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PS Vita/PS4 Review: Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star
Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star is a third person hack-and-slash action game developed by Marvelous and published in North America by XSeed Games. It is a spin-off of the popular Fate multimedia franchise by Type Moon that started with the Visual Novel Fate/stay night(originally an eroge that was toned down for a general audience) that spun off into anime, manga and video games. Fate/Extella is an indirect sequel to the spin-off game Fate/Codes (still available on PSN as of this writing.) and Fate/Codes CCC (Japan only). This game is available for the PS Vita and the PS4 with cross save and cross download features. It is playable on the PlayStation TV micro console.
Start Screen on PS4
The Fate franchises has an underlying theme to all of its versions: The is a mystical artifact called the Holy Grail (what it is can vary) and a war is fought over it. The Grail chooses several people to become Masters. Masters usually have some sort of magical aptitude, but their level can vary from person to person. All of them, however. are able to summon a Servant. A servant is a Heroic Spirit that become a legend in the past, present or even future. They come from history, legends, myths or even from times not yet past. These Heroic Spirits are not necessary good, but they have all made their mark on history in some way. But the ultimate goal is to defeat all of the others and win the Holy Grail, which will grant them what they desire most.
Servants are broken down into several classes. There are Sabers (sword wielders), Casters (magic users), Riders (fast moving, sometimes with a mount), Archers (projectiles, not necessarily arrows), Berserkers (great strength and endurance), Lancers (lances and pole arms), and Rulers (able to command other Servants)
Fate/EXTELLA varies a bit from the core Fate storyline. For one, it takes place not in our world, but in a virtual reality. The Holy Grail is the Moon Cell Automaton, an ancient computer build by non-human hands and hidden on the Moon. It generates a virtual world called SE.RA.PH. Masters, called wizards, project their consciousness into this world and they bond with their Servants, who the Moon Cell Automaton pulls from the Earth's history.
Nero Cladius is one of the Heroic Spirits in Fate/EXTELLA
Medusa is another servant that exists in SE.RA.PH
The second difference is that the Holy Grail War is already won. Set after the events of Fate/Codes, EXTELLA sees the player takes the role of the Master who had won the Grail War and now rules over the virtual world of SE.RA.PH alongside the Servant, Nero Claudius. A Saber class servant, Nero is very loyal to the protagonist. She (yes, she) gathered four other Servants (now existing independently in SE.RA.PH.) to help rule the new lands. She has a ring, the Regalia that symbolizes her dominion over SE.RA.PH. But things are not as simple as it seems. Another servant appears with her own Regalia. A Caster, Tamamo no Mae has claimed that she won the Holy Grail War along side her master, who appears to be the player character as well.
Both Nero and Tamamo (the fox girl) claim to have won the Holy Grail War.
A servant sent as a System Administrator, Archimedes explains that the player character was attacked in the real world by servants of Velber, the Umbral Star, a sentient planet that destroys every civilization it encounters. It has returned to Earth after 14 000 years to lay waste to the planet and its Moon. It split the player's avatar into three parts, Body, Mind and Spirit. Nero has Mind, Tamamo has spirit, and the body is in the hands of Velber's servant, Altera. The player has to help the servants reunite the three parts and hopefully stop the Umbral Star from destroying the virtual and the real world.
Archimedes (standing in front) seems to have all the answers…
The main story is split into three parts, one for Nero, Tamamo, and Altera. Each part has you fight in battles as you try to win by taking over sections of the battlefield and defeating the enemies within. Each time to takeover a sector, you gain keys called Regime Matrices. Collect 15 keys and you take over the area. Lose 15 and the enemy takes over instead and you lose. One you have 15, the Boss servant appears and you have to beat them to complete the level. this is similar to the gameplay of Koei Tecmo games such as Dynasty Warriors.
Tamamo has her own copy ofr the winning Master.
You create the Master of the game, but the customization is limited. You can create the name and choose their sex, but that is all you can customize. Other than you name and what sex you choose, the game plays the same with your servant expressing their admiration and love for you no matter your sex. You are skill referred to as King or Master or Husband, depending on the character, though sometimes the female player character is referred to as Lady.
Male or female, Tamamo is a loving wife to her Master
Each of the servant characters have the standard light and heavy attacks (Square and Triangle, respectively) that can be chained for combos. As the character levels up you gain the ability to do longer combos as they are unlocked. The Circle button activates the Extella Maneuver; as the little blue bars beneath your health fill up, you are able to launch an attack that hits all the opponents around you. The more bars you have build up, the longer you can string the attacks.. Finally, X is jump.
End result of a Extella Maneuver
There are also two special attacks. First is the Moon Crux (L2 on PS4, L and X on the Vita)for the three main heroines in with they temporarily transform into a more powerful version of themselves and gains special effects like flames or ice with their attacks. The other servants don't transform, but become more powerful until the bar above their health empties. The other special attack is the characters' Noble Phantom. Throughout each level, there are Red crystals with a circuit part that fills a graphic next to the character's health. Once you get three of them and complete the circuit, you can press R2 (or the circuit symbol with the Vita's touch screen) to activate the attack. Each characters attack is different and they tie into that character's legend or backstory.
Nero transformed during the Moon Crux
Nero begins her Noble Phantasm
Besides the main story, you have two other modes. The side quest allows you to play as any of the other servants you have unlocked in story mode. There is also a Free Mode, in which you can replay any of the missions you have beat with any character that you have unlocked. Missions may even have side missions give by other servants that will increase you affinity with them. There is also a gallery, which you can watch any of the cut scenes you unlocked, look at character models or read up on terms in the Fate Extella setting.
Each servant besides the main three have a side story.
There are alternate costumes available as paid DLC for the game, with more coming in the weeks to come. You can change the costume between missions and the character's looks will reflect the costume in most cut scenes. Even the character art in the dialogue will reflect the costume you are wearing, which is a nice touch.
First Week DLC features swimsuits for the girls and two of the guys.
Even the art reflects the costume (Shackled Bride outfit shown)
This is a pretty fun game. Fans of Dynasty/Samurai/Hyrule Warriors will enjoy the same hack and slash gameplay in this title. The three storylines and the ability to replay levels adds some value to the game. The characters are all interesting, once you get over some of the interesting changes to some historical figures. Nero being a woman is not that surprising; in the original Fate anime, the Sabrer in that series, Artoria (who is a hidden character in this game), was the legendary King Arthur. Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, is large and imposing, but historically, Alexander the Great (who is based on) wasn't that tall though his exploites were larger than like. The most interesting interpretation was Elizabeth Bathory. A Hungarian countess distantly related to the (historical) Vlad Dracula , she was accused of murdering young girls to bath in their blood to remain young. In the Fate world, she returns looking like a teenage girl with dragon wings and tails and a desire to become a pop idol.
Saber from Fate/stay night (Artoria Pendragon) is a hidden character in Fate/EXTELLA
Elizabeth Bathory bathed in blood to stay young. Bet she didn't want to look this young!
Both the PS 4 and the PS Vita versions play the same. Of course, the Vita version cannot show as may enemies on screen as the PS 4. In fact I find the Vita version a bit easier because of that. Both versions have an option to upload your same so you can transfer it to the other system. Gameplay on the PlayStation TV version lets you use the controller like in the PS4 version. All of the DLC the is or will be available for this game will get you both the Vita and PS4 version
The PS4 version can have more enemies on screen
Artoria in her swinsuit
Fate/EXTELLA: the Umbral Star is available now both in a physical release or digitally on the PSN. The Digital version will give you a theme for the system you bought it for and either the Shackle Bride outfit for Nero (PS4) or the Cold Blooded Warden outfit for Gilgamesh (PS Vita). Both the physical version comes in the Noble Phantasm edition, which I will review separately.
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Author xcalibar25Posted on January 20, 2017 January 20, 2017 Categories Anime, Games, PlayStation 4, PlayStation TV, PS VIta, ReviewsTags Games, PS Vita, PS4, WTF JapanLeave a comment on PS Vita/PS4 Review: Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star
PS Vita Review: Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors
Criminal Girls 2:Party Favors is a Japanese Role Playing Game developed by Nippon Ichi Software and published by NIS America it is a sequel to Criminal Girls: Invite Only, also for the PS Vita (and reviewed here)It was released physically on 20 September, 16 and on PSN on 11 October, 2016 in North America. The game is PlayStation TV compatible.
Meet your new charges
As in the first game, you are a Reformation Instructor in Hell. Your job is to guide the souls of delinquents, girls who have yet to commit a crime punishable by damnation, but are close enough to need guidance to reform. Unfortunately you have lost your memory and suddenly fin yourself with seven delinquents to guide through hell. Each are headstrong and resistant in their own way but you have to get them to work together to ascend the Spire. The only issue is, you find out there should only be six girls…
Criminal Girls 2 plays exactly like the previous game, with you moving your 2d characters through the mazes of hell. Monster encounters random, except for boss fights and when it is needed to move the story along. The story is told though Japanese voice acting with English subtitles with 2D images of the characters with limited animation. You explore the levels, only saving at camps at various locations.
Yurine is ditzy, but she seems to mean well.
The girls that you guide pretty much follow the typical anime tropes as the first game. You have the regular sized girls (Shinoa and Lily), the well endowed women (Yurine and Tsukyasa) and the uncomfortably jailbait-like ones (Kuroe, Mizuki and Sui). Of course the girls are old enough to no get NIS in trouble. Each character has their own personality as well. Shinoa is caring and trusting; Lilly comes off as a rich snob but does have a soft spot; Yurine is a bit ditzy but wants to help, Sui is sarcastic and analytical, Tsukasa is a bit of a tease, Kuroe is shy and talks through her donkey doll, Baron; and, Mizuki who is a clumsy girl who's child-like nature makes motivating her creepy.
Mizuki skews young, doesn't she…?
Combat is turned base and when you go into a encounter, the screen changes and you see four of your girls , two on either side of the screen and the monster(s) in the middle. As the Instructor, you do not attack, you only choose which character to take battle advice. That action will be take that round then the monsters go (if they didn't attack first. Some action have two characters attack at once. You can also heal your girls with items or switch a girl out for another character. These actions do not count towards the turn. You can also use skill as spells that the character has learned. After the battle, the characters get experience to level up their hit points and CM points with can go towards items in the shop or to towards the motivation mini games.
Yes , the Motivation system is back. In order to get the girls to fight, you must motivate them with various punishments. There are five Motivational mini-games: Scrubby Scrub, which you scrub soap off the girls; Spanking X, which is spanking two girls at a time; Slimeshot, which you spray your goo, er slime on the girls (that's not suggestive…); and Shocking bondage, in which you shock the girls when they are all tied up. As their Motivation level goes up, you unlock more attacks, magic or stat bonuses for that character. You will have two types of skills, S Skills and M skills. They can affect your character when you coach them in battle, enabling them to deal more damage (S) or reduce damage take (M).
Motivation makes use of the Vita's touch controls.
Scrub their sins away. This is the least creepy of the Motivations
As you progress in the motivation, you can unlock new abilities
The gameplay is like a typical JRPG. There will be a lot of grinding to get up levels and to unlock abilities. You can go up to 30 second without having a random encounter and when you start out with only one girl fighting, some enemies will be tough. Getting enough CM points to motivate the girls will be your priority as your attacks will improve. All characters get XP after battles so don't worry if you tend to stick with your favourite four.
You get some XP. You get some XP. Everyone gets some XP!!!
Graphic-wise, it looks the same as the first game. The dungeons change a bit from level to level but it can become a bit repetitive. The monsters still look like they did in the first game, with some of them not resembling the creature the game says they are. But, hey, you're in Hell, scrubbing and spanking girls to redeem them. Nothing has to make sense.
The art was redrawn to be less explicit
Now, it has to be obvious that his game must have been somewhat censored to be brought out west. Japan has some different sensibilities that may not fly in the west. So the girls have been aged up (or, more accurately, all traces of age have been removed and it is assumed that they are old enough to drink in Alberta at the very least.). Some changes NIS admitted were redrawn art for the motivation mini-games, removing elements that might have been considered explicit, removing the yelps and moans from the mini-games ,and even changing the name of the Motivation system (originally it was called Punishment.) Compared to the pink mist obscuring the Motivation mini-game in Criminal Girls: Invite Only, this is acceptable.
Mizuki looks like a kid so Tsukasa treats her like one.
…That ain't helping to change anyone's mind.
Overall, this is a okay game for those who do not mind the tediousness of a grindy JRPG. You definitely have to be in the mood for it if you want to get far in this game. Looking back, I think I judged the first one a bit harshly, mostly because of the annoying censorship and the battle mechanics. But I seethe strategy in the system now and the censorship is not as prominent in this game,. But it is not a overly pretty game, save for the characters themselves. It is a long, dark bland game, but then again, it is set in Hell.
Criminal Girls 2: Party Favours is available through online retailers, such as Video Games Plus and Rice Digital on online on the PlayStation Store. There was a Collector's Edition available as well as a standard copy. Prices may vary by your country .
Author xcalibar25Posted on October 12, 2016 October 13, 2016 Categories Anime, Games, PlayStation TV, PS VIta, Reviews, Things That Make Me DrinkTags Games, Japan, Jiggly breasts, JRPG, PlayStation TV, PlayStation Vita, Reviews, VGP.com, WTF JapanLeave a comment on PS Vita Review: Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors
PS Vita/PS4 Review: Gal*Gun: Double Peace
Gal*Gun: Double Peace is a Japanese first-person on-rails shooter developed by Inti Creates and published in the West by PQube. It is a sequel to the original Gal*Gun game published in 2011. The game is available for both the PS Vita and the PS4 video game systems This review is for both versions.
Note: This Review is not a paid review and only is my opinion. All screenshots were taken with either the PS Vita or PS4.
Ekoro, the angel with great aim but poor trigger control.
Gal*Gun: Double Peace puts you in the role of Houdai Kudoki, an ordinary, rather unremarkable student at the Academy (which I'm sure is some college or something…). When Ekoro, a student angel assigned to bring love to one of the students, accidentally hits Houdai with 32 love arrows, he finds himself the target of affection of all the girls. Ekoro explains that, because of her mistake, he has until the end of the day to find his one true love or be alone forever.
The demon-hunting sisters , Shinobu (l) and Maya (r)
Houdai's best chance for love resides in two sister he had known since childhood, Shinobu and Maya. But they are both demon hunters, unaffected by the effects of the love arrows and are both emotionally aloof when around Houdai. They are also busy trying to hunt down a novice demon, Kurona, who is causing more mischief. Houdai has until dusk to get through to one of the sisters to show their true feelings and find true love. He only have to avoid love-mad students and teachers, and any other trouble Kurona unleashes.
Girls are rushing to express their love, sometimes violently.
Let them get too close, they will hit you, kiss you, or express their love which drains your strength (Ribbon DLC costume shown)
In order to fend off the love-sick mobs of girls, you have to shoot the girls with pheromone shots from your… well, I don't know where they come from. Do you use a finger gun? Shoot them with a sexy look (Blue Steel!) or do you point at them with an…appendage or some sort? Well, anyways, you shoot them with your love gun (heh) until they collapse in euphoria. That's what the game tells you but it just another way of saying that it's an orgasm gun.
In Doki Doki Mode, shoot the girls in certain areas to raise their euphoria until they can't take it anymore.
Get their euphoria high enough and they will give you the "double peace" like this teacher.
One you have satiated enough ladies with your pheromone shots, you build up enough energy to go into Doki Doki Mode. This stuns all the girls on-screen and you can select up to three girls for a mini-game in which you can shoot pheromones at specific parts of their body until the org-… achieve euphoric bliss. If you do this in time to at least one girl, when the time ends, her euphoria will explode knocking out all of the girls on-screen.
Some girls are under demonic influence. Zoom in and shoot the mini-demon first
Additionally some of the girls are under the demon's influence and want to abuse poor Koudai. These girls are stronger and more resistance to the pheromone shot. You have to zoom in and find the mini-demon that is controlling the girl. Take out the demon and then you can euphoria the hell out of her.
Occasionally there are mini-games, like try to get Shinbou unstuck from a window,
Of course, throughout the game you have to win over one of the sisters. Both love you, but each has a reason to deny that love and not get involved with anyone. You have to say the right things to her to raise her affection rate. Say or do the wrong thing and it could lower it. You can also improve it by helping them out in a mini game. These mini-games usually involve you shooting demon bugs off their bodies and help them out in some way. You could be helping Maya get herself unstuck from a demon trap or bide your time looking for a way to free Shinobu from the demon's control while she…steps on your junk while in her underwear. Oh Japan…
You have to scan all over her body for those mini-demons. All. Over.
She isn't putting out a cigarette with her foot
The game adds replay value by having multiple paths and multiple girls to woo. At first only Maya and Shinobu are available, but as you beat the game multiple times, options to woo them both at the same time opens up. You can aso take a path to win over the angel, Ekoro, the demon, Kurona, or have them both. You can also chose another path to find a random girl, if you unlock it. There are multiple ending for each choice, too.
Replay levels in time attack mode
Other modes are a time attack mode for all the levels you played and a speed one for each of the different paths that you beat. There is alos a dressing room, where you can change the attire of any of the girls in the game with outfits you have unlocked or purchased through the DLC. There is also a collection mode where you can see so stats in the game, what endings you have unlocked and view art from the game.
Another option in Collection mode is the Student Roster. Here you can see the names of all the students and teachers that you encounter. As you play the game, you unlock more girls and you can find student hand books to tell you more about them. You can also zoom in on them in the game to unlock information like their height, measurements (B-W-H) and weak spots which is handy in Doki Doki mode. Unlock enough and you can even get an option to 'fantasize' about them, in which you view their 3d model, pose them and change the background. You can even poke them on the Vita's touch screen, if that is your thing.
If you know enough about them, you can "fantasize about your fellow students or the teachers in the Student Roster
The versions of this game for the PS Vita and the PS4 are exactly the same, but each has their drawbacks. The Vita version is slow to load, taking over a minute until the game actually starts up. The PS4 version loads much quicker, but there are parts in the game in which the screenshot and video recording is disabled, such as when Shinobu is humiliating you while in her underwear or during the end scenes. You can still screenshot in the PS Vita during those spots. While both games have a good translation overall, there are no subtitles during the mini-games and, unless you speak Japanese, you don't know what they are saying, though the games does tell you what to do.
Screen shot from the PS Vita
Video capture and screenshot are blocked in Fantasy mode but you can still the pictures on the PS Vita.
The graphic are good, if not spectacular. It has a solid anime feel to the art design and you could be excused for not knowing it was make with the Unreal Engine middleware. The graphics are bight and crisp and I did not see any glitches or slowdowns in either version. The graphics are a bit better on the PS4, however, but that is how is should be.
Shinobu in the torn Uniform DLC
This game features a cross save functionality. You can upload your PS4 save and download it to you Vita and vice versa. All of the DLC are cross buy as well, meaning you get it for both versions. Currently the DLC is mostly costume for the girls. You can buy them individually or in sets of four. There are two sets available for purchase with one costume, the ripped uniform being only one not included. There are also DLC for reducing the girls' breast size (Angel's Cutting Board) or increase it (Demon's Meat Buns.) Then there is the Pheromone Z DLC, which allows you to see through clothing (which you can already do, if you keep your reticule on the girl long enough.) This one cost $90!
Shinobu confronts Kurona
Let me rant here. This is the worst case of nickel and diming people ever and that's including horse armour and anything EA has ever done. Now, there is no nudity in this game. You can already see through their clothing if you zoom in and look at them long enough and you see their underwear. If they are in swimwear or the ribbon DLC, there are hearts covering where the nipples would be and they still have panties on. This DLC just makes it that the clothes disappear when you look at the girls through the site. The developer, PQube, said that it was meant to be a joke and nobody should buy it. So, why bother selling it? Seems like a bad joke for a slightly lewd game. You can get more value in a Season Pass for another game like Fallout 4 or Dead or Alive 5 Last Round.
This should be enough for anybody.
Overall, this is a okay game. Gal*Gun: Double Peace is bit of an ecchi (sexy or dirty) game with the ability to see through clothing, some of the dialogue choices if you want to play it at a creep and the questionable age of some of the girls, offset by the fact they are only anime characters and hey, Japan. But, at it's core, it is about childhood friends admitting their feeling have grown into love, if you play it that way. The fact it is a on-rails shooter where you are pretty much along for the ride with the occasional choice turn giving you the illusion of choice takes away from it a bit. But it is a fun ride and the multiple paths and collectables add replay value.
What's an ecchi Japanese game without Tentacle Monsters? Incomplete, that's what.
Gal*Gun: Double Peace is only available in physical release through online shops or as a download on the PlayStation Network. Check online for pricing.
The girls can attack from afar with declarations of love…
Or up close with kiss attacks.
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PS Vita Review: Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Venus Collector's Edition [IMPORT]
Since the first game came out in 1996, the Dead or Alive series had been about fan service. The original game is known as much for Kasumi's ample polygons and high kicks as it is for its throwing mechanics and fast 3D game play. This fact was not lost on the developer as in the next two installments, more female characters were added with sexy costumes. In 2003, Team Ninja decided to base a game around the girls and have an excuse to show them in sexy swimwear. That's when Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball for the original XBox came out. Not only were you able to play beach volleyball with the girls and dress them into bikinis, you could also watch them frolicking in the sand or relaxing by the pool. Another one came out, called Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 (XBox 360), which added more bikinis, more games (like pool hopping and beach flags) and more girls. Now, after a remake of the second game on the PSP (Dead or Alive Paradise), New Zach Island has reopened and we have new game in the series.
You might want to sit down for this.
Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 (DOAX3) is a beach volleyball/beach game/ girl watching simulator developed by Team Ninja and published in Asia and Japan by Koei Tecmo. There are two version of the game: DOAX3:Fortune, for the PlayStation 4, and DOAX3: Venus, for the PlayStation Vita. This review is for the PS Vita version. This game is NOT scheduled to come out in North America/Europe at this time. The copy reviewed is for the Asia region (Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan) and was part of the Collector's Edition. This version is multi lingual and the text will be in English if your Vita is set to that language. The game is PlayStation TV compatible and works on North American systems.
(Note: This Review is my opinion only. I have no affiliation with Koei Tecmo, Play Asia or Sony. All pictures were taken by me with my camera, or through the game.)
The girls play beach volley ball
The plot is pretty much the same as the last DOAX games: Zack has reopened his resort on New Zack Island and has left you (the player) in charge of the island. He has invited 9 of the girls from the latest Dead or Alive game (DOA5:LR) to enjoy a 14 day vacation and partake in the various activities. There are two modes to play: Girl Mode or Owner Mode. In Girl mode , the player, as the girl he chose at the start, can partner up with one another to play 2 on 2 beach volleyball games. The player will have to try to increase their relationship with her partner though winning volleyball games and giving them presents that they like, ranging from swimsuits, food, drinks or items. If the relationship is low enough, the girls' partner will leave, and the player will have to find another partner. Volleyball is the place when the player can earn the most currency to buy new items. but other activities pay out as well. At night, you can play casino games like blackjack, poker and roulette.
Increase your funds through gambling at the casino
The shops contain swim suits that are specifically for your girl, though some might over lap with the other's preference. Only Honoka would dig this cow pattern.
In Owner Mode, the player steps back as the owner, still choosing what event to do but not playing as the girl. You can watch them do the various activities, even taking pictures of the events. You also have to try to improve your relationship with your chosen girl through giving them gifts that they like. If you give them a swimsuit that they like they will even change into it on the spot. You have to keep your eyes closed. If you peek (press the circle button) they will get upset (obviously) and it will negatively affect the relationship. You can also give gifts to the other girls and your relationship level carries over to subsequent play throughs. You can switch between the modes at any time when not in an activity.
Rock Climbing is a new activity
There are missions, goals from either Zack (for the Owner) or from the girl to achieve. It might range from buying a girl a swim suit to winning a hand of poker with two pairs. When you complete the missions you get a reward of Zack dollars for the Owner. Missions given by the girl can increase her satisfaction level and you want that as high as possible by the end of the vacation. Any Zack dollars earned in Owner Mode is kept by the owner and the girl and owner have separate funds. If the mission is too had, or you do not have enough funds to do it, you can always cancel it.
Momoji is also here
The game features only 9 of the female fighters from Dead or Alive 5: Last Round: Kasumi, Helena, Ayane, Hitomi, Kokoro, Momoji, Nyotengu, Honoka and Marie Rose. Now the choice of which girls were in this game was apparently voted on through download of themes of the girls for the PS4 and Vita. in Japan. Unfortunately, my favourite girl, Mila, didn't make the cut, but all time favourites Kasumi and Ayane did. It was a bit surprising that new comers like Honoka and Nyotengu won out over old favorites like Lei Fang and Tina, but it is not surprising and a little sad that little Marie Rose got the most votes. But it is all okay, because canonically, all the girls are over 18 in the game (Marie Rose included). It even says their age in the selection menu, so ogle who you want to. The oldest is Nyotengu, who is 1,018 years old (and doesn't look a day over 25.)
Marie Rose: Upgraded from Jail Bait to Barely Legal
The graphic are good on the PS Vita. The game use a modified version of the graphic engine used in the PS4/XBOne versions of Dead or Alive 5: Last Round (Soft Engine 2.0). Called the Soft Engine light, it helps to render realistic skin tones and effects like clothing wetness. It also helps advance the breast physics, giving them a more realistic, albeit slightly exaggerated bounce and the girls move. It also boast an advanced "booty physics," meaning their butts are getting as much attention as their breasts. Though not as detailed as the PS4 version, the graphics run smoothly with the latest update with no slow down of glitches.
Behold the advanced Booty Physics!
The controls have not changed much from the previous versions. the volley ball and other mini-games control like they did in the PSP version with touch controls used to poke and prod the girls in gravure mode. IT not as creepy as in Senran Kagura Estival Versus, though. The second thumb stick allows you to manipulate the camera and in volleyball, move your partner around to better receive the ball. Note that, since this is an Asian version (and it is the same in the Japanese one),in the controls in the menu, Circle is used to select and X is used to cancel, which is the opposite of most Western release games. People who import this game should be aware of this.
Everything on the box is still mostly in Japanese, even the Asian edition. The game does include English menus and subtitles
Both the PS4 and PS Vita versions come in either a stand edition of a Collector's edition. The collector's edition for each version comes with different items. The PS Vita version, the Venus Edition comes with the game on a Vita card, of course. It also has a set of playing cards featuring images of Honoka on Diamonds, Kasumi on Hearts, Kokoro on Clubs and Nyotengu on Spades, with the Jokers being Zack. It also comes with a hard cover art book, Venus edition, featuring images of all 9 girls from the game (the text is in Japanese, though). There is also a Honkoa mouse pad, the type on which you rest your wrists in her ample bosom. There is also two download codes for DLC. The first is a bonus for early buyers of the game, featuring (for the PS Vita) and angel-themed swim suit for Honoka. The second is the Extreme Sexy Costume V set, featuring a new swim suit for all 9 grils that resemble leaves, vines and flowers. Now the PS4 version has different DLC (Costume set F and a Devil swim suit for Marie Rose) as well as a Marie Rose mouse pad, a different playing card set, different art book and, of course, the game for PS4. Note that the DLC codes will only work in a PlayStation Network Account for the Asia region (Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan), but entitles you to be able to download it for both PS4 and PS Vita.
The swag you get with the Venus Collectors edition
The PS Vita DOAX3 Venus Collector's edition comes with this angel swim suit for Honoka
The Sexy Costume V Set DLC consists of these leafy bikinis for the girls
There is some variation in each of the girls' V costumes
Now, because Koei Tecmo believes that it would not be received well in the West, due to recent events like Gamer Gate and immature boys posting derogatory things at women who are in the industry and ones that play video games, it is not receiving a Western release. I do not think that preventing this game from releasing in the west would change a damn thing, especially because online store like Play Asia has had record orders from people importing this game. Now, I have said it in the last two posts: I do not agree with censorship because a game has partial nudity (i.e. in bathing suits) and fan service. The only this that will change attitudes about sex and nudity is if we stop demonizing it. Look, I like Senran Kagura, but why is a game that allows you to fight and strip opponents (with other females) release out here when what is a pretty much a beach vacation simulator is deemed too racy? Why is DOA5:LR, which has scantily clad females (with more racy DLC costumes coming monthly) punching and kicking other fighters of both sex allowed when a game with some of the same girls playing sports and buying each other bathing suits is not? Our priorities are weird, if you think about it. Gun and violence are okay, but show a bit of skin and everyone freaks out. Might as well release DLC that has them all in burkhas.
And miss out on this?
Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 will not win any awards. It is pretty much the same game form 2003 with a altered cast , and better graphics and some new modes. But it is not a terrible game nor is it a morally reprehensible game. Sure, it has the women of DOA in some racy swim wear, but you'd see that at a resort in real life. They are not fighting, or plotting to kill each other. The worse this they can to is reject your offer to team up. It is not deep, but it is fun to see the ladies of DOA have some down time and not fight some evil plot to created bio-engineered ninja to sell as a weapon. Just enjoy the virtual scenery and get some good picture of the girls while you are at it.
Pool Hopping plays like it did in DOA Paradise
Dead Or Alive Xtreme 3 for the PS Vita can be bought online through Play Asia. Make sure you get the Asian copy, not the Japanese one if you want it in English. Check their site for pricing and availability.
I can see all the hard work that went into "booty physics."
Yup, high quality.
Author xcalibar25Posted on April 2, 2016 July 3, 2016 Categories Games, PlayStation 4, PlayStation TV, PS VIta, ReviewsTags Dead or Alive, fan service, Games, Import, Japan, Jiggly breasts, Koei Tecmo, Play Asia, PlayStation TV, PS Vita, PS4, Review, Sexy, Tecmo KoeiLeave a comment on PS Vita Review: Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Venus Collector's Edition [IMPORT]
PS Vita/PS4 Review: Senran Kagura: Estival Versus
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Senran Kagura: Estival Versus is a third person hack-and-slash game developed by Tamsoft and published in North America by XSEED/Marvelous USA. The game is available for both the PlayStation Vita handheld and the PlayStation 4 home console. It is the third Senran Kagura game on the PS Vita and a direct sequel to Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus. It is the first game in the series on the PS4. The PS Vita version is compatible with the PlayStation TV micro-console. This review covers both the PS Vita and the PS4 versions.
Ryona (L) and Ryobi (R) chase after the ghost of their dead sister and kick off this adventure
Estival Versus features all four factions from the previous game. After Ryobi and Ryona (from Hebijo Clandestine Girls' Academy) encounter their long dead sister at a strange ceremony in the woods, they are transported to a tropical paradise dimension. Soon the other Hebijo Girls find themselves drawn into a bright light into this dimension, as are the other groups; Asuka and her friends from Hanzo, Yumi and her Gessen classmates as well as Homura and the rest of the Crimson Squad. Each group are set upon by mysterious ninja, the same group that had attacked them before at the hot springs (as shown in the Senran Kagura: Estival Versus Original Video Animation, not included but you can find it online). The girls fight their way through and all of them meet up and encounter their mysterious host.
Sayuri and Ryoki
The host is an old woman named Sayuri, a former Kagura or demon hunter. She is also Asuka's maternal grandmother. She tells the girls that they are now part of the Kagura Millennial Festival, a 8 day celebration to honour those ninja who died in vain in order to give their spirits peace. The celebration includes a contest called the Shinobi Bon Dance, with each team competing against each other to see who can destroy the most shinobi platforms. Assisting Sayuri are Ryoki, the sister of Ryona and Ryobi who was killed by a yoma (demon) on a mission against Miyabi, and the Mikagura sisters, three shrine maidens with their own ninja arts and agenda. Sayuri should not be underestimated either because she holds power inside her.
The Mikagura Sisters
The game plays pretty much the same as Shinovi versus, with some levels requiring you to defeat a group of enemies to be able to move on to your next objective within a large area or just a large battlefield where you fight until you win. Most of the time (not always) you will face off against up to three or the other characters and have to defeat them. You still have tricks like Aerial Rave, where you launch you opponent and chase after and attack them in the air. You still have the three mode to fight in; Flash, where you fight in your normal form with no access to you ninja arts; Yang, where you use your shinobi transformation and have access to your ninja art attacks with increased strength; and Yin or Frantic, where you strip down to your underwear, increasing you speed, strength and power, but at the cost of your defence.
Gameplay from PS4 shown
Yumi at the start of her Shinobi Transformation…
..and at the end.
New to the game is being able to fight in missions along a partner. Unlike Deep Crimson for the 3DS, this partner is totally Ai controlled and shifts between modes when you do. However, you can do an Fusion Aerial Rave, where if you touch the screen (or touchpad for PS4) when you or your partner initiated and Aerial Rave, both of you will attack the launched target no matter where you were. There are also new power-ups in the form of bombs. Besides the standard exploding bomb, there are bombs that inflict status ailments on you opponents like fire, ice or poison. There are even bombs that render you invisible for ten seconds . And there are context-specific finishers in most (if not all) levels. If you defeat an opponent near certain objects, the final blow will send them into that object for an comical, embarrassing cut scene, in which, of course, there are rendered naked.
Miyabi and Imu do a Fusion Aerial Rave
Yumi befriends an octopus in the one of the beach stages cut scene finishers
Here's the Senran Kagura series' main draw. Yes, the destructible clothing system is still intact. Each characters outfits can be torn away with enough damage. Powerful attacks will trigger a cut scene showing the character reacting. Unlike Shinovi Versus, the area you damage is not dependant on which type of attack you use (weak vs. strong). Outfits can be torn two times before the character is reduced to her lingerie and scraps of clothing. If enough of the costume was torn away and a powerful finishing blow was landed (or cut scene triggered) the character is stripped completely naked, with bright stars protecting their modesty.
The Shinobi transformation scenes are pretty much the same, too. There girls are naked once the transformation sequence starts, which is a magic girl trope from Japan since at least Sailor Moon (censored in the West) and the shinobi arts scroll appears, sometimes between their boobs, below their cleavage, behind their backs or appearing in…other areas. .We also get a close up of their outfits appearing onto their bodies with shots of their rear and chest. All the time any naughty bits are obscured either by a body part of by those glowing stars. Because, Lord knows, the world would lose its shit if they showed a nipple, animated or otherwise.
You should see where she hid that scroll.
Customization is also a big thing in the Senran Kagura games and Estival Versus is no exception. You can customize your characters in the dressing room changing both their normal and post transformation outfits. Outfit and accessories can be bought with currency earned for completing missions. There is diorama mode in the dressing room in which you can pose up to three characters in the PS Vita or five on the PS4 and take a screenshot of them. There is also the touching mini-game in the dressing room. Using the touch screen on the Vita or on screen hands on the PS4, you, erm, well grope them until they like you (THIS IS NOT HOW IT WORKS IN REAL LIFE! DON'T DO THIS!!!) after which, if you touch their hands, you can "give" them a "kiss." You can also tear off their clothing (DON"T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!!) by rubbing them on the PS Vita's touch screen with the handheld vertical, which I cannot get to work, or, on the PS4, where, with the grope hands activated, you turn the DualShock 4 vertical and… shake it up and down (think about it…) Subtle, this game isn't.
In the dressing room you can change the girls outfits like this pirate outfit
Use those hands to touch the girls in this pervy mini-game. The full heart means she likes it.
There are also DLC available at launch, with four free outfits that are cross-buy (buy for PS Vita, get it for PS4 as well. Additional characters are also coming with Naraku and Kagura from Seran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson and a special guest character in the form of Ayane from Dead or Alive, reciprocating the Senran Kagura costume DLC for Dead or alive 5: Last Round. I'm sure there will be more outfits and accessories in the near future.
Pose any girl and take their picture in the Diorama mode. You can have up to 3 girls on the Ps Vita…
…or up to 5 on the PS4.
Despite all the fan service this game offers (and uses as a selling point) the story of this game is pretty good (yes there is a story!) Ryona and Ryobi's relationship with their dead sister Ryoki is one of the main beats of the story. While Ryona is thrilled to have her older sister back, Ryobi is not, still feeling guilty for telling Ryoki that she hopes she dies before the battle that claimed her life. Of course all this character development is undercut with Ryobi verbally abusing Ryona and Ryona loving it and demanding to be abused more. Seriously, Google search Ryona (BUT NOT IMAGE SEARCH, for your sanity's sake) to see what fetish her name can refer to. Feel free to GIS Ryobi. All you get are pictures of power tools, which I don't think has anything to do with the character.
Ryona knows how to ruin a moment.
There are other serious storylines for the other girls. Yumi and the Gessen girls have a part in which they encounter Kurokage, Yumi's grandfather and teacher to all of the Gessen students. Miyabi also has a part in which she looks for the soul of her dead mother, who was killed by a Yoma when she was very young. Asuka also has her part to play, trying to figure out why her grandmother really brought them here and what her true motives are. But before you start to think you were getting some serious and deep storyline, it reminds you this is a Senran Kagura game with Katsuragi groping the other girls, Imu lusting after Miyabi and Haruka making up events like a panty-eating contest.
Katsuragi's lust for boobs knows no bounds.
Now it is time for a bit of a rant. Now, I am not a big believer in censorship. I think it is stupid that we are afraid of showing nudity more than violence. Now there is violence in this game but it is not graphic and the nudity is fan service, but very cheesecake and all the naughty bits are censored for our protection. Some have objection with how the girls are portrayed.. They are just drawing, not real people and there is enough plausible deniability they the school as post-secondary and all the girls are of age (why would they release this if they were not?). I personally avoid using characters like Ryobi and Mirai because the whole jailbait look is not for me. So, if a game like this gets released in the West, why isn't Dead or Alive Xtreme 3? It is much less violent, nobody gets stripped (those there might be a few near wardrobe malfunction scenes) and the swimsuits aren't that far off of what you see in a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit video or, at worse, A Victoria's Secret Fashion Show! Why doesn't Koei Tecmo release it here? Marie Rose? Mirai is much worse and the official trailer for DOAX3 says Marie's age is 18. How else would she travel to a tropical paradise alone? My only guess would be the Relationship System with the faux lesbian undertones. But I've gotten off track…
A window pane preserves Asuka's modesty, if not dignity.
Senran Kagura is a game that you must know what you are getting to enjoy. Like all the games in this series, it is Rated M and should not be played by anyone younger than 17. It is good clean dirty fun that is best enjoyed with a bit of irony and a whole lot of "oh, Japan…" It is a worthy sequel to Shinovi Versus and helps to expand the Senran Kagura universe. The physical release is the special Endless Summer edition which includes the game (either PS4 or PS Vita, art book, one of four sets of cards featuring the girls of each faction and a 2-disc soundtrack. The game is available as a digital download for each system for a cheaper price (I paid $79.99 for the Endless Summer pack for PS Vita and $49.99 for the PS4 game as a download on PSN.
Senran Kagura: Estival Versus was released on 15 Mar 16 and is available on PSN or on online sellers such as Amazon. Some video game stores may have it in stock or can order it for you. Check your local retailer for details and pricing.
You can do a lot with the diorama mode. It's all implied, though
Your thoughts have a lot to do with it.
Author xcalibar25Posted on March 20, 2016 July 3, 2016 Categories Anime, Games, PlayStation 4, PlayStation TV, PS VIta, Reviews, Things That Make Me DrinkTags Anime, fan service, fanservice, Games, Japan, Jiggly breasts, PlayStation TV, PS Vita, PS4, Review, SexyLeave a comment on PS Vita/PS4 Review: Senran Kagura: Estival Versus
Graphic Novel Review: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Mini-Comic Collection
iHe-Man mini-comics
As a child in the early 1980's I remember when the He-Man toys first came out, They were different from anything else on the shelves at that time, a strange combination of Conan and Star Wars. At first, though, there wasn't any cartoon to introduce us to those characters. To do that, each Masters of the Universe toy came with a mini-comic. Those first books introduced us to He-man, Teela, Man-At-Arms and others as they fought Skeletor and his minions over the power within the mysterious Castle Grayskull. These pack-in mini-conics lasts the entire line, even in its sister , Princess of Power and reappears in some form in the later lines. Now all those classic stories are collected into one book.
This one.
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Mini-Comic Collection is a hardcover graphic novel published by Dark Horse Books, in association with Mattel and DreamWorks Animation. The book reprints all 51 of the original mini-comics from the original Master of the Universe toy line, plus all the Princess of Power mini-comic and books from subsequent lines. There are also interviews with various writers and artists that worked on the line.
First of all the reprinted books look amazing. The original mini-comics were not that big but to see the art in a bigger, almost regular-sized comic format is great. The art, for the most part, looks good in a bigger size and you can really see the details. The colours are good too, albeit not a vibrant as comics today with the advent of computer colouring. As mentioned before, the book is a hardcover and is fairly hefty, due to containing so much material.
The stories hold up well, despite being written for a boy's toy line 30 years ago. The earlier stories are an especially interesting read, as it is very different from what be got with the cartoons series. He-Man was not Prince Adam, but a warrior from a jungle tribe. There was no Sorceress, but a Goddess, a green skinned (as first) woman that gave He-Man his "techo-vest" with gave him his super strength and invulnerability. Man-At-Arms was not the King's armourer, but the caretaker of lost technologies after a cataclysm wiped out civilization, and Skeletor was a demon from another dimension, seeking the power sword to conquer Castel Grayskill and unleash his kind on the world. The comics slowly build up the mythos of Masters of the Universe, adding details to certain character's back stories (Teela is the clone/daughter of the Goddess/Sorceress) and introduced elements from other sources like Prince Adam (originally appeared in the DC Comics mini-series) and Oroko (from the FIlmation cartoon.) Even though some elements were dropped as the series went on to be similar to the cartoon, the mini-comics were its own entity.
The original mini-comics were more like a story book, with different takes on He-Man and the Sorceress
There are interviews with some of the creative talent involved with the mini-comic, with names that would be recognizable by fans of comics and pop culture. The first few mini-comics (which were more like mini-story books) had art from Alfredo Alcala, who worked on various DC and Marvel properties, including Conan the Barbarian. Other names that some might recognize are writers Gary Cohn (various DC Comic books in the 80's), Christy Marx (Jem), artists Mark Texeira (Wolverine, Punisher) and Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series and the DC Animated Universe) and even lettered Stan Sakai (creator of Usagi Yojimbo.) The interviews go into their involvement in the MOTU series and their memories of working on the project.
Reading these mini comics gain is definitely a nostalgia trip for me. I remember some of the stories, especially the early ones but there were some that I did not remember until I read them again. Most of them I did not read before, as I lost interest in the toys due to the silly Filmation cartoon, but it is clear from this collection the mini-comic followed its own path. Sure, some stories were blatant 12-panel adds for the new wave of figures or vehicles (Battle Bones really did not need an origin story!) but there are some hidden gems. Original stories like Slave City and The Secret of the Elixir of Life introduced original characters that were not toys or on the cartoon. Some were pretty violent, but not gory, with He-Man punching his foes or shooting them with a laser gun. Nothing over the top, but it raised eyebrows them and would do the same (at least) today.
The book also reprints the Princess of power mini-comic which, like the He-Man ones, don't follow the cartoon series. the stories feature She-ra as she and here friends foil the schemes of Catra, Entrapta and others. Only one story has the Horde in it and then, it is only Horde Troopers. There is also the mini-comics from The New Adventures or He-man (1989-1990) which has He-Man and Skeletor continue their battle in space in the far future and two retailer exclusive comics from the 2002 Master of the Universe reboot. Finally, the book reprints three mini-comics released in the subscription-exclusive Master of the Universe Classics toy line.
Alongside The Art of He-Man book or by itself, this is a great book for fans of the various incarnations of He-Man. As a trip down memory lane or as a way of learning more about the series, this is a great book to add to your collection.
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Mini-Comic Collection is available online, in comic book stores and book outlets everywhere. Check the web or your local stores for price and availability. It is also available as a 2 volume digital edition on Amazon.
Author xcalibar25Posted on November 14, 2015 November 14, 2015 Categories 1980s, Book, Comics, He-Man, PS VIta, Reviews, ToysTags 1980's, Amazon, comics, Masters of the UniverseLeave a comment on Graphic Novel Review: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Mini-Comic Collection
PS Vita Review: Moe Chronicles
Moe Chronicles
Moe Chronicles is a First Person Role Playing Game developed by Compile Hearts and publishd (in Asia) by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the second game in Compile Hearts Genki series (which includes Monster Monpiece) though playing through the first game is not required. It is not compatible with the PlayStation TV micro console.
(Note: This review is my opinion only. All pictures are captured in-game with the PS Vita's screen shot feature. This is not a paid review.)
Monster Girls are going Bad and attacking humans!
Moe Chronicles takes place in a fantasy work where humans live alongside monster girls. Monster girls are all cute girls that look human, save for some features like cat ears, wings or even a non-human creature they ride.. You play as Io, a young man who is a lazy dreamer who can't talk to girls without looking like a creep. When monster girls, who are usually friendly, start attacking people for no reason, Io is send out to find the cause. Along with his childhood friend, Lilia, a pink haired monster girl, he sets out to solve the crisis so he can return home.
Io and his friend, Lilia
As they set out, Io and Lilia encounter another being investigating the monster girl problem. His name is Otton and, well, the only way I can describe him is that he's is a talking seal. A talking penis seal. Just take a look at him!
Look at Him!!!
That's Exhibit A. Now, you might think that's just the way the cartoon seal was drawn and I have a dirty mind. True, but, I give you Exhibit B; Otton is a Panty Hunter. That's right, he defeats Monster Girls and takes their panties as his prize. That thing around his neck? That isn't a bib; that the panties of some poor Monster Girl he beat. And then there's the fact he ejaculates gold coin from the top of his head if he gets too excited. More on that later.
Io can't help but admire the guy.
Combat is all menu driven. Io doesn't fight. He can store his desire energy, release it to one of the party to increase their stats that round, use an item or order the party to escape. The girls can attack, use a skill/magic attack, defend or charm, which increases Io's desire energy.
Otton has a simple goal.
The game has you explore mazes in a first person view, where you will randomly encounter monsters as you explore. The monsters, drawn in 2D and with minimal animation vary and include bee-like creatures. UFO's with faces and blue monsters with a panty over their head. You will occasionally encounter a monster girl, either at a checkpoint or an occasional wondering one. There you can attempt to defeat it and have it join your party.
The battle screen
Even the monsters like panties!
When fighting the Monster Girls, you can either aim at their body to get them to faint or aim at her armour pieces. if you manage to destroy a piece, Otton gets excited and his excitement gauge, shaped as a heart, starts to fill. If you manage to strip her down to here underwear, Otton gets really REALLY excited, his excitement gauge fills completely and starts ejaculating gold coins all over the Monster Girl. (See? Penis Seal.). From there you go into the Bumping Scratch mini-game.
Targeting her clothes can help end the battle quickly. And Otton likes it.
Otton makes it rain!
For the Bumping Scratch game, you turn your PS Vita screen 90 degrees. You rub the screen with the picture of the monster girl trying to find their sensitive spots, which will fill Io's "Postive Desire" gauge as well as Otton's. If Otton's gauge fills up, you will go into Nude Flash mode, where the monster girl is naked, save some well placed hearts. This will fill up Io's gauge faster. If you fill it within the time limit, you mange to bring her to her senses and save her. If not, she escapes to show up again later.
Nude Flash. The hearts protect her Modesty
As you recruit Monster Girls, they will join you party. If your party is full (you can have up to five Monster Girls in your party) they will go back to the in and wait for you. Each Monster Girl gains skills as they level up. They also have what is called Moe Traits, which can provide an advantage in certain conditions . The Moe Traits run from Animal Ears and Innocent to Cute Butt and Tiny Tits. Yes, having Tiny Tits can give you an advantage, in this case the ability to counter attack if Io's Desire is over 45%
The skill page shows both skills and Moe Traits
The graphics are simple but colourful. As I said, there is little animation with the monsters you fight and the cut scenes use static images of the characaters with only slight changes to their facial expressions or animated question marks being used. The levels all have 2D back grounds but each level varies in its design. But the characters are well drawn and the art is good.
The 2D art is well drawn.
The copy I reviewed was an imported copy from Asia. I do not believe it is coming out in the West. However this version has the text and menus translated into English, and done quite well. I haven't come across any misspelled words or improper grammar. The voices are still in Japanese, but that's not that uncommon, even with Western releases. With the PS Vita having no regional locking (unlike the 3DS) you can play it on any PS Vita, no matter when it was bought.
Some enemies will join your party. Making Pet Packs can give you skills.
Moe Chronicles is an interesting game. Sure it is weird (*cough* penis seal *cough*) but it is interesting to see a game like this fully intact like the Japanese release, but in English. I doubt this game would ever see a Western release, with the partial nudity, the rubbing and the vocal phallic sea mammal, I took a chance with this game and I can say it was worth it.
Yes it did, Otton. Yes it did.
Moe Chronicles was released in May in the Asia region. I bought my copy from Play Asia for about $55 Canadian. Check online for availability.
Nude Flash.
Author xcalibar25Posted on July 17, 2015 July 3, 2016 Categories Games, PS VIta, ReviewsTags Anime, fan service, fanservice, Import, Japan, Moe Chronicles, Penis Seal, Play Asia, PS Vita, Review, RPG, Sexy, videogames1 Comment on PS Vita Review: Moe Chronicles


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Unhandled Exception: System.IO.FileNotfoundEXception: Could not load file or assembly 'Interop.WUApiLib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=nuetral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. File name: 'Iterop.WUApiLib, Version=2.0.0.0, PublicKeyToken=null' at WindowsUpdateconsoleTest.Program.Main(String[] args)
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Get this deal of Sheared Sheepskin Rug which dropped from $1,500.00 - $3,300.00 to $1,275.00 - $2,805.00 at dwr.com.Available in seven sizes, our Rug Pad is a reversible, nonslip cushioned under-layer for your rug or floor mat. It protects floors, as well as the underside of your rug, providing a solid base that will reduce the rug's tendency to pucker under the weight of furniture. Made domestically out of 100% recyclable materials, it won't stain or discolor even after years of foot traffic. Can be cut to any size needed. Made in U.S.A....More
Get this deal of Sheared Sheepskin Rug which dropped from $1,500.00 – $3,300.00 to $1,275.00 – $2,805.00 at dwr.com.Available in seven sizes, our Rug Pad is a reversible, nonslip cushioned under-layer for your rug or floor mat. It protects floors, as well as the underside of your rug, providing a solid base that will reduce the rug's tendency to pucker under the weight of furniture. Made domestically out of 100% recyclable materials, it won't stain or discolor even after years of foot traffic. Can be cut to any size needed. Made in U.S.A.
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Grab this deal of Como Corner Sectional which dropped from $12,500.00 – $18,500.00 to $9,450.00 – $15,725.00 at dwr.com.To create his Como Collection (2007), Italian designer Giorgio Soressi enlisted one of the most widely respected companies in Italy. Located near Lake Como, this family-run business is still producing best-in-class sofas and chairs for many prestigious retailers to this day, blending design, research, cutting-edge technologies and artisanal techniques. The elegant and extremely well-constructed Como Collection is built with solid steel frames and cast-aluminum legs.
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Grab this deal of Menu Pedal Bin which dropped from $225.00 to $180.00 at dwr.com.Danish designers Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen and Kasper Rønn named their studio Norm to express their dedication to "working with Danish norms and standards refined over hundreds of years," says Bjerre-Poulsen, "rather than rejecting them in the endless search for new." The sincerity of their approach – bypassing flashy design for good design – shows in the quality of their work, which ensures both physically and aesthetically. Less
Grab this deal of Menu Pedal Bin which dropped from $225.00 to $180.00 at dwr.com.Danish designers Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen and Kasper Rønn named their studio Norm to express their dedication to "working with Danish norms and standards refined over hundreds of years," says Bjerre-Poulsen, "rather than rejecting them in the endless search for new." The sincerity of their approach – bypassing flashy design for good design – shows in the quality of their work, which ensures both physically and aesthetically.
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Get this deal of DWR Aerocotton Towel which dropped from $10.00 - $65.00 to $8.50 - $55.25 at dwr.com.The DWR Aerocotton Bathmat (2013) is crafted from pure Turkish cotton using an innovative spinning process that creates wonderfully plush, ultra-soft material with ample surface area for the yarns, translating into superb absorbency for you. It's woven into a nice 1200-gram weight, and then combed for even more softness. In keeping with a simple modern aesthetic, it eschews the traditional dobby and includes a functional tag that doubles as a hanger, convenient for getting it off the floor when mopping. Even after repeated washings, this bathmat maintains its fluffy appearance and...More
Get this deal of DWR Aerocotton Towel which dropped from $10.00 – $65.00 to $8.50 – $55.25 at dwr.com.The DWR Aerocotton Bathmat (2013) is crafted from pure Turkish cotton using an innovative spinning process that creates wonderfully plush, ultra-soft material with ample surface area for the yarns, translating into superb absorbency for you. It's woven into a nice 1200-gram weight, and then combed for even more softness. In keeping with a simple modern aesthetic, it eschews the traditional dobby and includes a functional tag that doubles as a hanger, convenient for getting it off the floor when mopping. Even after repeated washings, this bathmat maintains its fluffy appearance and soft touch. Machine washable. Made in Turkey. Less
Get this deal of DWR Aerocotton Towel which dropped from $10.00 – $65.00 to $8.50 – $55.25 at dwr.com.The DWR Aerocotton Bathmat (2013) is crafted from pure Turkish cotton using an innovative spinning process that creates wonderfully plush, ultra-soft material with ample surface area for the yarns, translating into superb absorbency for you. It's woven into a nice 1200-gram weight, and then combed for even more softness. In keeping with a simple modern aesthetic, it eschews the traditional dobby and includes a functional tag that doubles as a hanger, convenient for getting it off the floor when mopping. Even after repeated washings, this bathmat maintains its fluffy appearance and soft touch. Machine washable. Made in Turkey.

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Interview with Energy 1031 Specialist, Wolf Hanschen
on Mon, 11/23/2015 - 10:19 Chad Schleicher
Wolf Hanschen is a consultant and 1031 specialist for Resource Royalties in Dallas, TX. He is also the co-founder and managing director of Peregrine Energy Partners, also located in Dallas.
Hanschen began his career more than a decade ago in the energy industry and has since served in a variety of roles. During his career, he has raised over $400 million in the broker-dealer and RIA community, specializing in 1031 exchange investments out of real estate and into producing oil and gas properties.
With oil prices currently low and real estate prices high, would now be a good time to sell out of real estate and invest in oil and gas?...
Interview with Mark Prendergast of Heritage Auctions
on Wed, 10/07/2015 - 15:30 Chad Schleicher
Mark Prendergast is director of business development and trust estates at Heritage Auctions, the largest collectibles auctioneer and third largest auction house in the world. Prendergast earned his degree in Art History from Vanderbilt University and began his career in arts working with a national dealer in private sales of 20th Century American Art. Joining Christie's in 1998, he quickly advanced to Vice President where he was instrumental in bringing to market many prominent works. He later joined Heritage Auctions in 2009, where he provides assistance to fiduciary professionals in all aspects of appraisal and liquidation of assets.
In which areas has Heritage grown the most over the last few years?
Heritage Auctions continues to be the world leader as a dealer and auction house in U.S.. coins, world coins and currency. The market for collectible coins has seen very steady increases over the last few decades – often countering the wider markets, as people see the benefits of having tangible assets in their portfolios.
Other collectibles areas such as comics and sports...
Tax Reform Interview with Michael Tuchman of Levenfeld Pearlstein
on Thu, 03/19/2015 - 15:09 Martin Edwards
This interview is one in a series in which we've asked an industry leader questions on the topic of tax reform and the issues faced by Congress in addressing the tax code.
Michael Tuchman is a partner in Levenfeld Pearlstein's Corporate & Securities and Tax Planning & Litigation groups. He structures and closes complex and tax sensitive transactions and builds organizational structures for U.S. and international operating, investment and real estate companies. Tuchman began his career in 1984 as a tax lawyer and is now a trusted advisor to numerous businesses and investors. He is an experienced and pragmatic negotiator.
What are your thoughts on Congress allocating significant time and resources to tax reform in 2015?
The goal is admirable but unlikely to be realized in this partisan environment. While there is some bipartisan support for a number of changes, nothing that is being contemplated rises to the level of what I would call reform. It is the usual tinkering with revenues, benefits and interests. Recall the president's commission on tax reform in...
Tax Reform Interview with Paul Campbell of Wheeler Machinery
on Mon, 03/09/2015 - 16:32 Brent Abrahm
Paul Campbell is Executive Vice President at Wheeler Machinery, a Caterpillar dealership in Salt Lake City. Campbell has served on the Associated Equipment Distributors' (AED) board of directors since 2005 and, in 2008, was elected Chairman.
Should Congress address corporate-only or comprehensive tax reform, and why?
In recent attempts to address the oppressive and outdated tax code, many in Congress seem to have forgotten that most businesses in the U.S. are small businesses. Family-owned partnerships, LLCs, S-Corps and other entities where the business owner pays the taxes for the business personally. This means that many individuals show as high income earners on tax rolls when in fact they take home a modest salary in order to plow company earnings back into the business - thereby funding...
Tax Reform Interview with Scott Goodman of Sterling Bay
on Fri, 02/27/2015 - 09:55 Martin Edwards
Scott Goodman is the Founding Principal of Sterling Bay, a commercial real estate investment and development firm he established in 1986. Today, Scott focuses on investor relations, procurement of financing and equity, and transaction structuring. Scott earned a BS in Economics from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Business. Scott is the former Board Chair and current Board member of both the PKD Foundation and Heartland Alliance. He is also a member of the Chicago Economics Club.
What are your thoughts on Congress allocating...
Tax Reform Interview: Ellen Voie of Women in Trucking
on Thu, 02/26/2015 - 16:50 Steve Doherty
Ellen Voie founded the Women In Trucking Association in March of 2007, and she currently serves as the nonprofit organization's President and CEO. Women In Trucking was formed to promote the employment of women in the trucking industry, remove obstacles that might keep them from succeeding, and celebrate the successes of its members. In July 2012, Ellen was honored by the White House as a Transportation Innovators Champion of Change. Ellen has written extensively about trucking and family issues. Her book, Marriage in the Long Run, collects some of the most popular of the columns she published in national trucking publications. Her most recent book, Crushing Cones, provides potential truck drivers with information on what to expect when attending...


Unsurprisingly, 2014 has set a new record for the number of vehicle-delivery customers at BMW Welt, with 22,500 of them. It is unsurprising because the experience is highly popular among BMW fans and newcomers alike.
Customers often travel long distances to visit the BMW Welt. Roughly 90 per cent of customers collecting their vehicle come from all over Germany. Many of them bring their families, collect their new BMW from the BMW Welt and then drive straight to Italy or Austria for a holiday, before heading for home. One in ten customers makes the journey across the Atlantic from the US or Canada: In June of this year, a group of Canadians departed from Munich on a trip across Europe in their new BMW M3 Sedans and BMW M4 Coupés. At the end of the trip, the cars were shipped back to their owners.
The BMW Welt is also popular as a platform for delivery of fleet vehicles: The company Saarstedt collected 66 vehicles for its company fleet in March 2014, while the North Rhine-Westphalia State Office for Central Police Services was presented with three BMW 7 Series High Security vehicles in October 2014. The BMW i3 is another car often delivered as a fleet vehicle. Ilse Aigner, Bavarian Minister for Economic Affairs, Media, Energy and Technology, took delivery of a BMW i3 for her ministry, for example.
Delivery of the first BMW i8 worldwide was celebrated in an official ceremony at the BMW Welt hosted by Thomas Gottschalk in June 2014 and attended by a long list of celebrities. Sports personalities also like to sample the BMW brand experience. Several vehicles were presented to the German Ice Hockey Federation in January 2014, for example, and the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, also had his photo taken with the BMW M3 in the BMW Welt delivery arena. The following vehicles debuted this year in the BMW Welt delivery arena: the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, the BMW 4 Series Convertible and Gran Coupé, the BMW X6 and BMW X4 and both BMW i models.
Each customer receives personal attention with an individual program for the day of delivery. Depending on the customer's interests, options range from a reception in the exclusive Premium Lounge to a tour of the main plant and the BMW Welt, to a visit to the BMW Museum. The emotional highlight of every visit, however, is the presentation of the new car: After a personalized one-and-a-half hour vehicle briefing from a specialist, customers receive the keys to their new car and get to drive their BMW for the first time in the BMW Welt delivery area. Between 80 and 120 vehicle deliveries take place at the BMW Welt every day, with up to 160 deliveries at peak times.
The BMW Welt is always full of surprises for customers: Last year, the buyer of the 100,000th vehicle delivered won a DTM (German Touring Car Masters) weekend. The owners of the first five new BMW 2 Series Active Tourers delivered at the BMW Welt were presented with framed design sketches.
We've done four European Deliveries (2 pre-Welt) and visit at least monthly now that my family has moved to Germany. The Welt is actually one of the top tourist attractions in Munich (Some say the the MOST visited). The overall European delivery experience is a blast, and as we have reported extensively in the past, financially rewarding.
Those in the US are lucky enough to get a discount on a car, travel, and a free luxurious delivery. Europeans pay EXTRA for the Welt delivery experience- go figure!
If you have not done it, I can not recommend it enough.


On Sunday, I braced myself to watch the new "reality" series about Muslims residing in this country, because all indications were that it would be a Islamo-diversity propaganda piece.
It seems to suggest that we traditional Americans should welcome Muslim immigration and ignore the threat of nasty jihadist terrorism which has increased in recent years.
"All-American Muslim" (The Learning Channel page here) takes place in Dearbornistan, where Fordson High School is 95 percent Muslim. The viewer learns that Ramadan is tough on football players there because of the daytime fasting required. Apparently infidel athletes don't fit in, nor is there concern about the separation of mosque and state.
The most cringe-worthy element was the conversion of a young Christian man to Islam so he could marry a Muslim woman. His mother tried to hide her disappointment, though not very successfully. The bride portrays herself as very American, someone who likes country music, but she wants her children to grow up as Allah's obedient servants. Compared with the lifestyles of Muslims in Lebanon (the background of most), the Dearborn residents may feel very American, but the posing is not convincing.
All the characters emphasize the ways in which they appear assimilated, but most of the women are veiled. Nobody asks unpleasant questions about politics, such as how much support there is for Hezbollah or any other flavors of hostile Islam. Cutesy sit-com music runs in the background to remove any serious questions from the viewer's mind, like it's the modern diversity version of Leave It To Beaver.
Below, in Dearbornistan 2004 a woman carried a photo of Ayatollah Khomeini during a political march.
The series is scheduled for eight episodes, so the propaganda has just begun.
In other news of Muslims residing in America, New York activists are teaching other hostiles how to identify police informants in their midst who are looking for terrorist bombers.
Fed up with a decade of police spying on the innocuous details of the daily lives of Muslims, activists in New York are discouraging people from going directly to the police with their concerns about terrorism, a campaign that is certain to further strain relations between the two groups.
Muslim community leaders are openly teaching people how to identify police informants, encouraging them to always talk to a lawyer before speaking with the authorities and reminding people already working with law enforcement that they have the right to change their minds. Some members of the community have planned a demonstration for next week.


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Drive-through Celebration Brings Almost 200 Grads Together
By: Darla Martin Tucker, La Sierra University, and Adventist Review
After 14 weeks of online classes, isolation, and cancellation of their traditional commencement weekend due to COVID-19, La Sierra University's graduates were eager to gather safely and celebrate.
On Sunday, June 21, 2020, they had just such an opportunity with the Drive-Through Celebration organized by the university to take place on the day the seniors would have graduated in a large commencement on Founders' Green. In the meantime, a formal, in-person awarding-of-degrees ceremony was scheduled for September 13, a week before the start of fall classes.
For more than two hours beginning at 8:30 a.m., nearly 200 grads with their families and friends paraded in their vehicles through the university's main entrance. They paused for a portrait photograph in front of the university's central fountain and congratulations banners. Faculty, staff, and students, all with face masks in place, lined the roadside and grassy median, waving congratulatory signs and cheering them on.
The parade began at the front entrance kiosk, where university president Joy Fehr, assisted by interim provost Cindy Parkhurst, provided each grad with a bag holding a mortarboard and tassel that they could don for their photo farther up the road.
Many grads decorated their cars with bright lettering, balloons, signs, and other graduation trimmings, and everyone brought along family members or friends to join in the fun.
"I think with everything that's been going on, this is the best way that I can imagine, celebrating with the people who helped me get here," said Kyrsti Photias, a psychology major and exercise science minor from La Quinta, California. "It's so cool seeing other people celebrate with the people that matter to them too."
Sunday's event also fell on Father's Day, and for Photias's father, Gregg Photias, who was driving the family vehicle, this made for a doubly joyous occasion. "With COVID and with everything that's going on, this has been a blessing in disguise as far as being able to celebrate with her boyfriend, the parents, the family," he said. "This is really, really a special day and a rewarding day."
Vinh Nguyen, pastor of the El Monte Vietnamese Seventh-day Adventist Church and the father of graduate Timothy Nguyen, drove his family through the parade route with Timothy waving from the front passenger seat. "I am so proud of my son to graduate from here. I'm excited to see it," said Vinh Nguyen as their car inched closer to the photography area. "It's an awesome experience," added Timothy, a biomedical sciences major aiming for a nursing career. "I'm glad for the school's support."
Many graduates described the drive-through celebration as an "amazing" experience and a meaningful event as they move on to other chapters in their lives.
John De Valles, a health and exercise science grad, noted, "This is very special and makes me feel a difference. We get to celebrate all together and see our professors one last time."
"I'm blessed and glad this school is giving us the chance to have something," said Zaira Armendariz, a film and television grad from Fontana. She added that the celebration event was like a "light at the end of a tunnel" during dark times.
"I love it. I didn't expect it would turn out like this," said Reggie Louis, a business management and health care graduate who arrived with a carload of family and friends.
"The drive-through graduation was so much fun," said former Golden Eagles volleyball player and sociology graduate Kiana Krumm. "It was a blast seeing my professors and the athletic department cheering me on. The overall experience was so exciting, and I am so happy to have been a part of it."
Last month, the California Pacific Conference, of which La Sierra's Golden Eagles are members, voted Krumm as the recipient of the Dr. Jim Davies Award as the 2019-2020 Female Scholar Athlete of the Year. Going forward, she plans to play volleyball abroad while contemplating master's degree programs.
For La Sierra faculty and staff, the morning's event provided connection and community.
"It's a lot of fun," said assistant professor of history Alicia Gutierrez-Romine. "It's an opportunity to let the students show their personalities, engage with them, and celebrate their accomplishments."
"We've overcome all these obstacles, and we're living in this great moment. It brings out the spirit of celebration after we've survived something," added Ken Crane, associate professor and chair of the History, Politics, and Sociology department.
Fehr stood near the guard kiosk, congratulating each graduate as they drove into the campus and handing each a bag with the mortarboard and tassel.
"Seeing them in person, even though I was wearing a mask and they were in vehicles, reminded me of why we do what we do at La Sierra," she said, "provide the foundation upon which our graduates can positively change their and our worlds. The excitement on their faces and the pride in their families' faces made all the challenges of these past three-and-a-half months responding to COVID-19 worth it. I am so proud of each graduate. Each one is truly extraordinary."
The original version of this story was posted by La Sierra University.
La Sierra University, Cologne Zoo Partner for Conservation
Joint program is the first project in the U.S. to protect the endangered tiger gecko.
Hundreds Celebrate La Sierra University's 100th Birthday
Special gala capped a year of celebrations through stories, recognitions, and fellowship.
San Fernando Valley Academy Celebrates 120 Years
The first Adventist secondary school in Southern California, Ellen White visited and spoke there.


Tussionex Pennkinetic Extended-Release Suspension, manufactured by UCB Inc, has been linked to serious, life-threatening side effects including breathing difficulties, slowed heart rate, extreme sleepiness, and death. Since its approval in 1987, Tussionex has been linked the deaths of five children under six years of age.
The Schmidt Firm is currently accepting Tussionex induced side effects claims in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know has taken Tussionex and now suffer from a severe side effect, you should contact our firm immediately for a free case consultation. Please click here to contact our Dangerous Drug Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at 866-920-0753.
What is the problem with Tussionex?
Tussionex, which was approved in 1987, is a prescription cough medication which contains hydrocodone, which is a narcotic used as a pain reliever. UCB Inc. has recently contacted the FDA proposing a stronger warning for the medicine following the reports of the deaths. "There is a real and serious risk for overdosing if this medication is not used according to the labeling," said Curtis Rosebraugh, M.D., M.P.H., acting director of the FDA's Office of Drug Evaluation II. An overdose of hydrocodone can lead to serious, adverse side effects. The Tussionex label says specifically that the drug is not intended for use in children under 6, but the reports of pediatric deaths have made UCB Inc. come to a decision to add clearer information about the risks of prescribing the medication at high doses or to young children. No one under the age of 6 should be prescribed Tussionex, and Tussionex should not be prescribed at an interval less than 12 hours.
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Grosgrain: Milk Money $30 Gift Card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!! CLOSED.
Milk Money $30 Gift Card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!! CLOSED.
I'm so glad large feminine hair accessories are in again! Were they ever out? At any rate, they make the PERFECT accessory to lighten up a dress, cardigan and belt.
Bethany of Milk Money (love that name) is offering a $30 gift card to one lucky Grosgrain reader.
Bethany had been dreaming about starting her own business for years. She is a recent graduate of the University of Maryland, where she completed her Bachelors and Masters degrees in American Studies. She currently works full time but dreams of turning her love of crafting and creating into a career!
Her mother and grandmothers have influenced her love of handmade goods by teaching her the value of craftsmanship and creativity. She started Milk Money because she wanted to join the handmade movement on a bigger scale than simply giving handmade gifts. She hopes you get as much enjoyment out of her goods as she does!
To kick off her shop, she is focusing on contemporary and vintage earring studs and felt headbands. She would like to one day explore other materials as well. She would describe her personal style as simple and clean with a few standout pieces. She thinks accessories are a great addition to any outfit to really punch it up and make it unique.
A few of her favorite things are her pets, Entenmann's donuts, the color brown, avocados, tea tumblers, snow days, reality tv, spending time with family, the smell of spring, and of course earring studs and headbands!
where she talks about crafting and creating with a side of life.
I like the yellow one, it looks so feminine and cute!
Adorable! Would love to win!
Will definitely be checking her shop!
Darling - love it. So glad girly stuff is in too!
Cute pieces, I love the little flower earrings too.
Love all of these! I linked on Facebook!
another fab giveaway! super cute hair accessories!
SO CUTE! Add me in!
Love! how cute is all her stuff! Great giveaway!
Her creations are beautiful, I would love to win this one!
Hoo-ray for feminine hair accessories, and these truly are delightful.
Those MilkMoney headbands are super cute and so are the earrings!
oh wow!! i really love those first two!
Oh, I LOVE the yellow wood felt head band!
Oh I love them, all of them!
Lovely! I was just admiring these the other day.
Hair accessories, mmmhm. Definitely wouldn't mind a gift card!
I agree -- I'm thrilled that hair accessories are back, and Bethany's are some that I would happily wear. Thanks for the giveaway.
Oh my goodness, I think I need one of these headbands in my life.
such lovelies! thanks for the chance!
These are lovely :) The yellow is my favourite.
love the first and the second ones! and everything in the store is so lovely!
Darling!!! I hope I win!
so pretty.. thanks for the giveaway.
The earrings are too cute!
aren't these just adorably delicious?!
How cute! My fav is the first one as well!
These are adorable! I've found that with a really short haircut, accessories are all that I have to change things up. Thanks for all the great giveaways!
so cute! I've been wanting to get one of these all winter!
Such talent! I love the black and white flower!
i love the headbands. so fun!
sweet! very creative and fun. even if i don't win, i just might buy something anyways!
I have to agree that feminine hair accessories are great and these are lovely!
Hair accessories are my very favorite!
Those headbands are so cute! Love them!!
stunning. I'd love to wear these to school, everyone would FLIP!
Sweet headbands, I wish I could have ALL of them. I think it's a brilliant idea, all my friend's will wish they had one if I win!
I love the headbands - so pretty!
Those are darling! I also linked.
Oh! Those are really cute!
she makes beautiful accessories. please count me in!
The stripe one is unique - love it!
Those are all absolutely stunning!
Love to make one have a look.
I love the vintage styling of her headbands! They are beautiful and very feminine!
Very cute and handy, I wear headbands almost every day!
OMG! I love her creations!
I really love that last one!
Totally adorable!! Love all them, hard to choose just one.
So cute! I love the yellow one!
These are oh so pretty! I would never have a bad hair day again.
I just love these headbands! The earrings are super cute too!
It's a good platform for money card. here you can directly apply for different type of travel money cards.
Beautiful pieces, I love the little flower earrings too.