Games We Would Like To See Remake

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Today the team was talking and discussing on, what games we would like to see be remade. Now when remade can be just a graphic update, gameplay, sound or all of the above. Here is what Anime Angel had to say.

Persona Series


Anime Angel - I really don't game that much, but I love the Persona series. I know they did a remake for the PSP. For me it wasn't what I was expecting. I want a full remake in gameplay, graphics and music wise. They should keep the Anime cut scenes, however everything else needs a major upgrade. Persona for the PS3 and 360 would be a wonder to see especially Persona 4. With improved graphics and gameplay we will really see Shin Megami Tensei dark vision at it's max. Anime Rules!!!

Here is what Bess had to say. He had a few choices so check out his list.

Chrono Trigger


Final Fantasy VI


Flashback



Bess On Chrono Trigger - Before fanboys and fangirls start yelling "WE HAVE A DS VERSION." I just want to say that I don't consider that a remake. I consider that a repacking of the SNES game with a few new cut scenes and dungeons. A full remake with graphics, gameplay and orchestrated music is needed. Chrono Trigger doesn't deserve any less than that.

Bess On Final Fantasy VI - Justin will disagree with me. Final Fantasy VI is the best Final Fantasy and deserve a remake. I never played an RPG so addictive. The story is amazing, gameplay is great. We need to see this game with the best graphic update possible.

Bess On Flashback - Flashback is one of those games that needs to be revisited. It was great on Sega Genesis. The puzzles, gameplay and mission assignments were great. I couldn't put it down. With a remake we can get a better story and a more indepth look at the world of Flashback.

Nice choice Bess. Final Fantasy VII is the best lol.

Here is yours truly picks for remakes.

Dino Crisis


Valkyrie Profile


Fear Effect


Justin On Dino Crisis - Dino Crisis remake would be great. Capcom should use the gameplay of Resident Evil 4. With Resident Evil 4 gamplay and dino's running crazy this would be an epic win. Give us the best graphics and orchestrated score and we have a win.

Justin On Valkyrie Profile - Valkyrie Profile is a wonderful rpg, which I would like to see an update on graphics and full orchestrated score. This game doesn't need any changes to the gameplay.

Justin On Fear Effect - This is the game I want to see a PS3/360 Remake for. Fear Effect was such a great slept on game. Great story, great gameplay it even had nudity. This rated M PS1 game needs to be exposed to the new generation of gamers.

Please Teacher Review

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Story
Kei Kusanagi, a high-school student living with his aunt and uncle, has an encounter with a female alien. This alien is revealed to be a new teacher at his school. Later, he is forced to marry this alien to preserve her secrets. From there, various romantically-inclined problems crop up repeatedly. Please Teacher is a very clever anime. I really like the story set up of now one of our classic anime cliches. Boy meets Alien Female who he happens to fall in love with. You'll probably wondering what separates "Please Teacher" from the others. Well for one this show has excellent pacing and characters. With only 12 episodes in the series and extra in the OVA, this anime delivers on the laughs and awkward moments. I like "Please Teacher" protagonist Kei Kusanagi. He is a very reserve shy boy.

However Kei suffers from a rare disease that puts him a comatose known as a "Stand Still." The "Stand Still" has Kei's appearance that of a 15 year old boy. The great twist about this is Kei is really 18 years old. He was in coma for three years. He's still in the 10th grade and blends in with his classmates by lying about his age. I like this obstacle because it leaves Kei not able to open up to anyone but Mizuho Kazami. Mizuho Kazami is the alien that landed on earth and happens to become Kei's new teacher. Kei finds out she is an alien and to hide her secret he marries her. Without spoiling it anymore. This anime has a bunch of twist and turns and awkard moments. One thing I would like to add is I love the sexual tension between the Kei and Mizuho. You'll see what I mean when you watch, it's funny.

Voice Acting
I really enjoy the voice acting in Please Teacher. Dave Wittenberg who plays Kei Kusanagi really brings his shy character to life. He doesn't disappoint us. He has a very unique voice. Bridget Hoffman plays Mizuho Kazami and she plays her with so much innoncence. You can't help but love her. Michelle Suzanne Ruff plays Koishi Herikawa. Somehow Michelle Ruff always plays the characters that annoy me. She also play Kiki in Mobile Suit Gundman 08th MS Team. However her performance is great as Koishi Herikawa. Koishi Herikawa is that girl who needs to know he's just not that into you. Needless to say the voice acting is good, but some other characters hold it back from being great.

Music
The music is very relaxing. Great use of piano, strings and sets a friendly and emotional tone depending on the scene. I'm looking for the soundtrack because it's enjoyable. The opening song "Shooting Star" by Kotoko is very cool song, I have it on my Ipod.

Final Grade - B- A fun story with comedy, romance and drama, that will keep you watching till the end. Great music that sets the tone. Wonderful pacing. Good voice acting however some characters hold it back. Please Teacher adds fan service in awkard ways as well. This is one class that you want to register for. Final Grade B-.

Real Life Gundam

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This was shown last year. I decided to post some pictures of it. Last year in Tokyo they reveal a real life size Gundam. The Gundam has a moveable head, shoots smoke and many more. I thought as an Otaku Mech this was very cool. This was in honor of Gundam 30 year anniversity. This was ubercool. Now only if we can get a real life Veritech, or get this Gundam to get move and shoot.









School Days (Manga Review)

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What happens when you mix two lovely girls and a boy? You get a love triangle that is destined to be filled with heartbreak, difficult choices and tears. The story revolves around a love triangle between the male protagonist, Makoto, and two girls in his year, Kotonoha and Sekai. Makoto develops an interest in Kotonoha, and although they both take the same train to school, she seems to be unaware of his existence. One of his classmates, Sekai, gets the two together despite holding strong feelings towards Makoto.



This Manga starts off sweet and lighthearted. However as the story progresses it gets dark really quickly. It has a very shocking ending, in which I will not spoil for you. What I really love about "School Days" is the characters. Makoto starts out as a innocent shy kid, but later on he turns out to be a typical male who plays with two girls emotions. All the characters are dynamic characters. Each one of these people go through a great change. As I was reading this I didn't know who I wanted to side with. I didn't know which girl I wanted to support more. Sekai loved Makoto from the beginning but can be viewed as a homewrecker. Kotonoha to me was the innocent one in all of this, but the ending will have you saying wow. The art is very great as you can see below. Each panel contains an emotional facial expression. There is an issue I didn't like. I felt that the story was rushed towards the ending. The build up was too fast to me. What happens to Kotonoha could have been explored a little more. Other than that "School Days" is a wonderful Manga. It will keep you reading towards the ending.



Final Grade - B+

Create Your Own Lightsaber Using After Effects

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Last time we posted a tutorial on how to do your own Kamehameha blast. This time we found a tutorial on how to create your own lightsaber. We suggest that you have a toy lightsaber, that way you have the handle the piece to give it realism. I also included a short fight with guys who used the After Effects Lightsaber.

How To Make Your Own Lightsaber

Lightsaber Battle With Some Dudes


Goofy Movie AMV's and other Disney AMVs

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One of the greatest Disney movies of all time: The Goofy Movie. Here are some AMV's
of this great movie and other Disney vids. Enjoy!!!!

Amazing Shot-for-Shot Remake Goofy Movie - After Today Live (Ted Sowards)



Axel and Vexen on the Open Road


Ouran Host Club AMV -Poor Unfortunate Souls


Siamese Twins


I'll Make a man out of you - Organization XIII -

Roxas Is Not One Of Organization XIII


Tribute to Roxas - "I'm Still Here"


This one AMV song is from the Disney movie Treasure Planet

Kingdom Hearts - Goof Troop Theme Song


Kingdom Hearts - Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers Theme Song


Kingdom Hearts - Ducktales Theme Song


Bonkers Theme Song


Darkwing Duck Intro (English)


Tale Spin


The Princess and the Frog - Dig A Little Deeper (Full Version)



Real Kamehameha Blast With Tutorial

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I decided to search on Youtube and found some really cool stuff. This is for my After Effects Otakus and Geeks. I found two of the most acurrate Kamehameha blast that I can find. There is also a tutorial for you on how to use it. The only thing with the tutorial is, that the guy didn't turn the source of the blast to the full blue. However it's still a really good blast, check it out.






Tutorial On How To Do The Kamehameha Blast


Pics and Vids from GDC

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Whats up its Bess here with some GDC pics and video I took with my Palm Pre. Sony had the best booth by far! They showed off 3d gaming(FIRE!), Sony Move, God of War 3(biggest crowd), FF13 and much more. Nintendo also had a cool booth. Monster Hunter Wii looked soooooo good. I thought it was a new Zelda for a minute. Also the DS LL is great! I was tough on it at 1st but I can tell you it feels like playing your DS games on a laptop.

I had great footage of the indy booth but it got corrupted sorry indy fans.





China's Rollercoaster Shopping

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I saw this on Ripley's Believe It Or Not. Trust me I didn't believe it. A supermarket in China developed a new way for shopping. Instead of walking around, you get on a rollercoaster type track, and go aisle to aisle to see what you want. This is very cool and very lazy at the same time. This would probably stop men from complaining, when they ladies want to go shoe shopping.



Alice In Wonderland Review

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"There is a place unlike anywhere on earth. Some say in order to survive it you'll have to be mad as a hatter, lucky for me I'am." - Mad Hatter

Tim Burton gives us his take on the world of "Alice In Wonderland." Does Burton interruption hit the mark? Or will you be mad for seeing this movie?

Story - The story of Alice In Wonderland is not the one you are expecting. Alice in this version is a 19 year old girl who lives in a world, where she is expected to conform. When she attended a party which is suppose to be her engagement party, she starts to question her life and her surroundings. Bored and tired of the life she has, she follows a little white rabbit down the hole. This is where the story really begins. This movie can be viewed as more of a sequel to the original than an remake. Alice is older and doesn't remember anyone in Wonderland. The Red Queen has taken over and rules with an iron fist. There is also a beast named the Jabberwocky that keeps Wonderland in fear. Alice comes back and all of her friends want her to save them from the Jabberwocky. Alice keeps believing that Wonderland is nothing more than her dream and refuses to help, until the Mad Hatter is capture, and she actually gets hurt. There Alice travels to the Red Queen to steal a sword that will kill the Jabberwocky. Not to spoil it any further, but this story is very flawed. You know the outcome of the story immediately when Alice gets to Wonderland. Tweedle Dum and Dee show her a scroll which explains all the events of Wonderland. The scroll shows her slaying the Jabberwocky, so you already know that she is going to win. It's a Disney flick they are not going to let Alice die. There is really no emotional conflict, no real connection with the characters. The movie pacing is fast and pretty dull. However the story will be great for the kids to go and see.

Acting - This is where the movie really shines. Burton cast the right people for the right roles. Mia Wasikowska plays Alice wonderfully. She delivers a true reminisces of Alice from the cartoon. I really love Mia delivery when she said "Curiouser and Curiouser." Mia gives us an Alice that is lovable and troubled, but by the end you will see that Alice has found herself. Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, was so-so for me. We all know I'm a huge Depp fan, but his portray of the Mad Hatter reminded me of his Willy Wonka & Jack Sparrow roles. If you listen closely in some scenes you can hear Jack Sparrow's voice. It just didn't work for me in this film. I felt that a movie based on Alice In Wonderland, should focus on Alice more. The Hatter had the main core of the story and more characterization. Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen steals the show. She outshines Mia and Johnny in this movie. Helena excels and really brings the Red Queen to life, with her delivery. She nails the famous "Off with their heads." She plays the Queen with arrogance and elegance, in which the Red Queen should be seen. Other appearances were great such as Michael Sheen "White Rabbit", Matt Lucas "Tweedledee/Tweedledum" and Anne Hathaway as the "White Queen."

Visual & Directing - Wonderland is visually beautiful in 2D. In 3D there was really no need. It wasn't really something to have in 3D. There are some great scenes in visuals like the Cheshire Cat in 3D, but other then some scenes nothing really special. Tim Burton creates his own version of Wonderland, that only Burton can produce. Wonderland is wacky, weird and just a style Burton loves.

Final Grade - Alice In Wonderland is average at best. I would loved to see certain characters such as The Walrus and the Flower dance. However they didn't see the light of the day. The acting and visual is on the spot, but with a rushed, under developed story hurts Wonderland the most. Alice In Wonderland gets a C+.

Kerli (Music Artist Of The Week)

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I first heard Kerli on the theme song for James Bond "Quantum Of Solace" videogame. After I heard the song "When Nobody Loves You." I instantly wanted to hear more from Kerli. I check on Amazon and picked up her album "Love Is Dead." I' am really a Kerli fan after hearing her album. Her style is a dark but also light at times. She is a definite artist with her unique style. Here are some of my favorite songs from Kerli.

When Nobody Loves You


Love Is Dead


Walking On Air


Creepshow


NEW KERLI SONG "TEA PARTY" FROM ALICE & WONDERLAND SOUNDTRACK