Video Game Music

I've been gone for a while, but I'm back with another daily Video Game theme. This theme is from Final Fantasy X and the greatest Final Fantasy minigame ever: Blitzball!

Blitzball is complicated to explain, so bare with me. Blitzball is played underwater in a large sphere pool suspended in the air. It features six-man teams that combines the physicality of rugby and soccer kicks for scoring and the hand passes of water polo.

I'll let the video below explain it even better.

Enjoy the music and feel free to comment.

The Last of Us

Naughty Dog just keeps on coming with the Video Game hits: Crash Bandicoot, Jax and Daxter, Uncharted, and now The Last of Us. The Last of Us was revealed on December 10, 2011 during the Spike TV Video Game Awards.

The Last of Us is an upcoming post-apocalyptic third person survival action-adventure game. The game has no release date at the moment, and the only things we really know is a portion of the plot, setting, and characters.

The game is going to be set in post-apocalyptic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and branch out into other areas that have yet to be announced. It is said that survival will most likely involve killing and scavenging.

The main characters of the game include Joel, the "ruthless" survivor played by Troy Baker and 14 year old Ellie voiced by Ashley Johnson. On an interesting note, if you pay attention to the trailer, Ellie bares a striking resemblance to Ellen Page, or Juno to some! Even when you hear her voice, if you pay close to attention, she even sounds like Ellen Page a little bit. You can be the judge when you view the trailer. Nonetheless, Ellie is mature and quite wise for her age, but has no memory of the world before the Apocalypse took place.

I forget how I stumbled upon this game, but when I saw the trailer, I was extremely impressed. In such a short amount of time, the graphics, the action, the dialogue, and the slow, sudden buildup got me hooked. While the whole Zombie Apocalypse concept has been done to death, this game seems to be a tad more advanced than what most Zombie Apocalypses are. Don't believe me? Check out the trailer and see for yourself!

You can also check out the link below for more information and updates on the game!

http://www.lastofus.com/agegate.html

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Video Game Music

It's been a busy week for me, so not much news going around like I had wanted. But I am here to bring you, yet another Final Fantasy tune. This time, from Final Fantasy VIII. I promise, one more tune after this and I'll be done with Final Fantasy tunes for a while. This is again from another favorite of mine. The boss battle theme from Final Fantasy. Listen and Enjoy.

Video Game Music

Day 2 of Video Game Music continues as I bring you catchy tunes from some of my favorite games. Today, I'm gonna share with you a little tune that I especially like: The boss battle theme from Final Fantasy IX. Final Fantasy IX was of course in my Top 10, and here's boss battle. It'll bring back memories for some, and for the new fans, it'll be something new for your ears.

Video Game Music

This is a little something new I'm gonna be doing. At least once a day, I'm going to put up catchy gaming tunes. Some you may know, and some may not know. But keep on the lookout for a new one everyday. Without further ado, here's the first one. This tune has been stuck in my head for quite some time now:

Best Final Fantasy Game...

Final Fantasy is without question one of the biggest game franchises in known history. But out of all the games that have been released, which Final Fantasy game really is the best? Well, a number of people will say that Final Fantasy VII is the greatest game ever made in history. Well, I beg to differ. In my opinion, here is the greatest Final Fantasy game to date:

Final Fantasy X came out in 2000 on the PS2, the next gen console and turn heads without a doubt.

What sets this game above the rest has to be the story. The gameplay introduced the turn base style and the new leveling system the Sphere Grid making leveling a lot of fun. Not to mention, they had the GREATEST Mini-Game in Final Fantasy History.....Blitzball!

But back to the story. What people don't know about this story is that it's not convoluted at all. Final Fantasy VII's story started strong, but ended up all over the place. If Final Fantasy XIII's story wasn't so complicated, I'd have that game here, but X made it simple. When the game split into different sub-plots, it didn't stray away from the main focal point of the game: to stop Sin.

Everything tied back to the main story: things like Seymour, the Aeons, the relationship that built among Tidus and Yuna and the others. You didn't get the sense that you were lost among the story.

Character development is also key because every character was introduced in their own way. Their personalities were so different. Tidus was the carefree, confident soul, Yuna was the hopeful one, Rikku was the playful one, Auron was the slient killer, Wakka was cocky and funny, if i were to compare a personality to Lulu, it would have to be Lightning, and Ronso was the bodygaurd that was solid as a rock. Most Final Fantasy games, you're gonna find that people some time are the same, but in X, these guys were completely different, yet when they came together, they knew what they had to do. You felt like you could really relate to these characters which also adds to how good they were developed.

And then, it all came full circle when Sin was revealed to be Tidus' father and the ending which saw Tidus disappear and leave Yuna.

Beginning to end, it's the greatest Final Fantasy game I've ever played. Well, that is until I finish Final Fantasy XIII-2 and play Final Fantasy Versus XIII.

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The most underrated fighting game in my opinion...

I've had a Sega Dreamcast for as long as I can remember and I've played games like Tekken, Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat. But some of the most fun I've had playing a fighting game came right here. The Power Stone Franchise is one of, if not, the most underrated fighting games.

This was the first go anywhere gameplay game where you didn't have to fight across from somebody the whole time. You explored the environment and used it to your advantage. But here's the kicker: you would collect 3 stones and transform into a super powered monster with these unique abilities and finish your opponent off with Hyper Combos. Sure there isn't really much of a story, but the gameplay more than makes up for it. The characters are colorful, and the action is nonstop.

Take a look for yourselves: