@Quaro: I found the battle system intense in the way it looked. But it was super basic in execution. Definitely one of the weaker battle systems, IMO. X had a killer system to me.

*sigh* Do very much want Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle for the US release... :(

@Dehydration: Yeah, that's what I was referring to. :) One can only hope.

Lose the stupid Jill Valentine makeover, sheesh. Bring back this: [www.freewebs.com]

@Langlen: Interesting. I would have never expected someone of your age to say something like "FFXIII was my [favorite] FF." It almost seems like blasphemy, but to each his own, man. :)

@adan-nada: *tries to dislodge tongue, but it's stuck!*

@Save me: Nothing. Absolutely nothing. But it's a chance for the Liberal media to do some damage to their enemies, so they're going for it.

@Callabrantus: Here's hoping that they just experience crushing failure after crushing failure. Maybe after they get close to becoming bankrupt, they'll go back to considering what made their previous games so great.

@Langlen: Random question: How old are you?

Oh, God no. Please, just let it die...

@freeasabird: "Buy me Bonestorm or go to Hell!"

@zepyhr: Oh I absolutely agree with you there. But that doesn't mean that the graphics are only ancillary, an after thought.

@Eggyhead85: Oh I'm not afraid of Kotaku members. Most of them are just trolls, anyway. :P

I mean, come on guys, it's Nintendo. The 3DS may be marvelously perfect in almost every aspect, but you're kidding yourself if you have any hope that the online capabilities will be 1) painless, 2) functional, or 3) enjoyable.

@RagingBull: ONCE AGAIN, if you bothered to read my initial post, it makes PERFECT sense. Allow me to attempt to break it down for you in even simpler terms.

@zepyhr: "Holy damn, people still care about graphics?"

@mrryu: Well, EVERYONE's a bad human being, so that's not saying too much. :P

@TankBean: Yep. Same here. I openly admit that I pirate when it becomes an enormous pain in the ass to go the legal route. Am I really going to get up and switch out 50 DVDs for my favorite TV series as I'm watching it...? Or just download them and have all my content running off a hard drive?

@RagingBull: ... What the hell else am I gonna do with the game after I buy it? Like I already said, I use a flash cart, so I buy a game I wanna play so I own it, then download the damn thing for my flash cart.

@Krakn3Dfx: Hyperbole aside, I actually only have about 20 or so games on my hack cart, and yes, I buy the ones that I actually play and just leave 'em in the shrink wrap. In addition, I like to mess around with save states and downloading undubbed versions of games with voice acting, so I have no problem with what…