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I picked Grim Grimoire today. It’s developed by Vanilla Ware, creators of Odin Sphere, which was the only requirement for me to buy it, really.
I’ve been playing it for a while now. It’s an RTS, which is pretty crazy for a PS2-game, but it offers a cute art style and an interesting story inbetween the missions. The american voice acting is terrible as expected, but thankfully you have the option to switch to the original japanese voices. Instead of using a more conventional top-down view, the “map” is a tower made up of floors, staircases and walls that you view from the side. It’s very different and … Continue Reading

Beginning this august I will have stayed in Singapore for a whole year, save my christmas holiday. I knew very little about this place when I first arrived, but now I know this is a wonderful little spot on the map. The people here are friendly. The culture is rich and it’s been an exciting experience to live in such a big city. I really do love Singapore.

But after all this time I’ve realized that there are some things that I can’t be without and some people I can’t be apart from. Just as I’ve felt I’ve been able to excel in my work, I’ve felt constrained in every other part of my life. Eventually it began to interfere with my work.. and at that point, who benefits?

So a little over a month ago I decided that … Continue Reading

So yesterday Sony announced that they will release a new slimmer and lighter version of the PSP. It features twice the amount of RAM as the original model, a more efficient battery and the ability to output to a TV set. Hands-on previews have stated that the D-pad has been improved, which spells good news for Tekken-fans like me.

It will cost the same as the current model ($169, I forget the swedish price) but there will also be a bundle available that includes the silvery PSP, a 1 gig memory stick and the game Daxter for $199. I have to hand it to Sony. That’s pretty darn reasonable and I can see myself getting it.

[Update]
There seem to be some miscommunication regarding … Continue Reading

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