FF7: CC OST- "A Flower Blooming in the Slums" (Aeris' theme)

FF7: Crisis Core OST - "A Closed Off Village"

Tekken 2 OST - Emotionless Passion (Kazuya Mishima's theme)

Final Fantasy IX OST - "The Soulless Village" (Bran Bal theme)

Final Fantasy IX OST - The Place of Memory (Memoria theme)

Final Fantasy VI OST - Under Martial Law

CT Resurrection Project OST - Corridors of Time [extended]

Xenogears OST - One Who Bares Fangs At God

Parasite Eve OST - Missing Perspective

Silent Hill OST - selected tracks

Wild Arms - Port Town Theme (Arranged)

Awesome arrangement

The King of Fighters '96 OST - Arashi no Saxophone (II)

I want to play the new King of Fighters XIII. Le sigh....One of my fav. tracks from KOF '96. Iori is a beast! Best theme music ever.

Eikichi Yazawa - Loser

Genso Suikoden - Theme of Sadness (orchestral)

The Sealed Door

FFVII: Crisis Core OST - Under the Apple Tree [Zack's theme]

"Embrace your dreams. If you want to be a hero, you need to have dreams, and honor"

MGS: Peace Walker OST (Heavens Divide)

The Oath

 FFVIII - The Oath [Arranged]

Castlevania: Lords of Win

Homie don't play, 2010 is a serious year for games (okay I didn't mean that, homie I'm telling you, you gotta play! Bad joke.) Anyway, you probably thought I was gonna sit here and list a bunch of big releases - nah! go do your own research. But what took me by surprise last year was the announcement of a new Castlevania game in the works with Kojima Productions (YES you heard right - 'Kojima EPIC Productions',) Castlevania: Lords of Shadow for a next-gen release sometime in 2010, and it's shaping up to be totally awesome! Check out the trailer below:



they're saying that it will take the series in a new [ehem God of War-type cough cough] direction. Not that I mind it really, its about time that Konami changes the formula a little to keep things exciting like they did with Symphony of the Night. And speaking of which, they're saying this Castlevania will feature the return of everybody's favorite half-man, half-vampire - Alucard! Well, so far the story revolves around Gabriel Belmont and his quest to revive his deceased wife (man the womenfolk of the Belmont clan have been having a rough few centuries haven't they?) Anyways, we wouldn't have it any other way because that usually translates into badass, pissed-off protagonists who do lots of cool things with a whip (no, not of that nature, but of the 'Vampire Killer' kind.) And if that doesn't really convey the science of win to you then who cares. This is Castlevania, and it's just an awesome series so stay tuned for this one kiddies. Who knows, they might even win over some Twilight fangirls with this one!

Ryu Ga Gotoku (Like A Dragon)/Yakuza Series

Let's face it, many fans of the series are disappointed fans of the Shenmue series, not because Shenmue wasn't a great game [it's quite the awesome series!] rather, that they never gave the fans what they wanted - a 3rd installment! For those of us who are fans of both Shenmue and Yakuza (who many claim to be the spiritual successor to Shenmue) we want to send Sega a clear message this time around: "Please don't disappoint us again. We love your games! Send them here too, we promise to support them!!!" "Here" of course, meaning the U.S, Europe, and Canada and "support" means buying the damn things. Now that's not to say that we only care about Yakuza because of Shenmue, not at all. In fact, they are as different as night and day, both excellent games and storytelling in their own right. But the style, the drama, the story-telling, the action; although totally different, one can clearly see they are blood-related.

That said, Yakuza 4 (Ryu Ga Gotoku 4) looks amazing! It's scheduled for release in Japan around mid-March while the week prior the U.S will finally see the release of Yakuza 3. I request all those in the video game community and fans of the series to please support the release of Yakuza 3 on March 9th so that Sega will release the 4th ed. here too!! Incase you're new to the series, its basically the Japanese counterpart to GTA but with a very different flair to it. It's an action-adventure crime story and drama revolving around Japan's underground mafia or "yakuza." The story's protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, feared and respected as "The Dragon of the Dojima Clan," is an ex-Yakuza who seeks to rid himself of his past criminal life and start anew. However, his former allies and enemies somehow manage to drag him back into the underworld which he seeks to get away from. If you're a fan of anything remotely close to Grand Theft Auto, or crime stories, you will love this series! It's really awesome, trust me! Check out the trailers.



Kazuma kicking ass, as usual


Here's a snippet at Yakuza 4: