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The Rest / General Discussions / Re: Random and Amazing Pictures, Please!
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on: January 28, 2015, 04:42:54 PM
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Marshawn "Beastmode" Lynch had custom cleats made:  And, his limited edition Skittles are back just in time for this weekend's Super Bowl.  Devoted "12th man" fan makes a tribute to Lynch with a portrait of Lynch made out of Skittles.  Finally, he gives a press conference on behalf of Skittles this week answering serious questions*: *YouTube video has almost 3 million views: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5PgOk1Hjcc Not to be confused with a Seahawks fan, but this guy is pretty funny off and on the field, heh. I feel like I missed the joke...who is this guy? |
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Media / Single-Player RPGs / Re: Tales of PlayStation(s) revealed
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on: January 27, 2015, 08:19:07 PM
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Unfortunately, there are two problems with this particular DLC. One is the speed in which it was released (its only been a week or two since the game launched and now they have their first story based DLC addressing complaints posted in magazines), and Two is the question of the DLC's quality.
The thing about the first point is more of a question of whether this DLC was planned from the beginning, and if so, under what context (i.e. whether it was meant to be in the game but the game itself had to be released by a deadline or whether this is meant to be a reactionary fix to a problem to the core game itself, of if this is Bandai's usual fare of nickel and dime-ing players); but the second point is far more worrisome since if they're getting it out within less than a month of the game's release and it is meant to react to an issue brought up by the fanbase at large (or at least the part of the fanbase they actually give a shit about), then the quality of the DLC is probably going to be highly questionable (i.e. almost entirely reused assets, an inconsequential plot line, entirely self contained rewards, poor or no balance, barely any content at all (like Arche's bad day in ToP), or a number of other issues), or if not then we're back to the first question of whether this was planned at the start or whether this was an unfortunate clash of priorities or something far scuzzier.
Unfortunately, because this is a Bandai studio, with a bad reputation for handling DLC and because this was posted in a magazine and not on a Twitter account or an official website (that's one hell of a turn around for damage control for anybody). The signs kinda point to this not really being on the level, and the worst case scenario is this turning into a crappy release that not only barely addresses the issue but was planned from the start and essentially turns the 'apology' into a 'slap-in-the-face' to the fanbase.
Edit: Fuck; beaten.
I kind of feel like you are trying to spin this as a negative no matter what the case. First of all, let's just forget about the idea that this was a reaction to fan complaints entirely because that's completely ludicrous. As you said this was revealed in a magazine. It takes time to print and distribute magazines, the stories in them are never going to be just a few days old by the time they hit the news stands. There simply isn't enough time for this to be a reaction. So the DLC was planned from the start. So what? That's completely normal. Most companies do that. Not to mention that there is significant time between a game "going gold" (meaning development has finished) and actually releasing for the team to work on DLC, and it's not like this DLC is even out already, it was just announced. It doesn't mean the content was cut from the main game (well, maybe it builds off of ideas that were initially cut but that's also normal). I'm not about to claim the Namco Bandai is above nickel and diming people with DLC (I own Idolmaster 2 for christ sake), but that doesn't mean I have to assuming that everything they touch is automatically evil. This DLC sounds like an extra story that expands on a character's background and isn't part of the main story (no NPCs standing around saying "I have a quest for you if you would only purchase blah blah blah"...I hate that shit), and on top of that they're releasing it for free. That is exactly the kind of DLC I would like to see more of. I seriously can't find anything to complain about there. |
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Media / Single-Player RPGs / Re: Tales of PlayStation(s) revealed
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on: January 27, 2015, 05:43:02 PM
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Costume DLC? Whatever, it's cosmetic.
Grade-boost DLC? Whatever, grade shop is still there.
Cameo mystic arte DLC? Whatever, it's a silly little bonus.
Skit DLC? Oooookay... at least it's free? (for now...?)
Story/Scenario/Episode DLC? Nope.
Wait, what? I thought Story/Scenario/Episode DLC was the good kind of DLC. It's actual extra content, not paying $20 for some friggin costumes or something. Having heard about this Alisha "controversy" I have to chuckle- Considering that no one has even played this game up until just now (and I'm guessing 90% of the people posting away with various negative opinions on the game probably haven't played the game AT ALL and won't until it comes west), its funny how many out there on various message boards seem to have a strong opinion on this subject, to the point where it seems like this is almost ruining the game for them. Its like, how can somebody be THAT attached to a character whose game they haven't even played yet? Its not like you can have an opinion on much of anything, other than how you think the characters "looks". How about actually playing the game to completion with an open mind, and letting Namco to tell the story it intended with this game before passing judgement?
That's exactly how I feel right now. How can people have such strong feelings about this character before even playing the game? What did they even know about her? |
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Media / Single-Player RPGs / Re: Tales of PlayStation(s) revealed
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on: January 27, 2015, 12:23:32 AM
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I've seen a lot of negative opinions on the game (and a lot of them from people who haven't even played it which is just silly...) but the only serious critiques I am aware of are also riddled with 20 billion spoilers. I don't want to be spoiled so I can't read them. Is there anyone who explains exactly what is wrong with the game without the spoilers?
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Media / Anime, TV, and Movies / Re: Anime/Manga Journal
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on: January 22, 2015, 12:56:32 AM
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I am happy with direction the anime is going but the sinking was blatantly telegraphed, (death flags, oh my )and at the end it was like they went oops we forgot to actually do the deed... so bam! Her actual sinking was anticlimactic and lacked emotion . I'll agree with that. I mean I'm glad they're going to show some actual death (I think a lot of people were basically expecting Fubuki Ganbarimasu the anime, where nothing really happens...), but they could have done it without planting a death flag the size of Texas first. I actually kind of like the randomness of her actual death, though. People die all the time in war, it doesn't have to be dramatic.
That said, bring on the Burning Love episode!
Damn right, Kongou needs more screen time! |
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Media / Anime, TV, and Movies / Re: Anime/Manga Journal
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on: January 21, 2015, 09:19:17 PM
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I think ep. 3 of KanColle was my favorite yet. Stuff is actually starting to happen. Also, R.I.P. Kisaragi. Looks like this show isn't going to be completely light-hearted after all. On another note, I really think they're overusing the CG animation. It's even in scenes that really don't need it, it's kind of distracting... PS Kisaragi was the second ship Japan lost during WW2, but the first was a member of a largely obsolete destroyer class that isn't actually present in the game. So Kisaragi was the first ship in KanColle to be sunk in the war. And it was during the battle of Wake Island (what did you think 'W Island' was a reference to?). So this has obviously lead some to speculate that they're actually going to be following history here. And if they are following history...well...the body count is going to be pretty damn high. This may turn into a very different anime than people were expecting.
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Media / Miscellaneous Games / Re: Love Life School Idol Festival
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on: January 21, 2015, 08:23:06 PM
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Do you mean Start Dash? I don't know a song just called 'Dash'. But Start Dash is accessible in regular play...
Speaking of new songs, the latest addition to the regular play list, Loveless World, is pretty good. Challenging, too. Some of these newer songs can be pretty tough.
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Media / Single-Player RPGs / Re: Citizens of Earth
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on: January 21, 2015, 01:21:24 PM
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Really, Klyde? I've read some negative reviews that are absolutely nothing like what you describe. In fact they make what sound like pretty legitimate criticisms to me (I haven't actually played the game, though). If you like the game that's great but it seems like you're being overly dismissive of differing opinions.
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The Rest / General Discussions / Re: Random and Amazing Pictures, Please!
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on: January 19, 2015, 04:27:27 PM
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I'll never understand Japan for choosing loli Rorona over adult Rorona. ... Ok, no, I do understand; I just disagree a lot. You make it sound like all of Japan voted on that. Actually I believe I recall a character popularity poll in which dault Rorona beat loli Rorona even in Japan... Anyway, Demon's Souls 4-koma:  |
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Media / Miscellaneous Games / Love Life School Idol Festival
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on: January 17, 2015, 09:16:12 PM
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The mobile game, not to be confused with the Vita game that's supposed to be kind of bad (and definitely overpriced)... Anyway, quoting from game journal... Indeed. That "gimme" UR Kotori has really pathetic stats. And even among the Pures, I favor my Rare Nico pure over my SR Nico (wearing an apron) Pure, because the lower-ranked one has an HP replenishing power.
My best card, statistically, is my SR Honoka in pajamas (which I got during a random, run-of-the-mill scouting.)
I kinda wish there was card-trading in the game. Would make idolizing my normals easier, since I only seem to get the same few each time. I don't mind the experience fodder, but still... I also wish there was more to the normals since several of them look way cooler than the main idols. Why can't they develop leader skills? "Cool" Hitomi Shiga, for instance- I think she's the most attractive idol.
That UR Kotori they gave away definitely isn't a 'real' UR. It's a little strange to me how they basically rendered their own tiers meaningless, but whatever. Her pure is OK if you get her to level 100, though. I wouldn't say she's useless...just not that useful... My best card would be this one:  For getting normals you have to do regular scouting. The scouting pool is actually much larger than what you get as rewards, there's a lot of cards you'll simply never get that way. I don't find idolizing normals very hard, though I usually hang on to my friend points until after an event (when they add more cards to the pool) and then just scout a bunch. As far as why normals are fodder...well, you have to understand that this game is a spin-off of an existing franchise. The 9 characters you see in all the R, SR, and UR cards are the only characters who existed before this game. The normals were only just added so there would be more cards for scouting and stuff... |
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