Remembering Three Classic RPG’s.

I'm not a pro, mad or addict gamer. I am just one who enjoys spending some time playing games especially RPGs. Looking back, i remember some games that really gave me challenges and fun. There are three:

1.) Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete. It is one of my favorite RPG. Being an anime-liker, the little anime clips are really fun and entertaining, especially the songs of Luna. The game play resembles a typical rpg battle scene. The storyline is good too. There are colorful characters and love teams. Here, I learned about the importance of stacking plenty of HP and MP potions before a boss fight.

This is the intro song of the game,all the major characters and villains are shown here. *This is nostalgia.*



This is the video for Luna's Boat Song. This features Luna and Alex.

2.) Star Ocean: The Second Story. Excellent gameplay, with skills and the battle scene is different because your characters will not stand in a straight line and wait for your command. They will do their own fighting or healing and you can choose whom to control. My favorites to control back then were Claude and Ashton. Here you can choose to play the story of Claude or Rena and you can end the story in many ways. The downside is too many conversations. You can also be fed up with Celine’s spells. Just when you are enjoying the slashing, time will suddenly stop to make way for Celine’s falling stars. But she is a real damager. That’s why I like to have mages as characters. There is a manga and an anime (Star Ocean Ex) for SO2 also.

These are all the characters.


This is the first episode( part 1) of the anime adaptation, Star Ocean Ex.

3.) Final Fantasy VIII. This is the first FF i played. At first I didn’t like the idea of a 3-d game because I was used to 2d. But I was amazed at the CG movies. They all look good and the story is full of mystery. It was also a game where I remembered being so nervous when attackers come or when I have to face bosses. The game was lent to me back in high school by a friend/classmate. Along with the cds, she also handed me a two-inch thick (as I remembered) printed walkthrough of the game. That’s why I was so fast. My favorite back then was Zell, the tattoo-face boy.

The dance scene of Rinoa and Squall.


For the pictures, thanks to: 1, 2, and 3. Thanks to Youtube uploaders for the videos. :)

My brother is playing too.

My younger brother is not home this time, so i can write about him. He asked me to make a Cabal account for him. After some arguments, i still made him one. I haven't visited the game in almost a month (i think) or 3 weeks. I was fed up because the servers were always full.

Then he played. He chose to be a blader. And i think he is really enjoying it now. I never thought he would because he doesn't like rpg's. He's always into NBA live and have no patience in roaming around the villages, distributing points and planning. Hmm, now i have a competition in using my laptop. That's why i tried to install the game in our old desktop but it's too slow for mmorpg's. Okay, but it's still fine. I know he's going to surpass my level soon. There's a possibility that i'll delete this part. :)

MANGA - NARUTO 411

It was boring. hehe. It was all about Sasuke. I want to see other characters!

ANIME

I really don't have much time about anime this days. But i just download. Someone from Friendship and Counseling Forum told me that Macross Frontier is a good one. Someone from deviantart recommended Claymore. Aarggh, so many animes, so little time. I haven't even watched the ending episodes of avatar. Avatar is already finished? that's really sad.

13 online games to keep you busy.

The internet will be a little boring without online games. There are complex games like mmorpg 's that would keep you addicted for years. But right now, I am featuring these simple games that I have stumbled upon in the last week. I tried every game here so that I can give you some information and tips. I also marked my favorites. So whether you are are at home, school, office or anywhere with your computer (with internet), you can enjoy these games as much as I did.

1.) http://www2.framestore-cfc.com/ FAV!
FRAMESTORE: POLAR PERIL. Bear jumping game. You have to wait for it to load if you don't have a faster connection. Tip: just touch the ice blocks, you don't really have to step into them.



2.)http://www.square-bear.co.uk/games/quiz.htm
TRIVIA SQUARES. Quiz game. Tip: be sure to watch the bear with number 3.



3.) http://www.keepbusy.net/play.php?id=open-doors FAV!
OPEN DOORS. Just get to the X which is the exit but it won't be easy. Tip: Take your time (you need plenty of time) and think think think.




4.) http://www.juliasneedledesigns.com/Air%20Force%20Test%20Game.htm
AIR FORCE TEST GAME. Click and hold the red square and do your best not to touch the sides and all the other square. I can't even reach 5 sconds.




5.) http://theblacktop.com/ahh.swf
AAHHHH!! Just don't let that stick touch the edges.



6.) http://www.shockwave.com/content/shuffle/sis/shuffle.swf FAV!
SHUFFLE. Very fun game. Tip: Just hit hard between two marbles.


7.) http://dagobah.biz/flash/Cursor_Invisible.swf
CURSOR INVISIBLE. I cannot understand at first but it was fun. Tip: just try it.



8.) http://www.onemorelevel.com/games/avoider.html FAV!
AVOIDER. Very fun. Just keep your cursor safe! Tip: That guy can not penetrate through the sides but his nasty gadgets can.



9.) http://mazzanet.id.au/ball.php
BALL. Very frustrating. Tip: just take it easy, calmly.



10.) http://www.cafecafegames.com/games/239/battle-mechs.html
BATTLE MECHS. Good game. RPG-type battle. You really have to decide well.



11.) http://www.plasticmartians.com/play.php?gameID=5
PLASTIC BALLS. Nice game just like the classic Arkanoid.




12.) http://www.mojang.com/notch/mario/ FAV!
INFINITE MARIO BROTHERS. Very very very fun! Brings back memories.



13.) http://www.ivoryboy.com/difference.html
5 DIFFERENCES. A typical spot the difference game. I gave up after spotting 4.

Cabal Servers Problem

Cabal PH has 5 servers as of now: Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn and there are 32 channels in each server. But i'm still wondering why the servers are still jam packed that it is always very hard to enter the game.

I was wondering about the right time to enter. Maybe in weekdays from 1 to 5 PM wherein, the student gamers are having classes but still, servers are full. Not AM, because I can't start my day with games. I' thought of 5-6PM wherein students go home, gamers have a break and eat probably, rest their eyes, etc. I've tried it once and I entered the game instantly.

IF each server has 32 channels that can accommodate 100 players each, that would be 16000 players playing at the same time and that's why it's called massively multiplayer orpg.

Possible Causes:

X New Game – Hey, a quite popular mmorpg is finally in the PH, every gamer's excited to try it.

X Advertisement – Maybe the television advertisement enticed too much players. That advertisement looked yummy.

X Bots – Some players can't resist to use bots. There is a word verification after the login page for bots but i think they still exist in the servers.

I believe e-games is doing something about this in the background. But many players just can't be patient especially if they are Premium users or in the internet cafes. I hope e-games can add another server.

Cabal, finally.

I finally get to play this new game. My downloading in rapidshare changed from a file a day to several files a day so i was able to download the cabal files faster. I unzipped the 1st part and installed. I had a problem with Gameguard and downloading the latest patch provided by the e-games blog solved the problem.

I started playing, i made a random character in Saturn server just to roam around and test the game. My character is a FA. I decided to have an archer because I want a long-range attacker and my dream is to be a buffer also. That was a dream from Flyff where my future RM was stucked at level 12, because of the Smartbro - LU problem. It was not very interesting for me at first (up to this moment). I'm still a newbie here, and these are my observations:

excuse my newbieness.

x In distributing points, you have to decide first because it won't ask for a confirmation, once you add a point it's final.
x Some monsters drop many many money.
x It's hard to get in, especially at night, servers are packed.
x People dance here. lol.

It's really hard to get in. I can probably do some other things.

Why I can't play Flyff PH

I'm still a newbie in flyff (but not very much) and i REALLY enjoyed the game. I had to start over my mage because of the stats distribution problem. So i did and i was making sure the stats are correct. I planned everything. I researched hard about the future second job. I decided not to duel for a clean name. I started selling. I made 5 selling accounts for 5 selling characters. 1 for each job and 1 for quest items. I was earning a lot of Penya with the quest items. but...

One day, i entered Bubble server and I read a message: "Cannot connect to the game please check the network." And it is up to three + months now. So sad. I even called SmartBro, but still can't solve the problem. I just missed the game, my friends, i really missed the feeling of someone buying you stuff. Hehe, and a lot of Penyas.

And i know there are a lot of Smartbro subscribers experiencing this. huhu, Poor us. Why us?!

Update: LU finally had something to say about this. Just check this and do the things that it says. I really don't have the time and will(right now) to do those step by steps. I'll do them someday and I'll update you. If you have the same problem and was helped by LU, please tell me.

Penya - money in Flyff

CABAL Online: The Revolution of Action

CABAL Online is a FREE to play mmorpg that is in Open Beta Testing for some time under E-Games in the Philippines. Just like other RPG's, you have a variety of classes to choose from.

from the official website:

Warrior: The best melee fighter who possesses powerful fencing skills.
Wizard: Ultimate Destroyer, the Ruler of the Force.
Blader: The deadly blade dancer, the fastest dual sword user.
Force Archer: The sniper that fires deadly force shots that cut through the wind.
Force Shielder: The faithful warrior that uses the force to shield others.
Force Blader: Swordsman whose blade flares with the force.

So, after seeing posters of this game and even the television advertisement, I really would like to play this game. I have already registered for the OBT but had problems with the downloading. See this page if you want to download the game. At first glance, I was happy to see many links but after i tried downloading (picking the torrent first) I was quite disappointed because of the slowness. I tried rapidshare but i can only download a file a day. And for megaupload, i needed to download their toolbar. I just sticked with rapidshare.

So the game. I wanted to be a BUFFER! I always wanted to help and heal. If you are wondering who is the buffer class, it's the Force Archers. ARCHER? i really don't like RPG archers. From MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, they have been the ones that are pvp maniacs, the boastful, angas ones (peace) But it's just their impression on me.

So, it's already June 12, check the game and probably you can inform me. hehe.

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Noobs section:
Noob - newbie or a newcomer, you are new to a thing.
pvp - player vs. player
rpg - role-playing game
mmorpg - massively multiplayer online role-playing game
OBT - open beta testing
buffer - in mmorpg, the one that enhances the player, example heal you or raise your strength or defense


other potentially helpful links (for starters):
playpark

mmosite