Thursday, January 13, 2011

I Wear Cartoon Briefs

A whole week and today Achiever


Last night I finally finished Tales of Vesperia . For the third and final time. At the stroke of 170 (one hundred seventy) (malamadonna) hours. More than a week of my life: never devoted so much time in a single blow in a game. And probably never again: Vesperia I came across a period between Christmas and New Year unexpectedly sluggish unusually pale. Now that real life calls, I finally laid down their arms.


weapons used against me in cel shading graphics to say the least pleasant, the characters diverse enough to keep away the boredom, music and more than up to a plot that, for once, did not provide bimbominchia emo fight against Apocalypse. Last but not least, a real-time combat system that, at least for myself, is a pleasant diversion from the usual waltz. If we exclude
Zelda, Action RPG that is as much as I am attentive to etiquette, my cloak and dagger activities * has always been based on expectations tantric, languid eyes, sudden and repetitive petitions of adrenaline. I had definitely lost something.


Tov In the real-time combat system includes the use of mana (TP) for three different options. The first is the waste of TP to strengthen the basic attacks. The other two, however, are the Magic Strike Artes and Artes, or cannonball and magic. To stratify the offer we think the Arcane Artes, Artes learned reiterating the base, and Altered Artes, accessible by special items.
The "Limit Break" of the case depends on the bar "Over Limit" **, which can be filled with a chain with a devastating Arcane Artes, and a minimum spectacular Burst Arte. On top of the pyramid we have a combo of Mystic Arts to character, which is the classic special effects people to hemorrhoid smascellamento, similar to Final Fantasy summon of but useful.


Alongside each of the dozens of Artes we have the classic character skills, learnable and usable by the equipment via SP. Unfortunately for the first ten levels you have so little SP to eliminate any masochistic nostalgia FFVIII.
Once skills are learned more efficient in the second half of the game, the ocean of options crashing into a general flattening of the challenge. At that point, the usual two spamming Arcane Artes is more than enough, in the worst cases with the help of the Item. The use of objects in
Tov is devastating to the level of difficulty: to be narrow in Tov means having finished potions. Of course, other characters have Artes healing and is also a can resurrect the dead ***, but a potion thrown in the pile can have devastating consequences for both the enemy and for the player. It is no coincidence that the game requires a wait between a groundless and the other, as well as a maximum limit of 15 items by type. All this from one side favors the challenge, the other raises the question what the hell had intentions of developers.


Despite the complexity of the combat system be overshadowed, the battles keep the advantage of being rapid, spectacular and painless. E 'possible to transfer control to the other members of the party at any time, or leave everything in the hands of AI, programmed as FFXII in scoglionamenti but with a lot less.
addition, similar to games like Chrono Cross , random battles have been struck down by common sense and is almost always possible to avoid unwanted fights. The grinding is a must only for a couple of bosses, including Gattuso, a bloodthirsty beast to be killed immobilized by a powder derived from certain plants around ****.



The real strengths of TOV are his players, including Yuri , perhaps the first real example of a troll hero of a video game, not out of place in the soul of " No Country for Old Men . One of its peculiarities is the stoic-existentialist approach: there are no laws, or spells that take bullshit. I do one thing and do: the reasons are my own, so 'as the consequences. This attitude gives rise to moments more 'interesting game, and accentuated rivalry with Flynn, the other side of the coin.
The co-star, Estellise , Aeris is a variation of the usual, some uncomfortable, some annoying. Fortunately Karol the bambinaccio empatizzante in turn, succeeds so well in his role as a simpleton as to overshadow any discomfort caused by the rest of the cast, although you feel the lack of DLC where do battle with a meat grinder. Rita is neither more nor less than a boy wizard plagued justified superiority complex: to be able to fully appreciate the development will take at least a couple of sidequest. Repede , on the other hand, can be appreciated from the start: only open his mouth to bite their enemies, suggesting that the latest masterpiece if it could improve dramatically with party fully populated, and not created by dogs.
Good Raven called systematic "Old" by virtue of its 35 years, is perhaps the most interesting character in the game, but unfortunately not comment without spoiler is a good 90% of the plot. Finally, we Judith the rizzacazzi.


The Pirate lolicon Patty and 'exclusive to the PS3 version, which demonstrate that Namco Bandai cares about the needs of its customers.

History does not leave much to be desired at all: epic, but not stupid, long, but justified, full of twists, but sensible. TOV should play at least a couple of times to grasp the beauty exhibition. Chasms in the plot will become the first game in the second call. Yet even after having gnawed the intricacies of the plot and have sodomized the most treacherous of midfielders, Tov continues to give. The sidequest
are dozens and almost all functional deepening of relations between characters, which have not always secondary history and new perspectives on events. In the world of Tov, a "Do not treat yourself to them, but look and pass" is stuff from the seventh circle, if not FFVII. A world like this, generous but not incontinent, but extended reach, diverse but coherent, is a healthy breath of decency after all palta in recent years has trimmed cities such as continents.


be clear: TOV has its clear limits, represented by invisible barriers and views completely unattainable, but the handler well, providing enough to characterize their environments and, above all, be justified.
With everything there is to see and do, hardly have time to complain: Tov is a pleasant experience, whose magnitude depends largely curiosity 'of the player. Offers without forcing, it lets you play without sanding the gonads. Even the final confrontation depends on the commitment of the player, demonstrating how the linearity of the narrative does not necessarily have to pass a series of tunnels or sidequest equal to diarrhea.

Tov is an experience that should be enjoyed by any fan of JRPG. To the extent possible: the PAL version orbit around 100 Eurodollars. My copy was found in a shop in the middle of nowhere for 30 euro, the equivalent of € 50 to find a game used in the manual. Good luck, and especially now ever, Tales of Vesperia deserves to be tasted, if only to preserve their passion metastases FFXIII-2.



* or "jag-and-dagger" in the case of Vagrant Story.
** did what they could.
*** Judith. ****
despite the change of image, I still prefer Galfano.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Alternative Schnauzer Haircuts

Twain, Yuri Peperino Affettatutto


One of the problems to be fans of Viggo 'are reviews. The reviews, more often, are similar to advertising 'self. That is, I speak to you of a product reviewer (the game) in my product (Review) so that your interest in the product of others (the game) will spur them to my own, to product (journal *). I
in fifth grade I re-read the tape to review for CM DKC waiting for the Rikkondaddy loosen the cientomilalire Christmas. Today there is no CM 'more, for many reasons, a more' sad the other.


But now enough about Marco Auletta **. The point 'that the reviewer makes us. Today, anyone can 'make the reviewer. If I myself have written reviews of ***, can 'really do anyone. The problem 'that does happen. And all "eh but today the video game journalism and 'expired' cause they are the bimbiminkia 'to make up reviuvs GainFucks" .

But with the cock. But maybe. Even removing all teenagers and all the not-so-teen-PIU' they review our own games aggratise barrow or 20 € a piece ****, a person who has at least a secondary school review on GameSpot, or IGN also manages to leggersela, from time to time.



So many games, many reviewers, many, many information, a quantity 'immoderate comments. Whether you choose this or that site ficanet, this or that magazine ficoless, in my opinion the problem and 'always the same: you realize what the hell are you reading?

A review and 'public' to pay indirectly. Written by humans. What do you recommend purchasing. And the people trust. We repeat: there people who trust reviews written by humans ***** to make sure their purchases videogame *****. You reviewer, you are there 'to do your best to prevent me from wasting money.


And from here maybe I'm listening too. Thus, 'while they were talking of the role of Metacritic , one of the titles most' fun I've ever played, ****** Tales of Vesperia (JRPG, 360, Namco Bandai) sees dozens of reviewers called to establish Ficosa the 'title or not. Dozens of reviewers including the amount 'of dickheads and' least biased. Now, if there were laws against racial bimbominkia reviewers would probably ten reviewers per language. Then you 'I could understand things like "the JRPG is not my thing and I Tales series sucks, but' I became strong and I decided to proceed with the review.
Fuck. While monuments such as Coso loosen the games here and there 'a second affinity' with the genre, most of the reviewers have no professionalism 'in the back. Or, ce 'has, if asked about.


you that the game will be recognized as art? Then tell us that a review of Metal Gear Solid can not' write anyone so 'as one of Wii Fit or Call of Duty can not' write some or specialized in RTS games of football. For the love of pork, a taxi driver and a trucker not are the same thing. A cellist and a violinist playing the same instrument. 300 is not 'a remake of the coach in football. By the time anyone reviewed anything, the games criticism is not worth more 'shit, no matter how many thousands of euro fuck did you get from cumenda, romanaccio or English guy.


* or "piece paid to sneeze, if you live in 2011.

** joking. Everyone knows that all articles were written by CM historical ghostwriter, Robert Zampieri, now known as Nemesis if you should just believe whatever bullshit.

*** on Amazon, the "sacred texts".

**** 20 euro a piece, and 'a great rate, if you treat obituaries.

***** no, Mark, you do not, unfortunately the last time I checked, those who do not pay regularly carries out his work was inhumane, not to say merdaccia. Do not despair, there 's always the next budget (eventually).

****** I could talk about it soon, but first I must finish it. Two more times. There are only 126 hours, year, and 'young.