I’ve been waiting for this for a long time. The first time I can use the ‘videogames’ category! Oh, and also FFXIII being released.
Edge Magazine gave it 5/10 and seems to be the only magazine giving it such a low score. Here’s what Wikipedia described the reception like:
Famitsu rated the game at 39/40, with three reviewers giving the maximum 10/10 and one reviewer giving 9/10.[93] Dengeki praised especially the battle system, stating that the battles are by far the most exciting in the series, and concluded Final Fantasy XIIIdeserved a score of 120, and that 100 would not be enough.[104] The game was voted as the second best game of 2009 in Dengeki online’s reader poll,[109] and in January 2010, was voted the best game ever in Famitsu’s reader poll.
So I’ve no idea what Edge are talking about, they’ve always been a bit ‘it’s cool to vote big games as being crap’ so I’m not put off by that.
Is anyone else buying it? Has anyone got it? What do you think? I’ll post my thoughts on it later today once I’ve had a go.
GAME.co.uk had Final Fantasy: The Crystal Bearers reduced from £35 to £13 yesterday so I ordered that too. I don’t think I’ll be seeing much daylight, especially with my much-neglected dissertation due in shortly.
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As you can probably see, the blog is a lot less cluttered and works on most browsers. I noticed before it was impossible to read unless you had a very high resolution so I hope this one doesn’t have any problems like that. Over the next few days you’ll see new things appearing to make it easier to navigate and to add a personal touch so stay tuned and if you have any recommendations, let me know in the comments.
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Posing for me
There are many divas in the music industry now: Madonna’s hanging in there, Britney is just about, Leona is growing, Mariah isn’t going anywhere and Beyoncé sits at the top of the pile. There is however, a very fast rising star who has been catapulted from relative obscurity, supporting the Pussycat Dolls at the CIA a year ago and now selling out arenas around the world: Lady Gaga.
If the crowd was anything to go by, the show would be fun, young, camp and energetic. We weren’t disappointed. After waiting for only an hour inside the venue (we waited four at the Madonna concert) a young glam rock band ‘Semi Precious Weapons’ appeared on the stage to get everyone in the mood. They certainly did that, with loud guitars, incredibly ostentatious attire and the most liberal use of the word ‘motherf**ker’ I’ve ever heard. Once Alphabeat came on it was quite a relief as everyone’s ears had taken a pounding and their cheesy electro-pop sing-a-long was a lot of fun to build us up ready for the Gaga.
The show itself was incredible, I’m not sure who came up with the ideas for her outfits or sets but I want whatever they’re on. Whether she was being ravaged by monsters with fake blood on her chest, playing a burning piano with a flaming tornado erupting out of the centre, slamming the keys on a keyboard attatched to a monster truck or fighting a 20 foot high inflatable sea creature, her voice, singing live, was faultless.
At times she seemed timid, as though she was expecting to wake from a dream, she paused but only to tell the crowd how beautiful they were or how much she appreciated them. Her love and gratitude to her gay fanbase she has seen grow so incredibly over the last year was touching and right at the start she stated that the theme for her show was for everyone to be whoever they are, to lift all restrictions on their lives and have a good time. And lots did. I must have screamed myself hoarse, as did the other thousands packed into the sold out CIA. Out of all the divas wanting to put on a show, they should learn from Lady Gaga. After seeing Britney and Madonna in the last couple of years, Lady Gaga is already head and shoulders above them when it’s down to putting on a live show for her fans. Singing live, dancing, surprising and interacting with the audience; Gaga does it best.
This review was also published on YourCardiff and Welsh Icons.
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Hi folks,
Apologies for being so quiet the last week, I’ve got essays and dissertations due left, right and centre at the moment and hardly find time to tweet, never mind blog. I’m going to London tomorrow to see Ludovico Einaudi so be sure to check my Twitter for what I thought after it. Should be excellent. The other half is bidding on eBay for Lady GaGa tickets on Wednesday so it could be a very eventful week.
Blogging will probably be quite light the next 2 or 3 weeks but I will do my best and blog as much as I can.
Ciao
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Map of where it is held
Another ego-driven blog for me, one that may attract nutters, but who cared! I don’t normally come to political meetings – no conferences, tweet-ups, drinks etc but I thought I’d break with tradition and go to a special Cardiff bloggers meet-up next month.
When? Thursday 11th March
Where? Pica Pica, Cardiff
Time? 7pm
Cost? FREE
What? A short presentation on blogging and a chance to meet other bloggers in the area. If you pre-register at the site using the link below, you get a free drink! There will be free wi-fi and Tweet using the hashtag #cdfblogs.
The event is hosted by YourCardiff, the Cardiff site I write a weekly blog for. I’ll be there just after work as I don’t finish until 8pm so I hope to see some of my readers and other bloggers!
Click here to read more information on the event and let me know in the comments on this post if you’re planning on going.
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Happy Valentines Day!
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I shall be in Paris over St. Valentines’ Day weekend with my other half so blogging will be non-existent until Tuesday. I hope you all have a good one. Remember, if you’re single, St Valentines’ Day is best spent looking for love, not moping about the lack of it.
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