Valkyrie Profile

Valkyrie Profile is a story based on Norse mythology. This world is divided into two, the world of mortals, which is known as Midgard and the world of the gods known as Asgard, where Odin reigns as the Supreme Being and as Lord of the gods.

Our main character here is a valkyrie which is a goddess that serve Odin and is known as the chooser of souls from Midgard. The soul that she chooses becomes a knight for the gods and is called an einherjar. Valkyrie needs to recruit einherjars mainly because of the coming war of the gods against the creatures from hell.

When I first saw Valkyrie Profile being played by some player from the gaming station, I just can’t keep my eyes off of it because I was mesmerized by the fantastic battle scenes I have witnessed during the game play and the fantastic graphics that this game has. All the einjerhars you will find on this game has different special moves each that are devastatingly awesome. The graphics of the special magic that sorcerers have are great and it really rocks my world. In order to let the characters do their special techniques you have to do a hundred numbers of hits to one of your enemy that can be done by attacking your enemy with all of your four available characters on the battle scene. After that you can unleash the destructive move I was writing about. The character Lenneth, the valkyrie was drawn beautifully. I just fell in love with her beauty, wishing she was real.

The only problem with this game is that when you have to acquire an einherjar, you will have to wait a long period of time for most of the scenes to end before you can continue on with your journey and do battle again.

But this game still is one of the best games I have ever played on the Playstation one. I recommend it to everyone.

Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena

Brigandine is the second tactics game that I played after Final Fantasy Tactics. This is a story about the world of Forsena. Forsena is a mythical world where wizards, knights, and monsters exist. The main goal of this game is to conquer all the castles on the map by means of attacking it with your chosen characters from your chosen country. The countries you can choose from are Leonia, New Almekia, Carleon, Norgard, Iscalio and the secret country you can play only by inputting a secret code on the start of the game, Esgares Empire. Whatever country you choose, the objective is still the same. The only difference is the leaders and their unique ability and magic.

I love the level up feature in this game where characters that reach level 10 can transform into a more powerful warrior or wizard with added skills and/or magic. For example, a mage at level 1-9 can transform into a druid or a sorcerer when he reached level 10 and can transform into a necromancer or a wizard at level 20 and above.

I played this game using these strategies.

1. I never left my castle undefended. Meaning I always put three leaders on it with their respective units to be able to defend against enemy invaders.
2. I attack an undefended or least defended castle. It is always best to attack an undefended castle or a castle that is weak in defense.
3. Putting up a gate. I see to it that the castles I have conquered cannot be conquered again by an enemy by protecting one or two castles that they need to break through before they can get to my other castles.

A few years back when I bought my Playstation one console, this game was one of the game discs I chose to be one of my free game discs that are free when you buy a Playstation one console during that time. I failed to test it though and I ended up returning it the day after because it can’t be read by my newly bought Playstation one, talk about the feeling of being a victim of pirated game discs at my first try. Huhuhu. He,he. Anyway, the second game disc that I purchased after a few years is now very readable by my Playstation console even though it is only a pirated copy. But this is the last game I ever played on my Playstation one before it crash and became useless. Ha,ha,ha.

I recommend this game to all who love ancient battles, games and magic.

Megaman X

Megaman X is the updated version of the Megaman series. The game Megaman X1 to X3 was first released on the SNES Super Nintendo Entertainment System console and Megaman X4 to X7 was continued on in Playstation 1. In this game, Megaman got a new look which is very cool and futuristic. He also has the ability to gain different body armor parts that can be combined to form a more powerful Megaman character. The first series I ever played is Megaman X1. When I first played it, I was astounded of the idea that Megaman can be equip with an armor that boosts not only his ability and power but also his looks. He,he,he.

When I was in high school, I used to draw Megaman and finally come up with comic strips of him. I drew Megaman with a futuristic armor too, that is why I am surprise and happy to see that this drawing became a reality in today’s Megaman games.

I love this game because of the thrill of the game and Megaman’s ability to obtain the ability of his defeated enemy bosses and also the cool innovations of super armor availability.
Recommended for everyone.

Breath of Fire 3

Breath of Fire 3 is the first Breath of fire series I ever played because the other series, 1 and 2, were on the family computer or SNES (I think), that is why I hadn’t got the chance to play those games and I am sad and disappointed about it because this game is the one of the best RPG or role playing game in the Playstation. The storyline of the game consist of the protagonist who is a lone survivor from the lost race of dragons. These dragons have the ability to change into human form at will, and only change into dragon form if really needed to do so. This game features adventure and role playing as you will embark on the journey for the truth of why the dragons no longer exist in this world. You will face many enemies and obstacles throughout your journey. There are also featured mini games here. Example of this is the fairy mini game that you can do aside from continuing on with your journey.

Helping you on your quest are your allies you find along the way which consist of a princess, a scholar, two juvenile thieves, a guardian and an experimental plant. These characters have different abilities and magic powers which I really love. By the way my favorite magic element is the ice element, I always imagine myself casting ice magic but I don’t know why.

The main character has the ability to change into different forms of dragons depending on the element you chose to combine or splice at the menu option for splicing genes to be able to change into dragon form. Examples of these dragons are the following: fire dragon, ice dragon, normal dragon, dark dragon, holy dragon, behemoth, mammoth, and many more. As the name implies on those dragons, they have different abilities and magic depending on the element on those dragons.

In addition, you can also learn skills from your enemies by selecting the examine button when you encounter an enemy or enemies. You can also learn abilities by enrolling your characters at masters that you can find at the game. Masters can also affect the characters stats when they gain a level. For example, a master who specializes in attack will let you gain twice the attack that you normally receive at level up, but the only set back is some stats will also decrease for example your intelligence stats. It is wise to put a master that specializes in attack in your character that is strong so that he or she will get stronger and a master that specializes in intelligence, in your character that is a magic caster.

I love this game so much I played more than ten times already. It is a very addictive game to those who love adventure games. Anyway, this game is really for all those role playing game fanatics out there.

Contra

Contra is an action game featuring two soldiers as the main characters of the game. Together, their main goal is to reach the end of the stage with the best weapon in hand, so that they will have an edge against the enemy boss which is very powerful and you will find it hard to avoid its attacks and projectiles. This said weapons can be one or two of the following: fireball weapon, spread blaster, magnum blaster, homing rocket, and the cannon bomb. My favorite weapon is the homing rocket because it seeks enemies wherever they are on the screen. In additional, you also can also obtain the full screen bomb that blasts the whole screen starting in a circular light until it covers the whole screen. This bomb is very useful in a field with multiple enemies or when cornered. The first Contra I ever played is at the family computer, although it offers poor graphic quality, it is still an enjoyable game you can play with your playmate or only by yourself.

I recommend this to those who love action games.

Twin Bee

Twinbee is an aircraft playing game that can be played with two players. The screen will scroll upwards towards this aircraft’s main goal. I find this game funny because of the ability of the two aircraft to merge into one aircraft and upgrading its weapon to a fireball mode, doing more damage to enemy aircrafts. But the problem with it is that only one player can control the combined Twinbee aircraft and when the other player wants to control it, you might end up separating your aircraft again. Anyway, there is power ups on the game that can be obtain by shooting bells from clouds that change colors each time you shoot at it. The power up depends on the color of the bell that you obtain.

Still, this game can be a good pastime whenever you feel alone and sad. He,he,he.

Puzzle Bobble

Puzzle Bobble is a colorful puzzle game that is very cute to look at. Your goal here is to match three or more balls with colors of the same kind, so that you can prevent it from getting at the bottom of the screen and ending your game. You will have to shoot the colored ball at the corresponding same color at the top of the screen. I think this game is especially made for kids, to teach them how to combine colors and some strategy.

Ice Climber

Ice climber is a game which the only goal is to get to the very top of the mountain by breaking ice blocks above the characters head by means of jumping on it with the character’s hammer. Along the way, a bunch of not so friendly beasts will see to it that you don’t reach the top but I find it easy to deal with them. The only problem with this game is that when you are on the topmost section, you are only jumping on a bridge of clouds that move from sideways across the screen, giving you a hard time from reaching your goal and more chances of falling off on it when you make a jump for the other cloud.

I recommend this game for those who want to just spend their lazy afternoon off.

Pacman

Ah, who doesn't love a chewing, chowing, and chomping hero. Eating all that little white balls on the labyrinth with monsters on it is a cute thought. Hehe. I saw Pacman debuting on the personal computer on early 80's. I didn't get hook on it though because I easily get tired of the same action over and over again, but hey, at least it can be a good pastime.

Recommended for everyone.

Super Mario Brothers

This game is perhaps the most popular game in family computer during its first run in the market. They say that Super Mario Brothers is as popular as Mickey Mouse. I think the reason behind its popularity is the damsel in distress plot that the creators did with the story.

Mario brothers' arch enemy is King Kuppa which has kidnapped Princess Toadstool so that he could rule their world and Mario's own world too. The two friendly plumbers brothers were set to blocked King Kuppa's evil ambition by rescuing the princess. But during the brothers quests on different lands, they will have to face a myriad of enemies and dangers.

I recommend this game to everyone that love adventure type games with the feel of quests and a little bit of puzzles and labyrinths.