In the latest PS3 update (3.40), the big news was about it being made to accommodate the new PlayStation Plus service (membership for discounts on games, free demos and all that). The update has also incorporated a rating system for all of the games on the service, in order to help players recommend games to other players. In an effort to prevent forced up-voting and down-voting, you can only give the game a rating if you’ve actually played it and bought it from the store. So, what are the PlayStation Store shoppers buying and playing?
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It’s fitting that I use the number ten on this next Gift of Game entry, for it brings together characters from (at least) ten different series. The game I’m talking about, of course, is Dissidia: Final Fantasy for the PSP, which pits ten heroes and ten villains from Final Fantasies past against each other for the fate of the multiverse.
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Another Saturday marathon session on Dissidia has yielded positive results for me. I now have control of Shantotto (from Final Fantasy XI) and Gabranth (from Final Fantasy XII), the two playable secret characters on the roster. In the process, I think Bartz jumped about 16 levels…it took that much grinding to do.
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After about fifteen tries and just as many levels to close the gap between myself and Chaos, I sealed the deal late last night. Beating him is no easy task, as he’s gotta be taken down three times in succession (without healing) before you can claim victory. In addition, he also has a unique summon-stone called Shinryu, which either boosts Chaos’ bravery, or cuts yours in half every second it’s active. He pulls this out repeatedly during the fight, unlike any other opponent, who can only use them once. Chaos also attacks surprisingly quickly for a big hulking four-armed demon. You’ll have to move fast and dodge a lot if you want to get a hit in on time.
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It didn’t take me long to breeze through Chapter 3 and the first part of Chapter 4 of Shade Impulse in Dissidia today. Unluckily for me, I have to face Chaos (remember him from the original Final Fantasy?) as the final boss. The same Chaos who would have kicked my ass had I made it to the end of the Chaos Temple in his original game. It may have something to do with my Bartz character being at level 40 and him at level 48, but I got smacked down by him in less than 15 seconds on six separate occasions. Maybe I’ll use my bonus day to bring Bartz’s level up to respectability, because according to one strategy guide, you have to duel against Chaos three times before he finally goes down. Guess I’d better get ready for an all-nighter.
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