MGS4's Trophy Support

Metal Gear Solid 4 - Guns of the Patriots

It's hard to imagine what MGS fans do in the 25th anniversary of Konami's flagship stealth action series. The genes, memes, scenes, the 25th year of the Metal Gear franchise pays tribute to the legendary stealth action game that became a global phenomenon. As for those who has a PS3, there's a bit more to that...

One such thing was Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. That game was launched globally on June 12, 2008. About four years ago, we believe. However, when Sony introduced the Trophy System to the PS3 in the mid-2008, it was too late to implement Trophy Support on MGS4.

With Metal Gear Online ended two months ago, I thought I may think that the greatest Metal Gear chapter of all time rot itself but because it is the franchise's 25th year, Konami decided to bring MGS4 back to life and give it a Version 2.00 patch which includes a feature that hasn't been done before; TROPHY SUPPORT!

Wow, I'd never realize I am so pleased to play it again. This brings me all back; the thrills, the chills, the tense, all and all and all....Oh gosh....

No matter, Konami told us the primary trophies to collect are these;


BRONZE TROPHIES
1) You enjoy all the killing, that's why - killed many enemies in one area and vomited.
2) Divine Wind - Caused a "divine wind" using the Tanegashima
3) Hands Up! - Held an enemy soldier at gunpoint and performed a body check
4) Emotion Control - Controlled an enemy soldier's emotions using an Emotive Magazine
5) Hurt me more! - Shocked an enemy soldier using Mk.II/Mk.III (that's Metal Gear Mk.II or Mk.III to you)
6. Drum Can Addict - Knocked an enemy soldier flying using a Drum Can
7. That Tune Is His Mind Control Music - Played Oishii Two-han Seikatsu and made one of the BB Corps dance.
8. Overhead view-just like old times... - Used overhead view on Shadow Moses Island.

SILVER TROPHIES
1) SUNLIGHT! - Obtained the Solar Gun
2) I Just Don’t Fear Death - Caused ALERT status while wearing the Corpse Camo.
3) Where I Can See Ya - Located enemy soldiers using the Scanning Plug.
4) Ghost Photography Addict - Snapped at least 5 shots of ghosts on Shadow Moses Island.
5) FaceCamo Addict - Obtained 10 or more types of FaceCamo (excluding types obtained via password).
6) Can you feel my power now!!!? - Took control of an enemy soldier’s body using the Mantis Doll or Sorrow Doll.
7) Are you an Otaku too? - Viewed all model posters.
8) You’re pretty good. - Got kissed by Ocelot during the final battle.

GOLD TROPHIES
1) Flashback Mania - Viewed all flashbacks
2) Sounds of the Battlefield - Obtained all iPod Tracks (excluding tracks obtained via password)
3) I am THE expert of weapons, equipment and cutting-edge technology - Obtained all weapons (excluding weapons obtained via password.

PLATINUM TROPHY - The Legendary Hero - Obtained all trophies.

Scoop:  http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/08/03/metal-gear-solid-4-ps3-trophies-revealed/

Konami said that there are hidden trophies didn't mentioned and the only way to get these hidden trophies is up to you. Think of um...collecting BB Corps figures or find a crop circle on ACT 2 or finished an ACT, or whatever you want. Be sure to hunt down all 34 trophies! With those, you now have the recognition you deserved!

Metal Gear Solid 4 GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS PLAYSTATION3 the BEST costs 3,990 Japanese Yen and for the 25th Anniversary offer, trophy support was included. For Japanese customers, order one at http://www.konamistyle.jp/item/71890

My second week of driving school

Hello world! It's me, Leopaul.

It was the second week of my driving school courtesy of Sam Wong's Hong Kong Driving School. On that day, I was still stuck on the whole cornering part and my footwork part. Yes I know, I am still bad on the handling because it needs some more work. As for my foot on the pedals, ditto. Needs more practice because sometimes I could be too hard and...um...well, you know why...

He also said to me that on one part of the residential area, somewhere in Beacon Hill,  that I shouldn't have to handle too hard while slowing down for a corner. Ahem...Why would I have to turn the steering wheel too quick? Why would I have to hold the brakes while straightening the steering wheel? Why would I have to do that? It's not that I know how to drive but...this is getting a bit...um....you know what? I really don't know what to say but...it is TERRIBLE.

Well, I maybe a bit terrible at the speed, terrible at the handling, and terrible on my footwork, Mr. Wong said I am getting a bit of a practice on cornering. Sadly, no parallel parking and hill parking segments for me until next week's.

Now I'll never advance to the ones that my sisters Elise and Bea achieved so far. Unless I am getting well on the wheel and on my foot, I'll never gonna make it. I'll never going to get my actual test if I mess it up. God help me....

My next lesson's scheduled for next week and if I continue to mess it up like the past, then I'll be sorry. So then, what should I do? Oh well! Back to eat some more Jammie Dodgers! Jammie Dodgers! YAY! Jammie Dodgers! The ones we thought of the TARDIS self-destruct device from Doctor Who! LOLZ!

DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo's dead....

DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo

Now those who read my previous Let's Do The News segment may remember that DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo's missing in the island of Masbate where his Cessna was crashed.

Just so we thought that he'll be showing up with a comedy fish on his face but...I'm afraid we have some bad news...DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo's dead. Very sad, we offer complete condolences to his family and all of DILG.

Here's an article from Yahoo Philippines News:

After two days of intense search and rescue operations following a plane crash, Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo has been found dead.

An emotional DOTC Secretary Mar Roxas announced the development Tuesday morning. He noted President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III personally called Robredo's wife to convey the sad news.

Roxas said divers saw Robredo still inside the plane, at sea depths of 180-feet. He added the plane fuselage was discovered 7:35 am Tuesday, and Robredo's body was retrieved 8:15 am. 

Roxas said rescue operations for two other pilots, Captain Jessup Bahinting and Nepalese flight student Kshitiz Chand, has been turned into a retrieval operations.

"Airplane was inverted. In that configuration, two pilots are inside cockpit. Jess being a passenger, mas madaling ma-access," said Roxas in a televised press conference. 

As of now, Robredo's body is in Masbate and will be flown to his hometown Naga City. 

He noted that Robredo's remains are in "sensitive state", given that the body has been underwater for two days now.

"Jess was underwater for more than two days now so changes in pressure and atmosphere [will make preserving the body for transport] complicated," he said. 

On Saturday, a single-engine, four-seater Piper Seneca plane carrying Robredo en route to Naga City from Cebu City crashed off Masbate after reports of engine trouble.

Don Abrazado, Robredo's aide, survived the crash. Officials say investigation will resume after the bodies of the pilots have been retrieved. 

Palace mourns passing of "family member"

Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. says Cabinet members are mourning Robredo's death. He said Robredo was a "dedicated public servant".

"Secretary Robredo was a dedicated public servant and a champion of good governance whose track record in public service has been an inspiration to all those who believe in government as an instrument for positive change," Ochoa said in a statement.

Ochoa said "prayers go out to the families of Robredo" and the DILG employees "who lost a leader who tirelessly worked and contributed greatly to President Aquino's campaign for good governance as a means to improve the lives of our countrymen."

Source: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/robredo-found-dead-in-plane-wreckage.html

Some customization stuff for the 2013 Auris

So, Japanese commercial for the all new 2013 Toyota Auris is a bit too...racy but that's how Toyota want because of the new Auris' striking and daring styling that is over the top. And while we're writing about the all new 2013 Auris, Toyota Motor Corporation provided some customization programs for this new 2nd generation Auris.

2013 Toyota Auris

So, Modellista version of the 2013 Toyota Auris eh? Good. Modellista body kits for this new model made it even more...well racy. How about this?

2013 Toyota Auris

Some accessories to be fitted on the Auris' exterior such as the LED fog lamps and Daytime running lamps, back handle garnish, aero stabilizing fin, side protection mole, fuel lid garnish, door handle garnish, pillar garnish, back door garnish, plated door mirror cover, and rear combination garnish (plated). These will make it even more racy but....

2013 Toyota Auris

...the most racy of the customized Auris is the TRD version. Look at the rims, the front grille, the aero kit, all marvelous. Remember, the 2013 Auris is now available at your nearest Netz dealerships across Japan, starting at just 1,710,000 Yen.

URL: http://toyota.jp/auris/002_p_001/distribute/index.html

2nd Generation Toyota Auris (NZE181H/ZRE186H/NZE184H)

NOT AUTHORITY, BUT AURIS

2013 Toyota Auris

So, welcome everyone to the all new 2nd generation Toyota Auris, the most serious sports hatchback Toyota ever made since its introduction in Autumn 2006. This car really do some serious business for those who want a leisure break in Hakone but everytime when you approach to the new Auris, it's essentially quite as stricter as...the Chowking guy from an old TV drama I've watched before. I mean look at the outside, the front face kinda looked like the...Kia K5 while on the back, it looked like the Hyundai i30. There's no style for style's sake here because deep down inside, the Auris is a bit too European because of its European design and the performance that is a bit too European rather than being a Corolla-based hatchback made for those who want to spend some time out in Tokyo at night.

2013 Toyota Auris interior

On the new Auris, the interior's getting a bit too serious and sadly, the interior kinda looked like the Toyota Aqua. Inside, the seats are now lowered by 40 mm for a lower driving position and the steering wheel angle was modified to enhance the feel of sporty driving. On the back of the front seats, it's now thinner so the legroom for the back is now enhanced and the larger cargo space is at the highest levels in its class (360 liters under the VDA method), providing enhanced comfort and convenience. On the normal versions, you'll find three rings on the instrumental panel. One that reads up to 8000rpm, the middle that reads up to 180kph (with something else below), and the last one that checks the fuel gauge.

Sportier versions of the 2nd generation Auris, especially the top of the line Auris RS S Package, would expect seats with exclusive red stitching, a new optional panoramic roof window extending back to the rear seats and a retractable jackknife key that is a bit a stylish showoff. Also, it's got this instrumental panel similar to the Volkswagens of today. Anything I know? I don't know.... (laughing)

2013 Toyota Auris

There are two engine types available on the new Auris. TWO ENGINE TYPES, I repeat. One is the 1NZ-FE engine and the other was the high-performance 2ZR-FAE engine. Most models do come with the the high-efficiency Super CVT-i while the RS models get a sporting 6-speed manual, a sporting credential indeed, right? Seriously, the Euro-tuned suspension on the new Auris really provide better cornering and it handles just like a European hatchback. The new Auris do even come with the G AI-Shift that uses vehicle G-sensors to detect deceleration and turning force, enabling the AI to automatically downshift when entering a corner and to limit unnecessary up shifting when cornering. Sounds amazing but nope, that's not my thing, sorry.

For fuel efficiency, the new Auris with the 1NZ-FE engine promises about 18.2 km/L in the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's (MLIT's) JC08 test cycle but if you're opted with the SMART STOP feature, which shuts the engine off when stopped and then start again when moving, the fuel economy is now about 19.2 km/L in the JC08 test cycle. The 2ZR-FAE engine with Valvematic (a continuously variable valve-life and valve-timing mechanism) and Dual Variable Valve Timing-intelligent (Dual VVT-i) technologies will get about 16.0 km/L in the JC08 test cycle.

Because of the 1.5L 1NZ-FE engine's fuel economy as well as the addition of the SMART STOP feature, these models can qualify for incentives under the Japanese government's Green Taxation System or the ECO-CAR GENZEI system. I'm very serious about this...

As for the coloring, the new Auris comes with White Pearl Crystal Shine, Silver Metallic, Black Mica, Red Mica Metallic, Orange Metallic, Avantgarde Bronze Metallic, and Blue Metallic.

My comment:

The old, first generation Auris (2006-2012) is a bit too weird, too chunky, and it reminded me of the old Vitz but for this all new 2nd generation Auris, it's no longer being a boyoyong clown of some sorts. It's like some actress readying her fierce pictorial for a men's magazine. With prices start at about 1,710,000 yen up to about 2,250,000 yen (Includes consumption tax, does not include recycling fees and differs in Hokkaido and Okinawa), (about 920,000 to 1,200,000 Pesos), the new Auris is becoming even more reasonably priced and  if you even drove one in the streets of Tokyo, Nagoya, or Osaka, you are becoming more of a yuppie than being a jerk going out for the country club. Welcome to the party, my friend, a bachelor's party in the frat. Quite a racy sports hatch indeed....very racy....O ho ho ho ho....

Photo: Toyota Motor Corporation

2012 Super GT Suzuka update....

Sorry for being late for the Super GT 2012 updates. Anyway, what's up on the 2012 Super GT Round 5 in Suzuka Circuit? Let's see...and oh, top five please....

GT300 Class:

1st place: #66 triple a Vantage GT3 driven by Hiroki Yoshimoto, Kazuki Hoshino, and Hiroki Yoshida

2nd place: #3 S Road NDDP GT-R driven by Yuhi Sekiguchi, Katsumasa Chiyo, and Daiki Sasaki

3rd place: #88 MonePa Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 driven by Manabu Orido, Takayuki Aoki, and Keita Sawa

4th place: #43 ARTA Garaiya driven by Shinichi Takagi and Kosuke Matsuura

5th place: #11 Gainer Dixcel R8 LMS driven by: Tetsuya Tanaka, Katsuyuki Hiranaka, and Atsushi Yogo

Source: http://supergt.net/pages/pg:race/device:pc/ln:en/year:2012/round:5/gt_class:gt300/menu:3

GT500 Class:

1st place: #1 S Road REITO MOLA GT-R driven by Masataka Yanagida and Ronnie Quintarelli

2nd place: #35 KeePer Kraft SC430 driven by Yuji Kunimoto and Andrea Caldarelli

3rd place: #24 D'station ADVAN GT-R driven by Hironobu Yasuda and Bjorn Wirdheim

4th place: #12 Calsonic Impul GT-R driven by Tsugio Matsuda and Joao Paulo de Oliveira

5th place: #23 Motul Autech GT-R driven by Satoshi Motoyama and Michael Krumm

Source: http://supergt.net/pages/pg:race/device:pc/ln:en/year:2012/round:5/gt_class:gt500/menu:3/result_menu:race/result_menu_2:total

Next race will be at Fuji Speedway this September 9, 2012.

Leopaul's Heaven and Hell: Car Smuggling...

One of the things that drives me up the wall in my life is car smuggling. A few years ago in the Philippines, the former president of the Philippines (sorry, I can't tell his/her name) destroyed smuggled luxury cars to teach those smugglers a lesson.

Clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnqJmMO91kw

I think that even with government measures, car smuggling is still out there. Well, countries like the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia, even Pakistan, Sri Lanka, or Bangladesh, they always LOVE to smuggle cars. In the Philippines, well, we're obsessed with Korean cars. Let's put it an example; there was a new 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe was launched in South Korea but the official Hyundai distributor in the Philippines said they don't have plans to introduce it. Then, smugglers in the Philippines such as PITSTOP MOTORS or HANCARS, are trying to get their hands on the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe.

In the Philippines, how come they tend to smuggle expensive sports cars like Aston Martin, Bentley, Lotus, or any other brand that wasn't been arrived in the Philippines?

Full List of available cars in the Philippines: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cars_of_the_Philippines 

Another example is the cars like the Toyota Alphard or Vellfire. In Malaysia, Toyota will not sell either the Alphard or Vellfire on that country but guess what? Malaysians love to smuggle those Alphard or Vellfire models! Not only that, MALAYSIANS love to smuggle other Japanese cars not sold in their country such as the Toyota Harrier or the Honda Elysion! Same case here in Thailand or Indonesia, well the Alphard is available on those countries but not the Vellfire. Even when the Toyota Vellfire was not available in Thailand or Indonesia, they tend to smuggle one for keeps! Isn't that annoying?

There's another example of those car smuggling fiasco though. Remember the Toyota Caldina? It's the JDM sport wagon we really love but it's gone when it was discontinued in 2007. That car wasn't intended to be sold outside Japan but what's a Caldina doing in Russia, Malaysia, or Australia? I'm afraid that's SMUGGLED. A smuggled Caldina! How awful was that? A car that was never intended to be sold outside its home market gets smuggled by idiots from different countries.

I really hate car smugglers. Don't you agree? Well, according to the Bureau of Customs, Motor Vehicles were no. 3 of the top 5 goods that were carefully monitored. The first was oil, resins were second, steel were fourth, and 5th was ceramics. How can you spot a smuggled car? Well, it takes paperwork and a few evidence to figure it out if a car was smuggled or not and that's a bit too boring for a process so, how can you figure it out of a new car was smuggled or not? There are so many answers to tell but for the fun of it; the only thing to figure it out if the car was smuggled is the car that is NOT available in your country. Like I said, there are examples such as the Toyota Vellfire. Yes, it's not available in Malaysia but the question is, what's that Toyota Vellfire doing in the streets of Malaysia? There is only one answer; IT'S SMUGGLED! How about the Hyundai Veloster perhaps? Sure, it's not available in the Philippines because of its GDi engine won't work in that country but question is....what's that doing in the Philippines? HARI said they're not selling it you know. I'm afraid that it's SMUGGLED. SMUGGLED, SMUGGLED, SMUGGLED! Why would idiots prefer to smuggle some cars that are not available in the Philippines? Has the Bureau of Customs losing the fight?

I once read an article from the Top Gear Philippines website, when the moment Noynoy Aquino because the Philippine president, the car industry has their own wish list and the two of these were one of my favorites such as this....

"The influx of gray-market imports has to be curbed. Besides the questionable conversion from right-hand to left-hand drive, these gray-market importers have no facilities, they don't pay the correct taxes, they artificially inflate the figures of newly-registered cars in the Land Transportation Office. This has to stop as it's killing the local car industry." - Greg Yu, chairman of CATS Motors, Inc. (Mercedes-Benz)

"The importation of used cars from Japan, America, and other countries must be stopped. These vehicles don't comply with the local regulations, and the conversion of the steering wheel from right-hand drive to left-hand drive is questionable. From my experience, there is no such thing as a bolt-on kit that can easily convert the steering wheel's orientation " - Taizo Furuhashi, executive vice president for marketing of Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp.

Source: http://www.topgear.com.ph/news/car-industry-reveals-wish-list-for-pres-aquino

Wait a minute...Mr. Taizo Furuhashi from Mitsubishi Motors Philippines said that importation of used cars must be stopped? Sounds convincing but how come some idiots keep on smuggling used cars from Japan, America, and other countries? Who would even smuggle a used car not available in the Philippines? (laughing) And wait! What Mr. Greg Yu from CATS Motors said? Gray-market importers, or should I say car smugglers, have no facilities, they don't pay the correct taxes and they artificially inflate the figures of newly-registered cars in the Land Transportation Office? Oh dear! (laughing) They were right! Car smuggling has to stop but it's still pandemic! Car smuggling spreads like wildfire!

Someone told me that his ex-fiance's dad drove a Hummer in the Philippines and he said that car is legal. Really? Remember, there wasn't a Hummer distributor in the Philippines. Remember Gerald Anderson's Hummer revealed to be smuggled? Remember Willie Revilliame's Ferrari revealed to be smuggled? Yep, true stories because these cars are not available in the Philippines and this is trespassing. It's like jumping over the border and that's unlawful. You know what to do when you see a smuggled car? Well, destroy it, just like during the Arroyo years in the Philippines! (laughing)

Let that be a lesson. For those idiots in the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and other countries that were addicted to car smuggling; NO CAR SMUGGLING, PLEASE. Smuggled cars don't comply to their local laws.

See you next time!