The Second Opinion

Persona 3: PSP

2009-11-07T12:39:00.003-05:00

If you haven't heard of it already. Persona 3 for the PSP is now out in Japan. Why should you get it? Probably because it's a great game and you're now able to change the gender of your character.... and it incorporates most of Persona 4's battle system including the side effects of getting a high ranked social link (helping others up, knocking you out of the way if you're about to die...).

Nexon USA (Soon to be named Block Party) - Review

2009-10-26T23:49:00.004-04:00

I've been trying to find a good way to start this review. You see when something is bad, it's almost too easy to blind yourself over all the bad components, and writing a review for it is simple: Just label the fault, make a witty comment and move on, but there are always certain topics that are really hard to write. Not for long list of faults, or the jokes to begin with, but with simply finding

DFO review in need of a revision

2009-10-21T19:55:00.000-04:00

Now that nexon has opened up the item shop for Dungeon Fighter Online, they have reared their ugly head of incompetence showing to all just the kind of moneymongers they are. I'll be updating the DFO review soon to reflect how nexon's poor hosting capabilities can kill a game (and its community).

DFO Fan AMV WIP

2009-10-18T12:29:00.001-04:00

I've got music, and I've got a handful of gameplay footage. Problem is. I'm actually missing someone who can supply me with some decent footage for the Spitfire. I'm looking for a lvl 30+ Spitfire for my video. He doesn't have to be amazing but he should be able to handle himself in most dungeons and be well composed. Preferably, I'm looking for a PvP build, but strict PvE is fine as well.

New Domain

2009-10-12T15:20:00.007-04:00

I recently bought thesecondopinion.info to link to this site. So no longer would you have to type in zerreth.blogspot.com or refer your friends to a combination of words that they may or may not remember. The .com domain was like... you know hundreds of dollars so I wasn't able to register any common domains but it's a start.So yeah. Spread the word, thesecondopinion.info will now be under my

WET - Review

2009-10-10T11:26:00.006-04:00

I actually ordered this much earlier, it's just that both college and DFO have been taking up a bit more time than I expected. So it took much longer than it should have to beat this game.Wet is a third person alternative shooter developed by Bethesda Softworks, responsible for some pretty recent titles such as Elder Scrolls: Oblivion and Fallout 3. They've also had a hand in Call of Cthulhu:

Dear Zerreth, How was NYAF 2009?

2009-10-03T16:29:00.002-04:00

NYAF was last week, and this week I was swamped with projects due, so I haven't had much time to post. Sorry.NYAF this year also had the World Cyber Games (WCG) national finals, so the booth vendors and attendees were actually mixed. Samsung had a booth near WCG as well as Sega, and I think that by hosting WCG at NYAF, it attracted a somewhat bigger crowd than last year. There was no maid cafe

NYAF 2009

2009-09-24T21:09:00.002-04:00

Tomarrow is NYAF, and once again ATK and I will be there presenting artwork. This time, we'll be at Booth 131 along with 3 other artists who all do independent work. Aptly referred to as "Medley" we intend to try to make this bigger and hope to have more artists collaborate next year.The Artist's Alley is fairly out of the way and cluttered which was a slight problem. In addition, prices

DFO Early Beta Key results

2009-09-14T16:35:00.003-04:00

Considering only one person commented. MrLucky77 will get two keys.That means that I still have 5 remaining. If anyone else wishes to get a key at some point between early beta and open beta. Comment and I'll see what i can do.In other news. I've pre-ordered Wet which looks like it's going to be that game that I wish was made already. Can't be sure though, and DFO begins tomorrow. Luckily,

New Artwork

2009-09-13T00:46:00.006-04:00

I just got a chunk of work from ATK.Another crayon sketch that blew my mind. A nice piece of acrylic work. This one is pretty balanced in terms of contrast. My eyes are moving all over the place and I'm having a bit of a problem find a focal point, but it's good work nonetheless.A good use of basics. A nice black and white piece with some really nice detail.I had to "smart sharp" on photoshop on

Government spending is too much....

2009-09-12T21:34:00.003-04:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8252939.stmFirst off. I JUST realized today was Saturday. ooooh boy. Second, I have an RSS feed to BBC and this happened to be the latest headline. After reading the article, I'm a bit vexed at the situation. From what I understand, Obama's being criticized for spending too much money. I'm a bit troubled considering that this is coming from conservatives and

DFO Beta Key Giveaway Contest

2009-09-11T00:33:00.004-04:00

Gamespot has "only" 50,000 keys available, and 1up.com apparently has now stopped releasing keys.Considering that there were keys distributed at PAX, I find it hard to believe that anyone WOULDN'T have a key if they wanted. Regardless, I have 7 keys at my disposal to distribute. So I decided to host a contest to distribute keys. Here's how it works.Simply post a comment with your e-mail address.

Braid - Review

2009-08-29T12:30:00.005-04:00

Braid is a platformer that my friend notified me about. It's a fairly basic one in terms of game mechanics in that it's a straight up 2D sidescroller. You jump on enemies to kill them and to go to jump higher.What's unique about it is its mechanics with the other function: the rewind/fastforward function. If you do happen to die the game will politely ask you to press a button (in this PC gamer's

Fat Princess - Review

2009-08-23T14:45:00.003-04:00

Video Games | Fat Princess | E3 09: Launch TrailerXBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo WiiAs you can see Fat Princess is about two princesses who found a cake growing out of the ground. These two princesses then overstuffed themselves to problematic proportions. Believing it to be a curse, the king wages war on the other kingdom to secure his princess's hand in marriage which would supposedly

I must not make posting on sundays a habit....

2009-08-23T13:26:00.003-04:00

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Lucky☆Star

2009-08-16T12:20:00.007-04:00

Lucky Star is an anime by Kyoto Animation with their shining star Aya Hirano as one of the protagonists.It's about an otaku gamer by the name of Konata Izumi who goes on with her daily life along with her close friends Tsukasa and Kagami Hiiragi, and Miyuki Takara. The entire series is very slice of life-ish with the highschoolers going on with their daily lives. That's it. There isn't anything

Current Status

2009-08-10T15:57:00.002-04:00

Watching:Baccano!Romeo X JulietCanaanValkyria ChroniclesPlaying:Disgaea 3 (still)To do:Second run of Persona 4 (complete all links)Finish Stella DeusFinish Ar Tonelico IIDisgaea 3 (I'm never gonna finish this......)Wait for DFO Open Beta/Full releaseClean my RoomFinish Catalog for my Camp DirectorComplete Kendo Club WebsiteWatch Higashi no Eden in preparation for the 2 Full length feature

Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO) - Review

2009-08-04T13:51:00.013-04:00

The reason I've been away for a while is because I've been in the Dungeon Fighter Online Closed Beta for the US Nexon. I gotta say, this is a highly recommend from me.I first heard about this from a korean friend of mine who played it for a while. He said its popularity was mainly based on PvP as it was highly balanced. So anyway, this past week has been spent beta testing straight and here's my

25,000 Hits Celebration.

2009-07-28T20:17:00.004-04:00

Since I didn't do much for 20k hits, ATK decided to draw an exclusive banner for 25k hits.Speedpaint.

Prototype - Review

2009-07-26T13:56:00.003-04:00

I want to apologize for these past two weeks. I've been sick and thus away from my computer. In addition, I've screwed up my sleeping schedule to the point where it's in dire need of being fixed, but you don't care about that. It's time for a review.Prototype is about Alex Mercer who wakes up in a morgue only to realize there's something wrong with his body. It has the ability to consume others

Kekkaishi - Review

2009-07-11T16:10:00.003-04:00

I consider Kekkaishi to be one of the best shounen anime out there, trumping One Piece, Bleach, and Naruto (including Shippuden) hands down. I can't be sure about how close it sticks to the manga, but the way it's been structured definitely leaves room for more.Kekkaishi is about Yoshimori Sumiumura, an 8th grader, and Tokine Yukimura, a sophomore, who work as Kekkaishi, a job as protector of

H.A.V.E. Online vs. TF 2

2009-07-04T16:20:00.003-04:00

http://kotaku.com/5306691/korean-pc-game-rips+off-team-fortress-2http://memolog.blog.naver.com/mouse2343/85My friend just linked me to the kotaku article and I decided to look into it to see what the korean article said.Here's my conclusion.Yes. There are similarities. Certain ones are faaaar too similar and could actually be subject to copyright. Let me point them out.First would be the grenade.

Need For Speed: Undercover - Review

2009-07-01T14:52:00.004-04:00

Need For Speed Undercover is about a cop who goes underground to try and uncover a smuggling operation. You take the role of that cop and take to the streets in your Nissan to prove your skills as a wheel man.I decided to play Undercover to try and give Need For Speed another shot. Ever since I played Underground, I was wary of the poor mechanics they implemented in the game (mainly,

Just a little bit more....

2009-06-28T15:08:00.002-04:00

Yesterday was my sister's birthday party which was something I have no control over and I've got my hands on Need For Speed Undercover. Just give me a little more time. I'm a good ways in but just want to confirm some things.

Dungeon & Fighter.... I mean Arad Senki.....I mean Dungeon Fighter Online

2009-06-23T16:48:00.003-04:00

has opened for Closed Beta sign ups. A sidescrolling, sprite work beat em up that's been pretty popular for its PvP and forcing players to pace themselves through a battery system that only lets you run a certain number of dungeon runs each day.Who cares if it's sprites? As long as the animation's clean, it doesn't really matter. Guilty Gear, King of Fighters XII, Odin Sphere and a whole bunch of