Chronology before 3RL happened on my Falcon Xbox 360 (Manufacturing Date April 2008):1. Got Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway, played it for a few days then reached 'Operation Garden' and on one level I noticed that the grass textures were becoming all weird. I reset to the dashboard and and loaded BIA again and the problem was gone.2. The next day I played BIA again and I noticed that the problem
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Our Falcon Xbox 360 got hit with the 3 Red Lights of Death.
Posted on 03:57 by Unknown
Our US Falcon Xbox 360 Arcade got hit by the 3 Red Lights of Death, error code 0020Manufacturing date: April 2, 2008It looks like no one is safe, sad to say.Conditions:No airconditioning because it's been affecting our electric bill, however the console is in a well ventilated area.The console is raised with rubber stoppers.I just moved some profiles from my memory card to my HDD and then when I
Friday, 26 September 2008
Now Playing: Brothers in Arms - Hell's Highway
Posted on 06:13 by Unknown
The game I'm currently playing is Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway. I haven't tackled an FPS in a very, very long while, and my expectations for this game were quite low. It's set in World War II again (and there sure are a lot of games out there with that setting) so I wasn't expecting to be so impressed.A few missions in, a lot of things struck me about the single-player mode:- The presentation
Monday, 22 September 2008
Infinite Undiscovery - Finished!
Posted on 20:00 by Unknown
I've finally finished Infinite Undiscovery. Here are my final thoughts on the game:- I like the combat system implemented in the game. I encountered no problems with my A.I. controlled party members, although half the time I'm wishing I could switch between characters or sub-parties.- The environments are very wide and don't feel like they have set paths, however, as a whole, the game's world
Saturday, 20 September 2008
Finally finished Tales of Vesperia!
Posted on 05:02 by Unknown
Whew...that was an AWESOME game!I finally finished Tales of Vesperia, clocking in at 51 + hours with my main characters being at Level 65. Let me say this...if you are a JRPG fan you absolutely cannot miss Tales of Veseperia. I've been a long time fan of the 'Tales' series and personally I have a strong preference to this franchise compared to the recent string of Final Fantasy games. I have
Thursday, 18 September 2008
Infinite Undiscovery - Challenging, or Frustrating, Depending on You.
Posted on 08:57 by Unknown
Just got past the Cobasna Timberlands in Infinite Undiscovery.For the first time, in a very, very long time, a video game has forced me to play with a pen and paper by my side, to draw out the map of the explorable terrain.The Cobasna Timberlands have these magical barriers that teleport you around the map. If you're thinking of just running from point A to point B in this area, you'll be either
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
The Latest Challenge for Xbox Japan: Fulfilling Demand
Posted on 20:47 by Unknown
When Tales of Vesperia got released in Japan a few weeks ago, the Xbox 360 saw a huge sales spike which overwhelmed the local Xbox office in Japan so much that they had to issue an apology to their buyers.For this week, MS Japan managed to fulfill the increasing demand for the Xbox 360 in Japan; and as posted earlier, their efforts helped them beat the Nintendo Wii and sell Square-Enix's latest
THE PRICE IS RIGHT: Xbox 360 OUTSELLS Nintendo Wii in JAPAN!
Posted on 02:20 by Unknown
Rico and Rucha from Infinite Undiscovery celebrate the Xbox 360's victory over the Nintendo Wii!BREAKING NEWS:Famitsu.com is reporting that, for the very first time in the history of this generation of consoles in Japan, the Xbox 360 has outsold the NINTENDO WII in Japan for the week of September 8-14!Link to Article : (Note, it is in Japanese)http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1218109_1124.
Monday, 15 September 2008
Infinite Undiscovery : End of Disc 1
Posted on 16:22 by Unknown
I reached the End of Disc 1 of Infinite Undiscovery after 10 hours of play. Some might think that's disappointing; but actually that isn't a bad length for being halfway through a JRPG, considering Eternal Sonata took 10-12 hours to complete. (Note#2: Too Human also took exactly 10 hours to finish, though it isn't a JRPG). The description for the game on Play-Asia promises a story worth about 30
Sunday, 14 September 2008
Japanese RPG Marathon is Underway....
Posted on 01:09 by Unknown
It's a JRPG invasion over here....now that both Tales of Vesperia and Infinite Undiscovery are in the house, it's been JRPG paradise for the past few days (with the occasional Ninja Gaiden II for the sake of variety) :D[Note: Both me and Wuffy are using my gamertag : SCYTHERAGE to play Infinite Undiscovery and Tales of Vesperia respectively, so if you want to see how far we're into both games,
Saturday, 13 September 2008
Tales of Vesperia: An Exercise on Character Development
Posted on 09:14 by Unknown
In the last few weeks two JRPGs were released for the XBOX 360. Unfortunately on our end, the Asian releases of Tales of Vesperia and Infinite Undiscovery are much later than its US releases. The only time we folks from Asia get an early release for a JRPG is when Microsoft Game Studios is publishing the game. We recently got both games and are playing through them right now. But let me share my
Infinite Undiscovery: Early Impressions
Posted on 08:36 by Unknown
First impressions [I've learned my lesson from Too Human, so don't take this as a recommendation just yet...]- The graphics are great, so far. There's this "pause" that happens when you're in combat, but it isn't really framerate stutter; it feels more like that effect in some games to emphasize the action. You know what happens when you hit something in Street Fighter II? The sprites have this
Thursday, 11 September 2008
Get ready for ANICON 2008!
Posted on 03:44 by Unknown
Ukiya from GamEX just posted the poster for ANICON 2008 at Pinoyxbox's Events Forum. Anicon is upon us! w00t w00t!http://otakuzine-mag.com/
Tuesday, 9 September 2008
Not this again: ROCK BAND 2 is REGION-LOCKED for US Xbox 360s.
Posted on 19:08 by Unknown
Not this again.Disclaimer: I actually own a US Xbox 360, but I also am not happy about this news. I'm not pleased to hear that ROCK BAND 2 will be Region-Locked for US Xbox 360s only.A lot of the players in the Pinoyxbox community have Asian Xbox 360s and for good reason....they want to support what is officially the Xbox 360 for Asia, and they're benefitting from the lower-priced games. A lot of
Monday, 8 September 2008
Metallica: Death Magnetic coming out on Guitar Hero III / GH World Tour - THIS FRIDAY?!
Posted on 07:24 by Unknown
Woah, talk about recognition from one of the best metal bands out there, releasing a track pack for Guitar Hero III at the same time as your album?! That's awesome!http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080908/lam058.html?.v=101Snippets of the entire press release below (including the price):"Metallica Brings Death Magnetic to Guitar Hero(R) III: Legends of Rock This Friday to Make Music and Video Gaming
Ninja Gaiden 2: Itagaki's Action Masterpiece
Posted on 05:12 by Unknown
There are many, many moments where Ninja Gaiden 2 will make you wonder---"Wow, how could Itagaki possibly top that?! This....this is probably the best that this game has to offer. It's over, it's the end, it's...."And then the game loads the next chapter and presents you with imagery that's even more mind-boggling than the last.There's definitely some superb inspiration and creative imagination
Friday, 5 September 2008
Article: A Game Publisher's Perspective on the Gaming Press
Posted on 18:49 by Unknown
I read this article today, very well written and provides a unique perspective on things. Here's a snippet:"From The Perspective of a Game PublisherBy Anonymous Guy from Big PublisherAs someone who has worked on the marketing and PR for game publishers for many years, it’s fascinating to read Shoe and Crispin’s perspective on PR for games, and how publishers try to manipulate them to get big
Too Human: Too Soon
Posted on 06:24 by Unknown
I finished Too Human a few days ago. I've been very busy lately (see previous posts....) so I haven't gotten around to posting my final thoughts on the game. Yesterday, we finally picked up Tales of Vesperia (ToV); it looks like I won't see that much action on the Xbox 360 anytime soon, because Wuffy has taken over and it doesn't look like she's letting go of that controller ....I am looking over
Pictures from Yesterday's ABS-CBN 'Umagang Kay Ganda' Episode
Posted on 00:32 by Unknown
Testing the guitars before the show.... They're up next! Here we go... See? That wasn't so hard!Show's still ongoing....PXB goes around for some more pictures.... The hosts want to duel it out in Guitar Hero 2's 'Sweet Child O' Mine'. Bernadette finds the game surprisingly familiar (later on she tells us she's played Rock Band already...)Mibulan and me teaching Donita Rose how to play Guitar Hero
Wednesday, 3 September 2008
PINOYXBOX Guitar Hero III Finalists featured on "Umagang Kay Ganda"
Posted on 18:54 by Unknown
Video courtesy of Angelscircle from http://www.pinoyxbox.com/Thanks to ABS-CBN Channel 2 for inviting us over to their morning show "Umagang Kay Ganda" to talk about Guitar Hero III, the World Cyber Games 2008, and the Pinoyxbox Community. Thanks also to Manolet, Luis, Ralph, and Marlowe for coming over (yes it was extreme hassle to wake up at 3AM for this segment, but in the end it was really
PINOYXBOX Guitar Hero III Finalists Featured in ABS-CBN Channel 2 Morning Show Tomorrow!
Posted on 05:42 by Unknown
The PINOYXBOX Community and its Guitar Hero III finalists will be featured tomorrow on ABS-CBN Channel 2's Morning Show "Umagang Kay Ganda". The show airs starting at 5:30AM and ends at around 8:30AM. We don't know when exactly they'll start interviewing us but we do know the segment will be aired live tomorrow.That means I have to get around to sleeping early...I have to wake up early at 3AM for
Monday, 1 September 2008
Xbox 360 Price Drop in Japan! O_O
Posted on 18:41 by Unknown
I was reading more about the Xbox 360 price drop in Japan...I tried converting the new prices for Xbox 360s in Japan (including for some of the 'platinum hits') to our local Philippine currency, and this is what I got:JPY - Japanese YenUSD - US DollarPHP - Philippine PesoPrices converted as of Sept 2, 2008 at http://www.xe.com/Xbox 360 Arcade19,800.00 JPY = 182.860 USD = 8,475.56 PHPXbox 360
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