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street lights

oh my god

please don't let board 8 be representative of society as a whole

sitting of course

Based on your lastfm, my recommendation for you is...

CLOUD NOTHINGS

Songs:
1. Stay Useless
2. Not Important
3. Our Plan

Good game, really enjoyed the battle system and most of the characters. It hasn't particularly aged well, but eh. The twist was sort of lame, but it didnt' ruin the game for me. The last boss was super disappointing, that's the worst I can say about it.

Nel was a great character; probably one of my favorite female jrpg characters. Maria and Cliff were pretty good too.

GTM posted...


But to me it seems like you made up your mind about this game already!

Yeah, I think I pretty much have. The story just isn't grabbing me. I expect at least that much from a SMT game.

One of these days I'll put my friend code on here. I've really enjoyed most of the 3DS games I've played so far. SM3D Land, Mario Kart 7, and Kid Icarus are all great. Nintendo really seems to be bringing their A game to the 3DS.

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that's a good question

I was close to starting up another persona 4 playthrough, and then they went ahead and announced that GOLDEN would be here in October, so I just decided to wait for that sweet sweet moped

I had to play KH2 twice and read the wiki on CoM before I even understood what was going on. It eventually made sense to me.

Articuno2001 posted...
From: colliding | #056
In other news, I got Devil Survivor: Overclocked. Holy wow, this is like if TWEWY was super boring. Major disappointment so far. On the second in-game day (out of eight), and I don't feel like continuing. Any reason I should keep going?
If you don't like SRPGs I wouldn't continue. I played it for 126 hours to completion according to my 3DS so I'm kind of biased, but I encourage you to keep playing.

The thing is... I like SRPG's, but I'm having trouble seeing where the "strategy" factors into this game. I mean, you can only deploy 4 units right? And the only way to initiate battle is to move directly next to an enemy or have them move directly next to you, right? So basically, the only "strategy" involved is to fuse high-level demons, create teams that can exploit most weaknesses and grind. It seems less like a srpg and more like a really slow turn-based rpg.

persona 4's intro feels longer than kh2. at least in kh2 they give you some really stupid minigames. persona 4 won't let you open the menu screen until you get 2 hours in!

that being said, of course p4 is totally worth it. the intro is rough though.

Yeah. I always thought that AJ was planned as a reboot of the series and wasn't supposed to feature Phoenix or any of the old characters at all, except for Ema presumably, since she was introduced in 1-5. Capcom mandated Phoenix's inclusion and so Takumi had to write him in. Just another line in Capcom's book of colossal errors in judgment.

AAI was Capcom over-reacting to fan negativity and throwing every cameo in the book at the player ad nauseum. As a fan of Larry, I was okay with most of it, but yeah, it was overkill, especially in E-5.

GuessMyUserName posted...
I definitely disagree completely. The controls of Kid Icarus make the game incredibly fun. The game isn't begging for dual analog at all - dual analog could never in a million years accomplish the gameplay as well as the globe system does.

The only thing iffy at all is just accidental dashes, but that's incredibly minor.

No, I think they're pretty major. Particularly when all I want to to is walk up to an edge and instead I dash off a ledge.

I mean, they're not game-breaking controls, but they can be incredibly frustrating. I gradually practiced (and weapon fused) up to the point where I can beat most levels at Level 6 intensity, but it took a while. Air battles are no problem, but sometimes it can be incredibly difficult to not only keep the reticle on an enemy but also keep the enemy in front of you. I think most of the challenge in the game is due to the controls, which is why open levels like where you fight Dark Pit are a piece of cake, but other levels where there are enemies that appear on all sides of you are much more challenging. If the game did have dual analog controls, it would most likely be one of the easiest games I've ever played.

In other news, I got Devil Survivor: Overclocked. Holy wow, this is like if TWEWY was super boring. Major disappointment so far. On the second in-game day (out of eight), and I don't feel like continuing. Any reason I should keep going?

Another thing AAI has going for it is Lang and his "NOT SO FAST!" voice clip, and he's only in 2 of the 5 cases (technically 3, but yeah, not counting E-4). I guess Kay was all right, too. I still prefer AJ though. At least in AJ you sort of retain that "role-playing" feel, even if you're constantly being overshadowed by Phoenix. In AAI I sort of just felt like I was watching Edgeworth solve everything - in that regard, I think the game was hurt by Edgeworth being too smart a protagonist. Some people really latch on to Edgey, but I've always preferred him as an antagonist or rival. I don't really enjoy playing as him (although it was pretty cool in 3-5).

Both AJ and AAI have bad pacing during investigations, so I guess another reason I prefer AJ is due in large part to music. The general "walking around" music in AAI was really quite bad at times. If I'm playing a boring game, hopefully it at least has some decent tunes.

MPP was pretty much a perfect record. Before that I only liked a handful of AC songs: Leaf House, Chores, The Purple Bottle, Fireworks, Winter's Love.

oh god, star ocean 4

why did you make me remember, why can't I FORGET THESE MEMORIEEESSSSSS

the worst part was not only did they include a terribly creepy and annoying loli girl, they made her have a creepy romantic subplot with the creepy elf.... all with bottom 5 worst voice acting in history!

that game was intolerable, the fact that I played through more than half of it just goes to show how pathetic my life is. I don't think people who play more than 20 hours of Star Ocean 4 have girlfriends, it's a biological impossibility, like a cow mating with a sea urchin.

(no offense)

Oh yeah, and it is better than AAI. It just is dudes, sorry. I'll grant you that AAI is funny at some points, but for the most part it's just really boring.

First post is 100% accurate. Apollo Justice has moments where it's pretty good. From a purely technical standpoint, it's got great graphics, the touch-screen gameplay was unique, and the music is all around the best in the series (although the original still has the definitive "Objection" and "Cornered" of course).

Plot/character wise, I think most of the main characters are likable. Apollo is great, Trucy is great, Ema is great (I'm definitely NOT one of the people who think Ema was "ruined" by AJ - it seemed like a logical development to me). The main problem with Klavier is that he is burdened by having to follow up Edgeworth (who he doesn't touch in any regard), Godot (who has a better design, gimmick, backstory and court demeanor) and Franziska (who I probably like less than Klavier, but at least she was a tough opponent in court). Klavier just seems like he isn't cut out for the job. He's barely a presence.

I think 4-1 is a pretty good intro case. It's got a decent twist, and the logic is mostly sound. It feels mostly like a typical AA case... and then Phoenix drops the fake evidence and ruins the whole thing, but eh. It's like a slap in the face compared to the brutal curb-stomping of reputation that comes later.

I actually like 4-2. I know, Stickler is terrible and sort of a Wellington rip-off and the whole panty thing is just weird and should've been left out, but the rest of the case is pretty nice. All the main characters are introduced, there's a decent mystery, and Phoenix is barely in it at all. The Kitakis are good characters, and while the payoff and murderer reveal isn't exactly satisfying, it still at least makes logical sense.

4-3 is an abomination and I never want to play it again. The murderer was obvious the moment you see him, there's the whole thing about accusing a blind boy with no motive of firing a gun with huge recoil at a secret agent named "Romein Letouse", and worst of all there's the video you have to re-watch over and over again. Just terrible and no redeeming qualities come to mind.

4-4, and the game is back to having occasional pretty good moments. I truly like and respect the Mishams, Vera and Drew. The stamp thing was brilliant, I thought. It just becomes a bit jumbled and illogical when you bring in 4-0, the connection between Kristoph and Phoenix, the MASON SYSTEM, and the Gramarye's, and Zak Gramarye being a jerk, and the Jurist system and Brushel... I didn't like Brushel, and I'll leave it at that. I could write a 10 page essay on 4-4, but I won't. I'll just say instead...

Phoenix's out-of-character actions and demeanor basically ruin the game. Make Hobonix into some brand-new character and instead of it being a "bad" game it becomes okay, just slightly boring at times. But what's done is done, and my main hope is for an AA5 that features both Apollo and Phoenix working in court together, ending with Phoenix retiring on his own terms and giving the keys to the office to Apollo.

ninkendo posted...
can't wait for it to be rebranded as FF15 like it deserves. World map with dungeons and towns yes please

yeah, but... that would actually make sense and SE isn't really a fan of that

so sad right now

the beastie boys were the first band I ever really got into on my own. they were my first answer to the question "what's your favorite band?". The first recorded piece of music I ever bought was Check Your Head on audiocasette. I listened to it every day before sophomore year of high school.

amazing artist. cancer sucks. definitely the first celebrity death to hit me sort of hard. If I wasn't in the midst of a major depressive episode I'd want to celebrate his life, but right now it just makes me want to curl up and hide from the world.

yeah, they're gonna change the rules though

I mean, one concussion can give you post-concussion disorder, which can be up to six months of depression, which can lead to insomnia and suicidal ideation. dudes who get like 10 in the span of three years? forget about it.

yeah I don't mind getting a new Chie, but I can't handle this game with a new Teddie.

I think the Knicks have a 10% chance to win game 3, but other than that, no amare, no lin, no dreams, no hope.

amare should definitely be gone next year too. it's a shame, he was really good a year ago without carmelo.

YetAnothrShadow posted...
Will someone post a pic already geez

http://whoisthathotadgirl.tumblr.com/

So it's confirmed that Chie will have a new voice right? That sorta sucks. I also reallly want Dave Wittenberg back as Teddie.

Great, now I gotta save up for a Vita. Cool though, I wasn't expecting it until next year.

10 /10
my favorite pokemon

XIII, definitely. I actually got numerous game overs in that one. Granted, most of them were due to the time limit summon battles, but still!

Second hardest would probably be X. I remember there being some tricky boss fights in that one.

I never thought IV was that hard, but I grind a lot. It's definitely harder than V - IX.

The easiest one is VI, fact.

that first grimmjow-ichigo fight is a series highlight for me. actually all the grimmjow - ichigo fights are pretty good

also, I think I remember some episode where ururu is described as an "anti-shinigami" weapon or something... that's good enough for me. she's probably a mod soul or a robot or something. who cares.

+3 Days of the Phoenix
+2 Totalimmortal
+1 Fall Children

barreldragon88 posted...
Yup, the original is better than the dub 95% of the time.

Ururu gets that random scene to suggest she may be pretty powerful way back then, but we never see anything come out of it. Blame Kubo Tite.

to be fair, how much time do we really want devoted to Ururu. not much, for me at least.

whatever dudes, if not perfect then "most recent game that made your top 5"

Persona 4

Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VII
Valkyria Chronicles
Secret of Mana
Tales of Symphonia

Haven't played the rest

Grimmjow is pretty great huh. Only Ulquiorra is better.

Album: Beach House - Bloom
Song:Beach House - Wishes

I want to say you're probably thinking of a character from Valkyrie Profile. Valkyria Chronicles is better than Valkyrie Profile.

VC is great. Still the best rpg for the PS3. It's much more accessible than most grid-based SRPG's. Beloved characters, great music, pretty graphics. Also, Vyse and Aika are in it. Just get it dude. It's probably like $15 now or something.

Ah, the Arrancar arc. So many good memories. So many bad ones.

Not sure about the first movie, but I think probably right after Soul Society is when you're supposed to watch it.

barreldragon88 posted...
I had the desire to finish AAI, but not PW3. PW3 case two was horribad and boring. Case three in AAI was annoying, but I enjoyed the game overall. Had no problems with Edgeworth himself.

omigod i should report this post as offensive

anyway, I didn't like Investigations either, but Cases 3 and 4 are good. 5 is good for about half of it. It just goes on too long. So yeah, I'd say keep going.

I'd say before January to be on the safe side

TP is average. Wolf gameplay was dull and it was just too easy. Music, Hyrule Field, graphics, dungeons and Midna were all pretty good.

wendy's fries used to be so good, but ever since they changed up the recipe it's been suck city

all this technology and all people are going to do with it is take pictures of girls when they're not looking

this almost makes me want to get a twitter. almost.

if you've never played any of them, then by all means tactics and ff9

legit love that han solo song

Final Fantasy X - 7/10
Final Fantasy XII - 6/10
Suikoden III - 6/10
Suikoden V - 6/10
Persona 3 - n/a (only played it on the PSP, so if that counts, 9/10)
Persona 4 - 10/10
Shadow Hearts - n/a
Shadow Hearts 2 - n/a
Disgaea - 6/10

SovietOmega posted...

What bad side effects of melatonin have you heard about?



bad nightmares, vivid dreams

I've been trying meditation techniques. I end up feeling really tired, but everytime I feel about to drift off to sleep my body jolts and the feeling goes away. I hear so much about the bad side-effects of melatonin that I'm afraid to try it. I should say that due to my sleep deprivation I'm also feeling very emotional, like paranoid, fearful and at times depressed or angry. The only thing I've tried so far is benadryl and all it's done is make me feel extra groggy the next day, after 3 hours of sleep.

I haven't gamed the entire time. I put down Tales of Graces for this!

Go to the [blue] store [/blue] after school. You can find it [blue]north[/blue] of here.

wg64Z posted...
Smoke weed

weed is what started this whole thing. smoked a lot of it on an empty stomach, blacked out. haven't slept right since.