From my experience, living in Japan, the Japanese will buy anything, anywhere, anytime. You show them pretty pictures, they BUY. Even a cruddy game sells like hotcakes over here. As long as its from Square or has panty shots, it will be off the shelf in 15 minutes.
This is a culture where people act on 'feelings', not logic or reason. there is also very little 'saving' here. the protestant ethic just isn't a native phenomenon in this culture. thus if it has a good commercial, it will survive its moment in the sun, sell incredibly, then pop up in the used stores.
in all honesty, i'm quite certain that there will be loads of problems. if i'm wrong, feel free to yell at me. the anime otaku do it all the time.
The japanese play video games constantly, but they're totally computer illiterate. My students think that my winamp window is a game, and that my word processor is a hacking tool.
I don't know how the FFXI demo will pan out over here, but i'm sure that half the technical problems that will be reported are from idiotic users.
we need ALIEN chicks in miniskirts! like that weird ass girl in the star trek movie with V'Ger... (i'm assuming the trekkies will make wallpaper out of my ass for not remembering the right title)
o, but we all know that it's about easing the pain and sorrow... with a new car, a long vacation, some new clothes.... WTF does someone do with 5 million anyway?
actually, i agree. if i had a quake shirt, i'd be wearing it. . . why don't they just come up here and sue me. once they get all thatblame spread around, everyone wil be responsible for that stupid shooting.
the ironic part is that society is partly to blame, but who am i to point a finger?
Why stop at suing the game companies? Sue television studios for making violent tv shows, sue the RIAA for making violent music, hell, bring in individual musicians, we know they're all at fault! Sue film studios too, we all know they make enough money!
Don't even think about blaming the parents for not paying attention to their kids. No no, that couldn't be the problem. Never! They were model parents who didn't even notice when their kids were making bombs in the backyard!
Besides, we all know that money is a panacea for all wounds. Once you get that money, baby, you'll be alright. It will be like little Timmy never died. You can stuff up that hole in your heart with cash, it's the American way.
I admit that people use cell phones poorly, but that isn't my reason for disliking them. I don't like the idea that people could contact me at any time, anywhere. Yes, you can turn off the cell phone, but you can't turn off someone's knowledge that you *have* a cell phone.
albeit, if you don't give out the number to the phone, no one can pester you, but if you don't give out the number, why have it? Don't try to tell me you got that phone solely fo roadside assistance emergency calls (unless you're driving a '79 impala).
This article really rings true (ouch, i didn't intend for that pun to happen). Recently I was stuck in a moderately large canadian city,and had to wander around for over an hour before finding a payphone.
I agree completely that payphones should be considered a public service. I can't afford to have a cell phone, and frankly i don't want one, but if my city, and other canadian cities, continue to remove payphones, I might have to get one after all. how disgusting.
i read that article at daily radar weeks ago!
geez. . .
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I read the entire review, it wasn't poorly written, but it fell into the same old 31337 trap. "If I like this book / person / thing that I anticipate will be cool, people will think I'm cool too!"
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I read a section from Noir at Jeter's website, and it was among the worst tripe i've ever read! I don't expect much artistic taset from slashdot, but this is scraping the bottom of the barrel.
If that segment is any indication of the novel, it will read like cheap, sci-fi infused erotica, with too many similies that are poorly executed. If i want to read science fiction, I'll go back to the writers who knew how to do it right, Gibson, Heinlein and Bradbury.
Disclaimer: I haven't read the entire book. If you want to give me an informed opinion, but it for me, because I'll never waste my money on that crap.
Amen to the gameplay factor! It's a rare game indeed that is as fun to watch as it is to play. personally, i like the creatures, the cow is definately the funniest! the miracles and crazy leashes are pretty fun too.
i was pretty sad to find out that my 3 month old pc wouldn't run this game . . . i guess i'll have to wait for the playstation version. but, from what i've seen of the gesture system, and the controls, how the hell are they going to modify them for the playstation? an analog stick can only do so much.
as much as i wantto be fucked and stupid at the same time. ..
Seriously though, if the aliens came, youcan be sure Bill Gates would be there to get an exclusive agreement to develop software to meet their needs. Microsoft would sell out planet earth, just like the weird conspiracy guys in the X-Files. (I'm still waiting for them to admit that cancer man is bill gates' grandfather.)
The only thing I can't find on the internet is decent fanart of Legend of Dragoon. Anything else is easy when you know what search engines to use, or even which sites might link to the stuff you want.
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From my experience, living in Japan, the Japanese will buy anything, anywhere, anytime. You show them pretty pictures, they BUY. Even a cruddy game sells like hotcakes over here. As long as its from Square or has panty shots, it will be off the shelf in 15 minutes.
This is a culture where people act on 'feelings', not logic or reason. there is also very little 'saving' here. the protestant ethic just isn't a native phenomenon in this culture. thus if it has a good commercial, it will survive its moment in the sun, sell incredibly, then pop up in the used stores.
in all honesty, i'm quite certain that there will be loads of problems. if i'm wrong, feel free to yell at me. the anime otaku do it all the time.
"It can't be that way! I saw it in Evangelion!"
The japanese play video games constantly, but they're totally computer illiterate. My students think that my winamp window is a game, and that my word processor is a hacking tool.
I don't know how the FFXI demo will pan out over here, but i'm sure that half the technical problems that will be reported are from idiotic users.
that series would be Nadia, secret of blue water, a 39 (?) eipsode series which is far better than a 90 minute movie....
we need ALIEN chicks in miniskirts! like that weird ass girl in the star trek movie with V'Ger... (i'm assuming the trekkies will make wallpaper out of my ass for not remembering the right title)
o, but we all know that it's about easing the pain and sorrow ... with a new car, a long vacation, some new clothes.... WTF does someone do with 5 million anyway?
no no! Those over 22! My little jimmy is 20 and he wants to play that violent game! No no! I say. ..
actually, i agree. if i had a quake shirt, i'd be wearing it. . . why don't they just come up here and sue me. once they get all thatblame spread around, everyone wil be responsible for that stupid shooting.
the ironic part is that society is partly to blame, but who am i to point a finger?
don't forget to sue the parts manufactureres too!
Why stop at suing the game companies? Sue television studios for making violent tv shows, sue the RIAA for making violent music, hell, bring in individual musicians, we know they're all at fault! Sue film studios too, we all know they make enough money!
Don't even think about blaming the parents for not paying attention to their kids. No no, that couldn't be the problem. Never! They were model parents who didn't even notice when their kids were making bombs in the backyard!
Besides, we all know that money is a panacea for all wounds. Once you get that money, baby, you'll be alright. It will be like little Timmy never died. You can stuff up that hole in your heart with cash, it's the American way.
If i ,ay contribute my two yen...
I admit that people use cell phones poorly, but that isn't my reason for disliking them. I don't like the idea that people could contact me at any time, anywhere. Yes, you can turn off the cell phone, but you can't turn off someone's knowledge that you *have* a cell phone.
albeit, if you don't give out the number to the phone, no one can pester you, but if you don't give out the number, why have it? Don't try to tell me you got that phone solely fo roadside assistance emergency calls (unless you're driving a '79 impala).
This article really rings true (ouch, i didn't intend for that pun to happen). Recently I was stuck in a moderately large canadian city,and had to wander around for over an hour before finding a payphone.
I agree completely that payphones should be considered a public service. I can't afford to have a cell phone, and frankly i don't want one, but if my city, and other canadian cities, continue to remove payphones, I might have to get one after all. how disgusting.
not only can we not spell here at /., we are unable to interpret statistics as well.
Where are the grammar and stats nerds around here?
Whoops! I trolled again!
too bad no one can spell psychedelic.
i wish this article came out *before* i wrote my paper on evolved habitat preferences and virtual environments. . .
hey, i like the word tripe! try saying it out loud. its far more satifying a word than sucks or crap.
amazing! thanks. this would be the first time i've learned somethingon /. in a while.
i read that article at daily radar weeks ago! geez. . .
I read the entire review, it wasn't poorly written, but it fell into the same old 31337 trap. "If I like this book / person / thing that I anticipate will be cool, people will think I'm cool too!"
I read a section from Noir at Jeter's website, and it was among the worst tripe i've ever read! I don't expect much artistic taset from slashdot, but this is scraping the bottom of the barrel.
If that segment is any indication of the novel, it will read like cheap, sci-fi infused erotica, with too many similies that are poorly executed. If i want to read science fiction, I'll go back to the writers who knew how to do it right, Gibson, Heinlein and Bradbury.
Disclaimer: I haven't read the entire book. If you want to give me an informed opinion, but it for me, because I'll never waste my money on that crap.
apparently my graphics card isn't up to the challenge.
gibson's article was probably very little more than a plug for the new book. timing is everything you know.
Amen to the gameplay factor! It's a rare game indeed that is as fun to watch as it is to play. personally, i like the creatures, the cow is definately the funniest! the miracles and crazy leashes are pretty fun too.
i was pretty sad to find out that my 3 month old pc wouldn't run this game . . . i guess i'll have to wait for the playstation version. but, from what i've seen of the gesture system, and the controls, how the hell are they going to modify them for the playstation? an analog stick can only do so much.
as much as i wantto be fucked and stupid at the same time. . .
Seriously though, if the aliens came, youcan be sure Bill Gates would be there to get an exclusive agreement to develop software to meet their needs. Microsoft would sell out planet earth, just like the weird conspiracy guys in the X-Files. (I'm still waiting for them to admit that cancer man is bill gates' grandfather.)
Amen, Persist.
The only thing I can't find on the internet is decent fanart of Legend of Dragoon. Anything else is easy when you know what search engines to use, or even which sites might link to the stuff you want.