Took long enough, huh? Like, many many MOONS. But, with 358/2 just beginning, I figured, why not come back to this. It's time to catch up a wee bit! :D Comments will be numbered because it's easier that way. Then again, I've always done that.
1. I can't really stress this enough, but there is a reason why Vexen is 1. That one Boss on TV Tropes and 2. On my Top Ten Epic battles list. GRAGH. A lovely battle though. Vexen is a delight to watch in combat. All that lovely white and blue. Eh, they should have sent a poet.
2. Nice Vexen card.
3. Put Riku back? Apparently, he's a toy.
4. HOLY Balls! Axel! Honestly, this was much better than in the Japanese version, but I still feel like the GBA COM was the best one. Axel was MUCH more brutal in that version. "Now you can say I don't respect my elders!" Slice, dice, julienne Vexen! This doesn't happen in this version, but LORDY "Good-bye" and the WAY he said it knocked the Japanese version out of the ballpark! Axel looked like he wanted to BBQ Vexen. BAHAHAHHA!!
5. I can't believe Larxene EVER questioned Axel's, well, anything really. ERrrrr...she keeps "laying hands" on him and he keeps looking like he wants to KILL HER. Larxene: It'll be like child's play with the three of us.Axel: No, just me.
6. And heeeeeere's Riku! Or, his replica with fabricated memories. Not that Sora knows that. Either way, Riku is FIERCE in combat.
7. How can two people have the same memory? Well, if they were in the same place at the same time... . Oh yea, ask Namine. I'm sure she'll help. :D Oh no...Sora!? Fools rush in where wise men fear to tread, boy!
8. Oh no. Namine is alone with Axel, and yea, he knows what buttons to push. We know you're ENJOYING this, meanie! "This'll be a hell of a show", indeed. "Something else"? I'm not so sure about that one. ;)
9. I never thought about it until now, but isn't Sora the victim of gaslighting? Messing with his memories, giving misinformation,misleading him, tricking him? When I first saw/played this game, I never even thought of such a term. Interesting that it comesup NOW. Gaslighting is a pretty evil thing to do to someone, ORG 13. Eh, like they care.
10. Grindfest at Destiny Islands. Hooray!
Hopefully, I'll come up with some better commentary later. I'm a bit rusty with this game! :)
Showing posts with label Vexen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vexen. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Birth By Sleep and a three year old blog.
Got a little curious about the release date of Birth By Sleep and found that according to Amazon: This item will be released on December 31, 2010.
Uh huh. Last game of the year and the "lead off game" for 2011. Interesting. I haven't gone anywhere NEAR
I still have Vexen to beat on RE: COM and 358/2 to start. The latter game has been out for about seven months, so I'm not that far behind, but I know that much of fandom has already beaten that game.
Can you believe that this blog has been around for THREE years. This month is this Blog's three year anniversary! It's been quite awhile and yet this blog still feels very new to me! Odd, eh? I guess it's because the "To Do" list is still miles long. This blog was originally supposed to be about the characters, but it just ended up going EVERYWHERE. I do have character posts in older entries in case anyone is interested. I don't know when any new ones will pop up.
According to TV Tropes, Vexen is THAT ONE BOSS in Chain of Memories. I can see why. He moves like a figure skater and always seems to have the right cards at the right times. He fights surpisingly well, and I consider it a "glorious battle" even though it's also a "TEAR MY HAIR OUT BATTLE". Both Vexen fights are like this. Geez. I've gained a lot of respect for him because of this, but I still love how Marluxia can put the fear of God into him. Bwhaaha.
Uh huh. Last game of the year and the "lead off game" for 2011. Interesting. I haven't gone anywhere NEAR
I still have Vexen to beat on RE: COM and 358/2 to start. The latter game has been out for about seven months, so I'm not that far behind, but I know that much of fandom has already beaten that game.
Can you believe that this blog has been around for THREE years. This month is this Blog's three year anniversary! It's been quite awhile and yet this blog still feels very new to me! Odd, eh? I guess it's because the "To Do" list is still miles long. This blog was originally supposed to be about the characters, but it just ended up going EVERYWHERE. I do have character posts in older entries in case anyone is interested. I don't know when any new ones will pop up.
According to TV Tropes, Vexen is THAT ONE BOSS in Chain of Memories. I can see why. He moves like a figure skater and always seems to have the right cards at the right times. He fights surpisingly well, and I consider it a "glorious battle" even though it's also a "TEAR MY HAIR OUT BATTLE". Both Vexen fights are like this. Geez. I've gained a lot of respect for him because of this, but I still love how Marluxia can put the fear of God into him. Bwhaaha.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Vexen
Vexen fights beautifully, and it wouldn't surprise me if he were some sort of figure skater. Still, I'm one of the few who is having trouble with him. I even had difficulty in the first incarnation. I guess he's supposed to be that way to make the next scene all the more cathartic. Heh. Kind of like Battle of 1000 Heartless, but much, MUCH nastier. HEEE! I will always prefer the Skies of Memory version though because it's even harsher than in the remake! Hah!
Star Ocean 2 has eaten me now, and this game is one of the most addictive games--EVER. It makes Kingdom Hearts look like tea. So, that's one of the reasons why the latest on my gameplay for Re:Chain of Memories has been so sparse.
I have not touched 358/2 and don't intend to for quite some time. I could always play it while the PSP is charging, but I've never done well with "juggling games".
Hopefully, I'll be able to defeat 2nd Vexen shortly. The key to Chain of Memories: RE is to NOT give up.
Star Ocean 2 has eaten me now, and this game is one of the most addictive games--EVER. It makes Kingdom Hearts look like tea. So, that's one of the reasons why the latest on my gameplay for Re:Chain of Memories has been so sparse.
I have not touched 358/2 and don't intend to for quite some time. I could always play it while the PSP is charging, but I've never done well with "juggling games".
Hopefully, I'll be able to defeat 2nd Vexen shortly. The key to Chain of Memories: RE is to NOT give up.
Friday, August 14, 2009
RE:COM NeverLand not owned by Micheal Jackson
Neverland is one of my favorite Kingdom Hearts worlds for two reasons:
1. It's generally a very easy, to the point area. IIRC, in Kingdom Hearts, it was nothing more than the ship and Big Ben.
2. YOU FLY!!!
Just that in Chain of Memories the "Glide" ability is pretty much pointless and useless. So much for that. Neverland itself is confined to the ship. Peter Pan doesn't act like himself here. I know he's childish since he doesn't want to grow up, but when Wendy wants to stay in London, he totally freaks out and basically abandons her. I don't remember this happening in Kingdom Hearts. I guess I'm losing my memories. Hurhuhrhur. He comes around later though, obviously.
Captain Hook is refreshingly easy because it only took two times to beat him rather than 49337307435327491 times. He's fast and has a lot of zero/strong cards, but he's manageable. Thank God.
Vexen "YOU OWE ME SEVEN QUID YA PRICK"#4 in the Organization is not. Gamefaqs will say that he is, but it's easy to write stuff down and give advice. For someone like me, following said advice is always hard to do in games like this. Eventually, I end up breaking his zero cards and attacking from there while trying to bypass his shield. Combos are necessary, and I simply don't give up. I don't know how many times it took to beat him, but it takes far more than an hour.
Worse yet, I get to do it again in Twilight Town. HOORAY!
1. It's generally a very easy, to the point area. IIRC, in Kingdom Hearts, it was nothing more than the ship and Big Ben.
2. YOU FLY!!!
Just that in Chain of Memories the "Glide" ability is pretty much pointless and useless. So much for that. Neverland itself is confined to the ship. Peter Pan doesn't act like himself here. I know he's childish since he doesn't want to grow up, but when Wendy wants to stay in London, he totally freaks out and basically abandons her. I don't remember this happening in Kingdom Hearts. I guess I'm losing my memories. Hurhuhrhur. He comes around later though, obviously.
Captain Hook is refreshingly easy because it only took two times to beat him rather than 49337307435327491 times. He's fast and has a lot of zero/strong cards, but he's manageable. Thank God.
Vexen "YOU OWE ME SEVEN QUID YA PRICK"#4 in the Organization is not. Gamefaqs will say that he is, but it's easy to write stuff down and give advice. For someone like me, following said advice is always hard to do in games like this. Eventually, I end up breaking his zero cards and attacking from there while trying to bypass his shield. Combos are necessary, and I simply don't give up. I don't know how many times it took to beat him, but it takes far more than an hour.
Worse yet, I get to do it again in Twilight Town. HOORAY!
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Remake COM Reverse Rebirth Basement 6
Basement Six.
There's no real basement here, except for Vexen crawling up to "topside" from his dungeon. Huurrrr... "topside".
I like the way Axel handles Vexen, though. Just curt, no nonsense, and not intimidated by an "Elder" who considers him disrespectful. Not that I'd blame Vexen for feeling that way, but it's been made clear that he seldom got along with the "Neophytes".
As for the Replica, I thought it was Vexen who approached him. Blarg, I don't remember, but I guess I shouldn't be too surprised that it turned out to be Larxene in the remake.
Maybe I'm seeing things here, but when Vexen is saying "it must be done", it looks like Axel is glaring holes in his back. I doubt he cares about the Replica either way, so I don't think that's it. I guess the "no love lost" is mutual. Well, duh, considering that HE DID kill Vexen and LIKED IT.
It's also interesting to note that when Larxene zaps Replica, Vexen looks at her, but Axel never even glances away. He doesn't even move. Then again, why would he want to look at Larxene?
She's still a Goddess though. Beautifully sadistic.
Poor Namine, she's so horrified, but completely helpless.
There's no real basement here, except for Vexen crawling up to "topside" from his dungeon. Huurrrr... "topside".
I like the way Axel handles Vexen, though. Just curt, no nonsense, and not intimidated by an "Elder" who considers him disrespectful. Not that I'd blame Vexen for feeling that way, but it's been made clear that he seldom got along with the "Neophytes".
As for the Replica, I thought it was Vexen who approached him. Blarg, I don't remember, but I guess I shouldn't be too surprised that it turned out to be Larxene in the remake.
Maybe I'm seeing things here, but when Vexen is saying "it must be done", it looks like Axel is glaring holes in his back. I doubt he cares about the Replica either way, so I don't think that's it. I guess the "no love lost" is mutual. Well, duh, considering that HE DID kill Vexen and LIKED IT.
It's also interesting to note that when Larxene zaps Replica, Vexen looks at her, but Axel never even glances away. He doesn't even move. Then again, why would he want to look at Larxene?
She's still a Goddess though. Beautifully sadistic.
Poor Namine, she's so horrified, but completely helpless.
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Basement 8,9,10
Basement Ten
God, that basement is DARK. There can't possibly be any kind of symbolism there. Unless it's, "well Riku was in the darker half, but Sora wasn't. HURRR!"
Quite naturally, Riku would be seen as the more valuable. He's more interesting, that's for sure.
Number 9
Heheh. Vexen. Quite a colorful character when you really think about it. He got what he wanted pretty easily, but then again, Riku isn't exactly psychic.
Number 8.
It always seemed to me that Lexaeus at least knew that Axel couldn't be trusted and I had thought that something would be done about that. Someone on an LJ community mentioned that everyone, except Axel, acted either too fast or too slow. Looks like Lex and Zex acted too slowly. They've probably been underestimating him since he first ended up in the Organization. Even if they didn't, they probably saw him as a dog, just like Larxene did.
God, that basement is DARK. There can't possibly be any kind of symbolism there. Unless it's, "well Riku was in the darker half, but Sora wasn't. HURRR!"
Quite naturally, Riku would be seen as the more valuable. He's more interesting, that's for sure.
Number 9
Heheh. Vexen. Quite a colorful character when you really think about it. He got what he wanted pretty easily, but then again, Riku isn't exactly psychic.
Number 8.
It always seemed to me that Lexaeus at least knew that Axel couldn't be trusted and I had thought that something would be done about that. Someone on an LJ community mentioned that everyone, except Axel, acted either too fast or too slow. Looks like Lex and Zex acted too slowly. They've probably been underestimating him since he first ended up in the Organization. Even if they didn't, they probably saw him as a dog, just like Larxene did.
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Okay! Here is the graphic!
I'm actually glad that something went wrong last time because this version came out much better than the previous one! So, yay! It's not the best in the world, but I enjoyed making it. Hehehe...300 is one of the best movies EVER, and one of the most often quoted. Heh.
Damnit, it looked better in Photoshop. At least I think so. Whatever, I'm still somewhat pleased, considering that it's been ages since I've done ANY animation. Heh.
If you want to use it for yourself, you can, but please link to this blog if you do. It's not an absolute requirement(with my icons, I don't care about being linked either way), but it would be nice.
Friday, April 6, 2007
THIS! IS! Oh wait...wrong title.
Twilight Town
1. So Vexen is the one who coins the term "Chain of Memories". Good for him. It can't be just me, but Vexen exudes a certain slimeyness.
2. I'm going to assume that Sora's memories of the mansion are actually Roxas's, yes?
3. WHAT!!?!??!?! That's it? Are you kidding me? I can't even do my graphics now because the scene wasn't intense enough! Either that, or I'd have to use different shots of something. BAH! While the immolation was nice, it lacked the sheer "THIS! IS! SPARTA!" Intensity that the GBA version had. Where is the "Now you can be nothing"? Where is the "Now you can say that I don't respect my elders?!" Where is the insane Axel that scared the hell out of me? Don't get me wrong, the close up of Axel's lovely, subtly sadistic mouth and his nice, gloved hand are good touches, but that's not enough. It's like Axel is mostly a limpdick in this remake scene.
FTR, the graphic was supposed start with a shot of Vexen saying, "This is madness", and then Axel saying, "Madness? This! IS! SPARTA!" AND WHOOSH! Actually, it could be doable, after all. The Vexen shots and the shot of Axel's mouth should be easy, but I'll need a different shot of Axel for "THIS! IS! SPARTA!" Hmm...not as much of a problem as I thought, but I'll need to look more for the different Axel shot. I said I'll get it done, so I might as well. Expect it tomorrow. Yes, I do mean that.
4. Oh, the YouTube. Good grief. "Axel is this, Axel is that." Oh, and the icing on the cake, "Vexen begged for mercy, and Axel was MEEEEAN!!!" Yea, because Vexen is kind and friendly. I just can't believe that there's such a wellspring of sympathy for Vexen. Let the Axel backlash begin.
5. Look, I believe people when they say that much of Axel's actions in COM were to protect Roxas, but I don't think that was his sole reason for killing Vexen. It's kind of a fell swoop, so to speak. Get on Marluxia's good side, Shut Vexen up because Vexen was revealing the plans about Sora's memories to use him as a pawn, avenge Roxas(I always that it was avenging him as opposed to "protecting him". I like the avenging part better. Sounds more Axel-like as Roxas doesn't need ANYONE'S protection), and for personal reasons because Axel and Vexen clearly didn't care for each other anyway.
Here is the Vexen second battle.
And this one is another good one. I swear, the Vexen battles are the best so far. He has beautiful, eye-widening attacks.
Moving right along. Floor 12
1. I will never understand why Larxene would question Axel's ability. There is no questioning what Axel is capable of.
Here Axel demonstrated great self-control because I KNOW he wants to backhand her badly, but he is far from stupid, so he will not.
2. Hmmm...Axel. The way he looked at Namine. "Mmmm...lunch". I always believed that he only saw her as a means to an end. Not that he ever meant her any harm. Still, he didn't care about her the way that Riku cared about Kairi. Oh well...
3. The fact that Sora is very impulsive is one of his greatest flaws. His friends are telling him to think things through and it just pisses him off. No one likes to be proven wrong, but Donald and Goofy are right. Sora really should have thought about it.
4. Hmmm...Axel was much harsher in the GBA version. Right, sure, but very well, MEAN. In this one, it seems that Nomura wants Axel to be more sympathetic and "muted", so to speak. Waa...I liked the harsher, more animated Axel better.
"Awww...I feel like I have a Heart. Oh, wait, that's gas. I need to lay off the burritos."
Destiny Islands is next. Yay.
1. So Vexen is the one who coins the term "Chain of Memories". Good for him. It can't be just me, but Vexen exudes a certain slimeyness.
2. I'm going to assume that Sora's memories of the mansion are actually Roxas's, yes?
3. WHAT!!?!??!?! That's it? Are you kidding me? I can't even do my graphics now because the scene wasn't intense enough! Either that, or I'd have to use different shots of something. BAH! While the immolation was nice, it lacked the sheer "THIS! IS! SPARTA!" Intensity that the GBA version had. Where is the "Now you can be nothing"? Where is the "Now you can say that I don't respect my elders?!" Where is the insane Axel that scared the hell out of me? Don't get me wrong, the close up of Axel's lovely, subtly sadistic mouth and his nice, gloved hand are good touches, but that's not enough. It's like Axel is mostly a limpdick in this remake scene.
FTR, the graphic was supposed start with a shot of Vexen saying, "This is madness", and then Axel saying, "Madness? This! IS! SPARTA!" AND WHOOSH! Actually, it could be doable, after all. The Vexen shots and the shot of Axel's mouth should be easy, but I'll need a different shot of Axel for "THIS! IS! SPARTA!" Hmm...not as much of a problem as I thought, but I'll need to look more for the different Axel shot. I said I'll get it done, so I might as well. Expect it tomorrow. Yes, I do mean that.
4. Oh, the YouTube. Good grief. "Axel is this, Axel is that." Oh, and the icing on the cake, "Vexen begged for mercy, and Axel was MEEEEAN!!!" Yea, because Vexen is kind and friendly. I just can't believe that there's such a wellspring of sympathy for Vexen. Let the Axel backlash begin.
5. Look, I believe people when they say that much of Axel's actions in COM were to protect Roxas, but I don't think that was his sole reason for killing Vexen. It's kind of a fell swoop, so to speak. Get on Marluxia's good side, Shut Vexen up because Vexen was revealing the plans about Sora's memories to use him as a pawn, avenge Roxas(I always that it was avenging him as opposed to "protecting him". I like the avenging part better. Sounds more Axel-like as Roxas doesn't need ANYONE'S protection), and for personal reasons because Axel and Vexen clearly didn't care for each other anyway.
Here is the Vexen second battle.
And this one is another good one. I swear, the Vexen battles are the best so far. He has beautiful, eye-widening attacks.
Moving right along. Floor 12
1. I will never understand why Larxene would question Axel's ability. There is no questioning what Axel is capable of.
Here Axel demonstrated great self-control because I KNOW he wants to backhand her badly, but he is far from stupid, so he will not.
2. Hmmm...Axel. The way he looked at Namine. "Mmmm...lunch". I always believed that he only saw her as a means to an end. Not that he ever meant her any harm. Still, he didn't care about her the way that Riku cared about Kairi. Oh well...
3. The fact that Sora is very impulsive is one of his greatest flaws. His friends are telling him to think things through and it just pisses him off. No one likes to be proven wrong, but Donald and Goofy are right. Sora really should have thought about it.
4. Hmmm...Axel was much harsher in the GBA version. Right, sure, but very well, MEAN. In this one, it seems that Nomura wants Axel to be more sympathetic and "muted", so to speak. Waa...I liked the harsher, more animated Axel better.
"Awww...I feel like I have a Heart. Oh, wait, that's gas. I need to lay off the burritos."
Destiny Islands is next. Yay.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Floor 11
Here be floor eleven from the usual suspects.
1. The way "Vexen" is pronounced in Japanese sounds like "Vixen!" AHAHA! I'm telling you, Vexen could easily have been female.
2. One good thing about Vexen is that his shield is pretty. Nice colors. Yea, I notice these things.
TEE! HEEE! Everything is just playing right into Axel's gloved hands. What can one say about that? Axel always comes out on top and never loses control. HEE! At least I've always believed that.
Vexen Battle
Sounds like he's having way too much fun. Mad scientist indeeed. This is the first time I've done this, but I just had to:
Oh glorious! That's just beautiful Vexen's fairly predictable, but that is a gorgeous spell. Ice is generally beautiful though. Too bad one of my least favorite Org members has the element. Oh well. One thing's for sure, Vexen is not non-violent, that's for sure. Course there can only be one Demyx.
I can't wait for the famous COM scene. Should be coming up soon. I still have plans for that one.
1. The way "Vexen" is pronounced in Japanese sounds like "Vixen!" AHAHA! I'm telling you, Vexen could easily have been female.
2. One good thing about Vexen is that his shield is pretty. Nice colors. Yea, I notice these things.
TEE! HEEE! Everything is just playing right into Axel's gloved hands. What can one say about that? Axel always comes out on top and never loses control. HEE! At least I've always believed that.
Vexen Battle
Sounds like he's having way too much fun. Mad scientist indeeed. This is the first time I've done this, but I just had to:
Oh glorious! That's just beautiful Vexen's fairly predictable, but that is a gorgeous spell. Ice is generally beautiful though. Too bad one of my least favorite Org members has the element. Oh well. One thing's for sure, Vexen is not non-violent, that's for sure. Course there can only be one Demyx.
I can't wait for the famous COM scene. Should be coming up soon. I still have plans for that one.
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Floor Seven
In case you missed it, here's floor seven from the usual spot.
1. In the earlier scenes, Larxene reminded me a little of Gollum, but obviously, she's nothing like him. She's much worse. In fact, she is cruel as I've always imagined her to be. She puts Axel to shame in that department, that's for sure. Can't say I blame Sora for hating her.
Especially with a fight like this! Yikes! She's certainly not an easy one, that's for sure. Her style kind of reminds me of Saix at the end. Both of them just go all out at the end. As usual, the spells are very nice and flashy. Huuur Larxene is flashy! Can't imagine why.
2. It's about as plain as day that Axel hated her too.
I know he'd just love to stab her in the back. Oh wait...
Despite the blurriness, I think it's also obvious that he's glaring holes into her. This is where Vexen comes in too. It's interesting to see how Axel is somewhat respectful. I mean, moreso than I thought he would be. In the GBA version, he seemed less so, and much harsher than in the PS2 version. Don't get me wrong, Axel IS harsh, it's just that he seems less so in the PS2 version. Looks like this is the Axel that Nomura/KH staff wanted to show all along. Still a badass, but this version shows how smoldering Axel can be and how fire itself is actually a very controlled element. More on that later once I start running my mouth about elements in other posts.
As for Vexen, he's like a cariacture of Josef Mengele . Yikes. Every bit as malicious as I thought he would be, but he doesn't seem as cold as I thought. Still, he's one of the nastier ones in the Organization. Don't care for him much, but he does have fans. I'm just not one of them.
1. In the earlier scenes, Larxene reminded me a little of Gollum, but obviously, she's nothing like him. She's much worse. In fact, she is cruel as I've always imagined her to be. She puts Axel to shame in that department, that's for sure. Can't say I blame Sora for hating her.
Especially with a fight like this! Yikes! She's certainly not an easy one, that's for sure. Her style kind of reminds me of Saix at the end. Both of them just go all out at the end. As usual, the spells are very nice and flashy. Huuur Larxene is flashy! Can't imagine why.
2. It's about as plain as day that Axel hated her too.
I know he'd just love to stab her in the back. Oh wait...
Despite the blurriness, I think it's also obvious that he's glaring holes into her. This is where Vexen comes in too. It's interesting to see how Axel is somewhat respectful. I mean, moreso than I thought he would be. In the GBA version, he seemed less so, and much harsher than in the PS2 version. Don't get me wrong, Axel IS harsh, it's just that he seems less so in the PS2 version. Looks like this is the Axel that Nomura/KH staff wanted to show all along. Still a badass, but this version shows how smoldering Axel can be and how fire itself is actually a very controlled element. More on that later once I start running my mouth about elements in other posts.
As for Vexen, he's like a cariacture of Josef Mengele . Yikes. Every bit as malicious as I thought he would be, but he doesn't seem as cold as I thought. Still, he's one of the nastier ones in the Organization. Don't care for him much, but he does have fans. I'm just not one of them.
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