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I think I have an idea... :angel:

Ah, that was my mistake then. I missed it in my first editing run. Personally, I still really enjoy the first two NES chapters of the series, especially FF2. I loved the leveling system in place there, where the game would understand which characters you were instinctively using for which purpose, and would slowly slant their stats and abilities to be further in-tune with that role. It was an incredibly advanced system for its time, and would still be extremely entertaining if it were introduced today. It was also the first chapter to feature a rotating party member, which is a storyline gimmick I'm crazy about. I hate having to choose which characters to level, and really love it when the story dictates which team I'm working with at which point in the story. Only FFIV continued that legacy. I'm still working through FFIII (I'm about at the 9 hour mark on the DS version) and while I really enjoy the story, I maintain a strong hate for the job system and it's affecting my enjoyment of it. Yoda - As mentioned above, my next FF review will likely be for FF3, but I do plan to work through IX and X again at some point in the future. I don't even own X-2, but never say never.

Wasn't trying to "pass anything off" but you got the idea. Those were all my own opinions of the games and mechanics in question, bottom line. My intention was to introduce the idea that everyone has their own short list of favorites and undesireables, an idea that's been reinforced in these posts, and then present a few examples from my own lists. The only game I referred to in a semi-universal tone was FFXI, which nobody's taken issue with yet. Personally, I think of V as the all-time low point for the series, and its low quality and strangely divergent gameplay was probably one of the reasons it wasn't released in America until several years later. Really, if you disagree with my evaluations of those games, chances are good that you won't agree with my opinion of FFXII. Out of curiosity, which would you call your least favorite? I just have trouble imagining a numbered FF (Mystic Quest or X-2 don't count) that's worse than V.

If she didn't have superpowers, I think her spine would collapse in upon itself. Good god.

I don't like the idea of Frank as the new Cap, mostly because he's been so successfully removed from the superhero world with the MAX series. The Punisher's no fun when he's integrated into the mainstream Marvel universe. I hated him in Civil War, because it wasn't the same character I follow in his own title month-to-month.

Oh, I like the new options in fast reply. Very niccee

Holy Shit!!!!! I have Rorschach as my picture on MySpace. I want to be him for Halloween, but can't figure out how to make the mask. That pic looks like they made it out of a heavy material, like burlap. I did a quick shadows / highlights tweak to make the mask a bit more visible, thought everyone might enjoy seeing it as well...

-=Spider-Man #538 Spoiler=- Does he actually flatline on-panel? Because otherwise, he's in the same boat as Aunt May. What is it with gutshots this month?

Yeah, OSX does something like that initially too. Extremely annoying. Speaking of which, I got a new Macbook Pro this weekend.

Truth, you don't drown once your knees are submerged.

San Andreas had a lot of subtle changes, actually. Not only was it about 3x the size of VC, but they added the customization engine, (changing your wardrobe, hair, weight, etc.) they reworked the battle / gunfight engine, they added new vehicles and really brought it with the story. Granted, most of these changes weren't for the better, but it wasn't the same game as Vice or Liberty.

I had both of these on VHS for years, and watched them until the tape wore thin. Old school Eddie Murphy is golden. Golden.

Whoah, you're even older than I am! Happy birthday man.

Congrats, man!

I thought the artwork was absolutely beautiful, probably some of Jae Lee's best stuff, but just could not get into the story. It felt awfully slow, word-heavy and dull upon my first read and I'm debating removing it from my saver.

I thought that was part of the joke, James. Maybe I'm giving the reviewer too much credit...

And you took the time to make a post on the E-2 message boards about it? Was she waiting in the car or something? "WHAT ARE YOU ENNNH DOING?!?!"

Yeah, it's beginning to bug me that it's looking like 100% action just for the sake of action. I'll still see it, but I'm not quite as excited as I was a few weeks ago.

Interesting story about the logistics behind a price drop for both the PS3 and the 360: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070205-8767.html

It's seriously getting difficult to avoid buying a Wii at this point. I still want a 360 first, but the price difference and the wife's interest in the Nintendo system is making that struggle even tougher. Come on, Microsoft. Drop the price so I can buy something.

Why do companies always seem to find a successful formula, then go about sticking their fingers in it and mucking it up? It sounds like a GREAT idea to take the original developers off of the series.

Ha, whatever. I'd put up with about two quarters' worth of continues before I walked away from that machine. The player made the fight drag on about a minute longer than he needed to, too... the boss was about dead when he quit firing and just floated around for a little bit. And that's not even the end of the game...

Since I'm probably the only one on the boards at this hour, good luck Yoda!