Paws says:
See, this is how naughty rumors about silly secrets get started. (Disclaimer: If you believe anything in this letter, you deserve to try...and then be shot :)
Red Raven: Shot with a bazooka maybe. Tip: if you're going to make up a rumor, keep it simple. Something like, "Ashton and Noel get together inone of the SO2 endings." Believable and extremely hard to check. I mean,hey, whose has seen all 80 of SO2's endings? Especially that one? >:)

Paws says:
Hey, a good question to ask when Red Raven's with me. Alas, no, I don't accept EMU reviews. One, ROMs are illegal; they're backup copies made against the permission of the company publishing the game. Secondly,games that have been translated, while some are done better than the professionals, are done by the fans. There's bound to be mistakes orthings left out and it's just not the same as the real thing. If you reallywanna review FFIIIj, you'll have to import the cart and play it that way. Sorry. Hey, Raven, what do you think of the rule?
Red Raven: I can see why an "unofficial" translation might be a badbasis for a review from a story viewpoint, but I think they should be allowedfor a standpoint of an RPG's gameplay. It might be enough to get savvyRPGamers to import the originals, or something like that. Then again, I'm not theone getting shafted by people getting my games free either. :p

Paws says:
I would like to both point and laugh as well as shake my head at eachand every Canadian who doesn't know French. Now, don't bother flaming meover it. We somehow manage to forget in the wake of the referendum of '95,that french /is/ one of the two official languages of our country. Politicians like Du�eppe are bums, but why should our dislike of certain ideals heldin the country deprive us of one of our founding languages? Canadiansshould learn french and be proud they speak it.
As for me, being fluently literate in french, I will be able to read my instructions manual when my (free) copy arrives in the mail. Mwaha.
Red Raven:Heh. All my thoughts on the matter can be summed up by Wilfred Sheed, "If the French were really intelligent, they'd speak English." Mwaha! But seriously, I feel your pain. But since you *are* living in that"other North American country, learning French would be like, a good investment, no?

Bah! I missed the "welcome Chershire Catalysy day." Plus I'm overdue to make a comic. And now there are TWO cats! And I'm not drawing CC as you but without a bow. I expect CC to e-mail me right away to take care of this situation with an idea or two :)

-Radrisol-

PS- I won't be replacing Goog anytime soon, doing the column often as he does is psycho hard. Now if Goog quit, and CC was promoted to Weekday Q&A THEN maybe I might be asked to do Q&A. For now I can only hope for another Guest hosting *hint hint* :)

PSS- Hmm, if Goog quits...*re-thinks what was said above* "Get the Gun PA!"

Paws says:
Meow meow. I'm sure he'll get back to you as soon as he reads this. IMHO, it's an honor amonst the staff to have a character. I bet some of the non-'tooned staffers are jealous ;)
Oh, and please don't shoot Google. Google is much too useful, becausehe has no life outside RPGamer :)
Red Raven: Perfect solution: Me. I may not be a staffer (yet), but Ithink a red raven would give you plenty of material for your comics. C'mon, youknow you want to. Two cats + one bird = classic comedy.

Paws says:
Hail, guy we blame everything on since world war one from the not so frigid west, previously of the frigid north.
Square seems to be expanding to the point it doesn't matter what system it's on as long as they make bang on their buck. Would this hurt their rep? Maybe. Would this hurt their sales? Well, duh, no. Average Joe cannot afford 2 or more next gen systems, but if Square publishes games on multiple systems, they may not have to in order to get their Square fill....if that made sense.
Thank you! =*^^*=. A good day to say that considering the monumentwe've hit today with Red Raven. Everyone should congradulate him on being an awesome contributer not only to PsoV but other sections of the site. Just for those who are curious, I average about 2 submissions per day. I'm incredibly greatful to all my authors, whether they be one hit wonders, occasional contributors, or great writers like Red Raven. Remember, you guys are the section, and your spirit makes it the amazing place it is!
As for the FLA/Canada debate, I'll pass. I've spent an awful lot oftime in FLA during my life and I wouldn't feel very nice dissing it publically:)
Red Raven: Woohoo! It's most definitely the hard work and dedication ofthe contributors and the excellent staffers that make RPGamer the great site that it is. >/propaganda< As far as Nintendo goes, don't go betting the igloo yet, cause last I heard the big N and Square left on unfriendlyterms every since they canned the Super Nintendo CD Project (which laterbecame the PSX). It also didn't help when Nintendo executives chose thecartridge format for the N64, a move which basically said "RPGs are a waste oftime." Hey, I'd be pretty PO'ed myself. Sure, they might get a fighter or something, but don't go expecting another Nintendo FF anytime soon.

Paws says:
Hail and well met Paws...heh So yeah....Why would French people buy FF IX with a French instruction booklet....? The GAME'S not in english...WOO HOO, now i know how toplaythe game I can't read...I...what? IT doesn't MAKE sense to me! It's likeme, buying a Japanese game, I don't read Japanese...why would I want thegame?!?! I know many who do, but those many understand Japanese...what thedil?? So anyway...I'm done on that lil rant...and I'm tired...so...I'ma gocrashnow. ~ *§iL§¿* ~ *(‚h¨i$)*~
Red Raven: Unless you're playing something like Xenogears, where it'shard to understand the game even when it's in a launguage you know!

Paws says:
I hear they have new eps of Sailor Moon with mini-Sailor Moon. If Ionly had time to watch them ;.; Maybe I'll tape them. It's a new companymaking them (yay! DiC's gone!), so there sure to be closer to the Japaneseseries. Hey, Raven, you like Sailor Moon?
Red Raven: Most definitely. Sure, it might have cheesy "girl power"themes every now and then, but it's still ten times more entertaining than any American cartoons. Go Toonami! *cheers*

Paws says:
The felines are taking over RPGamer. You just wait n see. Mwahahahahaha-*hack, cough, hairball*
Red Raven: Bad timing. ^_^

Red Raven: Well, first add equal parts free time and RPG addiction. Then mix a liberal amount of both initiative and incentive, then a dash of competitiveness. The more incentive and competition you add, the faster you get the reviews done. ^_^
But seriously, the drive to do reviews actually came from wanting to give back to RPGamer. I've came here nearly everyday for the last two years, admiring the beautiful artwork and music, and laughing in the Q&A section. I'd send in letters, but I didn't think that was enough. When the Points of View section opened up, I saw an opportunity and I took it. I guess I just started with more free time than anyone else. ^_^