Welcoming a new member

to my family of gaming consoles, that is. Now I proudly introduce you my very own white PSP Slim. I was pretty hesitant about buying the PSP initially, as I intend to get a PS3 for myself this coming holiday, but alas, the recent release of Crisis Core for the English audience finally convinced me to fork out S$400+ for the portable console.

I must admit, the PSP is indeed a very neat gadget with tons of cool features, both gaming and non-gaming. The recent firmware update had incorporated Skype into the system, allowing one to engage in wireless voice communication through the PSP. And, together with the right tools, which I will go into details in my future posts, you can do other neat stuffs, such as getting your PSX games to work in the the PSP, or play user-made games.

And I must say I wasn't disappointed in CC, though the price tag was pretty hefty, at approximately S$70. I've recently got used to the S$40-50 price tags of PC games, with some bargain titles going as low as 9 bucks. But, that's not to say I don't think CC isn't worth the money; I think I'm right to say for all Final Fantasy VII fans that CC is worth every single cent it cost. The familiar music that greeted me at the start screen, the CGI opening that paid an obvious homage to the original FF7 franchise, and the likeable lead character who bore a striking resemblance to the popular spikey hair Cloud; I really felt that I was returning to Midgar again. Be sure to check out my blog soon for the review of CC. And, you probably would have guessed by now, that the score definitely won't go below 8 :).

Till then, tata.