Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Character Wish List (Part 2)

Welcome back, for the second part of the Marvel vs Capcom 3 special feature, we will be now focusing on the Marvel characters that you wish to be on the upcoming 3rd installment of the very much famous versus series.
You can check the first part of the feature by clicking here.

But before we can continue, let's take a look from a video post on Gametrailers.com on their predictions based on the teaser trailer of MvC3 on who's in the roster, and it supposed to be around 30 characters in the game (and that's a lot if you ask me)

Video Games | Marvel vs Capcom 3: FTW | GT Pop-Block: Debut Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

And now to the serious part, my list of Marvels characters that should be in Marvel vs. Capcom 3:


Iron Fist
The Marvel roster needs a Martial Arts expert, so Iron Fist fits the line, give him martial arts like of attacks and super combos and he's ready to go.


Professor Xavier
Now how can Prof. X be useful in a fighting game, two words: "Mind Control", give the professor mind control attacks that stun enemies and some psionic blasts, and for an added bonus, he can transform into Onslaught as a super combo, neat huh?


Jean Grey (Phoenix)
Either the normal version or the dark version of the Phoenix will be nice. In case Prof. X is in the list, might as well make Jean Grey into the Phoenix for a more different telepath. Give her insane attacks similar to the comic books and full screen flaming super moves for some epic goodness.


The New Captain America
If you guys read the Civil War arc in the Marvel Comics, then you know that there's a new Captain America in town(and he wields a gun!). Give this new Cap some of the classic moves and a some new ones for his trusty gun.


Spiderman (Black Symbiote costume)
Yep the other classic black costume, long before Venom was created, there's the Black Spiderman. Some combination of Venom and the classic Spidey would be cool to see in this black version.


Spiderman (Civil War version)
Actually I picked two different versions of Spiderman for my wishlist. In the Civil War arc, Spiderman was originally on Tony Stark's side before switching sides to Captain America, and at that time, Tony Stark gave Spidey a new costume with some new special tricks. It's like a combination of Iron Man and Spiderman but much cooler.


Ultron
Of course the list won't be complete without a supervillain. And a supervillian in a fighting game should be super powerful. Well we already have
Thanos, Doctor Doom and Magneto, so the next super badass villain should be no other than Ultron. This one hack of a indestructable machine will give any Capcom fighter a fight of their lives.


And this wraps up the 2-part Marvel cs. Capcom 3 wishlist special feature. Hope you all enjoy in this crazy predictions, and please be reminded that this is just a wishlist, it doesn't guarantee that any of this will indeed appear in the upcoming fighting game.

Happy gaming...

Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Character Wish List (Part 1)

All of the gamer's prayers have been answered, after decades of waiting and praying, one of the best fighting game of all time; Capcom Vs. Marvel has confirmed to get it's third sequel, and an official announcement will be made on this coming May, sadly the supposed scheduled release was in 2011.





For now, only six characters was revealed: Ryu, Morrigan (Dark Stalkers) and Chris Redfield (Resident Evil) from the Capcom franchise and Wolverine, Iron Man (now in the Mark IV armor) and the Hulk for the Marvel franchise. No news on what will be t he new gameplay mechanics be, we'll soon find out in the coming weeks (May is now a few days away)

Now players are predicting on who should be in the roster on Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, you can check some of the predictions on these sites:

• http://www.destructoid.com/dtoid-s-guess-packed-marvel-vs-capcom-3-prediction-post-171478.phtml
• http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/SephirothX/marvel-vs-capcom-3-wishlist-130203.phtml
• http://bitmob.com/articles/marvel-vs-capcom-3-character-wish-list

And of course, Reimaru Files will also be making a MvC3 wishlist, and it's a two-part feature.
For the first part, we'll be making a wishlist of Capcom characters, *note: I'll be making a wishlist of characters that haven't made an appearance in any Capcom vs. franchise (Including the Tatsunoko and Capcom vs. games) so here's the rundown:



Dante (Devil May Cry)
Obviously this guy definitely needs to be in any Capcom vs. franchise, with his badass moves and attitude, Dante will surely be a fan favorite in the epic fighting franchise. And it's even cool to see Dante juggle an opponent in the air with his pistols.
Give Dante the DMC1 or DMC3 getup and you're good to go.



Main Character from Monster Hunter
In Japan, Monster Hunter is very popular, same goes in the Philippines. Yet we never see anything MH related in a fighting game, so MvC3 could be it's very first appearance.
For the costume and weapon, we should let Capcom do the choices.



Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney)
Who said attorneys are wimps (XD).
Give him an "Objection!" special move and he will the most powerful character in the game, 'nuff said.



Amaterasu (Okami)
Yeah there's an upcoming sequel on the hit PS2 game, but my pick will be on the older Amaterasu. so far there's no character in any of the MvC franchise that is a pet (unless if you count the Servbot and Felicia as a pet). Give her the ability to switch weapons (from the solar flared, thunder beads and to the thunder edge) and a super move that uses the Celestial Brush, and you'll see me playing MvC3 for ages.



X (Megaman X)
Yeah we already have Mega Man in the previous series, but we want the mature version, and there's already a Zero character in the Capcom Vs. Tatsunoko game, but we still want Mega Man.
Add a move that make him turn into his ultimate armor and the classic mega buster move.



Yukimura Sanada / Masamune Date (Sengoku Basara)
It's a hard pick on who should be in, so in this case, it's a draw. Sure there's a Samurai Warriors version of the two, but the Sengoku Basara version of Capcom is far much cooler, and as a matter of fact, there's a fighting game for Sengoku Basara in the arcades, so more points for this version over the Koei version. Give them their signature moves for that army destroying mayhem.



Grand Kaiser (Tech Romancer)
Giant robots rule!, and it deserves to be included in the MvC franchise. CvT has two in their roster, so it's time for MvC to get one. Pit this one against the Sentinel and my bet will still be on Grand Kaiser.



Regina (Dino Crisis)
We have Jill Valentine on MvC2 and Chris Redfield will be debuting on MvC3, but some people forgot that there's also one survivor game that's needs a proper debut, and that's Regina from the Dino Crisis series. she should have her ever trusted tranquilizer gun in her arsenal and some t-rex super move on her list.



Akira Kazama (Rival School)
It's time to add a female character from the Rival School franchise to MvC3, and it's a hard decision to pick with Hinata, Tiffany and Akira, but in the end, Akira was one on my top choice.
Give her two versions, the unmasked one and the helmet version.

So there you have it, stay tuned for the second part of the wishlist as we focus on some Marvel characters you wish to be included on Capcom Vs. Marvel 3.

Life after the Blacksword

It's been months since I left Granado Espada, although I already moved on to a better path, I still miss the good old GE days. But if it wasn't for GE, I won't be able to meet great friends and to experience one of the great MMOs.

I've played Granado Espada for 2 years since April 2007 and started Reimaru Files on late November of 2007 and so far it was all worth the days. From the 2 years, I've become a game mentor, a game blogger and then a community crew for Granado Espada and it was a great experience.

So for this post, I would like to thank all the people who've become part of this great epic, people who I was able to share in this fantastic experience during my Granado Espada days and up until today.

and Reimaru Files will still continue to grow even after leaving GE, but will still remember those good old days...

Defend your Base!!! (Tower Defense Games)

Usually when we play video games, our main objective would always be invading an enemy base or eliminating the castle lord or the evil dungeon master. But what if your objective instead is just protect your base from invading monsters? A new kind of twist eh? If you've been playing this kind of games, then you probably knew that these are Tower Defense games. Now let's take a look on how this gaming genre became so popular and how it all began.

About Tower Defense

Tower defense or TD is a subgenre of real-time strategy computer games. The goal is to try to stop enemies from crossing the map by building towers which shoot at them as they pass. Enemies and towers usually have varied abilities and costs. When an enemy is defeated the player earns money or points, which are used to buy or upgrade towers.

Flash Element Tower Defense Flash game

The choice and positioning of the towers is the essential strategy of the game. Many games feature enemies that run through a "maze", which allows the player to strategically place towers for optimal effectiveness. However, some versions of the genre force the user to create the maze out of their own towers. Some versions are a hybrid of these two types, with preset paths that can be modified to some extent by tower placement.

Fieldrunners for the IPhone

Originally, it was first called Turret defense.

How it all began?

We can say that Tower defense games started its roots in Rampart; a classic strategy arcade game that was release on 1990. The game involved defending a castle by placing cannons, and making repairs between several rounds of attacks.

At the start of the year 2000, tower defense games began to appear as custom or user-created maps in Starcraft, Ages of Empires II and also in Warcraft III. But the first standalone PC tower defense game was Master of Defense, a 3D shareware game that was released on 7 November 2005. It was so popular that it received several awards.

Master of Defense freeware PC game

TD custom map for Warcraft 3

Then, many game developers began designing games using Adobe Flash to create stand-alone game on web browsers, which led to the release of Flash Element Tower Defense in 2007and also Desktop Tower Defense on the same year. Desktop Tower Defense became a hit that it led to the creation of a mobile phone version of the game. Other notable tower defense games that became popular include Protector, Immortal Defense and GemCraft.

Desktop Tower Defense flash game

In 2008, the tower defense's big success led to the porting into console gaming such as Defense Grid: The Awakening on the PC and Xbox 360, and PixelJunk Monsters and Savage Moon for the PlayStation 3 Tower defense games have also appeared on handheld game consoles such as Lock's Quest and Ninjatown on the Nintendo DS, and Crystal Defenders for the iPhone/iPod Touch.

Pixel Junk Monsters for the PSP and PlayStation Network

South Park Let's Go Tower Defense for the Xbox Live Arcade

Different types of Tower Defense

Tower Defense games have different types or mode of gameplay, so here are some of the most notable types:

Maze - Waves spawn from one end of a maze then crawl down the path to the other end. Usually the main base is their target (commonly located in the middle of the map). It is your job to make sure the creeps don’t get to the base. This can be done by building defense towers along the path to attack the waves of incoming monsters. Some Maze types can be played solo or with co-op.

Mauls - These games are similar to the traditional maze Tower Defense games. The only difference is the mazes are much wider and you build towers inside the mazes rather that on the edges. This style can be much more strategic. Not only do you need the right combination of towers at the right times. You also need to design an effective maze within the maze.

Tower Wars - Tower wars can be played on either the maze style or the maul style game. They can also be played co-op or solo. The major difference is that the monsters are spawned by the teams to go through the mazes of other teams.

Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! for the PSP

Final Fantasy: My Life as a Dark Lord for the Wiiware

Why is it so darn popular?

There are only two reasons: it's easy and addictive, all you need is a good strategy and some patience to beat it. And since the genre became so popular, you can play it everywhere, not just in the internet, but also in your phone, your portable game and even in the consoles. Even with a simple gameplay, it'll take you hours and hours of gameplay to complete it, and with replayable contents, a simple short game will become a full-length epic game. And since you can play it anywhere you go, it's a good way to kill your boredom and with so many tower games to try, you'll never get tired of playing it over and over

Plants Vs. Zombies for the PC and Xbox Live Arcade

Final Fantasy Crystal Defenders for the Wiiware and IPhone

So if you haven't played a single tower defense game yet, what are you waiting for? Just go and search for a tower defense game in the internet and start playing, or you can go look for a TD custom map to play on Warcraft 3 / Or if you're a TD fan and still looking for new ones, don't fret 'coz more TD games are coming to your favorite consoles like Pixel Junk monsters and South Park's Let's Go tower defense. So continue enjoying this easy addictive genre.

sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_defense
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Element_Tower_Defense
http://gamesareevil.com/2009/06/dammit-game-of-the-week-gemcraft/
http://www.articlealley.com/article_147995_81.html

RIP Michael Jackson 1958-2009

A Salute to the King of Pop

A Salute to Francis Magalona

Yesterday we lost a great man in the music industry, a great man who was also known as The Man from Manila, the Master Rapper.

Francis Magalona also known as FrancisM, a prominent Filipino rapper, songwriter, producer, actor, director, and photographer. Often hailed as the "King of Pinoy Rap", he was considered a legend in the Philippine music community.

With the success of his earliest albums, he was the first Filipino rapper in the Philippines cross over to the mainstream. He is also credited for having pioneered the merging of rap with Pinoy rock, becoming a significant influence to artists in that genre as well. He was also a popular television host, notably on MTV Asia where he served as one of the channel's first Filipino VJs, and on noontime variety television show Eat Bulaga!.



Francis Magalona died on March 6, 2009 at the age of 44 due to acute myelogenous leukemia.

For me he is the only pinoy rapper whose music is worth listening and his music is the only rap music that shows true patriotism to his country

His great legacy will forever be in our hearts...
Rest in peace Master Rapper

you can also visit Francis Magalona's blog to pay your respects
http://francismagalona.multiply.com/

http://happybattle.multiply.com/

Pics from binoq of PinoyPSP and FrancisM's mulitply site
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Magalona

Your Own Dream Match: Video Game Crossovers

If you were given a chance to pick characters for your dream match, who would it be? you know what I mean, picking two of your favorite comics, anime, movie or video game characters to duke it out to the death to see who's the best of the best
Well all of us have our own wish list of dream matches, from the simple to the exaggerating matches, then we asked ourselves; when will we ever see this kind of matches?

Thank God for video games, they make the best things possible
now we can relive all of our dream matches over and over again
so without further adieu, let me introduce you to the world of Video Game Crossovers

So what's a Video Game Crossover?

Video Game Crossover (or Xover) is a gaming crossover that occurs when fictional characters, stories, settings, universes, or media in a video game meet and interact with each other(may it be a guest cameo or a playable character). These may exist as a gimmick if two separate games in question are developed by the same company. Otherwise, they may exist as a gag from a rival company.

Many types of genres are being used on gaming crossovers, this include RPGs (from the traditional to the turn based tactical),the action/platform ones and the most common and most popular of them all: fighting genres

Video game crossovers have several kinds of crossovers that have spawn thru the years and they are:

1st party (Interfranchise) video game crossovers - games in which the crossovers are within the same company.
Examples: Dissidia: Final Fantasy(Square-Enix), Super Smash Bros. series (Nintendo), Warriors Orochi (Toei), Marel Ultimate Alliance (Marvel Comics/Activision), Justice League Heroes (DC Comics/Warner Bros. Interactive)



3rd party (Intrafranchise) video game crossovers - games which have crossovers from two or more separate companies.
Examples: Namco x Capcom, SNK vs. Capcom



Comic book/video games crossovers - Video games that have comic book franchise characters encountering or facing off against other comic book franchise characters or third-party video game characters in a crossover video game or as a guest character in a third-party video game.
Examples: Marvel vs. Capcom, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe



Cartoon/video game crossovers - Video games that have cartoon franchise characters encountering or facing off against other cartoon franchise characters or video game characters in a crossover video game or as a guest character in a third-party video game.
Examples: Kingdom Hearts series



Manga/anime crossovers - Video games that have manga franchise characters or anime franchise characters encountering or facing off against other manga or anime franchise characters in a crossover video game.
Examples: Jump Superstars, Super Robot Wars series



Why make a Video Game Crossover?

There's two reasons for it: as a gift for the fans and to make a truce with rival companies.

A gift for the fans

Companies like Capcom and Square-Enix knows how to show their love to their fans, by making a game where their favorite characters beat the hell out of each other till one of them screams uncle. This is also another cheap and easy way for game developers to cash in from the fans when they're running out of ideas for a new game.

There are also chances that the developers will add characters from their previous games, where some of them are not that famous, to give them a chance to be spotlighted once more.

To make a truce with rival companies

The greatest thing that a crossover game can do is to promote good will with game developers, especially on rival companies and developers, some good examples are Capcom/SNK and Nintendo/Sega. Ninetendo and Sega were arch rivals for the past decade in the gaming industry, while Mario (Nintendo) is gaining the upper hand, Sonic (Sega) is quickly losing its touch in the console wars. But they managed to join forces for an Olympic video game in multiple consoles. In the realm of fighting games, Capcom and SNK are the two companies that reign supreme, they've also been at each other's throat for quite some time. They finally settled their differences when they merged to create Capcom Vs. SNK.



Does this really made an impact on gamers?

Yes, It really made an impact on gamers, as this gave them a chance to pick for their favorite characters in a battle against or alongside another of their favorites. And not just characters, new mechanics and gameplay has been added (like the now famous "Tag" system of the Capcom Vs. series) to make the game more interesting.

So what's next for the Gaming Crossover?

Well more games are being released as of now, like the Castlevania fighting game; Castlevnia Judgement for the Nintendo Wii from Konami where you can relive the classic Castlevania characters again and again.





Square-Enix is also releasing a fighting game based on the Final Fantasy seires called Dissidia: Final Fantasy for the Playstaion Portable, with a mix of fighting and RPG gameplay.








Midway also joined the crossover craze with their latest game: Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe.
This is the first crossover game that Midway created a with DC Comics,it may be similar that to Capcom Vs. Marvel, but this time with Fatalities. Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe is available in the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360.







And finally Capcom just released the spiritual successor to the famous Capcom Vs. series called Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom for the arcades and Nintendo Wii where legendary anime characters of Tatsunoko (Gatchaman and Tekkaman) duke it out against the elites of Capcom (Ryu (Street fighter) and Batsu (Rival Schools) .









And more and more crossover games will come out in the future, the question is...
what kind of crossover can the developers will offer to us?
hmmm a Sony vs. Nintendo vs. Microsoft fighting game would be nice ^^

Till next time gamers...

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaming_crossovers
http://www.willooi.com/when-sonic-met-mario-a-summary-of-the-gaming-crossover/
http://www.giantbomb.com/crossover/92-732/

The Art of AFK

I know that playing a game for very long period of time can be very tiring especially in MMOs where you have to grind grind grind for eternity till you reach the highest level or obtain the rarest weapon.

But some games like Granado Espada can let players grind their characters without having to control them all the time.

Cat on guard

This is what we call "AFK gaming"
AFK is the acronym for Away from Keyboard where in gaming the player is letting his/her game unattended for a period of time and then he/she just check his/her avatar's status once in a while, the player is still using the computer but he/she is attending to some tasks like surfing the net, typing some documents, or even playing another game

Hardcore players tends to AFK overnight to continue the level progress of their avatars while
other players just do it to ease the boredom of grinding their avatars for a very long time.

One of the benefits when AFKing is that you can do other things aside from grinding all day (like taking a bath or even go to school or work ^_^) and still your avatars are gaining experience, the down side is that they can't loot items

For the players who want to AFK in their games should take note of some of the dos and don'ts:

Don't

• AFK in a Internet Cafe unattended, ask someone you knew to check on your avatars once in a while
  
• Let anyone you don't know use the computer while your AFKing at the Internet Cafe, ask someone you know to check your avatars just in case someone's messing with your PC
  
• Download a large number of files, it can cause lag on your game
• Open alot of applications in your computer (unless your PC has alot of memory and very fast processor), not just it causes lag to the game, it could crash your game client
• Let your PC be on for a very long time, it can reduce the life span of your computers
• AFK on high spawned areas unless your avatars can really survive on those areas, so you don't have to worry on finding a spot when your avatars got killed
  

Do

• Let your PC take a rest after using it for a long time, especially if you let in afk for around 12-24 hours
• Put your game into window mode, it'll be easier for you to monitor your game while your using a different application in your computer
• Check your avatars once in a while, you'll never know if your avatars was already disconnected or dead for a long time
• Stock up your avatar's supplies (ammos, pots, etc.), so they won't be sitting there doing nothing for a very long time
• Set your video settings to minimum while you AFKing, this to lessen the lag on your game when you are multitasking in your PC
  

Let the screwdriver do the work

Now you know the dos and don'ts, it's time to check on what things you can do while your AFKing on your PC


Surf the net
You can visit different forums like Granado Espada's Official Forum
while reading the forums, you can get additional info, tips and guides for your characters and get a chance to discuss with other gamers.

or you can visit some of GE's fan blogs like mine for example or even from Ninemoons, Desanggria and many others.


Play other games
Yes you can play another game as long as your PC has good specs to run two games at a time, some of my faction mates used to play Diablo II while they were AFKing at topolo durga, others try to play emulator games and if you have a really good PC, you can even play Warcraft 3 games like the famous DotA (Defense of the Ancients).

Or if your PC can't run another game, why not try playing web browsing games, some good games like miniclip.com, armorgames.com and newgrounds.com and help you waste some time while your in AFK mode, or if you want to play rpg games in the internet, try Dragon Fable, Adventure Quest and Mech Quest.


Watch videos or listen to music
If your tired of surfing the net and playing flash games, how about watching some cool videos
from YouTube to watch some GE videos and machinimas or view the latest video game trailers at GameTrailers.

You can just listen to music while you just sit there and relax and watching your avatars kill monsters, visit imeem.com or use your Yahoo! Messenger music player.



There you have it, now you know all the important things when AFKing, off course AFKing does not only be effective in Granado Espada, this can be used in other online games

and don't forget to let your computer take a break once in a while since your computer is taking all the beating.

Till next time... happy gaming