I would much rather see Elfman do the score. I have yet to see a composition of his age poorly. On the other hand, I've seen countless instances where "cutting edge electronic music" sounds worthless and un-interesting in less than half a decade.
Batman deserves a classical composition, not pounding drum/bass jungle beats.
You need to understand that surviving as a species and surviving as a civilization are two different things. There are absolutely NO threats to our species on a large scale (with the exeption of outside factors such as Nuclear Anihilation, Ecological Destruciton, or Gigantic Meteors). The "Quality" of humans as a species, while arguably stagnant, is certainly not biologically on the decline. That being said, physical and mental disability are present in ALL species of animal, and chromosomal abnormality is present in ALL forms of life. This is mutation, NOT evolution. Secondly, the disabled rarely procreate. Its not like we are breeding a race of mongoloid mutants. Support and compassion are what make us human, beyond our Dioxyribonucleic makeup. When we stop supporting and caring for those that are not able to care for ourselves, we do more for the species than "Good Breeding" could ever do.
I'm usually not one to wander off-topic, but I hate Xenogears more than any other game I've played or book that I've read. Through the first 68 or so hours, it is the deepest, most involved story I have seen in a video game. You really feel like you are affecting these peoples lives, even if the game is static and linear. Then all of the sudden near the end of the game, instead of doing things yourself, you are told what goes on and what happens. UGH!! This is quite possibly the most frustrating game ever. To be so good to invest so much time into it only to have the story taken out of your hands. If they were going to try this kind of story telling, they should have put it at the beginning, where we hadn't gotten spoiled by such a great game.
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It was all Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. I'd love to see it on the big screen as well, but give credit where credit is due.
I would much rather see Elfman do the score. I have yet to see a composition of his age poorly. On the other hand, I've seen countless instances where "cutting edge electronic music" sounds worthless and un-interesting in less than half a decade. Batman deserves a classical composition, not pounding drum/bass jungle beats.
I think there is a definite difference between humanity showing compassion and natural elimination, don't you?
You need to understand that surviving as a species and surviving as a civilization are two different things. There are absolutely NO threats to our species on a large scale (with the exeption of outside factors such as Nuclear Anihilation, Ecological Destruciton, or Gigantic Meteors). The "Quality" of humans as a species, while arguably stagnant, is certainly not biologically on the decline. That being said, physical and mental disability are present in ALL species of animal, and chromosomal abnormality is present in ALL forms of life. This is mutation, NOT evolution. Secondly, the disabled rarely procreate. Its not like we are breeding a race of mongoloid mutants. Support and compassion are what make us human, beyond our Dioxyribonucleic makeup. When we stop supporting and caring for those that are not able to care for ourselves, we do more for the species than "Good Breeding" could ever do.
Copyright laws do.
I'm usually not one to wander off-topic, but I hate Xenogears more than any other game I've played or book that I've read. Through the first 68 or so hours, it is the deepest, most involved story I have seen in a video game. You really feel like you are affecting these peoples lives, even if the game is static and linear. Then all of the sudden near the end of the game, instead of doing things yourself, you are told what goes on and what happens. UGH!! This is quite possibly the most frustrating game ever. To be so good to invest so much time into it only to have the story taken out of your hands. If they were going to try this kind of story telling, they should have put it at the beginning, where we hadn't gotten spoiled by such a great game.
I figured that the "proffessional gamer" was a reference to Thresh, the most well known Quake player in the world.