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Gaming / Re: The Kingdom Hearts Thread

« on: July 09, 2010, 11:14:54 PM »

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9CaF8j0JUI&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

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Gaming / Re: New Capcom game to be showcased at Comic-Con

« on: July 09, 2010, 07:21:41 PM »

I've never been to comfortable with the controls in either Legends game. And for me personally, i felt that the lock-on feature was a little messy as well as the camera. None the less, it was still a very fun game. So if they were to make a new Legends, they would have to: fix the camera, have the lock-on targets transition smoothly from one enemy to the next, make the dungeons livelier, perhaps add more puzzle elements and give the controls a "pick up and play" feel.

and revamp its entire gameplay.

The gameplay itself was fine, it was just some of those design choices and somewhat messy controls that needs reworking.

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Gaming / Re: New Capcom game to be showcased at Comic-Con

« on: July 09, 2010, 04:57:18 AM »

Something tells me "new game announcement" doesn't necessarily mean "new game"

I don't see a reason for it not to be a new game.

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Gaming / Re: Fate/Extra

« on: July 09, 2010, 04:53:40 AM »

I wonder who that could be >_>

Arcueid~

Hell, might as well put (Tohno) Shiki in here too.

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Gaming / Re: Big capcom announcement in 2 days.

« on: July 08, 2010, 06:16:39 PM »

Capcom, i am disappoint.

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Gaming / Re: Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D

« on: July 07, 2010, 10:01:22 PM »

- How did the MGS3-inspired "NAKED Sample" 3DS demo at E3 come to fruition?

"It was a top-secret project -- I had a non-disclosure agreement signed with Nintendo, so I couldn't even tell you [Hamamura] about it," Kojima revealed. "The demo was produced by the Peace Walker team, but outside of the group that developed it, nobody at Kojima Productions even knew about it. I got that group together and said 'Okay, we have to build this thing for E3' -- they work on a different floor from the rest of the studio, so most people thought they were on vacation after shipping off Peace Walker, I suppose."

"The thing is that it's hard to get a lot of feedback from players, because only so many of them could physically play the title at the event," he said. "I was hoping to shape our future direction for the game based on more of their opinions. Also, the maps and character models were all remade with a higher polygon count than before. The models are about the same quality as what we made for the PlayStation 3, but you really can't tell within the game. We could've made it look better if we had a little more time."

- Now that E3 is over, where is the 3DS MGS project headed?

"I did handle direction work on the E3 demo, but where I go from here hasn't been decided yet," Kojima said. "For now, what we wanted to do was advertise the fact that we are producing a 3DS game in the MGS franchise. Largely it was just a demonstration of what we're capable of with the 3DS. For a full-size game, just having things pop out at the player all the time will get old fast, so I think the emphasis will be on visual depth instead. We haven't settled on the details yet, but I'd like to get CO-OPS and some of the other things we did in Peace Walker into this game as well. We can't change MGS3's story, but we are thinking about CO-OPS and other things we can use the 3D technology for."

- So when'll it come out?

"Nothing's been decided at all yet. I don't think we'll be able to make it a launch title, but if we don't at least stick close to launch, we'll lose a lot of product value."

- So within a year or so of launch, then?

"Yeah, I think we need to get it out by then. That's why I want to get more people to try it out. Showing a trailer really just isn't enough -- it'd be nice if Nintendo organizes some kind of public demo event."

From 1up

Honestly didn't expect the models to be about the same quality as MGS4. And CO-OP sounds pretty sweet.

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Anime & Manga / Re: High School of the Dead.

« on: July 07, 2010, 06:04:04 PM »

Already started to watch this. I anticipate the next episode.

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Gaming / Re: Big capcom announcement in 2 days.

« on: July 07, 2010, 05:56:34 PM »

It probably won't be RE6 either. Seeing as how their attention is currently on Resident Evil Revelations.

But, who knows.

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Gaming / Re: What PISSES YOU OFF mid-game?

« on: July 07, 2010, 01:11:39 AM »

Also known as the medusa head problem in Castlevania. =P

Oh god. Jumping off a platform and getting hit/turned into stone by one of them, falling to the bottom of the area, and having to retrace your steps ALL [tornado fang]ing over again.

Though i wouldn't say it pissed me off, just really frustrating. They're not NEARLY as bad as the Eggplant Wizards from Kid Icarus.

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Anime & Manga / Re: What Anime are you Currently Watching?

« on: July 06, 2010, 03:19:51 PM »

Just finished FMA Brotherhood.

Started to watch High School of the Dead and Seitokai Yakuindomo (sex jokes EVERYWHERE in that show >_>)

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Entertainment / Re: What are you listening to?

« on: July 03, 2010, 07:13:24 PM »

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFl9NE3BjP4[/youtube]

This anime is [tornado fang]ing awesome, BTW.

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Gaming / Re: Fate/Extra

« on: July 03, 2010, 07:01:32 PM »

[youtube]qfJQHquMC5s&feature=related[/youtube]

Nice to see Touko's original design there.

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Gaming / Re: The Light Myth: Palutena's Mirror / Kid Icarus Thread

« on: July 01, 2010, 06:57:29 PM »

Exclusive - Kid Icarus Uprising interview

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Gaming / Re: The "What are you currently playing?" Thread

« on: June 30, 2010, 03:26:15 AM »

Been playing Megaman Zero Collection this whole week.

It's awesome to finally being able to use the mod cards for Zero 3, even if they only add slight alterations to the game.

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Off The Wall / Re: Could my life be more awesome?

« on: June 26, 2010, 03:51:03 AM »

Hang out with friends whom you have common interests with.

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Gaming / Re: Ninokuni: The Another World

« on: June 25, 2010, 06:37:40 PM »

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Over in Level-5's home country, the DS RPG is now set for release on December 9. This means the game will be arriving more than two years after it was first announced. The date represents a multi season delay from the previously Spring 2010 release time frame.

Level-5 made the announcement of the release date at a press conference in Tokyo earlier today. Unlike the Professor Layton studio's annual "Level-5 Vision" series of pressers, this one was devoted exclusively to Ni no Kuni.

In addition to the release date, Level-5 announced a new subtitle for the game. Previously, the game was known as "Ni no Kuni: The Another World," with the subtitle referring to the fantasy world that main character Oliver enters at the game's outset. It will now be "Ni no Kuni: Shikkoku no Madoushi," or "Ni no Kuni: Black Mage." We're not sure who the name refers to exactly, but the new logo Level-5 shared today does have a character who would qualify as a black mage in the background.

Level-5 also took the opportunity to formally announced the PlayStation 3 version of Ni no Kuni, word of which leaked out from weekly gaming magazine Famitsu earlier in the week. The PS3 version is titled "Ni no Kuni: Shiroki Seihai no Joou," or (roughly) "Ni no Kuni: Queen of the White Holy Ashes." Again, the name appears to be in reference to a mysterious character who appears in the logo.

So why do the PS3 and DS versions of Ni no Kuni have different names? It turns out that they may end up being different games, outside of just the obvious visual differences. Level-5 says the while the two games will have stores set on the "same axle," they're being made separately from scratch and will have different data, specifications and story developments.

At the very least, it's clear they will share the same main characters, as Oliver and his companions appear in screens of both games. Level-5 also announced another common point between the two. They'll both include a hardcover book that's used to clear puzzles and work through the adventure.

The DS version of the book was put on display at the press conference. From what we could see, it's quite the production in its self, consisting of a thick 352 pages and high quality paper that make it hard to believe it's a freebie included with the game. We're not sure how integral the book will be with the game, as you can't exactly have players lugging it around when they want to play the game on the go, but as video game collectors, we can't wait to add it to our collection!

With a release date now set, Level-5's tie-up with Studio Ghibli at last looks set to make its debut for the general public. This is just for Japan, of course. International plans for the game have not been announced. However, Level-5 is scheduled to open a North American office later this year and a European office next year. Perhaps we can expect Ni no Kuni to be one of the studio's debut efforts as an international publisher.

Ninokuni: The Black Mage (DS)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDo0Y9WlWVM[/youtube]

Ninokuni: Queen of the White Sacred Ash (PS3)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQOLPCpXDOo[/youtube]

No confirmation for a North American/European release as of yet.

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Anime & Manga / Re: What Anime are you Currently Watching?

« on: June 25, 2010, 01:59:50 AM »

Right now, i'm in a Studio Ghibli mood.

For the last few days i've watched, Kiki's Delivery Service, Whisper of the Heart and Castle in the Sky (all of them were masterpieces). I swear, Ghibli is like Disney's Japanese counterpart.

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Gaming / Re: The Kingdom Hearts Thread

« on: June 25, 2010, 12:24:46 AM »

It's almost damn obvious everyone's going to be alive by the end, even the Org XIII people in their original forms.

Nomura said it himself that no one actually "dies" in the KH universe.

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Off The Wall / Re: Wanting to Hurt Someone

« on: June 24, 2010, 05:33:26 AM »

Don't you ever feel like... if someone was making you angry, you want to hurt them? I mean why not? Don't you think they deserve it? At best, it would satisfy yourself, wouldn't it?

What the [tornado fang] is with you and these hate/anger topics

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Off The Wall / Re: The Avatar / Signature Changing Thread

« on: June 23, 2010, 01:11:04 AM »

Aoko Aozaki from Tsukihime.

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Gaming / Re: Official Nintendo 3DS Discussion Thread - Specs, Tech, Price? It's all here!

« on: June 22, 2010, 07:41:33 PM »

Dunno if this has been posted yet or if this is the right place to put it but...
I'll jus put it here

http://japan.gamespot.com/videos/story/0,3800076101,20415519,00.htm

dem grafix sure is purdy.

seriously, besides the amount of poly's and certain shading, it looks pretty much like RE5. at least from a distance.

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Off The Wall / Re: RPM's Personal Meet-up or Who on RPM would you like to meet?

« on: June 22, 2010, 07:37:01 PM »

Tay Zonday is the Chocolate Rain guy.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwTZ2xpQwpA[/youtube]

I had to.

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Off The Wall / Re: RPM's Personal Meet-up or Who on RPM would you like to meet?

« on: June 21, 2010, 10:11:26 PM »

I have a feeling Hitomi wanders around this site sometimes as a guest.

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Gaming / Re: The Kingdom Hearts Thread

« on: June 19, 2010, 07:33:33 PM »

(Blurry) Re:Coded Trailer

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOS-3J-y0mU&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

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Gaming / Re: The Official E3 2010 Discussion Thread & Lounge (Jun 13, 2010 - June 19, 2010)

« on: June 19, 2010, 12:51:54 AM »

I believe i heard somewhere that a few directors wanted her in some of their movies.