Honestly, I don’t care at all of politics, the economy, the media and all…too much tiny details that many try to comprehend, but get caught up in. But when I watch an anime that makes me question the society we live in these days, then it’s definitely one to watch in my books.
For those who don’t know, Gundam 00 takes place in the Anno Domini era, in which resources are becoming rare, and that the world now uses Orbital Elevators as their current source of energy. Three are currently made, each in use by a world power. Right then on you have:
* World Economic Union (US North & South, Japan, Australia) - Controls the South American Orbital Elevator.
* Advanced European Union - Controls the Orbital Elevator in Africa, which means they also control the country due to their military presence.
* Human Reform League (Eurasian Russia, China, Parts of South Asia, Southeast Asia, Korea, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea) - Controls the Orbital Elevator off the Coast of Australia.
Of course since they have complete control of the elevators and hereby the very source of all energy in the world, all other third world countries would attempt to make a sort of treaty with them, no? Yup, but unfortunately for the countries that have close to none to bargain with (in particular the Middle East due to Oil being near useless now), civil wars are fought, and to top it all, some even plan attacks near the elevators in a bid for control. This in turn, gives the Military to further their research into their
Enter Celestial Being, a Secretive Private Armed Organization that comes into play. Their goal is to eradicate war from the world…through the use of Armed Interventions in the world battles. Being run secretly by just a handful of people, this would would spell disaster in the “Eradicating War” plans if they didn’t have their aces: Gundams.
Gundams in this series are basically so advanced that it makes the Mobile Suits the World Powers use like little Transformer toys. As a result, if you didn’t guess, the World Powers are utilizing ways to capture them for their own research and furthering their own agendas.
Celestial Being thereby has a bit of dilemma in their hands…by attempting their Armed Interventions in order to eradicate war from the world, the problem is how the world looks upon them. Some see them as a bit of a contradiction…others embrace what they are doing. But the World Powers want their technology badly…does their goal of obtaining world peace already have a sort of taint around them?
Or is it a good bet that Peace is nothing more than an Illusion; There to be a sort of balance to reach, yet cannot be obtained? One thing is for sure, as I quote from a popular videogame franchise: “War…war never changes.”
Now I'm relatively new to the whole Shin Megami Tensei series; let alone the Persona series, but Persona 3 hooked me right in. It's one of the best RPGs I have played in quite a while, and it's pretty unique (with it's Dating Sim-esque gameplay. And before you ask, there's no "iffy" stuff.) Even though I haven't passed the event in which me and my class go to Kyoto on a class trip, I'm working up the courage to actually play the minigame of dodging girls in the Hot Springs because your best friend duped ya into thinking it was the guy's turn in the springs.
So, it'll be common sense that I would be damned excited for Persona 4 on the PS2 (No, I don't care if it's still on the PS2, I dun wanna spend $600 on a PS3...yet.) And finally, we get some juicy details on the game:
"The sequel to one of the best RPG experiences on the PS2 so far moves the action from the city to the countryside, with the story taking the form of a murder mystery, chock full of twists and turns that will leave you guessing. The game includes a weather forecasting system that indicates when a murder is going to occur. Atlus is packing tons of gameplay into the new title, with 60-70 hours of gameplay and over 180 Personas (Personae?) for you to play with."
..."...countryside...murder mystery...twists and turns..."...
My goodness, it's Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni in Persona version. I'M SOLD. I WANT NOW.
For those that are at the least curious as to what I might be like, the results of this test are pretty much true for the most part. Of course, you can take it multiple times, but with 100+ questions, it could test your patience. Hehe.
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personality test by similarminds.com
Stability results were moderately high which suggests you are relaxed, calm, secure, and optimistic.
Orderliness results were moderately low which suggests you are, at times, overly flexible, improvised, and fun seeking at the expense of reliability, work ethic, and long term accomplishment.
Extraversion results were low which suggests you are very reclusive, quiet, unassertive, and secretive.