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yeah, thats the only drawback to this site. you'd have to be a major otaku to want to pay that much for something like that.

having seen you so oft' in that bathrobe of yours, I would say I'm inclined to agree, hehe...

http://www.jlist.com/SHRT/COST_2.html you have to scroll down a bit...

Speaking of which, I've actually already played through and beaten the game. It was pretty neat. It's nothing spectacular but still a very solid game, albeit a bit too short. I'd say it's mostly for those who want to see an expansion on Vincent's storyline, so in that aspect it did not fail. Plus, Yuffie appears throughout the game as well, sort of as a sidekick to Vincent (since, I'm guessing, both Vincent and Yuffie were supposed to be "secret" characters in the original game?). All in all, definitely for the fans .

LoL, you know, I actually have a spare "classic" ps2 lying around. Kingz can attest to that, since he saw me with the newer slim version before he left. It still technically works, but sometimes it actually takes several tries before it actually reads the disc (due to it having been dropped a couple times by careless people). :miyamoto:

I've actually seen one of those billboards here in San Antonio myself. Near the airport now that I think about it.

What don't you like about the new ones? I would agree that they're a departure from Toxicity, most definitely, but I like them just the same. You can't expect a band to always sound the same. Musically, a good band should always strive to evolve. I would hate for a band to just always sound the same (e.g. Megadeth). It becomes tiresome, boring, and repetitive, and the band would probably feel the same way too, if they know any better.

I personally like it, but I can see why many of the hardcore fans don't agree. It's not like the MUSE to write a song like "Supermassive...", it's very poppy and quite danceable (is that a word?) which is unlike their previous/usual stuff. The rest of the album is quite good though; "Supermassive.." is actually the only one that sounds almost out of place. I'm guessing the record label and producers were pushing them to bring out a single that would catch on in the mainstream. That's just my guess, tho'.

looks like the thread is going slighty off topic... I've been listening to the MUSE lately, seeing as how they just released a new album recently, but I've also been going thru their older stuff again.

Damn, that's pretty cool stuff there, Kingz. Wish you had shown it to me sooner.

I always liked Mario with the deep Brooklyn italian accent, like in the old cartoon. I had originally thought that's how they were gonna keep presenting him, but then the whole high-pitched "Mama mia!" and "Itsa me! Mario!" thing came and I was like, huh? Not that I minded or anything, but I thought they were sticking to the other accent.

aren't chavs the equivalent of what we call "wiggas" over here in the states?

Fhe f#@k do you mean it has no plot??? They're basically trying to stop a terrorist. All the stuff inbetween is them investigating sources and his whereabouts and some minor backstory. For lack of a better term, it's a stand alone 'episode' and you really don't need to know anything about the series to actually enjoy the movie. As for some of you folks who seem to think that the series took itself seriously, that couldn't be further from the truth.

I love that game, I still have it. I tried playing through Xenosaga but I couldn't tolerate it after a while, and I haven't even bothered with the 2nd episode. Anyway, the only peeve I had about Xenogears was that if you didn't level up enough initially as you were playing the game, you could get desperately stuck in some location when certain story elements take over the game. That's pretty impressive, considering how difficult it is to increase your stats in that game... or maybe I just never learned to use the Junction system right (never really liked it much). Either than that, I liked the game. As for myself, I was playing Suikoden V, but does anybody have any suggestions for a decent RPG that's been released in recently?

... might as well get back into the foray with this post. note the SIC t-shirt that Kingz gave me.

Halleluiah!

My friend, cyptic_illusion, lives near Lockport, Louisiana, which is southwest of New Orleans(click the link so you can get a sense of how close it is). I was able to reach her on the phone several days ago, and I was relieved to hear she was alright and that her home was intact. Her friend, bobbysan, actually lives in New Orleans, and had a hell of an experience, so my thoughts go out to him. We were all worried about him, but thankfully, he came out of it okay. Definitely give his journal a read if you want a personal, albeit brief, account of what was going on over there.

Decline of Video Gaming 3 Decline of Video Gaming 2 Decline of Video Gaming 1 A short series of flash movies found on newgrounds that I've always found to be pretty funny. If you want to see them in order of recent relevance, then click top to bottom, otherwise just see them from the first to the third one. I think you all will like'em. Enjoy! EDIT: My apologies if most of you are already familiar with them.

LoL, Well excuse us for not being able to create high calibur endeavors that satiate your oh so illustrious pallate, my fellow roomie Of course its not gonna be great, Stevan, they're amateurs, it is newgrounds, hell it takes them several months to complete each project. The fact remains that it's still pretty funny... and yes, somebody had to do it.

I was mostly focusing on the humor. The voice acting is negligible to me.

I really liked the intro from the first Metal Gear Solid, very cinematic and it kinda pulls you into it. If I remember correctly, it had two intros... one for when the game is idle, and the other when you actually start the game. They were both pretty good. What was even better was if you took the time to look through briefing video recordings on the main menu before you started the game. Really enjoyed those. Final Fantasy VI's intro wasn't half-bad either, IMHO.

Couldn't agree with you more about the soccer thing. I'm american and even I don't understand it. I guess it's cuz I'm somwhat bi-cultural(mexican-american), and we call it 'futbol' in spanish.

Hi, the name's Robert. Kingz introduced me to the site and I've been looking around it for a little while and I finally decided to join. At any given moment I'm actually about 5 to 8 meters away from him, lol. I'm originally from this small US-Mexico bordertown in southwest Texas, but now I'm living here in San Antonio. I'm currently studying Psychology since I always had an affinity for it, but my original intention was to become a programmer. I took a few courses, but I think I just barely scratched the surface. I also like all different kinds of music, from rock to rap, hip hop, r&b, techno, heavy metal, jazz, alternative, even classical. I was a musician for about 6 years, playing saxophone in my highschool band(or as Homer would say, "Saxamaphone"). Anyway, I've always had a love of games as far as I can remember. My first system was an NES, and over the years I graduated from one system to the next. I'm mostly a fan of RPGs, but I enjoy the occassional action and adventure game as well. So yeah, that's me in a nutshell!