Dynasty Warrior: Strikeforce

Yup, its one of the newer games in Koei's Warriors serieses...(Orochi, Dynasty and Samurai)

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce is based on Dynasty Warriors 6 (which is based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms novels, which I have yet to play. In fact, the only other game in the Warriors series that I played was Warriors Orochi. Although it's based on DW6(no...why take out Xing Cai!!), its nothing like it...hell, its nothing like the other Warriors games....

Firstly, its more of an RPG than a hack-and-slash game. There's no army on your side, no officers, no one what so ever, you're on your own. So you're up on your own against a large number of guys who respawns without limit. There's no base where you can kill the base captain to stop the flow of troops. The map is divided into section, a quick loading everytime you enter that section. And there's equipment too. Its not like previous Warriors game, in that you have a sub weapon, and you can change your weapons. E.g, you can see Zhao Yun wielding a sword. Though his main weapon, Spear, is fixed, the subweapon can be changed.

Secondly, the AI is freakingly IMBA, since the game is designed for four players playing simultaneously. And the units can FLY, (float...as its called ingame...) and theres no way to control the camera aside from the D-pad which is kinda worthless. Though there is a secret to defeating this IMBA AI on single player. First, find a spear character, or equip a guy with a spear. Make sure it has the Arbor Orb(poison)...when attacking, jump, press TRIANGLE like hell, since the spear's reach is longer, it will likely collide with the opponents. When they jump nearer, quickly land, by pushing down the analog and pressing TRIANGLE. And then jump when they land..this way, they cant touch you, while poison and your berserk attacks are doing the job.

Thirdly, you can use MUSOU attacks like before. Instead, you have to be "AWAKENED" to use your musou attacks, and the musou attacks are I think random...sometimes its swinging the spear in arcs, other times, its charging at a guy... I think the AWAKENED thing is ridiculous...since when did Zhao Yun (guy in poster) have ice sticking out of him? Since when did Sima Yi glowing in Blue colour??

Finally, the storyline is in itself ridiculous... it follows the novel more than the actual history, and those who didnt fight, like Diao Chan and Yue Ying, ended up fighting...and there's a giant Tiger called Bi Xie, and Dragon called Tian Lu, phoenixes and a bunch of other myth things...what the hell happened to DW???

But those aside, and shutting an eye to previous DW, or rather thinking of DW: Strikeforce as Strikeforce, unrelated to DW, that way, its actually fun...I've only been playing for 2 days, and Im almost finished....wow...Im really good....(lol)

Five Types of Praise

Here's an interesting thing on tonight's message in EBC, so Im writing it down so that I can remember in the future....

Five Important Types of Praise found in the Bible

1.) Halal (yeah...halal...as in hallelujah...its pronounced as halar(i think)) - hmm...I forgot the proper definition, anyway, its about shouting as a kind of worship. We joyfully shout in our praises...

2.) Yadah - hands on worship...literally... Clapping, lifting of hands...

3.) Tehilliah - worshipping spontaneously, aka, in tongues, humming, without lyrics/spontaneous lyrics...

4.) Towdah - sacrificial praise... as in praising God although we dont feel like it...

5.) Zamar - praising with the aid of musical instruments...

Btw, the words are either Aramaic or Hebrew...

PS...I added EBC's Blog to my friend's list...

Rosario+Vampire

I first saw this in manga form on onemanga...it's actually quite nice in its monsters. The manga introduces each monster, their origin and characteristics. So before I shoot off, let me properly introduce Rosario+Vampire. Aono Tsukune is a public school student who failed his exams, therefore he cannot enter high school. By some chance, his father finds a suitable private school called Yokai Academy (which in words means Sun and Sea, however, monster is pronounced the same way). There he bumps into a girl, Akashiya Moka, who sucks his blood, and discovers he is the only human in a school for monsters. Moka is sealed by a Rosario, and when her Rosario is released she change into a super monster (known as S-Class in anime), the vampire. Tsukune's life is further disturbed by a succubus, a snow woman and 2 witches.

This is byfar the...er...largest difference between anime and manga...its almost totally different. Story sequences are changed. Why they happened are changed. The timeline is messed up. The actual plots are lost thereby changing Rosario in to an anime without substance...just like Doraemon..lol... And the BIGGEST difference is, the anime contains PG 13 stuff...mostly exposed underwears...which is sometimes laughable...though I thought it begin censored would be better, however, in the 2nd season, the bat(which blocks the panties) would sometimes end up blocking a lot of other parts as well, it ended up annoying me... The biggest annoyance is the transformation process...in the manga, it's instant, in the anime, its very long...and her boobs and ass swells up in the process...retarded...seriously...

But overall its a quite interesting anime in that its very, very funny.
From top to bottom: Succubus, Snow Woman and Witch...Tsukune being kicked by Moka

Reminds me of L....

Moka receiving a letter from her sister who wants to kill her

She cant swim, so she's watching Tsukune who's in the pool

Death Note

Finally, I finished Death Note...all 37 episodes of it....the entire story takes about 9 years...and is roughly divided into 2 parts, Light vs L(3 yrs) and Light vs L's successors (6 yrs)... Almost everybody who is important dies in the end...so it is technically a true ending...

Light vs L
I have to say, this is the better part. Light vs L is very, very interesting. How Light was able to avoid detection by giving up ownership of the Death Note, therefore forgetting everything about it, and then knowing his original self will track down the new Kira until he touches the note again, therefore regaining his memories. He is able to utilise Rem to kill L, thereby eliminating both L and Rem. Though in many ways, L still suspects that Light is Kira and is still trying to defeat him. Though it may look that Light has finally won, it was not so.

Light vs L's successor
Though Light has taken L's identity leading the investigation off himself, Wammy's House has received news of L's death, and has elected M and N as his successor, hoping both would work together to defeat Kira. M, Mello, refuses to aid N, Near. Near forms SPK and decides to go against Kira. Having deduced that the 2nd L(Light) is actually Kira. With the unintentional help of Mello, Near is able to solve the case and Light dies when Ryuk writes Light's name in his own Death Note.

Though I would very like L to win, is actually not quite that bad at all. Light underestimates Near, causing Near to win in the end. He doesnt deserve it. I hate Near actually. He's evil in a sense. In the manga, it is said he may have used the Death Note to kill Teru Mikami (5th Kira) and manipulating him to the maximum of 23 days dies before having him kill himself while imprisoned. Whereas in the anime, Mikami kills himself with his own pen. The manga is actually more detailed then the anime. For example, L's final thoughts were shown, and they actually had him brought to the hospital.

Favourite phrase: "watashiwa Eru desu", "watashiwa Kira desu" donoe why though..

Holidays...and Bookstores

Yea, so its the holidays, at least for a week...

So what did I do? Nothing special...Im spending little time studying since Im spending way too much time on animes and Warriors Orochi...I've finish Death Note and Rosario+Vampire.

What else did I do? I went to Shalom Book Corner(or was it Shop?) upon reading about it on Rebekah's blog... its really book haven for the poor people like me....Upon first glance, it looks like a clothes shop, but the treasures are above... Its kinda dusty, but not as much as Book Castle(which got me sneezing for the entire night), its kinda cramp, but being with books, its worth it. Most of the books are kinda..er...used...as in..er...old...since they're 2nd hand But there are some which looks kinda new...I bought 2 books, and might go back once I get more $$...but its not anytime soon though, since I probably dont have much time to read with SPM coming soon...

I've finally finished unlocking all characters in Warriors Orochi, and mind you, its kinda hard... it was surprising easy to win the last stages, though I struggled the last time I played. This time around, I won in one game, no replays... Is my gaming skills improving?? Hardest to unlock was probably Keiji Maeda...anyway, Im looking around to download Warriors Orochi 2 for PSP...

Thats all for tonight...Im waiting for Liverpool vs Aston Villa results...so I'll write about Death Note and Rosario+Vampire sometime soon...hopefully tomorrow...

Manga

Naruto - so Raikage and Sasuke are going for it...as for Zetsu, is he dead?? I mean technically the white half is dead, since Raikage snapped his neck. And the black white?? It would seem that Kakashi has figured out Tobi is Madara. And Madara is surprising interested in Naruto. Wanting to now how Naruto changed Pain's mindset....

One Piece - Again, the entire chapter is in twin pages...the pages are again paired up. We see Admiral Akainu's face, and his Lava Fruit's powers. As for Marco, he's a Zoan-type, not a Logia. His fruit model is Phoenix. And damn he's good. The giant marines are up to something, and there seems to be a marine sprouting nonsense on not letting Whitebeard kill Ace?? Is that me or is it a wrong translation, or is it just him sprouting nonsense....

Bleach - FINALLY!!!! Barragan is dead...that's a surprise since Harribel is not yet dead... Apparently Soifon's Bankai fails to kill him, merely shattering his skull, Hachigen kills Barragan by transporting his own hand(which is affected by Barragan's power) into the stomach of Barragan. It was Barragan's power that killed himself. And the thing about gods. It's laughable. Barragan claiming to be God of Huenco Mundo(and he serves Aizen...) and Hachigen saying that has no impact on Shinigamis, since their technically gods...

Hyakko and Death Note

Since there wasnt any manga this week, I decided to do a post on the animes that I have been watching this week, although next week is my tests(lawl). Namely Hyakko and Death Note.

For a "review" of Hyakko, read yp's review at here.. Btw, Torako, the main character's seiyuu is the same as Rukia of Bleach. Consists of 13 episodes..finished in 2 days

Here are some pics of Hyakko that I...er..."took" because they amused me...(Im currently insane about kawaii-ness...possibly due to exam-related stress)



Ayumi, after being mistakenly "confessed to"


Being stalked by a bi..(jk, forgot wat actually happened...that pink/redhair is a bi..)

After being scolded by sis for running away from home

Upon being found out by sis

Up to something mischievous

Begging the teacher to help them

Goin to Tatsuki's house without consent, ended up having a "party"

Creating names for Dodgeball "position" (since she doesnt know any Dodgeball stars)

As for Death Note, I just began watching it today with yp, since she wanted to see it so much... We watched a total of 9 episodes, and I must say Im loving it already... The story tells of a young man name Yagami Light, finds a note labelled as "Death Note" with instructions written on it. The writer has to know the name and the face of the person whose name he writes into the Death Note. Although intially thinking that it was a prank, Light still brings the Death Note home, where he tested it and found out that it was real. There, his plans to be "God of the New World" begins, where he eliminates criminals to clear the world of crimes. Ryuk, the shinigami owner of the Death Note follows Light around, as he is bound to follow him until either Light or the Death Note is finished.

(From Left: L, Light and Ryuk)

L comes into the picture when Interpol is alarmed at the deaths of major criminals all across the globe...L is the world number 1 detective, and no 2 and no 3 (using aliases when he is bored)... He takes upon himself to solve the case and challenges Kira(wat the media refers Light as), determined to stop this slaughter.

Both man are similar in that they both hate to loose. Their battle of wits is very, very exciting. In their deductions and their calculations, trying to think one step ahead of the other. Both man are intelligent way beyond average people and is said to achieve 100% in all their papers for the Toho University entrance exams (though L is only there to spy on Light).

The anime consist of a total of 37 episodes and 2 specials...and hope to finish them in next week's holiday...