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Sorry Tales of Series, you're probably the absolute best example of everything that is wrong with JRPGs and Japanese videogames. Fox box quality character designs coupled with music that sounds like it was ripped right out of a Super Nintendo game is hardly appealing to anybody that actually has a shred of taste.
I'm sure all the Yuri/Yaoi/Furry fanatics will go nuts over this garbage just like they do with all the other 8 million games in this horrible series.
Man, I never thought I'd be saying this when I imported TOP back in 95 but godamn, this series flat out sucks. Bad.
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You hate the series- we get it. The kicker is that you flat out state that everyone who disagrees with you is a delusional, socially inept loser.
You need to take your god damned meds. Such unwarranted, poisonous vitriol.
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Between that, Arc Rise Fantasia and (hopefully) Crystal Bearers, this is firming up to be a great year for JRPGs on Wii so far. And it's only April, so another announcement is not out of the question, especially with Atlus entering the fray.
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Symphonia 2 wasn't perfect by any stretch, but it was good clean fun.
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If they make it completely full-voiced and add more events for Rita I may have to consider buying a router/DVD upscaler when it drops in price.
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I actually attribute a lot of it to me not being a teenager anymore- I am really not into playing as a 15 year old protagonist. It's starting to make me feel a bit pathetic. Part of what I found so refreshing about Valkyria Chronicles was (aside from the brilliant gameplay) was that the main character was in his twenties, and a lot of the supporting cast were adults! Awesome!
Additionally, so many of the classic JRPGS feel like they came off an assembly line. Cookie cutter parts. I like to see some change, some real evolution. As much as I liked, say, Eternal Sonata, it just felt like a last gen RPG with a pretty skin.
For all their faults, the Final Fantasy games really do their part to push the genre along. I think it'll be great.
04/01/09
Now, all I need is Star Ocean and I'll be happy.
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Awesome. It's like every exclusive the 360 has that I'm jealous of ends up finding its way to the PS3 soon enough. Bioshock, now ToV - have we heard an official word on the multiplatform status of Dead Rising 2 yet? C'monnn Capcom.
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Between ad PC and a PS3 you likely have the entire 360 library covered eventually. If you get a 360 controller you can use the control scheme of the 360 directly on your PC as well. The games are ussually 10$-20$ cheaper as well when ported. On the plus side the PC versions tend to be superior in every way except that they are ussually 6mo - 2 years after the hype.
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NO EXCUSES SON YOU JUST GOT SLAMMED AND BUTT RAPED!
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I really hope the extra content is available for download on 360. :|
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But, I'm not surprised. M$ needs to keep publishing and paying for games or they're going to keep losing these so called "exclusives."
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Sorry, had to do it.
But yeah, M$ or $ony is the equivalent of writing a post in crayon and affixing it to your fridge door with a Dora the Explorer magnet.
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Really, how come nothing else has ever caught on?
$ony? Yentendo? Activi$ion?
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Somebody, post the PA comic..well, comics dealing with '$' stat.
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Just be glad someone is forcing Sony to innovate!
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Microsoft, on the other hand, has been called 'Micro$oft' for AGES. WAY before even the original Xbox hit. The only way I could ever see Microsoft getting into money trouble is if they were to decide to pay off the National Dept themselves.