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I don't want HD remakes. I want the original experience, or as close as I can get without buying a European SCART-input CRT monitor to get the max out of the original dithering effects. A huge problem I have with Square-Enix's remakes are the variable quality and platform availability of all...

So after 20 years, I finally imported a PocketStation so I could play it with the two games I've always wanted one for ever since my parents said no to importing one for Christmas 1999. I can finally play SaGa Frontier 2 and Final Fantasy VIII as they were meant to be played without using the PC...

A few points: Feminism is imperialist. See, when we're talking about the history of the West, social progressives generally enjoy pointing out the flaws of the major world powers, of how Britain or France or the U.S. or the Netherlands forced their culture and way of life upon indigenous...

Oh no, I totally agree that it's a problem. Personally, FF7 is my favorite and I am a constant defender of FF2, but I'm big enough to admit that this was a flaw for both of them, just as it was for 3, 5, 8, and 12. And again, I think VII actually is the worst in this area because the main skill...

@FinalxxSin Yeah. For me, the grind is half the point. In high school, I was notorious among my gamer friends for having mastered several materia before leaving Junon for the first time. In the same playthrough, I had unlocked everybody's level 2 Limit Break before even leaving on the Sector 5...

The single biggest reason I hate FFXIII is that you more or less cannot grind or customize characters. Grinding. Yes, I realize you can sort of "grind," but it's highly cumbersome. Abilities can only be ground so far before you reach the end of the crystal tree and then you're capped. You can...

I'd been meaning to comment on an earlier post you made on this subject, but I own that my mind is fresher on apologetical questions related to political issues and philosophical behaviorism. I've not really touched Mormonism in the last 8 years beyond watching Big Love, and memories fade with...

Ha indeed. I'm pretty much decided on the fact that I'll never find another with those qualities.

Yeah, I have to say my favorite tweaks of Monopoly are those where different players have different perks. I like your Cait Sith idea, but I would say that to keep the game balanced other players would need perks, too.

I can relate. I fancy myself a Renaissance man, a polymath who dabbles in a little of every subject. So often I find myself wanting to get more into music... but it brings up too many memories. Because, when I was in undergrad, I met this absolutely spectacular girl who was studying piano with...

In terms of design, Monopoly is actually an awful game when you compare it to titles like Puerto Rico or Power Grid or even Settlers of Catan. I would have preferred to see something original and thematic, the way Firefly was made into a pickup-and-delivery game or A Game of Thrones was made...

My big hobby is foreign languages. I spend anywhere from 2-4 hrs per day practicing. I read German fluently and speak basic conversation fluently (nothing technical). I read Latin fluently and am teaching myself to speak it conversationally; I have one Latin translation that was recently...

Real name: Bobby Nicknames: "Bobbo," a moniker from high school Nationality: United States Age: 30 Height: 6 ft 1 Eye colour: blue-green Hair colour: dirty blond Weight: 200 lbs. Race: English, Welsh, and German heritage; though I identify strongest with the German Religion: Free...

"Final Fantasy VII Monopoly is due to ship on April 14, 2017." http://gamerant.com/final-fantasy-7-monopoly-740/

I think the brain is plastic; i.e., that it changes structurally in response to certain experiences. You may be born with a genetic deficiency which projects you out in the direction of developing bipolar disorder, but genes are not the sole determiners of your destiny. Given the right...

I recommend: Arc Rise Fantasia (Wii). Mixed reviews, mostly because of the pitiful voice acting, but its story is very unique, and its visuals will elicit flashbacks of the PS2 days. Deus Ex: Human Revolution: Director's Cut (PS3) or the standard edition for the XBOX 360. (DO NOT get the DC...

5. Champions of Norrath While it's woefully lacking compared to even budget modern genre titles like Torchlight, for its time CoN was incredibly fun if you could afford a multitap and four controllers. What's more, you could upload your characters to the sequel, which took play online. 4. Deus...

'Fraid not. My guess is you're misremembering what a lot of us did at the time: get a turbo controller. (Something they can't allow third parties to make anymore because of the Achievement / Trophy system.)

Overall, I like older jRPGs, especially the PS1 era. However, lately, with FFXIII the massive disappointment that it was and Mistwalker just sitting on the critical success of Lost Odyssey, I've had more fun with wRPGs lately. Unfortunately, even that is changing as what made wRPGs unique and...

Remaster. I want as close to my original experience with the game as possible without going back to CRT screens. Remakes carry the risk of marginalizing the original, leading to less demand for its rerelease.