I think Agrias was 100% about her duty. She was a very one-track character, so I don't think she would have given him a second glance anyway. Delita was quite an unbalanced canoe. Then again, who doesn't have a childhood friend who grew up to become evil for no reason? Just me?

Name that lady.

That's true, I'd forgotten about that ability. I hope they are quite different, so we have incentives to restart the game from the beginning, rather than piling on levels for one character.

But are classes still completely pointless, other than a way of selecting starting equipment?

The problem with the 'wait and see' approach of NOA is that it only really works for the Xbox 360. The PS3 is region free, and the Wii can be region free for anyone with 15 minutes, SSB Brawl, and an SD card.

For those wondering, all 5 games are currently available for Steam activation.

If Japanese developers don't have the necessary culture and 'social skills' to relate to western gamers, they don't need to change. They just need to focus on making great games, and the localization needs to pick up the slack. Instead of word for word, groan for groan, give us a translation that conveys the story…

You're right, and they're idiots. If they died drunk driving I would also laugh. I hope they would do the same to me.

@ARYXANDRE: Way to overgeneralize. What about all the bundles with great art like the God of W....Team I...Prince of...Tomb Ra....Sly Coo...

@KaMai: I would have felt bad laughing at that a week ago. Add alcohol to the story, and I no longer care. Joke away!

@jayaroni: I hate that I read your post, and could immediately see the layout of said map in my head.

@SuperSmexyGnome: You must have just been lucky. Fallout 3 on PS3 locked up my machine once every 30 minutes. I wish that were an exaggeration. Granted, I played through it at launch, and they could have patched it. Still, games should ship in working order. I'll be getting the game of the year version of this,…

@Tau_Rho: The PSP does win when talking about SRPGs. I love Jeanne d'Arc dearly. Although I personally think Valkyria Chronicles II should die in a fire. It's a massive disappointment after the masterpiece original. Another vote for Valkyria Chronicles on PS3 if you haven't tried it yet, Raygun.

@WhoKnew?: I hate lists, but like making them.

What is the subscription base for Hulu Plus now? I thought it was a joke to pay for a streaming service that still has ads, but apparently it's still kicking. For someone who doesn't care about current TV, and has a netflix subscription, is there something that justifies the cost of Hulu Plus?

@gigawings: But then it's not a survival horror game. If you have any kind of power, the fear is gone. I'd prefer they keep action and horror separate. Else we get more truly horrifying abominations like Resident Evil 5.

@NarooN: I'd also prefer a middle ground, like Rule of Rose. You're an average underpowered human, so you should run, but you can also use a kitchen knife you find if necessary.

@Shippoyasha: Amnesia did all of those things, in my opinion. You should give it a shot. In response to removing weapons, the game gives you environmental tools you can interact with for survival instead. Like hiding in a closet, shoving a table in front of a door, or scrounging for lantern fuel. You always feel…

I just meant that if Namco were not not allowed to release a western PS3 version at all, they should have at least given the Japanese PS3 release English subtitles. It wouldn't be cost effective for them to fully translate the game since it wouldn't't see an international release, but would still make imports…

I'd like to hear the reasoning behind the fact that the PS3 version didn't include English subs. They would have killed it if the PS3 version were import friendly. Unless that would have somehow violated the exclusivity contract too.