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    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    12/08/09

    In reply to Report: Japanese Kids Don't Really Want Game Consoles This Christmas
    So now that they have the video game consoles...

    ...they want video game software.

    Also, I lol'd at the image. Is that your kind, Brian? ;)
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    Image of homernoy homernoy
    12/08/09

    In reply to Report: Japanese Kids Don't Really Want Game Consoles This Christmas
    That's all I need right now, too drunk to fuck!

    Great shirt. My girlfriend years ago had a little brother that heard me listening to the Dead Kennedy's song, Too Drunk to Fuck. The next week the 15 year old bought a DK shirt with a drunk guy at a bar and the words too drunk to fuck on it. The parents were friggen religious fanatics and they freaked.

    I was never allowed to be around that house ever again after the kid told where he got the idea for purchasing that shirt.
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    Image of MrBounce MrBounce
    12/08/09

    In reply to Report: Japanese Kids Don't Really Want Game Consoles This Christmas
    I love how this article starts:

    "the least popular present this Christmas are video game consoles".

    There are more than those 10 things on the list that a kid could want for Xmas......, so it's at the bottom of the top 10 list, not the "least" out of all the presents a kid could get.
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    Edited by MrBounce at 12/08/09 11:53 AM MrBounce was starred MrBounce was unstarred
    Image of Bradley Litzenberger Bradley Litzenberger
    12/08/09

    @MrBounce: Kotaku isn't exactly unbiased when it comes to Japan, at least Bashcraft is a little less so.
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    Image of MrBounce MrBounce
    12/08/09

    @Bradley Litzenberger: I don't even think it's a question of bias (which I think is also arguable on whether Kotaku is biased one way or the other...), the sentence doesn't really make sense in the context it's being presented.
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    Image of Knoxximus ver. 5.66 Knoxximus ver. 5.66
    12/08/09

    In reply to Report: Japanese Kids Don't Really Want Game Consoles This Christmas
    It's hard to want a console when you already OWN THEM ALL. :/

    Oh, and that picture is ridiculously hilarious!
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    Edited by Knoxximus ver. 5.66 at 12/08/09 10:26 AM Knoxximus ver. 5.66 was starred Knoxximus ver. 5.66 was unstarred
    Image of Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
    12/08/09

    In reply to Report: Japanese Kids Don't Really Want Game Consoles This Christmas
    Would that be a Stuffed Tentacle monster?
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    Image of gordiehowe5 gordiehowe5
    12/08/09

    In reply to Report: Japanese Kids Don't Really Want Game Consoles This Christmas
    I'm sure coal would probably be a worse gift.
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    12/08/09

    In reply to Why Valkyria Chronicles 2 Is On The PSP
    I played the PSP demo and I'm really looking forward to whenever that game comes out in over here. It works really well for the PSP.
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    12/08/09

    In reply to Why Valkyria Chronicles 2 Is On The PSP
    I really believe that they should have seperated the PSP game from the PS3 game. Call it Valkyria Chronicles PSP or Valkyria Chronicles: Academy. In this way, people feel that it's ok, it's jus the portable version. Calling it Valkyria Chronicles 2 just makes people angry if they don't own a PSP as can be seen.

    If they had seperated the series, they could have made the franchise co-exist peacefully on both platforms.

    That being said, I'm looking forward to grabbing this on PSP, I haven't a PS3 (yet) so I haven't had a chance to sit down and get stuck into the first game but what I've seen has made me really want to play it.
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    Image of Omnimon Omnimon
    12/08/09

    @-MasterDex-: Funny you say 'get stuck'... hehehehe...
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    12/08/09

    @Omnimon: I'm going to take that as meaning that beating the game is no easy feat. Hopefully, the PSP one is the same then!
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    Image of Atomsk88 Atomsk88
    12/08/09

    @-MasterDex-: When you're first starting out, it can be real tough. Once you're at a decent level, it just takes proper strategy to pass a level. The real trick is getting those S ranks which, unfortunately, is based solely on completion time. You'll learn to love the Scouts because of this.
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    Image of Omnimon Omnimon
    12/08/09

    @-MasterDex-: If you're not a grinder, the game can be challenging. There are 'skirmishes', which are essentially little side battles that you can participate in to gain exp. I don't particularly care for the battle system, so these don't attract me, and therefore I'm pretty under-leveled, making the game a bit more difficult.

    At this point I've taken a break from it, actually... but I will finish it someday. The story is great and I cannot get over the art.
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    12/08/09

    @Omnimon: Good to know ahead of time anyway. I remember getting War of the Lions last year and not remembering how much of a grind it became later in the game, now I'm at a moment that would require me to go do some serious grinding and I've just lost interest in it (though I will come back to it at some stage).

    It's funny that you say you've left it down though, I think everyone I know that has played the game has yet to finish it because they stopped playing (for what reason however, I don't know).
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    Image of Megamoppy Megamoppy
    02:29 AM

    @-MasterDex-: I don't mean to sound up myself but I was surprised by how easy I found the final few areas of FFT. Theirs also a really easy way to grind levels on the second skirmish map on VC.

    Spoilers

    Using Rose (or any Shocktrooper) place her on the defense camp left slot. Run through the left alley. Then Hug the wall on the way to the capture camp and just kill the two guarding it and you'll have enough movement points (and space) to capture the base.
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    Omnimon promoted this comment Edited by Megamoppy at 12/09/09 2:30 AM Megamoppy was starred Megamoppy was unstarred
    Image of Omnimon Omnimon
    08:32 AM

    @Megamoppy: It's good to have tricks like the one you mentioned here, but that takes away the challenge of the game.

    There's a balance in here that I'm not sure I can explain, but I think the answer is to not make grinding a necessity due to 'difficulty' of your game when someone plays it straight through.

    But, who knows, I've been grinding my whole RPG life (FF series, Blue Dragon 100% complete, DAoC, WoW, a ton I have forgotten, and now... VC), so just add this to the list, I suppose.
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    08:36 AM

    @-MasterDex-: It's the battle system for most, I would assume. The art, the sounds, the story... all great.

    I'm only on Chapter 7 (I popped it in for... I dunno, 10-20 hours over a couple of weekends), and in that short amount of time I can't tell you how many times I fell asleep during the battles. A good 3 or 4, surely.

    VC really does remind me of tower defense games, in that it's 'nice' to finish a chapter and move the story along, but the real challenge is in putting together the perfect strategic team to get the best grade possible on the level.

    I'm not a fan of tower defense games, so maybe I should have expected this?
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    Image of Megamoppy Megamoppy
    10:32 AM

    @Omnimon: I've enjoyed the game for what i've played of it so far. I like the characters but I'm not so sure on the battle system.

    Of course what I described earlier is an exploit but I can't imagine getting an S rank without it. As the method described earlier takes one turn but doing it properly takes at least 2 which results in an A rank.

    Whatever the case this thread has made me want to start playing it again. I'm gonna go back to it tomorrow and play it properly (think i got to chapter 6).
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    Image of Omnimon Omnimon
    10:55 AM

    @Megamoppy: Yeah, if the game is 'inviting me' to sneak a scout along as often as possible, I'll just continue playing the best way I know how to enjoy it.

    Maybe that'll result in a couple of more 'breaks' and I won't finish until Fall 2010, but that's ok, I have a large backlog.
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    Image of the7k the7k
    12/08/09

    In reply to Why Valkyria Chronicles 2 Is On The PSP
    The real reason it was chosen for the 'faster development' console was so that it could get more cash from the fans of the anime. The official blog said that exactly.

    So, the game is being rushed out to ride on the anime's gravy train. I'm now expecting a product that is no better than Avatar: The Video Game.
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    Image of Slust Slust
    12/08/09

    @the7k: There are several reasons the PSP has a faster development cycle than the PS3. Faster development = lower cost. And the first one didn't exactly bust any blocks in terms of sales, but if the sales figures would have been for the PSP instead of the PS3, I imagine it would have been more successful.

    It seems Sega's intention is to make this a full blown IP franchise, and even if I won't buy the sequel because I don't have a PSP, it means that unless the PSP version tanks, I have a pretty good chance at having another shot at a future PS3 version. Having an anime tie in is no different than any other tie in. And if anything, it promotes greater awareness of the franchise which in turn promotes greater sales, which in turn promotes... well, let's just say it's not a bad thing if you want an IP to live on.
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    the7k promoted this comment Slust was starred Slust was unstarred
    Image of the7k the7k
    12/08/09

    @Slust: A rushed game promotes bugs and unbalanced gameplay. Bugs and unbalanced gameplay aren't exactly things that people crave, much less come back for.
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    Image of Atomsk88 Atomsk88
    12/08/09

    @the7k: Hate to say this, but you've got some flaws in your logic.

    1. Valkyria Chronicles was a video game before it was an anime. It already has preexisting assets unlike show-to-game types and so the only concern one should really have is how the gameplay of a PS3 game can translate into a PSP game. From what I've heard, it works out pretty well.

    2. The final episode of the anime was back in September, the 26th to be exact. For Japan, this game isn't coming out until January 10th, 2010. Wouldn't you say that's a bit late to be hopping aboard the "gravy train?"
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    Image of the7k the7k
    12/08/09

    @Atomsk88: From the VC2 Official Blog, when explaining their reasons for going to the PSP:
    "Also, with the broadcast of the TV anime we really wanted to get the game out before the impact of the anime subsides."

    So, yes. Straight from their mouths.
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    Image of Atomsk88 Atomsk88
    12/08/09

    @the7k: Yeah, but did they make this game for the sole purpose of contributing to the anime?

    I don't think so.

    It sounds as though they want to keep a consistent flow. This isn't like with a movie game where a developer will crap shoot a game right near the time of the movie release. So far (in Japan) there was the first game, then months later there was the anime. Now, months later, there will be the PSP sequel.

    Heck, lets not forget the game is going to have cutscenes with the animation from the anime. It's not that they're rushing the game, but if I'm not mistaken, it's to keep Valkyria Chronicles in a steady consistency. Honestly I don't think they need to, but considering it is Japan, there are likely to be other popular media that will overshadow the franchise if it isn't always popping up.
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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    12/08/09

    In reply to Report: Japanese Kids Don't Really Want Game Consoles This Christmas
    The children want Kamen Rider? Good. Good.
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    Image of Lyner Lyner
    12/08/09

    @Demonbird: But Pretty Cure stuff, too? That's like...otaku training at its finest right there.
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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    12/08/09

    @Lyner:
    Well, girls are japanese children too, and there are some boys who would be interested.
    Much to parental disappointment in all likelihood.
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    Image of Dr Durdon Dr Durdon
    12/08/09

    In reply to Report: Japanese Kids Don't Really Want Game Consoles This Christmas
    Maybe every kid in Japan already has a game console?
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    Image of Senecal Senecal
    12/08/09

    @Dr Durdon: " Since most children already have at least one video game console, that of course could explain the lack of desirability."

    Last sentence under the graph.... maybe you missed it.
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    Image of Dr Durdon Dr Durdon
    12/08/09

    @Senecal: Nope, I didn't miss it.
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    Image of mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
    12/08/09

    In reply to Report: Japanese Kids Don't Really Want Game Consoles This Christmas
    If kids would be willing to wait a few extra days, there will be plenty of Pretty Cure literature available in Ariake once December 29 hits. Parents should do their shopping then.

    :)
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    Image of Blastarr Blastarr
    12/08/09

    In reply to Report: Japanese Kids Don't Really Want Game Consoles This Christmas
    Ya for Kamen Rider!

    It might have to do with the Decade Prologue and the Double Movies that come out on the 12th.
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    Edited by Blastarr at 12/08/09 8:04 AM Blastarr was starred Blastarr was unstarred
    Image of rainofwalrus rainofwalrus
    12/08/09

    In reply to Report: Japanese Kids Don't Really Want Game Consoles This Christmas
    Kamenrida? Kikaida gets no love?
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    Image of battra92 battra92
    12/08/09

    @rainofwalrus: and where's my Inazuman?
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    Image of rainofwalrus rainofwalrus
    12/08/09

    @battra92:
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    Image of battra92 battra92
    12/08/09

    @#c17421843: How's this for a compromise?
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    Edited by battra92 at 12/08/09 9:56 PM battra92 was starred battra92 was unstarred
    Image of battra92 battra92
    12/08/09

    @battra92: or this rather ...
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    Image of D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid! D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid!
    12/08/09

    In reply to Report: Japanese Kids Don't Really Want Game Consoles This Christmas
    Books?

    No wonder they are whooping our ass in the education department...

    I would cry if I got a book.
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    Image of Kicken Kicken
    12/08/09

    @D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid!:
    Wouldn't be surprised if manga is included in this. :P
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