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Shadowrun20XX
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I was just playing Taisen columns the other day on my Saturn.I feel old.
Anyway,I still don't see the appeal of Valkyrie Profile on any system? VP was a snore fest to me.Well,DS fans = enjoy. Can't wait to get RE5,despite the arcady feel/look of it.2player co-op......oooo,scary. Great article Todd. |
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uragayduck
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i can't believe it, a Sakura Taisen product got mentioned in an American column. of all the Sakura Taisen games i own, this is the only one that slipped my collection and for some odd reason haven't bothered to snag it up yet. funny how this series hasn't even gotten a mention especially since Sakura Taisen V got a 38/40 from Famitsu. yeah that's right.....a dating sim/strategy game beat out about 70% of the other genres scored by them. probably the highest ranking dating sim game from them too (don't quote me on that).
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GATSU
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Capcom's still wary of the backlash over the recent "artistic" decision to have the zombies wear black-face. 
Hopefully, it'll be a better system than the one we got stuck with in Legend of Legaia. |
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Raven Shinobi
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World Destruction is still very high on my list, though it worries me what I heard from importers about Masato Kato being forced to dumb down the narrative to attract the mainstream gamers who couldn't keep up with Xenogears' plot. The impression that I also got from checking JP gamers' reviews is very mixed regarding the gameplay. I hope that I'll personally end up enjoying it, though.
The character design for this game is indeed not one of Tanaka's best stuff and could have been better. The music, from what I heard so far sounds to be one of Mitsuda's best works, I'll definitely purchase the soundtrack along with the game when it gets released. As for the latest VP, my bad memories of Silmeria and how it was devoid from all the things that made Lenneth the masterpiece that it was are still haunting me. I'm not quite sure if I'll ever want to play another VP or a game made by TA for that matter. Now, if they'll release a game starring Hrist that will be another story. |
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e-imi
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Maria is Russian.
Kouran is Chinese. Kanna is from Kansai. 
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teh*darkness
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I didn't play VP until Lenneth was released on the PSP and VP2 came out, around the same time. I was impressed with the visuals in VP2, but wound up putting it down when some other better RPG came out, and Lenneth just couldn't hold my interest at all, aside from the interesting battle system. As for Tri-Ace bashing, I have to abstain. They've made one too many other games/series that I've enjoyed, whether under -Ace or -Crescendo. The upcoming Star Ocean 4 being one I'm really looking forward to. I just hope they don't link the special attacks to your HP like they did in SOtET. That was a major creative failure, imho. |
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toddc
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In news that broke a few minutes after this column went up, I should point out that Dragon Quest X was just announced for the Wii. That's an X as in "ten," not as in "Mega Man spin-off."
This is true. Of course, what I wrote in the column is also true, as the Ukraine was part of Russia for most of the 20th century and Kouran speaks with a Kansai dialect in spite of her Chinese extraction. |
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zawa113
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Ah! So many reasons to go broke!
I'll be picking up Person 4 today in any event (couldn't get to the store yesterday), and I'm considering getting a God of War PSP and the Valkyrie Profile remake is at the top of my lists of reasons to get a PSP (and I'd pick up the PS2 sequal/prequal thing too) |
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DavidShallcross
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At least in the anime, Kanna is from Okinawa. The Sakura Taisen Columns game looks cute, but only for those who already know and like the characters. I suppose we'll never see a US release of any of the Sakura Taisen games. 
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ZeetherKID77
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Strangely, some of the Sakura Taisen games came out in Russia. In Russian too.
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braves
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It's actually Shinji Mikami.
Please stop trying to start something, GATSU.
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Chrno2
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Another good column as usual.
Glad to hear more word on 'World of Destruction'. Really looking to hear more on this game. Tanaka and Mitsuda back together again, oh that makes me glad. Love 'Mitsuda's music and 'Tanaka's character designs. Didn't know he was involved. Gotta take a closer look. Hoo boy, what's a 'Kamen no Maid Guy' game without some "boobies" flying. It's cute. Sadly, I will admit to liking the show. Chances of the game coming over... "Ku-ku-ku~!!" Didn't know that 'Sakura Wars' had a columns game. Well, both properties are 'Sega' so hey. |
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belvadeer
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Hmmm looks like the new Valk Profile game has some sweet and sour points. Being a fan of the series and not being an owner of a DS, I can only hope this new game will interest enough fans so they work on a Hrist-centered game (come on, she was the badass Valkyrie).
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FeralKat
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My first introduction to Valkyrie Profile was an impulse buy of the PSP version. I was blown away, but the outdated dub was TERRIBLE. (And I'm a dub fan.) It was dubbed by the entire original Pokemon cast!
 Silmeria had a great dub, but lost site of what made the first so great. I hope VP: DS won't disappoint me.
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Elves
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So very true. Though I had to read that comment twice before it made sense.  At first I was like, "Hey! The game's way better than that!" Then the light bulb clicked on over my head. "Oh."
I get it now. Thanks for messing with my mind. lol 
Great article, as always. |
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