Ace Attorney...or you have objection?

Phoenix Wright. Ace Attorney.

I would say it's more a "cult" game rather than say VERY POPULAR. At least anyone who is into ACG probably has heard of it. Playing it, however is another matter all together (at least legally) since paying $40 for an interactive novel (or rather Story Adventure game)is quite a high price for casual gamers. So when it's being offered for 2nd hand, I had to take all 3 despite a slightly higher price with no bulk discount. (At least someone is selling to me. Approached 3 sellers before that. Buying 2nd Hand for NDS is still ok since the ROM carts are sturdy.)

Phoenix Wright sets in a Anime world setting where "Slightly Odd" is fairly normal.
Leave your worldly logics behind.

A rookie (just like the player), Phoenix would fight his case with his mentor Mia Fey by his side, teaching us how to play the game. The game drop hints alongside so solving this case (which is a Disguised Tutorial afterall) is a breeze. You just got to do a bit more thinking. The first game introduce the Fey Sisters and revolve the DL-6 incident, setting the basis for the 2nd and 3rd game. Missing the first and playing the subsequent games might be ok but there's slight more than enough references back to it. So yup. I suggest Inova to pick it up from me if he had time.

The interesting aspect is that the DS remake includes a 5th scenario that would tie back to the 4th (Apollo Justice). Rise from the Ashes will include gameplay that's utilising more features rather than simply....shouting to the microphone.

but unlike the lady below who is playing Justice For All....I don't shout to my microphone. I play my NDS like it's a GBA instead. I must be some kind of Techno Caveman.

Justice For All is fairly good sequel althought there's no Overview Storyline that ties all the loose episodes together. Having 4 scenarios (with the first serving as a tutorial), Justice For All seems to be less jam packed and the shortest game of the Wright Trilogy. This installment however introduce Pearl Fey, a delightfully funny sidekick that might overtook Maya Fey who became absent due to yet another case of her being the defendant (and another as hostage). New elements like the Psyche-Lock and Vital Bar will migrate into the next game. Some characters introduced in the 2nd game will return in the 3rd.

Interesting portion of this game? The tutorial forces Phoenix to become a rookie due to a....Plot Device.

Trials and Tribulation is the final arc of the Phoenix Wright games by tying up some loose ends. No. Phoenix is not going to end up with Miles that WAY.

This game starts with the player playing as Mia in her Most controvesial case (as well as Miles' which was briefly mentioned in the First Game). It's terrible to see that Mia used to be....like that when she's younger (and worse...when her senior Lana Skye looks much that other way). It's not that I am against woman of womanly features but.....let's just say the years aren't kind to Mia (or not...depending on which part of her you are looking at). Another surprise is the one on the defendant chair. Chuckles (making it a Truth that anyone can be sitting on the defendant chair).

As usual if you are paying attention, you are always ahead of the storyline, so leading to the conclusion as you go is the tougher part.

And like some Street Fighter game.....you get to meet your Evil Twin (Miles is rival character...which akin to as Ken to Ryu).

And yes, you get to play as Ken....I mean Miles in this one too. Miles and Frankziska returns as somewhat guest starring in this title (when will we get to play Prosecutor???Lol).

Phoenix Wright is a fairly engaging title. Despite not making much logic at times (still SMARTER than Birdbrain Birdman....lol), it's one of the preferred titles for lazy gamers who are into ACG like me who also would most likely read than play a game while on the go.

The above contains the Japanese Promo Videos to the Gyakuten Saiban games. Do not view if you do not watch spoilers. Then again if you are afraid of spoilers....reading this entry is not a wise choice.

......gillian...

There was a thousand words to be written but I realised there's left nothing to express how I felt about it.

I dedicate this song to Gillian Chung. Thank You for filling in the void for those years.

In love in with a Mirage//PrEtEnDinG iTS foR REAL.

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

Evangelion 1.0 is an alternate Retelling/Reanimated Movie.

It probably had more meaning if you are going to watch the rest of the Rebuild movies or actually experienced NGE beforehand.

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone brings back 2 phenomenon of the '90s in a single sitting.

Namely NGE itself and Hikki...Utada Hikaru who sang Beautiful World, theme song to the movie itself.

In the movie, after the song ends there's the money shot we are suppose to be getting. A trailer. As soon as the familiar melody rang, a voice was cut off and we are facing a blank.

It was cut. Either due to the lack of Confidence in the local market by Cathay (does not want to commit to be bringing the next movie) or simply a marketing gimmick by the film makers.

What a wet blanket.

I am not going to be specify but everything you see in the MV is inside and everything will be about the same with all the key points and dialogues presented. However there's some minor tweaking and likely putting the money on the word "ALTERNATE" in the upcoming movies.

Be prepared, people. It's the Second Impact.

Tree hugger by antsy pants

Sometimes, a nice song doesn't had to mean anything (or is it?).

Tree Hugger is in the OST of Juno, a particularly nice movie I just watched recently.

There's quite a bit of songs from Kimya Dawson and her collabrators. So be sure to check out on her songs if you had time.

Here's the trailer to Juno (which won the Oscar for Best Screen Play.)

Which Artist Should Paint Your Portrait?

Who Should Paint You: Andy Warhol

You've got an interested edge that would be reflected in any portrait You don't need any fancy paint techniques to stand out from the crowd!

What Artist Should Paint Your Portrait?

Watched....(backlog)

Hell there's a lot backlog to do in that department.

The only thing I can summarised is that Anime watching is particularly cut down to only D-Greyman on TV, which I watched so that at least Arts Central can see that people really appreciate the efforts of bringing the anime in Hot and Fast.

I didn't stop watching anime because of Odex but because I got a burnout. Just tired of all that and.....really, Anime starts to come across to me as "Overrated".

So I just picked up 24 again but stopped at 3 at the moment. I guess it's a cross road moment before I decide to continue since 3 wrapped up pretty nice with most of the loose ends tied up a bit.

And then there's Veronica Mars. Teenage PI vs the World. 3 seasons only. I got a soft spot for cancelled shows. Veronica tells the true about the world on WIN WIN Situations. They don't exist. I will highly recommend it for everyone except Young Children because there's....Sex. Lol. On screen, Off Screen.

As for the movies....heck I got a short attention span so that will be for next time.

Here's the theme to Veronica Mars. A great song with a title that explains an aspect of the plotline.

We Used To Be Friends by The Dandy Warhols

By the way, Veronica Mars is still on TCS 5 but should be at the last leg of Season 2. (Sundays, 5pm, TCS 5)

[NDS] Luminous Arc

One of the first other games I bought for NDS and completed......

Luminous Arc

Once infamous for a lack of explaination...."The Game Characters look like this" (insert a Tenchi Muyo pic). An actual published review from ST's Computer Times. Amazing.

Luminous Arc is a 2D, Isometric view Fantasy Strategy game.
Yes much like FF Tactics which is some what a Good example but not really a close one.

For instance, Luminous Arc is.....Entry Level. Everything is pretty to understand.
There's nothing easier to understand than "Move, Hit and Wait". Ok. Maybe the part on Synergy is abit hard to get (since there's little use for that.....even in Late Game) but other things are pretty much sat in after playing through the initial stages. The Turn Base Battle is determined by character order not by faction so the strategy part is mostly decided by consulting the Sequence of Things (which I often ignored).

The game got an odd leveling system which goes by a level per every 100 experiences points gained. Any spill over will be forfeited during level up. Maybe it adds up to the strategy if I didn't point out that randomly casting a support or healing on other characters will earn you a maximum of 30 exp. Irregardless of Level Differences. Thus there's the alternative route of gaining experience by just casting spells, leaving the combat to only characters who CAN'T cheat the system (which is close to....NONE...or just 1 but he is the basher, the one that finish the boss and most opposition).

Control via stylus can be a pain, since there's time you had to change the controls to buttons when certain points are unaccessible (I thought there's a problem with the DS but clearly that's not the point).

In fact I start wondering why I am seriously writing a review for a game that's ....
entry level. Little surprises, very normal and cliche plot line, character designs. The only good part is probably it's a pretty smooth running SRPG which cast a very strong advantage over SRPG titles over at PSP. God I hate it when a game load for 10 seconds over a 2 second sound effect.

Luminous Arc is a forgettable game.....so I guess I know the pain of the writer of that article.

A little update....

To prove I am not dead?

I always heard "A...where you die to?" and it sounds to me that I am pretty dead to the rest of the passive, waiting for me to look for them World.


Oh well. I had to accept that fate I guess.

Since I am , pretty much, passive and close up myself.