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Off The Wall / Re: RPM is a magnet for weirdness.

« on: November 24, 2009, 03:14:17 AM »

I guess our collection of zany members, madcap antics and the blue on lighter blue color scheme acts as a bug lamp of sorts for strange incidents and people.

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Gaming / Gaming In 2010

« on: November 24, 2009, 03:09:25 AM »

So then, with this year ready to close, what is RPM looking forward to next year game wise? It's a manic year stocked to the brim with some A list hopefulls and confirmed appearances. Just to give you all a taste though, here's my personal list:

Super. Mario. [chameleon sting]ing. Galaxy. 2
Metroid: Other M
Zelda Wii (believe)
Sin & Punishment: Successor To The Sky
Golden Sun 3
No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle
Monster Hunter 3 Tri
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate Allstars
Red Steel 2
Epic Mickey
Bayonetta
The Last Guardian
Final Fantasy XIII/XIV
3D Dot Game Heroes
Super Street Fighter IV
Tales of Graces
Zangenki no REGINLEV (Formerly Dynamic Slash)
Pokemon Soul Silver
Dragon Quest IX: Defender of The Stars
Scribblenauts 2


And this list is still missing a ton of blockbusters that I've probably forgotten. Good God. So then, what are some of your hopefuls and most anticipated in the upcoming flurry?

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Forum Games / Re: Praise the above poster!

« on: November 24, 2009, 02:56:50 AM »

Continues to make me chuckle here and there with his posts.

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News and Announcements / Re: RPM Awards 2009!!!

« on: November 24, 2009, 02:38:03 AM »

Better idea, I'm locking the the thread for now until I get some executive orders. Take it up in PMs if you feel bold.

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News and Announcements / Re: RPM Awards 2009!!!

« on: November 24, 2009, 02:30:53 AM »

Best post. Jesus I'm in tears here.

*Leaves quietly as well, though at a rather speedy pace; trips, face-plants, crawls the rest of the way out*

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News and Announcements / Re: RPM Awards 2009!!!

« on: November 24, 2009, 02:20:16 AM »

*Leaves quietly*

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News and Announcements / Re: RPM Awards 2009!!!

« on: November 24, 2009, 02:07:15 AM »

wat

O_o

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Forum Games / Re: Praise the above poster!

« on: November 23, 2009, 07:31:30 PM »

One of RPM's best writers.

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Gaming / Re: Legend of Zelda - The official Zelda thread

« on: November 23, 2009, 07:28:30 PM »

I wish if developers acted more like that PB, things would be so much more lively at times.

As for changes, well I could suggest anything and still be surprised by the content in most Zelda games, so I'll just leave it to Nintendo. What would be awesome though is if they found a way to make the game look like The Road to El Dorado with that 2D hand drawn animations and CG enhanced look all while using the art style that was present in Twilight Princess.

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Off The Wall / Re: Birthday Thread~

« on: November 23, 2009, 07:25:37 PM »

As RPM's head ass man, I have to wish ya as the second in line a Happy Birthday Rad!

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Anime & Manga / Re: Bleach (Manga Discussion Mainly)

« on: November 23, 2009, 07:23:49 PM »

Not Bleach but kinda related


This is QUALITY ladies and gentlemen.

I've seen this EVERYWHERE. It still gets a good laugh out of me.

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Gaming / Re: Legend of Zelda - The official Zelda thread

« on: November 23, 2009, 06:58:51 PM »

Take it out of the dark ages.

I now await all the people who hate the steampunk idea.

Personally, I'm all for this just because of one idea that came up over on GAF earlier this year as a silly thought but actually sounded [tornado fang] awesome with enough thought.

Link on a Blimp.

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Gaming / Re: The top Ten Hardest Bosses in Video Game History....

« on: November 23, 2009, 06:53:59 PM »

In before someone posts Guitar Hero [parasitic bomb] and passes it off as "Brutal"

If they're gonna do something like that, they might as well do it right with those crazy videos of people playing Pop'n or Beatmania.

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Gaming / Re: The top Ten Hardest Bosses in Video Game History....

« on: November 23, 2009, 06:46:47 PM »

I think a thread renaming is in order. "Most Brutal Video Game Challenges" perhaps?

Then again, outside of the shmup hells and InvisoTetris, not much else mentioned in here qualifies.

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Anime & Manga / Re: Bleach (Manga Discussion Mainly)

« on: November 23, 2009, 06:43:32 PM »

That's not laziness. That's Japanese

QUALITY

It's funny though how you only notice things like this after you get older and start discerning things. I thought it was pretty bad that such a great episode in the series (animation wise) would have the same scene copied and pasted over so many different episodes. It's pretty much destroying my hopes of seeing things better than that one episode.

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Original / Re: New Mega Man Game Concepts

« on: November 23, 2009, 05:59:39 PM »

Publisher: Capcom
Developer: WayForward

- Has Pixel art courtesy of Henk Nielborg.
- Playable Rockman, Forte, Blues & Roll. After game completion bonus allows you to play as Dr. Light's original 6 (8?) Robot Masters & the New 8 from Rockman 9.
- Gameplay is tried and true sidescrolling, sliding, shootan & platforman.
- Continues the tradition of adding another girl to the 8 RM ranks so long as the design is creative.
- Kick ass powers
- Soundtrack by III with guest compositions from the chiptune artists responsible for Chiptuned Rockman (Hip-Hop like basslines in my RM10? Yes please. )
- Stage builder with tons of customizable features, and the ability to put any RM from the past games in the level as the endboss. O
- Online level sharing a la Rockman Rockman
- Up to 4 player local co-op. (New! Super Mario Bros. Wii "cooperate or compete" style)
- Release on all 3 major platforms with portable releases on the DS2/PSP2.

I think I covered all the bases here.

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Gaming / Re: The top Ten Hardest Bosses in Video Game History....

« on: November 23, 2009, 05:42:39 PM »

Still... all of these fail compared to the most devilish, fiendish boss ever made in video gaming...

CLOUD N. CANDY (Yoshi's Story)

OH MY GOD, THE HORROR. Seriously, if you beat this guy, you're the god of gaming. He is like the hottest of hot sauce drenched on the tongue of a farmer who is crazy.

Oh [parasitic bomb], son busted out the Yoshi's Story.

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Gaming / Re: Legend of Zelda - The official Zelda thread

« on: November 23, 2009, 01:56:23 PM »

So it seems as though Aonuma is opning the floodgates on Zelda Wii as well as his own personalthoughts on working on the series the past few years. I think this is easily one of his best interviews to date however and it gives a really nice insight to what is expected to happen with the series moving forward.

On Zelda's controls on DS and Wii:

The Difference between the two platforms (Wii and DS) is big. The experience with Spirit Tracks, trying to enhance an already 'near-perfect control,' is what pushed us on learning how to rack our brains. With Wii it is the same, we want to make the most of its controls. We want the player to control the game in the best possible way. On Wii, the camera is more realistic. Graphics are more realistic, too, and controls have to be, therefore, much more realistic.

On remaking older Zeldas

There were a lot of things we couldn't do [with Ocarina of Time] due to technical limitations. But I think we've been solving those issues with every Zelda since then. With each entry, I've tried to add things I couldn't do before. Actually, it's like I've been remaking it during these years. So if you ask me if there's going to be a Zelda remake... I thought I was making it all this time! So it maybe I haven't done well enough, I haven't been up to the expected level.

Ocarina of Time & His Opinion on It Now

It's complicated. Past things belong to our memories, and they grow bigger in there. If you play Ocarina of Time nowadays, you notice that it's not that good. Sometimes it doesn't move as fast as it should, graphics aren't as beautiful as they should be; there are some confusing parts... Any present Zelda is technically superior. Everything goes faster, more fluid... but to best Ocarina of Time, a great change –comparable to what happened back then- must be introduced. And that'll be rather complicated.

(That quote is really good, I believe this is the first time that a key player in the Zelda series has publicly acknowledged what it isthat another Zelda needs to punch through the legendary OoT's impressions.)

Finally, his thoughts on working with Miyamoto:

I didn't know our discussions were so well known! (Jelly note: lol upended tea tables ) I believe we have different visions because Mr. Miyamoto is just a genius; he's got an innate talent, and everything I do, I had to learn step by step. And it took a lot for me, I have no natural talent. I've spent many years with Mr. Miyamoto and, since the beginning, the moment I have to bring my work and show it to him for his opinion is a very special moment, and I enjoy with it. [...] He notices things I'd never see. After this time, our visions are starting to match up more and more. However, I have a lot more left to try to reach his level.

The interview is here, untranslated. Meanwhile, I must say that I like Aonuma's demeanor in this all. It's incredibly refreshing and humble. Finally, I don't get why he discredits his talent so much. anyone who could come up with the Windwaker or Majora's Mask cannot be that lacking in the natural talent department.

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Gaming / Re: The top Ten Hardest Bosses in Video Game History.... For Bitches & Scrubs

« on: November 23, 2009, 07:06:48 AM »

haven't found a single nintendo anything anywhere near challenging and/or hard since Zelda 1.

Oh OK, we're good. I thought the NES generation was just getting "revisionist historied".

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News and Announcements / Re: RPM Awards 2009!!!

« on: November 23, 2009, 07:02:58 AM »

I hope she's making a lots of spaghetti!!

wat

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Gaming / Re: The top Ten Hardest Bosses in Video Game History.... For Bitches & Scrubs

« on: November 23, 2009, 07:02:02 AM »

I think I've made my point. Also, Bowser in The Sky? Really?

I'm used to people gushing over how awesome it is/was, but not its difficulty.

nintendo can't make a hard boss.

I do hope you mean current Nintendo.

Then again, hard =/= challenging.

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Gaming / Re: Super Smash Bros. Thread

« on: November 22, 2009, 11:33:56 PM »

That very first Marth, Samus, Sonic 3 way match ending still cracks me up.

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Gaming / Re: Super Smash Bros. Thread

« on: November 22, 2009, 07:15:44 AM »

I will say this much though about tonight's match in Smashvile. Rage panching PB's Toon Link that one time was so goood just because of how hard I was trying to stay in the match. Also, I loved when me & Wanda were fighting for the right edge of the stage. Ike is hanging on thinking "oh yes, just chill here for a bit" when all of a sudden my knee connects in the ultimate Smash Bros. "GOTCHA [sonic slicer]" moment.

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Gaming / Re: Super Smash Bros. Thread

« on: November 22, 2009, 06:16:14 AM »

Tonight was my most disastrous Brawl night ever. PB winning the World Series with my 'dorf the same way was both magnificent and WTF worthy.

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Gaming / Re: Super Smash Bros. Thread

« on: November 22, 2009, 04:05:30 AM »

OH WTF ALDOOOOOO!

I just started to get back in my groove that match!