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I've been playing Final Fantasy III ever since I defeated Phoenix Wright game. I have to admit I think it's a classic game remade but they still don't change the idea of a simple man villain that turns 10X larger then you in battle. I never played the original Final Fantasy III for obvious reasons but the game itself reminds me of one of my favorite Final Fantasy's, Final Fantasy V.

When my friend Brandon first purchased this game when it first came out he told me that they have a Dragoon job class in it. I got excited about it and asked if I would be able to make a whole Dragoon party. He told me it could work if I have a lot of potions for my party.
So when I first got my jobs I was sad that there was no Dragoon to select at first. So I decided to make the main character Luneth, a monk to make the game have irony that Luneth as a Monk looks like Locke from Final Fantasy VI.

So after the Water Crystal later I now have a Dragoon party and it's actually pretty strong party too. At first it was hard getting enough money to buy the armor and weapons. But now my party is really strong especially against flying monsters. I am not done the game yet and hopefully understand the full storyline soon because this is a game I really can't put down at the moment.

Dissidia Final Fantasy

I stumbled upon this video yesterday, I was shocked that they were actually doing something like this. Especially seeing how they already have Kingdom Hearts where the crossovers are done. But now this game seems to be crossovers of only Final Fantasy leaving out any Disney characters. From the pictures I looked up it seems to be the old Final Fantasy Characters up to 10. I didn't see any XI, XII, or XIII characters, but they did have Ultimicia which I think is really cool. She is one of my most favorite villains in the Final Fantasy series.

Not much is known about it only that it's for the PSP. I can say that it looks like something I am willing to play when it comes out.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations

I just defeated Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations, I thought the final case was really good with the plot twist and the merciless battles again and again. But sadly I still found Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice For All my favorite of the series.



The game play is a lot different from the other two games mostly because you can question the defendants in court with their own testimonies. Also you get a better look at Mia and Phoenix's past and learn more about them. As well as the mysterious Godot a new prosecutor to go head to head with Phoenix. The only thing I really didn't like about the game was the same mistake they made with the other two as well. I am tired of having a game over and having to read through every sentence or amuse myself with something else until I get to the part where I lost the trial at for another round. I would like some kind of fast forward button to let you speed through text instead of having to wait for their full sentence. Like they do when you already read a certain part and you can fast forward it again.



I was quite surprised when one of the cases was a thief case instead of a murder case. It was something totally new and I much welcomed and wish that the series would have more then just murders. As well as the new Canadian judge that was in some of the trials as well.



But I loved when my favorite character Franziska Von Karma made her appearances along with Miles Edgeworth. I kind of figured they would they are important characters and seeing how this game was dealing with the past and present of everything they were bound to show up sooner or later.



I am still debating at this point if I want to play Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. I am not a big fan of changing the character in any series. When it's already deep within the series and you are familiar with each character and their history and story. But I guess they wanted to take a new approach to the series. Seeing if this new remake to the game would spice things up instead of releasing the same old same old over again just with different death scenario.

Spoilers.

At the case of the Mask De Masque I already had a feeling I knew it was Luke Atmey behind it all. Mostly because I saw a Fillmore episode where a fake psychic would receive emails telling him about future events before they happened. It turned out to be the school reporter that was giving the tips and hints of the future upcoming events in order for the newspaper reporter to become famous for his articles about the psychics predictions. It was exactly the same where Detective Luke Atmey used Mask De Masque to go in and steal valuable items from museums and exhibits. So Detective Luke Atmey would "Retrieve" them back from Mask De Masque and become famous and with rewards of his accomplishments. But none the less the trials were still just as fun.

Hitman Unrated

I just watched the Hitman movie that I bought a while ago, it cost me twenty five dollars and it came with Hitman Blood Money for PC. I already had the game for PS2 but very sadly my Playstation is out of commission until I am able to find an AC Power cord for it. I wouldn't mind having Hitman Blood Money for PC, would be able to use a cheat to fool around and be able to see hidden events that were sadly taken out of the console versions.

Hitman Blood Money is the only Hitman game that I defeated I played the first Hitman but found the controls to be a lot more harder to use. Not to mention at times when you are running and you start to slide a little after stopping made it seem like Agent 47 was on ice.

But of coarse I knew that the movie would have little connection to the game, but I thought it was pretty good compared to a lot of movie based on games. I just wished that Agent 47 would be more in different outfits that he stole from other people. There was a deleted scene from the movie where he was in a doctor clothes and I though "Why couldn't that be in the movie?" That's what it needed was more stealth like the game and not another action like so many movies.

I also found at times the story line to be a little confusing I really didn't understand what he was doing or where he was going with it. I am usually able to keep a basic understanding of the storyline but I think it was the Russian names that made it hard to remember who was the big cheese in the movie.

If a game didn't come with the movie I probably wouldn't buy it because I would somewhat disappointed in the movie.

Hideo Kojima's April Fools

Even I said WTF?!

Conflict

English might be one of my worse subjects but also one of my favorites to be able to express my thoughts and ideas on a sheet of paper. Not many teachers though shared my ideas as well as my grade 11 and 12 teacher. Who was probably one of the most open teachers I have ever met.

During the class she would always talk about conflict in the story. Which is basically six different kinds of conflicts that actually make the story. I am going to go talk about each of these conflicts and how they resemble some of the games I played that strongly resemble them.

Man vs Society

Bully

Going through the society ranks of school starting with Bullies and ending with Townies for the common goal that even the principle and staff of the school do not see. To bring down the school you have to attack each group and get them to form an alliance. To unify a school without ranks and groups where everyone has a role and no one is bullied.

Man vs Man

There is a lot of games where it's man who is pitted against his fellowman. Mostly all first person shooters are this sort of conflict.

Hitman

Is a good example of Man vs Man with the struggles of bringing down certain individuals for hire leaving no evidence at the scene is what makes this game really pop out for me.

Swat 4

One of my most favorite online shooter games that at one point I was highly addicted to. Being a swat member isn't easy when the sole purpose is to secure each area hand cuffing or killing if needed. The thing is that killing someone would deduct you points and can leave to a fail if they haven't tried shooting you first. Which is basically what would happen to cops if it ever happened to them. So this game is like being in swat using lingo and standard formations is a big part in this game and in real swat situations (I watch a lot of Dallas Swat.)

Man Vs Nature

Sadly there isn't enough games with this type of scenario out there I wish they would make more games where it's you vs nature. But there are two games that I really love both from the same company and both I really enjoyed and even with another one on the way for the Wii.

Disaster Report

The first one of the series pits you up against a fallen city in ruins as you must survive the elements and out run earthquakes and floods to escape the falling island. With multiple endings and awesome graphics that will leave you crapping in your pants from it all.

Raw Danger

The sequel to Disaster Report puts you against the forces of nature once again as you much escape a flood from the city. Unlike Disaster Report you get to play as different characters with their own scenarios and endings, once in a while they will run into previous or future characters you play. Sometimes changing the storyline depending on the actions you made.

Man vs Unknown

All horror games are all like this, the unknown is what makes horror games scary because what we don't understand scares us. That's what makes horror games so great so I will name a few games that I really like.

Silent Hill
Rule of Rose
Clock Tower
SIREN
Kuon
Cold Fear
Resident Evil
Fatal Frame
Alone in the Dark
Obscure

Man vs Machine

Metal Gear Solid

The whole basics of the game is to stop the machine known as Metal Ger from being used as a nuclear weapon used upon the world. With every new game a new Metal Gear is made, being different and sometimes similar to previous Metal Gears Solid Snake fights. Technology plays a huge role in the series and with Guns of the Patriots coming out it's going to probably be bigger then all the others.

.Hack

Another game would be the .Hack games. Mostly because it's about being on an online computer game trying to stop a virus that puts players into comas from spreading. This would be the technology part of it all. This series has been shown through games, anime, and manga. With sequels and a rumored online game of it's own coming out all with the single goal of stopping technology from controlling us.

Man vs Himself

Silent Hill 2

There is only one game that has this theme strongly held in a game and that is Silent Hill 2. The idea of looking for you wife in a town that reflects your life and as well as others lives around you makes it really deep and moving. With everyone experiencing the reality of what they done through reflection of their own demons and monsters. Making it have multiple endings depending on how you face yourself in this town. I am not a big fan of Silent Hill 2 but I do admit that the story line is pretty good and probably one of the best that defines this conflict the best.

Tales of the Abyss

This one also has a strong message about your identity despite what Yulia's Score a prophecy made for every person ever born to live by. Trying to find your own ground even if you're no more then a shadow in someone else's footsteps. Even the main theme song in it is called "Meaning of Birth" which the a lot of characters have to learn such as Luke, Natalia, and Asch. Which he learns at almost the end of the game, best way to describe is through this video. Spoilers!