Final Fantasy XV : The Game Changer

First under the name of Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Final Fantasy XV has made an appearence at E3 and was announced to currently be in development. It's not much, but considering how long we've been in the dark about this game, it's better than nothing. Now before I get into the details of the game, I want to talk about some comments other gamers have been making about it. They say that it doesn't feel like a Final Fantasy game. This is most likely because there is no turn base system in the game. In my eyes, that means that it's not like pokemon. I mean seriously I hated waiting for that timer to get full so I can attack. I know people want to keep final fantasy traditions, but the time based battles is something I can live without. Okay, on to the game. The plot and cast of Final Fantasy XV was just recently realised. The story is this: The only crystal left to the world lies i the Kingdom of Lucis. Upon striking a peace with the garrison state of Niflheim (is that a Final Fantasy VII refernce I smell? XD), Lucis rejoices in having at last brought the cold war to a close. Their celebrations, however, are premature. Under the guise od amity, Niflheim dispels the anti-armament runewall and launches a full-scale invasion of the kingdom. The peaceful lives Crown Prince Noctis and his entourage once knew are consumed by the flames of war as they struggle to mount a resistance. (from the offical Square Enix site). Hm, story sounds like a Final Fantasy game to me. There's always some mystical power involved. The only thing is that except for just a bunch of random people getting involved, we have a Prince and his crew. Sounds interesting to me. Speaking of the Prince, let's get to the cast. Our characters are as follows:
Noctis Lucis Caelum (main character; male)
Gladiolis Amicitia (male)
Ignis Scientia (male)
Prompto Argentum(male)
Cor Leonis (male)
You can find their bios on the offical site. Anyway, did you guys notice something? That's right. The whole entire cast is made up of guys. This is something else I want to comment on being a girl. Some people are saying that the game is not worth buying simply because there is no girl character. Being a girl myself, I don't care... AT ALL that's there's no girl character. I mean yeah, it would be nice to have one, but it's not that big of a deal. In the past, Square Enix has female characters in most of their games. Just because there are none in this game doesn't make it anyless of a final fantasy game. We'll know more once there's more details. What makes a final fantasy game is the story. Some also complained that there might not be any moogles in this game. Now, I love our little kupo friend like everyone else, but it wasn't announced that there weren't going to be any moogles. I mean seriously, there was no moogles or chocobos in the first Final Fantasy XIII game and no one had a problem with that. Hell, the Final Fantasy XIII games didn't even have the usual battle victory song, and that's a tradition I really love. We just have to admit that Final Fantasy is changing with the generation. I mean honestly, when the game was still Versus XIII they announced that it was going to have a Kingdom Hearts fighting style and everyone was estatic for it. Now that it's something else everyone is going to complain about the battle system being different? *sigh* The world we live in. Let's look at it differently for those hard core Final Fantasy fans. This game could be what we need for a different game to be made and you all know what I'm talking about. Now matter what you say, the game looks AWESOME!! It's going to make a lot of money. Remember what Square Enix said about the Final Fantasy VII remake (which I still think we don't need at the moment). That's all I have to say. I am one of the many people who can't wait for this game to come out. It's going to be amazing and one of the main reasons I'm buying PS4. Those are my thoughts. Voice of a Gamer signing out.

Sly Cooper 5: What should hapen?

Okay, I know I said I was going to do a post on Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts III, but I wanted to take a break from any E3 related topics. Thanks to the inspiration of PrinceBoo21 (check out his Let's Plays XD), I thought I'd talk about the eventually to come Sly Cooper 5. There are a lot of things I want to happen in this game. So let's start of with the title. Thanks to the secret ending of Thieves in Time, Lost in Time  seems like an approiate title for the game since Sly is technically lost in time. Speaking of Sly, the game should mostly star Sly and his ancestors. Bently can communicate with him through some device he made and be trying to get Sly back in his approiate time line but encounter some difficulties. They can do that or have Bently, Murray, and Carmelita go after him in the time machine (which is most likely to happen in my eyes. I mean come on we can't get rid of the van). Now let's get to the ancestors (spoiler ahead). Now we all know that the first ancestor we will encounter in Sly 5 is Slytunkhamen Cooper or Slytunkhamen Cooper II thanks to the secret ending. Now what about the others? Well I think we should defientaly have Henriette "One Eye" Cooper (I'm not saying that because I'm a girl.) If you remember in Thieves in Time, Sly saw Sinbad's Legendary Goblet filled with treasure coins that she was going to steal in 1616. I think it would be awesome if Sly joined her on that heist. That and seeing pirate Sly again would be awesome! The next ancestor I wanna see is Otto Van Cooper. We could have air fights just like in Sly 3 and probably some other cool tech since Otto was a great mechanic. Now for the next ancestor is a hard decision. I want to meet all of the ancestors of the Cooper Clan, but it's between Slaigh MacCooper, Thaddeus Winslow Cooper III, and Sly's Father. I know technically Slyn's Father isn't really an "ancestor" but think about it. We've been teased about Sly's father for the entire series. We don't know what he looks like; we really don't know what type of person he was; and we don't even know his name. Sly's father is shrouded in mystery and I would love to see Sanzaru games show us the truth about him. However, I really want to meet all of the ancestors. The Cooper Clan as a whole is amazing. To meet the entire family would be an honor for all fans the franchise and that includes meeting Sly's dad. If Sanzaru Games is able to have us meet all of the ancestors , I will be one happy gamer. Okay, that's enough of the ancestors. Let's get to the main villian. Here's where PrinceBoo 21 comes in. He mentioned in his Let's Play of Sly 2 that in Thieves in Time, he saw Clockwerk stalking Sly. That made me think. Sure, Sly defeated Clockwerk in the present... future... whatever, but what about in the past. Sly is traveling through time and Clockwerk was a threat to basically ALL of his ancestors. What if Sly had to make a choice? Save his family in the present so he never lost his parents or.... keep things the way they are so he can remain friends with Bently and Murray? Think about it. It's becaus of Clockwerk that Sly met Bently and Murray and had all of these adventures with them. If he was to defeat Clockwerk in the past, he would undo all of that. His parents would be saved, but he will lose his best friends. What is a master theif to do? So the main villian should be Clockwerk, but how Sly will defet Clockwerk is the question. Now these are just my ideas. I have faith in Sanzaru Games and believe that whatever they come up with in Sly Cooper 5 will be AWESOME!! However all we can do right now is speculate and try to predict what will happen next in the Sly Cooper series. Those are my thoughts. Voice of a Gamer signing out. 

E3 Part 3

Ok now, here's the final part of my E3 post. I'm going to talk about Microsoft and boy do I have a lot to say about Microsoft. To make a long story short, E3 was Microsoft's funeral. The Xbox One was the killer. I mean seriously. The Xbox One was the worst idea Microsoft has ever had and we thought Windows Vista was bad. Now I don't blame the companies that make the games at all. I just feel really bad for the ones that made games exclusively for the Xbox One because I know for a FACT that NO ONE is really going to buy that ridiculous piece of hardware.  So basically in this post I'm not going to be talking about the games. I'll leave a website that has the list of games to make up for it. Okay, that's enough ranting about the Xbox One. For those who don't know, I should tell you what exactly is wrong with the Microsoft killer, the Xbox One. Now this is just a rumor I heard, but I heard that for the Xbox One you to pay to play the game. I don't mean buying the game so you play it; I mean every time you want to play the game, you have to pay Microsoft. That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. MMOs don't do that. Most of them are just to pay for your membership so you can enjoy the game to the fullest. Microsoft needs to stay out of my pocket. Okay the other rumor I heard was that if there are too many people in a room, the system will turn off. ...So no video game parties at my place. I mean seriously, that's just retarded. I could be holding a competition at my place and the Xbox One turns off when there's a lot of people? MICROSOFT!!! Okay enough rumors, time for facts. Fact #1 No backwards Compatibility (nothing new). Fact #2 Indie Developers aren't allowed to self publish. Fact #3 Pay MORE money for used games. Fact # 4 It won't work without the Kinect (....) Fact #5 NEED TO BE ONLINE TO PLAY OFFLINE (WHAT KIND OF STUPID SHIT IS THAT??!!!!) Fact # 6 No more game trading/ sharing (=__= Not amused) Fact # 7 It's mostly an entertainment system (ummm.... I'm pretty sure the Xbox is suppose to be a VIDEO GAME CONSOLE) Fact # 7 To sell a game to another user you must be friends with them for at least a month ( my game why can't I do what I want!) Fact # 8 Once you buy the game, you can't sell it to anyone else (AGAIN, MY GAME! WHY CAN'T I DO WHAT I WANT WITH IT) Fact # 9 Kinect can monitor your heart rate and do face and voice recognition (okay, face and voice not bad but heart beat?! WTF!) Fact # 10 You basically can't do anything without the internet (What happens if the internet goes down idiots!) Fact # 11 Terms & Conditions sign away your privacy. And finally Fact # 12 IT'S $499 WHILE THE PS4 IS $399!!! WHAT....THE....HELL?!! Now I just recently heard that they changed things, but the fact that this crossed their minds is crazy!! Microsoft is slowly losing their minds!! I think all of this happened because they thought that they were the kings of the video game world, but their not. It's actually always going to be Nintendo. They base their ideas off of Nintendo. All gamers right now need to give themselves a high five or something because we had Microsoft see the light. Now, they better not do stupid shit like this again. The fact that this still crossed their minds is going to effect the Xbox One sales DRAMATICALLY!! *sigh* okay, that's enough ranting. Let's get back to E3. The winner of that battle was definitely Sony. It took Sony and Gamers for Microsoft to see their stupidity. If that's not sad, I don't know what is. Okay, I'm done. Next post is going to be about Kingdom Hearts III and Final Fantasy XV. BTW, I have decided to do the vlogs, but I need to fine a program I'm comfortable with and a microphone. Anyway, this ends my thoughts on E3 2013. Voice of Gamer signing out.

(MICROSOFT PISSED ME OFF SO MUCH THAT THEY DON'T DESERVE A PICTURE!! Oh and here's that list I mentioned: http://www.ign.com/wikis/xbox-one/List_of_Xbox_One_Games

E3 Part 2

Okay, in the last post I talked about Nintendo and some of the wonderful games that's coming out in the future for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Now it's time to get down to business. The E3 Battle is a traditonal battle that happens every year at E3 between the three major gaming companies we know and love. However, Nintendo did not take place in this battle this year due to them not having a press conference. Only Sony and Microsoft held a press conference. This was defientally a one-on-one battle. I will say who I thought was the winner in the final E3 post. But right now, let's see how Sony did this year at E3. Sony started things out by revealing the PS4. We already knew some information about the new system, but didn't know what the console itself looked like. Now we know. It looks basically like an upgraded version of PS3 like I expected. It looks nice, sleek, and LIKE A GAME CONSOLE! Thank you Sony :3. They briefly talked about the how the PS4 will work with music, movies, and etc. After that, they spoke about games still coming out or have come out for the PS3 (Fx. The Last of US) Then they went straight to the games coming out for the PS4. I am really excited for A LOT of the games coming out for the new system; two in particular. However, those two games is going to be a totally different post on their own. These games are Kingdom Hearts III and Final Fantasy XV. I have a lot to say about them. Look forward to that post. Anyway, Sony introduced games like Watch Dogs, which looks pretty amazing. You hack into the world around you. You may have a gun, but your greatest weapon is your cell phone. Another game was Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag. They did go through techinical difficulties with the demo, but these are things I don't really blame them for. Things like that happen. However, dispite the difficulties, the game looks amazing. They also revealed gameplay of the highly anticipated game, Destiny. It looks absolutely beautiful. The art design, the weapons; they're all just pure beauty, I can already tell this is going to be an amazing shooter. Another amazing shooter is going to be COD: Ghost. It's Call of Duty, what else is new? Batman Arkham Origins looks like it's going to be an adventure. We get to see how the asylum became to be. Also. Batman a wanted man by villians? BRING IT DEATHSTROKE! This is going to be an amazing game to look forward to due to the fact that Injustice (awesome game btw) just recently came out and has been so successful among other things. The Dark Knight is ready to rise yet again and show the villians of Gotham who's boss. Sony also revealed some indie games that are coming out onto their system. These indie games look amazing such as Don't Starve,Secret Ponchos, and Outlast. It proves what some young game designers are really capable of. By the way, do you guys remember the people who created Bastion? They are also coming out with a new game. It's called Transistor. The main character named Red fights to protect the weapon she carries that apparently people are willing to kill over. The trailer looked amazing and beautiful. I can't wait for more info to be released about this game. Infamous: Second Son is another game I want to talk about. Obviously, it's a squeal to the first Infamous games. Except instead of lightening, it's fire and we play as a young troublemaking kid with a cop older brother. This kid seems to like his new powers and intend to use them to his full potential. Can't wait for more info to be released. Now I'm not covering all of the games, but if you want more info on the PS4 games coming out, check out this site: http://www.ign.com/wikis/playstation-4/PlayStation_4_Games (Copy and Paste again DX )
Now let's talk about the thing Sony did that made everyone cheer like no tomorrow. I mean seriously, I've never heard so many gamers so happy in my life. Sony announced that fore the PS4, the following will happen: 1) PS4 supports used games 2)Disc Based Games (In other words the gamer can do whatever they want with the game) 3) don't have to be connected online to play games 4) It will cost $399 Why is all of this important? You'll see when I talk about Microsoft at E3 and trust me, what I have to say about Microsoft is not going to be pretty. Let's wrap things up. Sony did an amazing job presenting their new console and what they are going to do with it. I'm proud to say that I plan to eventually get a PS4. Sony made me proud to own their gaming system. Well, those are my thoughts. Voice of a Gamer signing out.

E3 Part 1

It came and then it went. The long awaited E3 started June 10 and it has now recently ended. Boy oh boy do I have a lot to say about this year. I have a lot of good things to say and a lot of bad things. So, this topic will be in 3 parts. One part for each company. This part is going to be about Nintendo. As we all know, Nintendo did not have a press conference this year. That kind of sucked since a lot of fans were looking forward to it, but I can see why they did it. They knew that E3 for Sony and Microsoft was going to be about their next generation counsel. Nintendo already released theirs so there was no point in having a conference. I do like the fact that they had a live stream set up so that everyone could tune into Nintendo Direct @ E3 so we could all see the games that were coming out. However, the live stream did skip a lot, but I won't really blame Nintendo for that since they did post the video online after the live stream so that people who missed it were still able to watch it. Now let's get to the games. Nintendo has some pretty cool games coming out for both the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U. I'm not going to go over the games in order so bear with me. I first want to talk about Pokemon X & Y since that was in a previous post. We already knew what the new region was going to look like, the ability to use one of the pokemon to roam around town, and the ability to customize your character among other things. What Nintendo revealed this time is basically what type the new eevee evolution was. It was revealed to be a new type called Fairy Type which is super effective against Dragon Types (Finally! Dragon Types are hard to defeat!). Pokemon-Amie was also revealed. It's a new feature that allows us to get closer to our Pokemon. We can pet them, feed them, and make faces at them. It's almost like the pokemon are real which basically increases the experience you get while playing the game. Okay, next game: Super Mario 3D World. ...OH MY GOD PEACH BECOMES USEFUL! We actually get to play as Peach. Anyway, each character in this game has their own unique ability. Mario's powers are still the same, but Luigi is more agile than Mario, Peach can hover in the air just like in braawl, and Toad can run faster... that's not a surprise. Mario also has a new power known as the Cat suit or power... whatever Mario becomes a cat. He gains the ability to scale walls and attack enemies with his claws. This makes it easier to get to the top of the flag pole at the end of the level so you can get the one up if you really need it. It never hurts to give Mario new powers. Next: Pikmin 3. Now this game sounds like it's going to be good. Instead of Olimar, we are introduced to three new characters. (Sadly, I don't remember their names) These explorers come from a planet in desperate need of food. Like always, the Pikmin Planet (which I'm convinced is Earth after the apocolyps) is not the set destination. They ended up crash landing there. They meet the Pikmin and search the planet for seeds so they can grow food on their planet. Now, we have two new types of Pikmin: Rock Pikmin and Winged Pikmin. You heard me right; Winged Pikmin. Our Pikmin can now fly! Something tells me this will prove to be a blessing and a curse. The Rock Pikmin I see as being new versions of the Purple Pikmin. Anyway, Nintendo revealed that the game will have new gameplay. First off, you have a map on the GamePad. Second, you can split up your pikmin into teams. You can switch teams to gain more food and cover more ground then ever before. Again, I think this will prove to be both a blessing and a curse. Pikmin fans will most likely love this game and gamers who haven't played pikmin will easily get into the franchise. Yet another game to look forward too. Next is Bayonetta 2. What can I say? It's Devil May Cry, but with a female main charcater. I find it funny how the first Bayonetta was exculsive for Xbox 360 and that the sequel is exculsive for Wii U. But that's a rant for a different time. Now I never played Bayonetta before since I don't own an Xbox 360, but I did some research on it and I have to say that I might just get it. It sounds like fun. Okay, I can't hold it in any longer. I have to talk about Super Smash Brothers for Wii U and 3DS. DOODS, IT LOOKS AMAZING!!! Nintendo continues to surprise me with this amazing series. Of course we have all of our characters in it, but this is the first time the game was made for handheld. Of course, the graphics have dimmed down, but that's to be expected. As we all know, Brawl broke the tradition of all of the characters being strictly from Nintendo with the appearence of Sonic. Now we have two more characters. One from Nintendo and one we haven't seen in quite awhile. The one from Nintendo is the villager from Animal Crossing (...still don't understand the love of that game...). I see this character as a comic relief charcater since the attacks shown in the trailer are pretty funny. Now for the character we haven't seen in awhile... it's MegaMan. That's right, our favorite Mavrick Hunter is back. I was so excited to see MegaMan again along with his new upgrades. It's been too long since the last MegaMan game. It feels good to see our blue warrior in action again. The game hasn't come out yet and I already have a favorite character. THANK YOU NINTENDO!! XD Now, I would love to cover on the other games like Mario Kart 8 (ZERO GRAVITY YES!), Sonic Lost World (NEW POWERS!), and Yoshi's New Island, but I only have time for one more game before I go on to the next E3 Post. That game is The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Please, you thought I was going to mention Nintendo at E3 and not talk about LOZ? Yeah right! Now, I would talk about the remake of Wind Waker, but there's not much to talk about besides the new feature known as the tingle bottle (yeah... there's no way of making that sound better) which allows you to use Miiverse for the game. Now, A Link Between Worlds is the continued story of Link to the Past... Link. I think this is a wonderful idea since we are continuing the story of one of the reincarnations of our favorite hero in green. I mean it's been a couple of years since Link to the Past. It feels nice going back once in awhile. Link has the ability to now become a drawing on the wall making it possible to switch from 2D to 3D (Blessing and a Curse). Now this is just a theory, but I think with the title screen having a shadow of the triforce in it, I think Dark Link is going to be the bad guy here. According to the trailer old items and bosses will return... I think. Anyway, this game looks amazing and I'm looking forward to getting it for 3DS. Phew, that was a lot and to only think that we've only just begone. So let's wrap things up with Nintendo. There was no presss conference which was a little upsetting, but Nintendo made it up with the live stream and showing us some amazing games to look forward to. Nintendo's future is defientaly bright. I can't wait for these games to come out and for me to try them out for myself. Here's the site for more information on the games Nintendo presented on their live stream. I think they have the video up there too: e3.nintendo.com (gotta copy and paste it. Srry Blogger being a jerk) Next up is Sony. Well, those are my thoughts. Voice of a Gamer signing out.