Recent content by Ranylyn

Atlus. A lot of people don't know the difference between developper and publisher, but I do, and I can respect Atlus for both. They not only take financial risks to bring unproven yet fun franchises to western audiences (Atlus localized the original Disgaea, for instance, as well as brought...

This. Why is it that games with no budget and "bad" graphics are soooo much better thanh the mainstream multimillion graphics budget that the AAA devs insist the game industry is doomed without? Simple: Because if a game wouldn't be fun in 8-bit, why would making it all HD and super pretty...

On the topic of argonian names: Argonians are amazing for names. Because of names like "Skink-in-Tree's-Shade" (this example was from Oblivion) you can freely use names like "Skirt-Lifting-Rascal" or "He-who-Growls-at-Cats" and still completely fit in, setting-wise. Granted, these are NOT...

I honestly haven't seriously watched Transformers since Beast Wars, so... I can't answer that. But I really liked War for Cybertron. If you've seen how harsh I am on other games, this should stick out like a "wow, he actually likes something."

I'm 23, and have a history with older women. My ex was 16 years older than me (I was 16, she was 32, and before you shirek and scream "pedo" I'd like to remind you that our relationship was non-sexual, and no laws were being broken. We were just two people who very much enjoyed one another's...

... not gonna lie, the number of great games forgotten in the first post crushes my soul.... Like how half the earier PS3 games were on the 360 first and then ported over. And are absent from the 360 list. It really makes me want to just leave without contributing... you know? *sigh*

3DS: Although a lot of their games are just ports of other games, they're worth it for having portable versions. I mean, as much as I love Tales of the Abyss, it's play is limited by my ability to use my PS2 (aka "not very often, anymore.") OoT 3DS looks leagues better than the original on the...

5 year anniversary this January. It's long distance right now, unfortunately, but with a little luck, I'll have the money to go down this year. ... not looking forward to the high chance of pregnancy involved. I can't imagine how we'd manage this, what with me being Canadian and her being...

Minus the second part, my experiences have been the same. My cousin, though, let's call him Tom... He's in a punk rock band, mid 20's, has a funky beard going on. He's cool and all, but he's hardly the clean shaven suit wearing "ideal" office worker or whatever. The cops harass him to no end...

What I really hate is how they're ONLY ever buckshot. Contrary to popular belief, shotguns have solid ammo as well, often referred to as "slugs." These are actually accurate and still lethal at medium range. Kudos to the old Doom games for actually having these. Goddamn modern gaming and...

The Force in Star Wars. Enough said. In all seriousness, technology "is" magic in a sense. Hence why explaining "magic" via technology. In fact, many sci fi settings often introduce superstitious people who believe in magic and then prove that it's actually technology (this is VERY common in...

EDIT: OOPS, lols formatting bug? Quote: Try bumping Skyrim up to expert If I didn't like how pathetically weak and underpowered magic was on normal, I don't see how giving enemies more health will fix that. Face it; every installment, that series sacrifices the fun aspects of spell effects...

Let me use Phantasy Star Portable 2 as an example. Sure, it did have multiplayer AVAILABLE, but it wasn't needed. There's 3 main archetypes; the Hunter (melee), the Ranger (guns), and the Force (magic) The ranger and force had ranged attacks, but ALL actions used PP. The hunter REPLENISHED PP...

Castlevania - Harmony of Despair (1-4 players local, 1-6 players online. 2d Sidescrolling Metroidvania. About 15 bucks on the PSN and XBLA) While many of the games in the series adapted RPG elements, including level-ups, HoD didn't have levels. It just had gear. Your power would range from...

I can't be restrained to one Arcana. I'm just too multifaceted for that. Honestly, I'm amazed the casts of the Persona games CAN be restricted to one Arcana like that.... I'd argue I'm the: - Emperor (I have to be in control of many situations. I'm not the kind to follow, I stand up and...