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by cj iwakura
Wed Aug 03, 2011 5:43 am
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: Grandia Creator Takeshi Miyaji Dead at 45
Replies: 9
Views: 17655

Re: Grandia Creator Takeshi Miyaji Dead at 45

Tragic. Was he connected to Lunar at all, or more of a producer role?
by cj iwakura
Thu Dec 02, 2010 12:04 am
Forum: General Lunar Discussion
Topic: Lunar Silver Star Novel now in English! Officially!
Replies: 32
Views: 42174

Re: Lunar Silver Star Novel now in English! Officially!

An actual book edition would be nice.

*shot*
by cj iwakura
Fri Oct 15, 2010 5:01 pm
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: Working Designs lives on: Alundra & Arc The Lad for PSN
Replies: 16
Views: 29298

Re: Working Designs lives on: Alundra & Arc The Lad for PSN

Arc II is coming as well. ESRB rated.
by cj iwakura
Sat Sep 18, 2010 6:46 am
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: Working Designs lives on: Alundra & Arc The Lad for PSN
Replies: 16
Views: 29298

Working Designs lives on: Alundra & Arc The Lad for PSN

Figure you all would like knowing about this: http://i56.tinypic.com/2ywu34x.jpg Victor Ireland's spearheading these releases himself, despite Working Designs' death. He's awesome. Quote's from the NeoGAF thread. Hard is the new black. Demon's Souls proved that. :) Seems like a great time for Alundr...
by cj iwakura
Wed May 19, 2010 12:39 am
Forum: General Lunar Discussion
Topic: Lunar I & II Artbook scans
Replies: 21
Views: 48101

Re: Lunar I & II Artbook scans

The Ruby art is awesome. I always wondered about that.
by cj iwakura
Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:50 pm
Forum: General Lunar Discussion
Topic: Why do the remakes keep getting easier?
Replies: 16
Views: 22687

Re: Why do the remakes keep getting easier?

I've heard that even the remake of Persona is easier, but that may just be because certain bits of dialogue were translated properly this time. Persona PSP is much harder than the PS1 version. It's still not that difficult, especially since they updated the interface so you're not blindly arranging...
by cj iwakura
Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:55 am
Forum: General Lunar Discussion
Topic: Why do the remakes keep getting easier?
Replies: 16
Views: 22687

Re: Why do the remakes keep getting easier?

Not always. FFIV for the DS is vastly more difficult than the earlier versions, for one. And regarding TSS being the hardest, I'll cite the Vane Trial as the biggest example. In TSS, it's a four tier dungeon full of nasty monsters and tough bosses, and lots of winding paths. In SSSC, there are no mo...
by cj iwakura
Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:00 am
Forum: General Lunar Discussion
Topic: Why do the remakes keep getting easier?
Replies: 16
Views: 22687

Why do the remakes keep getting easier?

I hope I'm not the only one annoyed with this. While some developers add challenge and (difficult) content to their games, GameArts(or whoever they pawn Lunar off on) continue to make each Lunar remake easier. The Sega CD games: huge world maps, random battles, difficult boss fights, vast dungeons. ...
by cj iwakura
Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:29 pm
Forum: Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
Topic: You MUST watch this! *Spoiler Warning*
Replies: 26
Views: 31902

Re: You MUST watch this! *Spoiler Warning*

Is it sad that I want to play the remake JUST for Ghaleon's new VA? He sounds amazing.
by cj iwakura
Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:01 pm
Forum: Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
Topic: Impressions from the Demo
Replies: 20
Views: 24993

Re: Impressions from the Demo

The new dragon cave is two screens wide. How is it that the SEGA CD version holds more content than a PSP remake more than a decade later? It's almost sad. And I despise the 'world map'. This is pretty much as Lunar For Dummies as Lunar gets. I have to admit, the battle sequences are gorgeous, and I...
by cj iwakura
Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:49 pm
Forum: Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
Topic: Impressions from the Demo
Replies: 20
Views: 24993

Re: Impressions from the Demo

Play the Shin Megami Tensei games. You can die in tutorial fights. It's just what you need.
by cj iwakura
Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:12 pm
Forum: Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
Topic: Impressions from the Demo
Replies: 20
Views: 24993

Re: Impressions from the Demo

Very brief impressions: -Burg is even smaller. I bet by the next remake the spring will be a little pond in the corner of town. -Luna's VA doesn't suit her at all. The singing voice is good, though. -I love the music, fading out as awful. The graphics are nice, but I can't help feeling I'd rather ju...
by cj iwakura
Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:34 am
Forum: Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
Topic: Updates on Voice Actors? (English)
Replies: 157
Views: 331903

Re: Updates on Voice Actors? (English)

Some of, if not all of, Working Designs games still hold up as being very playable today, especially Dragon Force and the Lunars, and a lot of that is thanks to their great scriptwriting, so I'll always have respect for Vic for that. He also had good taste in what games they decided to localize. Who...
by cj iwakura
Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:41 pm
Forum: Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
Topic: Updates on Voice Actors? (English)
Replies: 157
Views: 331903

Re: Updates on Voice Actors? (English)

I love Victor as much as the next WD fan(and that's a lot), but he is really being a hater here.

He's right about those DS and GBA localizations though.

Ech.
by cj iwakura
Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:30 pm
Forum: Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
Topic: Updates on Voice Actors? (English)
Replies: 157
Views: 331903

Re: Updates on Voice Actors? (English)

If I were Victor, I'd be glad to get rid of Lunar. Outside of the continued remakes, the series is continually going downhill.

It's arguably been on a downward spiral since they lost Studio Alex.
by cj iwakura
Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:10 pm
Forum: Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
Topic: Updates on Voice Actors? (English)
Replies: 157
Views: 331903

Re: Updates on Voice Actors? (English)

Victor can be pompous, but it's not like it's for bad reason. Working Designs were a genuinely awesome company, and brought us many awesome games that no one else would have. They always did a good localization, too. WD were consistent. Some companies could learn from that. I think it's pretty rude ...
by cj iwakura
Sat Jan 16, 2010 5:37 am
Forum: Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
Topic: Website is up and its contents.
Replies: 52
Views: 60259

Re: Website is up and its contents.

Most of the VA is terrible.

Ghaleon's and Mia's are good. That's about it.

Jessica's is acceptable.
by cj iwakura
Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:06 pm
Forum: Magical School Lunar & Lunar: Walking School
Topic: I was looking at some gameplay footage on YouTube...
Replies: 20
Views: 40381

Re: I was looking at some gameplay footage on YouTube...

You could just use a Saturn emulator and record from it using Fraps.
by cj iwakura
Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:25 pm
Forum: Magical School Lunar & Lunar: Walking School
Topic: I was looking at some gameplay footage on YouTube...
Replies: 20
Views: 40381

Re: I was looking at some gameplay footage on YouTube...

Silver Phoenix wrote:Yes, it's the least you can do for my upcoming birthday. :mrgreen:

A L:MS Let's Play would be a nice addition as no one has done a full playthrough (to my knowledge) on youtube.
It would be really, really boring.
by cj iwakura
Wed Dec 30, 2009 4:02 pm
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: MIA; Have you seen these games?
Replies: 39
Views: 40034

Re: MIA; Have you seen these games?

Fear Effect 3: Inferno. Got canned by Eidos.


Might be for the best. Rumor has it this game might have gotten an AO.