Nintendo 2DS

On October 12th, Nintendo is launching a new handheld called the 2DS. It will feature everything that made the 3DS so popular, minus the 3-D capabilities. They have also came up with an interesting design, resembling a thin slice of cake, at least that's what it looks like to me. Even though I don't need one, owning both a 3DS and 3DS XL, I'll still probably buy one. Who knows, maybe 10-20 years from now, the 2DS may become quite the interesting collectible.

I'm back! Recently my family went through a bit of hard time. My dad underwent a double lung transplant, so my family and I were tied up with that. But I'm back to being able to what I love, bringing you news and reviews! So stay tuned to some new stuff I got coming, including a review of Killer is Dead (which is amazing, go buy it)!

Hey everyone! Its been awhile since I last updated anything, and this is due to a recent scam site that messes up with the number of hits blogs get. So I've been waiting for my numbers to settle down a bit before I start posting new stuff. I hope to bring you all some new stuff soon!

Hello all! Sorry I haven't been updating much, I just quit my job and working on my next one, so I've been a bit busy. I'm hoping to have so more stuff soon! In the mean time, I'll give you my take so far on two games I've recently bought.

Soul Sacrifice- Its okay. I haven't really gotten into it. The fact that you just relive the lives of sorcerers kind of ruins it for me.

Deadly Premonition: Director's Cut- I'm a fan of the first one, even with all the problems it had, so when I saw that they were re-releasing it with better controls, better graphics, and extended play, I picked up the game asap. Well, the graphics are better, but I still see problems with the controls, and the cut scenes are still glitchy. If you've never played the game before, its a good deal for $40 to pick it up. If you've already played it though, then I wouldn't bother.

So last night was a sad night. I finally finished the last boss in Persona 4 Golden. Although I still plan on playing it, it did seem like a noteworthy event was over. But then I got the Persona bug. So I decided to head down to my local used game store and picked up a PS2 and Persona 3 (which came complete with the art book and soundtrack!) Besides that, I also picked up Pandora's Tower for the Wii a few days ago, so I'll    be playing that soon and tell you how I like it. So stay tuned!

The Soul Sacrifice demo dilemma! As we speak, the demo of Soul Sacrifice should be out by now, but in typical PSN fashion, we have yet to play it. Hopefully we will get to play it soon! Apparently it has over 20 hours of content, and all the progress you make on the demo will be transferred to the full version. I'll be updating you all on how things turn out!

Side-note: 55 hours into Persona 4 Golden, probably one of the best games I've ever played. Go pick this game up!

More Monster Hunter time! Just updating you on my progression with Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. I'm currently at 245 hours, and have completed all of the single player quests and just a few online quests left. I'm still enjoying the game even after logging in so many hours. Although I'm already looking forward to the release of Monster Hunter 4 for the Japanese 3DS, so when that comes, I'll be sure to do an in-depth review.

As for the month of April, I plan on picking up Pandora's Tower (Wii), Dead Island Riptide (360), and possibly Soul Sacrifice (Vita). If there are any other games you'd like to hear about please let me know! Sometime soon I'll also upload a few photos on my gaming room! ^^

Happy Gaming!

Hey everyone! Just a quick update on whats been going on with me. I'm still playing Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, about 200 hours in now, and I don't see myself getting bored with it anytime soon. One of the more addicting parts of the game to me would be the online play. Its so well done, much better then Tri was. Its easy to find a game, and most of the people you encounter are pretty fun to play with.

On a side-note, I'm hopefully going to work some magic and make this blog start looking a bit prettier. And come May, I'll be attending an anime convention, so I'll be getting you all up to date on that as well. So stay tuned!

                                                Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Wii U)

MH3U came out on Tuesday, and I've put about 55 hours so far into it. That right there shows how good I find this game. Its just as addicting as any Monster Hunter game, but much larger then any of the ones we've gotten here in the states. Over 200 quests, a TON of armor and weapons to make, and a huge online environment can make this game take up all your free time and sleep, and possibly make you call into work just so you can finish hunting that damn Brachydios. It really is that good, and I highly suggest buying this game!

Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you in on what I've been up to lately. I recently bought Persona 4 Arena and fell in love with it so much that I ended up buying a Vita and then picking up Persona 4 Golden. P4 Golden is an extremely addicting game, so much so that its all I've been doing lately!

Although once Tuesday gets here, I plan on playing Monster Hunter Ultimate 3 non-stop, so I'll have a review up for you soon after!

Keep gaming everyone and have a great week!

March 2013. A month that will most likely keep you from the seeing the sun for awhile. There are so many games coming out its insane. Its going to be one of those months that break the bank for many gamers. So what should you spend your hard-earned money on? I'll tell you what games are coming out, and what games I plan on buying (and reviewing) so you can be more informed.

Gears of War: Judgement (Xbox 360) - GOW Judgement is set a few years prior to the other GOW games.  It has new multiplayer modes, and better combat system as well.

Tomb Raider (PS3, XBox 360) - A reboot of a classic franchise. More gritty, more mature, more fun.

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Wii U, 3DS) - Capcom's most popular franchise in Japan is coming over for the first time in HD.

Naruto Powerful Shippuden (3DS) - A new side scrolling adventure featuring cute chibi like characters from the Naruto franchise

Castlevania: Lord of Shadows Mirror of Fate (3DS) - 25 years after Lord of Shadows, Mirror of Fate picks up the story. New weapons, multiple characters to play, and new abilities to purchase and upgrade.

God Of War: Ascension (PS3) - The next game in PlayStation's popular God Of War series. For the first time to the franchise, Ascension brings multiplayer fun to the table.

Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory (PS3) - A fantastic JRPG centered around saving the Gamindustri from the Seven Sages.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 (PS3, Xbox 360) - The next game in the Ultimate Ninja series, UNS3 promises to be the most immersible Naruto game yet.

Need For Speed: Most Wanted (Wii U) - Need For Speed makes its debut on the Wii U, with enhanced graphics, and the ability to be played on the gamepad.

Army Of Two: The Devils Cartel (PS3, XBox 360) - A great co-op 3rd person shooter, featuring new modes to take down the Mexican drug cartel.

Pandora's Tower (Wii) - A JRPG with an amazing story of a young women who is transforming into a grotesque beast, and your struggle to prevent that from happening. Action-orientated game play is sure to make this game a whole lot of fun.

Bioshock Infinite (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - The 3rd installment in the wonderful Bioshock series. Set in a new world with a whole new story. More guns, more magic, more freakish action that Bioshock does so well.

Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm (PC) - The next add-on to S2: Wings of Liberty. New units to command and deploy.

SimCity (PC) - If your a fan of building your own city, and pretending to be God, then SimCity is perfect for you.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gate to Infinity (3DS) - Play as 5 fan-favorite Pokemon and explore ever-changing dungeons, battle other Pokemon, make friends with other Pokemon, or just explore the beautiful world Pokemon is known for.

Dead Or Alive 5 Plus (PSVita) - DOA 5 makes me debut on the Vita, bringing new fighting styles and moves.

Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk (PS3) - Just when you thought all hope was lost, you find out that your sister is still alive. A JRPG thats centered around the art of alchemy.

Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 (PS3, Xbox 360) - The 2nd installment in the Sniper Ghost Warrior series. SGW2 makes sniping more realistic with new and more realistic way to take out enemies from afar.

LEGO City: Undercover (Wii U) - Essentially Grand Theft Auto, but with LEGO's. You play as a cop in a huge open world environment, preventing and stopping crime whenever you can.

The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct (PS3, Xbox 360) - A survival zombie game based off of the hit TV show.

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS) - Luigi's back in action, once again to suck-up those pesky ghost that just can't leave the mansion alone. A sequel to the fantastic GameCube game.

Yikes. That is a ton of games to come out in only 1 month. And I'm sure I've missed a few too. The games that I plan on buying are Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Tomb Raider, Pandora's Tower, Bioshock Infinite, Hyperdimension Neputania Victory, Luigi's Mansion, and possibly LEGO city. So stay tuned for the reviews for these games. I'll try to keep you all up-to-date on how I'm progressing through the games.

I've noticed there still aren't any comments on my blog!!! Come on now people, let me know what you think! What games you're currently playing! What your cats name is! Anything!

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate demo is out!

Yesterday Wii U owners and 3DS owners got the chance to play a demo of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. Its essentially Monster Hunter Tri that was released a few years ago on the Wii, but with updated graphics, improvements on overall game play, new monsters, areas, and weapons. I'm a huge fan of Monster Hunter, so I downloaded the demo on both my Wii U and 3DS. I'll start off first by saying that the updated graphics on the Wii U demo are gorgeous. The whole world and characters just look top notch. One of the first things you'll notice is how the gamepad is incorporated into the game. You control your inventory, gestures, texting on multiplayer, and various other things on it. You can also customize a few of the things on the gamepad as well. Over all game play has been updated as well, making the camera controls easier, and allowing a basic lock-on function. The demo contains two monsters to hunt, in levels that are in Tri, which allows you to compare just how much prettier this game looks. The hunts are pretty short, but what can you expect from a demo. 

The 3DS version is pretty much the same. Obviously its not as pretty as the Wii U version, but still looks fantastic. Hopefully the demo will hold me over till MHU3 comes out March 19th.

See you out there fellow hunters!

The console wars have begun. With PlayStation's odd announcement last night, I feel that in the next coming months we will be hearing a lot of different opinions of what next generation really means. It will be an all out argument between what really makes a new console truly next generation. Is it fancy new graphics? New ways to communicate with your friends? Or new ways to play the games. All those topics can become heated arguments very quickly. I'll put in my two cents on what makes a console truly next-gen.

Currently, I'm happy with how the graphics in games look. I think they have enough realism to blur the lines of whats real and not. There are plenty of examples of this on all the consoles that are currently out. What I believe will make a console next-gen is how we play the games. We've been playing games (mostly) for the past 25+ years with the standard controller. Nintendo was the first in my mind that took a look at that and said "hey, lets shake things up a bit". In the past 5 years or so, we just started experimenting with motion controls  with Nintendo's Wii remote, PlayStation's Move, and Xbox's Kinect. I think that is where we need to put more effort on. That's whats going to change the face of gaming. Sure graphics are important, but without new and exciting ways to experience these graphics, it all just seems old. 

A lot of people will argue that Nintendo's Wii U isn't next-gen. I don't see what not next-gen about it. It has a brand new controller with a touch screen, NFC technology, microphone, and speaker. The graphics on the system are fantastic. There new online community has really brought people together and allowed them to chat and share things quite easily. With a promising library of games coming out soon, I don't see how anyone can say that Nintendo has fallen behind.

Now, that might have sounded quite like I'm a Nintendo fanboy, and you're right about that. But me being the fanboy that I am, doesn't mean that I think Nintendo is superior to all. I own a ton of consoles from all companies, and I enjoy them all the same. Each system has its own appeal. Both Sony and Microsoft put out tons of great games for their systems. And I'll continue to support them. My main problem with where the next generation is going is with the community. It seems like everyone needs to take sides defending there favorite system. Why can't we all just agree that they are all great? A video game is meant to be enjoyed, its meant to be an adventure, not a battle grounds for people to argue upon. 

So with that said, lets just go back to having fun with video games, not trying to show each other up.

                                       Metal Gear Rising Revengeance is out now!

I've only played the demo so far, but I plan on picking this up tonight on my way home from work. The demo alone was enough for me to know that I would enjoy this game. The sword combat is amazing, and the ability to cut up anything should make for a lot of fun. There are already plenty of reviews out for the game, so if you are on the fence about buying it, check out the reviews and download the demo!

Oh and Crysis 3 is out as well. I enjoyed the first and second, but for some reason I'm not too sure about this 3rd installment. I've played the multiplayer demo for a few hours, and while its nothing bad, it also doesn't seem to bring anything new to the table. I'll still probably pick it up just for the pretty visuals.

                                     My thoughts so far on Fire Emblem Awakening.

BUY THIS GAME! If you don't have a 3DS, then go buy that too. The game really is this good. It plays out like a hardcore game of chess, only more exciting and way more fun. Its similar to Final Fantasy Tactics in the way you move your characters across the levels. The combat is very fluid, and seamlessly transfers from the moment you attack an enemy to the attack animations. The graphics for the game are great, but in a game like this, graphics are the last thing on your mind. The game does a very good job of getting you wrapped up in the story. I highly recommend playing with permadeath on, something the Fire Emblem franchise is known for. Playing this way really makes you care about your characters. You start to play smarter, and plan your moves much more carefully.

There are a number of different classes that your characters can become, and you can upgrade them using master seals. Doing so can change their base stats and usually changes their appearance as well. Another interesting thing about your characters is that they can marry, and have children. Another reason it can hurt when one of your most loved characters dies in battle.

Weapons can be upgraded, forged, or just bought at many of the towns shops. At the shops you can also buy spell books for your mages, different potions, etc. I found it to be very useful to always have a few health potions on hand.

I have yet to complete the game, I'm about 12 hours in. I definitely don't see myself getting bored with this game anytime soon. It has easily become one of my favorite games. And I hope you check this game out!

Finally! Its been hard to find a copy of Fire Emblem since it came out. But I finally found one at Walmart yesterday. Haven't started playing yet, but from what I've heard from other review sites, its going to be one hell of a good time. Anyone else been playing Fire Emblem? Let me know what you think!

Hello everyone! I've been slowly getting through Ni No Kuni over the past week or so. Its a huge game, and I'm currently at 20 hours and probably have another 5-10 more hours to go. 

I just bought Dead or Alive 5 a few days ago, I totally forgot that it came out months ago! I was a huge fan of DOA4 and I'm happy to say that DOA5 is just as good as 4 if not better. I didn't really focus on the story mode of the game, I tend to think story modes in fighting games are rather pointless.

What games are you guys currently playing? Let me know!

                                                                 
Path of Exile is a game I've had my eye on for some time now. Once Diablo 3 started taking a turn for the worse, I was on the task of trying to find another game that has that Diablo feel to it. Path of Exile is exactly that. It has the over the top play style that Diablo has become known for, even the map brings back memories of D2.

There are six playable classes; Duelist, Witch, Ranger, Templar, Marauder, and Shadow.
Each play pretty similar to other games that have the same type of classes. They have also given each class an enormous skill tree, and when I say enormous, I mean it.

The weapon system is pretty deep as well, with gems that you can socket into a lot of the weapons and armor. Gems also level up as well, getting stronger and providing you with different bonuses.

Currently the game is in open beta, so go to their website and download it now! And the best part? The game will be free to play! There is no reason to not give this game a try!

(PS3)

Its finally time! I picked up a copy of Ni No Kuni yesterday and just started playing it last night and some more this evening. First impressions; it truly feels like you are in one of Miyazaki's magical worlds. The artwork and graphics of this game are astounding. The soundtrack was composed by non other than Joe Hisashi (the composer of almost all of Miyazaki's films), and with that said, the music is superb.

I will keep you up-to-date on how Ni No Kuni unfolds over the next few days.

Catherine (Xbox 360) Review

                                                                                          

Catherine is one of those games that you don't really hear a whole lot about. And I'm not really too sure why. While the game may not be for everyone, I still strongly urge you to give this game a try.  Now lets get into the game a little bit here. 

You are Vincent. A 32 yr old guy who enjoys spending his time at the Stray Sheep. He's been in a long-term relationship with his girlfriend Katherine, who's an up-tight business women. Everything seems to be going well for Vincent till the nightmares start. That is where the puzzle aspect of this game starts. The nightmares consist of multi-level platforms of block that you need to climb in order to stay alive. The stage crumbles below you as soon as you start your ascent. I've never been a who fan of puzzle games, but there's something about these puzzles that is extremely addicting. They start out fairly easy, but the farther you get, the harder they become, and I mean HARD. I spent a few hours on just one puzzle until I gave up and watched a YouTube video on it. But don't let that deter you from playing this game. There are about 3 levels to each stage. 8 stages in total. After each stage you return back to Vincent's life. This is where the mix of drawn anime style and cgi come together. And they blend perfectly. You'll go through the cut scenes where you get to see all the troubles that Vincent goes through. I won't say too much on this part of game because I believe you have to experience it for yourself. During this time you end up at the Stray Sheep every night. Here is where I absolutely love the game. The Stray Sheep really gives off a great ambiance  You can drink, check your phone, change the background music, play an arcade called Rapunzel (block climbing game), and talk to other patrons. You learn a lot from the other people at the bar, so be sure to talk to them frequently. 

At the end of every night you go back to your apartment where the nightmares start again. You go through the game pretty much just like this. But every time you answer the questions in the nightmare, your outcome at the end changes. This part of the game, if played honestly, can teach you a lot about yourself. There are a total of 8 endings, 4 with Kathrine, and 4 with Catherine.

Catherine was an absolute joy to play, and I really got into the story. Its quirky, sad, and exciting all in one. I found myself wanting to get through the puzzles quickly so I could see what happens next to Vincent. I highly recommend buying this game and giving it a chance. I'd love to see more games like these come out, and supporting them is the best way for that to happen.

I'm giving Catherine a 9/10!

Hello there! So a little information about me. I've been an avid gamer since about the age of 7! My brother bought the NES when it first came out, and when I first played Super Mario Bros. I knew I was hooked. Besides dedicating a large amount of my time to playing games, I also started collecting Nintendo merchandise a few years ago.

I own a ton of systems, so if there is a game that you would like to see or have me review just let me know!

Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog, GeemuTime! Geemu means game in Japanese  So essentially, its GameTime. I started this blog in order to start doing video game reviews. Bear with me while I try to get everything in order, and hopefully I'll have some game reviews up soon!