My thoughts precisely upon reading that first line- thank you. In the beginning of VII, he has the IDGAF attitude, but it quickly becomes personal, and he’s vested and involved by halfway through Midgar. He manages to be plucky and upbeat for most of the game. Squeenix, thankfully, seems to have avoided the teenage…

Star Wars is also, basically, marketing- in that it’s there to make money. Art or not, everything we consume is there to make money. As somebody who likes both Smash and Star Wars, I get both angles of excitement and spoiler avoidance- in fact, I haven’t watched a trailer for, nor have I read anything pertaining to…

The ending was perfect and gorgeous. The game was such a fantastic ride that it didn’t even NEED a good ending to compliment it’s triumph in setting and character growth. It was perfectly Japanese at a time when such tones were still alien in the west- and in my personal opinion, it was superbly built in the more…

Because Dragon type wasn't nigh unstoppable enough before the advent of Fairy type. Now we have a new contender for invincible.

I think the difference is that FFVII already exists. It was written in full and presented in full, and as such every story element is important. To omit scenes or to alter them beyond recognition would be a huge disservice to artistic integrity and the existing fan base (who are a huge reason this is being made). To…

I’m starting to agree that there’s no worry. I’ve honestly played it like 5 times on my PSX, a few more on my PSP, and I can still play it there and now on my Vita if need be.

Call me crazy, but I can’t stand the character portraits next to the text. FFVI sprites had tons of charming emotes that are somehow dulled by the static portrait when you read along. This is why I couldn’t stand any FF remakes on GBA.

Yeah- I don’t know if you played through the original Xenoblade, but your laments on the new one mirror my laments when playing the original. I didn’t like any characters until around 30 hours, I didn’t dig the story at all until 50, and to be honest, I’m at the end of the game and I JUST figured a few key growth…

I'm fairly sure I already have this and just haven't played it yet. Anyway, thank you for your thorough explanation of how it works. Now I'm not afraid to try it. I find puzzle games therapeutic, and a Pokemon theme just makes it that much sweeter! Definitely gonna give it a go after work.

Isn’t it funny, that the Wii U is failing but isn’t “dead” because it’s still being supported? I’m not a huge fan of the system, but Nintendo has done a decent job of making it worth buying and playing.

I sadly had to sell my Vita due to temporary unemployment. I kept the few physical games I had as well as my memory card, because I plan on buying another one soon (getting my job back the 30th)- hopefully another 1001, because the newer ones look cheapy to me.

My hand is permanently affixed to my face in my disgust of just how nit-picky people are lately. I understand outspokenness when something portrays women in a bad light, but this? This is angered begging.

They've done a good job so far. In the past I've dabbled with modding Pokemon- strictly for regular legendary releases that I've missed or lost to the ages, NOT for Pokemon with custom stats, IVs or moves, etc- and they've been blocked from Pokemon Bank and Transfer tool every time (unless a GS code was used to…

Sure, Gamefreak. It still has to make it onto Nintendo’s eShop on their handheld and by their licensing- so it would be them that would green-light manpower to work on programming mods, whether they be heavy or light work. Again, knowing what I know about Nintendo, that’s an unlikely scenario.

Sure we are. It's not hard. Fans did it. You have cited statements from the Pokemon community. Still, Nintendo rarely mods their own software very deeply upon rerelease.

Oh, I know it’s not complicated- but I stick by my statement about Nintendo making a mountain out of it. They don’t like to stray far from their original designs.

Of course I do. What I’m trying to relay is that the programming code and numerical values for the original three Pokemon games do not directly match those of the games since the GBA era. It would require a translation system at best, a complete technical reprogramming system at worst to make it happen, and we both…

Perhaps. I’m not really concerned anyway. I’ll probably buy one just to relive it, but I can catch (and have caught) all of those Pokemon in the newer games, with higher chances of powerful or hidden moves (of which were not available in the originals) and better stay growth.

Definitely the best design choice in all of the 3D Zeldas in THIS fan’s perspective. I felt it added the feel of OOT with the deeper terrain characteristics of LTTP and exploration ability of Zelda 1. It was so hindered by the Wii being a strange system and the younger fans idolizing OOT, but now it can hopefully be…