So I've been level 85 for a while now and I'm closing in fast on the fabled 360 ilvl but I just now realized I have alot of screens lying around showing how epic the leveling actually was from lvl 80-85. The epic things you do in these levels by just completing normal solo quests really cannot be compared to the earlier stuff at all. Take a look at these events and zones if you're on the fence about getting cataclysm!
Since jumping into Cataclysm at the release and leveling to 85 I've been on a mount quest. The goal was to obtain a [Drake of the West Wind] and an [Ahn'Qiraji Battle Tank]. The drake not so rare but a beast to grind to and the Battle Tank one of the rarest finds from Archaeology and a grind that went on for weeks. So after testing my patience with Archaeology and Tol Barad dailygrinding for what feels like months I now have the Flying and Ground mount setup that I wan't and my e-peen of course grew a bit longer yet again.
And LTTP on flying dragons in WoW I can confirm that yes, its an awesome feeling.
Lost my gaming blog lust once again sometime during summer of 09. Here's another attemp att ressurecting this here blog by saying that I finally, after much consideration and rewatching of the Quick Look, decided to Pre-order Catherine from CDJapan.co.jp.
This will be my first import that is all in Japanese. But judging from what I've seen from this game so far the gameplay is simple enough to get through without instructions and the broad stroaks of the overarching story is basic enough that I will probably get my enjoyment from it by picking up words here and there and just enjoying the overall mood of the cutscenes.
Worst case scenario there is always the internet or my japanese expert friend @Ansatsu but what it all comes down to is really that I'm way to hyped over a new game from the masterminds behind Persona 4 to wait for an eventual English translation and release.
This is probably some bad decisionmaking all around but I will try my best and who knows, maybe it will spark some interest in learning more Japanese to pick up more of the simpler themes in conversations throughout the game
Catherine is released on the 17th and should hopefully reach my mailbox a couple of days/a week after that.
Only a few...more...games to level 30 on my EU Leauge of Legends account !
Will I make it today? maybe so!
Will I level up my US acc to 30 after that? perhaps.
So I'm 8 hours into Yakuza 3 and have just gotten to Tokyo. Y3 is a very janky game. The menus are a little convoluted, the map is very clumsy and dosen't give you enough info, the animations and controls are very twitchy and sporadic, the inventory management is horrible, the game features very annoying random encounters and technically the game isnt very impressive (especially coming right off GoW3).
Still I can't seem to get enough of this game. And I think it comes down to the incredible level of detail in your surroundings. You get that GTA feel but with a level of detail to the cities that GTA couldn't even dream of. Every square inch of your enviroment has been textured and modelled to feel like the real thing. Even down to the smallest sign in an alley or a brand of noodles in the convenient store. So the game is really at its best when you are just roaming around. Going to a bar, ordering a glass of fine whisky and playing a game of pool. Once you're done there you go to the arcade and game some of the night away at Club Sega to then go and pick up some food and maybe an energy drink at the nearest store. Along the way you might run into some sidequests that are totally unimportant to the main story but that also adds to the atmosphere of the environment you are in.
It is really loosing yourself to a perfecly modelled version of this city and going around enjoying it almost like you're a tourist that wins me over.
Now it should be said that the main story is actually really interesting so far. Its full of interesting characters and keeps you moving forward. It might be very dragged out and pretentious at times but it drives you towards bossfights with some really "original" personalities.
Combat is as unpolished as most of the game but its still very fun. It looks incredibly stupid when Kazuma picks up a whole sofa and swings it around at a guy with blinding speed like it was a katana or something but in the end its a flashy system that lets you do all sorts of cool moves.
There is certainly loads of stuff they can improve on here but this is really as close to Okinawa and Tokyo you can ever get without going there yourself. I like alot of Japanese culture. I would not call myself super into Japan. I don't read manga, I have a hard time getting into Anime these days and I don't try to live my life in a very Japanese way. I enjoy some Japanese music, I love all the food I've tried and I am fascinated by their society and gaming culture as a whole. And for me this is a very interesting game to dive into.
I do however already miss the Hostess Bar from the Japanese version...
I might do some sort of Yakuza diary retelling what I'm up to in the game. I think the game would be very well suited for that.
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