Ah, another JRPG for me to enjoy, just what I like to see. This time we have Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk. This new chapter in the Atelier series breaks free from the Arland nation that has been the focus of the previous 3 titles and moves us to a new land, where Ayesha Altugle lives alone and serves as an apothecary, selling the medicines she makes to a travelling merchant.
Will Atelier be the first truly good JRPG of the year or will it continue with the JRPG curse this year seems to have?
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I’ve reached a point in Fire Emblem where, and I regret saying this, it just isn’t fun anymore. I’ve played close to 100 hours in it, done several of the side quests and a lot of random fights that spawn around the world, so I won’t say I regret purchasing it, but it certainly wasn’t what I was hoping for when I heard all the good things about it…
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Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch came out earlier this year for the Playstation 3. Pairing the talented people of Level 5 with the incredible animators of Studio Ghibli, Ni No Kuni tells the story of a child given the opportunity to save a world – and hopefully his mother in the process.
I’ve finished this massive JRPG - finally – and can now relate to you a tragic tale of my own. That is to say, the story of my time with Ni No Kuni and how this game wore me down time and time again, leaving me a broken husk of a gamer.
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This past Sunday Ai-Kon hosted a special event at the IMax – showing one of the Hatsune Miku concerts on the big screen. For those who aren’t aware, Hatsune Miku is a virtual idol – an anime-style hologram who performs songs composed within the ‘Vocaloid’ musical synthesis and voice emulation software. Now, what we saw wasn’t the actual hologram, but a recording thereof – Winnipeg doesn’t have a strong enough scene to warrant the expenses required for the ‘Real Thing’ to make an appearance here, but maybe someday. But for now, we have Ai-Kon.
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Normally I don’t like to do AMVs posted by reposters like the ‘BESTAMVsofalltime’ youtube accounts because I like to give credit to the original creator… but I found this compilation AMV on youtube and fell in love. Unfortunately, the original creator of this work of art wished to remain anonymous so all we have are the youtube video and a download link. That isn’t going to stop me from sending my praise out over the internet and hoping the creator sees that he has made this nerd happy with his work.
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