Author Topic: Good Morning, 2010! The Princess' Diary Intarwebs Edition (Read 116542 times)

Bardiche · « **Reply #575 on:** March 15, 2010, 01:11:10 AM »

So I assume you volunteered to take him in, or feel otherwise obligated to do so? Hope it'll work out and not turn into adolescent rebellion drama.

Lady Door · « **Reply #576 on:** March 15, 2010, 01:37:03 AM »

I did (technically they asked) and do.

It will be tough, but I anticipate problems and they're likely to be the same ones we had when I was growing up. The fun part is I can ship him back to my parents after a month if it gets to be too much. I am hoping, and my parents are hoping, that being forced to deal with this kind of thing will be the kick he needs.

Bardiche · « **Reply #577 on:** March 15, 2010, 01:47:59 AM »

There'll probably be problems because of withdrawal and everything, yeah. Heavens know how annoying people can get when they spend a lot of their time only playing videogames.

Good luck with it, and I hope there's no need to ship. I've had to deal with a situation that's sortof the same, but not quite, so I can understand mixed feelings and feeling obligated to take care of someone while not completely looking forward to it.

Grefter · « **Reply #578 on:** March 15, 2010, 02:30:29 AM »

Quote from: Bardiche on March 15, 2010, 01:47:59 AM

Heavens know how annoying people can get when they spend a lot of their time only playing videogames.

Oh snap watch out Andy, you are going to get in trouble.

That said, here is what I reccomend, stop buying food. That goes a long way to making someone pay their way.

And dammit Snow, now you made me want to go buy shirts from the manufacturer I quite like since hey always have good specials online for fairly nice shirts but I am so broke. Just a shame I can't find something similar for pants (these guys only do shirts)

Shale · « **Reply #579 on:** March 15, 2010, 07:39:07 AM »

So, the funeral was today for my neighbor who died of a stroke a few weeks back. As sad as it still is, it was also uplifting to see 250+ people packed into a synagogue to pay their respects. I knew he was a good keyboardist, but I didn't know how well-liked and influential he was in the musical community. And even at a funeral, musicians know how to throw a party. I didn't expect it, but it was a good day.

Bardiche · « **Reply #580 on:** March 15, 2010, 07:29:55 PM »

http://www.lunarsilverstarharmony.com/

Whattttt I really need to start paying attention to things. Wild ARMs company, too, so it'll probably be at least a decent remake. (THE GBA VERSION NEVER HAPPENED)

Someone'll probably point out to me that this is old news but still I only happened to come across it due to an ad on an NDS release list when I looked for Europe Pokemon release. D:

Grefter · « **Reply #581 on:** March 15, 2010, 07:41:44 PM »

Because when I think of a game that badly needs to be remade sometime it is Lunar.

Bardiche · « **Reply #582 on:** March 15, 2010, 07:44:53 PM »

Sarcasm?

Either way apparently the Limited Edition doesn't ship to the boondocks here. Go to hell Amazon.

Grefter · « **Reply #583 on:** March 15, 2010, 07:47:01 PM »

Sarcasm because the game has been remade at least twice.

Bardiche · « **Reply #584 on:** March 15, 2010, 07:50:22 PM »

The PlayStation remake was good (on accounts that it is the first version I played and it made me fall in love), the GBA remake was garbage. I don't mind a third remake! And it even gets bromides! Except the European retail stores charge 20 euros more for the same game. 40 dollars (30 euros) from America or 50 euros from Europe. How can a game be 66% more expensive when it doesn't need to be shipped from a foreign country!

Dunefar · « **Reply #585 on:** March 15, 2010, 07:51:32 PM »

Is there any chance the remake adds anything worth a damn, or is it just prettier graphics?

Bardiche · « **Reply #586 on:** March 15, 2010, 07:59:07 PM »

Quote from: Dunefar on March 15, 2010, 07:51:32 PM

Is there any chance the remake adds anything worth a damn, or is it just prettier graphics?

Advertises with additional story scenes to flesh out the four heroes and stuff.
PSPs don't have regional locks on games, right? US games work fine on EU PSPs, right?

Grefter · « **Reply #587 on:** March 15, 2010, 08:06:31 PM »

They do indeed work just fine.

Oh so they might finally get the game right on the fourth try? Good for them. It always makes me happy when a 20 year old 3 time published script is still in draft.

Bardiche · « **Reply #588 on:** March 15, 2010, 08:37:53 PM »

Well, whatever, I bought it so I should receive it before April~ Will probably post my thoughts while/after playing it~

I love this month, it'd been better if EU Pokemon was released but WCYD

Dhyerwolf · « **Reply #589 on:** March 15, 2010, 09:04:42 PM »

Quote from: Bardiche on March 15, 2010, 07:29:55 PM

http://www.lunarsilverstarharmony.com/

Whattttt I really need to start paying attention to things. Wild ARMs company, too, so it'll probably be at least a decent remake. (THE GBA VERSION NEVER HAPPENED)

The fact that the Wild ARMs company is still making games of some sort is actually the only relevant part of this!

Hunter Sopko · « **Reply #590 on:** March 15, 2010, 09:35:16 PM »

I assume he means XSeed, since Game Arts most certainly did not make Wild Arms.

Bardiche · « **Reply #591 on:** March 15, 2010, 09:36:55 PM »

Yeah my mistake, I saw the logo, but further reading provides that they "publish" it. I have no idea if they've had any hand in the creation.

Dhyerwolf · « **Reply #592 on:** March 15, 2010, 09:37:16 PM »

Oh, back to complete irrelevance then! Game Arts, go make another uh...Grandia?! Yeah, that sounds right.

Hunter Sopko · « **Reply #593 on:** March 15, 2010, 09:40:32 PM »

More like give EBC some love for once.

Cmdr_King · « **Reply #594 on:** March 15, 2010, 09:41:51 PM »

The last thing we want them doing is making more Grandia. Those have been getting worse since the second one, Lunar has a 50/50 shot of improving!

Lord Ephraim · « **Reply #595 on:** March 15, 2010, 10:21:32 PM »

Having finished Silver Star Harmony, it only really adds prettier graphics and shorter dungeons. Also it's much easier since level ups refill HP/MP.

On the minus side it has an inferior Ghaleon VA. "NOT GHALEON DEAR QUARK.." was rushed and no outtakes.

Game Arts did some of the work on Brawl so not all is lost on quality!

Dark Holy Elf · « **Reply #596 on:** March 16, 2010, 04:00:43 AM »

Quote from: Cmdr_King on March 15, 2010, 09:41:51 PM

The last thing we want them doing is making more Grandia. Those have been getting worse since the second one, Lunar has a 50/50 shot of improving!

You have the right to your (wrong, obviously <.<) opinion on the direction of recent Grandia games, but there's no way G3 was more of a step down than Lunar: Dragon Song. So I would have to disagree with your conclusion!

Generally seconding Dhyer otherwise. Lunar 1's not bad but it hardly needs another remake.

Cmdr_King · « **Reply #597 on:** March 16, 2010, 04:49:44 AM »

Ah, but see, you're missing parts of the picture.

Lunar goes Lunar 1 (Good Game) -> Lunar 2 (Better Game) -> Dragon Song (Terrible Game). So, starting from a solid game we have one good game and one bad game. 50/50.

Grandia goes Grandia 1 (Flawed experimental game) -> Grandia 2 (Good Game) -> Grandia XTREME (near-plotless dungeon crawler slog with about two steps forward, one back relative to Grandia II's gameplay) -> Grandia 3 (rips XTREME'S gameplay, makes it balanced, then marries it to an offensively bad plot). So we start from a mediocre game then have a 33% chance of good, 33% chance of tedious, and 33% chance of the worst plot ever written (with some gameplay). I can't say I really like those odds at all, so I'd definitely rather gamble on more Lunar.

DjinnAndTonic · « **Reply #598 on:** March 16, 2010, 05:09:14 AM »

I question your statistics there.

I want to check with people here to confirm if a Japanese PS3 will play US games. I was told that the US and Japan are now considered the same region for Blue Ray releases. So if that's true, I will most certainly be buying a Japanese PS3 after I purchase my DLC5 plane tickets.

Disgaea 3, here I come! (...and VC, XE, and FF13, but let's make my priorities known.)

Shale · « **Reply #599 on:** March 16, 2010, 05:12:34 AM »

Aside from the first half of Grandia II, that series has always had bad plot. G3 took it to new lows, but if you're playing Grandia and prioritizing plot over gameplay, I sure don't know why.

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