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Post by jezmaster0 on Mar 15, 2006 16:29:45 GMT
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Post by scurvekano on Mar 15, 2006 17:42:39 GMT
Given that in a Western poll I saw once, ResEv 4 came top- okay, its awesome, but the best game ever? Really? Eh?!!? X-2's in it?  Gosh, thye do like they're Final Fantasy, don't they... The conclusion: People are dumb. Everywhere. How come Legend of the Overfiend got into Channel 4"s Top 100 cartoons when NGE didnt? |
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Post by jezmaster0 on Mar 15, 2006 17:52:43 GMT
I'm actually a huge defender of Legend Of The Overfiend (the uncut one, the plot in the Manga Video one is kinda incoherant). It does use very graphic sex and violence, but the sex especially, is used as a pretty interesting metaphor about the exchange and use of power, and the plot is great. It's epic, exciting, tragic (Nikki is an incredibly sad character) and has a fucking blinder of a plot twist at the end. The 1st sequal (or episodes 4 and 5 of the series) adds a lot of depth to the plot as well, the 2nd and 3rd sequals not so much.
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Post by scurvekano on Mar 15, 2006 21:14:12 GMT
I'm actually a huge defender of Legend Of The Overfiend (the uncut one, the plot in the Manga Video one is kinda incoherant). Somehow, that doesn't surprise me... I will not get drawn into an Overfiend debate. Surfice to say that Project Anime will never be showing it. Ever. Amen. Anyway, Eva is better, and that wasn't in. But something called "queer duck" was? Pah. Anyway, big surprise, Japan doesn't like non-Japanese games. A western poll would just be FPS, football sims, more FPS, GTA and bloody football management sims (how are they games, exactly?). God help me if FIFA Street was ever in such a poll... |
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Post by jezmaster0 on Mar 15, 2006 21:26:33 GMT
It's a shame Project Anime won't show Urotsukidoji. It IS an important work, worthy of criticism and debate. Perhaps a small showing at someone's house so as not to bait the union?
And yeah I guess all that proves is that people have no taste, anywhere, and everyone should just follow there instincts.
Oh and I used to flat out hate GTA and all it stood for. Then I got San Andreas for a tenner...I havn't enjoyed myself so much in a long time, and the plot is very engrossing actually, almost like an Urban RPG in some respects (complete with basic stat building elements). I stand corrected!
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Post by scurvekano on Mar 15, 2006 21:34:09 GMT
No! No Urotsukidoji! Ever! I have a reputation to maintain...
I wanted to hate GTA, but when I played Vice City, it was the first case of actual fun I've had from a game in a long while. Even just ignoring missions, just driving around, shouting "we are Crimson Jihad, come to destroy you", was a blast. Pity the combat in it sucks- I just found it more satisfying to run people over with a car...
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Post by Eggnchips on Mar 15, 2006 22:10:52 GMT
dont forget that poll is japanese ie theyre obviously gonna love their own games the most
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Post by scurvekano on Mar 15, 2006 23:21:19 GMT
dont forget that poll is japanese ie theyre obviously gonna love their own games the most True, but the Japanese gaming market tends to be a unreasonably hostile to Western games just because they aren't Japanese- only four of those games aren't Japanese- thats next to nothing.. Half the reason the Xbox flopped there is because it wasn't released in Japan first... Even so, the poll was unexpectably dominated by FF and Dragon Quest- which whilst good, aren't that good. |
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Post by Brother Munro on Mar 16, 2006 11:25:44 GMT
Hardly surprising that RPG's dominate, but why FFX?
People are dumb.
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Post by scurvekano on Mar 16, 2006 20:02:53 GMT
Hardly surprising that RPG's dominate, but why FFX? People are dumb. 'Cause the voice acting's a lot better in Japanese than in English? Even if Bender does play Wakka and Kimarhi... Edit: 100 posts- Hard Rocker, woohoo! In less than a week- I gotta get me a life! |
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Post by H on Mar 17, 2006 8:15:03 GMT
On that note, you start getting BIG stars once you reach enough posts!
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Post by Brother Munro on Mar 17, 2006 13:38:44 GMT
So they get bigger, hmmm, interesting...
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Gosh, thye do like they're Final Fantasy, don't they...
