I'm just glad to hear this is actually working. When I heard "letter campaign" I thought it would be as fruitless as nearly every political letter writing effort. Then again, fans were able to speak with money with the preorders and that probably speaks volumes to Nintendo. I'll go put in a preorder at Amazon as well.

Me too! It was a tough choice, but I went with the PS2 version in the end for the same reason. And I avoided Arc Rise Fantasia because it was the worst voice acting since Grandia Xtreme.

That was my first thought too! Man, that stuff was sooo toxic.

Wish SE would have done the same with the duplication bug in FFIV in their DS remake. It's one of the bugs I remember fondly.

I must say this Dao seems like a stand up person. That is such a nicely written, detailed response. Let's hope that information and Xenoblade VA Peter Dickson are both correct.

That FFXII comparison, well love comment, made me cringe. Not that the battle systems are all that dissimilar making for a good comparison, just the infusion of Monster Hunter-like design structure really fractured the story (which is what really ruined that game for me, not the battle system). From what I gather on…

Opens with my favorite scene from DN3D. It's just missing the lead-in line that sets it all up.

I've been thinking about playing Devil Survivor, but ever since the announcement of the enhanced port to the 3DS (Devil Survivor Overclocked) I've left the game in it's box. I don't want this to be a Persona 3/Persona 3 Fes situation where I end up playing through a long game twice (or four times with new game plus)…

Here's hoping it's a new game under the direction of Tetsuya Takahashi. In all likelihood though, it is probably a new Baten Kaitos. Now there is a game I forgot to mention on that speakup topic yesterday about not liking games great games.

I...I had them removed. What can I say, I'm vain and I need my lead actress to look pretty! Well, I guess some scars can look attractive just like some tattoos can, but that's a whole other topic.

I too find it hard to be the bad guy but it's because usually the rewards of being good are better, whether they are in game items or, as Leigh mentioned, a better ending. Mass Effect 1 & 2 were probably the first games where I made a commitment to being a dick in a game. Now I just can't imagine Shepard as anything…

I would not go as far as to say I hate what are considered great games, but I would use the other word the op used: underwhelmed. I think I had a similar discussion earlier when I asked people what their Sunny Delight of games was, as that was the drink growing up that I was supposed to like, and tried to like, but…

From the journal article it sounds like it would be more accurate to say hobbies in general are linked to a reduction in crime rates due to the incapacitation effect. Not really all that ground breaking. What's the old saying? "Idle hands are the devil's playthings."

My backlog is somewhere in the range of 20-30 games, with cheap Steam games padding it out. My guess is I will always have a backlog til the day I retire since there is just not enough time to finish every game I'm interested in, and I will continue to buy new games (not when they are brand new) so I do not have to…

It's just short and classy ; ) To be honest though, I was over both "Wii U" and "Vita" after an hour or so of their names being announced. On to the innovations the systems can make and the games developers can bring to them I say!

I think the PS3-PSV connection will be important for drawing in strong software support for the PSV. It's not necessarily the ability to play a game on the PS3 and then continue on the PSV, but how easy it is to port a PS3 game over to the PSV. From what we heard when the PSV was first announced (NGP at the time), it…

I would hope the 3D isn't essential for 3DS games, otherwise you take out a fair chunk of the consumer base who are not capable of seeing the 3D effect. As it seems quite a few people are turning off the 3D, for various reasons, it certainly makes it appear as if the 3D is a secondary feature of the system. If that is…

The combat was part of the reason I did not enjoy TWEWY. The gesture controls were too imprecise so you will often use the wrong skill (not that it matters too much, as long as the thing does damage) and there is a lot going on on both screens. The way I had the most success was essentially button mashing with Neku…

The games I play to relax are usually games that can be played comfortably from the chair in front of my computer, whether they are handheld games or PC games. Personally I enjoy a good speed run through Super Mario Bros. Crossover from time to time. It's a great little distraction if you haven't played it, with fun…

Practice for the Asian version of the upcoming Stooges movie?