The aftermath of Xillia 2

I finished the game again two days ago. Such a great game. It's been a while since the game's release, so let's talk about it one last time.

My xillia 2 entries have been a failure so far. Few views, none followed it when it was happening. As expected. It was a fun experiment, and I don't regret doing it. Was real nice to play through the game again without having to stop and write.

The game itself is, in my opinion, one of the greatest games of all time, and the best Tales game released yet. While it doesn't exactly stand as its own game, it's more than a worthy successor to xillia 1. It does everything the first one did right, but better. Words can't describe how thankful I am for this game. It's the first good direct sequel to an RPG since Kingdom hearts 2. The reception has been lukewarm so far, and it hasn't sold well. Most stuff I like tend to flop, anyway, so I'm used to it. Makes me sad that there won't be a Xillia 3, and yet kinda not.

If you're reading this and haven't bought the game yet, do so!

I slandered Michelle Ruff in many of my xillia 2 entries. She was not in this game, it's someone with a similar voice but isn't as overrated and is a bit more talented. Milla doesn't have a new voice actress, it's the same one but she's actually trying this time. I will edit the entries to fix this. My apologies to Michelle Ruff. I still don't enjoy her acting, mostly, but I was a bit unfair to her this time. Credit to Milla for giving a crap now.

Also, here's an updated list of all Tales games I've finished ranked in the order of how much I liked them.

1. Tales of xillia 2
2. Tales of vesperia PS3
3. Tales of symphonia PS3
4. Tales of xillia
5. Tales of graces f
6. Tales of the abyss
7. Tales of phantasia SNES

Dawn of the new world doesn't count, since it's an escort title and not a mothership one.

I've happened to see two movies since last entry; Expendables 3 and Sin city: A dame to kill for. Expendables 3 was the same classic ependable stuff, nothing new or original. Solid acting for its genre, though. If you like the first two, you won't be disappointed.

Sin city is VERY underrated to me. I'd say it's as good as the first one, same glorious violence and brilliant style the comic is famed for. It's truly like watching a comic come to life. It has flopped both commercially and critically, and I can't see what that's about. It's based on my favorite Sin city story, for crying out loud! It might be because it's 9 years late (Rest in peace, Brittany Murphey and Michael Clarke Duncan), and because Frank Miller has turned into a full-blown nazi. And The spirit. I seriously can't stand Frank Miller as a person, as he's too racist and sexist, but he has written good stories. The dark knight returns was really enjoyable, and Sin city is perfect for him, since he created a universe where violence and sexism actually works. It's even surprisingly colorblind, apart from stuff like the only asian use asia themed weaponry (speaking of, didn't Miho cut that big cyclops in half? Why was he shot by Ava? Did he survive and got sliced later? Whatevs). Frank Miller's strong point has always been his use of black and white. His particular choice of negative space is great. Even if his characters are very square-y at times. The bad thing is that he never stopped writing Sin city. Not to mention the fact that he's an expert of loop dialog. All that said, I still really enjoy Sin city, both the comics and movies, as it reminds me of a time when Frank was still mentaly sane (and possibly CLOSET racist and not open about it). I recommend the film Sin city: A dame to kill for. It's still the same dark, violent and messed up stuff the series is famed for. If you want to see Frank Miller at his best, check out Sin city. For his worst, Holy terror.

Also, the AVGN movie was ok at best. 8 years for an almost 2 hour long movie with a 4 minute review at the very end during the credit roll. Pass. Enjoyable and still funny apart from that, though. Doug Walker's cameo made me laugh.

That is all for now.