Returning to Clad-6 when I can

Those who come here to check the PSPo2 coverage, I feel like I've let you down. No worries, picked up on it again and will be playing it casually. If there's anything worth shouting about then you can look no further than here, whenever that happens. GOD EATER was played heavily, enjoyed it but anything to do with progress just didn't seem as fun as PSPo2. Will scrap that and think of something better, lol.


Recently, a Japanese player who goes by the alias of Aka (あか) has linked my PSPo2 Technics video on her blog. Quite honoured to be notified and oh my gaa, the amount of updates is amazing compared to mine. Feel free to browse through the blog and check out/subscribe to Aka-san's youtube channel.

http://blog.livedoor.jp/akapspo2/ | http://www.youtube.com/user/lcsaka

Crazy Sleeping Hours

Think I best be getting into the habit of posting again. Something was missing, not posting here would be it. There's much to show and tell just that I don't know where to start; best do it one at a time like how I enjoy my beverages. Watching a lot of Japanese TV and event streams have been a blast too.

Before I finish this post off, the MCM Expo for London will be happening on the 29th-31st at the end of this month. Don't think I posted about it during May and I'm unsure on which day I'll be heading there. My friend's band Esprit D'Air will be performing on Friday and other friends will be going on the Saturday. There will also be a BlazBlue CS booth featuring a Guiness World Record attempt, an open tournament and prizes for BB cosplayers. Not sure if I'll even go but that would be a last minute decision, real talk.

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Zombies, zombies, zombies... I've been busy slapping zombies, blending pizzas and hurling benches. This can explain the blog hiatus but it's been good; social activities have been a bless especially if you throw in a Wii, several games and hours upon hours of exercise multi-player fun times with friends.

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I'm posting for the sake of a sceptical day, nothing special but supposedly everyone's raving about the 10/10/10 phenomenon. Regardless of the date, it's been hot and sunny here in London. Had no plans to head out but yeah, gonna get some work done and enjoy the great indoors accompanied by Saber.

I'll be alright, it won't be a problem.

Great news, the El Shaddai TGS trailer has gained mad hype over the past three weeks on nicovideo. The amount of MADS created have been a bliss to watch, one favourite being Shaddai Circulation, lol. Another video that has been gaining a load of points on nico would be the live action version, featuring stylish toothpicks. Nicely done if I was to say myself, funny how damn similar it is when compared.



DAIJOUBU DA, MONDAINAI

Dead Rising 2 tee from Capcom

Seeing this in the post gave me a few laughs, what would he do? Uhh, eat some Philly cheese steaks? Chuck is definitely not my dad but this is awesome, thus making it the third white tee for my collection. Purchasing the game has been on my mind for sometime now but I'll see how it goes within this month.

A recap on what happened below, and the Dead Rising 2 'What would Chuck do?' trailer (NSFW)

Capcom Europe via http://twitter.com/capcomeuro tweeted the following message here on the day. By the time I read this I rushed to the front of the place, in a matter of minutes I found him walking towards my direction. To my disbelief no one else had gotten to him yet so this was the result *manly tears*

Took the Midnight Train Going Anywhere

Activity on Phantasy Star Portable 2 has come to a halt, I feel that there's nothing more to accomplish. Cap level isn't much of a great deal to me, mindlessly farming out Magashi isn't something I'd bother with either. Stopped at 100 Dragon runs; codes became non-existent in my books and settled with the use of 16 boosters instead. Will eventually pick up on this game again nearing the release of Infinity in Feb.

For the time being I'll be finishing up on a few posts, getting round to doing the GOD EATER video along with some doodles. Sadly, Idolmaster, SC2 and Recettear have been taking my time up - Capitalism, Ho!

HYPER JAPAN 2010 #2

Here's another event that took place over the weekend in London. In my humble opinion, HYPER JAPAN is the first fully fledged Japanese culture event to be quite a success here, others such as JapanEx didn't convince me enough. Didn't take many photos since I was busy with a majority of the stalls there.

Good Smile Company's appearance was the main highlight for me. I'm guessing that this was brought over due to the Black Rock Shooter 2010 Summer Campaign, all which started at the 2010 Wonfest.

Nendoroids were on display but only B★RS was for sale. On the right we see the B★RS 1/8 models; Animation and Black Blade versions. Below that is the B★RS Nendoroid Plush and Rock Cannon charm.

EUROGAMER 2010

Attending the EUROGAMER EXPO wasn't on my schedule for the weekend. However, a cousin's friend pulled out at the last minute so I decided to take up on the offer. The venue this year is much bigger than the year before, it's the UK's biggest video games expo to date. You can imagine it as a small E3 or TGS with no announcements, just games to try out along with conferences and an industry section.

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood was all over the place. Both PS3/360 versions were available to play, each console hooked up for multi-player with a time limit on session. The game wasn't competitive but more of a mind f*ck since you're given targets (players) to assassinate, only to find out that they too look like civilians and are possibly after you. Best way to sum it up would be 'hide and seek' and 'tag' for sinister minds. Depending on what character you choose you're given a different set of skills to use, like a pre-set perk system. Demo was fun from what I played, probably better once it's released.

Gears of War 3 was in the over 18's section along with Killzone 3, Dead Space 2, Crysis 2, Dragon Age 2, Bulletstorm, Medal of Honor and other games. Notice how it's mostly FPS, something that I've gotten out of lately. Didn't try anything here since it was ram packed, queues were crazy for most of the games so the 'overpriced' cafe just like at any convention got a visit from me. Vanquish was over in the main hall, sadly it wasn't multi-player but the single-player demo that's obtainable via PSN/XBL.

HYPER JAPAN 2010 #1

Alas the 2nd day of http://www.hyperjapan.co.uk/ is upon us for those in London. I'll see it as a giant weeaboo gathering however, there's more to it than that so it looks like I'll be attending later today. Goodsmile Company will be appearing along with many stalls, Evangelion goodies to Square-Enix. About Nicovideo, they'll be broadcasting from their booth at specific times. I'll be appearing on the 2nd stream later with a towel and sunglasses/hat to do something like this, wish me luck with tasty treats.



First stream live at 20:00 JST - http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv27893532
Second stream starts at 01:00 JST - http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv27894005

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【HYPERJAPAN】TYPEがおまたをこするだけ【特別ゲストはMr.Mazinger】

Taken from the LIVE ニコ動画 Broadcast (10/02/2010)
HYPER JAPAN 2010 @ 'The Old Truman Brewery' in London.


It wasn't meant to be but it happened, timing was coincidental since I didn't know that a girl was up next for interview. Keeping a straight face throughout was hard and the reaction was mixed. A few of the Nicovideo staff knew what was happening but ignored or laughed. One man that was behind the TV was infuriated, like he wanted to kill me haha. You can see what else I got up to during the event later.

ODD EATER

Got something lined up for this month which will focus on Namco's GOD EATER. I've played a few missions and have decided to go ahead with coverage, something similar to PSP2. Whether or not I stick to this game will depend on how progress goes. This involves adjustment to the game controls, pacing and difficulty which, shouldn't be a problem due to years of playing Monster Hunter. Going against bosses while getting knocked unconscious several times during the process sounds like fun.

It's Kaori's time to be an 'ODD EATER' and devour delicious treats, all shapes and sizes om nom nom.

Regarding self given rules - Cannot watch 'how to' videos on missions, lurk/participate in forums for help and hints. Everything will be learnt in-game for the sake of it, no matter how long it takes. Also, I'm really bad with kanji... this game has a lot of it *urgh* so I'll be taking notes alongside to fix up on my Japanese. Quite aware of the 'English Patch' available for those using CFW but will have to pass on that. Expect videos on specific missions, screen captures to a rant here and there for self observation.