I wonder how many of you would come over to my blog to read it. Especially on my special day! Well there's not going to be anything special about it but it would really show how much effort and appreciation you have for me. If so do leave your mark on my "not so already" rotting tagboard.
Right! Lets start blogging. First off, i need to get off my chest is FFXIV:ARR. That stands for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Well technically, this is Version 2.0 of the original FF14 series. Why 2.0 you ask? Well its because in the first version, this was a MMORPG game that was a multiplatform game. Meaning, you could play it with PS3 or with a computer. Logically speaking, a computer offers much more freedom and dexterity over the mouse cursor and keyboard. Playing it on a controller beats that of a mouse with more feel but if its a MMO i would go with traditional Key and mouse. So, because of this multi-platform function, there were lots of glitches and bugs on how this game had hinged greatly on PS3. Meaning menu cursor was slow on computer, there were a lot of restrictions etc etc.. UI was terribly catered to PS3 and the list goes on.
1.0 Eventually came to a point whereby the Original FF14 game producer team couldnt handle it anymore and decides to shutdown the servers. And so came the epic Meteor (The story which would tide over from 1.0 to 2.0).
With the end of Final Fantasy XIV 1.0, and the fall of Dalamud, a period known as the Seventh Umbral Era has started. The unleashing of Bahamut has destroyed much of the land, and numerous other dark omens signal great suffering to come. The Realm Reborn relaunch takes place in this Seventh Umbral Era.
Well, the cinematics for this was really well done and i could say Naoki Yoshida really did a number on this game. He thought what other people couldnt and fixed the original mindsets we all harboured for traditional MMORPGs. The scrapping of one to the other and thus far creating that emotional gap which was filled in with 2.0 after much turmoil over its failure. Well that was just me saying how good he was but basically he brought back to life the game.
So 2.0 is where i started playing. The game came out in around August 17 2013. Well 1.0 was back in September 2010.. Wow thats easily 3 years ago and the fall of Dalamud only until 11 November 2012. So there you go, a time line!
Well to further elaborate on how awesomely done FF14 was, i'm going to post a video which i hope you will take a look at it at the end of this post. Just give it you 20 minutes to watch it. I promise it will be good. =)
Next i wanna talk about is the 3rd installment of the Madoka movie, The Rebellion. Ah yes, another of Gen Urobochi's works. His story never fails to put people in the feel of hope which that false hope will soon rear its ugly head and show u darkness and devastation you have never seen. Yup. Urobochi's famous for all these dark stories which might look like it's catered towards teenagers? But no. Its for adults. The deep dark power reigning in his words bring about a world which makes you want to bleed for him and send urself hurling towards the messiah of all evil. Kyubey, his icon for all the world's mischevious devilish creature that came in the form of a part rabbit part ??? which offers contracts to young girls to be magical girls and fight witches at the price of giving them a wish. One wish and they would be bound by contract to battle in the realm of witches for life until they die. Or do they?
Madokami's choice is seen to have made it such that her existence was no longer present in the past or any possible futures to come. She had became a law of the universe, a concept for all. Whoops. Any futher and i would have spoilt the movie for u. But the Rebellion as the 3rd arc of the Madoka series shows Homura's defiance against being saved. It was such a touching story and that in the end, Madoka's effort had only cause to create the perfect nemesis for herself in which is the embodiment of her best friend, her only form of relationship she still had lingering in the universe. Ugh.. I want to say so much more but words lose me, and i cant really spoil you guys too much without saying out the whole story line. Anyways, i shall stop here as it's about to approach 12midnight. Yes. The time is nigh, for it will be my 22nd birthday!
Lastly, i hope you spare 20minutes of you time watching the video. And if possible, chat me up and we could discuss either of topics i mentioned here! =) Till then, i have a feeling only Xian Feng will read this. So XF, if you are reading this, do watch Madoka movie, or at least try playing a MMORPG besides maplestory. HAAHAHA!