@Drogmir: yeah like @spookyxelectric: samurai Champloo is really good. And I'm like you, I enjoy anime, but shows that really click for me are very few and far in-between.
You could also try Deathnote. That was excellent. I was so hooked on it when I started watching it, I watched the whole series in less than 3 days. It was that good.
FMA is my favorite series yet. The characters are so human and the highs and lows are so extreme...
If you like horror, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is great - more of a suspense show really. By the end of the second season it really ties things together to be much more than the sum of its parts.
Dennou Coil is also a great one that starts lighthearted then delves into mystery without getting too hung up on it.
Evangelion... is really love it or hate it. I'd warn that it gets convoluted, and you will see the main characters sitting around feeling sorry for themselves for a LOT of the series. Everyone in that show is deeply depressed or disturbed... (penguins excepted :p)
For me, this is really interesting. It's hard to find Japanese TV news in the States, so I would absolutely buy something like this. It's certainly different, and a way for me to get involved in Japanese culture, and practice my Japanese. When your not there, immersion can be difficult. This is just another tool I can use. It's 800円、which is cheap--I just need to order another JPN PSN card.
It funny how everyone is cracking on this, but I'm proof that there are people who will buy this, and it seems like it will prove useful in some way. Just because you don't "get it" doesn't mean others don't. :)
(DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD was starred
(DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD was unstarred
I don't know, if Cellius announces anything it too will likely premiere first at TGS, not E3. The West has poisoned E3 into a field of shooters and "me too" action games.
If there's a single decent Japanese PS3 exclusive announced at E3 this year, I will probably have a heart attack from the sheer impossibility of it all.
@Archaotic: Good point. Scrathing my head to even think of a major one, besides Versus. Maybe we'll see a few announcements of some games getting translated....aahhh Yakuza 3.
Not one new PS3 exclusive from Japan at E3. And White Knight/shirokishi monogatari and Demon's Souls are both old news that STILL HAVEN'T BEEN RELEASED IN THE WEST.
Sega of America has an announcement of a "not too surprising" game this Friday. Yakuza 3 would fit that bill, especially with Demon's Souls and Afrika coming over as well.
Not the same, though. I need to see some NEW games announced. I'll still buy Y3 day one, but Japan's gotta announce something new and spectacular to keep my interest on gaming in general. The West is useless to me 99% of the time.
SCEJ does have several new titles that have yet to be formally announced, not to mention TRICO. The new Metal Gear game might be PS3 exclusive as well, but probably not.
All that's left at this point is Versus. Sigh. I hate this generation so damn much.
@Archaotic: I don't know why you were expecting Cellius to have some announcement in the first place. They're just responsible for the technology behind this, which seems to be feed aggregation, filtering, live streaming, synthesizing, etc. Namco is the one who keeps making shitty Evangelion games.
@Archaotic: Ah good news! they might have something, maybe a PS3 exclusive Tales game? Bah who am I kidding. and Versus...god I though XIII was going to take a while to come out
Cellius was supposed to, at one point, be a game development studio. Apparently Kutaragi decided that was too difficult, so all he's doing is making stupid Japan-only anime shovelware applications that'll be irrelevant in two months. It's shameful.
@excel_excel: I just find it odd for myself because shes the kind of person that would normally frustrate me yet when I was younger I even developed a crush on her.
I felt little if anything for Rei, and I felt nothing but rage towards Asuka, but Misato was fucking awesome. She's like the female version of the "Badass with a heart of gold" archetype. (Is now imagining Berserk's Guts with boobs, and is mildly disturbed...)
Misato Katsuragi and Matoko Kusanagi need to team up someday in a Dirty Pair-esque action comedy.
@Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: I liked Misato, I really did, and I felt sorry for her concerning Kaji. You may laugh at me, but I found the moment she listens to his voice message heartbreaking.
Oh wow. Just what I never wanted. Better get started on that Lacus Clyne vocaloid PS3 ap there Ken. No man! You're wasting time! What else would you do with that time? Make games?
@Pombar: I am not sure if will be actively developed or improved on or not. did it say somewhere it wouldnt be?
certainly 8 bucks is way too expensive. I am too cheap to even pay 360 live fees so no way would I buy this. I would just like to see a demo of it, curious how well it runs.
the tech behind it is pretty cool in a non-videogame kind of way.
@TT: I doubt there's much more they could develop for it, was my point. Once they've got the voice synthesiser, all they can really do is add more backgrounds, costumes, etc - and I doubt they'll add those for free, subscription fee or no. I doubt they'll be giving out WoW-style free content patches that warrant an 8 dollar fee to keep them working on it.
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I want April O'Neil reading me the news.
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Heh, that would be bad ass too.
I dunno though, Misato > April for anchor.
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OH that is AWESOME!!
She really fit's the profile too... And BTW, I still want her fridge.
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Is it worth watching?
Because the only Anime I ever liked was Cowboy Bebop. Everything else including Ghost in the Shell, Helsing, etc. I really didn't like too much.
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You could also try Deathnote. That was excellent. I was so hooked on it when I started watching it, I watched the whole series in less than 3 days. It was that good.
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@excel_excel:
FMA is my favorite series yet. The characters are so human and the highs and lows are so extreme...
If you like horror, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is great - more of a suspense show really. By the end of the second season it really ties things together to be much more than the sum of its parts.
Dennou Coil is also a great one that starts lighthearted then delves into mystery without getting too hung up on it.
Evangelion... is really love it or hate it. I'd warn that it gets convoluted, and you will see the main characters sitting around feeling sorry for themselves for a LOT of the series. Everyone in that show is deeply depressed or disturbed... (penguins excepted :p)
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GlaDOS would be proud.
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It funny how everyone is cracking on this, but I'm proof that there are people who will buy this, and it seems like it will prove useful in some way. Just because you don't "get it" doesn't mean others don't. :)
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Shoot, I would buy this too. My only regret is that it'll never be released in the states.
Japanese PS3 get?
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@bakagaijin: Don't forget that you can change the backdrop, and her hair and clothes. *drools* ^_^
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I was really looking excited for an Eva game on the PS3, even if it would never get released in America.
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But yeah, having her read the news is probably gonna sound something like that.
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And here I thought Cellius would actually announce a fucking game for once. What a joke.
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I don't know, if Cellius announces anything it too will likely premiere first at TGS, not E3. The West has poisoned E3 into a field of shooters and "me too" action games.
If there's a single decent Japanese PS3 exclusive announced at E3 this year, I will probably have a heart attack from the sheer impossibility of it all.
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Shit, you're right.
Not one new PS3 exclusive from Japan at E3. And White Knight/shirokishi monogatari and Demon's Souls are both old news that STILL HAVEN'T BEEN RELEASED IN THE WEST.
NOT ONE
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Sega of America has an announcement of a "not too surprising" game this Friday. Yakuza 3 would fit that bill, especially with Demon's Souls and Afrika coming over as well.
Not the same, though. I need to see some NEW games announced. I'll still buy Y3 day one, but Japan's gotta announce something new and spectacular to keep my interest on gaming in general. The West is useless to me 99% of the time.
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SCEJ does have several new titles that have yet to be formally announced, not to mention TRICO. The new Metal Gear game might be PS3 exclusive as well, but probably not.
All that's left at this point is Versus. Sigh. I hate this generation so damn much.
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Cellius was supposed to, at one point, be a game development studio. Apparently Kutaragi decided that was too difficult, so all he's doing is making stupid Japan-only anime shovelware applications that'll be irrelevant in two months. It's shameful.
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Namco does have an unannounced PS3-only RPG on their game catalog, as well as a PS3-only Super Robot Wars title.
I'll bet you 5 bucks that neither one makes it over to America though.
@Chaosrayne:
TRICO has never been in danger. We'll see it soon, and it'll be out within the next year or so. No worries.
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It would make sense, releasing a JRPG on PS3 after FF13. Of course...something regarding Japan making sense this generation is pretty much impossible.
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Shes quite flawed as a person but shes also very caring too...
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It just goes against my logic, is all.
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I felt little if anything for Rei, and I felt nothing but rage towards Asuka, but Misato was fucking awesome. She's like the female version of the "Badass with a heart of gold" archetype. (Is now imagining Berserk's Guts with boobs, and is mildly disturbed...)
Misato Katsuragi and Matoko Kusanagi need to team up someday in a Dirty Pair-esque action comedy.
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On a lighter note, my gf is a bit like her. :)
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I can't wait to see Mario and Master Cheif crappily reading the news on the Wii and 360!
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Will they do the weather too?
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Well, it's developed for CELL. It's going to be a watered down version on any other platform. =P
Behold, the power of the cell!
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sure dudes here in Japan cannot wait for this I bet. fantasy and reality take one step closer to one another.
8 bucks a month is kind of pricey though...
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certainly 8 bucks is way too expensive. I am too cheap to even pay 360 live fees so no way would I buy this. I would just like to see a demo of it, curious how well it runs.
the tech behind it is pretty cool in a non-videogame kind of way.
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