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1 hour ago, Peace Heavy mk II said:

The regular edition will have POPCORN MONSTER on it, according to Goemon's website.

Actually it says both editions will include Popcorn Monster

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【初回限定盤】 GMCD-026A
DISC1.(CD)：
「ポップコーンモンスター」を含む全6曲収録曲
DISC2.(DVD)：
「ボクラノウタ」MUSIC CLIP +撮影密着ショット (￥2,500tax out)

 

【通常盤】 GMCD-026B
DISC1.(CD)：
「ポップコーンモンスター」を含む全7曲収録曲(￥2,200tax out)

 

9 hours ago, beni said:

I've just realized I really need to somehow play Dangarapan now, but it just has to be everything and on every console I don't have. x'D

Danganronpa 1 & 2 are on Steam, which I assume you have access to?

(by the way, I appreciate how neither you nor Original Saku can spell it correctly, lol)

I completely forgot about Ace Attorney when I made my list. I played several of those and thought they were great. Too bad they aren't on Vita. Hotel Dusk is another one on DS that was pretty good. 

I'd like to jump into Zero Time Dilemma soon, but I've COMPLETELY forgotten the plot of 999 and Virtue's Last Reward. X_X

Will have to watch/read a plot summary before I play it..

Thank god this is a mini-album, not a 5 version single with different b-sides on each version.

I'm still salty about that

I pity people who think video games in general are for kids.

Like those oblivious parents who bought GTA5 for their 10-year-olds.

Or like those annoying older people who tell me I should "stop playing video games, grow up, look for a husband and have babies"

(including various relatives, co-workers, and my former boss)

fuck off, don't tell me what to do with my uterus

7 hours ago, seurong said:

sorta of related, but at the same time not...and i wanted to post this somewhere lol

this recent event with cs:go lotto made a lot of ppl question other youtubers' vids (about the sponsorship disclosure part) and seems like the media is onto everyone rn...they tried to go for pewdiepie and failed lol (even tried grouping him with the cs:go lotto youtubers)

 

The media keeps mentioning Pewdiepie because the original FTC press release specifically names him. And this press release coincidentally came out right after the CSGO scandal began. If you look at my post right above yours, you will see that this WB scandal has been ongoing for 2 years.

But yes, grouping him with the CSGO stuff doesn't really make sense, these are two fairly different situations. Pewdiepie himself is only guilty of not disclosing the deal with WB within the video itself. He DID mention it in the video description, but the FTC ruled that that was insufficient disclosure. In any case, I believe the FTC only has beef with WB, not with the Youtubers who accepted the deal.

(sorry if any of that was mentioned in the video you linked. I can't watch it because I can't f'n stand that guy's videos, I've never been able to watch more than 30 seconds before I have to stop it)

Fully agreeing with @Original Saku re: mobile gaming and the exploitative nature of microtransactions. (though I don't think it's that bad in this game, correct me if I'm wrong)

Haven't tried Pokemon Go for myself, and never will, based on what I know about it.

These two things rank very highly on my list of "things I hate the most"

- Meeting and talking to new people (hell, I barely like talking to people I know. I'm a writer, not a speaker)

- Sun/humidity/heat (walking around outside during this disgusting "feels like 40 degrees (104 F)" weather I have right now is just not going to happen)

So, obviously I'm not the target audience, lol. Also, I've seen a lot of alarmist reports in the media about the dangers of being inattentive (or trespassing) while playing the game... including a very sad article by a black man saying that the game endangers his life because police will be suspicious of a black guy walking in circles in the same area. These reports are actually far more interesting to me than the actual game, hahaha.

A long time ago.. maybe more than a year ago, I heard rumours about Youtube personalities taking money/gifts from companies to say positive things in their videos. .. I did some digging, and found out that these Shadow of Mordor 'bribes' were actually the rumours I remembered.

http://kotaku.com/the-messy-story-behind-youtubers-taking-money-for-game-1644092214

It is especially interesting that Kotaku claims they received review copies without the contract YouTubers were required to agree to.

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It should be noted that most of this was handled by outside marketing firms on the YouTube side, while traditional games press like Kotaku went through Warner Bros. PR. We were offered no such terms and received both console and PC review copies of the game shortly before release. Moreover Kotaku does not accept any sort of deals like this, and our site ads are handled by a sales team that has nothing to do with editorial. In many cases, unfortunately, YouTubers don't have that privilege, instead being forced to juggle their own white-hot opinions in one hand and oftentimes fragile relationships with game companies in the other—a tenuous balance where dropping the ball on either side could shatter everything. Only the biggest YouTubers/networks tend to have separate teams that handle money stuff.

It's pretty clear that, to marketers, bribing "social media influencers" has become far more important than bribing established gaming journalists/reviewers/websites.

Anyway, I'm pretty shocked that Pewdiepie of all people has been caught doing this. You'd think he was rich enough just from his subscribers/plays alone. Though, based on the Kotaku article, it seems likely that it was the only way he could get a pre-release copy of the game, and he didn't think he was doing anything wrong because he is not a "reviewer" per se. I don't expect him to get any punishment for this. At most, a fine or a requirement to pull the related videos (or add blatant disclaimers to them)... not that it matters anymore, the game is 2 years old.

I beat Yakuza 0.

.....I'm sorry, I mean, I beat the hostess club mini-game in Yakuza 0. I probably spent 10 hours on it, lol. Finally got back to the actual story, and man that shit is getting intense. Pretty standard for a Yakuza game, though - myriad betrayals and plot twists, ridiculous violence, and a lot of talk about "manly" stuff and exploring concepts of loyalty and brotherhood. I always like to say that I feel 50% more manly while playing a Yakuza game (and I'm a girl. not the straightest of girls, but still a girl). 

So, what happened with Shovel Knight? I last reported that I had lost all desire to play it once I got to the boss rush, which I assume is the last thing to do before fighting the actual final boss. That game was holding my Vita hostage for weeks, because I can't save in the middle of a level, and I did not want to have to play that level again to get back to the boss rush. Well, I gave it one more shot, died again at the second boss (stupid one-hit-kill spikes), and just fucking gave up. I'm sure it's doable, I'm sure I could "git gud" and power through it, but I just don't have the will, and I want to play other things on Vita. I still enjoyed what I played of Shovel Knight, it is a great game, but I hate boss rushes.

Now my Vita is being used for the otome romance visual novel Reine des Fleurs. I got it when it came out (August 2015), didn't play it until now. The main reason I wanted it was the art. It has the prettiest anime-style characters and environments I have ever seen. (Just google image search "Reine des Fleurs"). I'm still very early in the game, but the story seems serviceable so far. The dialogue, however, is filled with uncommon words that have me going to my dictionaries frequently. My main gripe is that the main character Violette is a really typical princess - young, sheltered, delicate. I'm way more interested in Ageha, who is the guide/teacher for my favourite guy, Leon. She likes drinking and she's got a lot of attitude - she's already beat the shit out of him more than once, and her costume is amazing. She stands out particularly because her costume is very Japanese, when most other characters are dressed in a more European style.

(click to enlarge)

Of course, she is totally my type. The sekushii oneechan (sexy older sister) character with the added bonus of being comically violent against men. <3 <3 <3

@doombox Smash was probably one of the first rock albums I ever heard. My older brother had borrowed it from his friend. I don't remember any of the other songs, but "Come out and play" and "Self-esteem" are major classics in my book  

The first music I ever bought.... man, it was a long time ago, but I want to say it was The Lion King Soundtrack.. on cassette.. lol

As for Japanese music... I could not remember, so I searched through my old e-mails. I believe this was my first order.

REDЯUM and BUGY CRAXONE are still two of my most favourite indie-ish bands. Sadly they don't seem to get much love around here.

(Amazon would later tell me "Second Circle" was no longer available and cancelled it on me. I STILL WANT IT)

2 hours ago, Original Saku said:

In my opinion it's just not worth getting involved and attached to these VK bands much less spend money on them when they could disband at the drop of a hat.

Hmm. I just want to say that... it should not matter how long a band sticks around before disbanding. They make music, and deserve to be supported (financially and emotionally) by fans of their music.

Suppose a hypothetical band releases one amazing masterpiece album that you loved so much that you bought it. You even saw them live. Then, they disband out of nowhere. Does that suddenly mean the album can't be enjoyed anymore? Does that mean you wasted your money? Do you wish that you never went to that concert?

Music has no expiration date. People still enjoy music by artists who are long dead, let alone disbanded. Just because they are no longer alive/active, does not mean that you can't still enjoy what they produced. And, fear that a band could soon disband shouldn't discourage you from listening to their music.

4 hours ago, finnthesubhuman said:

 if all of the bands I used to know have gone do I even like j-rock anymore? 

If you still like the music by the bands you listed, you still like J-rock. You might not like any NEW J-rock, but the old J-rock will always be there for you if you want it.

..

Sorry if any of that sounded really corny. And you know, all that is my opinion of how music should be enjoyed. If you want to insist on only listening to "new music" or "bands that are unlikely to disband", feel free, you do you.

3 hours ago, Duwang said:

It's their most popular song among fans  so the fact that they're releasing it is a big deal. 

oh, so that's why the only way to get it costs 5000 yen

- I don't think I'm actually friends with any of these people

- It's really weird that it's zeroing in on those 3 artists, who are #1, #3, and #10 on my all-time artist chart.

- That person called "Deleted User" is literally a deleted user...

This was the first song that came to mind when the latest "MH Trade-off" was announced (Favourite songs to bump in the car). I never actually got around to participating, but I felt like putting this somewhere so maybe someone will listen to it. It's so smooth and mellow, with a simple chorus that's easy to sing along to, and I imagine it would be perfect for cruising down an empty country road.

...time to stop visiting this thread

I'm mostly curious as to why people would gamble/spend that much money for some shitty paint on their virtual guns/knives...

According to a PCGamer article from 2 months ago, the most expensive item is the M9 Bayonet: Crimson Web, ~$5900 (2360 keys)

It's a knife. With some red paint splattered on it. ................ $5900.

I spent like 3000 yen on some alternate outfits for Tales of Xillia and I regret it every day of my life. =_=

But at least I got anime ladies in sexy outfits for that money. 

Anyway, I can't really say much on the topic. I rarely use Steam, and I don't watch these types of Youtubers/Twitch streamers. Clearly they're doing something that's completely scummy, if not actually illegal, and they should be stopped. yep.

by the way, found this screenshot of the dude logged in as "CSGOLOTTOBOT" while streaming... ?!?!?!

Language > Artist > [Release Date] Album Name > [Track #] Song Name 

for example

Japanese > 12012 > [2009.03.11] mar maroon > 01 THE WORLD.mp3

"Language" pertains more to the place of origin than the actual language in the lyrics. Like, a Japanese artist that only sings in English would still be in the Japanese folder. Any Western artist gets thrown into the English folder.

I feel so stupid ><

I previously mentioned how I was having a tough time with the combat in Yakuza 0, because when I played as Majima the enemies were ridiculously aggressive and would never stop attacking me/knocking me down. I JUST realized that I had equipped an item (something like "Charisma Book") because it had good stats, but I didn't read the description. It actually increases the encounter rate and makes enemies reeeeally want to smash your face in. So, I took that off and it's back to smooth sailing.

But now I've been completely distracted by the Hostess Club mini-game. Majima becomes the manager of the club and you have to scout girls, train/dress up the "special' ones, and play a simulation where customers come in and you match them with a girl and do a bit of service, like interpreting hand signals to bring ice/towels/cups, and thanking the customer when their time is up. I'm so addicted to it.

...by the way, one of the "girls" you recruit is an old grandma with purple hair. Her special ability is "endless talking". T_T

Oh GOD

Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines is a PS+ title for Vita for July.

I imported that game in December 2014 because the collector's edition had a really pretty box and it was on sale.

I STILL HAVEN'T PLAYED IT

>_<

I remember the first time I played a Silent Hill. Around 16 years ago, I bought a modded PS1 and a stack of bootleg games. Me & a friend were digging through the games and had no idea what most of them were. We randomly picked up Silent Hill and booted it up. So I was walking around some deserted foggy place for a few minutes, and thinking "god this is boring", and then out of nowhere some crazy dogs (or maybe giant birds?) jumped out of the fog and killed me. We freaked out and immediately shut the game off.

And that was the last time I played a Silent Hill.

Response to doombox:

Response to CAT5:

episode 10 thoughts

I just randomly felt like listening to a little Fugees. Totally out of nowhere. And I realized that their album "The Score" turned 20 this year. Maaan. I loved that album 20 years ago. o_o

o-lay-hee

I will take this opportunity to thank Aerosmith for contributing to one of my all-time favourite moments in video gaming.

it's ok, mistakes happen XD

53 minutes ago, YuyoDrift said:

ordered a PS VITA

Welcome to VITA ISLAND. Home of the neglected and abused refugees of PlayStation fandom.

(sorry, inside joke)

And yeah, it needs proprietary memory cards, which are too expensive and probably one of the big reasons the Vita "failed". I continue to make do with an 8GB card cuz I'm too cheap.

I'm really curious about what made you buy a Vita. Other than the sale price and a free copy of Persona.