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Bloody Vengence |
Hey Goog, How much does this suck? I'm stuck at boarding school while my (older) brother is at home in control of all the various consoles. One day a get an e-mail from him saying he's sold ALL our SNES stuff including MY copy of FF3! (I'd say 6 except you really can't call it that when it's the American version) I've sent him two threatening letters so far, one of which said that if he didn't buy it back I was gonna kick his @$$. Do you really think it was worth it? Is nostalgia over video games really that important!? --MagicAlex |
Googleshng: |
MMMMMMMMM..... Xenolazny. |
Living in the UK, I only just got round to importing Xenogears fairly recently ('bout two-three months back). About the same time, I happened to be reading Roger Zelazny's 'Lord Of Light', and since then its been bugging me.
See, no-one I know imports RPGs, and no-one I know can cope with science fiction any more intellectual than Star Wars. So I've had no-one to talk with about the maddening similarities in the plots between the two. Because when you think about it, the two are fairly similar in their central devices, albeit 'Lord of Light' depending more on Eastern religion and Xenogears on Christianity. (SPOILERS here, not so much for those who haven't played Xenogears(both of ya) but for those who might someday read Zelazny) They both have immortal individuals re-enacting religious scenes upon different planets, and they both have the idea of a search for what is really true. Of course, in Xenogears this comes to a neat resolution, whilst in the novel everything comes down to a holy war. But its nice to see things like this in videogames. Square's SNES works were kewl, butthey never got as deep as this. You never saw Robo obeying the three laws of robotics (oops, four). Of course, you might disagree with everything I've said and hate Xenogears, but hell, at least someone actually reads Zelazny. Thom W (Who knows that Star Wars isn't really science fiction, but what the hell) ...Of course, knowing my luck, Goog's gonna say heshe's only keen on the Amber novels and knows nothing about Zelazny's other stuff, but hey. |
Googleshng: |
Console style computer games |
Goog, I'm not sure if this question has been asked before, but I was interested in your opinion on the matter. There aren't that many PSX RPG's left that really interest me a whole lot, and there seem to be a lot of high quality RPG's on the PC. My question is, which would you recommend? The only one I've played so far has been Baldur's Gate 2. It's been a very enjoyable game so far, (I've reached chapter 3) but it has been a little tough to get the hang of. But are there any good RPG's out there that are more console-style? The only one I've heard of is Septerra Core, and that's a tough one to find. And if there aren't many console-style games, which RPG's would you suggest anyway? Thanks... ~CB007 |
Googleshng: |
DCQs |
Hey-ya's, The other day i went out and got myself a dreamcast, and Skies of Arcadia (much upon your praise of it), unfortunately i didn't have enough to buy it with a save card, so i've only been able to play the first few minutes of Skies (I love it). So, now i just have a few questions, and you're the best person i could ask i think, so here goes: 1. Do i need a keyboard in order to do most of the online jazz? (PSO mainly) 2. It's my understanding that there's a 200 block VMU, 400 block save card, and 800 block save card. Is it worth it to buy the VMU with less blocks on it? 3. Besides Shenmue and PSO, any games i should buy? 4. for the playstation, i have a 1500 block memory card, but i'm kind of worried to use it. I hear they crash occasionally, and lose all the data. 5. Finally, this is just morbid curiousity, but what happens if you unplug a controller or save card during the saving process? Thanks a million, Angelo. |
Googleshng: |
A much clearer response |
Um, I just sent you a letter a few minutes ago entitled "Bleah..." Feel
free to delete it.
OK, I've got one question and one answer. I'll give the answer first. Yesterday some dude asked if he could control the little ship in Pinta Quest, VMU game from SoA. Your answer named the various games in Pinta Quest, which didn't answer anything. Anyway, here's the scoop on Pinta Quest: You choose a location on a map. Depending on where you choose, you can get more EXP from the minigames. After that, you leave the menu and wait. Which answers the original question: no, you can't just zoom to the minigame immediately. Watch TV or something while you play Pinta Quest. Continuing the explanation of Pinta Quest, after a while one of five things happens: FOUND!) You get a treasure. This doesn't happen very often. The treasure is either A, B, or C type, A being the best and C the worst. SHIP FOUND! [type a]) A ship comes by and trades treasures with you. The treasure on the left is what the ship wants, and the treasure on the right is what you get for it. SHIP FOUND! [type b]) A ship comes by and battles. There's a little aiming scope thing that moves around the screen. When it gets near the ship, press A to fire. There's no way to control the scope. HEADWINDS) Tap the A button. If you tap it at the right speed, you get more EXP. STRONG WINDS) You pilot your ship left and right, avoiding rocks. If you get hit by rocks, you get less EXP at the end. If you get hit by a big rock, you lose half of the maximum amount of EXP you can get, and if you get hit by a small rock you lose a quarter. Example: Max. EXP: 60 pts. Get hit by a big rock: lose 30 pts. Get hit by a small rock: lose 15 pts. To open up new areas on the map, you explore new areas in SoA and bring the Pinta Quest ship back in. Hope that helps anybody with questions about Pinta Quest. Now for my question... You don't have a VMU? Is that possible? I thought you couldn't save your game without one. Sabin "I... Am the master of Pinta" XIII |
Googleshng: |
Well, I asked for it... |
Have any obscure but fun games slipped under my radar? |
Googleshng: |
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What are your thoughts on the "All Your Base" craze that has been taking the internet by storm as of late? |
I obscured the offending quote for the benefit of those who like me have seen it a few too many times. Some things keep getting funnier every time you hear them, like the line "It's good to be the king" from roughly every Mel Brooks movie. Other things are funny the first time you hear them, but ONLY the first time. The introduction to Zero Wing falls into the latter of these two categories. Therefore, on behalf of everything good and decent, could everyone please stop quoting/sending it to everyone else? Or at least me and CC? Oh, and here's your tilde, despite the fact that you said daily rather than weekly. ~ | |||
I've heard Fox picked up Slayers... Dear God...
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Yeah, while nothing needs to be editted out, Slayers has the worst dub of anything... and the Dragon Slave chant wouldn't survive. | |||
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Hello..... |
Girls... expensive! Don't you realize slavery is illegal?!? | |||
Goog, |
No! You shall have a birthday shrouded with misery and despair! Er, I mean, sure! Happy birthday! |
The Last Laugh: That was an enjoyable column. Up an hour under par too. Thus leaving me with extra time in which to... hmm... update my bio! |
Googleshng "Bio2" @rpgamer.com
If a tree falls on a mime, does it make a sound?
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