Pokemon X & Y

The first Pokemon title for 3DS was officially launch on 12 October. And I only got mine two days ago (14/10). Why am i excited? They finally move away  from the traditional 2D sprite and tonnes of new feature e.g Pokemon Amie (i can pet my pikachu! =D)

Anyway, proceed with caution, they could be some spoiler
Here it is !

My Pokemon X

Why Pokemon X? (Spoiler Alert)

Charizard X looks cool! To those who don't know yet , you will be given an option to choose between 3 classic starter (Charmander, Squirtle, Bulbasaur) somewhere in the beginning. They come with Mega stone  You still receive one of the new starter(Fennekin, Chespin, Froakie ) in case you are wondering.

Mega Evolution !

Well, some Pokemon will have an additional evolution stage, called the Mega Evolution. However it is not similar to the normal evolution as it only last during the battle. Plus, the Pokemon need to hold some sort of stone to allow it to Mega Evolve. The evolution type depends on the stone it is holding. FYI, choose your Pokemon game wisely (X or Y)  because they will give different stones for you. For example, Charizard must be holding Charizardite X or Y depending on the game to become Mega Charizard.

X or Y ?

Torchic Gift

For a limited period of time, you could claim this Torchic from the mystery gift. Well, i doubt you could find torchic in the wild without trading from previous gen. To make it extra special , it have a superb hidden ability and also holds a Mega Stone (ooowh!!) So, be quick and claim the Torchic before February 15 2014.

Special Torchic

Starting my game

I choose Froakie as my starter because i would want to choose Charmander later. I could also choose Chespin, but i guess i am not a fan of grass starter. But now my Froakie have evolved into Frogardier ! And, shocking enough, someone traded me another Froakie!

Froakie =D

Wonder Trade

There is so much thing to do in this game, and i chose not to rush and enjoy the game slowly. One features that stand out the most to me is the wonder trade. Here, you put up a Pokemon and get a random one from a stranger. I got a lvl 1 Froakie from this, a Japanese guy got it from the daycare and decided to trade it away. I also got a lvl 38 Poliwhirl while i haven't even beat the first gym. Of course my Poliwhilr wont listen to me and decided to sleep during battle.

Horde Battle

Horde battel where you encounter 5 pokemon at once. Best if you got skill that can hit all. My first horde battle? 5 Psyduck! Hahaha

My adventure so far

I just beaten the first gym, and i could say this new Pokemon generation is awesome. The new fresh ideas really makes me enjoy the game. It really bring back the memories of First Gen game (red/blue/green). Well, you will notice  a lot of similarities with the original series in this game. I really didn't enjoy much of the previous gen (except gen 1& 2) because it feels so repetitive, and "grindy". All i do is level up and battle , and i  just rush to finish the game.

I guess GameFreak finally learn what their player wants, such as the new interface, availability of older gen pokemon from the beginning. Or having the option to have the nostalgic first gen starters. I hope you all would enjoy this game as much as i do. =D

Final Fantasy : A Realm Reborn . Starting my new adventure !

Finally got my copy of this game. Stunning graphic! It is so beautiful yet not so heavy on my laptop. I expect a lot of lag/jerk or completely unplayable running it on my old Asus laptop to play this game (Nvidia GT335). I have played most of the game in FF series (mainly Ps1/Ps2 titles), but i never played the original Final Fantasy Online(because it is online?) . This time, because of the hype, i guess i wanna give it a try. Note that, i come from games such as Ragnarok , Dragon Nest but not World of Warcraft, Guildwars etc. So, some of the things in FF is completely new to me. 

Well, the first let down is the large update after installing the game. 3.5 Gb update. Ouch. Well, that's acceptable since they are a lot of updates going on, which mean the developer (Square Enix) is doing their job well to ensure things to balance up and running well. But, 3.5GB with no resume capability? Major letdown. For you who have uber fast internet , thats not a problem. But im using slow internet with quota. Super ouch. Luckily i finished updating during nighttime where the line is more stable but it still takes 5 hours . Imagine the fear of disconnection and having to start over (I try sleeping until it ended ;( ).

I start up as a pugilist, expecting to become a monk . Little did i know that the classes/job is distinguished from the beginning for 3 different roles, damage dealer, healer and tanker. I thought that the roles would depend on ones build (skills and equipment). But in this game, i can actually play all the job/class. So, i just proceed playing pugilist to learn and familiarize myself . 

Some pictures ;

Nice Beach !

Svara Fate

FATE stands for Fully Active Time Event, events that spawn throughout Final Fantasy world. This is the best way to level up at the moment. The exp offered is large, and the quest is very easy especially with large number of people. I'm quite surprised that my laptop can handle the crowd well, or is it because of the game engine? Apart from the EXP, i also get gil and GC seals. The seals can be exchanged with guild equipment and other stuffs. 

Pebble Smart-watch unboxing

This was actually months ago, sharing  excitement 

The box 

From one side

The backside, can be used for iPhone or android 

The other side

This is irreversible , mixed excited and sad feeling ;( 

OMG!

Meh, already done this while painfully waiting for my package

Closer look

Cant wait to turn it on

The magnetic charger, this scared me as it would be hard to find replacement

The back with serial and other information

Charging for the first time!

Very useful watch, last for 2 weeks with low usage (only paired when needed)
Last one week with with continuous pairing and average notification (maybe 50+ per day)
Need to be careful with the back-light tho, this consume battery the most. A few time i forgot to turn of the shake(motion) to turn back-light function off which makes my battery only last 3 days  (used while jogging, so the light is on almost the whole run =.=).

Now i can put my phone on silent and still notice incoming call/text.Yeah phone vibration works too, but with this watch i can screen and reject calls ;)