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I feel like we agree more or less 100% now. High fuckin' five! What was it that you did not get a hang on? For my part, this is the easiest battle system I've tried in a RPG game. It's very simple, at least for now. I hope it gets a bit harder and more complicated. Unlike Final Fantasy 7 I do not need to use my brain to win any of these battles, and I rarely lose much HP, which is a bit disappointing. I like it a bit harder. Or, a lot harder.

Jesus. It's one song, man. One single song. Mediocre song. Not bad at all, but not very good either. 5/10 As for their look, they're pretty girls and all that. But I don't get what they are trying to. They look like members from different bands. What about having a red thread in form of looks? This stuff reminds me of black metal bands where 2 of the 5 members wear corpsepaint. It's retarded. Only a few band managed to make that look awesome. You have that goth girl that is completely out of place in the picture and PV, the vocalist looks like she came straight from a pop-rock band and three of the other girls looks as if they came from the band band. Not sure why bands do this kind of stuff. Not that it matters, though.

What you should do is write about what happened. Why did you start disliking the bands? And that's obviously easier if you choose 1, 2 or 3 instead of 15.

Well, not exactly. There's a lot of games, albums and films that I don't like, and that doesn't evoke a single feeling in me, that are classics and modern classics, even in my eyes. So that thing was more about how I feel about todays games, than anything else. But when something is a classic, or modern classic, you will, in most cases if not always, see that the game/album/film is full of quality, despite not liking it myself. I wasn't very impressed by Amnesia: The Dark Descent on a personal level, but I still see it as a modern classic because there's so much quality in the game. And at the end of the day, that's what decides if a game/film/album have the power to become a classic or not. Anyway, a bit on topic for a change (), i'm about 4-5 hours into Ni no Kuni now and it's become a lot better. Not where I expect it to be, but a lot better. But I hate a lot of the helpful elements in the game, such as the people glowing on the mini-map. I'm looking for the missing kids, and they actually glow on the mini-map. It's just weird, man. Not impressed with the fights yet either. I just send out one of those small fuckers and push X a few times, and I've won the fight. Not very impressive. No thinking, no nothing to be honest.

Apati (Lifelover) When Lifelover released their first album they were like a breath of fresh air within the depressive black metal scene, and they caused quite a stir in the underground scene. And when you make such a stir, and play such simple music as well, you are bound to be copied. Apati were one of these bands that wanted to be Lifelover, and IMO the best out of the many copycats that came. At least their first album. There's not a single touch of originality to be found on the album, it's just a huge Lifelover rip off. The only thing missing are Lifelover's dark humour. But musically, and lyrics-wise, it's all very Lifeloeresque. The copycat The original

You should share your opinion on that subject in this thread. Decent band this. Unnecessary release.

Yes, you're right. The industry has evolved, and it still continues to evolve and it'll continue as long as people are making games. But the criteria for something being a classic, the way I see it at least, is still the same. Some things changes, but some things stay the same. And of course people also want new things, and I want new things as well. But I, as many others, don't care about how innoative a game is. We want something good. I'm more of an old school gamer myself though, and most of my favourite games of the 2000's are games that have much of the same feeling as older games, innovative or not. Super Meat Boy, Donkey Kong County Returns, Braid, Shadow of the Colossus, New Super Mario Bros., Hotline Miami and a few others are games I love of the 00's. But no matter how innovative, or uninnovative, these games are, they still evoke much of the same feeling as I got in the 90's when I was playing games like Super Mario, Donkey Kong, Bomberman, Castlevania, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Megaman and so on. And that of course is one of the reasons I hail several of them as modern classics. Games that will be remembered, not for being original, unique or anything, but for being out of the ordinary good. I like newers games such as the Battlefield series, Uncharted-series, God of War-series, and many more too, but none of these games evoke this child-like feeling in me and none of them makes me proud of being a beast at them. But as already said, being innovative isn't imortant to me. Making games that evokes real feelings in me, and make me enjoy the living shit out of the games, are the important thing. But this is a bit off topic, ain't it? I suddenly went into another territory here and couldn't stop. Why thank you, good sir. Likewise.

I get what you mean, but I don't agree on everything. If you look through history of gaming, there's a shitload of the classics that didn't offer anything new or innovative, other than another story and characters of course. And that's just as with films and music. Look at all the classics through the time. Very few of them very innovative, and despite just giving the people more of the same ol', they'e still classics and people still loved them because they were out of the ordinary great. Same as with a lot of games to be honest. Look at some of the classic Castlevania and Megaman games, or a lot of the classic fighting games. They're the same as the previous ones, or other games within the genre, but still gained status as a classic. I should also add that a modern classic, isn't the same as a true classic. A modern classic isn't sure to be a classic in 7-10 years time. None of the us knows how these games/albums/films will stand the test of time, but it's they're things that currently looks as if they will become a classic inthe future. That's how I see a modern classic at least.

There's been released a lot of great action films these past 10 years (everything from wuxia to 80's homages and high octane action thrillers), but there is a lack of big genre stars in 2014, and it's been so for way too long now. You've got comedy stars that more or less are known for playing in a billion comedies, but you don't have any of these horror and action stars anymore. A big shame.

Blazon Stone (Running Wild) THese guys tok their name form a Running Wild album, and everything here, from the cover, to the lyrical themes and most importantly, the music is pure Running Wild worship. And it's a very good one as well. Blazon Stone plays heavy/power metal like Running Wild did from 88 until the mid 90's when they started sucking, and to be honest the album could easily have been released under the Running Wild banner without anyone noticing it being a different band. That's how close these guys are to the original. The copycat The original

I see. The game has gotten a massive response here in Norway, and wherever I go to, be it forums or game shops or places where people talka bout games, people are talking about it like crazy. Been like that since it came, which is why I finally decided to pick it up (aka borrow it from my brother). I also disagree with you about what a game has to have to be considered a modern classic. For something to be a modern classic, it only have to be out of the ordinary good. I'm more into films than games, and both The Call of Cthulhu, Blancanieves and The House of the Devil are modern day classics, despite not having a touch of originality to them. All three imitates styles from other eras and tries to copy the style and make it look like they were actually made in those decades (20's and 70's), yet they're modern classics because they're so damn good. Sure, a lot of films are damn good, but these are out of the ordinary good, and that's all you need really. You don't have to make anything new, be original and lead way or anything like that, which is something that goes for films, TV-series, comics, music and also games. But yeah, in Norway at least, this game is already known as a modern classic and so far I fail to understand why.

Underrated? It's more or less considered a modern classic. Got 9/10 and 10/10 by "everyone" when it came. However, I can rarely enjoy a game based on it's story, style and/or atmosphere. I play games to play, and games need good gameplays. If I want to enjoy great stories, style and atmosphere I'll put on a film. This is one of the big problem with todays games IMO. It's all story and style over gamelay.

That's a geat list, and in my eyes you've also got lots of great films to look forward to. I just love this decade of horror films because of the expressionists and all that which made the films so very nightmarish and unique. And a small list of horror films before the 1920's: (all these films should be fairly easy to find on youtube and similar sites) 1. L'inferno (1911) Another damn fine film. 60 minutes long and very, very good. I'm not gonna say much about this. Take a look at this: AWESOME! How awesome is that? Amazing film! 2. Der Student von Prag (1913) This masterpiece is often considered the first real horror film in history, and often seen as the first independent film in history. I've only seen the 41 minute version, but th film has been restored and released in an 81 minutes version as well, which is supossed to be even better. But I haven't found that with subs/in English yet, so I'll wait. It's a great film in fact, even by todays standards if you ask me. Great atmosphere! 3. Frankenstein (1910) This was a great begining for Frankenstein. It's made in 1910, so obviously it ain't scary or anything. But it's a cool, 16 minute long horror film before horror films became horror films about horror. Yeah, you get that? Frankenstein looks badass, it's got great costumes, good acting and decent touch of atmosphere. It's short and absolutely worth watching. 4. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) Another really good film, and the first film ever to be filmed under water. Not with actualy waterproof cameras, but with different teqniques. It's a long film (100 minutes), so it's not for everyone. But I think this is a fabolous film. It's not really horror, though. But still, I included it. 5. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913) I think this is a great adation of the famous tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It's well made for its time. Atmospheric and cool. It's 26 minutes long, so it's not all that long. This is absolutely worth watching IMO. 6. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912) Not as good as the 1913 version, but still damn fine. 12 minutes long, and a very fun film. I really enjoyed this as well. 6. The Devil's Castle (1896) When talking about pre 1920's film, and especially horror, you can't make a list without Georges Méliès. The man was a magician and took great use of that in his films. Often conaidered the films vampire film, and I agree to some degree. But I am not sure if it really is, even though it does have some traits of that. It's 3 minutes long and a film most people should check out just out of curiosity at least. I think it's a fairly entertaining film, though not at all as entertaining and great his 13 minute long A Trip To the Moon, which was made in 1902. That's about it as far as I can remember. Lots of fun!

I've started playing Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. I'm only a few hours in, but I'm way disappointed by now. It looks beautiful, the atmosphere is good and the soundtrack is amazing, but it feels as if I am playing a kids game. Hopefully it gets a bit harder, and funnier as well. The battle's all the same. You go out, push X and you win. Always the same. Been way too many cutscenes so far too. Jesus, does no one manage to make a game and tell a fantastic story without an overload of cutscenes these days? It's so damn annoying. But, it's a well-made game for sure.

For some reason I just realised I completely forgot about Jigoku, Kuroneko and Hanyo when I was going though the 60's horror films. These are three classic Asian horror films from the 60's. That's a bit embarrassing to be honest. If they would have been included on the list I do not know, but forgeting about them? Unforgiving! Anyway, I'm going back to the 20's. To me, personally, this is by fa the best decade of horror ever. There wasn't as many horror films as in later decaded, but the quality of the "few" horror films that was released was jost insane. It was crazy, man. Full of unique films with unique atmosphere and all that. However, I can understand that not all people love these films. Being silent, and often very experimental and so on. But me, fucking hell! 1. Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens This is, by far, the best vampire film ever, and obviously the best Dracula film ever. Dracula never looked as awesome as this again. Max Schreck doesn't only look good as Orlok, though, but he also acted well. His stares are creey as fuck, and his body language is incredible and he's out of this world. The whole film is like a semi-surreal, creepy, eerie nightmare. There's no film in history with an atmosphere as thick and good as this. My all time favourite horror film, and second favourite film overall. This is, hands down, perfection! 2. Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari The first thing you'll notice here is the incredible sets. They're very stylized with abstract jagged buildings painted on canvas backdrops and flats. To add to this strange style, the actors used an unrealistic technique that exhibited "jerky" and dance-like movements. (yes, I took that from Wiki! ). And all this makes this film very dream like, nightmarish and unique, and this is even more surreal than Nosferatu. They can't even be compared on this point. And this has one HUGE treat for eveyone who watches it. One thing that inspired more or less all film makes in history of film, even those who haven't seen it. That's true, and that says it all. One of the very best horror films in the history of film. 3. The Phantom of the Opera This is by far the best adaption of The Phantom of the Opera, and Lon Chaney's performance is just out of this world. This film sat the standard for Universal Monsters films to come, and it sat the bar extremely high. Very atmospheric and nice film. The man of a thousand faces would never reach this high again, and that says it all. Lon Chaney was one of the big cinema Gods in history of cinema. Massive! 4. Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage The sets in this film should alone be more than enough to please any fan of horror. God damn! The scene with Mephistopholes looking over the town, ready to do his work, should alone be more than enough to please any fan of horror. Yeah, that's right. Visually, this is on par with films such as Metropolis and Blade Runner. Outstanding doesn't even cover half of it. 5. Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages Benjamin Christensen directed this film and acted as the devil himself. Benjamin Christensen was just way ahead of his time. Way, way, way ahead, and the devil is oen of the best portrayals of devils on film ever. This is half and half documentary and live action, and it's a very artsy and unique film. I can't really say much about it. You just have to experience this for yourself. 6. The Hands of Orlac Haunting atmosphere. That there is what this film i all about. It's the atmosphere. Because the acting isn't the best on this list, nor are the storytelling, but the atmosphere is among the best here. Robert Wiene had previously made Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, and while there is some expressionist sets and stuff here, this isn't nearly as experimental and weird as Das Cabinet. Not even close. So even if you dislike Das Cabinet, or otherwise, I recommend you to check out the other one. It's a great film full of suspense and amazing atmosphere. 7. Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde John Barrymore was a great actor and this is robably his finest performance ever. Not onlythat, it was his most over the top, crazy performance as well, and that says it all. This is worth watching for that alone. This isn't really as good as the 1931 version (which should have been included on my previous list), but it's a damn fine adaption anyway. Great, great film! 8. The Hunchback of Notre Dame I always thought this was the best of all the adaptions of this novel, and much of that is because of Lon Chaney who's amazing as always. It's not a very gruesome film, not a suspenseful or atmospheric film, yet it manages to creat something totally unique that I do not know what to call. It's just a lovely film. A really lovely film. 9. The Golem: How He Came Into the World Great, atmospheric film which resembles Frankenstein in some ways. The sets, lighting and amosphere makes this a true classic worthy of any man's time. As with most expressionist films of the silent era, this is also very surreal and nightmarish. 10. The Student of Prague I guess it's fair to call this a overlooked and forgotten film, yeah? Because that's what this is. I always thought this was a romantic, yet eerie and sad film. Very Faustian, but that's always positive. Great film! The quality of these films, man. I cannot put words to it. It's just insane. And that just sums up most decades to me. This was fun to be honest. Very, very fun! And thanks to Jigsaw and everybody else who helped making this a fun ride.

Yeah well, I hope at least one of those can please you. I'd be disappointed in myself if I recommended you a lot of stuff, and you ended up not enjoying a single one. It'll break my heart. So, we've finally arrived in the 30's. Dacula became handsome, Dr. Frankenstein made a creature that later would get a bride, a man became invisible, a mummy is revived and some fuckers brought this huge ape back to Manhattan. The 30's gave us many of the geatest horror films ever, and even if you've not seen them, you've heard about a lot of them. Did I mention that this was Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi's decade? No? Well, it was. 1. Frankenstein A lot of peole don't like this all that because it wasn't a straigt adaption. A lot was changed, and the monster wasn't just misunderstood, but mean and scary. But this is a classic film. A legendary film. This film made Boris Karloff, and Boris Karloff "made" this film. His performance as Frankenstein's Monster is hailed as one of the finest performances ever, and I agree. It is also the performance that made me adore Boris Karloff already as a kid, long before I became a horror maniac. This is an atmospheric piece of close-to-perfect horror. It's just a bloody great film. 2. The Bride of Frankenstein Often praised for being closer to the novel than the original, and while that is very true, I don't think it is a better film. Boris Karloff is Boris Karloff. Perfect as always. Elsa Lanchester also deserves a mention for her brilliant role as Frankenstein's Bride (yes, the monster did become known as Frankenstein, despite not really being Frankenstein). The reason I prefer the first one, is because I find it to be way more atmospheric than this one. 3. The Black Cat Another Boris Karloff picture? How fucking weird. But guess what? Did doesn't only include Boris Kaloff, it also includes Bela Lugosi and they are both amazing here, in their first of eight films together. This was an unsual film for its time, and if you've seen many films from this time you'll notice how the score is used here, compared to other films at the time. It was unique. Atmospheric pice with acting out of the ordinary and a great score. A film you'll love, if you're into 30's horror. 4. Dracula Bela Lugosi! Not my favourite Dracula film, but this is among the best. Bela Lugosi is brilliant here. The way he speaks, the way he moves, the way he stares ice cold out in the air. Jesus, what a performance! The film itself is quite usual for its time. Slow, atmospheric horror that builds slowly up to the climax. Great film! 5. King Kong There's been several atempts to remake this, but none even gets close to this masterpiece. Fay Wray's amazing, Willis O'Brien's stop-motion animation is BRILLIANT and the score is great too. All this makes a great film. People can remake it as many times they want, but no one will come close to even touching the greatness of this masterpiece. 6. The Mummy Boris Karloff stars in this horror film about a revived ancient Egyptian priest. Not quite as atmospheric as Dracula, Frankenstein x2 or The Black Cat, but still a damn fine film and Boris Karloff is amazing as always. It's a very romantic, yet suspenseful film. Gotta love it! 7. Vampyr This is a haunting, nightmarish film with superb special effects which always gave me the impression it was alla bout style over substance. It's a very abstract film, very unique for its time. Slow bizarre and atmospheric. This ain't one for all, but I loved it! 8. Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse This was the second installment in Fritz Lang's Dr. Mabuse trilogy, and it's more or less just as good as the first one. Blending crime, horror and fantasy made this quite a unique film fo its time. Well-acted, great pacing and atmospheric and fine. Very, very, very good film as expected by Fritz Lang. 9. The Invisible Man I feel like this film is a bit overlooked. Claude Rains stars as the invisible man, and despite only hearing his voice for most of the film, he's impressive in his role. His voice, the body language. It's perfect. And the special effects were amazing. Even today you'll ask yourself if this film was really made 80 years ago. It's amazing, and these special effects just have to be seen. 10. White Zombie This is most likely the first zombie film ever, and the film which gave White Zombie their band name. A lot of other early zombie films from the 40's borrowed heavily from this, and with good reason. It's a great, though overlooked film. This film deserves so much more! It was a hard year. There's several other films I wanted to include. Damn, what a year. Universal Monsters was the shit!

A couple of recommendations fo those interested: Carpenter Brut Two EPs of dark and raw electronia that will blow your brain out. That's how good Carpenter Brut is. The second EP is even better than the first one. Give Disco Zombi Italo and Meet Matt Stryker a chance, guys. Daaaamn! Brilliant! Judge Bitch Way more straight forward than Carpenter Brut, but great anyway. Pretty dark stuff.

Very solid. I've always been a fan of Joon-ho Bong though, so I knew within myself that I would enjoy this film. But I've waited this long before watching it because I was told this might be one of the films to be shown at my local film festival, and it was. Love film festivals. I didn't know that Stake Land was a Jim Mickle film. He's the same who directed the awful We Are What We Are. However, he's back with a new film this year that seems to great. It''s called Cold in July. Looking forward to that.

I see. I still think you should watch The Body Snatcher. At least try to, but since 40's doesn't seem to be your favourite year in horror I guess you might not like that one either. I'll come back with my list of 30's horror later this day. Expect... BORIS KARLOFF! I'll also do my 1890-1929 list then as well.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - It's insane to think that this film most likely had a smaller budget than An Unexpected Journey, because it's on a whole different level visually. It's not perfect, and I do expect much more from a director like Peter Jackson, but The Desolation of Smaug makes An Unexpected Journey look like a small budget film, and that's pretty fucking sad. The Desolation of Smaug is a geat film, and most of the changes from the book works very well, even though not all of them lives up to the standard of the book. But some are better than in the book. That's an adation for you. Just like it should be. The scenes in Dol Guldur is amazing, and the best part of the film. Amazing really. The meeting with Smaug is really well done as well, but Dol Guldur, man. Dol fucking Guldur! Stake Land - Cool, post-apocalyptic vampire horror on a rather low budget. The film ain't much more original than 98% of todays top 20 hiphop, so yeah, not original at all. But it's so well made, so well done and so cool that you'll forget all about that. Atmospheric and awesome horror on a low budget. Snowpiercer - I finally got to see this film (on cinema as well. Film festivals, man. <3). Joon-ho Bong never disappoints, and proves once again that he is among the best and most exciting directors in 2014. It's as simple as that. The setting is great, the atmosphere is amazing and the action is badass as fuck. Don't need much more than that to entertain me. And Kang-ho Song once again proves himself among the best actors in the world in 2014. What an actor, man! Heavenly. Simple as that. I'm happy that all the three "big" Korean directors succeeded in making great Hollywood debuts. Just as expected, but great nonetheless. 1. Stoker (8,5/10) 2. Snowpiercer (8/10) 3. The Last Stand (7,5/10)

I'm a bit disappointed in you, boy. I expected so much more from you. Nah, just kidding. Well, everyone can't like everything. I guess I gotta do the 30's alone too?

I am sure because I have NEVER heard a re-recording done by a band 10+ years after the song was first released, that is even close to touching the original ones. Never. And what are the chances that X Japan would be so damn unique and manage to do the thing that so many thousands of other bands have failed to do? Close to 0. I doubt they'd make it even remotely interesting with a re-recording, desite it being a perfect song on both the two first albums. I can mention a billion bands who've made great songs awful by re-recording them later in their career. Yes it is, but none of the songs on Vanishing Vision and Blue Blood are re-recordings done 10+ years after they first saw the light of day. They were re-recorded while they band were still young, "raw" and "crazy". People change and a bands' mentality and way to approach music changes when they become olrder, more skilled and so all that. Access to better equipment will always sound better than using equipment of lesser quality? No. Just no. Different type of music requires a different type of production. Making a production more polished doesn't equal better to be honest. Being a tighter band doesn't necessary do the songs any good either. Not at all. And yes, you can do a lot with a simple remaster. Sigh's "Gallows Gallery" is a decent example of that. The difference between the original and the first remaster is HUGE. The different between the third remaster and the two first versions is also HUGE. Cradle of Filth is releasing a remastered version of their classic demo Total Fucking Darkness in these days, and by the little I have heard the change is _MASSIVE_. Does it sound super polished and perfect? Of course not, it's a remaster of a lo-fi demo, but there's no reason at all why they should be polished either. In both cases I prefer the original, though, but it doesn't change the fact that the remasters sounds very different from the original ones. However, I am one of those that thinks one shouldn't fuck around with classics. They're classics for a reason. Leave 'em be and re-record some of your shitty songs instead. Or just make something new. But to each their own of course. People enjoy what they enjoy. Doesn't make much sense discussing this as we will never agree on these subjects anyway. Our views on music are as different as night and day.

It has nothing to do with elitism, and I didn't say you're a bad fan or anything like that. That's just your own words. I'm just surprised people want to hear shitty re-recordings of good songs when it's so obvious they'll suck. To me, it doesn make sense at all. If you only want to hear them with a better production, why not hope for a remastered album, instead of a re-recording? That's the only thing I react to. I just think it's weird. And it's not exactly the first time I see fans of Japanese rock/metal wants their favourite bands to re-record their favourite albums/songs, and yeah, I do find that fucked up, especially when they already love the songs. PS: the production on both Vanishing Vision and Blue Blood are phenomenal. Especially on their debut. They're not plished, but they're both packed with punch, emotion and wildness, just like it should be in this genre. Polished speed metal?Heeeeeeeeeeell no. I prefer Vanishing Vision's production to Blue Blood as well, even though it is a lot thinner and not quite as powerful. Fits the music way better. PS 2: This is just my own opinion. Keep that in mind.

P.S. I Love You - I liked this a lot the first time Isaw it, but I can't say it stood the test of time very well. It's fantastic at its best, but it doesn't reach those hights often enough. It's so uneven, and it should've been 25-30 minutes shorter. If ut properly this could easily have been a great film. Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon - Prequel to the very good Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame. Andy Lau is changed with Mark Chao, and desite Mark Chao's good performane, he is no Andy Lau. But this film i even more action/adventure and less mystery/crime than Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, and that suchs because my major complain towards Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame was its lack of mystery/crime. But Young Detective Dee also strugles with the special effects (CGI!) which for most part is awful. It looks really, really bad, but we're treated with great action and that somewhat makes up for it. Weaker than the first, but still enjoyable. Whores' Glory - This is by far one of the most depressing and saddest thing I've ever seen on film/TV. This is a really dark documentary about prostitution, and it takes you to three different brothels in three different countries. One in Thailand, one in Bangladesh and one in Mexico. It's a very sad and hard watch to be honest. The Bangladesh part is the most brutal and depressign one, and a really hard watch. Jesus christ, man. Brutal! But this is a great documentary. Recommended as fuck!

I can't speak for others, but I didn't complain because I have never heard about it. It's 22 years since they did anything worthy of my time, so I don't bother checking their news or anything like that. So yeah, Never heard about it. I didn't know it was a regular thing back in the days either. What I can say, however, is that I would never attend a concert with a dresscode. Not even the mighty Sigh. That's how lame I think it is.