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Re: 34 Years Ago, Nintendo Begged Fans Not To "Risk" Importing SNES Consoles From Japan

Daniel36

I wouldn't have needed to resort to importing if the EU would've just gotten us.. oh, I dunno...

Final Fantasy 3
Chrono Trigger
Breath of Fire
Super Mario RPG

Need I go on? At least we got Terranigma, so there's that.

Though I will admit the importing and different looking carts, along with the difficulties of getting them to play, made them even more special than they already were.

Re: DOOM + DOOM II Just Got A New Update, Here's What's Included

Daniel36

I don't even play Doom, but this is how you support your legacy, people!! Not just release it again, but making sure it gets even better.

And they sell it for peanuts, so the fact that they continue their support just screams a love of the game from the devs. They don't HAVE to do this, but here we are.... wonderful.

Many devs and publishers can learn from this. They won't, but they can!

Re: A Previously Lost Mobile Port Of 'Makai Toushi SaGa' Has Been Found & Preserved

Daniel36

@-wc- I am far from an expert in the field of SaGa, but they are an oddball series for sure. None of them really have a connection to the others, so there really isn't a place to start, just whichever strikes your fancy the most.

The SNES Romancing games were pretty much Final Fantasy but with highly obtuse systems. That is basically the defining factor that makes it a SaGa game, an obtuse system that nobody really understands. A few of them also have this generational system in it, where you continue the game with one of your offspring, which in itself is a mini-game.

Should you play them? Well... do you like JRPGs? Are you okay with oddness? I'd say the first few, the Game Boy ones, have since shown their age plenty. I wouldn't go for those. The SNES ones are available on Switch. The remake of last year of Romancing Saga 2 looks cool, and Saga Frontier 2 has that delightful PSX vibe going, so if you're into that time period, that's another good one. I personally didn't like the look of Saga Frontier 1. Unlimited Saga isn't currently available, I don't think, but I remember it was a hugely divisive game, probably the most difficult and obtuse of them all.

I am sure you know of the existence, but https://www.nintendolife.com/guides/best-saga-games-of-all-time-switch-and-nintendo-systems

No idea on the stylization, but knowing the Japanese, it probably just "looked cool".

Re: What Happens When An Arms Dealer Publishes Your Video Game?

Daniel36

@amishpyrate Hmmm... I appreciate the info, but honestly... selling weapons is selling weppons, whether or not you sell them to the "good guys".

It is a can of worms I will happily put the lid back on, because I also understand the necessity to arm nations against those who wish to do harm, but the lines are pretty darn grey these days on who the good guys are.

Re: What Happens When An Arms Dealer Publishes Your Video Game?

Daniel36

Well... I guess you can both be a good businessman and a horrible human being.

Im fact, I'd say the best businessmen are usually the worst human beings...

I honestly don't think there are too many products in existence that aren't produced without at least some scummy behaviour behind it... not saying you shouldn't be bothered by it, but that somehow seems to be the way of the world.

Re: "Free SNK From The Saudi Royal Family" - Fans Aren't Pleased About Fatal Fury's Celebrity Fighters

Daniel36

Hmmm... Salvatore is a funny DJ, his music videos are absolutely hillarious... I didn't know about his affiliations which do temper my fondness for his art, but even if they had put in my absolute favourite artist of all time, I would have hated it.

I actively evade looking at Ronaldo's smug face as much as possible. I cannot stand him. Fortunately I don't watch soccer.

@BionicDodo I feel the exact same way. Completely upends my suspension of disbelief. It's fine in games like Fortnite or Smash, where it's already ridiculous, but I didn't even like Link in Mario Kart for this reason.

Re: "The Biggest Art Heist In History" - Castlevania Director Takes Aim At AI

Daniel36

@slider1983 There is absolutely nothing social about social media, bar some comment sections of websites and such, which I do not count as social media per the commonly used definition.

It's all narcissistic behaviour that actually pays off, strangely enough.

I wasn't against AI, and as someone with a mild dream of one day making a game, some of it sounded like a good shortcut, but I would never feel confortable knowing it is basically theft.

I would have nothing against using assets, but plainly telling AI to make it for me is just wrong.

I do use text AI for my work, but that's just because it brings results I would find anyways much faster.

Re: BATSUGUN Saturn Tribute Boosted Is Finally Getting A Physical Release In The West

Daniel36

@Moroboshi876 I know the feeling. I am a huuuuge Suikoden fan, but only played it for an hour or two since I got it. And it's not even like I didn't have time to play it, in the meantime I clocked in 6 hours on Various Daylife, and probably an hour or so on High Seas Saga DX, and those games aren't exactly known for being a masterpieces...

They are both short burst games though... But then, I am not playing them in short bursts, am I now? No sir!

And that's just my gaming hobby. I spend HOURS at work daydreaming about working on my hobby projects once I get home, only to be absolutely knackered and resorting to watching comfort shows with the missus before falling asleep way too early.

Oh well!

Re: 30 Years Later, Konami Has Repeated The Same Mistake With Its Suikoden Remasters

Daniel36

@Thepaintedtarget Here's the thing though... we don't know how close that is to the original script or not. I know there are two camps on this topic. I am on camp liberty.

Localizers should definitely give characters a voice that suits the setting. You simply cannot directly translate Japanese. It makes for awful reading. And if you can make some additions that make sense and make thengame BETTER for the audience, then you should.

Some games are clearly translated verbatim and they are awful. Some have been given a fitting voice and are great. Some have been translated verbatim and are great, some have been turned into reddit posts and are awful.

Re: 30 Years Later, Konami Has Repeated The Same Mistake With Its Suikoden Remasters

Daniel36

Mehh... it's not like they did an amazing job. So far, aside from maybe cleaning up some obvious mistakes, I haven't seen much improvement. In fact, it feels like a step back, though that might be rose tinted glasses for the original on my part.

I picked up Various Daylife on the cheap the other day. Now there is a game that understand that its setting needs a different tone than Saturday morning cartoon speak. At least there the characters FEEL like they llive in a medieval fantasy land.

Now, the original Suikoden wasn't a masterpiece in dialogue, but that was a different time. I would've liked them to have made it more appropriate to the setting in this remaster.

Still love it, though.

Re: Is This Really Japan's Worst Video Game?

Daniel36

Well, that was probably the worst YouTube video I have ever started, so... good fit?

Sorry, could NOT follow that horrid voice over.

And Japan had an overabundance of visual novel-esque smut games... I am sure there were worse offensers in that area.

Re: Director Of Upcoming House Of The Dead Movie Says It "Reflects The Experience Of Playing The Video Game"

Daniel36

"Paul W.S. Anderson is no stranger to adapting video games for the big screen"

Well... he's no stranger to attaching a video game franchise name to a big screen movie. He has done nothing but butcher each and every franchise. I kinda liked the first RE movie, but I wouldn't call it an RE movie. They could've called the Umbrella Corp anything else. I don't even recall a single RE character being in the first movie. The rest of the movie series was dross.

Monster Hunter as an isekai. Sure... Makes no sense, but sure. Why not, right?

I guess Mortal Kombat had the spirit of the series right, I guess.

Re: Suikoden I & II HD Remaster Missed The Chance To Be Even Better Than It Is

Daniel36

@Kurokage I looked it up, and honestly it's pretty much an additional cut scene, a simple mini game... don't think we miss out on all too much. It would've been nice but it's no biggy.

@Thedashfox I would say you are missing out on 3. A few characters from 1 and 2 return, and I personally felt the pay-off for playing all of them in succession is pretty great. I only played it for the first time about two or three years ago, and I am glad I did. It has a different scope to 1 and 2, but I loved it.

@JoystickWaggler Same! Funny. I even managed to get it running on my PS2 with a flash cart, but only ever bothered once it became available on PS3, even though I had the means.

Re: Suikoden I & II HD Remaster Missed The Chance To Be Even Better Than It Is

Daniel36

Don't think I ever saw the artwork at the top of the article. Thanks for sharing that.

Also never knew about the pirate attack or other expanded story event. Did know about the cat.

Shame it didn't get in. It should've, if you ask me. Ah well, doesn't mean I won't enjoy it, though I will admit it has lost its magic a bit, since I've already replayed it quite a few times.

Re: If Stardew Valley And Pokémon Had A Baby, It Would Look Something Like Monsterpatch

Daniel36

It's not a lazy comparison when it is very clearly the exact inspiration for the game. Which is fine, those games are very popular and well... a good fit for one another. This doesn't look bad at all. Not my cuppa, but I am sure there will be lots of folks who will enjoy it.

No...the terms Soulslike, or Roguelike, or (shudders) Roguelite... BARF... those are lazy terms. What you are writing here is simply a very apt descriptor.

Re: "Might Be Time To Go Back To A Corporate Job" - Trump's Tariffs Come Into Effect

Daniel36

@zazou703 You can't stop addicted people buying drugs. They will get some one way or the other. You cán help them with their addiction, but that would require more empathy than the American government and many Americans can muster.

@nilcam The "they" in my statement referred to the drugs. I may have been unclear on tthat.But it doesn't matter anyways, the US government doesn't care about anything.

Re: SuperSega Back-Pedals With MiSTer FPGA, Aims For Lower Price

Daniel36

@Quick_Man The real-time decline is a beautiful thing to behold.

So he is renaming it Super Console, which would lead anyone not familiar with the ongoing thing to believe it is something of a Super Nintendo type emulation device. Instead of Sega. Good call!

And he had the perfect name in his hand. We gave it to him on a golden platter. SuperSaga would be a great name.

Even for a scam.