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Google Talk chatback

February 28, 2008 at 5:22 pm · Filed under General

Saw this on lifehacker which I read quite a bit,

But anyway, this new Google Talk feature allows people visiting your blog, online profile, or personal web page to chat directly with you via Google Talk. All you need is a Google Talk account and some web space where you can embed the chatback badge code. Any user who wants to chat with you through the chatback badge doesn’t need an account at all. Of course that’s only useful if you happen to be online or on gmail since they have integrated Google Talk. Of course, this makes me wonder how you’d be able to tell if the person you’re talking to is the person you’re talking to.

Getting the chatback code:http://www.google.com/talk/service/badge/New
The google talk blog: http://googletalk.blogspot.com/2008/02/google-talk-chatback.html

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Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney — A review? Well it was AWESOME!

February 24, 2008 at 5:58 pm · Filed under General

So I’ve finished playing Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney <3
For those who are unaware, it's a Nintendo DS game. That's been out for a year in Japan and only translated now. Of course, I'm not complaining since the 3rd game was just recently translated and out.

Okay, I still think Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations was slightly better, but given the chance, Apollo Justice is a pretty good sequel.
o.O The twists and turns. Okay, it’s rather sad that they only had 4 cases rather than 5, and Apollo doesn’t seem to be focused on as much as tying the ends to the tale of Phoenix Wright — hobo extrordinare … *cough* er.. I mean, pianist. LOL *cough* er.. poker player? *cough* guy on a secret mission *cough* former lawyer as of 7 years ago?

Hm. It’s quite open ended since you don’t know what happens to the other characters either - Maya, Pearl, Edgeworth, Franziska, Gumshoe, etc. It’s hard to believe that they would all suddenly disappear. There’s only brief references to the previous cases and to that “kid” who keeps sending — samurai movies. xD Oh -snicker- the titles have gotten more ridiculous.

So anyway, the first case is the best and then it starts going slightly downhill. Still has its very amusing points which is one of the best things about the Ace Attorney games — the quotes! For example, stop picking on the kid with the heavily hairgelled hair. xD

First case? Well it introduces characters. Phoenix is… on trial for murder! Again!? And then its a battle of wit’s between the “greenhorn attorney”’s mentor, Kristoph Gavin, and Phoenix Wright, “ace attorney of some renown”. Poor Apollo. You really feel for the guy since he barely gets to play his part as a new attorney. And then there’s an awesome twist. xD The murderer is one that’s never been. and the prosecutor for the first? Of course, its Winston Payne, who actually manages to say something witty. =O And he’s got another bad hair style. Heh. And there’s a character named Olga Orly. Ya rly. Orly.

Second case? Trucy Wright, the 15 year old daughter of 33 year old Phoenix Wright [yeep, there’s something wrong there, is she REALLY his kid?] gets her panties stolen! ROFL. That generates heaps of funny quotes. Of course, she’s a magician. *blinks* What were you thinking?! And say hello again to the Fraulein detective, Ema Skye, reluctant detective because she failed the forensic science test. *snickers* Yep, she’s back and less annoying than when she was in 1-5. Although.. with her snackoo eating that’s questionable.

Third case? Introducing Klavier Gavin [or not, since you’ve met him in the previous case already], the prosecutor by day, rockstar by night, brother of Kristoph Gavin. The only prosecutor that’s actually NICE. [While Edgeworth and Franzy are redeemed they still have their mean streaks]. He invites Apollo and Trucy to his concert…for 20% off. Haha. And his band member, Daryan Crescend, is a dickhead. Literally. He’s a detective! Oh and well.. see for yourself. So basically, Apollo and Trucy’s mummy, Lamiroir, comes along but she’s an amnesiac. And Klavier’s guitar is burnt and the song he was playing is out of tune and he starts whining. *snickers* So much for a calm and collected prosecutor, ja?

4th case? Oh wow. Flashbacks to Phoenix Wright trials. Introducing the Jurist System! What? You didn’t think they all that Defence Attorney abuse would be allowed if there was any jury, did you? Well.. it is allowed, but that’s beside the point. xD Also introducing, the really confusing time travelling of sorts, Mason System. This is a rather strange method, but it all concludes the game quite well though with heaps of gaps.

You could say, the game’s revelations have waited 7 years to be exposed.

Oh and the jury gets to vote at home ^____^ *snicker* And you kind of play Lamiroir though that Mason system is really quite weirded out and you really have to suspend that 4th wall of a video game up a bit :/

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