Daresay; I find a movie like this would be simple to do tastefully.  I don't get the issues when it comes to film developers sticking to the source material....  What is the issue?!
Even that sandler movie saw the "artistic quality" it had.

Anyone picking it up?

I grabbed it yesterday.  By the same loved/hated developers of Drakengaard (one of the rare occasions where the NA title sounds better than the JP one) comes this peculiar title.

One of the best known "features" the game offers is it's two "version" of the game, which is meant to respectively appeal to either asian or american markets.

Nier Gestalt - features a "caveman" trying to save his daughter from a disease
Nier Replicant - features a "pretty boy" saving his sister from a disease.

I'm surprised there isn't more commotion.  Frankly, a sociologist would have a field day.  But anyways; north american gamers are stuck with the beast-man.  Which I like better; I find the father-daughter relationship more endearing than a japanese brother-sister one.  But I digress.

I was a huge fan of the Drakangaard series, despite the fucked-up nature of its plot, so I had to give this game a run.
My review thus far is fairly mixed, much like the reviews so far.

As the Soundtracks Section on RPGFan stipulates; this game probably has one of the most impressive OSTs I've heard in a long, long, long time.  No track has been detestable so far; it is literally "music to my ears".

The story so far is extremely interesting; lots of questions, and a strange world you get thrown into.  Which is unfortunate, because reviewers (though I try not to listen) say its pretty "meh" later on.  Nevertheless, my interest is captivated.

The gameplay is extremely tough; or I just suck at this game.  I'm playing it on easy, and while I haven't died yet, I've come close a few too many times. =(
I personally find the game lacking a bit of fine-tuning too.  Battle sometimes feels a bit sloppy and sluggish; but the charging attacks and magic is a lot of fun.

I'm pretty on the fence about this game - but there is a strange draw to this game nonetheless that will have me keep going.  See if my opinion changes (I didn't like Resonance of Fate much when I started; but now I love it more than sliced bread).

I *hate* the bestiary.  I've noticed it wrong some of the time, or sometimes it picks up one-shot enemies, which had me searching for them for a while to no avail.

ONE important thing; if you see an item in the bestiary that an enemy just can't seem to ever get; break off the parts of the enemy without killing them and use terminals to raise the item drop %.

...shit, this really is like VP2!

I'm replaying the game again; and its nice to have the story finally making more sense.  The only thing that still confuses me a bit is the little "wine"drinking loli.

And crappy.

The ONLY way you can activate the terminals that give you battle benefits is through coloured hexes.

I haven't had a problem picking up coloured hexes on white spots, and vice versa on coloured hexes.  So, can't confirm that. 

Question 1
You get them automatically as far as I'm concerned... making the item that allows you to pick em up easier useless...IMO...

Questionne Deux
The reason you want to turn hexes is so that you can optimize your placing of them; conforming to the map's shape, and using as few as possible when you need to link...like...400 of those fuckers.  So its best to think ahead before you place them.

It costs that much because it is the first skirt that will let you see her panties. :P
Oh Japanese...

I got to Neverland.  Holy fucking difficulty spike[/i].  I over-levelled and customized for the final dungeon and got CC'd in one hit. =(

I can't wait to get the..."erotic" clothes.

There is no denying it: this is the best thing I have EVER seen....out of Japanese Film...

Haha, I see!  Sorry, should have grasped the inside joke even with just that
Loved the tight pants a few pages back, btw!!

This picture means a lot to me.  It has been about 7(+) years since I last hit a beach or any sort of vacation spot.
So I  am proud to present this picture; it captures a slice of happiness with my buddy.  I loooove the orange 2 piece I was wearing, but horrible shot for it.  And then I ran it through the best $2 I could have spent on my iPhone for a polaroid-photo-effect app.


(And before you ask, no we didn't. xP Haha)

What made my first beach vacation so special, was that it started off with this as the first thing we see...

Yes.  It is what you think... A dead fish, with it's eye yanked out and a stick in it's mouth.  To top it off, I think the horror of the entire ordeal had some child leave their floaty chair behind beside it.

I'm curious too since I am in love with MediaArts.  I just don't want to spend that much on a cellphone game unless it's confirmed to be awesome.

...that and 3D on the iphone (or ds for that matter) is not exactly a plus.

Ooo, she's cute and you're pretty.  May your first child be handsome and masculine!


My!  Quite the compliment to be compared to a flawless 3D female.  Her hair trumps mine, but I have more personality, dammit!
I appreciate it I guess. =)

Pick-churs plz.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_hbPLsZvvo

Looks tasty.... the food, not the dog.
Awesome concept.  Somewhat unsanitary, but hey, I dig.

Burned through the eleven *awesome* episodes of Eden of the East. 

I love this show; the opening and ending are beautifully done as well (odd hearing an Oasis song in the opening!)

The premise is really interesting, and the characters are nothing short of fascinating.  For a serious show, they like throwing in comic-book humour; but otherwise the characters avoid being complete stereotype...thank christ.

I really recommend it!!

I had problems looking at that in YouTube-quality... poor kids. =/