It's raining fuel, hallelujah!

I finished my review for the PlayStation Mobile game Fuel Tiracas. In short this game is a must. It's simple yet  challenging. It's such a great buy too... at only 49 cents. Crazy, I know. Anyways here is the link to my review on 8bitfix and a small quote from it to wet your appetite.

8bitfix Review: Fuel Tiracas

"When you think of space, and colonizing space, it's hard not to imagine that an incredibly small number of planets are even habitable. Terraforming is a popular science fiction solution to adapting a planet to our needs, and this is your mission in Fuel Tiracas. The uninhabitable planet before you will change before your eyes as you power up the sites releasing that oh-so-specific cocktail of various elements into the air, growing an atmosphere. Aside from this basic premise there isn't much else to Fuel Tiracas except the addicting gameplay. Knowing that it was inspired in part by a certain android from Aliens really does begin to explain some of the design though. That scene, you know the one. Yeah, that one. It's like the guys at Futurlab said "Hey, this is awesome. Let's make a game like this!" and the rest is history. When people inject things they love into a game, it's easy to see that love in the final product. That's the real story behind Fuel Tiracas." - me, in my review.

Ready for the Ragnarok?

Man, oh man, am I excited for Ragnarok Odyssey now. XSEED Games finally gave us an official release date of Oct 30th. I already have the Mercenary Edition on preorder at Gamestop so now I'm really just counting down the days until my Vita will see another quality retail title. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of really stellar PSN titles for it, especially now that PlayStation Mobile launched (more on that later), but I haven't really made a purchase for the system since the MGS HD Collection came out back in June. Some four months later and there is finally something interesting enough to warrant some cash to leave my wallet.

RO is your basic 3D co-op hack 'n slash, similar to Monster Hunter or Phantasy Star Online, but set in the Ragnarok universe. I'm not going to lie, I've never even had the desire to play other Ragnarok games. No particular reason, I was just always playing something else really. Now this one is hitting the Vita, a system seriously starved for a decent release library, and I am not going to miss it.

Of course the Mercenary Edition helped that a bit. Regrettably I missed out on reserving the extremely limited Persona 4: The Golden Solid Gold Edition. That edition runs $80 and gives ya the game, Vita carrying case, protective case, and stickers. There's also a Vita skin and wallpaper set but those come with regular edition preorders. Honestly though, the Ragnarok Odyssey Mercenary Edition seems to be quite the awesome deal. For $50 you get the game, 96-page art book/multiplayer strategy guide, 32-song soundtrack CD, and a random assortment of 10 of the game's 50 monster cards. For $10 more than the cost of the game. Only $10 more.



I mean yeah it's not loads of Vita accesories like P4G's Solid Gold Edition, but you also pay $30 less. Not to mention the CD and art book are far more complete than the usual 20-page art book or 12-song sample CD soundtrack. These are meaty!

So yeah yeah, enough gushing. The game looks great and I'm pretty excited for the online 4-player co-op. I even have a few buds ready to build a party with me so we can go take some giants down a few pegs. I'm totally starting an Archer and naming him Clint Barton. Oh yeah.

GET-tastic Tuesday!

Boo yeah! Yesterday was a GET-tastic Tuesday if I do myself. Not even counting Pokemon Black 2 I picked up on Sunday, yesterday's fine acquisitions come in the form of Atlus's Code of Princess for 3DS and the Prometheus Blu-Ray.

And though they were free, I was also able to pick up my Commendation and Victory packs and the Retaliation multiplayer DLC for Mass Effect 3. VOLUS there's even VOLUS a couple Volus (VOLUS) characters to VOLUS unlock now! VOLUS! Ok, enough with the volus (VOLUS!) I promise. It is pretty epic though. I didn't get to play Mass Effect 3 at all yesterday but I'll try to get a couple games in on the weekend if I finish my review for Code of Princess.

Oh yeah I should do some sort of impressions on that shouldn't I?

Holy cosplay, Batman!

So I thought I'd give you all a bonus post. Vampy, a very well renowned and geeky cosplayer has made the ultimate Nightwing Rule 63 Cosplay.

Back in the (Rapidash) saddle again!

And the wait is finally over! I could make all kinds of pokemon master jokes at this point but they've all been done. I will suffice to say though this game is going to utterly dominate my life for the next 6 months easily.

So what's new? Well so far there are at least 4 new cities, two of which contain new gyms. There are also in game achievements called medals which are kinda neat, and there is a new pokedex function that will let you see what all is in certain routes.

Pokestar Studios is actually pretty hilarious and far less tedious than Pokemon Musical, pageants, etc.

Other than that the most noticeable difference is simply that the national 'dex is available from the start.

Oh, and my team? So far it's Pignite, Purrloin, Genesect, and Keldeo. Am I cheating? I'd prefer to think of it as doing it right :)

How to turn your $250 gaming device into an iPod!

Sometimes I laugh really hard when I think to myself just how much of a geek I am. I have Spotify Premium so I can stream music to my phone, but when I couldn't find "Invaders must die" from The Prodigy on it I pulled out my Vita, went to speed lap, and listened to the song as I merrily worked at my desk.

Guys I think I have a problem!

What I'm playing this week! Sept 30 - Oct 6

Well I thought I'd cover what I've been playing this week. With velociraptor Trent on the scene I rarely get prolonged game time but I do manage to carve out some decent time on the weekends. Let's have a look!



I've been playing TONS of Pokemon Black Version lately. I've long since beat White and Black but as I had completed the national Pokedex from Gen IV, I have begun to work on completing Gen V's as well. So far I've been tackling the easier stuff, leveling up certain Pokemon to evolve them and whatnot. With Black/White 2 days away (WHOOOO!) I just figured I might as well do as much as I can before then!



I also started to replay inFAMOUS 2. This is really a fantastic game and if you haven't played it and you have a PS3 you really ought to. Think bike messenger turned super hero (or villian) beats the shit out of angry militia people and monsters. Interested now? I decided I could (and should) Platinum this very awesome game. As of now I think I only need a handful more trophies, the hardest of which is to beat the game on hard. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to but I'll keep y'all posted!



I've also started playing Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention for PS Vita. There are soooooo few RPGs on the Vita right now which is really a shame since the PSP had so many great ones to choose from. Even so I didn't buy this one beause... well let's face it, Disgaea games are many things but one of those this is repetitive. So I borrowed the game from Gusto and well... sure enough, I'm a few missions in and the mechanics are exactly the same as Disgaea 1 and 2. There are still a bunch of stuff I can't access yet so I'm hoping this one mixes it up. I'll be reviewing it so when the verdict's out I'll link my blog to the 8bitfix review.



I haaaaad~ been playing Borderlands for PS3 but to be completely honest I'm gonna stop. There's just 0 interest in this game for me. I hate to say things like it is nowhere near as good as Fallout, but Borderlands' settings and quest system don't help it stand apart in the least. Sure BL has multiplayer and that was fun, but everytime I play it I wish it was Fallout 3 and everytime I am disappointed. I realize this is my problem and not 2K's but I feel like I've already "been there, done that" and frankly it was better the first time.

And there ya have it, my week in games pretty much. There have been others but I haven't played them long enough or had any major observations to really write in any length about them. Such games are, but not limited to, Treasure Park, Sound Shapes, Treasures of Montezuma Blitz, and Mortal Kombat for the Vita. If you guys want to tell me what you've been playing or even yell at me for my personal attack on YOUR FAVORITE GAME then feel free to leave me a comment! I promise to read them and cry on the inside and possibly indulge in some ice cream/cookie dough. Maybe even cookie dough ice cream if they are damaging enough to my self esteem (you have something to shoot for!).

Anyways that's it for this week in gaming! laters dudes and dudettes!