Many many folks responded to the big five questions. There's even some other stuff too, believe it or not.

One day, I shall build a time-machine. Then I shall use it to go back in time and murder the man who invented SPAM. (The e-mail torture, not the meat.) I guess it's just like junk mail, however I've never opened my mailbox and had several dozen advertisements for pornography offering poorly doctored pics of Brittney Spears and Alicia Keys. Do people actually explore these links that come with the SPAM? What ape sits at his computer thinking, "Gee, where can I find some porn? I've looked all over the internet, and I haven't found any! Maybe one of these twenty unsolicited emails will help." And why so many different porn sites? What could you POSSIBLY offer different? Do the women on your web-site have twelve boobs or something?

Enough ranting. It's pitiful and sad.

Hey (steals IM's gimmick) Chesh,

You're asking questions? But we're supposed to ask questions. I'm so conflicted. I'll give it a shot anyway.
1. I'd steal... borrow the graphical style of SaGa Frontier 2. And then I would put it in a game that... get this: DOESN'T SUCK. Sorry, needed to vent. I'd also use an experience system like Grandia's, where you improve your skills by using them. The combat would be like Chrono Trigger, where you fight enemies right on the map. And I would definitely find a way to include a cow breeding mini-game.
2. Best sidekick? Ruby. She was basically a Nall clone, but was less annoying, mainly because her feminine voice was justified. Plus, she actually attacks in battle.
3. Well, since spiders are the unholy spawn of the underworld, and butterflies are nature's greatest miracle, then yes, it is ok to kill the spiders to save the butterflies.
4. Pass.
5. Wow. That's a good question. Do I pick Pokemon, for Ash's headache inducing voice? Beast Machines, for not living up to my expectations after Beast Wars? Voltron 3-D, for it's general suckiness? No, I'll pick that Hercules cartoon that I vaguely remember from my youth. Remember that? It had a cheesy theme song, and there was this annoying little goat legged guy with a flute, and Hercules fought this wizard in every episode? Yep, that was pretty awful... ... ... ... I wish that was still on...

Conor Edmiston wishes he was one of Leonardo da Vinci's Fightin' Genius Time Commandoes

In my humble opinion an excelent table top game to bring to the console(again) would be Shadowrun. Something like the Genisis version, where making money and character class actualy factored in. On todays systems, however, one could play as some of the more obscure classes like rigger, adept, covert ops, and weapon expert, and the different races. An excelent way to present it would be with a story mode(for those in need of a goal) and a mode where you just go out and work and character build. Possible even make characters interchangable between the two. Like Muggy the troll samuri who made a happy life working as a hired killer one day finds his brother was killed by the people he's working for. Have multiplayer options where you and your buddies can hook up to take out that Yakuza boss. Maybe even have it playable online where people can play Mr. Johnsons, or even Star Agents and hunt down Shadowrunners. Okay, I guess that's enough of my wet dream. Gotta admit, it would be super cool.

StyX

hey Cheshter, I've got some A's followed by some Q's

1. You're designing an RPG. What elements from other games would you employ? Battle systems? Overworld qualities? Mini-games? Tactical combat, turn-based, or real-time? definitely a valkyrie profile-esque battle system

2. This has been asked before. Tough. Who's your favorite sidekick from a game? Nall? Morte? Shadow? Who's the most awesome? not really an RPG but the talking helmet guy from the journeyman project was pretty cool

3. Is it ok to kill the spiders to save the butterflies? YES! damn spiders! I hate them all. mash 'em into a paste

4. Any table-top RPG's you'd like to see remade for the console or PC? uhh, sure, the one with the umm, table

5. What's the worst cartoon/anime ever made? Be honest. captain planet, the guy had a mullet for glayvin out loud

now for the questions, I'm playing chrono trigger, what level should I be at before taking on lavos and who should I use in the fight(I've been using chrono marle and frog for most of the game)

thanks for the help

I got your five questions right here...

1. Actually in what I might consider my spare time, I am designing an RPG (as well as a multigenre platformer and a tournament fighter). So I have considered these very aspects. Battle system will probably favor Tales of Destiny, overworld will favor Final Fantasy 1-6, and yes, there will be many many mini-games, of many styles - some of which will be necessary to finish the game.

2. My favorite sidekick? Interceptor. Definitely.

3. The spiders must die, regardless of the butterflies.

4. Tabletop RPGs? No, but I do know a couple of book series that I'd like to see made into games, foremost among them Piers Anthony's fantasy series The Magic of Xanth. That would be the ultimate MMORPG, I would say.

5. Worst cartoon ever - Beast Machines Transformers.

--Jax Mandrake, offering his opinions to the small world

Hello Chesh, the person-I've-never-met-but-write-to-as-though-you-were-my-personal-friend

Dragon kisses the moon! HEEYAH!
Ok, that's enough text martial arts.

1. You're designing an RPG. What elements from other games would you employ? Battle systems? Overworld qualities? Mini-games? Tactical combat, turn-based, or real-time? Hmm, well, this is much harder to do without a scantron slip and no. 2 pencil, but I'll try. My battle system would be pseudo time based. Each character would have action points (a la Fallout) to move or attack with. There wouldn't be any class system, chosen or ascribed, so the player would be able to assign points to stats every level, and make any character to fill any task. One overworld quality I would impliment is the sheer size of the world. Towns would be huge, filled with houses inhabited by ordinary people, and the space between towns would be immense. Later in the game, when that much travel gets annoying and loses it's novelty, I'd allow the player to use horses (fantasy) or aero-mobiles (sci-fi) to shorten the time.

2. This has been asked before. Tough. Who's your favorite sidekick from a game? Nall? Morte? Shadow? Who's the most awesome? Oh, this goes without question. Guizon from Shenmue. He's got a fro, he's got a pinstripe suit, and he's got awesome chinese 80s style butt-kicking skills.

3. Is it ok to kill the spiders to save the butterflies? Why not just give the spiders cutsie wings and be done with it?

4. Any table-top RPG's you'd like to see remade for the console or PC? Well, I would say the Star Wars RPG, but then I'd sound like an idiot. So, instead, I'll say Warhammer 40k! Oh, wait...

5. What's the worst cartoon/anime ever made? Be honest.

A little diddy I rented from the local Blockbuster called M.D. Giest. Bad art, bad translation, bad plot, bad beginning, bad ending. Heck, the plastic that comprised the VHS tape was even of sub-par quality. Allow me to dramatically re-create the ending.

Trietary Main Character: I'm betraying you all! HAHAHA!
Secondary Main Character: Go to hell! *shoots him*. Now, I'm betraying the rest of you!
Main Character: Oh yeah? Well I'm betraying the guy who betrayed the other guy! *kills everyone* HAHAHA! *presses doomsday button*
Woman who shows her breasts: NOOOOOO!

And that's it.
"I am an evil giraffe." *munch* *munch* "I will eat ALL the leaves on this tree!" *munch* *munch* "I will eat more leaves than I should." *munch* *munch* "Then other giraffes may die!" *munch* "Bwaa haa haa."

SirLarr

• Me
• I'm getting very old.
• Me and Dragon Warrior anyway.

• Hoshigami is new.
• So are many other things!
• To be young again...