Sunday, December 28, 2008

Final Fantasy IX

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Final Fantasy IX原來已面世8年了, 但到今天我還未把它從包裝裡取出來! 作為FF的fan, 當知道FF IX初回版會連黑魔導士ビビ的娃娃, 當然二話不說預定回來. 當年還是最沉迷電視遊戲的時光, 每月最少也買3-4款新遊戲. 買這麼多回來, 又怎有時間完成呢? 很多時候買了新遊戲也落得長埋抽屜的下場, FF IX也不例外.

為什麼今天又把它找出來呢? 話說數天前在巴士上見到鄰座的人用PSP在玩FF IX, 才想起Sony在PSP裡加入了PS1的模擬器! 正想可讓我享受一下這封印多時的遊戲, 但弄了很久, 上網找了很多資料, 才發現必須把PSP的firmware改為Custom firmware才可玩到PS1遊戲! Sony太可惡了吧? 我這樣支持正版, 得到的卻比不上玩盜版的人, 太可恨了! 但既然燃起了這股衝動, 我用PC上面的模擬器也要玩到FF IX! (接駁PS2太麻煩了...)

在玩FF IX前, 我順便把Xenogears也拿了出來. 當年叫看了Xenogears的Opening movie就把它封印掉了. Xenogears比FF IX早二年面世, 當年也算是頗轟動的一款遊戲, 是用來對抗Saturn的超大作Grandia的作品. 但我玩了1個多小時, 故事還沒多推進, 畫面一直昏昏暗暗, 很難令我繼續下去. 當年因為有人物和Gears兩款戰鬥, 加上據說很精彩的故事, 也很受好評. 但以現在的眼光來看, 已有點落伍了. 換了Sqaure的鎮店之寶Final Fantasy便完全不一樣了. FF IX不愧為Square在PS1上面最後一款大作, 畫面以2000年的技術, PS1的機能來說已好得沒話說. 風格又回到FF VI的歐陸風情, 以Polygon表現亦令人看得很舒服. 而且玩了1小時左右, 雖然還推進到主故事, 但完全不會令人放棄. 相信我一定可以完成FF IX吧? 一定比FF VIII好很多, 當時辛苦了很久也完成不了disk 1, 悶得可怕! FF VIII應該是最差的一款Final Fantasy吧?

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遊戲開始, ジタン要燃起桌上的蠟燭才可點亮整個房間呢!

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ビビ在童話般的城裡, 很可愛!

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Hound and Jaguar

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Yet another great figure is out, Henkei Hound! It had been a long time for me to take a toy out from its package in the same day I got it. I have to be honest that I like Hound because it is the my first Transformers figure when I was a kid, but Henkei Hound by itself is a really really nice figure that anyone shouldn't miss! Hound has a nice vehicle mode, agreat robot mode with very poseable articulations, and as a bonus, he comes with Jaguar the cassettron! The only complaint is that Hound lacks a waist joint. Still, Henkei version already beats the BinalTech one! Lets enjoy this little gallery, also featuring Universe Legends Hound.
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In package images,

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...and the BIO card.

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Jeep mode.

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...with the HUGH caseette!

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The size of the cassette mode is about the same as G1!

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Much much better than the original G1 Jaguar toy!

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Legends Hound in action ^_^

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Hound is so poseable!

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I wanted to get also G1 and BT Hound in the same picture, but it is just too difficult to dig G1 Hound out...

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I forgot the G1 story. Did Ravage always fight with Hound?

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

聖誕禮物 2008

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昨天晚上到siu家開了小型聖誕party. 吃了元氣的壽司和siu自製的沙律, 很滿足! 之後大家交換禮物, 我抽到siu的老鼠speaker, 很可愛呢! 已經多少年沒有交換聖誕禮物了呢?

Thursday, December 18, 2008

20th Anniversary Belldandy Figure

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2008 is the 20th anniversary of "Oh My Goddess!" running on the Afternoon Magazine. I was still a high school student when I started reading this comic (around 1993 when the translated version available in Hong Kong). I am now over 30 years old, but Keiichi is still having his college life! I know the series may not come to an end but I am quite disappointed that there isn't any progress in a 20-year romance! The story also becomes so dull that I just keep reading the series for the graphics. I miss "You're under Arrested!"! Anyway, the characters are really charming. The magnet Belldandy figure included in the January issue of Afternoon is really nice. I am looking forward to the Urd and Skuld figures in the following issues.