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The Rest / General Discussions / Re: Alright peeps, lets try: Top 10 Favorite Games
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on: May 02, 2013, 02:29:09 PM
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Wild Armor: daresay, I'm kind of impressed you put Radiata Stories on their. I loved the art and the world, that's about it... I'm guessing you've hit up both human and non-human paths?? I was too much of a pussy to do the non-human one.
Also, to "Grandia" lovers. I'm playing it now, and while I like the 2nd game a bit more (form what I remember about it by now), I love how much party members join in NPC conversations for some nugget of wit or commentary. x)
I chose the non-human path for kicks, but I never did finish. I think what I liked about that path is that you did fight your previous allies in battles, whether they were scripted fights or encounters on the game field. The reason it was on my list was because I found the gaming charming with its ability to stay light hearted and very humorous. The start of that video I posted is just a snipit of the goofiness I like about games that don't try to get too serious. This game feels like I'm watching an episode of Growing Pains or black and white family television when it comes to the music (That intro music in that video reminded me of Mancini's Baby Elephant) In regards to Grandia...I love the way the story progresses with the main hero. I just started playing it again not too long ago for a paper, but I noticed that characters keep telling him to man up or take responsibility. I think they do a good job with the "coming of age" bit with Justin. |
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The Rest / General Discussions / Re: Alright peeps, lets try: Top 10 Favorite Games
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on: May 01, 2013, 10:25:59 PM
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Grandia Growlanser Generations (Yeah, I'm cheating: 2 for 1) Radiata Stories (Ganz slapping Jack should have been visually part of the cutscene, but they at least put the sound of him getting slapped XD) Wild Arms 3 IbThe Longest JourneyInfinite UndiscoveryShadow of the Colossus Dragon Warrior Monsters (AMAZING game and music) Honorable mentions Flower Sun and Rain Final Fantasy Legend 2 (Good choice Mesh!) Killer 7 Chrono Trigger Dark Cloud 2 Nier Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon Dragon Quest VIII Arc Rise Fantasia Rhythm Heaven Fever Final Fantasy 6 Wild Arms 2 Might be back to edit this list...maybe |
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The Rest / General Discussions / Re: Youtube
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on: April 26, 2013, 02:35:47 AM
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There were presentations in my Seminar class of music where students get to chose their topics. One student decided to do one on German/Italian singing technique, which lead to ways on explaining how to sing. Usually, the best way to do it is by metaphor (because it's a little difficult to tell/show someone that they have to raise their soft pallet and/or expand back nasal passage). One of the metaphors was pretending there's a orange in the back of your mouth... A student showed another student during the presentation a video of the guy in that video shooting a lemon out of his mouth. I couldn't stop laughing on how relative that was to class and absurdly poposterous to actually have done. (I still can't stop laughing). |
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Media / Single-Player RPGs / Re: Mario & Luigi 4: Dream Team
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on: April 25, 2013, 06:55:10 PM
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Mario is one of the best RPG series of all time. I say this without irony. SMRPG, the three PM games (four if you count SPM, but that's basically a platformer), and the three M&L games. All excellent. No duds in the bunch except... maybe Sticker Star? But even then I'm not sure. But anyhow, Klyde, Thousand-Year Door is on the meaty side (~30 hours) and Superstar Saga is a little lighter (~20 hours). Both are excellent, but I would say that TTYD is heavier in dialog and world-building while SSS is heavier on crazy platforming trickiness. Both games are excellent in their own right, so I guess in the long run I'd recommend them both. BTW, when I plan out what games I want to play and would like to know how long or short a game is, this is a pretty good resource: http://www.howlongtobeat.com/. I'm weird and I plan out my backlog in advance. HLTB helps. Just checked out that website...very cool. :) I checked out Rune Factory Frontier and saw it took a person to complete it in a little over 150 hours (Just main Story). I couldn't stop laughing, especially with with the longest main + extras run for Xenoblade Chronicles (311 hours, really???). I definitely just want to check out other games and see if it gets just as ridiculous. ;) |
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The Rest / General Discussions / Re: The Real Silent Hill Experience
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on: April 23, 2013, 08:39:59 PM
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Forgot to mention that back in 2003 when Team Silent was done with Silent Hill in that same year it was released what is considered by many as the successor of Silent Hill; The Forbidden Siren series ( Hardcore Gaming 101 article). The last game in that series was released back in 2008, Siren: New Translation (or Siren: Blood Curse as is known in America) for PS3/PSN. Though I've never played Siren, I've seen game playthroughs and it has creeped the heck out of me. New Translation, on the other hand, was a bit less unsettling (especially the music used in the ending that came out of nowhere). People should definitely check out those games... |
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