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Hitting close to home
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No time for an intro, straight to the questions:
1. How about some Valkyrie Profile Q's? What characters did you use for the
final battles? Are any of the endings other than the best one worth seeing?
How pathetic is the fact that I owned the game for nine months before
playing it?
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Googleshng:
I've only seen the B ending, which isn't too impressive. As for who I used, my three best mages with
Ether Scepters. 2 rounds. Well, 3, had to recover CP.
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2. Any idea where I could find an English cast list for VP? I recognize
most of the actors, but a few of the voices I just can't place.
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Googleshng:
Well, there's the credits. Aside from that I don't know where to find one no.
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3. Ever see Lost Universe? It's from the creators of Slayers and features a
hero more concerned with the condition of his cape than the enemy fire
heading straight for his ship. Funny stuff
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Googleshng:
I haven't, but it's on my list.
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4. What anime would you suggest for a person who's seen Trigun, Slayers,
Irresponsible Captain Tylor, Lain, Utena, Sailor Moon, Escaflowne, Outlaw
Star, Cowboy Bebop, and Dragon Half? I was thinking Fushigi Yugi, but would
accept another method to use up some of my sudden windfall of cash.
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Googleshng:
That is DISTURBINGLY similar to the list of things I've seen. If you want to make it that much closer,
I would definitely suggest Those Who Hunt Elves. FY isn't that bad either.
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5. Today is my birthday (Oct. 24), which I conveniently share with the
United Nations (yay...). Can I have a random Utena quote? And why do my
favorite characters always end up not actually existing?
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Googleshng:
"Tamago! Tamago! Watashi no tamago!" and it could be worse. My favorite characters often end up dead.
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It took a year for a game to come out for the PS2 that I played for more
than four hours. On the other hand, I plan on spending most of the week of
Nov. 18 playing some very fun-looking GameCube games. Why is this?
Mental note: all uses of the i before e rule will be inverted in a sleep
deprived state.
The Crusader
"I thought nothing could make less sense than the series. The movie proved
me wrong."
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Googleshng:
There are a number of factors. There's the fact that the PS2 is a royal pain to develop for, and the
GameCube is NOT. There's the fact that Nintendo makes games themselves and thus has had the last couple
of years to start on some launch games. I could go on, but won't for totally arbitrary reasons.
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Delayed Tactics
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a month or so ago I pre-ordered Arc the Lad collection and Hoshigami from the
EB website. Arc the Lad was supposed to come out on October 23, which is
today, so I looked on the website to look and see if it was ship, only to
find that it was pushed back a month...and then I found out that Hoshigami
was too. is this true? how can this happen? I can't hold out much longer
without a new fun game to play! bah! help me!
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Googleshng:
Yes, those two keep getting bumped around. If you really need a tactical fix though, Saiyuki is a darn
good game.
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Random stuff
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g, (nod)
Sounds like you had a rough weekend. Games'll do that
to a guy, i guess. Anyway, here are some questions
for your knowledgeable person.
1. In general, are RPGs the genre of choice among
Japanese gamers? If not, what is?
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Googleshng:
RPGs are by far the most popular genre in Japan, and have been for as long as they've existed.
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2. What's your favorite game that most people think is
junk? I'd have to go with Mystic Quest. (try
Drakhen, people; it makes Mystic Quest look like
FFVI.)
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Googleshng:
That's a tough one. Mystic Quest is a big one, but I hear a lot of unfair slams on Vandal Hearts and
Kartia too.
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3. Do you think the face of the industry, at least as
relates to RPGs, would have been drastically changed
if the Final Fantasy movie had done really well? It
seems things have changed at least a bit due to it's
poor showing.
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Googleshng:
Square's short-term plans might be different, but overall I don't think it would have had any noteworthy
impact.
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Thanks once again for your time, g. Oh, one other
thing: do you get paid (money or other
compensation)for your work on RPGamer? I've heard
other staff don't, but you seem to go above and beyond
what would be required of a non-pay staff member.
-jaraph "Terranigma needs to be on the GBA"
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Googleshng:
I'll have to take that as a compliment. Financially speaking, it's a really bleak time to work for a
large popular website. While RPGamer isn't so far in the hole that we have to beg for donations like
most large sites lately, not a one of us ever sees a dime.
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Music
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Hey Google.
1. First off, is either Mitsuda or Uematsu your favorite game music composer? What do you think of Sakimoto and Iwata? They're the duo responsible for music in FFT, Tactics Ogre, and (I think) Vagrant Story).
Concerning music, my favorite game is Tactics Ogre. Although, the music in PSX version is simply ported from the SNES and is therefore midi-quality, I still find that the music in TO was the best in the way it reflected the mood of various scenes in the game. The game was full of excellent pieces that created a exciting war-like feel which fit perfectly in Tactics Ogre.
Now, for most people (who have an opinion on this subject) their favorite composers are usually Mitsuda or Uematsu and the game which had the greatest music (to them) was either Chrono Trigger or FF6. Both of those games have great music but, at the same time, I think that most people put the music of those games up onto a pedistal due to the nostalgia felt for those games. There's nothing wrong with liking Mitsuda or Uematsu, they've composed for lots of games and always do good (and often great) work.
2. Comments on that?
Thanks for reading and hopefully answering.
--Maikeru
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Googleshng:
I'm a big fan of Mitsuda. Huge variety of styles, consistently high quality work, and he's a major workaholic.
Look at how many games currently in the works have music by him. Almost all of them. Hoshigami, Xenosaga,
Shadow Hearts, Tsugunai I believe... and I know I'm forgetting at least one more... Whoever did the music
for the PS series is also great, but I don't know his name off hand.
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Moshi moshi?
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Hey (Kefka laughs) Googleshng (laughs excessively)
Ok I want you to fully explain the cel phone thing since I'm only vaguely
aware of it. Also games are more expensive in Japan and everywhere else
outside of North America. On average about $10-$20 USD more than here. Also
have you had this story happen. At parties in High School the people were so
passed out. They dressed in their girlfriends Catholic school uniforms
complete with undergarments. Also they were so out of it they accidentally
panty flashed everyone and these guys were the ones you really DON'T want
dressing like that. It horribly scarred me and explains for one reason why I
don't like social things. I'm really worried that I won't be able to finally
start college since the papers are getting really delayed in the mail which
makes me very stressed. Also I'm seeing things about Hoshigami might be
delayed until next year, got info on that one along with the Arc collection
still on for this year?
Imperial Mog
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Googleshng:
A couple people wanted an explanation on the phone thing, so here it is. Lately, cel phones have been
getting more and more high-tech features in Japan. you can trade Pokémon through them, read web
pages, and you can even play simple video games on them. For some bizarre reason, they're getting so
popular that people are starting to devote perfectly good console money to new phone toys.
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