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The Arc Rise Fantasia Guide to JRPG Hair
« on: August 09, 2010, 11:35:58 AM »

A guide to the complexities of RPG hair.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/blog/23834

Today in the mail I received my review copy of Arc Rise Fantasia, the Wii-exclusive RPG from Ignition Software. Along with it came a special guide. Was it a review guide? Was it a guide for me to better understand the intricacies of the game’s protagonists and the plot that guides their journey forth? Is the battle system so in-depth that I need a guide to fully grasp it? The answer is none of the above. The guide is for understanding JRPG hairstyles. Laugh if you must, but this is more meaningful that you realize!



As any hardcore RPG fan will tell you, the more gravity defying the character’s hairstyle is, the more enjoyable the experience becomes. Just ask yourself, would Final Fantasy VII be revered as one of the greatest RPGs of all time if Cloud Strife didn’t have his yellow blonde Chocobo inspired hairstyle?



Titled "A Cut Above", this guide serves as an introduction to the characters we will be playing as during the adventure, as well as their fabulous haircuts. One page is dedicated to each character, offering his or her basic info, while the other show us how to obtain his or her hairstyle. Nothing is impossible as even the wildest hairstyle can be achieved thanks to patience, determination... and maybe a wildly colored anime wig or two.



So insightful was this guide that it inspired me to get my own JRPG inspired hairstyle. After four hours of intense hair drying, enough hairspray to create a second hole in the ozone layer and plenty of hair lost later, I finally can play this epic Wii RPG, knowing that my hairstyle will make a huge difference in my enjoyment of the game...



...Or look very ridiculous, whichever comes first.



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Re: The Arc Rise Fantasia Guide to JRPG Hair
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2010, 02:21:17 PM »
Ooo, a shiny hair transformation. A neat little extra for Ignition to pack in.

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Re: The Arc Rise Fantasia Guide to JRPG Hair
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2010, 09:22:18 PM »
I can testify that here in Japan, the guys take as long (if not longer) to do their hair than the ladies!
I think I'm almost immune to it now, I see about 5 "Cloud haircuts" a day and to me it's nothing special.


Also, to help keep my sanity, can someone please confirm that it IS unusual for a guy to carry a small mirror around with them to check their hair, right?!
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Re: The Arc Rise Fantasia Guide to JRPG Hair
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2010, 09:25:45 PM »
No man should carry around a mirror to perform hair checks.
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Re: The Arc Rise Fantasia Guide to JRPG Hair
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2010, 01:38:38 PM »
Pedro, I can't see any difference between those two photos... is that the joke?
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« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2010, 02:10:38 PM »
Ah...I see, so this was what Ignition was working on instead of actually localizing Arc Rise Fantasia competently!
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Re: The Arc Rise Fantasia Guide to JRPG Hair
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2010, 02:16:05 PM »
Ah...I see, so this was what Ignition was working on instead of actually localizing Arc Rise Fantasia competently!

Too true. Also explains the Bento Box TYP got in the mail.
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« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2010, 05:04:11 PM »
Ah...I see, so this was what Ignition was working on instead of actually localizing Arc Rise Fantasia competently!

Only the voice acting is a stinker, right? Or is there some other things wrong?
Also, can you mute the voices? Just wondering.

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Re: The Arc Rise Fantasia Guide to JRPG Hair
« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2010, 05:13:07 PM »
Ah...I see, so this was what Ignition was working on instead of actually localizing Arc Rise Fantasia competently!

Only the voice acting is a stinker, right? Or is there some other things wrong?
Also, can you mute the voices? Just wondering.

The voice acting is spectacularly bad, but from the ARF reviews I've read and the previous Ignition games I've played (like Muramasa), their localizations tend to be pretty flat and lifeless.  As for the voices, yes you can mute them.
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Re: The Arc Rise Fantasia Guide to JRPG Hair
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2010, 09:28:49 PM »
Should have stayed in the hands of XSeed. They may be slow, but they do good work.
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Re: The Arc Rise Fantasia Guide to JRPG Hair
« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2010, 12:58:05 AM »
Pedro, I can't see any difference between those two photos... is that the joke?

They are the same picture. The difference is that in the first one I am doing the dramatic RPG thing by being moody and serious about it, while in the second one I am just being my silly, nerdy reviewer self. Hence why I am doing a "thumbs up" after the line "Or look completely ridiculous".

The funny thing about the pictures, however, is that some people actually liked my hair stylized like that more than my regular hair style, which I found hilarious since the point of this was to mock the concept behind RPG hair.
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