Lurker > transience

epic fourth place battle here!

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xyzzy

I think the most interesting thing I've heard about Catherine is that it was pretty much falsely advertised. it isn't a sex game; rather, it is a mature story with some sexy parts. the demo seemed to point to this rather than it just being the standard japan anime boobs crap. it looked like it could have some unique themes and concepts. plus, the main character is 32! 32!

http://www.destructoid.com/catherine-the-final-preview-yes-it-s-easier--206007.phtml

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Mother 3 (Sonic Overload Conference)
Shadow of the Colossus (Patriot Time Portals Conference)
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (Smackdown Hotel Conference)
Okami (Smackdown Hotel Conference)
Lunar: Silver Star Story (Tanooki Blitzball Conference)
Mega Man 3 (Patriot Time Portals Conference)
Guitar Hero II (Sonic Overload Conference)
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (Nintendo Objections Conference)
Wild ARMs (Fanservice Conference)
SoulCalibur II (Games of the Decades Conference)
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (Smackdown Hotel Conference)
Super Street Fighter IV (Nintendo Objections Conference)
Ogre Battle 64 (Cult RPG Galaxy Conference)
Brave Fencer Musashi (Cult RPG Galaxy Conference)

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I heard about spiders

glad to hear it's pretty good

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Mario 64 DS yuck!

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chrono cross

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+3 FF4DS
+2 AAI
+1 Ghost Trick

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newcomer - Shadow Hearts

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I love it

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Last Window is Hotel Dusk 2. it never came out in America. (but did in Europe)

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xyzzy

this is a much better match. no Pokemon/PW1/PW3 helps!

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xyzzy

there's Uncharted 2 and then there's everything else.

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xyzzy

I may have just outgrown Mario RPGs. there's been like seven of them now.

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xyzzy

I never played it, but I thought Bowser's Inside Story was the most overrated DS game. that game got tons of love and didn't resonate with me at all.

and I liked Mario and Luigi 1 a lot!

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xyzzy

Discussion Topic: - http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/59710724

Rules

- One vote per person/alt/whatever
- You can choose up to three games to give points to: +3, +2, +1
- Top 4 games advance to the main bracket
- Round lasts 24 hours

Quick Vote Form:

+3
+2
+1

Games

Ace Attorney Investigations
Final Fantasy IV DS
Ghost Trick
Kirby SuperStar Ultra
Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
Mario Kart DS
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future

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xyzzy

Nintendo Makes a Lot of DS Games Division Results

+110 Pokemon Black/White
+105 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
+37 Meteos
+30 Golden Sun: Dark Dawn

+28 Super Mario 64 DS
+23 Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
+21 Warioware: DIY
+12 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

Star of the round: Pokemon Black/White. In a battle between the two most nominated games, Pokemon edges Phoenix Wright. Finals preview? Maybe. Too close to call either way.

Turd of the round: Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. It drew the worst possible game in PW1, but even then it couldn't beat a single other game. It probably wouldn't have qualified either way.

Luckiest game of the round: Meteos. Five Nintendo games, two AA games and Meteos. Sticking out like a sore thumb probably helped it advance.

Most notable trend: Super Mario 64 DS not qualifying. Perhaps a sign that Chrono Trigger DS is in for a poor tournament? We'll see in two days.

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xyzzy

I'm tired of Square doom and gloom, time to let it go

this is a cool deal - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16879261271&Tpk=ICO

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xyzzy

Papo & Yo looks fun to you? you crazy!

been playing ms. splosion man demo. this is the best tutorial in a while --

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I haven't seen anything from PSN that looks particularly interesting so far. unique, yes, but fun? Sound Shapes is the closest thing and that's more about the unique idea than some fun gameplay concept. I'd like to see a game like Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet on that service.

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Sony's like 4 years too late there - by the time that money starts kicking in, they'll be onto their new console. hopefully they're doing that with their next-gen console and not this gen.

good to see though. about time.

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xyzzy

Sony's like 4 years too late there - by the time that money starts kicking in, they'll be onto their new console. hopefully they're doing that with their next-gen console and not this gen.

good to see though. about time.

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hour left

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1.94gig no thanks

Comic Jumper was like this too. Catherine was 700mb and Twisted Pixel games are 2 gig. damn you BEARD engine

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xyzzy

Netflix is the best deal around. I can't believe they were so cheap before.

I hope this price increase doesn't give Gamefly any ideas. their service is already pretty expensive.

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damn, he murdered Nintendo there

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xyzzy

Gears of War (Sonic Overload Conference)
Super Smash Bros. (Smash Trigger Conference)
Skies of Arcadia (Tanooki Blitzball Conference)
Gunstar Heroes (Cult RPG Galaxy Conference)
Burnout 3: Takedown (Smash Trigger Conference)
#6 Resident Evil 4 (Smackdown Hotel Conference)
#23 Portal (Patriot Time Portals Conference)
Gears of War 2 (Zelda Overload Conference)
#17 Metroid Prime (Metroid Eater Conference)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Metroid Eater Conference)
Mega Man X (Fanservice Conference)
Kingdom Hearts II (Fanservice Conference)
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (Cult RPG Galaxy Conference)
Chrono Cross (Sonic Overload Conference)

featured match shoulda been Arkham Asylum vs DPP

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+3 Phoenix Wright
+2 Apollo Justice
+1 Warioware DIY

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aw yeah. my wife loves it. kinect sucks at seeing feet!

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NCU? no Crystarium something or other?

man, I used to do that stuff all the time. I soloed FF1/2/4/5/7/9/10 and did 3 guys in 6. you couldn't pay me to do that stuff now. damn you free time

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oh actually, I can't because i got a new 360. I have no smart way to get my saves from one console to another right now.

250gb + kinect hell yeah. I've been playing Your Shape!

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whelp

+75 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
+72 - Pokemon Black/White
+25 - Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
+22 - Meteos
+22 - Super Mario 64 DS
+14 - Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time
+12 - Warioware DIY
+8 - Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

I wonder how Apollo Justice could have done if PW wasn't sucking up all of its votes and then some. not a single person has voted it above PW1, heh.

nice turnout so far!

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xyzzy

someday

maybe tonight

have you tried it?

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xyzzy

played the Catherine demo today. liked that more than I thought. I think the most surprising things were a.) that it was basically 2d gameplay (and thus sucks on a 360 controller) and b.) that it feels like a PS2 game. the game it reminded me of, somehow, was Xenosaga. something about the scene transitions and the feeling of it. it's pretty much nothing like Xenosaga in any way. it's probably just because it's a cutscene-driven japanese game.

I play HMH when I get some free time, but I've kinda stalled on it. ultimately it's a less fun version of the PSP version unless you get crazy competitive about it. and then the 360 controller issues come into play bigtime. still, awesome game for $10.

haven't played DQ6 since I moved but I might start it up again soon. I got a flying bed or something and kinda stalled out. I'm on Spiegelspire right now.

I'll wait on Ms. Splosion Man despite it getting totally awesome reviews. that'll be a game to play in the fall months when there's nothing but blockbusters. XBLA's packed right now.

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Discussion Topic: - http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/59710724

Rules

- One vote per person/alt/whatever
- You can choose up to three games to give points to: +3, +2, +1
- Top 4 games advance to the main bracket
- Round lasts 24 hours

Quick Vote Form:

+3
+2
+1

Games

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Meteos
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Pokemon Black/White
Super Mario 64 DS
Warioware: DIY

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same here. I've heard that they had to make easy mode easier because even that was tearing people apart. this is a tough game.

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I think the most surprising thing is how this is a straight up 2d game. being in 3d actually makes it harder.

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oh I'm terrible at them. that could be why.

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I like 'em. they're kinda clever. they're more engaging than a standard jumping game or shooting game.

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weird, I'm really enjoying this

it's just block puzzle climbing, text bubbles and text messages

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this feels like a PS2 game in some weird way. I think it's the transition from cutscene to cutscene. maybe it's just because it's the only console Japanese game I've played in a while.

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cooler kids play the english one

I think the other one was japanese anyway

block climbing's more fun than I thought it would be.. well, for now anyway

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xyzzy

crap, I fell and lost my pillow

I'm less depressed by the LOVE IS OVER and the death music than the fact that I dropped my damn pillow

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there's something weird about this game starting with a Shakespeare quote

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7/10

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more like the best! too bad Pokemon didn't get clustered together like everything else

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hatin'

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xyzzy

Nintendo Makes a Lot of DS Games Division

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Meteos
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Pokemon Black/White
Super Mario 64 DS
Warioware: DIY

Adventure Game Overload Division

Ace Attorney Investigations
Final Fantasy IV DS
Ghost Trick
Kirby SuperStar Ultra
Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
Mario Kart DS
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future

Time Travel Division

Chrono Trigger DS
Dragon Quest V
GTA: Chinatown Wars
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for All
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum
Radiant Historia
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor

999 x 159 division

Contra 4
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
Okamiden
Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
The Legendary Starfy
WarioWare Touched

Nintendo Spinoff Division

Jump Ultimate Stars
Kirby and the Squeak Squad
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Retro Game Challenge
The World Ends With You
Yoshi's Island DS

Atmospheric Games and Tetris Division

Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Elite Beat Agents / Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
New Super Mario Bros
Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey
Tetris DS
Trauma Center: Under the Knife

Low-tier Action Game Division

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Dragon Quest VI
Kirby's Canvas Curse
Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Mega Man ZX Advent
Mega Man Zero Collection
Sonic Rush
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2

Random.org Hates (or loves) Final Fantasy Division

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Disgaea DS
Dragon Quest IX
Final Fantasy III DS
Final Fantasy Tactics A2
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

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Knockout round results -

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - 61
Final Fantasy Tactics A2 - 58
Warioware DIY - 54
Kirby Squeak Squad - 51
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2- 49
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation - 48
Okamiden - 48
Mega Man ZX Advent - 48
Retro Game Challenge - 47
Mega Man Zero Collection - 46
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon - 46
Suikoden Tierkreis - 38
Picross 3d - 38
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword - 35
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood - 34
Super Scribblenauts - 30
Mega Man Star Force 3 - 21

Big-name series' won out in the end. Will that continue?

Rules

- Round 1 will be split into 8 divisions of 8
- You can vote for 3 games - +3, +2, +1.
- Top 4 games advance

Divisions in next post

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xyzzy

I came up with a new idea. 8 divisions of 8 where you + your favourite 3 games. top 4 advance.

then from there we'll do a normal bracket. I just can't see a single-round elimination of 64 DS games going well when most people haven't even played half the games. I'll randomize the divisions and put up a new topic in the next few hours.

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The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - 61
Final Fantasy Tactics A2 - 58
Warioware DIY - 54
Kirby Squeak Squad - 51
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2- 49
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation - 48
Okamiden - 48
Mega Man ZX Advent - 48
Retro Game Challenge - 47
Mega Man Zero Collection - 46
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon - 46
Suikoden Tierkreis - 38
Picross 3d - 38
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword - 35
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood - 34
Super Scribblenauts - 30
Mega Man Star Force 3 - 21


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xyzzy