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Media / Single-Player RPGs / Re: Favorite characters in these categories.
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on: April 12, 2010, 12:13:58 AM
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Awesome magician- Jade Curtiss (Tales of the Abyss). Witty son of a bitch; proving video game humour (rather, sarcasm) DOES exist in a non-geeky way. He has a dark past, he's over the age of 20 (rare for JRPG...heh), and doesn't fuck around. He's mature and a wise ass. I respect that!
The stoic, wise warrior: Not really a fan of the stoics. They're bland to me and come off too typical and one-breeded. They're the "wise guys of few words". Meh. Whatever, I'm throwing this one... Yuri Lowel (Tales of Vesp)l. Maybe not a man of few words, but certainly wise ones. He never preached and babbled about saving the world, he merely did what he thought was right.
The villain: Lavos (Chrono Trigger). A being that is so evil and destructive and frightening... and so little to say about it.
The comedy relief: Vashyron (Resonance of Fate): "Daddy does NOT approve!". Maybe its Nolan North's voice that makes anything smart-ass sound just heroic and awesome; but I like him. He's a bit of a pervert, and a money-grubber, but definitely an unexpected hero, and quite funny. Honourable mention goes to the Supporting Cast of Disgaea, who's wit would always have me detour the castle.
.....though, Kefka certainly does clean up for the 1996 nominations. :P
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The Rest / General Discussions / Re: Super RPGFan Game Journal IV - The New Warriors: The Revenge The Movie The Game
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on: April 10, 2010, 12:57:22 AM
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Resonance of Fate: Chapter 11/16. Noooo, it's ending too fast. I skipped a few missions when I realized I left some important items in previous missions... that, and some of the challenges felt more trouble than they were worth.
Just beat the first 1-on-1 boss battle... what a pain in the ass. Not because its you and yourself as support for...yourself; but because he's a tricky and particular fucker. Wasted a few "rubies" ($$) to retry this one.
But anyways; we've gone into some of the deeper and darker parts of the characters' past. I like the minimal approach storyline; it runs deep, but just looks shallow.
This is also one of those games where the normal enemies can potentially give you more hassle than the chapter-end bosses.
....I love how all of the default looks for the characters are blondes with blue eyes. It puts my brown eye+hair combo to shame.
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Media / Single-Player RPGs / Re: Pokemon: The Latest Generation
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on: April 09, 2010, 09:10:43 PM
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I'm not really fond of the game's anymore; I personally think they gotta stop focusing on the amount of stuff to do outside of pokemon (and placing useless mini games) and more on combat dynamics. I hated that my started pkmn could kill anything in one hit.
....yet, meybe its the kid in me; but I got a bit excited hearing about a new one. Here's hoping they do something different with it.
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Media / Single-Player RPGs / Re: Radiata Stories
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on: April 07, 2010, 06:55:26 PM
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Um; no real prize for collecting every character from what I recall.
Some of the characters recruitments were a pain in the ass. I don't know- to me this game wasn't worth the effort after. I played it through to the end; I didn't mind it then...then I realised all that kinda lacked and it made for an unfullfilling experience So, NONE of the optional characters added any side stories, or anything? What you see is what you get. Aside their blurb in the Friend Roster
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Media / Single-Player RPGs / Re: Resonance of Fate Topic
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on: April 06, 2010, 06:36:43 PM
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Another fun fact: use "Clairvoyance" on your characters each chapter (preferably when enemies aren't around...) They're kind of funny. For example, in the chapter you meet Barbarella... Vash is steamy for Barbarella, Zeph is terrified of Barbarella, and Leanne "think her soil is fine, thank you!" Mmmm, Chapter 8 and 3.1 million Rubies/Pesos/Dollars... and enemies can still ruin my day...
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The Rest / General Discussions / Re: Super RPGFan Game Journal IV - The New Warriors: The Revenge The Movie The Game
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on: April 06, 2010, 06:32:59 PM
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Chapter 8 of Resonance of Fate.
I love this game. Nothing is more rewarding than destroying an enemy. It was difficult to learn at the beginning (I thing I game over'd my first battle twice before I actually won anything). Leanne is absolutely adorable; she looks like a doll (lit?). Vash is hilarious. And...well, Zeph kind of falls behind with his emo attitude. But I prefer it to my initial "kid hero" impression that we see time and time again in JRPGs. He has attitude, but he's caring, mysterious, and has a pretty messed back story. His "B" set of costumes annoy me with that stupid scene-kid zipper.
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Media / Anime, TV, and Movies / Re: LOST (Season 6)
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on: April 06, 2010, 06:16:41 PM
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The Richard flash-back episode was probably the best in a while. I was pretty sad when they went to a Kwon "flashsideways"... they just don't have the same pull.
I hope it picks up the pace again tonight. With only so few episodes left, and so many more questions, I don't care about how depressed Jack is, or how fast Kate can run, or how emotional Sawyer actually is, or what marital problems surround Jin and Sun, etc... There's been enough of that for five seasons!
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Media / Anime, TV, and Movies / Re: Recently Viewed Movies Episode 2: The Vampire Bites Back
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on: April 06, 2010, 06:13:15 PM
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The Men Who Stare at Goats - It was a bit silly but that's a good thing. I enjoyed it. The Fantastic Mr. Fox - Clooney again. I didn't really like the artistic style of it but it was pretty funny. Ponyo - I'm always a sucker for a Miyazaki film and this was good. I didn't enjoy it as muich as his others but maybe after repeating viewings...
Eww, I thought Men Who Stare at Goats was the definition of a "swing and a miss". It was too silly; then went waay to serious. The ending was nothing short on retarded. There is no real justification for the "super powers" the one unit possesses, and it just feels like they were just a unit of idiots. Some movies try to get you to believe in a "touch of magic" (or whatever), but I hated this flick. I loved Fantastic Mr. Fox. The red hues really started to wear me down, I saw blue for a while after since my eyes became desensitized to red haha. I thought it was funny. The whack-bat sport is awesome. Ponyo...was a good one-time watch. Aside from the numerous Little Mermaid remnants, I just thought there was something kinda missing. The scene explaining breast feeding was just bloody awkward (I watched it with a little cousin). Liam Niesen's character, the dad or whatever, looked absolutely too bazaar for me to consider classy or "arsty". It was cute, but probably could have benefit from being longer. Ponyo is a doll though, she brightens up the screen every time. -- I watched Hot Tub Time Machine. Perfect way to describe the plot. I liked it! The hah-ha's aren't there every single second. Some of it was obvious. But it was enjoyable. Probably better as a rental. But it does have probably the happiest ending you will ever see in a movie.
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