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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Wii Sales Thread
« on: November 14, 2012, 03:03:53 PM »
Vita makes a saving throw against sub-4k!
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TalkBack / Re: Animal Crossing: New Leaf Selling Strong in Japan
« on: November 13, 2012, 11:53:49 PM »I never considered buying this game on eShop before until you said that. Thing is here in the UK the game costs 25-30% more on eShop compared to retail, but I'll probably pay the extra just so I can have it with me all the time.
Keep an eye open for those digital cards: you might be able to snag one at retail prices.
Ultimately if a company gets rewarded for a weak effort it's the customers' fault. You get the Nintendo you deserve based on your buying habits.
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- Because it's the Nintendo we deserve, but not the one we need right now.
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General Chat / Re: Official 2012 NFL Discussion: insanolord's hope for the Browns comes here to die
« on: November 13, 2012, 10:48:13 PM »
Ah, schadenfreude!
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General Chat / Re: Official 2012 NFL Discussion: insanolord's hope for the Browns comes here to die
« on: November 13, 2012, 09:58:54 PM »
Sure, but to get that far, and then repeatedly fail due to your own boneheaded mistakes, is like having that hot girl at the party flirt with you just to knee you in the crotch.
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General Chat / Re: Official 2012 NFL Discussion: insanolord's hope for the Browns comes here to die
« on: November 13, 2012, 09:34:23 PM »
When you do, PLEASE let me know what they said! 
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Wii Sales Thread
« on: November 13, 2012, 09:11:18 PM »So word is that New Leaf sold nearly 600,000 copies at retail and another 200,000 were sold digitally.
I suspect the digital number is higher, since that's just the figure for the cards.
Of course, I don't think it's much higher...
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General Chat / Re: Official 2012 NFL Discussion: insanolord's hope for the Browns comes here to die
« on: November 13, 2012, 09:09:16 PM »
Got to see the tie this weekend. Pretttttty awesome. By which I mean I'm glad neither team won, because neither team deserved to sniff victory.
And this spread thing is the worst idea ever.
And this spread thing is the worst idea ever.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Xenoblade Chronicles.Confirmed for North America April 6th 2012
« on: November 13, 2012, 02:33:36 PM »I'm inclined to agree with most of this, unfortunately. Although I don't think the two stances are mutually exclusive: it's one thing to destroy mindless machines, especially to someone like Shulk who takes them apart and puts them together for a living. It's something else to, well, murder someone. I was...okay...with him taking that position. But it could have been executed much better.
I don't agree with the last paragraph though. Unless I'm completely mistaking my timeline, I don't think Shulk was in any position to stop Egil until after that final fight with him.
But the thing is, Metal Face wasn't a mindless machine. The second time Metal Face appears he actually talks to Shulk and even taunts him about how he liked killing Fiora. This showed that Metal Face was an actual sentient being that new exactly what he was doing and enjoyed doing it. And yet Shulk still had no problem wanting to kill him and almost did it at Prison Island if Fiora hadn't stopped him, which is when he suddenly see's the Face Mechon were all human controlled.
Now if had been revealed Mumkhar had no idea what he was doing like Fiora was, then Shulk's position would have been understandable. But instead Mumkhar reveals he was fully aware of everything he was doing and loved doing it. Which is why I have such a problem with Shulk's actions since when he thought a sentient machine was doing these things he had no problem wanting to kill him but as soon as it's revealed a sentient Hom's was doing it, he suddenly doesn't want to. This moment basically made Shulk a racist as well since he was in favor of killing someone of an opposite race but not his own even if they both did the exact same crimes.
Oh and for the Egil event I'm refering to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYmlcJi5ZfE
I'm sorry but this cutscene just drove me crazy. Shulk only stabs Egil in the shoulder because he didn't want to kill him, which to no surprise Egil is able to easily get away since he's very powerful and everyone knew it. After everything Egil had done and what they knew he wanted to do, Shulk should have landed a fatal blow to Egil at this moment, not try to just injure him in a way he would easily escape from and end up killing thousands right after.
"Mindless machine" might not have been the right word, but to Shulk Metal Face was still just a "machine." The guy works with such things for a living; its ability to talk and express emotions may have made it beyond any other tech he'd worked with so far, but it wouldn't give him any reason to see it as more than just a machine. Shoot, the mechon were clearly organized even before the Faces, so he had to know there was some calculations and communications going on within the mechon; he had no reason to go into awe over it. That a machine is deliberately cruel would just add fuel to his fire.
Personally, I'm fine with that distinction. It's why all those sci-fi novels that explore whether a robot can ever qualify as a person fall flat with me. If it's built and programmed, it's a machine. The fact that its tech is advanced enough to simulate humanity just makes it a better Tickle Me Elmo, in my mind. I think it's fine if Shulk subscribes to that theory as well. Of course, this means I look down on the Machina.
As for the scene you'd attached, I'd forgotten it, to be honest. In Shulk's defense though, having a sword plunge straight through a person's torso is usually a tad more effective at neutralizing the victim. I'd have been more than a little surprised myself. I wasn't when I actually saw the scene, because Anime Video Game Logic (TM), but...yeah.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NWR Monster Hunter Club
« on: November 13, 2012, 01:34:31 PM »Sorry, played a little bit on the virtual console then went to bed shortly after my last post. Congrats, noname!
Danke! Hope you can join us sometime soon, and sorry for overcrowding the room!
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Xenoblade Chronicles.Confirmed for North America April 6th 2012
« on: November 13, 2012, 01:27:07 PM »
Major Spoilers
Seriously, the part where Shulk stops Dunban from killing Mumkhar made me want to throw up. This is the scene that completely ruined Shulks character for me and turned him into the usual pussy JRPG hero. Mumkhar was a monster who enjoyed working with the Mechon to kill all those innocent people. He's the one who stabbed Fiora and killed Melia's Father and even admitted to doing this while all under his own free will. This was a guy with absolutely nothing redeemable at all and yet right when Dunban is about to rightfully punish Mumkhar for his crimes, Shulk stops him.
And Shulks reason, only the fact that Mumkhar was a Homs like them and said Homs shouldn't kill other Homs. So when Shulk though Metal Face was a machine he had no problem trying to kill him but as soon as he finds out he's a Hom's, that makes him not want to kill him. What a load of fucking bullshit.
Oh and don't even get me started on the Egil ****. Dude was basically Hitler trying to kill entire races but just because his past was tragic that suddenly made Shulk forgive him and didn't kill him when he had the change after their first fight, which allowed him to get away and take control of the Mechonis and move the sword which probably killed thousands of Homs soldiers that were still in Sword Valley, and then destroys the city of Agniratha which result in Gadolt sacrificing himself to save everyone including Shulk. So because of Shulks stupid bullshit, he's responsible for thousands of people dying right there including Gadolt.
I'm inclined to agree with most of this, unfortunately. Although I don't think the two stances are mutually exclusive: it's one thing to destroy mindless machines, especially to someone like Shulk who takes them apart and puts them together for a living. It's something else to, well, murder someone. I was...okay...with him taking that position. But it could have been executed much better.
I don't agree with the last paragraph though. Unless I'm completely mistaking my timeline, I don't think Shulk was in any position to stop Egil until after that final fight with him.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NWR Monster Hunter Club
« on: November 10, 2012, 01:27:05 AM »
And I am finally at HR 51! Maxi, Mop, I owe y'all a drink!
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NWR Monster Hunter Club
« on: November 09, 2012, 06:36:31 PM »I am online in Tri if anyone wants to play but I am over on Valor 3 Gate 3 city 3 farming up some small items.
How long do you think you'll be there? A few hours (i.e. three minimum), or less?
I will be here all night most likely.
Cool. I plan on leaving the office in about three hours, so if you're still on then I'll try and join you.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NWR Monster Hunter Club
« on: November 09, 2012, 06:18:17 PM »I am online in Tri if anyone wants to play but I am over on Valor 3 Gate 3 city 3 farming up some small items.
How long do you think you'll be there? A few hours (i.e. three minimum), or less?
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Xenoblade Chronicles.Confirmed for North America April 6th 2012
« on: November 09, 2012, 12:10:22 PM »You guys are making me want to buy this game and I'm not really into heavy RPG's like this one appears to be....
No guarantees that you'll like it, but if you do you'll probably love it like the rest of us do. Worth the risk, I think.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Wii Sales Thread
« on: November 09, 2012, 12:06:49 PM »Vita mean's life right? Sony better invest in some phoenix down because it looks like Vita's heading to the boneyard.
Using phoenix down on the undead kills them.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NWR Monster Hunter Club
« on: November 07, 2012, 06:29:28 PM »
Hell's bells, looks like I'm not leaving this office until midnight at the earliest. :-/
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Swapnote from Reggie & More New Stationery!!
« on: November 07, 2012, 03:07:06 PM »
I haven't touched my 3DS in 2-3 months (even though I just bought RE: Reveaitons), so I need to be updated on stationery myself.
But then how have you been playing all the recent great releases like _____ and ______?
I actually use my system often, mostly for VC games, but I AM a bit bitter that we're so far behind what Japan has. So many games I want that aren't coming until 2013...
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NWR Monster Hunter Club
« on: November 07, 2012, 03:06:00 PM »Sorry about the no-show. Something came up unexpectedly. I'll give it a try next week.
Or maybe today instead?
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U
« on: November 07, 2012, 03:05:19 PM »Does that mean you will be able to opt out of those features if you choose?
I would imagine so, although if Nintendo REALLY wants you to have those features it might just bundle them in disc updates down the line.
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General Chat / Re: Official 2012 NFL Discussion: insanolord's hope for the Browns comes here to die
« on: November 07, 2012, 03:03:24 PM »
It seems lots of folks are getting pretty high on the Saints. While I agree that the Falcons haven't had many serious tests yet, I'm surprised to see how narrow their projected win is.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NWR Monster Hunter Club
« on: November 06, 2012, 01:57:05 PM »
Cool cool. Coolcoolcool.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NWR Monster Hunter Club
« on: November 06, 2012, 01:37:29 PM »
Anyone plan on showing up tomorrow?
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Wii Sales Thread
« on: November 06, 2012, 01:37:04 PM »Man whats it going to take for the 3DS to move like that in the US? Or has it? Brain age and Nintendogs wont cut it this time. I suppose Pokemon will be the biggest jump start.
Having their second holiday be headlined with something beyond an RPG would be a good start.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Xenoblade Chronicles.Confirmed for North America April 6th 2012
« on: November 06, 2012, 01:31:52 PM »
And as for Seven, she's alright. I don't like how all of her moves lost the exp I gave them at the beginning, but whatever, I guess. I enjoy using her because most of her moves hit so brutally hard, even at lower levels, but I'm not sure what to formulate my battle strategy with. She sometimes even works well as a support with Ether Drain and her other debuffs but I'm still not sure what role I want her to fit. The Xenoblade Wiki suggests a tank build for her which I'd be interested to try, if only because it would let me do some other interesting things with the other partners.
She lost all the XP because she's a different character altogether. When you start New Game+ she'll still be at the same level she was when she "died," and all the XP you gave her then will still be there.
As for what strategies to use for her, I treat her as a hard-hitter who can build up the link attack meter at insane speeds. A lot of her skills result in critical hits and double attacks, and she already attacks twice each round, so that meter gets blue real quick.
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