tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62649892011-04-21T21:38:21.067-04:00Is That All?Video Games, Anime, and other stuff.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.comBlogger381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-32221795684494508902007-07-12T00:06:00.001-04:002007-07-12T00:07:52.188-04:00I pretty much receded into giddy, insane laughter when I saw this. Oh teaser trailer, why do you taunt me so???!!! Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-12904953948961999122007-05-02T02:16:00.000-04:002007-05-02T02:33:22.087-04:00I've been pretty much taking a sabbatical from updating the blog to finish up with school work. I'll get back to it soon, I think. Been playing Devil Summoner, Baten Kaitos: Origins, Manhunt, God of War, and Gurumin in the meantime.But that doesn't mean we can't have a trailer, does it? :) This is from a upcoming PS2 game called Baroque. I have no idea what it's about, but it's got a snazzy animeSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-3101960482925162452007-04-14T03:47:00.000-04:002007-04-14T04:11:45.668-04:00Here's a new trailer for Crysis from GDC 2007, showcasing some the of cool visual effects being used in the game. The shot where the shock-wave overtakes you is really amazing. Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-74495304732480032812007-04-14T02:21:00.000-04:002007-04-14T04:14:30.975-04:00FOXNews.com has a report on how classic and newer arcade games are becoming popular again with the American public. I would agree as I'm one of the contributers to this; I play Bust-A-Move 2 and Soul Caliber 2 at least twice a week at the bowling alley.The US Army is going to launch a new game channel at the Global Gaming League in early June. This will not only help promote army related games, Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-17397693531173692442007-04-13T02:43:00.000-04:002007-04-13T03:17:00.045-04:00New trailers for Manhunt 2 are out.WARNING: The following video is pretty disturbing, so people under 16 probably shouldn't watch.Very creepy looking...but I'm loving the atmosphere. I can't wait to play it. Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-74337105232378994902007-04-13T01:09:00.000-04:002007-04-13T02:42:48.004-04:00MSNBC has a Top 5 `Grand Theft Auto` clones list. I really only agree with two of the choices, because I don't think that using elements like the sand-box style gameplay and an open world necessarily constitutes a GTA clone. And if we're going by that format, shouldn't Crackdown be on the list?Game Daily has a much more interesting list of games with Greek influence in them. I was surprised Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-23277190612320458152007-04-13T00:25:00.000-04:002007-04-13T00:38:15.682-04:00I'm trying to figure out what exactly I'm wanting to do with this blog. But I can't deny that anime and gaming (gaming more than anime these days, it seems) are my primary interests, and in working harder to get more news to post about, rather than just being cheap and taking it from other blogs all the time, I'm delving further and further into the subjects. This pretty much only serves to Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-72975899131106063902007-04-12T06:38:00.000-04:002007-04-12T07:19:37.282-04:00Let's do some game videos, shall we?Trailer-wise, One Piece: Unlimited Adventure is coming to the Wii. Unstead of a fighting game or a crap-ass party game, this one appears to be an adventure game. With bug catching. Well, maybe it'll fare better on a next-gen console.MMORPGs are going in a new direction in Bounty Bay. This game seems to focus on sea and ship adventures. Mentioned classes are Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-14037646903190835352007-04-12T04:54:00.000-04:002007-04-12T06:38:04.605-04:00I'm a little slow with anything new today, so bear with me if you've heard this already. ::ahem::On Saturday 14th, YMCAs around the country will start incorporating "active Wii games into their Healthy Kids Day events" as a way to help keep kids active and also to promote family togetherness. This sounds like a really great program. If this is why I can't get ahold of a Wii to save my life, then Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-24144875636496838782007-04-11T02:32:00.000-04:002007-04-11T03:34:46.517-04:00In gaming news, many US retailers are dropping 20 gig PS3s and are only selling the 60 gig version. The reasoning behind this is that apparently the 60 gig version is more popular. Kinda sucks for me, since all I really want is the version that's cheaper.Wii and PS3 owners will be getting a new music player for their web browsers. At least, the ones living in the UK will.Game Informer has an Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-85414857103114828572007-04-11T01:34:00.000-04:002007-10-09T20:25:13.882-04:00Some interesting new Japanese game trailers today. First, yet another tactical RPG, this time from a company called Spike. Elvandia Story looks it's taking a page from Fire Emblem's fighting system, but the graphics actually seem a step up from the little SD sprites we've been seeing in Ar Tonelico and Atelier Iris. They just may be cell shaded ::gasp!::.Next, a cute little Japanese baseball gameSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-63308966457314928222007-04-10T04:40:00.000-04:002007-04-10T12:02:19.229-04:00I lost the post I was writing, God bleeping dammit. Anyhow, here's a interesting looking opening for Lupin the Third: Lupin's Death. In it, Lupin...dies?! Well, I don't really know. The tombstone shot at the end reminds me of the end of the Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer. An Alien apparently laid eggs in Lupin's body (not really), cause something's trying to burst out of his chest. I don't have much Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-84976924325152148502007-04-10T03:31:00.000-04:002007-04-10T03:50:51.761-04:00I just can't seem to get back on track with any anime news lately. In new licensing news, Bandai has the rights to Zegapain and Funimation has Jigoku Shoujo/Hell Girl.I am glad that Funimation has Jigoku Shoujo, despite the fact that Funi tends to do stupid marketing ads and such. But Funimation always gives their titles a lot of love, particular ones like Jigoku Shoujo and Full Metal AlchemistSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-50319267830041201922007-04-05T03:19:00.000-04:002007-04-05T04:19:04.188-04:001up.com has a preview of the new Eureka Seven game for the PS2. The news doesn't appear good so far, which is too bad. Eureka Seven could've have translated into a pretty kick-ass game, but it seems this next installment is following its predecessor, and pretty much all other anime based games, into the $10 bargain bin. I kinda had high hopes for it in the beginning, like I did the IPGX game.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-81232925780012609942007-04-05T03:09:00.000-04:002007-04-05T03:14:28.522-04:00For those of you guys still trying their damnest to get ahold of a Wii (like me), EB Games is now taking preorders for Wii Family Packs for $549.92. Besides the system, you get a 1 gig memory card, an extra Wii Remote and Nunchuck, Twilight Princess, Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz, Cooking Mama: Cook Off, and Sonic and the Secret Rings. It ships out on the 23rd of April, so you may want to get Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-29867436170716960092007-04-04T01:45:00.000-04:002007-04-04T02:31:35.163-04:00More game trailers! Gametrailers.com just posted a new trailer for this interesting looking new platformer called Brave. It kinda looks like Zelda, only with Native Americans.Then there's this cute looking Wii game called The Dog Island. Apparantly, this is based off The Dog Collection, where they photograph the dogs' faces really close up so it looks like they have huge noggins. It appears that Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-15619105520475018922007-04-02T03:23:00.000-04:002007-04-02T03:52:51.297-04:00Here's some fun looking game trailers. Yet another Nippon Ichi RPG, with animated sprites and massive amounts of customizing, Soul Nomad. Don't get me wrong, Nippon Ichi usually makes pretty good games, and I usually like them, but can't they upgrade from the sprites and the slightly dated looking animation to something a bit more, I don't know, modern? But graphics aren't the most important Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-1979658158344151932007-04-02T02:54:00.000-04:002007-04-02T03:06:17.258-04:00....I did it. I fucking did it. By all rights, cracking open my PS2 had to be one of the dumbest things I could try to do, because the odds of me having to buy a new PS2 by the time I was done were sky high. But I unscrewed that sucker, and (using a few online guides for help) I dusted the inside, cleaned the little laser light reader, and put it all back together. And HOT DAMN, I can finally Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-71464364929160212432007-03-29T02:18:00.000-04:002007-03-29T02:24:39.668-04:00I'm in the process of cracking open my PS2 and cleaning the laser light reader, so MAYBE I can friggin' play God of War. I'm way overdue for it. In the meantime, I'm giving my little Gamecube some love and playing FF: Crystal Chronicles.I've finished Boogiepop VS the Imaginator: Part 1. I love the Boogiepop universe; I find it fascinating. I kinda wish now that the anime series had focused Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-21797214335408438582007-03-06T21:03:00.000-05:002007-03-06T21:12:30.560-05:00This is too funny. Manga toilet paper. Now we can take those books out of the bathroom. Now if they made hentai style toilet, certain kinds of men could do numbers 1, 2, and 3 in one fell swoop. Now that's multi-functional! Here's the website if your browser supports japanese. Here's the story ANN did if you'd rather just read english. Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-77835814949928916572007-03-05T23:16:00.000-05:002007-03-05T23:26:19.549-05:00Aw, wook at my wittle bwoggie. It's so simplistic and boring. DON'T YOU JUST WOVE IT???!!!Hah...Anyhow, I got to see the end of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, give or take a few missing eps. I'm starting to understand how the world works in this anime, and I have to say, it's pretty brilliant. I'd like to watch it again at some point. In the meantime, I might start watching that Uta Kata Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-3279940264015617232007-02-22T02:37:00.000-05:002007-02-22T02:55:36.557-05:00I'm starting to think that I must be masocistic (crud, I can't remember how to spell that) to try and pursue being a English voice actor for anime. I mean, for one, it's not going to pay enough to support me, so I'll probably have to have at least two other jobs. It's hard as hell to break into normal voice acting as it is, let alone anime voice acting. And about half the anime community has suchSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-48809333897287476502007-02-20T22:05:00.000-05:002007-02-20T22:07:06.930-05:00Oh yeah, speaking of anime, the guy who runs the club here at college let me borrow the whole series of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni fansubbed. Should make for an interesting viewing. News at eleven. :)Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-33362017840212951322007-02-20T21:46:00.000-05:002007-02-20T21:58:55.805-05:00I'm dwelling on my inability to write cohesive essays in college. Many of my family members and friends have read little fictional stories and dumb fanfics I wrote and said, "Oh Sarah, you're such a good writer!" And then I get to college and have to write some essay. Not only would it take me some 2 weeks agonizing over it, but without some extensive outside editing, I end up wandering all Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-25702849234406841762007-02-13T03:44:00.000-05:002007-02-13T03:50:44.504-05:00I finished watching Jigoku Shoujo/Hell Girl. Excellent show, though I think some more attention on Hajime's and Tsugumi's characters would have given the ending an extra punch. Not that the ending didn't make me cry though. Still, I wonder where the series can go now in the second season. I mean, we know about Ai's past now. Maybe the second season will show her being freed from the revenge Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-34088439259999584472007-02-12T01:15:00.000-05:002007-02-13T03:49:53.041-05:00Holy crap, where does the time go? I avoided a major crisis and managed to get into my Costuming class, so I actually get to graduate with my Theatre major. And so, my life continues as normal. Yep.I finished Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando, with no small amount of cursing on my part. And I'm REALLY close to finishing up Wild Arms, except for an insanely long 100 level extra dungeon, with no Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-80883066985863164172006-12-22T22:20:00.000-05:002007-02-13T03:53:03.321-05:00Finally gave up trying to max out my weapons in Dark Cloud 2 and finished the damn game. It's been so long since I started it (I think it was like 4 years ago) I can't exactly remember everything that happened. But it was a pretty fun game. And as always, whenever I finished an RPG, I felt a little sad it was over. I mean, RPGs are usually the longest kind of games, and if it's a good enough gameSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-49598099999712356902006-12-15T01:27:00.000-05:002006-12-15T01:38:54.182-05:00I stumbled upon this great X-Box 360 commercial that was banned. I think I understand why, in a post 911 world, but it's actually quite cute. I really love it. If we could all just drop everything at the on a dime and play together like we were 7 again, just every once in a while, I think it most people would lead healthier lives. Or at least, they'd be a little happier. Cheers.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-23318594776831967682006-12-14T00:24:00.000-05:002006-12-14T00:52:22.125-05:00Apparantly, the new buzz in gaming (new because I just came across it) is about how Sony hired some ad company to fake a fan site for the PSP. It created such a stir at the Something Awful forums that now pretty much everyone knows. Penny Arcade has their own take on things too. Go to the links if you want the low-down on things. Me, well, I really don't care much anymore. The whole PS3 thingSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-58956706731856586712006-12-12T14:15:00.000-05:002006-12-14T00:53:16.835-05:00Damn you, seasonal cold! Can't I go one year without you? Oh, my sinuses hurt...My beloved Gitaroo Man was rereleased on the PSP. I did a rather extensive review of it, but since I don't feel like retyping it, here's the link to where I posted it on Gaygamer forums. And for the record, no, I am not a lesbian, but it's actually a pretty fun site. Good info, funny side columns. It's quickly Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-2416929441552343532006-12-05T03:03:00.000-05:002006-12-05T03:14:06.879-05:00Yea for December! Oh, funny thing though. Apparantly, the ganglian cyst that I had removed last December from inside my right wrist has magically reformed and lodged itself inbetween the bones on the top of my wrist. And there it resides, a bulbous mound of tissue poking up under my skin. Yeah, that's a great early present. But the better present comes later, oh yes, you guessed it! The surgery Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-17501550592320841792006-11-30T03:29:00.000-05:002006-11-30T03:37:40.515-05:00BRING ME THE HEAD OF FRODO!!!!!!!!Ha, sorry. (The actual title is Bring Me the Head of Alfredo, BTW)Annnyyyhooo....Not much to report on. Too much school work to worry about to get my geek on right now. Finished playing through the hard mode of Luigi's Mansion, though I actually found it easier. Bleh.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-4989893135710204362006-11-27T16:34:00.000-05:002006-12-14T00:55:44.736-05:00Turkey day has come and gone. It was nice to see the cousins and other extended family, but I tend to get a bit exhausted when I'm constantly surrounded by people. It's kinda of nice to come back to school and get some serious schoolwork done.My sister came home from New York too, and she once again brought me a bunch of free manga from the New York companies (CMX, etc.) I wasn't expecting to getSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-20686260289001062002006-11-19T21:26:00.000-05:002006-11-19T21:41:17.152-05:00Welp, I decided to go back and delete pretty much all my blog posts that weren't from this year. Looking back over them, it wasn't much of a loss. They mostly were those "oh, my sad problems" things, or just stuff that I would say if I were writing a letter to myself. Why the hell would I write a letter to myself? Using a blog to wax on poetically about your problems is makes about as much Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-67744229055774948312006-11-17T11:47:00.000-05:002006-12-14T00:55:11.095-05:00I'd never seen people waiting in tents in the rain before, but apparently the launch of a new gaming console will do that to people. Unfortunately, several sources are saying that there are all sorts of unfavorable things happening. The PS3 looks crappy on older HD TVs that "don’t support 1080p or 720p inputs", several retailers cancelled getting the 20 gig PS3s and didn't have the 40 gig Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-40307481046025626762006-11-14T16:39:00.000-05:002007-04-12T04:54:52.692-04:00On the gaming side of things, I'm about finished playing the first Ratchet and Clank game. It's cute little platformer, and for only $10 it was an excellent buy. I can see how they were able to build such a successful franchise off of it. I think I like the Jak series better, but Ratchet and Clank is still pretty good. What I like best is the fact that all the weapons you have give you several Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-59962560033012142712006-11-14T11:46:00.000-05:002007-02-13T03:51:01.474-05:00I bothered to update and snaz up my little blog. I kinda want to, I don't know, pay more attention to writing in it or something. I was tempted to just start totally fresh, but as it is, you can still see my old posts. (Self-miserable, whining crap that they are.)Does anyone else miss good movies? I mean, it's seems all that's out in the theaters lately in mediocre stuff. You see it, and you Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264989.post-1149367063129539352006-06-03T16:21:00.000-04:002006-11-14T11:18:03.329-05:00Oh, look at that. I remembered my blog again. I'm thinking I might have to move to California after all if I want to persue voice acting . But I'm still clinging to Texas. I'll need more info before I can come to a final decision. I think I could be alright in either place. I asked my sis if she ever wanted to move to CA and live for a bit, but she said she couldn't stand it there cause theSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620249083862615815noreply@blogger.com0