Kingdom Hearts : Chain Of Memories (GBA)

I know it's kinda very late to review this game. For you know, I'd played Kingdom Hearts : Chain Of Memories a few years ago. But I just desired to tell it now ~(-_-~)

As you know, Kingdom Hearts is a game made by Square Enix collaborated with Disney. And Chain Of Memories is the GBA version. It also available on PS2, but I'll talk about the GBA version, okay...

Kingdom Hearts : Chain Of Memories told about Sora's adventure with Donald and Goofy on a mysterious place called Celestial Tower. A man under the hood told Sora that the tower was created by Sora's memory. So eveything inside was everything on Sora's mind. They have one mission, or two. Save Riku and King Mickey from darkness. Yes, Riku and the King was arrested inside Celestial Tower. As usual, they will traveled various place to find Riku and the King (which is taken from Disney World). They have to fight againts lot kind of enemies, such as the 'traditional' KH enemy, heartless. And for each world, as usual, they will be helped by a main character on it own world, also the boss. I mean just like in Neverland, they'll be helped with Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, the boss is Captain Hook.

Oke, it's enough to tell you about the plot. It's just the same with other KH story.

The battle system was decided with a card. But it's NOT a trading card system after all. First time playing this game, you will be taught how to use those card, so I didn't have to told you that. But it has a limit. You only can attack with Keyblade or magic as much as you have the cards. Each cards have a number, and when two cards was competed, will be happened a Card Break when a big one will breaks the smaller one. But the special card numbered 0 (Zero) even can breaks numbered 9. Every enemy Sora has defeated will be changed into a card. He can use it as his power supply besides his party (Donald and Goofy). Also Sora was using the card for traveled to another world.


Comparison between battles in the original GBA version and the PS2 remake.
[Top] Sora battles Vexen in the GBA version.
[Bottom] Sora battles Cloud Strife in the PS2 remake.
Note the 2D and 3D battlefield as well as changes in card as well as status bar design.
For me who loves KH (but still DMC is da #1 xD), this game was so funtastic. Even it's the GBA version, the graphic was so soft. On short opening movie, you can see a high CGI technique from Square Enix. Take a look at this..


























Also for the ending movie, it has no different, still high quality xD



























And when you finished this game, you'll get a big surprise. Well, whaddya expect..Riku was playable!!!
It's true! But you have to finished this game as Sora first, then the Riku mode will be available. Like Sora, Riku have his own party too. Who? It's King Mickey!!!
It's a 'WOW' for me >w<

* Sora Mode *



* Riku Mode *


Riku's adventure was planned by DiZ. Still, Riku will fight his dark side, Ansem. And if you win againts him, this ending scene will appear...
Such a cool Riku...























By the way, Chain Of Memories take a timeline before KH 2, or after the ending of the first game, Kingdom Hearts. By seeing these pictures, you will be understand.


















See? Riku had met Namine before. That time, Sora has finished his adventure. Because, more far Sora walked inside Celestial Tower, more memory will be scattered. So Namine tried to reconect Sora's memory by makes him sleep (no wonder another KH game subtitled 'Birth By Sleep' ^^;). Ironically, the one who created a fake memory for Sora, was Namine too. Also that's the scene where Roxas was shown on Twilight Town.
Doesn't it make any sense?
That's the first time Roxas was introduced. That scene was continued in KH 2, where you can use Roxas (on a long prologue^^;).
Then when Roxas' job has finished, Sora will takes the main plot, as usual. First, you can see Sora was arisen after Namine makes him sleeps on Chain Of Memories.

I highly recommended for you all to play this game. Just tell, it's another alter universe from the beautiful game, Kingdom Hearts.

Title: Kingdom Hearts : Chain Of Memories

Release: November 11, 2004

Console: Game Boy Advance (GBA)

Licensed: Nintendo

Developed: Square Enix / Jupiter, Disney

Director and Concept Design : Tetsuya Nomura

Animation Director : Tatsuya Kando

Soundtrack: Simple and Clean by Utada Hikaru

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.....too much screenshoot =A=
I wonder.....why I don't just show you the movie records TTATT

Serial Experiments Lain : The Nightmare of Fabrication

Do you know one of the Serial Experiments Lain manga? It's called...
Serial Experiments Lain : The Nightmare of Fabrication.

The Nightmare of Fabrication is a beautifully drawn full-colour manga from Yoshitoshi ABe. The 18 pages short story can be found in the Lain Omnipresence in Wired artbook. It's a bonus story which apparently isn't related with neither the anime nor the PS game. It shows characters who were included in the PS game but not in the TV series (like the psychiatrist), but also determinant characters from the anime who didn't appear in the videogame (like Deus). [M-U]

For you all guys who hasn't read this yet, I'll share it. I have 2 versions. One is the original (RAW) with Japan language, and the other with English.
It's not me who scans or translates this manga. Credit goes to their respective editors.

Check the download links below...

Japan (RAW) Version : DOWNLOAD
English Version : DOWNLOAD

Enjoy...

Devil May Cry 3, my most fave game ever

I'm the biggest fan of Devil May Cry. Well, maybe not the biggest, itu terlalu lebay. Hell, but I DO love DMC, more than any other console games. And I put Kingdom Hearts in the 2nd place^^;
Liat banner blog dulu, DMC punya

Among all DMC series, I love DMC 3 the most. Why? You ask? Saya rasa semua orang bakal berpikir gitu juga *mungkin*

DMC 3 adalah plot awal dari semua deretan cerita DMC. I mean, kronologis urutan cerita DMC yang benar itu dimulai dari DMC 3, lanjut ke DMC 1, trus ke DMC 4, terakhir ke DMC 2. Jadi tanpa perlu maen dari DMC 1, cukup maenin DMC 3 doang aja gamers udah bisa ngeraba-raba inti plot DMC itu seperti apa. Belum lagi revolusi DMC emang dimulai di seri na yang ke 3. Mulai dari grafis na yang tambah edan, style na yang makin yahud, penggambaran karakter na yang makin mantap, dan ini yang paling didemenin sama gamers, sosok Dante yang belagu xD
Di DMC 3 digambarkan sosok Dante yang masih muda, karena kan DMC 3 itu emang plot awal semua kisah dimana semua karakter masih muda ._.
Sumpe itu Dante na super belagu, tengil pula! But COOL >w<
Dante muda yang berperangai sombong selalu menganggap semua musuh na tidak berarti, bahkan selalu mempermainkan dan mengolok mereka. Dibalik itu, dia memang selalu tampak keren dengan sifat belagu na tersebut. Itu juga ditunjang oleh style bertarung dia yang keren (!), dan penampilan yang mempesona nan tampan. Tidak heran dia selalu berada dalam urutan atas polling karakter paling keren menurut gamers. Semua sifat na yang sangat American bad boy itu memang sangat membekas dihati semua orang yang pernah memainkan DMC.

Ngomong-ngomong tahukah kenapa Dante dikasih baju warna merah? Karena di Jepang sendiri merah adalah warna tradisional yang umum dipakai para hero, menyesuaikan lah. Sekarang ngerti kan kenapa di serial sentai (di Amrik populer dengan Power Rangers) si leader na kebanyakan selalu ranger merah?

Tapi di DMC 4 muncul hero baru yang nggak kalah keren na dari Dante, Nero. Pada awal kemunculan, semua orang mengira dia adalah reinkarnasi Vergil karena kemiripan mereka. Pertama, Vergil identik dengan baju biru, begitu pula dengan Nero, dia pun memakai jaket hoodie berwarna biru. Kedua, rambut mereka sama-sama putih. Dan yang paling mencurigakan, kenapa Nero yang bukan anak keturunan Sparda bisa mendapatkan devil trigger melalui tangan kanannya yang "dikutuk" itu? Nero pula lah yang bisa membangkitkan dan menyatukan kembali pedang Vergil yang pernah rusak, Yamato. Tapi ternyata Nero memang bukan reinkarnasi Vergil =A=
Dan kedatangan Kyrie membuat sedikit suasana DMC berbeda. Baru kali ini DMC menampilkan sisi romance dari karakter utamanya. Sifat Nero yang memang cuek n cool (tapi masih kalah sih sama Dante mah xD) cocok dipasangin sama Kyrie yang lemah lembut plus penyabar. Sayang pas mau kisu-kisu keburu ga jadi TTATT

I wonder...klo dibandingkan antara Dante muda (DMC 3) dengan Nero, who's the coolest one? Kalau saya jawabannya sudah jelas Dante. Kenapa? Karena saya memang sudah cinta mati sama dia xD
Jadi ga peduli pas di DMC 4 dia berubah jadi berewokan atau gimana pun, I love him so much *digetok*

Sedikit berbicara hal tekhnis, jelas DMC 4 mempunyai grafik yang lebih baik dari tiga seri sebelumnya. Contoh kecil, penggambaran karakter Trish yang jauh lebih baik dan membuat dia jadi keliatan lebih hell sexy LOL
Lalu Lady yang...err..dadanya sudah jauh lebih "besar" :3
Apanya yang besar? Ngg..dia sudah tumbuh menjadi wanita yang lebih besar maksud saya. Umurnya makin dewasa maksudnya :">
Yang paling membuat saya kagum, potongan movie na juga mantap punya, salut buat Capcom

Cuma yang saya sayangkan, kenapa di DMC 4 nggak ada bonus video motion capture, padahal di DMC 3 aja ada. Well, mungkin karena DMC 3 emang sebagai penebus kesalahan dari serial sebelumnya yang agak sedikit mengecewakan, makanya dikasih bonus yang berjubel. Nggak heran subtitlenya Special Edition. Padahal kan itu motion capturenya mantab sekali

Well, meski DMC 4 dalam hal grafis lebih maksimal, atau DMC 1 yang berhasil membuat gebrakan baru dalam dunia game, atau DMC 2, fave saya tetap DMC 3. Nimkati juga anime, manga, novel, dan komik Amerika (yang sayangnya proses pembuatannya berenti di tengah jalan) DMC...

Eniwei udah tau belum kalau awalnya DMC itu cuma prototype yang direncanakan akan menjadi bagian dari sequel game Capcom lain, Resident Evil?

Animenya...seiyuu Dante = Toshiyuki Morikawa *huaaa*