Hey, thanks for the tip... I was just thinking last night that, since finding an article on adjusting the DC's lasermajig (I really can't think at the moment), that maybe I could fix my old Saturn downstairs... I want to give it to my sister, since she bought NiGHTS many years ago (first game that she really liked, and played a lot, which of course I encouraged) but doesn't have a Saturn... I've since gotten a white one ("why? are the BLACK ones not good enough for you?") and so I wouldn't mind give/lending my original to her, but I wanted to give her something along to play with it, and I was actually thinking Panzer Dragoon-ish stuff.
See, I bought her a GC earlier this year, and she's all ape-shxt about how good RE0 looks, and all that. I'm like "it looks good because it's prerendered" and then I remember how everyone seems to get their parade rained on by me, unintentionally, so then I added "but... it still... looks really good, and... it's a good game" as a last-second save.
So I've gotta get something for her that gives her appealing gameplay in spades, otherwise, even though she's usually not shallow, she might complain about the graphical quality, or something. Egh. Anyway, I've got so much stuff to do this week, but now I really want to try to fix that Saturn...
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I wasn't going to mention anything about this, but, I've noticed a lot of "DC-hatin'" going on at a few forums... I understand that people like to debate and banter back and forth, and that everyone's of course fully entitled to that and being able to state their opinion, but... isn't it a waste of time, sorta? I mean, you've got the DC "hardcore" freaks, the "move on, it's dead" freaks, and then the freaks like me that think it's all kinda freakish. Apologies for the liberal use of the word "freak," I had it in my head. Nontheless, that's one of my two cents on the subject, here's the other:
In defense of the DC-wuvvers, I think that they just see any new game as one last good thing for a favorite system of theirs. I speak as being of this mindset, myself. As I recall someone stating (apologies, I forget the handle at the moment), it doesn't matter how much a system is discontinued, it'll always be like a memory in the heart, alive as much as its rememberer (is that a word?) wishes to believe. I myself will be sad when I find out that all of the GD-ROMs have been used up, but, hopefully we'll get some nice titles out of those before the time comes.
As for the movin' and groovin' side of me, I've got to say that change is usually good. I look forward to the PS3 (love that logo) and only hope that Nintendo doesn't go anywhere (as in "out of the business"). Also on this side of "cut it the freak out," I have to say that any talk about the "rebirth" of the DC is
ludicrous. People can wish all they want, but I do believe that they quite delusional and can understand it when certain people simply want to quiet them up, as much as I don't like to say it. I can understand about how incessant posts could drive one up the wall, and so I'm glad that there is balance, to keep either side from tipping the scale.
I think that I just double-cancelled my own thoughts. Ah... I don't like bias, in this instance. People who say that any new game for the DC is the best thing since sliced bread can give me everything that they've had since sliced bread since they won't be needing it, because of course, they have sliced bread and the new DC game. Anyone that rains on DC harshly can give me their umbrella so that they get a little wet in return when all the frenzied DC thinkers rain upon them with hundreds of screenshots of Border Down or Psyvariar 2.
Speaking of which; Psyvariar 2 really didn't look to impressive to me at first glance, but, I'll still buy it. I didn't think that Jet Grind Radio looked impressive, but you have no idea of how happy I was to buy it last year and play it this summer. Kinda weird, but I'm in love with Mew. I was also surprised to see Gum's display of cleavage in JSRF, but I have yet to play that one.
[fully back on-topic]
I'm pretty sure that no one's wondering anymore, but, I say that if one would purchase Border Down and Ikaruga separately but finds that they do not have enough funds for both, then the set would be a fair deal. I myself had the decision made for me, since I wanted to get the soundtrack in the LE version...
This is, like, the most popular thread ever. I now return you to your regularly-scheduled debate.
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