Buying Soon/Currently on Order

I decided I liked FFTA2 so much that I decided to actually buy it. (Actually, I was going to buy it anyways, but I decided to give in and but it now.) Soooo... for the next few weeks I shall be staring at my doorstep like an obsessed fool waiting for that to arrive. Other than that, the next few games I thought I'd buy are:

• Suikoden Tierkreis (I'll pre-order it late November! I'm getting a wee bit paranoid though that it might... run out of stock though? [But that'll never happen... right? :'D])
  
• Sword of Etheria/OZ (If its still available in the shops!)
  
• Final Fantasy IV (I'm liking it lots! Original copy for collection please!)
  
• Eternal Sonata (ah... no Xbox 360, but who cares about that! I'll buy one next year!)
  
• Tales of Vesperia? (Same as above. If I find in shop. Otherwise... download!)
  

Er... and there's a big list of the games that I plan to get immediately! Within the next 5 minutes! Without buying..! And so those don't belong in this topic I suppose. X'D


Xanadu Next only got released in English for the N-Gage, right...? I've heard you guys talk about it so much that... hem... I think I want to try...

I am going to be placing in a huge order with those RisingSun kats. Not exactly sure what I will be ordering, but I know it will probably consist of 2 Neo Geo AESs, and just a bunch of random accessories, like another multi-tap for Sega Saturn. 10 player Bomb off!

Preordered:
- Legacy of Ys Book I & II (DS)

Buying soon:
- GBA Flash Cart... when I know which one I want. I just want to use it for my Gameboy Player. I don't give two effs about using one on the DS, so I'm annoyed about so-called GBA kits that require/include DS slot stuff.

Eventually considering:
- Opoona. Why? Because clearly, fans of EarthBound enjoy Opoona. Perhaps not the best reason, but the reviews and all kindof sway my decision on this as well.

- My Japanese Coach. Why? Because I plan on getting over being self-centered and sheltered, to see the world. In order to become culturally, culinarily, educationally and entertainably involved, I do believe I should have every resourceful document and software possible. So what, if kancho can happen; I'll have a plate or some kind of protective padding to eliminate the risk and discomfort. XD I'm not afraid to be creative.

Yakra: I'm glad to hear there are others considering Eternal Sonata, it is worth every penny. As for Xanadu Next, most of us play the PC version. The N-Gage version is said to be quite different from the PC release, possibly considered obsolette. I cannot confirm this, but I know that I enjoy the PC version; even without knowledge and understanding of the Japanese language.

Zuu: Let me know what you think of MJC, as I'm interested in that as well.

Oh, I plan on doing a mini mini mini review on it. :D

I preordered Valkyria Cronicles, and Chrono Trigger DS today. This marks my first PS3 preorder, even though I don't have the console yet. I am waiting for the PS3 slimjim to hit stores, which is something we all know is going to happen.

The N-Gage version is the same, but they removed all the music and replaced it with one single tune (the Xanadu theme) that plays EVERYWHERE except for the bosses, and the boss music from Ys VI, strangely.

The game is fun to play, but uses a different experience system and is much MUCH MUCH harder. The frame rate is also overall very low, which makes it even more challenging (in the wrong way).

The experience system works like this: if you kill one enemy, you get the standard experience for it (which is very little), if you kill two enemies, you get a 1% exp bonus, and a 2% exp bonus for three, etc. It goes on like this forever.

But if you return to town (only place to save, stock up on potions/equipment and/or heal yourself) the enemy experience bonus will reset to 0%. So the game basically encourages you to keep fighting somewhere dangerous as much as possible in order to gain massive amounts of experience (which you really, REALLY need to do!). Enemies can be incredibly dangerous (despite being weak), if they hit you in the back, you can die immediately if you aren't on a high enough level.

It is a very fun and exciting system, but also very hard and frustrating! Every time you level up, you get bonus points for increasing hp, str, etc... but you can only assign these points in town. So when you're out there fighting, and level up, nothing will happen! You will want to go back and get these points assigned, but if you do, the enemies will give shit exp again! What to do? What to dooo?! It's a constant dilemma.

But man, is it addictive!

PS: You can "pause" your game when you quit it. So you don't need to go back to town and save when you want to stop playing. If you can stand the terrible buttons of the N-Gage, and the poor frame rate, this game can be a lot of fun!

I am excited to finally play it. I am anxiously waiting a magical PM from Wyrd stating: Hello awesome guy, please send paypal monies to me in exchange for some cool games n stuff.

That was funny. XD Though after the first line I actually expected 'CG gets cursed. MC looks for a way to get her uncursed'! Poor guy! He gets cursed and has to look for an un-curse himself! Lazy girl!!!



....I thought I might check in the phone shops since I'm sure I saw a copy more almost... 3 years back? :'D

(HEY! PC version is available at Play-Asia?! Hmmmmmmmmmm.......! Oh! Its a limited edition!! Is anything extra there in the LE? [and here I thought I'd keep an eye on the adoru shop! This be better! (Speaking of which, hey adoru, you haven't recieved the nunuu books and shipped them by any chance, have you?)])

Since I am so so easy to convince, Xanadu Next has been added to my 'soon to buy list'. I think... I'll look around a bit for the N-Gage version first, if only because I'll be able to understand what is happening. (I MUST know the story to fully enjoy anything! Merely fighting battles is just not enough.) And if I can't find, then I shall let madness overtake me and order the LE! (...I think)

[Either way I guess I'll keep an eye on the adouru(u) shop (thank you!). Though I might just go for the Play-Asia copy since I will be ordering stuffs from there late november and shipping will be... cheap. :'D (Actually not really... considering the way the prices are rising X( )]