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Dejiko
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I second that, but I have the feeling that no company can afford / wants to take the risk bringing these games over. Granted, Aoi Yori Aoshi game was released in English, but the visual novels that truly define the genre nowadays are still far out of the grasp of the average English speaking gamer. Everyone can play a beat-em-up on import, but with text heavy games such as the ones you mentioned, it's quite a different ballgame 
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Michi
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Gaaah why does the article say "caliber"? CalibUr!! Yes, the actual word is caliber, but the title has the distinction of being "calibur".
 
I'm just happy Seung Mina's in it, though her 1P outfit looks a bit... odd to me. The fact that the top apparently just hangs there and she had nothing under it makes me go durr. I'll worry about finishing my SCII cosplay til I work on that one. o_O |
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Necros Antiquor
 Posts: 571 Location: Funny in a car crash sort of way |
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Yes, the Cube version sold the best because of Link, but the Xbox's "superior" load times and graphics are almost negligible. At the SCII tournament I helped run at my school, we had all three versions running beside each other, and the only thing that distinguished them apart from each other were the signs we had posted that said "Xbox" or "Cube" and the controllers. (The PS2 version, of course, distinguished itself with some jaggy curves.) Some people would be watching and suddenly say, "oh, this is the xbox version, isn't it," when they realized the controller was different. Was it me, or did each of the exclusive characters each feel way overpowered? I mean, Link rocked, but he felt kind of cheap. |
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Ataru
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ferrarimanf355
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I, too, was dissapointed that this isn't multiplatform. I swore off the PlayStation a long time ago, and when I heard the existence of Soul Calibur III, I was hoping for an Xbox version. I should learn not to hope. And their excuses for not making it multiplatform are bunk. Why not hire some people that know how to make Xbox games?
Oh well. At least the Xbox 360 is getting proper compensation in the form of Ridge Racer 6... 
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cubs2084
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What was groundbreaking about Air? |
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dormcat
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All my friends who had played the imported version of Air had cried (all male) and had agreed that the game can be regarded as a test material for Japanese language, for "he who had finished playing Air without crying is either unable to get a grip on Japanese language, or a man without heart!" |
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GATSU
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wolfcry: Actually, there were rumours of a live-action film directed by Sammo Hung and featuring Jackie Chan, but Sammo told me they couldn't even get a script, and shortly afterward, he appeared to have lost the project.
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Shale
Posts: 337 Location: The Middle of Nowhere, DE |
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Link is good against people who don't really know the game, but gets mauled by experienced players. Heihachi, on the other hand, is genuinely broken. Oh, and I object strongly to the statement that the Guilty Gear games lack novelty. Saying that new games are unimaginative because the object is still to beat your opponent before s/he beats you is...how to put this diplomatically...asinine. It's a framework, and there's room for tons of gameplay variation within that framework. Sorry if I'm getting worked up about that comment, but seeing a bloody dating sim (figuratively and literally!) hyped as more original than a game I love specifically because of its originality pissed me off. Oh, and I'm firmly in agreement with the people confused by ANN's sudden coverage of SCIII. I love the series and all, but when did it become anime? |
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Nagisa
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And why exactly did Soul Calibur III's website going up make news, while Hellsing Ultimate's website going up just a few days prior was passed over? |
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Trunks
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The Xbox version stands out when you play it in 720p. Otherwise, it's very very close. |
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dormcat
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Maybe the two Type Moon games were not the best examples. However, take note that Tsukihime started as a doujin game. It was not supposed to compete commercial titles designed by professionals. On the other hand, Air game contains more hidden metaphors than anything else I've ever seen -- perhaps at least twice as much as Haibane Renmei has. Someone (read: abunai) help me to translate this; reading through it is fine, but translating it is way beyond my knowledge of language and history. |
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Alchemist449
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Since we are off topic here anyway, what do you guys think of the Xbox 360. $400 for the real system. No more anime for me in a while.
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ferrarimanf355
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I preordered the $400 package, with the hard disk, wireless pad, HD cables and Live headset. I don't care what the Xbox haters think, I'm going to be busy dominating Project Gotham Racing 3 to care.
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Ataru
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It's not that I'm a "hater", but there has to be atleast three (3) games I must have in order to get the system, like the PSP, which has yet made the mark, and they still think the DS is nothing to worry about. 360 has caugh my eye with Halo 3 (MS said it will be out by PS 3 system launch, AKA '07), DoA 4, Need for Speed, and I'm sure by the time, something eles. Need the less, I need to put the XBox with the N64 and PS 1, so I'm going to have to get the HD. |
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