Ahem, Gentlemen.

If I were to describe the game… It was juicy, delicious and badass. Though some might find it offensive in some part, I think I had so much fun with it. Hey, it got me more addicted than Skyrim in the first try.

Don't say stuffs like that, I might fell in love.

Game system is pretty simple, if you’re familiar with Grand Theft Auto, then you have no problem running through this game. There’s 2 seperate part of the gameplay, one is the main mission, and the other one is the city-conquering part. Though it’s better if you enjoy the city conquering part first since it’ll give you bonus stuffs to go through the story.

This game involve shooting guys dressed in cute costumes.

Running around naked is a routine to prove how badass you were.

By any chance you think this game was just an ordinary mafia wars, it gets better from there.

Always trust a big naked guy, he always come in handy.

Am I fighting against an aircraft carrier now? *immaokaywiththis*

Next we go wresting, seems pretty normal to me.

A tank that fell from the sky? that must be good news.

The city got infested with zombies? No problem, I'm really good at these.

Somewhere in Cyber space, I need to take down a hacker.

Okay mister hacker, you're going down!

So a floating aircraft carrier... Give me a heli and I'll get the job done.

Someone remind me why am I on Mars right now?

Nooooooooooo!!!!

That probably sums up the game. Though I think most of my time are wasted on modifying the character.

Husky looks.

Innocent nerdy looks.

But of course.

Hey... don't look at me like that...

I think I’ll go for another replay tonight. So that’s all folks.

The first episode of dotHack//Quantum : Walking Party

Those who are not familiar with dotHack series, it’s a story about a MMORPG that supposed to be far more advance than any MMORPG that existed today. It uses VR to simulate real life experience in the game in conjunction with a microchip implant in your brain; which causes all the trouble from the story. This one is a three episode OVA installment for the series, which feature The World R:X which is a newer version of The World.

The new version of The World featured in the OVA.

What makes it different from the other dotHack series?

Three girls as the lead.

Real life version of them.

The retarded main heroine who causes trouble to everyone. *somewhat familiar traits*

And of course...

Aside from the moe girls approach, the series promises better quality compared to the previous dotHack anime which is full of disoriented character anatomy and unnatural body language.

>_<

Quality dragon breath scene.

Panic in-game battle.

Angry dragon.

And dragons, they rock! Through the fire and flame.

Those who are familiar with the dotHack series can’t help but notice the camoe from the previous dotHack series.

The PK'ers who PK'ed Haseo in dotHack//G.U.

Don't want to spoil about who she really is, but you'll surely get it from the avatar she's using.

Overall the story is enjoyable and light. If you want to smoke something deep, might as well go for dotHack//G.U. instead. As a dotHack fan, I can say the anime is good way of conveying how The World works to non-dotHack followers.

Epitaph user Data Drain, they didn't care to explain it at all. But it's a hack ability nonetheless.

Though some terms and unexplainable situation can’t be described in 3 episode but the dotHack fan surely ignore it since they’re all reference to the older dotHack.

In game conversation.

IRL conversation.

Wait, what?

Shinryak!Shinryak!Shinryak!Shinryak!Shinryak!Shinryak!

Been a month or so since I bought L4D2 at a discounted price, and yeah, addicted to the multiplay ability of the game. And there’s been a fuss after installing the K-On mod thanks to ultimaweaponx. But after a while, the mod started to get buggy and interfere with the game resulting an interesting situation where all the character can fly like Gundams and slide thru ground like a snake. The thought of disabling it to prevent the bug seems fruitless, so let’s game people.

And yeah, pics…

Moeagare~

Moeagare~

Moeagare~

The cover flow phailed hard after upgrading it.

So yeah, gonna reorganize my songs and downgrade it later. Sadly my iMac can’t help me this time, the HFS partition is set to 100GB(thanks to my dad)… which is not enough for my songs.

Acid Black Cherry - Re:Birth

It was love at first sight, the first time I heard it and I’m already mesmerized. Re:Birth by Acid Black Cherry probably among the best song of the year. A song for the latest installment for the Another Century Episode series “Rebirth” , filled with fast and delicious guitar riff, double guitar solo harmonic, soothing Janne Da Arc vocal and overall it’s a really nice arrangement. The wait is killing me ( about 3 month I think ) but once it was released, can’t stop headbanging to it until now. Already tabbed it out, but not in the mood to write it down unless requested. The game itself is not worth much mentioning but this song is a must try.

うたかた花火 - Supercell

Oshit it’s Naruto song but NO! Don’t discriminate it like that. Kudos to Ryo again for making such a wonderful song. It’s the continuation of the series Kimi No Shiranai Monogatari >> Sayonara Memories >> Utakata Hanabi , all telling about the same thing, memories of a girl about a boy but in a different expression. Unlike the previous 2, the song is a ballad, with Nagi as the vocalist, sorry vocaloid fans out there, I still can’t accept the synthesizer feel of a vocaloid song yet. The PV is less attractive as the previous one but it’s really artistic in a supercell kind of way. The second song is the theme song for Mahou Tsukai No Yoru, Hoshi ga Mabataku Konna Yoru ni, a fast tempo song, again with intricate chord progression.

Walkの約束 - Nangi

Ignored it during the first time I listen to it, but after a while, starting to like it after putting it in my driving playlist. The ED theme for Shiki, melancholic in a way and the chord progression during the chorus is awesome. In a weird way, the lazy ass voice is kinda soothing to listen to. Same like Supercell’s, the PV is really artistic and not really enjoyable for most people.

SPARKY☆START　- 片手☆SIZE

片手☆SIZE is a trio group starring Aya Hirano, Horie Yui, and Maeda Ai. And yeah, I like most songs performed by all three of them so having them combined is something to look forward to. ED for Nurarihyon no Mago, a youkai + yakuza like story, didn’t watch it until I listen to this song. Yukionna/Tsurara, the character voiced by Hocchan is really dazzling, her eyes captivated me during the first look on the album art. And yeah, after listening to Hocchan voice in the song totally sold me out. The anime wasn’t all that good in terms of quality, but they got a good female seiyuu lineup and enjoyable story. The manga give a lot more chivalrous feel to it though.

It's A Wonderful World - Mr. Children

Forgive me for being a slowpoke but Mr.Children is really awesome, much more awesome than Radwimps and  Bump Of Chicken. I’ve fallen in love with their song after listening to Kurumi. But this album here doesn’t have that song, but it contains my favourite song ‘Fastener’. Their song pattern is pretty much the same and gave a feeling of nostalgic and melodic. Enjoyable if you’re listening to it while reading a slice of life novel or manga.

H.O.T.D - Maon Kurosaki

Kurosaki Maon is a newcomer to the anisong music industry, though from reading her profile, she already debuted in Akihabara as a performer. Up until now, she already performed the song for HoTD and the new Index series installment ( can check out the PV for that here ). Okay, the album consisted of all 13 H.o.t.d ED recorded in full version. Overall I give it a 3 star except for ‘Fuss Fuzz’ which deserve 5 full star from me. The song might me normal during the first time you listen to it, but once you put on your headphone and listen to the detail, it was really an exploding experience. The guitar arrangement is really awesome and somewhat producing an exploding sound from the palm mute, making you wanna headband right away. Though, I think one with less music instrument proficiency couldn’t notice it well so it’s not really a strong argument.

Venus to Jesus - Yakushimaru Etsuko

Weird song for a weird series, Venus to Jesus is a really premelodic kinda song where it’s the combination of cuteness + slow rock + ballad. Yakushimaru Etsuko voice is really cute and gave off a peaceful sensation, quite ‘windy’ like Hanazawa Kana’s voice. Kinda reminds me that I still haven’t watch S2 of the series.

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Nothing much during my Raya week. As we gets old, the less we enjoy the little things. Well, gotta enjoy holiday like an adults did, by watching movie. And it’s a sequel to the previous Resident Evil movies, Resident Evil: Afterlife.

Nothing is better than enjoying a movie out of a blue. So we hang around animeshrine msn channel and suddenly I’m at Ikea Damansara enjoying a meatball dinner with yafex_shogoki and ultimaweaponx. Though I want to invite maskawaih to watch the movie but he’s not online at the time. My legs are hurting during the week due to the un-ergonomic nature of Malaysian made cars, so a walk from Ikea to eCurve is a kinda enjoyable is a masochist way. Not to forget my usual routine of dropping by Bentley Music and scouting for good guitars.

On to the movie, so I was expecting something good and bought a ticket to watch it in 3D. Started off with clones of Alice raiding the Umbrella facility. And there’s farking Wesker, though seems a bit weaker compared to the game potrayal. Overall the effects was really stunning in the beginning with lots of pew pew here and there. The story drags until Chris was introduced. And it was hilarious when he said he can get Alice outta there, you’ll see why(hint:prison break.)

Easily said, it turns bad from there on, everyone is dead except the 3 main character and the large hammer weilding majini came out only to be killed by two blast of shotgun barrel. Notice that the fighting scene between wesker and chris is copied exactly like in RE5, replacing Sheva with Claire. Cliffhanger ending as usual, showing Jill with a battalion of armed umbrella corps assault troop preparing to kill the protagonist.

That should be all about the movie, nothing much, but a stunning visual effects with lots of bullet time. Guess the critics was right about the movie script being horrible and all. In the end, all that I remembered is the delivious Ikea meatballs. What pique my interest is the trailers before the movie starts. From the director of my favourite movie, Hot Fuzz, featuring guitars, bands, and flashy comic book superhero wannabe, ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’ is something I’ll look forward to.

Metal Gear Solid theme song - Heavens Divide(Donna Burke) + 恋の抑止力(PAZ [CV: 水樹奈々

Supercell - さよならメモリーズ

Probably my favourite song from Supercell. Nagi’s voice was fits into the song perfectly. She maybe not much of professional singer, but her voice is good to begin with. Also, kudos to the composer for making such wonderful music. To be noted GACC committee  use this song in their intro video during the start of the event. Probably that’s the only stuff I want to remember about GACC… And yeah, the PV is a bit better than Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari PV.

GRAN RODEO - Modern Strange Cowboy

Pure headbanging material for an anime song. Well, Gran Rodeo is originally a metal band after all. Needless in long gone and already forgotten but the OP is still lingering in my head. Drum beat was fast added with speed guitar solo. Maybe not people didn’t know needless that much, but this song was too good to be used as it’s OP. Not to forget the cute Needless ED, which the video part is much more enjoyable instead of the song.

THEATRE BROOK - 裏切りの夕焼け

Durarara! OP, which I still haven’t watched yet. Though it’s the current hype now, so no hurt in listening to it. Punk rock song with light overdrive guitar effect instead the loud piercing high gain overdrive. Enjoyable to listen to, but really hard to sing. Instrument playing part was fairly easy, probably why it’s on the hype with guitar covers on youtube.

Chrome Shelled - 愛のズエルニ

No matter how good the song is, if the anime is neglected, no one will pay attention to it. Chrome Shelled Regios anime didn’t receive enough rating as the novel did. 愛のズエルニ is the 2nd ED for the anime. The duet part was really in harmony, and better than ヤサシイウソ duet, too bad there’s no Felli anymore. Plus, it’s a bit low pitched and enjoyable. One of the song I’ll sing during a long drive in my slow car. I’m not much of a vocalist but I do enjoy singing alone in my car, and this song is one of my favourite.

For most of the part, it was similar with the original resident evil 5 version. Though the Barbarian and Office-women costume that was introduced in the PC ver are available in the first place. After playing half of the storyline, an extra mode ‘Lost in Nightmares’. Not as challenging as the Mercenary mode but you’ll enjoy the thrill and the puzzle. New type of enemy is introduced during the mode, a weird mutant zombie dragging along a massive anchor around. Killing it will require a massive amount of firepower, and one hit from it will kill you automatically. So the best choice available is to run away. The game ends feature no save point whatsoever and ends with fighting Wesker.

After finishing the story mode, Desperate Escape mode and The Mercenaries Reunion will be unlocked. For those looking for a skill challenge, Desperate Escape mode will test your overall skill. Majinis are everywhere, and they’ll spawn endlessly. Not only that, they also know how to use artillery weapon for most of the part. So there’s non-stop explosion like those in Micheal Bay movies. Unlike the Lost in Nightmare mode, this mode is less on puzzle solving and more on combat skill. As long as you shoot everyone on sight and keep running, you’ll be fine. Your weapons are on a fully upgraded spec, so taking down a boss majini should be much of a problem.

Finally, The Mercenaries Reunion. Somewhat similar with mercenaries mode, except the unbalanced character available. Especially Heavy Metal Chris and Rebecca Chambers. Heavy Metal Chris feature infinite ammo gatling gun and both protective armor(protect from bullet and melee damage). Rebecca Chambers…errr… She cute and those majini will die on fire from her cuteness, I was half-joking btw.

Overall, it’s a good buy to who wants more challenge out of the system. I mean, using midnight wesker all the time sure wears you out. Ok, enough of PS3(since I was playing on ultimaweaponx’s console), now back to PS2 for me.

The Works 4.0

「THE WORKS 4.0 ～志倉千代丸楽曲集～」 is a compilation of anime and game songs composed by Chiyomaru Shikura(志倉千代丸).　He had composed various songs for Ayane, Kanako Ito, Mio Isayama, Imai Asami, ERISA, Kicco, Sakura Nogawa, fripSide, Nana Mizuki Ui Miyazaki and many others. To be used as anime/game theme.

1. F.D.D. ／いとうかなこ(TV anime “Chaos Head” OP song)
2. PARTY PLAY／野川さくら (TV Anime “Arad Senki~Slap Up Party~” OP song)
3. 鵬翼のプロフェシア／ELISA
4. ARCHIVE LOVERS／彩音
5. 光の空のクオリア／Cyua(from BETTA FLASH)(DS game “Volume 3 in no Naku Koro ni Kizuna” Theme Song)
6. プレイス・オブ・ピリオド／諫山実生(DS game “Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna” theme Volume II)
7. ジュリエット／水樹奈々
8. The fine every day／Kicco(TV Anime “Tayutama-Kiss on my Deity-” ED song)
9. Fig／村田あゆみ
10. its a fine day／今井麻美(PSP game “Ever17-the out of infinity-” OP song)
11. 罪過に契約の血を／ファンタズム（FES cv.榊原ゆい）(PC game “CHAOS; HEAD” insert song)
12. graceful way／Kicco(PS2 game “ARIA The ORIGINATION ~ Aoi ~ Wakusei no El Cielo” theme song)
13. GRAVITY ERROR／彩音(PS2 game “Trigger Heart Exelica Enhanced” Theme Song)
14. 蒼黒のスピカ／Veｌforest.(PS2 game “Myself; Yourself Sorezoreno finale” OP song) S
15. Everlasting Sky／彩音(PS2 game “Que ~ Fairy of the Ancient Leaf ~” ED song)

The Works 5.0

「THE WORKS 5.0 ～志倉千代丸楽曲集～」

1. 追想のディスペア／いとうかなこ(DS software “the first volume Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna” Theme Song)
2. 磔のミサ／ファンタズム（FES cv.榊原ゆい）(TV Anime “CHAOS; HEAD” insert song)
3. flower of bravery／fripSide(TV Anime “Koihime † Musou” OP song)
4. その先にある、誰かの笑顔の為に／彩音(PSP Game “Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Portable” Theme Song)
5. 宇宙のステンシル／宮崎羽衣(PSP game “Remember11- the age of infinity-” OP song)
6. 漆黒の祭壇／Veｌforest.(DS game “Volume 3 in no Naku Koro ni Kizuna” ED song)
7. 遥かなる時空の旅人／日高里菜(DS soft “「ITEM GETTER」~僕らの科学と魔法の関係 ~ ED song)
8. 情熱のウォブル／Kicco(PC game “Tayutama-It ‘s happy days-” OP song)
9. 花ノ咲ク星／諫山実生(PS2 game “ARIA The ORIGINATION ~ Aoi Wakusei no El Cielo ~” ED song)
10. プリミディア／彩音(PS2 software “Memories Off6 ~ T-wave ~” OP song)
11. 星のキャンバス／野川さくら
12. 瞬間スプライン／Kicco(PC game “Tayutama-kiss on my deity-” OP song)
13. Triangle Wave／村田あゆみ(PS2 game “Memories Off6 ~ T-wave ~” OP song)
14. fake me／いとうかなこ(Xbox360 game “CHAOS; HEAD NOAH” OP song)
15. Brilliant Star／水樹奈々

Gekijouban Macross F -Itsuwari no Utahime- ED & Insert Songs Album - CM Ranka

My iTunes library just hit 7000+ song yesterday, so it was a cool story. Started out with 700 songs in 2006, 4 years of collecting, hope my HDD wont die on me until I get a replacement. Long story short, here’s a review of what I’ve been listening to in 2010. Above is the album for Macross F the movie “Itsuwari no Utahime”. Contains insert songs such as ‘ダイナム超合金’, ‘ファミリーマート・コスモス’, ‘恋のドッグファイト (ちょっとだけ)’, and not to forget ‘ニンジーン Loves you yeah!’. While movie is fukken where, the ending song ‘そうだよ’ is included in this album. Reminds me of Dark Steno Ranka which is not finished yet.

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st Theme Song & Insert Song Single - PHANTOM MINDS

Another soundtrack for a movie fukken where, PHANTOM MINDS. I didn’t download this album just because it’s Fate-chan or because she’s an A cup, really! But I really like most of her song, too bad I couldn’t afford the whole collection. Track includes:

1. PHANTOM MINDS
2. Don’t Be Long
3. Song Communication
4. 十字架のスプレッド

Shinkai Makoto Sakuhin Image Album "Promise"

After having a Global Makoto Shinkai Day, this multi award winning director wouldn’t be complete without one or two tribute albums. Performed by Eminence Symphony Orchestra, founded by Hiroaki Yura in 2003 and currently based in Sydney, Australia. The albums holds the most memorable song in Makoto Shinkai works from Byousoku 5cm to Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko. Something you wanna hear when you are drinking your midnight coffee in a dim light. First 3 song are from Byousoku, next 6 songs are from Place We Promised in Our Early Days, 2 more songs are from Hoshi No Koe, last 2 songs are from Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko.

1. One more time, One more chance (Instrumental)
2. 思い出は遠くの日々
3. カナエの気持ち
4. 雲のむこう、約束の場所　メインテーム
5. 二人の計画 / 希望と憧れ
6. サユリ
7. 雲のむこう、約束の場所　メインテーム (Piano Version)
8. 二人の葛藤
9. きみのこえ (Instrumental)
10. THROUGH THE YEARS AND FAR AWAY
11. ミカコからの便り
12. 彼女と彼女の猫 メインテーム
13. 彼女と彼女の猫 (Piano Version)

0079-0088

Gackt album, includes 哀戦士 gundam NEXT PLUS version. I’m not familiar with the other songs so 哀の戦士 is the only song I hear in the album. Prefer the old version of 哀戦士 though.

Fate/Zero Original Soundtrack Return to Zero

I really dislike the game due to VERY complex japanese that my translating machine can’t understand,so my japanese understanding is out of question. Enough talk, I uninstalled it before I can finish. Unlike the other Fate series(or any other Type-Moon series), the game feature full english song for OP (‘Starlit Faith’ by Watanabe Kazuhiro) and ED (‘Beginning Oath’ by Itou Kanako). Screw this I have Melty Blood Actress Again!

Kanamemo ED Single - YAHHO!!

I’m not really a fan of Yui Horie even though I played To Heart, but her role as Toradora’s Minorin changed that. I’ve been following her trails ever since then, superb stalker I am. Kanamemo was good, slice of life with moe-blob humor, not the best but something you can watch without feeling troubled. So do the songs, especially the ED with is kinda modern punk rock oriented. One thing is the drum beat is fun to hear. Filler song ‘daisy’ was more like a typical J-pop tho even with the added guitar solo, probably due to excessive trumpet sounds.

Top wo Nerae 2! Original Soundtrack

Old soundtrack which I found very suggoi in term of melody, composed by Tanaka Kouhei. 2 songs, ‘Tatsu Tori Ato wo Nigosa zu’ and ‘Inazuma Double Kick’  enough to put make me gets a hard on. Tatsu Tori Ato wo Nigosa zu give me the feeling of everything was over for now, and I should really go to bed. Inazuma Double Kick, despite the song title, was actually a symphonic ballad which reminds me of the strong bond between nono and lal’c in the final showdown. Gainax was probably a studio like no other and still irreplaceable up til now.

Bakemonogatari ED Single - Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari

Kimi no Sugoi Monogatari. Supercell is the picture of what anime music will become in 10 more years. They can be said as an inspiration to many song composers in japan, pro or noob. Something simple and feels good to listen to, accompanied with cool graphics, otaku strike zones are critically damaged. Enough of the compliments, album feature various version of ‘君の知らない物語’ , one filler song ‘LOVE & ROLL’, and the theme of ‘CENCOROLL’. That’s it for review, my back is aching from sleeping on the floor last night.

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BLAZBLUE SONG ACCORD #1 with CONTINUUM SHIFT

My second post which got something to do with Daisuke Ishiwatari, my all time favourite composer. The new album BLAZBLUE SONG ACCORD #1 with CONTINUUM SHIFT deliver vocal tracks from Blazblue Seiyuus and his intricate guitar and orchestral metal arrangements. Seems like his works are going towards orchestral metal rather than guitar solos back in Guilty Gear days. FYI on Blazblue, he only composed the soundtrack and not the char design whatsoever. Notice the bright and colourful character which differs from his metal oriented style. Maybe it’s time to let Guilty Gear rest in peace.

Track listing, old tracks now available in vocal ver.

1st track, Continuum Shift. Mixture of metal guitar solo with harpsichord. Not much of an impact but I’ll give 4 out of 10 stars for guitar solo complexity.

2nd track, 「強風 」.. Shishigami Bang vocal song track. Performed by Koyama Tsuyoshi. Not a Bang fan so I’ll just let this one slip.

3rd track, 「Condemnation Wings ~Cry Camellia…~ 」. Started with harpsichord solo with, a track for the new character Tsubaki Yayoi( Asami Imai ).

4th track, 「Oriental Flower ~ 花となれ~ 」. Chinese styled track for Litchi, performed by her seiyuu Takahashi Chiaki.

5th track, 「Queen of Rose ~ 真紅の傍観者~ 」. Rachel HHNNGGGGR RRHHHHH!!! Okay, performed by Kana Ueda. Kinda melodic and feels like a ballad, oh yeah, kinda Ali Project too. Vampire loli, what kinda music do you want to pluck into her? Guitar solo was short but awesome, 7 stars out of 10 for that.

6th track, Gluttony Fang. Daisuke’s original piece. Heavy metal oriented, with piano/keyboard solos. Guitar solos are played during the chorus, doesn’t feel much impact.

7th track, Condemnation Wings. Guitar solo version.

8th track, Nightmare Fiction. Sounds something like A7X’s Unholy Confessional in the beginning, then move onto guitar solo enriched with harmonic.

9th track, Memory of Tears. Started out slowly, then there comes the mellow guitar solo that’s so heart melting. Probably the best guitar solo/track in the album.

10th track, Endless Despair. High tempo song with crazy drum bashing.Fast but unclear solo in the middle. Probably final boss fight?

11th track, Rubble Song. From the first time hearing it, I can tell that it’s surely a credits roll song. The feeling of “everything has ended” is clearly expressed.

12 track, 「Stardust memory ~ 約束の場所~ 」. Sung by Kondou Kanako, seiyuu for Noel Vermillion.  a Game Over track from the previous Blazblue. Probably my choice of vocal track, not that good but enough to keep me in tune.

Song Accord #1 already covers like 25% of the original Blazblue track, added with tracks from Continuum Shift. So there’s going to be #2 with Tomokazu Sugita singing?