The Guildmasters

Hi all,
Well i’m still grinding for Guild Rank 11, I managed to hit another trophy last night, 20 S rank quests completed which now gives me 34%.

A couple of things worth mentioning, first if you find yourself getting a bit burned out grinding away at the same old quests you may want to consider re-incarnating, as well as it being one of the trophies (to learn 4 skills) you’ll find that re-incarnating will truly help your attributes.

I’ve noticed a few players have totally learnt the longsword skill or the bow skill but didn’t bother with the healing skills, those skills are probably the most important in this game.

Although when playing with 4 players there is usually a healer it is always good to have the option of being a healer yourself, especially when some quests require you to split up. Another attribute of the healing skill is “raise” which is an excellent skill to have in your bar for when a player falls, and believe me it happens to even some of the best players.

The last few days saw a couple of new quests become available which are much more difficult than the earlier ones. One is “Giant Headache” which i’ve played with some excellent partners and achieved an S rank, as well as getting hold of some rare gold faces which was needed for upgrading.

The other new quest is “Greaver Hunt”, if you thought one greaver was hard this one is a real killer, it only gives you 30 minutes and there are six of them, i’ve only managed to complete it twice with 4 players and both times only managed an A rank, so far this one has been my nightmare quest.

Another tip for those wanting to complete “Dragons Heat” 1 & 2 in the Bunker Lode Caverns, there is a neat little trick for defeating the two dragons at the end, when the boss fight starts up if you all run back to the tunnel only the nearest dragon will follow, allowing you to kill one dragon at a time. I thought this was worth mentioning as I had a go on this one last night and there was only three of us so they decided to opt for only one dragon showing at the final battle, this obviously resulted in a lesser amount of items and guilder as well as guild rank points, I couldn’t tell the other two about the way to kill both dragons as I only have the ability to type via the controller and it takes me forever, at least you know in future even with 3 players both dragons can be killed.

At the moment i’m trying to take on several quests to acquire Knave Panels, Gold Faces, as well as trying to pick up some demon fossils and black iron ore along the way. So the two quests i’m mainly running at the moment is “Home Of The Knave 2” in the Dogma Rift and “Giant Headache 1” in the Flander Trail so if anyone wants to join me i’m always looking.

For those that know me now, if your ok with the way I play next time you see me add me to your friends and we can team up for future quests.

For those that haven’t played me yet I basically follow and fight, nothing special, I don’t usually take the lead unless it’s a quest i’m comfortable with, I usually build my combo up as early as possible but save it until I think it’s needed, usually from the middle of the fight or towards the end, hey i’m an assassin, I like to finish things off,lol

I’ve been the healer a couple of times but usually I only heal others as they need it while i’m fighting, I more often than not use the inspire spell to up everyone’s attack.

You can nearly always tell when i’m going to kick my combo on because i’ll always use inspire before the combo.

I’m not too interested in creating a room but am more than willing to join anyone in their room for questing, depending on the quest. I also don’t mind helping out lower GR players with quests they are finding difficult to either complete or are managing to complete them but without the S rank. Seriously, if you need some help i’m willing to do so.

If your wanting to contact me on the WKC server my players name is Assassin, spelt exactly like that, with a capital A, and if you still can’t find me my online username is Knightofthe9.

Will update some more as the weekend comes to an end, hopefully i’ll hit Guild Rank 11 sometime next week, i’m really looking forward to some of the weapons i’ll be able to get my hands on (hopefully).

Tony 🙂

Ok i’m still playing the old WKC, i’m nowhere near achieving GR11 yet, still about 6million away, and I would like to get to GR13 at least so I can upgrade my town, this will take a while.

A couple of points of interest, just for a change I decided to play out the last area again, which would be my fifth time through the game, I didn’t do the final boss as then i’d have to start it over and i’m not going there again yet, the point is that when I was going through that last area it did give me newer items, i’m guessing it was because my level was at 50 and my GR at 10 but it is worth noting that, it may even be worth trecking through the game again at my level just to see how many decent items I can get hold of, all boss battles will be that much easier.

My town has now started producing black ore which is a result as that stuff is 24,000 to buy but it’s free to find, at least until you need some then you can’t find it anywhere.

A lot of this game now is trial and error, i’ve seen some awesome weapons and armor but don’t have the materials yet to bind them so unless you want to search forever on your own the georama logs can be quite helpful if you post what item your looking for someone usually comes back with where to find it.

Every time I upgrade something like my armor or longsword I go and test it all on the quest “all in the cards”. My way of thinking is if I can do this quest on my own without any problems then i’ll be of more use to mulitplayer, as of yet I can’t do the final boss in that quest solo but i’m not far off it.

Now we’ve heard that WKC 2 is coming out in Japan soon but today while scouring the internet I saw a post that this game was part of a trilogy so if that is true this series could take a front row seat in popularity, i’m seeing new players coming in every day it seems so I picked this game up at just about the right time, if I can get to Guild Rank 15 by the time the second one comes out I should be in a good starting position for the second instalment, assuming our Georama towns will be able to upload to the second edition, hope so.

I’ve re-incarnated twice so far and when I get a bit burnt out questing then i’ll rebirth a third time.

I’m always looking for players to catch some of the other quests other than bigred, I know this quest is quick and gives you the most GR points for the time but it makes a refreshing change when I find players on the other quests, today I played Station Attendant quest a couple of times and it keeps you on your toes, you do need at least two higher graded players I think to do well on this one, certainly at least one good healer who knows what he/she is doing, if you get a good 4 players on this one it rewards well.

If anyone was wondering why I didn’t open my room up Monday as planned it was because I didn’t receive any responses at all so I assumed there are already a ton of rooms open, if I get more than a couple of requests to do so then I will.

After writing this update i’ll be back online for about 4hrs questing all over the place, i’d like to get some S ranks for “Dragons heat” and “Take your lumps” Quests if anyone is interested, i’ve done both level 1 solo but haven’t got an S for either of them.

If anyone wants me to post any specific info then just let me know and i’ll try and help out. Catch you all later, let’s go questing.

Tony 🙂

Well after reaching Guild Rank 10 i’ve decided to re-incarnate again, this will be the second time and for some reason it seems easier to get my levels back, i’m already at level 44 and I only re-incarnated last night.

I don’t know about you but there are so many unanswered questions on this game now and I can’t find answers anywhere, that’s presumably because it’s still relatively new.

I’d like to make the most of my Georama town and even though I was impressed with my layout it’s not right, something is missing because it’s not producing the goods I expected. I have 20 residents now but when I talk to the residents they keep telling me things like “if I had a farmer we would do better”. What doesn’t make sense is that it might be a warrior or a mage that is asking for a farmer or a lumberjack, does this mean you can put different trades in the same houses?

I was under the impression you got better stats and produce if you kept the same trades in the same house, i’ll have to experiment more on this.

Another problem i’m having is knowing where to get certain items, for instance, I know to enhance my longsword for the 9th or 10th time I need a massive hoof, I know which animal drops this and where he is only he never drops this item. I realize that the drop percentage is quite low, sometimes as low as 1% which is ok, but does he drop it on level 1 quests or level 2 quests? or both?

I’ve battled this creature both on level 1 and 2 quests and never got the drop, he always drops a massive tooth or something other than the massive hoof. I don’t mind grinding it out to get an item to upgrade but it would be nice to be able to narrow it down just a little.

I do want to take this time to apologize to the two players that attempted to finish a high end quest even after one player left, I was also a letdown here because I wasn’t ready to take on this quest, I know they was still going for it and I just wanted to say sorry for letting you down in there, I imagine the rewards for completing that quest were quite huge, i’ll hold off in future before taking on those high end quests.

Anyway to get my levels back i’m grinding away at boot camp 2, several reasons for doing this, it’s quick, you have to kill 50 monsters, each time you complete the quest which actually takes around 10 to 15 minutes at level 35 to 50 you get pretty close to 20k experience, that’s pretty quick levelling up, also they drop a decent amount of gilder which you need so badly in this game, also some of the items dropped can be sold for around 30g, doesn’t sound like much, but do this quest about 50 times to get to level 50 and that’s quite a bit, especially if you aren’t too worried about the S rank and go for more than 50 monsters.

It’s also a good idea to make sure you have a weapon equipped that will take them down in one hit, two hits slows the quest down dramatically and makes a big difference at the end.

I’ve also found it an advantage to shake the three trees with wasps in them, 5 come out which makes for a total of 15 easy kills and lots of bonus cash,items and experience.

Well that’s it for now, don’t forget to look out for my town opening up for 4 to 5hrs each night from next week, i’ll be running all types of quests to try and obtain all the S ranks, it’s just going to be a change from the big red for a week, it will also catch us some new items for use in binding etc…

Tony 🙂

Yes I eventually reached Guild Rank 10 last night at 1:30am so my original estimation of reaching GR10 from GR9 was a little bit off, all in all it actually took me around 10 hrs not 20 which I first estimated.

We had some good runs grinding it out on the Big Red 2 quest, played with some excellent players who were even forgiving when I let them down a couple of times.

I’ve started working on my Georama a bit, i’m not purchasing any download content so i’m trying to make the most of whats available which is quite a bit.

This whole game now is going to be based around how much money you can make, or I should say Guilder which is the in game currency. I read a review somewhere and it said don’t even bother with Georama until you reach the 10 million guilder mark, that’s a trophy by the way, at the time I thought he must be joking but since hitting GR10 and arranging some stuff in my town some extra stuff became available in my general store which I thought was cool, until I saw the prices, it looks like 10 mil won’t be enough for the things you can do here.

After thinking about it and trying to get it in my brain about how the georama town actually works I did start to make some sense of it all.

I’ve started off with miners and warriors and got a couple of chefs and also a couple of farmers, when I eventually reach GR13 i’ll be able to upgrade my town again and have more space and i’ll go for more specialist stuff but for now I have 7 houses with 14 residents, 2 chefs, 2 farmers, 4 miners and 6 warriors.

You need to put two people in each house with the same skill, it’s no good putting a farmer with a miner as they won’t produce much, if you put two together with the same skill your stats will improve a lot and you’ll get better items.

This farming of items is almost needed because it’s free stuff being produced and if your a little bit wise about how you work your town you can can some good stuff which may otherwise be hard to come by.

Also I have been at it again by getting a few more quests open to me since reaching my new level, no chance of completing them, at least not alone but I still popped in there to see what kind of loot I could get my hands on, turns out it was worth it, i’m picking up things i’d never seen or heard of before these quests and i’m sure they are going to come in handy for binding weapons and so forth.

Next week i’ll be opening my room up every evening to anyone who wants to drop in, a room gives other players access to your hometown in Georama and we can do some quests together.

Even though i’m GR10 and level 50 I don’t mind helping out any newcomers who need some S rank quests, I really don’t mind doing some early level quests if you need the help.

Most online questers know me already by my character Assassin and i’ll list my room as The Guildmasters or Assassins Hideout so keep an eye out for me, once I open the room it will be open for 4 or 5 hrs so plenty of time to pop in and have chat, nick some of my produce, it’s not heavy stuff at the moment but it’ll do nicely for some of the lower ranked players or just play out some quests.

I’m still looking for players wanting to do something different other than Big Red, i’d really like to work my way through all the quests and try to get the S rank if anyone feels the same, there is a trophy for 20 S rank quests and I think there is also one for 50 S rank quests so no excuse not to try them all out and you’ll pick up some decent items and hopefully get some decent coin in the process to start adding to your own hometown.

If you don’t yet have this game believe me when I say your missing out on one of the best games so far this year, the relatively short story mode is almost a preview of what is to come once you get online and start questing, of all the players in this game i’ve only come across one A’hole and that’s a real plus, jeez I met a bunch of em in resident evil 5 versus, the difference with this game is you have to enjoy RPG final fantasy type games to appreciate all this has to offer and you don’t really get idiots playing this type of game, at least not that many, so far i’ve enjoyed over 300hrs of this game and it really feels like i’ve only scratched the surface, with around 500 items to bind i’ve probably only achieved binding less than 100 and this hometown thing, this could be never ending.

As a last thought I read a little about White Knight Chronicles 2, not much info on it but there will be a dash mode which could come in handy, and it will be more dynamic with seasons being put in the game.

My own thoughts on WKC 2 would be you wouldn’t have wasted money building up your town, I would hope that you can upload your WKC town to WKC 2 and keep adding to it which would be awesome.

Before you say it WKC has been out more than 2yrs in Japan so it’s not too early for a second one, although it probably won’t reach other countries so soon it’s definitely something to look forward to.

Ok i’m back off to play some more and I apologise for not posting any other games at the moment but i’m so into this one and so are all the other players. I will post some more upcoming games later in the week but probably won’t get around to reviewing any for a little while, hey life is short so let’s enjoy it at least for a little while.

Tony 🙂

Well here we are two days later and i’m back at level 50, the problem now is do I continue trying to grind for Guild Rank 10 or re-incarnate again?

Both have their advantages and I think i’m going to grind to get my guild rank up to 10 before re-incarnating again. I’ve worked it out it will take around 20hrs if I stick to big red 2 maybe a little less.

According to my save file i’ve played for 275hrs and yes I do have a life besides gaming, that’s been spread over a couple of months so there is tons of playability in this game.

I’ve only achieved 23% of trophies, i’m only at 300k in guilder, my georama is only level 7 so there is tons more to do, oh yeah and I only have about 11 S ranks in my quests so if there is anyone wants to help me clear up all the level 1 quests i’m available most evenings.

My hometown is open to all and I would prefer a change from grinding on just big red alone, it would be nice to try some of the other quests. Station attendant 1 isn’t too bad with 4 players and you get around 30+ thousand in guild rank points, I did it once with 3 others last night for the first time and the score was 32000 for the S rank so quite a bit more than red but it does take a little longer, but you do get some different gear dropped to so it makes up for it and it did only take us 13 minutes.

I’m still trying to enhance my weapons which is difficult enough finding the right items and I haven’t even started to try and understand fully the binding part, I have binded some early items but I think my guild rank has to be at least 10 in order to bind those decent pieces of armor and weapons.

Here is a link to some wiki pages which are going to be really helpful to me, newbies and mid level players, check it out if you want to know about quests, binding, enhancing and so forth, tons of info there:

Wiki info on WKC

Well hope to see more of you in my hometown, and if not will see you on the quests, may the grind be bountiful.

Tony 🙂

Well here we are again and for my latest trick I decided to re-incarnate, which as you know put me back down to level 35.

Initially I didn’t like this idea as I knew I wouldn’t be able to equip the weapons i’d been using at level 50 and I also wouldn’t be able to do my grinding at big red 2.

I needn’t have worried though as it only took me 3 hrs to get up to level 40, i’ve just stopped for the night and i’m now at level 43, so from level 35 to 43 took about 5hrs, much quicker than the first run through, this is due to the fact you have a lot more equipment, access to many more areas which brings me to a little tip I found out.

When you re-incarnate and go back to level 35 I found the best place to go was the “boot camp 2” quest to get your levels up pretty quick, the quest is to kill 50 monsters but what’s cool about it if you got a decent weapon you can kill these in one hit, two at the most, each kill gives you around 200 experience.

Once you get to level 41 you can go back to “Big Red 2” on solo, you know your not going to get an S rank but what I did was run around for an hour killing all the scorpions, each of those is worth around 300 experience points, I leveled up twice here from 41 to 43 just using the scorpions and the wasps, the wasps are even better as you can kill those in one or two hits and still get 300 experience.

Another tip for rarer items is to enter quests even though you can’t complete them, if you get a quest which requires you to be level 30 and Guild Rank 8 you know your not going to complete that solo if your just level 30 and GR8 but it’s still worth going into it to check all the areas for items, you’ll end up with items you wouldn’t normally get until much later in the game.

In case you were wondering, from level 35 I hit the wind dragon quest but didn’t bother with the dragon, if you go to the sandy areas of the map you’ll find the giant spiders, if you can equip a decent enough weapon at that level and maybe hit a combo those spiders are worth around 1,000 experience points and from level 35 to 36 only requires 9,000, level 36 to 37 requires 11,000 and so on.

I’ll be trying to hit level 50 again tomorrow, then i’ll be grinding for Guild Rank 10, when I hit GR10 then i’ll re-incarnate a second time.

If anyone is interested in grinding on a few of the other quests instead of just Big Red let me know and i’ll join you, I actually only have 11 S rank quests so if your interested in going for all quests as an S rank i’ll do that too, just let me know. There is a trophy for completing 20 S rank quests I believe.

Also my hometown at Geo is open for anyone so if you want to stop by there feel free to harvest yourself a couple of items, not much there at the moment, i’ll probably wait until I hit the 10 mil trophy before I upgrade that more.

I’m actually working on my armor and weapons at the moment, i’m fully skilled in longsword and I know there is some kick ass weapons and armor out there, it’s just finding the right items to do the binding.

Also if you haven’t tried it yet, make sure you check the armory shops for enhancing your weapons, get the right items to enhance your weapon and you can really add some power to it, just be careful when you add elemental to your weapon, I made the mistake of enhancing my longsword with fire only to look like an idiot in a big red quest as when I hit big red I was only taking 60 off him because he’s a fire giant.

The best way is once you find a weapon your happy with get two of them, enhance one with the element of fire and one with the element of ice, having two opposites to switch between will come in handy, hitting an opposite effect enemy can take as much as an extra 50 points per hit off.

To make it clear, let’s say your fighting a lot of ice elementals, you’ll be better off using a weapon which has the added effect of elemental fire, where as if your hitting big red who is a fire giant then hitting him with a weapon that’s been enhanced with ice element can take up to an extra 50 points or more off him.

If anyone wants to post any tips here please do so, or if you just want to let everyone else know where your at, or have any questions or just need some help let us know, this is a cool game and without players helping each other out it can get a point where you get burnt out on it.

Will update more as and when I get to the various levels and upgrades.

Tony🙂

Yes i’ve decided to open up a category for this fairly large online multiplayer game. It grabbed my attention in the first place and now I can’t seem to put this one down.

Here’s a re-cap of what i’ve done and what i’m up to now, initially I played through this game 4 times, it didn’t get boring but at the same time it wasn’t doing much for my levels so i’ve decided to run through to the last section on the 5th time and hold off from completing the game again as there isn’t much point.

I managed to achieve a few of these trophies which are not so hard as they are time consuming, one trophy being awarded for achieving 10 million in gilder which in itself is going to take a fair while but not too bad once you start reaching the higher levels.

I’ve also managed to get my Guild Rank up to 8 (and i think it goes as high as 15 ) my character level is at 48 (max 50) and as soon as I reach level 50 I will do the reincarnate thing.

The thing that really keeps this game going is the online multiplayer quests which are fun to do and for a change I haven’t come across any idiots on this one like I did on versus, it’s been a pleasure to play online and almost impossible for me to achieve my S ranks if I had done some of these quests on my own.

You do have the option of playing the quests solo but if your thinking about it then you really should try the multiplayer option.

I’m now in the process of trying to bind weapons, armor, items etc..but more importantly (at least i think so) enhancing my weapons and armor, this can get quite difficult as the more you enhance a weapon the more rare items you need to enhance it more but it’s worth it.

Another fun aspect of this game is the ability to build your own town in what’s known as Georama, you can create it offline and upload it to the Geonet servers, other players can visit your town and you can visit theirs.

This town building is also worth having a go at because it doesn’t end, you get buildings, hire people or residents for the buildings, add scenery, trees, bushes, grapevines etc…but they are not just scenery, keep visiting your town and you’ll get rewarded with items you can dig up from a tree or a herb garden you’ve planted, some of your residents will give you stuff from time to time, it really is limitless.

Another great thing the developers have done is to offer new quests every couple of weeks, some quests will be permanent, others will only be temporary so you’ll have to complete them within a couple of week time frame or lose them forever, and they are free, they just appear whenever you sign in to play the multiplayer quests.

It’s definitely handy to have a keyboard or a headset or mic as the typing via the controller is slow and inconvenient, you really need a mic, the playstation eye works great, as you sometimes need to discuss strategy before running off to do a quest in multiplayer, I say this because with four players there is always several options and if you don’t communicate you could all end up running off in different directions and get no-where.

A good example is the “All in the cards” quest, I played this quest one time and no-one communicated and everyone ran after the troll they usually go for and there are about 8 on this quest. Another time I played and we just said a few words to each other which meant we all knew to go after the troll king on the south side of the area which resulted in an S rank in pretty quick time because all four of us took this beast down together, it works really well.

Ok enough for now, i’ll keep adding posts to this to show my progress, i’m leaving other games alone right now as i’m really enjoying this game and I think i’ll be on this one for at least another month, probably longer.

If anyone wants to join me, I don’t mind helping anyone who wants to try to achieve S ranks on their quests, or we can just grind for a few to get our levels up, you can visit my hometown that i’ve started to build on Georama or post here.

My username as always is Knightofthe9, just in case you can’t find me with that my characters name is assassin.

Tony 😉

Ok i’ll admit it, i’m hooked on this one, the disappointment in how short the game was has been replaced by the fact that you get some real enjoyment out of playing through this rpg several times.

I’m on my fourth trip through the game as i’m trying to get my levels up to 50 so I can enter the quests which require level 40 and above.

I won’t be completing the game for the fourth time as i’ll spend most of the time maxing out my levels on the last area but one, this way I leave all the unlockable areas open.

I’m also looking at playing online over the next few days, there are quests you can choose to do alone or with multiplayer, my guild rank is only 3 and I noticed a lot of players complaining because the higher ranks won’t play with them, which is why i’m writing this post.

If anyone wants to join me on some quests send me a message, my world id is knightofthe9 as always, i’m almost always signed in but that doesn’t mean i’m actually playing but i’m mostly on in the evenings for about 5 or 6 hrs and i’m GMT – 5 if you can work that one out,lol.

I have started my geo town and believe i’ve only scratched the surface of what can be done here, i’ve got 4 houses each with two residents and some shops, I haven’t found out how everything works so if your willing to help each other i’m your player.

One thing I don’t know about is how to change my main character for playing quests, I would like the option to do the quests using leonard but it always picks another character, is there a way to change this?

So far i’ve got 10% of the trophies and these are going to be harder than most games simply because they take a long time, if your just going for trophies this could get boring, i’m a trophy hunter myself but it really helps if you enjoy this type of game, one trophy is to aquire 10 million in gold and even though i’ve completed the game 3 times now I still only have 100k so that gives you some idea of the time you’ll spend on this if you want all the trophies.

This is another reason i’m looking to play online with others, hopefully it will add some fun and seem less tedious for the trophy hunt, I don’t see me getting bored with it any time soon, and with the added quests which are being added every couple of weeks it should add lots more playability to the game, some quests will be permanent ones and some temp quests which will only be available for two weeks at a times so keep your eye out for those, you’ll need to be signed in for them to show up.

That’s about it for now, feel free to post here or catch me on the geo network.

Tony 🙂

Update:


Wow this takes a long time to get your levels up, i’m at level 41 now and Guild Rank 5, i’m re-doing the big red quest to get my rank up to 7 so I can use the more powerful weapons then i’ll go for getting level 50, I was hoping to have been there by now so that I could have entered the higher quests for the chance to win one of the figurines this weekend but that isn’t going to happen now, hope they do something like that again.

Remember i’m always willing to help out lower level players complete some online quests, just let me know.

Tony 🙂

Second Update:

Well I decided to give multiplayer a go today and it was great, first time I tried the “all in the cards” quest a player called Fran joined me and thanks to the way that played out I found it to be quite fun, decided to give it another go and 3 other playes joined me which gave me an S rank, I would have never got that on my own, it’s a shame I didn’t get those names as I would have liked to thank those players too.

I’m now at level 43 and guild rank 7, rank 8 is going to be a long haul, can’t believe some players are at rank 12.

I’m doing something wrong though here as my attack with the ornate longsword is only hitting around 67, but I noticed other players were hitting with over 200, i’m guessing it’s because of the higher levels, i’m still not sure about the binding but i’ll keep at it and experiment, if anyone has any help for me please let me know and if anyone needs any help if I can I will.

Tony :)

I’ve just finished playing the demo of God Of War III and the E3 demo didn’t do it justice, it’s just awesome. This is not even my type of game but I was hooked after just the first few minutes.

Released in a little over a week this is an opportunity to pre-order from amazon as usual with a pre-order bonus of $10 off your next game purchase and an in-game “apollo skin”.

Read below for the story and more details on gameplay.



Key Game Features:

# Only on the PS3 – The award-winning development team leverages the processing power and technology of PlayStation 3 system to make God of War III one of the most-graphically advanced next gen titles available, with even the dramatic cut screens running off the in-game engine.

# Groundbreaking Depth of Scale – Kratos will explore areas up to 4 times larger than those found in God of War II, as well as carve through entire armies while navigating on the back of Titans – living, moving, breathing levels as tall as the Empire State Building.

# Realism – Players will battle in detailed and unique 3D worlds lit by thousands of dynamic lights and textures with quadruple the resolution, which allows for realistic muscle striations, detailed facial expressions, and new heightened levels of brutality and gore.

# Signature Gameplay – Brutal combat, intricate puzzles, exploration of awe-inspiring worlds, and a compelling and satisfying ending to Kratos’ epic story.

# Sophisticated Storyline – The God of War III storyline is the epic conclusion to the trilogy; the storyline will be told in a way that is true to traditionalist roots in Greek mythology, from moral consequences to brutal battles against the gods.

# Ridable Creatures – Several of the menacing creatures of Greek mythology in God of War III can now be manipulated against their will, as Kratos uses them to cross chasms, inflict blind rage against enemies, reveal puzzles and secrets, and as tools of complete annihilation.

# New Weapons and Combat System – New deadly weapons such as the Cestus — powerful metal gauntlets with devastating strength — and other brutal instruments of war that will allow Kratos to learn ruthless new techniques such as grappling with enemies and launching explosive wall-to-ground attacks.

# Lighting Technologies – The dynamic lighting solution employed in GOW III is only feasible through the computing power provided by the Cell SPUs. For example, using the High Dynamic Range Lighting (HDRL) technology, the camera – when using Krato’s sightline – will emulate the human retina, causing players to feel a sharp brightness when Kratos exits a dark area and enters a sunlit area, similar to how the human eye would need to adjust.

Story:

God of War III allows players on the PlayStation 3 to take on the climatic role of the ex-Spartan warrior, Kratos, as he treads through the intimidating heights of Mt. Olympus and the dark depths of Hades once more to seek revenge on those who have betrayed him. Armed with double-chained blades, as well a selection of new weapons, Kratos must take on mythology’s darkest creatures while solving intricate puzzles throughout his merciless quest to destroy Olympus and the mighty Zeus himself.

Yes, the long awaited arrival of Final Fantasy VIII is actually within our reach, in stores on March 9th you can, as always, pre-order from amazon and this is one game that will be worth the price tag of $59.99, at least to the thousands of Final Fantasy fans like myself.

Amazon.com-Exclusive Pre-order Bonus:

Pre-order Final Fantasy XIII and get a PDF of select pieces from the game’s official strategy guide. A link to the PDF will be emailed within 10 business days after the release date. Offer valid when shipped and sold by Amazon.com. Promotion valid on all existing pre-orders. Amazon reserves the right to change or terminate this promotion at any time.
Read below for even more detailed info on the game.

The Story:

Cocoon — a utopia in the sky. Its inhabitants believed their world a paradise.
Under the Sanctum’s rule, Cocoon had long known peace and prosperity.
Mankind was blessed by its protectors, the benevolent fal’Cie, and believed that tranquil days would continue forever.
Their tranquility was shattered with the discovery of one hostile fal’Cie.
The moment that fal’Cie from Pulse — the feared and detested lowerworld — awoke from its slumber, peace on Cocoon came to an end.
Fal’Cie curse humans, turning them into magic-wielding servants.
They become l’Cie — chosen of the fal’Cie.
Those branded with the mark of a l’Cie carry the burden of either fulfilling their Focus or facing a fateharsher than death itself.
A prayer for redemption.
A wish to protect the world.
A promise to challenge destiny.
After thirteen days of fates intertwined, the battle begins.

Features:

* Take Part in a Gaming Experience that Sets New Standards – The first in the series developed for a simultaneous release on multiple high-definition consoles, FINAL FANTASY XIII pushes new boundaries in cinematic presentation, sound and gameplay.
* Experience the Unity of Speed and Strategy with the Ultimate Active Time Battle system – The familiar system has evolved, granting players the freedom of executing numerous commands in a single turn with the multi-slot ATB gauge. Whether inputting singular commands in each slot for consecutive attacks, or expending multiple slots at once to activate a devastating blow, it’s up to the players to respond effectively to the battle conditions at hand.
* Adapt to the Ever-Changing Tide of Battle with Paradigms – A brand-new game mechanic enabling players to assign roles to their party members at any time during battle, shifting between combat paradigms. Consisting of various combinations of the game’s six roles, ranging from Commando, the offensive specialist, to Medic, the quintessential healer, paradigms allow players to respond and adapt instantly to any given situation to turn the tide and seize victory.
* Witness the Battle Scene Transform with an All-New Summon System – Introducing Gestalt Mode, a powerful dimension of the summon system that elevates the action to a whole new level. In Gestalt Mode, characters and their transformed Eidolons fight as one, dealing massive damage to enemies through simple button commands.
* Delve into an Emotional Experience – An immersive storyline connects players to an intriguing cast of characters. Will they have the strength to confront their cursed fates, or will destiny prevail over all that they believe in?

Product Description:

From the Manufacturer: From the creative minds behind FINAL FANTASY VII and FINAL FANTASY X comes the latest installment in the critically acclaimed series. As FINAL FANTASY VII was for PlayStation, and FINAL FANTASY X for PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, FINAL FANTASY XIII will be the first numbered FINAL FANTASY title for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360, and will look to once again reestablish the series as the RPG brand. Players will follow Lightning, Snow, and the other heroes who are dealt a hand of fate by the god-like fal’Cie. Cursed and regarded as enemies of society, they have the world against them and nobody to rely on but each other. Will they find the strength within themselves to break free of their curse and determine their own fates, or will they succumb to this higher power? With a story that is sure to connect with players’ hearts, diverse new characters from world-renowned creator and character designer Tetsuya Nomura, and exciting new gameplay features centered around an evolved Active Time Battle system, FINAL FANTASY XIII will be the pinnacle in gaming experiences.

The Characters:

Lightning: This solitary young woman speaks little of herself – even her true name is a mystery. She is known to others simply as “Lightning.”

Vanille: Vanille is an endearing young woman with a relentlessly sunny disposition. Her bright personality gives no hint of the dark resolve that lies within.

Hope: Hope has enjoyed a markedly uneventful youth on humankind’s haven of Cocoon. His life is turned upside down at the hands of the Sanctum’s Purge.

Fang: Fang is a mysterious woman who is working with the Sanctum military despite bearing the mark of the detested l’Cie. She has a strong-minded personality and is unconcerned with trivialities.

Snow: An irrepressible, fiery young man, Snow dives headfirst into danger using nothing but his powerful physique as a weapon.

Sazh: Sazh is a friendly, cheerful man who is never without his curious companions – a chocobo chick and a pair of pistols. He is quick to banter, but also keeps a mature perspective on matters.

Sera: Sera is Lightning’s younger sister and Snow’s fiancee. Always showing concern for Lightning, she has an inner fortitude that allows her to make her own decisions without relying on her older sister.

I look forward to playing this one shortly and I may just write the walkthrough on this one, I don’t think this Final Fantasy is going to be disappointing, it’s been too long in the making and the video footage i’ve seen of it so far, it just looks awesome and very much lives up to previous Final Fantasy Titles.

Tony 🙂