kingdom come, kingdom of hearts
First and foremost, I'm a humble servant to the gaming world. I'm mostly a casual player, although in recent years my gaming activities have been severely limited thanks to dorm life that prohibits the... items necessary for me to dive headfirst into this guilty pleasure. I'm a reader, yes, I do a little writing, doodle here and there, watch anime, read manga, geek here geek there- but the greatest vice that occupies my every thought and pushes away the necessary TO-DO list (that'd be pharmaco conass this time around) like a scrap of garbage has got to be gaming.

And what better game to immerse myself than Kingdom Hearts? It has made me a zombie in front of the TV, continuously swearing and laughing and making the loudest of noises ever since the first installment came out. And now, it's 2010 and Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep is a project ticked Done With Delight.

Kudos to Disney and Square Enix for the awesome gaming experience; from the engaging gameplay, fantastic orchestral performance, gorgeous CGs and right down to the ridiculous dialogue. It might have been less sappy when I was 13 and innocent to satire and parodies, but now even the simplest of friendly gestures get me cracked up.

Threesome, anyone?

Ahem. Well. Needless to say, I've never looked at Disney characters the same way ever again. It's important to note that Kingdom Hearts has managed to teach me a couple of things along the way. For example, it's obvious that friends are far more important than your family, so much so that even when your world is consumed by darkness and everybody disappears to various strange lands-- your priority should be to look for your friends. Not your mum who called you down for dinner, not the dad who God-knows-what-he's-doing, but your friends. Of course, it doesn't hurt to reminisce about them every now and then.

Next, contradictory to popular belief, long monologues do not bore people half to death. In fact, villains are encouraged to mutter about their plan in vague details whereas it's a must for heroes to constantly reassure themselves that their friends are always there for them.

Oh and, never ever trust silver-haired men.


Fuck you Ansem (faggot), fuck you Riku (he stole my Keyblade), fuck you Xehanort (for making KH bloody confusing), and last but not least, FUCK YOU Sephiroth (fucking DIE already!)


Wow, I think I've strayed. Or, as I prefer to put it, simply taken an obscenely long detour. Before I end this fangirl post of mine, and to avoid any confusion that may rise from the seemingly contradictory nature of this entry, I would like to reassure any other phemphems out there that yes I do like Kingdom Hearts. I just like to take jab and make fun of it as well. So relax, chill out, grab the controller, 'coz the game is on.

UPDATES:
--/06/2010- 3D announced at E3 (Nintendo 3DS)
07/09/2010- Birth By Sleep NA release (PSP)
07/10/2010- Re: coded Jap release (Nintendo DS)

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