I also liked how the Kingdom Hearts games had different battle music in each of their worlds.

One thing in particular you really had to appreciate about skies of arcadia was that dynamic boss theme, how it changed based on situation. More rpgs should do that.

Quote from: Dincrest on Today at 10:43:33 AM

I think Legaia was one of the few instances where an "anime-thing" visually aged up the characters rather than vice versa.  Normally, characters are drawn to look way younger than they really are.

It's bad in any case! All media needs to stop this shit! I mean for fucks sake, why do they make 30+ year olds play high school girls in movies and tv shows!?!? Just knock it off already!

I think that sentiment rang more true during the 1990s with Beverly Hills 90210 being the scapegoat for that.  But nowadays, it's far more common to see teenage dramatic roles played by teenage actors.  However, when roles call for racy scenes and such, you do get 20-somethings playing teens because of laws that protect minors.  Of course in family sitcoms and such, the age differences between the actors and characters are almost nil, since it's all family friendly content. 

In the case of Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter films, they needed an adult to play her because adults don't age as rapidly as tweens/teens do and Myrtle (being a ghost) cannot have aged between 2002's Chamber and 2005's Goblet.  Look how quickly Harry, Ron, and Hermione aged between each film.  That being said, Moaning Myrtle's actress being 37 in Chamber and 40 in Goblet does up the creepy factor a bit. 

EDIT: And I wonder, why do most JRPGs only have ONE standard battle theme?  You spend more time in normal battles than anywhere else, therefore that's the song you hear the most.  The normal battle theme is the piece of music that usually makes or breaks a soundtrack for me, but even the best normal battle themes can get grating after 40-60 hours, especially when you only get to hear the first few bars before making the kill. 

And re: Legaia.  I heard that the sequel, Legaia 2: Duel Saga, was actually quite good. 

I rented Legaia 1 back in the day, when it was new. Didn't keep it long enough to finish it. Haven't played it since.

I've always wanted to go back to it, and get 'er dun, because I remember enjoying it quite a bit.

However, given the time that's passed...Something tells me I'd be disappointed.

I think Legaia was one of the few instances where an "anime-thing" visually aged up the characters rather than vice versa.  Normally, characters are drawn to look way younger than they really are.

It's bad in any case! All media needs to stop this shit! I mean for fucks sake, why do they make 30+ year olds play high school girls in movies and tv shows!?!? Just knock it off already!