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I've been meaning to get into 3D modelling and animation for ages, had to drop my beginner self teaching when I started uni and just didn't have the time after (plus gave my hefty books away to a mate that was actually doing animation).
I have A LOT of free time on my hands at the moment (being unemployed >_<). So I need a new hobby to break up the obsessive jobsearching.
Starting with drawing again, then think I'm going to use those assets to work on some 3D digital art :)
http://www.gametrailers.com/user-movie/if-ff7-were-made-10-years/340095?playlist=featured
It's not too impressive, kinda crappy MS Paint quality.
That made me all nostalgic for FF7 again :D Good thing I've got it laying about somewhere. If I can ever tear myself away from Phantasy Star Portable 2, finish FFXII, then 'maybe' I can get my FFVII fix again.
What was your first Final Fantasy game? VII was my first, and I was totally blown away by it as I'd never played a game like that before, but it's not my fave FF I don't think.
@Clidante My first FF was the original FF on the NES.
And FFIV was my first, but FFVI is still my absolute favorite FF as far as story and depth goes, and FFIX is my favorite as far as style goes.
Pure gameplay wise though I REALLY love FFXII, I've been playing it on my PC with an emulator as I spotted the game second hand for £3 a few months back and just had to have it. Still haven't finished it yet though.
The Playstation was my first console after the Sega Megedrive, and we tended to have mostly multiplayer arcade-y, platform and sports games, to cater for me, my two brothers and my Dad.
When I got a Playstation one Christmas (was the same Christmas that Tekken 3 hit the console as I got that with it) a friend insisted I tried this game of his, Final Fantasy VII.
I remember him telling me about it, but not really understanding the true scope of the game. I also remember laughing when he handed me the bulky case and I realised the game spanned many discs :p
The moment I saw that opening sequence though I was hooked. And since then I've been an FF addict. Delved back into the past to try some classics from the series and even appreciate the FFT series and Dissidia.
My love for Final Fantasy as a game series is unmatched at the moment, although I'm also a Phantasy Star, Tekken and Street Fighter addict.
I really enjoyed 12 too, I don't get why some people don't like it.
Hell, one of the pics of the Ps3 version looked worse, in the lighting department.
I am planning on getting the Ps3 version myself, for the familiarity with the controls.
I've beaten the PC version, and I own the 360 version, but hasn't played it yet.
Anyways, the pics I saw of the PS3 were blurry when it came to some graphics, the images on the 360 were sharper and some of the little things on the proton packs seemed more defined. Which is why I said the PS3 fanboys cried foul on them, they accused the person doing the comparison with doctoring up or running the pics on a bad PS3. Still my point is. WE DON'T CARE, its the same damn game, who cares if one system has better pixels than the other.
Bayonetta
http://www.lensoftruth.com/?p=17470
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-bayonetta-faceoff
Darksiders
http://www.lensoftruth.com/?p=17291
As well as pretty much ever review where both versions were played.
I'm completely consoleless at the moment, so I won't be able to get XIII any time soon either way but I'm probably going to go with the PS3 version, as there's a few PS3 exclusives I'm interested in AND it'll breathe new life into my PSP (Yay, i'll finally be able to AdHoc Party).
Saying that though I'm not too worried about graphics, as long as the game is good, I'm sold.
My point is and continue to be, graphics don't mean squat compared to other systems to me. I am not playing the same game side by side at the same time. So if one is slightly blurry then the other, who gives a shit. Like I truely sit 2 inchs from the screen looking at the fabric of Bayonetta's dress, or trying to count how many strands of hair is on her head. I HATE it when websites try to do comparisions between 2 systems. I don't care. If PS3 can do things slightly better, kudos to them. I'm sorry, I do not pay attention to that fine of detail in a video game. I am playing it for the action. When something is moving that fast on the screen, any detail is lost anyways.
I HATE console wars, fanboys bragging their system is better then others. If someone speaks up about another system they rush to put them down. Seriously, chill out. We are gamers, we play games, who cares what system we play them on or if one system can do it better, smoother, or with nicer graphics than the other. Enjoy the game for what its worth.
AND it's sad, but this is my most popular post ever in my entire time on GamerDNA. Maybe I should post junk more often that can start arguments :D
Fan (derived from fanatic): This only applies in very limited circumstances such as referring to Kingdom Hearts or my system of choice, the DS. Yes, the DS. I've bought every iteration and will, at some point, buy an XL.
Boy: Never applies.
My fiance spent so much time yoinking my DS in China that I wound up buying her one for Christmas just so I could play mine, and between FFCC and Soma Bringer we've had some of my best co-op RPG experiences to date.
Heck, even her 60 year old mum has her own and plays addictive puzzle games obsessively.
My DS Lite has served me fine since I got it, so don't think I'll be upgrading anytime soon. Would rather put the money towards getting myself a console again since I'm missing out on loads of games.
And yeah, I try not to get too disheartened about my popularity here. I try to post interesting snippets of game news every now and then, but unless you either nudge people (don't like overusing it) or have someone uber popular to drop a few posts on it and get the attention of others then they usually go unnoticed.
It's a very hit or miss affair :D
Soma Bringer is an amazing RPG, especially for a handheld game. And the co-op was fantastic. It's a co-op RPG very well done.
Smartcarts are a necessary evil for me (being broke and horribly unemployed) and even more so because I was living in China for a year and couldn't really pop into a store and buy myself English DS games :( It's PSP or nothing in that country...
Oh and flashed 360s.
Me, I like my 360, I want a PS3 and maybe...maaaaaaybe a Wii at some point. Not to keen on motion control and praying Project Natal dies quickly, hearing rumors fable 3 will be fully integrated. I don't want to run around my living room like a retard playing a hack and slash adventure. Rather sit in my Comfy Chair™ and enjoy it with a controller.
@Clidante Soma Bringer = Yes
7th Dragon = Half
Blood of Bahamut = Not at all
But I can play through a game entirely in Japanese. (hello multiple Kingdom Hearts!)
Obsessed with and loving Phantasy Star Portable 2 at the moment. My PSP is never too far away. Except bedtime, don't think my fiance would appreciate it.
But I do like to have some English in order to better understand and delve into the mechanics of the game (especially an RPG), but familiarisation with the Phantasy Star game has served me well with early Japanese imports of the series.
Soma Bringer I've played through with the full translation. I think I'll wait a while on the others.
Wait are you talking about when I called PS0 and PSP Monster Hunter clones? I guess I should clarify: I fucking love MH clones and I tend to buy all of them. I need them to make less so I can actually have money.
MH type games I own (that I can think of off the top of my head):
Phantasy Star Portable
Dynasty Warrior StrikeForce
White Knight Chronicles
Phantasy Star 0
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
The Exorsister
http://www.siliconera.com/2009/09/02/like-onechanbara-then-exorsister-is-for-you/
However when I see the system I see 90% of the games being made by unknown or 3rd party companies, most of which grace the 5 dollar bin on day 1 of its life. Probably something you can download off Popcap games or somewhere. They are cheaply made and only a attempt on milking the cash cow while they can. Maybe 10% of that 90% are actually worthwhile and got nice reviews, Carnival games is one that comes to mind, actually got great reviews. (actual statistics are probably alot different but those are my views).
I really hope Project Natal flops early, so more games I really want to get will not get made for it.
I wouldn't say 360's biggest strength is online, granted its got neat games for Multiplayer, PS3's network is free were you have to pay for 360's. To me it has a much wider range of genre's and alot more of them, maybe, I dunno. All I know is theres more games for the 360 I enjoyed that were not on the Ps3, least not to begin with.
@Neodarkside This is the ONE AND ONLY time I'll ever hold up Metacritic. Wii has some amazingly good games that just don't sell. AKA No More Heroes. Which (assuming they come to America) you should get the 360 version instead of the PS3:
1) The PS3 version is censored.
2) NMH was originally a 360 game. Suda51 happened to like the idea of slashing with a wiimote (NOTE: No More Heroes is not a wagglefest.)
No More Heroes is my second favorite game series.
@wastelander75 I'm your what now?
I thought Red Steel and NMH sounded cool, I do however like the idea of swinging a sword around in certain games, oddly... I want to see the return of Bushido Blade for the Wii.. however add a bit of blood to it as it was way to tame for the PSone, and slow. Hell in a game like that, slashing someone with a sword better draw blood or lose an arm or two.
Nintendo's censoring days are over.
Oh God, I bought Wet, and then sold it after 2 days. I keep hearing about Onechambara, would like to at least try it, but no one near me has a copy. The AI apparently is retarded, someone posted a youtube video of the character just tapping directions with the enemies just standing around beside her. Thats also the game that keeps trying to say the young asian girl is 18, not like... 15. So they got playboy to show a pic of her with bigger boobs, kinda like saying "Of course she's 18.... see... please don't sue us for underage girls in state of undress in our game!"
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/1/11/
@EarthboundX don't think it has anything to do with age of consent. They just caught flak for having a younger looking girl bouncing around nearly naked. Wether its true, no clue, just read it somewhere.
@rawkr Heh Penny Arcade.. I need to go back and read some of the older comics, I quit reading several years ago, got way to many webcomics I am pretty far behind on. I think I read up to maybe 2008, I don't recall.
How far exactly did they go exactly?
http://www.manatheater.com/
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/02/world/main571280.shtml
Japan does have the highest number of rape cases in the world though, which is pretty sick.
xoaks said 7 minutes ago @EarthboundX It's not true.
Awesomely bad huh for X-blades, meaning badass, or the game is bad (sucks)?
As for Rape in Japan, I thought the last I heard Sex Crimes in japan were the lowest in the world, since they are more open to the human body and don't censor things like Sex?
Too much caffeine...
I really need to think about what I hear, or at least do a bit of research.
That's a good thing.
If I had to choose between Wet or X-Blades it would be Wet, and I didn't like Wet. Onechanbara is stupid but fun.
@Fallout2Forever I've never heard of SOMTheatre so I'll be no help.
@xoaks I always find it weird when I come across Japanese porn with everything blurred out.
Final Fatality or something?