After a long hiatus of laziness, I bring to you Frantic 2. Frantic 2 is the sequel to the ever-popular Frantic, also produced by the same person.
Frantic 2, like Frantic, is a vertical shooting game along the lines of Touhou. However, if the producer’s goal was to reproduce the chair-gripping excitement of Touhou games, then I deem that his attempt is a distinct failure. Despite what its name might suggest, Frantic 2 is actually a very relaxing game, even on the Frantic difficulty level. I would probably rate it as easier than the easy mode of most Touhou games. Contrary to common expectations, Frantic 2 is best played with a mouse, so that you can have the luxury of drinking your favourite beverage or eating your favourite snack while cruising through the idyllic levels.
First and foremost, it’s worth noting that the projectiles in Frantic are few and far between, presenting large spaces of emptiness for you to glide through. Secondly, most projectiles move at a leisurely pace, casually enjoying the passing background as they stroll in your direction. Thirdly, player health is found in abundance, and this health is replenished across levels, so the probability of player death is non-positive number. All of these factors combined to make Frantic 2 one of the easiest vertical-scrolling shooter you’ll ever encounter in your life.
Therefore, if you have a few minutes to spare and would like to unwind after a day of hard work, why not try out Frantic 2 at the frantic difficulty? Who knows, it might even calm down your roiling emotions somewhat, aiding in a good night’s sleep.
Oh yes, I there’s still that matter about AFA ‘09 that I was going to write about. I’m sure many of you have heard that AFA ‘09 would be having a maid cafe. Since nobody would be interested in having standard Filipino maids serve them coffee, the organisers have wisely opted to employ Singaporean girls instead. On the other hand, intelligent readers will realise that whether or not their wisdom reflects their eye for beauty is an entirely separate matter. While I would not deign to pass judgment on the girls, you can easily navigate over to the above-linked webpage to determine for yourself the quality of the employees.
However, the beauty of the girls is not the point of this discourse. In this short post, I simply want to present 2 pictures to you, such that hopefully, you might feel as amused as I do if you happen to think the same as me.
Here is a picture of one of the girls employed:
And here is a picture of Yuriko Omega, from Red Alert 3:
I’ll leave you to draw the appropriate conclusions for yourself. Until next time~!
