Local game shops do the same thing. The buyback value is always determined by how likely they think they are of being able to sell the game again, and whether the kid behind the counter is your friend or not.
He just used a few more words than that. It'd be nice if this blog entry actually had a video of the interview instead of the author only giving bits and pieces and interjecting his own interpretation everywhere.
That was just the problem I had with IX - I got the impression with all the "the crystal has returned" promotional crap they were running at the time that they were hoping they could lure people in with crystals and 4-person parties and that would be it. The music was nondescript, the story was borderline terrible, and the game was overall way too easy. I love Final Fantasy, but IX was the one game I regretted ever spending money on.
1 - The boss fights involve a modicum of strategy, but more importantly they're actually tough. Having a boss fight completely exhaust all my characters' MP and all the items in my inventory isn't something I've really enjoyed since Lunar: Eternal Blue.
2 - Think the politics of Final Fantasy Tactics without the religious tie-in. It's an "us vs. the empire" story that isn't just about you chasing after a madman like in Final Fantasy VI, you're actually working towards kicking the empire out and establishing your country's independence. There is no ridiculous love story and (in my opinion) all the characters are sufficiently different and interesting in their own way. JMO, but they've taken all the best elements out of the previous games and made a good story out of them.
3 - I haven't played nearly all the way through (only 25 hours in so far) but from what I've seen you're perfectly free to customize your characters just about any way you want - in terms of what weapons they can wield, what spells, etc. Storywise not so much though.
One second we're all complaining about computers fucking up the democratic process in this country, the next we're asking for our computers to tell us when we can or cannot play video games. I got two words in response: fuck that.
This also leads me to ask: "Does resolution really matter?"
It absolutely does not. A high-resolution picture of a turd floating in a toilet is still a turd floating in a toilet. And by that I mean the new Gran Tourismo game.
There's a lot of that up here in Nebraska too. General American is the predominant "accent" in these parts and it makes the whole area desirable for somebody who doesn't want to ship their operations overseas.
If you call the companies with bad customer service, they are not allowed to give out the location. Now we know why.
Not because they're afraid you're going to bomb them, but because the majority of the time "customer service" is some call center in Missouri that has support contracts with dozens of clients and they couldn't care less what you think of their client.
Continued as in it existed in 1.5? LEt me repeat my point again: "wtf is this a reason to not upgrade, you already have the problem with the current version."
The point is these problems should be fixed by now. Whether or not the UI is good is subjective, but saying "well, random_problem_024 is worse in 1.5 than it is now" indicates that you're willing to accept any level of mediocrity as long as you can find some way to polish the turd up a bit. People who carry that attitude could stand to learn a bit from Microsoft and their piss-poor handling of Internet Explorer 6.
Hell, I never even agreed to be any citizen of any country. Show me a signature where I did. So therefore, how do any laws apply to him, or me? As far as I'm concerned, if you have no say so in the making of a law, then you have no obligation whatsoever to have to abide by it.
If it's that big of an issue for you, then go buy a private island or something and move there. You're not being forced to live here, you know.
The organization, which is headquartered in Connecticut, focuses its advocacy efforts on consumer rights, anti-games legislation, and a host of other public policy concerns as well as providing substantial community, educational, and affinity benefits to its members--from discounts on subscriptions and game rentals and purchases to education, employment assistance, and insider access to industry news and events. - http://www.theeca.com/about_eca.htm
Damn straight they a political organization, Chuck.
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If you think that's bad, the original was worse: a box with a sliding CD tray front and center.
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Keep pumping the sunshine there champ, and if you happen to have a PS3 by March 2007 let us all know how it is.
Local game shops do the same thing. The buyback value is always determined by how likely they think they are of being able to sell the game again, and whether the kid behind the counter is your friend or not.
Great, so instead of /.'ing her website we're going to /. her phone instead. :)
He just used a few more words than that. It'd be nice if this blog entry actually had a video of the interview instead of the author only giving bits and pieces and interjecting his own interpretation everywhere.
How am I supposed to determine anything with 30 seconds of footage? Why am I only being shown what somebody else wants me to see?
That was just the problem I had with IX - I got the impression with all the "the crystal has returned" promotional crap they were running at the time that they were hoping they could lure people in with crystals and 4-person parties and that would be it. The music was nondescript, the story was borderline terrible, and the game was overall way too easy. I love Final Fantasy, but IX was the one game I regretted ever spending money on.
1 - The boss fights involve a modicum of strategy, but more importantly they're actually tough. Having a boss fight completely exhaust all my characters' MP and all the items in my inventory isn't something I've really enjoyed since Lunar: Eternal Blue.
2 - Think the politics of Final Fantasy Tactics without the religious tie-in. It's an "us vs. the empire" story that isn't just about you chasing after a madman like in Final Fantasy VI, you're actually working towards kicking the empire out and establishing your country's independence. There is no ridiculous love story and (in my opinion) all the characters are sufficiently different and interesting in their own way. JMO, but they've taken all the best elements out of the previous games and made a good story out of them.
3 - I haven't played nearly all the way through (only 25 hours in so far) but from what I've seen you're perfectly free to customize your characters just about any way you want - in terms of what weapons they can wield, what spells, etc. Storywise not so much though.
Dude, you're not kidding. I thought Larsa was a petite woman until it was actually explained that he is really a young boy.
Why would they spend $500 on a report to help them get it?
God forbid somebody should be allowed to choose what they put on their computer.
One second we're all complaining about computers fucking up the democratic process in this country, the next we're asking for our computers to tell us when we can or cannot play video games. I got two words in response: fuck that.
The only thing a dumb idea like that is going to accomplish is making things very awkard at the Thanksgiving table.
Is there really any point to playing golf other than lowering your score?
This also leads me to ask: "Does resolution really matter?"
It absolutely does not. A high-resolution picture of a turd floating in a toilet is still a turd floating in a toilet. And by that I mean the new Gran Tourismo game.
Perhaps you haven't yet realized this is /. you're posting on.
There's a lot of that up here in Nebraska too. General American is the predominant "accent" in these parts and it makes the whole area desirable for somebody who doesn't want to ship their operations overseas.
It isn't really a repeat - the article you linked is about HP being in the process of the acquisition, this one says that the acquisition is complete.
If you call the companies with bad customer service, they are not allowed to give out the location. Now we know why.
Not because they're afraid you're going to bomb them, but because the majority of the time "customer service" is some call center in Missouri that has support contracts with dozens of clients and they couldn't care less what you think of their client.
Continued as in it existed in 1.5? LEt me repeat my point again: "wtf is this a reason to not upgrade, you already have the problem with the current version."
The point is these problems should be fixed by now. Whether or not the UI is good is subjective, but saying "well, random_problem_024 is worse in 1.5 than it is now" indicates that you're willing to accept any level of mediocrity as long as you can find some way to polish the turd up a bit. People who carry that attitude could stand to learn a bit from Microsoft and their piss-poor handling of Internet Explorer 6.
At which point everyone will turn their focus away from privacy on the streets and start screaming about thought crimes instead.
Hell, I never even agreed to be any citizen of any country. Show me a signature where I did. So therefore, how do any laws apply to him, or me? As far as I'm concerned, if you have no say so in the making of a law, then you have no obligation whatsoever to have to abide by it.
If it's that big of an issue for you, then go buy a private island or something and move there. You're not being forced to live here, you know.
The organization, which is headquartered in Connecticut, focuses its advocacy efforts on consumer rights, anti-games legislation, and a host of other public policy concerns as well as providing substantial community, educational, and affinity benefits to its members--from discounts on subscriptions and game rentals and purchases to education, employment assistance, and insider access to industry news and events. - http://www.theeca.com/about_eca.htm
Damn straight they a political organization, Chuck.
As if anybody else's shit doesn't stink.
Ebay. That's where I got mine.