Archive for Console Games

Nostalgia game: Star Ocean The Second Story

Star Ocean must get a special place in gamers’ minds Japanese Role Playing Game (JRPG). This game series debuted with the release of Star Ocean: Fantastic Space Odyssey in 1996 on the Super Famicom console. Then, the game series is growing further with the release of Star Ocean: The Second Story (PlayStation, 1999), Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (PlayStation 2, 2003), and Star Ocean: The Last Hope (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 , 2009). Almost all the Star Ocean series was made an English version, except one, namely Star Ocean: Fantastic Space Odyssey. This game was not released an English version because the publisher Enix closed its branch in America. Fortunately, you can enjoy this first Star Ocean game in his remake on the PlayStation Portable titled Star Ocean: First Departure.

So, what else makes this game must be remembered? Of course, the themes and forms a fun game to play in a very long time. Imagine you play the adventures of Star Trek-style space in the form of JRPG! At that time, Star Trek is a science fiction adventure film space that is very popular. Who does not want adventure on the last frontiers of humanity that is still full of mystery to this day although it is limited in the game alone? Read more

Nostalgia Game: Musashi The Brave Fencer

The period when the Playstation is still the king may be the most beautiful periods for console gamers. How not? Hundreds of quality game titles gamers indulge present along the dominance of Sony’s console. Comes in a variety of genres, intense competition among the developers gave birth to the energy of creativity that led to quality. One is enough to thrive in those days was Squaresoft, which has now changed its name to Square Enix.

At that time, Squaresoft is capable of producing dozens of quality game titles that are still memorable to this day. One is a phenomenal game Action RPG, Brave Fencer Musashi. By offering a unique gameplay, voice acting that is rarely found in games period, and the battle system is fun, this game is a huge success in the market during its release (1998). Success is as predictable given the Musashi brings big names such as team developer Tetsuya Nomura. The result? Exceeds the expectations of gamers.

Musashi discuss means to talk about the good times at school that first level. When the Playstation is still a luxurious yet affordable objects, Musashi has made me fall in love at first sight. Thanks to “poison” from a friend whose economy was time enough, play Musashi like finding an oasis in the desert of boredom. No wonder this game then became the first choice when the inducements to the father managed to spawn a Playstation at home. A thousand pities, invasion games that are good at that time made me leave the game abandoned. Something I regret to this day. Read more