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by Rune Lai
Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:34 am
Forum: Almost Anything Goes Board
Topic: All the Lunar for sale!
Replies: 32
Views: 29026

That's tempting, but I think I have enough Lunar stuff... I probably could get three or four artbooks for other series for the amount of money I'd end up paying for it (assuming there ends up being a bidding war).
by Rune Lai
Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:32 am
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: Mario Kart DS
Replies: 18
Views: 19446

There is the built-in wireless you can use in person. If you and a friend are physically in a room next to each other (or a room near each other) you can play together. You don't need a router. My coworkers and I played a few rounds of mad eight-player Mario Kart that way. Under good conditions we c...
by Rune Lai
Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:27 am
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: What are You Currently Playing?
Replies: 518
Views: 462617

They also did keep Jack's last name as "Van Burace" -- not sure if it's because the translator this time had no idea what a vambrace was (heck, I don't know either), or if they were trying to keep it consistent with the original. It's the piece of armor that goes around the forearm in a suit of arm...
by Rune Lai
Tue Dec 27, 2005 2:57 am
Forum: Lunar: Eternal Blue
Topic: Okay, simplistic dorky question, but...
Replies: 2
Views: 8391

Well, if you're looking for a straight artbook scan with a white background you won't find it. That could be part of the problem. But it would be very easy to edit out the little things that would otherwise get in the way (like the red line that runs behind her neck and the box with her name in that...
by Rune Lai
Tue Dec 27, 2005 2:32 am
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: What are You Currently Playing?
Replies: 518
Views: 462617

That said, if you're a fan of the original, you'll love it. If you're a general RPG fan who likes a good story, you should also like it, though maybe not as much. Admittedly, I am a big fan of the original, so that biases my review a bit. What if you didn't like the original but are wondering if yo...
by Rune Lai
Tue Dec 27, 2005 2:23 am
Forum: Polls
Topic: Lunar 1's Party vs. Lunar 2's Party
Replies: 24
Views: 32991

Nash doesn't suck! :D
by Rune Lai
Sun Dec 25, 2005 4:36 am
Forum: Polls
Topic: Lunar 1's Party vs. Lunar 2's Party
Replies: 24
Views: 32991

I dislike comparing HPs of one game to HPs of another because the game systems are not identical. For a gross comparision, it's like saying all the characters in FF7 are stronger than anyone in EB because they have thousands of HP and do thousands of damage. They're not stronger. It's just a differe...
by Rune Lai
Fri Dec 23, 2005 7:38 am
Forum: Anime, Music, TV/Movies, and Books
Topic: What are you currently reading?
Replies: 181
Views: 212048

I must read a lot or something... >_> <_< Or maybe I just need to stop getting sick so I'm not posting again two weeks later in the same topic before anyone else does. But... I've been sick the past few days so I did a lot of reading. I decided to reread the Pools Trilogy (based in the D&D Forgo...
by Rune Lai
Tue Dec 20, 2005 6:22 am
Forum: Anime, Music, TV/Movies, and Books
Topic: Narnia!
Replies: 31
Views: 30010

I agree with Pisces about the Father Christmas thing. It's something that would seem very strange to me if I had been introduced to it as an adult, but was the most natural thing as a child. The White Witch was keeping out Christmas, so of course the surest sign that she was losing her hold on Narni...
by Rune Lai
Tue Dec 20, 2005 6:16 am
Forum: Almost Anything Goes Board
Topic: Working Designs is no more
Replies: 91
Views: 96738

console companies make lousy pc software developers. the opposite is true as well. working on either platform is just a completely different experience. Depends. I think Bioware did fine with KOTOR and that was both console and PC. I'm not a big PC gamer, but I imagine there are probably a few othe...
by Rune Lai
Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:42 am
Forum: Lunar 3 & Rumors
Topic: One thing for sure about Lunar 3...
Replies: 14
Views: 29902

BoF1 was great for what it was and given the competition at the time. Even playing it on the GBA (I never played the original) I liked it better than BoF2, partially because it was more save-point friendly and partially because it's simplified story prevented me from having WTF moments. BoF2 had a m...
by Rune Lai
Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:19 am
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: 2006
Replies: 18
Views: 19692

Spent some time thinking about this one and it's probably:

Shadow Hearts: From the New World
Harvest Moon: Magical Melodies
Zelda: Twilight Princess
Suikoden V
Drakengard II
Okami

Hmm... I just realized that other than Okami they're all franchises. Witness the power of the franchise! :P
by Rune Lai
Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:10 am
Forum: Anime, Music, TV/Movies, and Books
Topic: Narnia!
Replies: 31
Views: 30010

The series is perfectly enjoyable without having ever noticed a lick of religious imagery. I read the entire series as a ten-year-old without ever having been the wiser. It wasn't until college when someone pointed out the religious imagery to me that I was able to find it. Up until then it was just...
by Rune Lai
Wed Dec 14, 2005 5:15 am
Forum: Almost Anything Goes Board
Topic: Working Designs is no more
Replies: 91
Views: 96738

Sony seemed to treat publishers differently based on how much money was thrown their way though. I've heard that Konami and Capcom have gotten some of their games out because they're much bigger publishers. WD just isn't big enough to influence Sony's decisions like a Konami or Capcom could. Money ...
by Rune Lai
Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:20 am
Forum: Almost Anything Goes Board
Topic: Working Designs is no more
Replies: 91
Views: 96738

What happened to Working Designs wasn't unexpected, though it is something of a misfortune. Despite the best of intentions, it's still a business world out there and the marketplace can be an unforgiving beast. I wouldn't pin the blame on Sony really any more than I'd pin the blame on Sega back in t...
by Rune Lai
Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:34 am
Forum: Lunar: Dragon Song
Topic: 8th on the Top Ten Worst Games of 2005
Replies: 17
Views: 20830

The bigger a company gets, the more they have a tendency to stick to what works instead of risking something new, even though the payoff might be worth it. Does that carry over to the video game industry as well? KF With multi-million dollar budgets looming for the next generation of games? Heck ye...
by Rune Lai
Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:50 am
Forum: Anime, Music, TV/Movies, and Books
Topic: Narnia!
Replies: 31
Views: 30010

That's too bad your teacher doesn't want to see it. I haven't seen the movie yet either, but what I like about Narnia (the books) is that it appeals to all children whether they are Christian or not. You don't have to be Christian to enjoy it, and if you are, so much the better. They made sure not t...
by Rune Lai
Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:33 am
Forum: The Arts
Topic: Lunar: Eternal Sapphire [Some New News]
Replies: 267
Views: 272393

Maria refers to the Blue Spire as the "Blue Sprite." I'm assuming that's a typo? By the way, I know you're trying to replicate that RPG feel, but I think it may be worth considering cutting down the amount of time the characters spend doing nothing but walking. At one point I was watching 4-5 screen...
by Rune Lai
Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:21 am
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: What are You Currently Playing?
Replies: 518
Views: 462617

Started Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life. It was going to be a return to either Disgaea or a beginning of Digital Devil Saga, but my brother ran off with my PS2 memory card so he could use our custom Soul Caliber III characters against his friend when I got the hankering to start something... so...
by Rune Lai
Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:13 am
Forum: Anime, Music, TV/Movies, and Books
Topic: What are you currently reading?
Replies: 181
Views: 212048

You cheater! Well, I guess I find out later--or not. ^^ War of the Spider Queen sounds interesting from the author interviews I've read about it, but since it's been written by six different authors taking turns with the same characters I'm a little concerned of how well the continuity holds. I read...