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Mister Fantastic am jenius

From The Fantastic Four # 2 (1962):
Fantastic Four issue 2: a cunning plan
This panel needs a little explanation. The alien Skrulls are intent on conquering Earth and it’s up to the Fantastic Four to stop them.

The heroic quartet rocket into space to the aliens’ mother ship where Mister Fantastic reveals his master plan for thwarting the alien invasion: clippings from comic books.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why “Mister Fantastic am jenius”.

Posted in Comics.


The Thing is awesome

From The Fantastic Four # 4 (1962):
Fantastic Four issue 4: Nuclear Thing

Posted in Comics.


Final Fantasy X: the ninja businessdingo

Having played and completed Final Fantasy XII and Persona 3 FES, I’ve begun my third Playstation 2 Japanese RPG on the trot, Final Fantasy X.

Final Fantasy X was released in 2001 but it looks older than that and occasionally plays like a really old game. Playing it makes a gamer better appreciate the improvements Final Fantasy XII brought to JRPGs, console gaming and RPGs as a whole.

The random encounter feature in FFX is the biggest gameplay annoyance by far. You’re jogging at a sedate pace on what appears to be a quiet country road when the screen suddenly shatters without warning and foes appear out of the ether.

Final Fantasy X: the ninja mobs
(Original image source: SCEA.)
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Posted in Games, PS2.


Shock horror

Persona 3: Extreme Evoker.

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Persona 3 FES: The Answer

Persona 3 FES: Aigis
(Image source: Atlus.)

“What gives you life? What makes you realize you’re alive?”

Those are the questions The Answer, Persona 3 FES‘s bonus chapter, purportedly addresses. However, after sinking 30-plus hours into the add-on, gamers will be inclined to suggest “How do we entice fans of the original P3 to buy P3F and then proceed to alienate them?” as a reasonable alternate.
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Posted in Games, Persona 3, PS2.