--Wii FRIEND CODES--
Wii Number - 1981 9892 1002 5530
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 2750-2546-0502
Mario Kart Wii - Coming soon...
Mario Strikers Charged Football - 536981 129587
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - SHADOWLAGUNA, 038786505213

--PlayStation 3 FRIEND CODES--
PSN - ShadowLaguna
Metal Gear Online - ShadowLaguna

---Anime Currently Watching---
Bleach (Currently at: Episode 79 )
Naruto (Currently at: Episode 9 )

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ShadowLaguna/Terra

--Favourite Games/Game Series--
Final Fantasy (except for most of the spin-offs), The Legend of Zelda, Dragon Quest, Tales, Chrono, Fire Emblem, Dark Cloud, Breath of Fire, Star Ocean, Seiken Densetsu, Castlevania, Terranigma, Oblivion, Shadow of the Colossus, Mario (except for the Party and Sports titles, excluding Kart), Metroid, Resident Evil, Metal Gear, Devil May Cry (though I heard 2 was very mediocre), GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark, Tekken, Ratchet & Clank, Super Smash Bros. and so many more!!

Track me and I will track you back.

--Top 20 Video Games--
20. Breath of Fire III (PlayStation)
19. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PlayStation)
18. GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo 64)
17. Perfect Dark (Nintendo 64)
16. Dark Chronicle (PlayStation 2)
15. Final Fantasy X (PlayStation 2)
14. Secret of Mana (Super NES)
13. Final Fantasy VI (Super NES)
12. Terranigma (Super NES)
11. Resident Evil 4 (GameCube, Wii)
10. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PlayStation 3)
09. Tales of Symphonia (GameCube)
08. Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube)
07. Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation)
06. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
05. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (PlayStation 2)
04. Final Fantasy XII (PlayStation 2)
03. Chrono Trigger (Super NES)
02. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)
01. Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation)

• 2Sep 08

  ShadowLaguna's Top 10 PlayStation games *Updated*

  Hello GameSpotters!!

  I've decided to put up another Top 10 List, and this time it's my top 10 PSone games. I've done this before, but this list is heavily updated. So....enjoy!!

  #10

  

  Tekken 3 was ported onto the PlayStation from the Arcades in 1998. It is known as the biggest-selling fighting game on the system, and in my opinion, my favourite fighting game on the system. I had some fun times with the first three Tekken games, and especially with Tekken 3. Of course, there is a Kazuya absence (who's my favourite guy to play as) but thankfully Jin (who was introduced in this one) had all of Kazuya's moves.

  #9

  

  Another 1998 (1997 in Japan) Namco game. Tekken 3 sold very well worldwide, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile on the other hand did not. It's a side-scrolling platformer, and it's one of the most kiddy looking games that i've ever played, but that doesn't stop me from loving this game. The graphics are brilliant, it's a 2.5D world, and I'm a huge fan of that sort of graphics. The soundtrack is simply beautiful, and is definitely one worth listening too. The gameplay is also very good, despite that it could probably be beaten within a solid 2-3 hours. There are however, a few secrets to unlock. The story is very touching too.

  #8

  

  Alundra plays like a 2D Zelda game, but on PlayStation. It may look like a complete rip-off at first, but you'll instantly love this masterpiece once you pop the disc in. The story is pretty sweet, and so are all the other aspects of this game. I haven't played this in years, but I can remember how awesome it was. I am hoping that one day I will have the wonderful opportunity to play this again.

  #7

  

  Tombi! (NTSC players will know it as Tomba!) is a very quirky and fascinating Platformer/Adventure released during 1997 and 1998. You take control of a pink-haired (dyed, or natural??) jungle boy named Tombi who wears just pants, and is trying to get back his grandfather's bracelet from the evil pigs. Tombi also discovers that the evil pigs have cursed several locations on the continent, and he has to destroy every elemental evil pig and eventually fight the last pig. Tombi! is an amazing game, with excellent gameplay, graphics and sound. It's ridiculously rare now, and you'll be lucky to own a copy (no matter where you live). People try to sell this game for maybe......DOUBLE THE RETAIL!! Whoopee Camp also released a sequel to Tombi! on the PlayStation, though that one isn't quite as good.

  #6

  

  Released in 2000 by Squaresoft, Vagrant Story is set in Ivalice just like Final Fantasy Tactics. The gameplay is pretty cool, I can remember it having some tactical parts to the battle system. It's been a long time since I played this as well, but I can remember Vagrant Story being a masterpiece. Fingers crossed, PSN port!! Many people have nicknamed this game (for some reason) Medieval Gear Solid.

  Speak of the devil....

  #5

  

  I remember playing Metal Gear Solid as a kid, I thought it was pretty sweet. When I got up to Act 4 in Metal Gear Solid 4, the Shadow Moses level from the original, and being able to play the original for a level. That was awesome, and a good memory refresher. Anyway, Kojima released this Metal Gear installment 10 years ago in 1998 (1999 in PAL regions) and it's still as awesome as ever!! I really need to get this game, I'm dying to play this again!!

  #4

  

  I didn't actually get into Breath of Fire III until March this year when I found it behind the glass in a second-hand shop. I just couldn't let it sit there, I can never turn down PS1 goodies. It now remains my favourite in the series, and will probably always will be, despite that I have never played Breath of Fire IV. Of course, there's a blue haired boy who has dragon powers named Ryu and a special female protagonist (in this case, a princess) named Nina. It all seems like a peaceful world at the beginning of the game, but then the story unfolds later on. Breath of Fire III is epic!!

  #3

  

  In third place is a game I recently played, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. It's a rather different Castlevania title. It's the first in the series to introduce RPG elements, and 2D Metroid **** maps. Castevania: SotN is compared to Super Metroid quite a lot, and they are similar when it comes to the levels. You do not have a whip in this installment either, but instead a sword.

  #2

  

  Final Fantasy IX is the most underrated in the series if you ask me. It goes back to the medieval **** fantasies (I-VI), and the battle system is simply epic, not to mention that so is the rest of the game. The graphics are the best i've seen in the system, and the soundtrack is pretty good too. Final Fantasy IX is awesome!!

  And here's.......

  #1

  

  And of course, you all saw this coming. Final Fantasy VII is not just my favourite PS1 game, but my favourite game of all time. I do not need to explain ANYTHING!!

  So, that concludes my Top 10 PS1 Games List!!

  But before I go....you guys remember my PS1 and PS2 RPG Tournaments don't you? Well.......I'm happy to announce......

  NINTENDO 64 GAME TOURNAMENT!!!

  I will take nominations in my next blog, and it won't just be RPGs (as I can only name a few of them). So, look forward to my next blog, and remember, no nominees till next time. Have a nice day!!

  ShadowLaguna

  • Posted Sep 2, 2008 4:44 am PT
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• 30Aug 08

  ShadowLaguna's Monthly Blog - August 2008

  Hello GameSpotters!!

  Alright, here's my Monthly Blog for August 2008. Not very much mention i'm afraid, but here we go anyway...

  NEW GADGETS

  

  Sony PlayStation (I used to have one years ago, and now I finally have one again!)

  NEW GAMES BOUGHT

  PlayStation Portable

  

  Tales of Eternia

  GS Score: 7.1 (PS1), My Score: 8.5 (PSP)

  WiiWare/Virtual Console

  

  Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A King

  GS Score: 5.0, My Score: 7.3

  

  Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

  GS Score: N/A, My Score: 9.5

  GAMES RENTED

  

  Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles

  GS Score: 8.0, My Score: 9.1 (RoB), 9.7 (SotN)

  NEW MOVIES WATCHED

  None. Zero. I've decided to boycott The Clone Wars, because it looks awful, and as for Wanted.....I've never liked a movie with Angelina Jolie in it. They always seem to suck.

  MY PROGRESSES

  

  GameSpot Progress: Level 29 (66%), Radiant Silvergun

  

  New Avatar: Alucard from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

  

  Tales of Eternia: 3:06, Reid Lv18, Farah Lv18, Keele Lv17, Meredy Lv17.

  

  Breath of Fire III: 13:37 (hahaha), Adult Ryu Lv23, Garr Lv20, Just got out of the Mines.

  

  Oblivion: 05:31:06, ShadowLaguna Lv4, The Jerall Mountains, I need some stupid Glow Dust to offer to the Asura Shrine and I don't know where to get it, any help would be awesome!!

  GAMES COMPLETED

  

  Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, just on Easy with a B Rank, which wouldn't really count. Now to fully focus on an A Rank on Normal.

  

  Portal: This was a triumph, i'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS. It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.

  

  Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots: A very epic ending indeed. This is where I wish I had the other three. One day though.....one day...

  GAMES REVIEWED

  Portal (PC)

  http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/portal/player_review.html?id=598887

  Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)

  http://www.gamespot.com/psp/action/castlevaniathedraculaxchronicles/player_review.html?id=599821

  Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)

  http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/adventure/metalgearsolid4/player_review.html?id=602484

  Tales of Eternia (and maybe Valkyrie Profile) review coming possibly this September...

  

  GAME OF THE MONTH

  

  Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PlayStation)

  

  VIRTUAL ITEM OF THE MONTH

  

  Companion Cube (Portal)

  

  VILLIAN OF THE MONTH

  

  Liquid Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid)

  

  COLLECTIBLE ITEM OF THE MONTH

  My beautiful PS1!!

  

  IMAGE OF THE MONTH

  

  

  SONG OF THE MONTH

  Heroes of Our Time, DragonForce, Ultra Beatdown, 2008

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJEySrDerj0

  

  DISSAPOINTMENT OF THE MONTH

  The Cake is a LIE!!

  In second place would be finding out in a review that an Xbox 360 RPG, Too Human was a game in development for a decade, and turning out to be mediocre.

  WHAT HAPPENED IN AUGUST?

  Disappointment.....just disappointment. Enough said!

  WHAT IS EXPECT FOR SEPTEMBER?

  For it to be a better ******* month!!!!

  AUGUST MONTHLY BLOGS

  

  omgimonfire13 ---jesus_knight----ShadowLaguna---MorkkiTH

  

  alidallal-----------zxv33-----------NuKkU--------tancred8120

  

  dark_massenger----Mathurin47-----totalgridlock---- Colmillos

  

  5_LD5-------Flav333

  Well.....that's it from me. Thanks for reading my August monthly blog, and look forward to my September Monthly Blog. Have a nice day!!

  ShadowLaguna

  • Posted Aug 30, 2008 11:47 pm PT
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• 27Aug 08

  Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots review is now up!!

  Hello GameSpotters!!

  First off, i'd like to thank you all for caring about me about the whole girl problem thing. I really appreciate it!!

  I took the day off yesterday, because I was too depressed to go to school. And guess what? I managed to finally complete Metal Gear Solid 4!! And here's what you've all been waiting for....

  Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, the highly anticipated PlayStation 3 exclusive is finally here. Many people have bought or have considered buying a PS3 for this game. It should definitely be a reason. The truth is, there is no arguing that Metal Gear Solid 4 is currently the best game to grace the system. There is so much packed into this epic title, that MGS4 is definitely a must-have.
  
  Guns of the Patriots is chronologically the final game in the series, and is Solid Snake's final mission. The year is 2014, seven years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Metal Gear Solid 4 portrays a world where the restriction of military intervention on foreign soil has been eased, fueling the need for private military companies (PMCs) to fight proxy wars for business purposes. Nanotechnology has become prominent, both to enhance the capabilities and enforce the loyalty of mercenaries. The nanomachine system that PMCs use is called "Sons of the Patriots" or "SOP". The five largest of these PMCs (Praying Mantis, Otselotovaya Khvatka, Werewolf, Pieuvre Armement and Raven Sword) are owned by a single mother company named Outer Haven, operated by Liquid Ocelot. Amassing an army whose manpower rivals that of the United States, Liquid prepares to launch an armed insurrection by taking control of SOP. With the world once again in crisis, a rapidly aging and disillusioned Snake (now known as Old Snake) is deployed into the Middle East by Roy Campbell to terminate Liquid.
  
  A vast majority of MGS4 contains cutscenes, making it feel like an epic movie. It has the most cutscenes I've ever seen in a game, and this isn't even an RPG i'm talking about. Thankfully, about 99.5% of these cutscenes are interesting, and you won't be thinking anything along the lines of "Hurry up, finish already!!". Plus, the cutscenes are skippable. So, if your aren't much of a story gamer, then you shouldn't have any problems.
  
  Many familiar characters will make a return in the final chapter in the Metal Gear series. Of course, there's Solid Snake, who is now known as "Old Snake". His evil twin brother, Liquid Snake also makes a return as the main antagonist. Roy Campbell and Otacon return as supporting allies, to help you on your final mission. Meryl Silverburgh also makes a return, now as the commander of "Rat Patrol Team 01". Raiden makes a second appearance, he was previously in MGS2, the game chronologically before this one. Many other characters make another appearance, such as Johnny (Akiba), Vamp, Naomi, Sunny, Drebin and Mei Ling.
  
  The gameplay is as good as ever. At first, beginners might find it just a regular shooter, and won't find the significance of the gameplay straight away. Eventually, you'll click to it, and love it. Veterans on the other hand will notice the awesomeness right from the start. I have to admit, Metal Gear Solid 4 takes quite a bit of time to actually get into. Once you gain some experience with the gameplay, it becomes very enjoyable and epic. The main objective of the Metal Gear titles is sneaking past guards, and big machines. If you happen to get caught, then you have no choice but to shoot them like hell. Fighting is sorta similar to that of Resident Evil 4....except without the spookiness of the Spanish. There is a rather large selection of weapons to use, which vary over pistols, automatics, shotguns, sniper rifles, and many more. Items are pretty sweet too. Of course, there is the famous cardboard box which returns for you to hide and sneak around in, along with some laughable reactions from the guards. You also have an iPod which allows you to listen to music when sneaking around and fighting. You can also distract the guards with.....Playboy magazines. Many more items can be found and used.
  
  Many locations are visited in MGS4. You start off in the Middle East, and you'll eventually come across Shadow Moses Island, from the first MGS. Anybody who played MGS1 will definitely recognise it. One thing I found unfortunate about the locations in MGS4 was the fact that they were very limited. You could't go back to previous locations, not to mention that I thought a couple of Acts were a tad short. Other than these minor problems, it's still pretty cool.
  
  Metal Gear Online is a side-feature, and is pretty good. Setting up online for it is a pain in the ass, as you have to create a Konami I.D and it is vital to have a complicated username and password, along with another complicated username and password, trust me it's all pretty weird. Once the lame setup is completed, you're ready to play a good online game. It's pretty much like any multiplayer shooter, you're on a team shooting the living daylights out of your opponents. Of course, you can still sneak. You can create a character, and customise it with all sorts of cool accessories. You can also gain extra stuff, by buying them online. Apart from the silly way of creating an account, Metal Gear Online is pretty good and is a good extra that is avaiable in Metal Gear Solid 4.
  
  The graphics are simply amazing!! Definitely some of the best on the system. Everything is just fantastic, from the characters to the background and buildings. It's jaw-dropping! One thing I wasn't too happy with were the colours. In not just MGS4, but countless shooters today, you find....a lot....of grey! Grey this, grey that! Grey, grey, grey, grey, grey, GREY! During the first Act and a part of the second, there is a lot fo grey. Fortunately, the dull colour is pretty much gone when you advance into this epic adventure.
  
  The soundtrack is amazing! The score to Metal Gear Solid 4 was led by Harry Gregson-Williams, his third Metal Gear Solid soundtrack, and Nobuko Toda, who provided music for Metal Gear Acid and Metal Gear Acid 2. Especially further in the game, the music in MGS4 is simply awesome and is definitely a significance of the game. Voices are pretty good too.
  
  Wow......just wow!! What a game!! The final chapter in the Metal Gear saga is summed up to one word: EPIC!! Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is definitely a must-have, and is so far the best game on Sony's PlayStation 3. I've said it before, and i'll say it again. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is EPIC!!
  9.7/10
  
  MUST BUY!! Thanks for reading, and thanks for recommending (if you do so), and my next blog will probably be the August Monthly Blog. Have a nice day!

  ShadowLaguna

  • Posted Aug 27, 2008 1:06 am PT
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