@Cake Tank! It's funny you say that, Mr. Cake Tank, because he actually left the band shortly after we recorded this album! I always liked his vocals personally, but they did have a bit of a....I dunno, pop-punk slant to them? That a lot of people didn't care for.

@Romac Cruz Thanks! I was proud of that one in particular. Both of those games' music had a pretty big impact on our writing style (well, Mitsuda and Nobuo's.) Check out the originals we have up if you're feeling froggy!

Kinja does some insane stuff when coupled with phone autocorrecting.

Yep, sorry about that! I removed it and replaced with a link as soon as I realized how large it was. I assumed it would resize it like it does with YouTube videos. Lesson learned.

Sorry about that brother! Just removed both embeds. Here's a friendly link, if you're interested. http://soundcloud.com/aforenotation/…

Wow, yeah, these frames are gigantic! So sorry about that. Hope you enjoy it though. Here's a less devastating link: http://soundcloud.com/aforenotation/…

And our actual original stuff to complete the cycle of shameless self-promotion. http://soundcloud.com/aforenotation/…

The band that i'm in, Afore Notation (an alternative rock band inspired by video game music and culture) did a cover of "Chrono Trigger" from....Chrono Trigger and "Birth of a God" from FFVII that I think you guys might appreciate. They were done more in the vein of a faithful "rock" interpretation than the typical…

I had actually blocked their little dance out of my head until now. Thanks man. I guess this is as good of a therapist's couch as any.

Oh, those kids were the worst! Like, without hyperbole, they might be the worst playable children in video game history. They make the rest seem very tame by comparison.

Personally, I was stoked to finally be rid of them—if Lost Odyssey had given me something like this with its insufferable children, I might actually remember it fondly. You really did lose an insane amount of characters in that game, although from my understanding, you get them all back in the newer versions? Kind of…

Little death-spike guys that continuously roll around tiny platforms—it doesn't matter what game it is, you can never kill them.

"In Japanese language and culture, much is often implied and inferred, with much going unspoken"

This reminds me of when I developed Football 2. It boasted improved graphics, more simultaneous players, TWICE as many maps, online play, 50 new weapons, and Dark Souls-like difficulty.

Haha, I actually have always thought he looked very dumb. His weird, tassle'y shoulders are not helping.

He says, moving his pencil around the curves ever so tenderly.

Agreed, it is absolutely uncanny. I want him to try and sue Peter Jackson for plagiarism or something.

I'll agree with you about XIII, but I actually liked Vayne from XII. I thought it was compelling how he really had the people's best interests at heart—it was one of those situations where I kind of wondered if I was even really the good guy by the end of the game. Granted, he probably needed more screen time, and his…

I can't really remember the context, but the antagonist was controlling a snake, and maybe he made it bite someone? Anyway, it starts slithering away, and then it shows his (the villain's) head at the top of the screen, and he does this snake-hissing-tongue thing that I just thought it was so funny that it ruined him…

Worst JRPG villain ever. I'll never forget how bad that snake scene was...I mustn't.