Nobuko finally landed her dream job working at a top fashion magazine. Working for an Editor in Chief who wants her staff to keep their petite figures, she puts in long hours doing menial tasks with the hope that one day she will get her first big article. Her opportunity comes when given the chance to write an article about Patisserie Ange, a popular bakery with a very attractive young man keeping up the family business. (more…)
Status: Finished once on Normal, started New Game+ on Nightmare
Achievements: 31 of 50
Gamerscore: 415/1000
DLC Purchased: Original American McGee’s Alice (Online Pass Content)
I love the dark and macabre, things that make me jump out of my seat or emit a small scream. Horror movies and games filled with puzzles are right up there in my books and I will go out of my way to watch and play what others consider “bad”. Ages ago, when you could rent PC games and not have to worry about DRM, I seem to recall trying to get my hands on the original American McGee’s Alice and it almost always being out. A dark and twisted retelling of the classic story appealed to me but I honestly don’t recall playing more than a few minutes of the original. Alice: Madness Returns seemed like the perfect opportunity to visit both the new and old versions of the young girl’s Wonderland, thanks to the Online Pass offering the first game for free. (more…)
Daichi Sawamoto is devoted to his work as a journalist and providing for his family, but he spends so much time focused on his job that he doesn’t notice his family falling apart around him. One day he arrives home to find his wife has left him, a manilla envelope containing divorce papers on the dining table. His son, Waku, a bright 6 year old who loves to draw, decides on his own to stay with his father so that he isn’t all alone. (more…)
This video combine two things I love immensely: the Tales series of video games and Ayumi Hamasaki.
Ayumi’s upcoming single “Progress” is the official theme song for Tales of Xillia, which will be released on Sept 8th in Japan for the PS3.
Mirror Sword and Shadow Prince is the story of two youngsters, raised as brother and sister, who find themselves on opposing sides of the emperor’s war. Set generations after Saya stilled the Dragon Sword, marrying the Prince of Light and creating a new line of emperors for Toyoashihara (Dragon Sword and Wind Child), Toko comes from the line of women sworn to the Shrine in Mino, while no one knows the real origins of her adopted brother Oguna. (more…)
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