gameplay

Wild arms 4th Detonator served a new different battle systems, as subtitute an old battle systems they use hex battle systems. Actually it's very unique but can make a battle really difficult especially when a player careless. Also there are some special team attack, when Jude and his friends combined their attack together. But actually feature that I can remembered well is an ability to turn off random encounter in some area around save point. This is really useful when you getting bored by encounter monster and do meaningless battle.

September 28, 2008

Audition AyoDance Playing Guide


Disc Cover Audition AyodanceConsole : PC - Online
Genre : Dance Battle
Audition Ayo Dance is actually an Indonesian version of dance battle online games that originally from korean. This games can be considered as a simple play games, because I think there aren't many complicated buttons that we need for playing this games. To play Audition mainly we only need to use arrow or numpad button , space and some additional button. Just like picture shown below this :
Dynamic 4 and Dynamic 8 keyboard control audition ayodance But nowdays Audition Ayo Dance has evolved and added new different modes. On my personal opinion, actually this is the best way to keep Audition existence at Indonesian Online Games. Because that we know already there are already many online games that failure due to their invasion on Indonesia.


HOW TO PLAY

Just like I already mentioned above, Audition is simple game that easy to play (but hard to control off course). Technicaly to play we just need pressing the right button like the followed arrow and finishing it by pressing space key when the indicator reach appropriate point. Just like picture shown below :
Level 6 example bar and arrow audition ayodance
Timing of pressing space key determined the scores we can get. There are 5 categorized of this kind of scoring, there are : perfect, great, cool, bad and miss. Perfect is the best scoring we can get, moreover if we can get combo on perfect it's can multiplay the score we earn. But for addition scoring aren't only rely on this, there are also other thing that determined score. Just like C mode ,dynamic variety, freestyle, finishing move and level of move it's self.


GAMES MODE

Until this latest patch, there are already many variety games mode that has been developed in Audition Ayo Dance, but in this blog I will write as far I can remembered :
*Dance Competition, the basic mode of Audition games.
*Practice Mode, there are 2 mode : 1 for each dynamic mode.
*Freestyle Mode, mode where you can freely choose move from all available move for freestyle.
*Dynamic Mode, Just like dance competition but there are freestyle section included on it.
*Synch Mode, mode that can only be played in team. Where majority synchronization of perfect determined the score.
*Crazy Dance, extension of dance competition where the move level up to level 11 (Very not recommended for beginner XD).
*Couple Dance, a pair mode. Played as a team each team with different gender of player.
*Club Dance, just like couple dance mode but we can choose our partner later in game-play. (P.S. There are new club mode in this latest patch)
*Ballroom , just exactly like couple dance mode but with different music, move and customization.
*B-Boy Mode, usually played as a team mode. Played by memorizing the opponent freestyle moves to counter. But in the new B-Boy Battle player divided into leader and sub player, also move level had been improved.
*Battle Party, mode where you can earning "den" by defeating NPC. (P.S. den are currency in Audition)
*1-2 Party, mode where you must memorizing npc move and it's timing.
*Story Mode, common story mode for increasing fame or reputation.

OTHER STUFFScreenshoot

-On Room-
Dance floor room audition ayodance
-Standby before Play--Club Dance-
Club Dance Mode Audition Ayodance

-Battle Party-
Battle Party against NPC audition ayodanceWinning battle party
Official Audition Ayo Dance Website
For more information, download Client and Patch,etc. You can go to it's Official Website at http://www.ayodance.com/


September 13, 2008

Grandia 2 Review

Console : PC
Genre :
RPG

Prologue

Have you ever ask, are there are some RPG's for PC? I found the answer after I play Grandia 2. Yup! Grandia 2 is one of RPG for PC. For a playstation gamer like me, I really shocked from first time I play it. "What the hell? How can I miss a great RPG like this" maybe just like that my 1st expression I played Grandia 2. Okay enough for expression! Grandia 2 stories is tell about ressurection of Valmar (it's Demon God or something). Valmar part was scattered around and resides in people. For example Wing of Valmar that later became part of your party, Horn of Valmar that later became a sword, also there are enemies that resided by Valmar part.

Gameplay

Battle systems on Grandia is more advanced than common RPG, because we can't just attack after we input command. There are delay time before action and after command, also even you already has action there are still range between you and target that you must be considered. Not only that, in Grandia 2 battle systems you can also cancel your enemies from act (like cancelling enemies spell, attack, etc) but your act also can be cancelled by your enemies... This is the rough one!

Feature

Feature that impressing me so much maybe just it's battle systems, but there are one another features that I remembered. It's skill customization, where we can levelling up our special move skill level.
Contributed by dapit

Digimon World Review

Console : Playstation
Genre : Adventure

Back then, digimon was very famous in Indonesia. It's maybe because of Digimon TV serial animation that showed in one of TV station on Indonesia. Digimon World stories not much different with it's anime TV serial, this games story about a boy that sucked into a different world called Digimon World. In this Digimon World player has mission to recruited another digimon to stay at File City (at 1st sight maybe you will say "Where is the city?"). For addition the digimon that you had successful asked to join in File City usually will helping you so much on progressing games, just like providing item,food or even digivolve item.
Feature that Digimon World have just like Digivolve Feature where you can evolve your digimon depending how you training or even the way you take care of it, File City Development where you can recruiting digimon to join file city and providing you some useful item, Battle Arena where you can save your digimon on memory card and conducting 1vs1 Battle with your friend with those data.


Brigandine

Console : Playstation
Genre : Strategy

I play Brigandine at last moment before optical lens on my Playstation totally lose it's ability (looks like I have a little luck still can play it until end). Brigandine stories about of domination of kingdom who controlled the land called Forsena, in this games you choose 1 ruler from a few choseable kingdom / country (Later there are a new choose able kingdom after you finish the games). Battle system in Brigandine using phase systems just like another strategy games, where you can control move of any monster or character of yours in each phase then conducting battle phase.

Some feature of Brigandine in example like : monster leveling up and evolving (master level in lv.30), skill & evolving customization, etc


September 11, 2008

A Little Knowledge About Games

This is some missing part that I had forgotten, thanks to my friend "Nisa" who remind me about this.

-Console : On my opinion console is just like a main part of a games, it's just like an engine for a car.  Console read data from disk or cd or whatever it is and be main systems of games it's self. Some of popular console just  like : Playstation 2, Sega Dreamcast, XBox, Game Boy, etc.

-Genre : Genre is just like variety of type games it's self.

For Example:

*RPG (Role Playing Games)  :  Characteristic on RPG, usually player must play around 20-50 hour to finished the games and also basically there are battle transition (random battle encounter,etc) while playing. RPG it's self considered a games type that focused on story. So don't blame this kind of games if you stuck playing or got bad endings, because you never read the text or conversation between character. Some games title that considered  kind of RPG just like : Final Fantasy XII, Grandia 2, Star Ocean 2nd Story, etc

* Adventure : Adventure type games maybe just like an RPG, but it is more focused on preparation just like you are going to hiking or something ( I could write like this because on RPG sometimes we can defeat the final boss just with high level charracter! but in adventure usually wee keep gotten killed while not bringing enough supported item) . Preparation that I mean like continous support item, upgradeable  weapon or any key item that you need for surviving and keep progressing the game. Example games for Adventure type : Alundra 2, Digimon World, etc.

*Action :  Action game mainly focused on style or technique, maybe we can say just like action film. Also usually at first play it's hard to control due to it's complex button (many combination) but I think all people still can handle it  while games progress. Some of Action games category for example : Devil May Cry, Metal Gear Solid, etc. 

*There are still many other variety of type games just like Racing, Fighting, Shooting, Simulation, Strategy, etc.

September 1, 2008

About Grathmeld

Grathmeld is a word I found from games called Ar-Tonelico, it's like a technic / procedure to create new item with recipe and some materials. I never thought that I can use this word as a blog address before, because I think this word maybe has already used by other people. But looks like I still have a little-luck, still has chance to get two different address in blogspot.com that I like (Escalario and Grathmeld). 

Content on this blog is focused on games that I had played, and majority for a game that I had been finished. Any pictures that uploaded in this blog is source from photograph from any media I found (just like cd cover, poster, etc). But I'm still not stupid enough to take a photo from monitor of TV or computer, because it's refresh rate will had a bad effect for pictures quality of my Nokia E50 camera phone.

Atelier Iris 3 Grand Phantasm Review

Atelier Iris 3 stories about Iris and Edge, Iris is a descendant of Alchemist who can create a new item with his ability. Their story begin when Iris know that she has a legenday book called Escalario. Escalario it's self is a sealed book that can granted any wish to the one opened it, in addition in those world only Iris that can opened it, because she is the only one left alchemist in those world. Realize that their world starting to crumbling, Iris and Edge continued to searching Escalario gem/fragment that they need to open Escalario. Later they will meet another charracter that will fight alongside with them.

Atelier Iris 3 has many uncommon featured, in example : burst mode, character customize mode, item creation through alchemy, etc. Altough the graphic just 2D but this RPG still has a good composition.


August 31, 2008

Arc The Lad 3 Review

Console : Playstation
Genre : RPG/Strategy

I'm not sure this game genre strategy, also I'm not sure enough this game can't be called RPG. Whatever... Okay back to the topic, Arc The Lad III stories is about a young lad named Alec. In these stories, in past Alec was being rescued by a Hunter (a group of people that fulfill a requested job and earn money) and because of that moment he deserved that someday he want to be a Hunter too. Alec adventure begin when his village is attacked by a group of bandit, because of these condition he must go to the near city and applying a request on the Hunter Guild ASAP. Can Alec make it to save your his village?

Arc The Lad III has some unique features, but I forgot it. Just kidding, there are 2 features that this games has than common RPG games. They are : cardish (turn enemy into card, and then you can summon it later) and Item/Weapon Synthetic (Item Creation). Also there are something that I can't forgot, the guild job. There is some a little funny stories there.

Ace Combat 3 Electrosphere Review

Console : Playstation
Genre : Simulation

On my experienced playing game, there are some different between US version and Japan version. In US version the game focused only on mission, and no detailed story behind the mission. It is very different with japanese version where player not only must finishing the mission, but also there are some different story each time you make a decision. For example you can transfer to another team or just keep staying at your current team. Altough I had finished played this game at Japanese version, but still I can't clearly enough to know is is stories. But in my opinion it is about a secret weapon (plane) that has very outstanding capabilities, offcourse it will be a long fight for the last boss if you must to fight it.

There are no special feature in these Ace Combat 3, it's just like another flight shooting games. But at least Ace Combat 3 is easy to control and not to much shortcut, just lock-on and fire your missiles to your enemies.

August 30, 2008

Alundra 2 Review

Console : Playstation
Genre :
Adventure

This game I played not so long after I get my Playstation console, main character in this game was a boy named Flint. I am a little forgot about story in this game, but it's looks like all about "magical key"(I totally forgot what it's called) that can make any living things becoming madness while put on it. Maybe for people in these days this game just common game, but back then this is one of a great game (on my opinion). In these games player will not only needs to hit a monster also progressing story, we also need to solving puzzle.

Maybe there are no special features considered this games was old generation playstation games, but still this game has basic feature for good adventuring game. Also there are basic element that Alundra 2 very goods, it is a character control. It's very easy and simple to move, jump, slashing sword, casting spell and using item. This is maybe the great point of old generation adventuring games, not complicated and easy to control.

August 28, 2008

Tomba 2 Review

Console : Playstation
Genre :
Adventure/Platform

Prologue

Tomba 2 story is about Tomba who is in adventure of searching his friend that kidnapped by evil pig. In this game Tomba must travelling from one place to another for gaining information, helping villager, and searching supported item. Altough this game is categorized as platform games, but still it's difficulty must be considered. On my opinion this is really-really adventured games.

Gameplay

Tomba 2 can be considered as difficult games, this is not because of this game control. But it's difficult because it's has a ton of quest! But this make Tomba 2 a really challenging platform games than the other. Also many unique adventure that player should finished just like capturing firefly, collecting costume, even searching new tools for progressing the games.

August 26, 2008

Front Mission 3 Review

Console : Playstation
Genre : Strategy

Until now, story on Front Mission III is the most I like than any other games. Because I think It's very logic, dramatic and many conflict on it. Front Mission 3 stories it's self divided into 2 version, Emma version and Alyssa version. The stories is about a secret conducted activity of research and development of non radioactive nuclear weapon weapon called MIDAS. Main charracter of this game is Kazuki Takemura who works on Khirisima Industries as a wanzer pilot tester. Later as the games progressed he knows the dangerous destructive power of MIDAS, and try stop it by tracking down location of original MIDAS by searching it around many countries.

Eternal Eyes Review

Console : Playstation
Genre : Strategy

I think Eternal Eyes is just like common strategy games. There is nearly nothing special about this one, except evolving monster feature that very rare on this current era of this games released. In these features player can evolved his monster in any variety monster depending on jewel that we put on it.

Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories Review

Console : Playstation 2
Genre : Strategy

One thing that I can say, Disgaea 2 is a different variety of strategy games. Many part of Disgaea 2 games is consist of uncommonful element. Altough stories in this game is very unlogic, but still can bring joy to the one playing it. Maybe it's because of supported by very unlogic featured too, for example that we can go dive into Item world for levelling up and collecting element those item and make it's much strongger. Not only that! we still can adjusting our opponent level also we can make another charracter to fight alongside us in battle. A unique one I guess...

August 25, 2008

Chocobo Dungeon 2 Review

Console : Playstation
Genre : Adventure

Chocobo Dungeon 2 is one of an unique adventured games, this game stories is about Chocobo who adventured with a Mog in dungeon to collect treasure but after that they are separated because of some incident. In this games each time you go to dungeon there never be the same map as before, easily says it's randomize map.

This games has many common features like item customize and upgrading, quest, item keeper and also feather that allowed player to received skill by destroyed equipment or quest. Feather can also be used to summon guardian like on the Final Fantasy games, but don't forget it will cost Chocobo's energy of course.

Breath of Fire 4 Hint, Bug and Review

Console : Playstation
Genre : RPG

Review

Breath of Fire 4 stories is about a young-dragon named Ryu. Ryu was founded by Nina in the dessert near abondened merchant cargo while Nina on the way to a desert village. Later together they are travelling around the world and meet with another companion.
Breath of Fire 4 has a unique feature like faeries village development and master feature. Master feature allowed any character to study under a master and they will received bonus status effect for which master they are studied. Faeries village development allowed player to develop faeries village to get supported item/skill/etc in that used later in battle.

Hint

About BoF4 Breath Attack : Breath attack damage usually very depend on HP , so this is very helpful when you fight again Last Boss or any Breath attack monster. For example when you fight again Last Boss their Breath attack damage gradually will drop each time you made a damaged on them. When the damage of Breath attack totally meaningless it can be used for indicator that their HP already in low condition and you should finished them off!
About Faeries Charge : Faeries skill (Faeries Attack, Faeries Breath & Faeries Charge) are very depending on number of faery and level of barrack, I don't know how opinion of another gamer about this skill. But that I know Faeries Charge is the best skill for finishing off final boss. Okay lets get to the Point, Faeries skill AP consumption are very large (on my opinion) than any other skill. But there are some item/skill( I totally forgot) that cut AP consumption, or in another way equip faeries skill to any charracter with high CP (high CP = high AP restoration). Okay, one problem solved! next is how to efficient the damage of Faeries Charge. Just like I mention in text above, for final battle you should use all faeries and make sure all of your barrack reach max level (lv.20) . For addition note: if you has set into like this, don't ever come back to faeries village. I don't want accept any complain if there are any faeries on your was village died!. Okay next is how to do this in the actual battle, "Just use it on last combo! with the same type of attack." so it can be triple damage (1 base damage plus 2 bonus combo damage) for each faery. I can't count how many total damage but I think it's really effective.

Bug

I don't know this is bug or not, but this work well in BoF4 on playstation. With this you can earn high exp in each monster (max. 256000 exp, I think). You only need equip skill burn and frost (but I think Scias already has frost) to charracter with low magic power. 1st Step Find a monster in the Ruin where all the dragon meet with Ryu (After Deis came out from the Ershin and reside in girls body), the monster shape just like armor equiped with dual gun (I forgot it's name). 2nd Step cast burn or combo this burn with sever if there are more than 1 of those monster (but I think this monster will died if your magic power are high enough) , after being hit by fire elemental magic this monster will change shape! This is where it'll starting works. Take a look on monster detailed , experienced gained from this monster will increase twice each times it's tranformed into other shape. Then to change their shape into original state just hit them with water elemental magic. 3rd Step If their HP low, use Nina Healing technique on them! you should do this cycle until reach it's maximum experienced you can gained (around 256000) then kill it! This should very helping so much on levelling up a character or all party charracter. If you want to concentrate on 1 charracter just use monopolize skill! Monopolized can be gained from Marlock.

August 24, 2008

Gunbound Review

console : PC - Online
genre : Shooting

Gunbound was the 2nd online game that I played after Nexia ~Kingdom of The Wind~, This games arrived at Indonesia at least 5 years ago. Gunbound categorized as a shooting game, but not like common shooting game that use direct control to shoot. This game use delay system (turn/phase) also use degree and power-bar to aim the shot. Gunbound has variety mode of battle like solo, score, tag and jewel. For example in tag mode, in battle we can switch mobile that we control to another mobile that we choose before by pressing F7 button. Altough this game can be considered as old game but it's still fun when we play it in a team with our friends.

Ar Tonelico Melody of Elemia Review

Console : Playstation 2
Genre : RPG


Ar Tonelico is first RPG that I have played on Playstation 2, Ar Tonelico it's self is a name of tower. This tower surrounded by ground / components that flying at the air. In Ar Tonelico's world people live in those surrounded area from low to upper position. This story is about a boy from upper area that crash down in lower area, that no matter what he must to going back to upper area ASAP. Later, In his journey later he went and meets many friend then team up with them in battle. Altough it's graphic just simple 2D but has many costumization feature (dive systems,magic, item creation,etc) also there multiple endings in this games. Character in this game also drawed like japanese manga/anime styles and also don't forget sound quality that supported this games. Altough I have finished played this game sometimes I still play the bonus songs that unlocked from finishing the game.

Yu-Gi~Oh! Trading Card Games Review

At least I have an idea what I want to write to this blogs, then let's begin.
Yu-Gi~Oh! trading card games is one of many variety of trading card games, but I think this is the most complicated trading card that I have ever played. This games can be played consists of 1vs1 or 2vs2 players. I'm not so sure but looks alike this games based on it's manga and anime that authored by Kazuki Takahasi. But in the actual Yu-Gi~Oh! card trading games the rule more specific and complex. Each players of this games at least must have 40 cards for begin playing. There are 3 main variety card in this games : Monster Card , Spell Card and Trap Card, each of them still divided again into another group. For example Monster Card still divided into normal and effect monster, there also fussion or ritual monster , etc. Quite complicated, eh? But it's just beginning there are still more complicated like chain links, multi trigger effect, etc. But complicated it's self is part of joyness in this trading card game, because in this games 1 complicated card maybe can change your winning condition to losing condition or vice-versa.