Oh I absolutely agree with you on that, a lot of that stuff was undeniably messy even at the time. For me personally, there’s a certain kitsch-appeal to it that makes me smile. I’m in my 30s and have been gaming since the mid-80s myself.

I think there’s a certain charm. I play the occasional Playstation horror game/rpg and get fuzzy feelings. I don’t know if I’d want this to be a trend, but I’ve been meaning to try Back in 1995.

The opening scene had sexual violence. Fortunately nothing as grotesque as licking wine off the table, but the very first thing that happens in the opening shot is a woman is dragged by her hair kicking and screaming into a darkened house by a brutish man :\

try reading this guy’s post in the hank hill voice

The additional scene was if you got every single ending; it wasn’t related to any 999 data at all.

Trailer looks sick! And I swear that’s Jordan Reyne singing. I wonder if it is?

I love JRPGs and I hated 3 and 4. The Star Ocean series has always been pretty choppy and sometimes outright hostile to players. 4 was pretty egregious about this. Looks like 5 is much the same as its pedigree.

I managed it! WOARGH! Pretty great.

my vita is my go-to JRPG machine. you’ll love it.

I hated this tubby load when I ran into him in the early game, but last night I was exploring a rooftop late in the game when *two* of them with angel wings elegantly fluttered down and caught me in a pincer attack. I died instantly. I don’t want to go back up there now.

What on earth are you talking about?

One look at the American prison industrial complex will tell you that minorities don’t “get a hug”. Educate yourself before spouting off.

I should clarify—I meant in the case of making a fan-translated repro cart solely for yourself, or as a gift to a friend. Never to be sold. I can understand wanting to have it on your shelf. I agree with you wholeheartedly.

Context is a big aspect. Really depends on who’s producing and who’s selling. Like, if AGTP came straight out and said “enjoy our Shin Megami Tensei patch for free, or kick us some cash for a cartridge if you want”. Still legally grey but I have way less of a problem with it.

I kind of get it though; fan-translated versions of these games usually don’t exist in physical form. Give it a nice label and put it in a well-designed box, that’s a cool thing to have on your shelf.

Very true, but I think it’s the principal of the thing and whether or not you’re comfortable with supporting it. Most of these guys take old dime-a-dozen sports carts, replace the rom, print a nice label and sell it at a 600% mark-up. It may not be worth pursuing legal action, but I have to side-eye anybody who does…

It’s certainly interesting. I’ve made myself special jewel cases for fan-translated PS1 & PS2 games so they look nice on my shelf, but the thought of spending $40 to buy that from a shop...shady!

What do you think of places like VideoGamesPlus selling these, Jason?

“why isn’t there White Entertainment Television?”

No? Adults can be shitty. I’ve been asked some very inappropriate questions as jokes in my professional life.