Ys Seven Limited Editon Giveaway Contest on Friday!!

Ok, so I got two copies of the Ys Seven Premium Edition, and have been waiting to give one of them away. Friday, October 1st will be the day.
I will not be doing it via Twitter this time.

All you have to do is send an e-mail titled "Ys 7 contest", or "Ys Seven Contest" to: (address to be announced) when I post "Ys Seven contest is open" on Friday. The first e-mail I receive will be the winner! Profanity in the e-mail is not allowed, and any such messages will not be eligible as a valid entry.

This contest is open to everyone, and I will ship worldwide. This contest is for one premium edition English Ys Seven game for the PSP system. There will be only one winner. I wish I could do more but I'm funding this contest myself.
The last Ys giveaway I did was very successful, and the contest ended quickly. Be ready on Friday!

DARKNESS RISING CONTINUES!

Page 2 of chapter 1 is up now at the site! Click the link below!
Batman & Megaman: Darkness Rising

The story continues in one week, and in the next update I'll list the rules for the Ys Seven Limited Edition giveaway. Later!

FALCOM UNVEILS LEGEND OF HEROES VII TRAILER

The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki

If you played The Legend of Heroes VI, any of the three chapters, it looks like more of the same RPG greatness. Perhaps somewhere down the line it will get an English release now that X-Seed and Falcom have a partnership going. I certainly hope so, but I'll probably end up buying it in Japanese anyway.

Also of note: The Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki fighting game is finally out in Japan (and anywhere else, I'd guess, if you ordered from Falcom). I didn't order it, but I'd love to soon, assuming Falcom can get more available. I know at one point they even sold out of the limited edition before the game was even released. I bet it has a cool story, but at the same time when the game was first announced I was hoping for a full RPG. It's certainly more than just a fighter, and it has a lot of cool Falcom music re-arranges.


Page 2 of the web comic will be up very soon. I am sorry I didn't get it up there yet, but things will be on schedule once it's posted. Here are the pencils for page 2:


Later!

Is Gamemusic.com gone?

Currently, all attempts to access gamemusic.com just lead to another site. I know they had mostly everything on clearance, but there was still a lot of inventory. I kept checking back there regularly and never saw any "closing down" messages. I hope they are not gone for good.

My Favorite Game Music #55 - A Violent Encounter ~ Battle With the Colos...

My first Shadow of the Colossus Music Video!


Wonderful music by Kow Otani!

Final Fantasy III - Eternal Wind (Arranged by Zuigu)

Eternal Wind from Final Fantasy III arranged by Zuigu. There's just something about this version in particular that I really love. I've been listening to it a lot lately.

Ys - Fountain of Love (Time For Us) Arranged by NYA

Great Arrangement of Fountain of Love!

Webcomic Official SIte Open!!!

I just opened up a new blogger site for the webcomic! Here it is:

Batman & Megaman: Darkness Rising

I'll put alink in the links section soon as well. Later!

THERE WILL BE AN YS SEVEN GIVEAWAY!!

By now most of you Falcom fans out there have heard Ys Seven is coming to the PSP in English, courtesy of the fine folks at XSEED Games. So to celebrate I will be giving away one copy of the limited edition set they have produced. It includes a music CD, and even a cloth map! The game is scheduled to be released in late Summer, so I've prepared by ordering two copies of the Limited Edition. One of them will go to the winner.



Assuming all goes well and they arrive here safely, this will be another contest, just like when Ys Chronicles was released! I may do something different this time, so please check back for details, I am considering offering a second place prize as well.

Two New Music Videos...

Awesome song from Megaman X8 - "Troia Base~Forwarding":


"Peaceful Enclosure" From The Legend of Xanadu II (two versions):

Collection Page Updated!

I updated the collection page with new photos of the latest soundtracks!

Game Music Freak's Collection

I'm Preparing a new site for the webcomic.

Later!

My Favorite Game Music #51 - The Warship Hold (Bonk's Revenge)

IN THE BEGINNING EPISODE 17 - THE FALL OF JERICHO

As promised, Here is Episode 17 of In the Beginning!
Part 1


Part 2

IN THE BEGINNING ON YOUTUBE!!

Hey, I couldn't help myself, so I started converting my "In the Beginning" VHS library to digital formats, and a youtube channel was born out of it. Right now I have the first 16 episodes up. So far it's been great! Here is an amazing clip from episode 16 featuring the last moments of the life of Moses:

The fingerprint of Osamu Tezuka is all over this series. I plan to put up Episode 17 - "The Fall of Jericho" tomorrow 6/2/10.

GMF In the Beginning

Enjoy it while it lasts!

- Keith

DARKNESS RISING CHAPTER 1

The chapter 1 title card is revealed!

I am sorry there were no updates to this page for so long. Last Fall my mother had major surgery and a lot of hard work was required on the part of my family and myself to help her get through it. She's doing ok now, but things were rocky at first. Unfortunately soon after that, tragically, on February 4th, 2010 my father passed away.



My dad was a special guy, and losing him was a tremendous blow to my family. I've never known anyone else who worked so hard to support his family. He spent the last years of his life suffering severe illness, and at least he is now at peace, God Bless him always.

Online Obituary

It took a while for me to get back to the drawing board with things, quite literally. Now that I am back though I hope you will enjoy this fan webcomic featuring Batman and Megaman. This story has been in my head for so long, I just really wanted to see it happen. I welcome your comments and criticisms, and hope you will collect it and spread the word! The one thing I can promise from the story is that there will be lots of action and fanservice. The title "Darkness Rising" came about because it just fits.

That's all for now, I will leave you with a photo of me with Mr. Nobuo Uematsu from 12/12/09:

A Cover Has Appeared!!

Big update later this week, in the meantime, consider this the official start of my webcomic!


See you soon!

Ys Online Solo Gameplay Movie 2

I recently put up another Ys Online video. Ys Seven is just around the corner, and it's gonna be a blast to play!
I've also started making Megaman X music and gameplay videos featuring Kissing the Mirror's Megaman X Rock albums. It will be a little while before I complete all of them, but I want them all to be available on Youtube at the same time.

In the next post the Batman/Megaman comic will begin!

Ys Online

*NEW* Character Emotions video by MP83!


I've never played a MMORPG before, and I still remember when I first saw the trailer for Ys Online. I was disappointed. However, now that I'm playing it, it's actually quite fun! I can definitely see why gamers spend a lot of time playing these games. One of the coolest features in Ys Online is getting to hear all the new arrangements of classic Ys music while you play. If you like MMORPGs I recommend giving Ys Online a shot. It's not only free to play, but the soundtrack is free to download too!

Ys Online Official site

Later!

Attending Distant Worlds Concert on 12/12!

I've been acquiring a lot of new soundtracks, so most of the updates were to my collection page. The crew over at Final Fantasy Distant Worlds have announced a huge concert for 12/12/2009, so I immediately bought a ticket for that one. I can't wait.

Something exciting I have planned for August is premiering my Batman and Megaman Comic story, which will be a big part of this blog. The story will begin in a couple of weeks! Check out the link at the Distant Worlds below to read about the awesome concert they have planned for 12/12. See you next time!

Final Fantasy Distant Worlds
Congratulations to the Ys I & II Chronicles winner!

Random Giveaway Contest #1 - Ys I & II Chronicles!!

I have two copies of Ys I & II Chronicles for PSP. Both were bought directly from Falcom. Both have the pre-order bonus CDs, and one will be given away tomorrow on July 30th, 2009. I gave a "heads up" to this a couple of days ago on Twitter.

If you follow me on Twitter, all you have to do tomorrow is look for the update that says "the Ys I & II Chronicles contest is open, e-mail now!" (Hint, it will probably be in the afternoon, and I'm in the Eastern time zone in the US).

When the contest update appears, just send a message to my e-mail. (comicsrule@hotmail.com) it can be one word, such as "hello", "did I win?", anything except profanity please. Profanity will be disqualified, as well as anything with a spam link. The first e-mail I get regarding the contest wins Ys I & II Chronicles for the PSP.

Here is my Twitter:

Gamemusicfreak's Twitter Good Luck! I'll e-mail the winner immediately when the contest is over, and announce it on Twitter.