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Well, my name is Shauni Maple. I am 20yrs of age. AND I FUCKING LOVE GAMES.



I've been playing video games since the age of three, and to this day I am constantly playing games; I am a hardcore fan of RPGs and JRPGs. However I do like classic point-and-click games, like Grim Fandango, Curse of monkey Island. Diskworld is pretty neat too. I have played every Final Fantasy game, and beaten 1 through 10-2. ;3 (Some 100%). And my boyfriend has gotten me into rhythm games like, DDR, Elite Beat Agents, etc etc.

The consoles I've own/ed are:
-Sega Megadrive
-SNES
-Nintendo 64
-Playstation X
-Playstation 2 & PS2 Slim
-Gameboy colour
-Gameboy Advance
-Gameboy Advance SP
-Gameboy Micro
-DS
-DS Lite
-Xbox 360
-Playstation 3
-PSP
-(SOON TO BE) 3DS

... I think that is all of them. xD

My favourite Games are: Final Fantasy series, Kingdom Hearts Series, Eternal Sonata, Tales of saga, Chrono Trigger, any Mario games, Phoenix Wright Series, Pokemon <3, Grim Fandango, Sims, Rockband/Guitar Hero, Grand Theft Auto, etc etc.

But yeah, living in the UK is fun, due to being able to do Games Design at Bolton University <3 Game releases can be awful over here though!

Aswell as loving video games, I love anime, manga, drawing and anything Japanese really. :P I also love my wonderful Boyfriend of 4yrs and 5months, who is doing Computer Software and Development at Bolton University.
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Misstawnii
7:50 AM on 01.03.2010

Well, I am rubbish at this blog/review thing. Simple as.
Lots of game related things happened last year, so I may as well talk about them here. :3

So, I have started my University course, at the university of Bolton, UK. The course I am taking is Games Design (Bsc). :D I have been using the Unreal editor quite alot, and I am really enjoying it. I also done some usabilty testing on Little Big Planet, and recieved a 'first' for it. :D and started designing a 'Portals' boardgame. (Mechanics and all that jazz). Also, I've been doing some 3D Modelling of random objects such as a Nintendo 64, Playstation 3 controller and a hairdryer. I am pretty proud, considering I've never used 3DsMax before! :P

As I mentioned in my first post, is that I visited Japan! :D That was a pretty epic part of my last year. I recommend that anyone who loves gaming and anime, etcetc, to go and visit Akihabara. Like, now. Hehe. :D When over there, I saw Disgaea 2 on the PSP being realised with Red PSP. Also saw Another Code:R before it came out. Was pretty awesome seeing lots of un-released games in Japan. All my pictures of Japan are on my facebook, I guess venture there if you want to see them. (http://www.facebook.com/misstawnii)

Considering I am quite the gamer, I had my first experiences on a PSP this Christmas; I also recieved an iPod Touch. (FF:Crystal Defenders on the iPod Touch, is actually quite well made). The PSP games I recieved were: Crisis Core, Dissidia, Blade Dancer (Some JRPG) and Invisimals. Please never purchase Invisimals, unless you want the camera. It is pretty diabolical.
Anyone recommend any other good games for the PSP? Other than Disgaea; I will be purchasing them soon.

I promise I will keep this updated somewhat in the new year, as my Games Review module will be in full swing, so you guys will be reading my 'lovely' reviews of games.

Lastly, if you collect figurines, and love final fantasy IX, please buy the new PlayArts FFIX Figures of Zidane, ViVi and Garnet, they are so prettyful! <3 <3 The Dissidia figures are quite nice too; wish they were bigger though...



Hehe, Bye~ x



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God of War: Chains of Olympus, Tekken 6, Soul Calibur Broken Destiny, Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions and Metal Gear Portable Ops are some great games that I've played on the PSP. Also, Dissidia rocks!
I have Tekken 6 on the XBox, is it the same game on the PSP?
Dissidia is a good game; I tried to do AdHoc Party, but failed. ¬.¬

And what is tactics like on the PSP? (I've played the GBA & DS Version)
Tekken 6 is like the ps3/xbox360 but without the scenario campaign and great graphics for a handheld game(almost the same as Dark Resurrection but with improvements). War of The Lions is a remake of the ps1 FF Tactics. Also, it has a great story.
Oh awesome. :) Thanks for the ideas!
Patapon 1 & 2 and Loco Roco are excellent.
Isn't Loco Roco, kinda like World of Goo?
I will say, if you like tower-defense games, the iTouch is probably the go-to platform for it. There are as many there as the fake MMORPG things, honestly...

Also, a Portal boardgame? Do want. I want to see this when it's finished. XD Cue confused non-gamers.

You like Star Ocean, right? Could always get First Departure and Second Evolution. FD is a remake, SE is a port, but SO2 is one of my favorite games so it's nice to have it portable. There's also Persona 1, and there's a slight chance Persona 3 Portable will be released outside of Japan. Let's see... I'm a Dynasty Warriors fan so there are several titles to choose from (Warriors Orochi 2 has the most characters at 93 or so), and there's a Valkyrie Profile port if you've never played the PS1 original.

The obvious complaint about FFTPSP is that there's some weird slowdown with any spell/action ability. What's bad is that it's actually hard-coded into the game and there's not a fix for this. Unless someone knows, I'd love to hear it.
Personally, if you want to be a game designer I would raid the bargain bins and play a variety of different genres and games - both good and bad. There is something to be learned from all of them and the blurring of genres in gaming is likely to continue.

The PSP has some great games... but it also has some terrible games! LOL!
(oh, and if you haven't played Kingdom of Paradise on the PSP it's an early game, an RPG/fighting type game... but it also incorporates some really well done female characters - a good lesson in how it should be done in games. It's also a pretty solid game and a lot of fun!).
Gonna agree with Walkyourpath about Patapon anyway, have not played Loco Rocco. Also agree with Final Fantasy Tactics, my favorite game on any system, so yeah I recommend it, especially if you like FF.
@Elsa Thanks for the tip. And I am going to be a Games Designer. :3 I am loving my University Course. Maybe too much.. <3
Daxter and Ratcher & Clank: Size Matters are a couple really good platformers. And the only puzzle game I own on the PSP, Lumines, is great. Beautiful, great soundtrack, and addicting.

And if you get Loco Roco, get 2 over 1, just because there isn't really any story in either of them and 2 has more content than 1.
Ultimate Ghouls & Ghosts. Mega Man Powered up. Mega Man Maverick Hunter X. Castlevania Draucla.

Also you need about six less pictures of yourself on the internet, please.
Nice to see you posting on DToid again Shauni. I should really write another post again some time. XD

Can't really recommend much else for the PSP that's been covered.. Obviously we're looking at getting Phantasy Star Portable, and.. that's about it.

Maybe get DJ Max? hahaha. :P
Way of the Samurai, not that I can vouch for the port, but you should play that game.

Also, random piggyback tip to Elsa's tip: Find and play Zone of the Enders 2 for PS2. Its a freaking master class in narrative/hero-power progression as it relates to gameplay design.

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