SO……

    Went to the TGS yesterday for the second Business day. I spent much of my time around the Square booth and also checking out some more Sega games. On Final Fantasy XIII..georgous game, game play seemed on par with the rest except for the Drive mode. this somewhat reminded me of the Dress mode in X2..ok so they added additional moves and a little more freedom in how you attack..not sure yet if I like it though. I played both scenerios offered at the show through twice. I am sure there is much more to the game I could not get due to me being unable to read the Japanese though…they showed tons of previews there at the booth for upcoming releases,  seems like 3 types of XIII and several Kingdom hearts games coming out. I just wish they would hurry up and get the new Dragon Quest over here. Also Played The new Sega Game called End of Enetrnity and it is a bit different. It is a Action Shooter RPG where you can change your characters appearence (hair, clothing and stuff) May give it a try when it comes out here.

      So I am on the last day here in Japan, leaving tomorow. I did pick up a used PS/3  yesterday to bring to the show (used so it is a older version that will also play ps/2 games) and will head to Akiba today to spend the rest of my hard earned cash on games and prizes to bring :) I hope everyone enjoyed my rantings on this trip and look forward to seeing you at ONI this year. I will be showing some of the Trailers from the show in the arcade room at ONI as well as putting the stuff I picked up in the prize bags. I will be posting a tenative schedule in the next couple of weeks.

Sayonara

—Phil  (AKA Big Bruno)