March 2, 2007
March 3, 2007
March 9, 2007
March 2, 2007
Well, I see why people have been saying that Rogue Galaxy is like Star Wars; you've got your slightly brainless hero from a desert planet, space ships (although I admit, these look quite different from the Star Wars-type ships), zipping around on crazy little flying things, C3P0 copy (now available in dull grey!), and...weird mole-like thing with a Scottish accent. Not so sure about that last one, but whatever.
I'm having mild problems with the heroine, though. She was well on her way to a possibly major plot revelation when her ADHD kicked in - "You don't look like a bounty hunter. I bet you're a fake - ooh, look at the shiny!"
The fact that she's the captain's daughter isn't helping matters too much; of course, women can never be pirates unless they're following their Daddy around. Le sigh.
March 3, 2007
Why does the little girl have nipple decorations?
I mean, really. Look at those things. They're one step away from tassels; I half-expect that I'd find them scrolling through Cirque du Soleil's "Zumanity" boutique.
She doesn't even have boobs, for Christ's sake. I can only assume that those things are there to draw attention, but there's nothing to draw attention to. She looks like she's about twelve; she's probably supposed to be a bit older than that, because she has that crazy boyfriend guy who looks like he's about twenty (he needs to put some clothes on, by the way. What does he think he is, a damn lingerie model?), and I'm trying to pretend that that sort of relationship can't possibly be canonical in a mainstream game, even if it is from Japan. Obviously I am lying to myself, but I would like to keep a little bit of my sanity, if at all possible.
Anyway, what was I talking about? Oh yes, boobs. I can't decide which is worse: the decorations for Miri's boobs or the little targets that Norma's wearing.
I guess these little details are for the fanboys, although I very much doubt that they care what's covering the boobs so long as they're there (in which case some people may find Miri rather disappointing). I really don't think the little decorations are necessary.
March 9, 2007
Random thoughts:
-Judging by the shitfit Lilika threw when dealing with MIO, I'm going to take a wild guess and say that she would not do well at the DMV. Or at a highschool. Or anywhere else that presents even the mildest irritation. In fact, she'd probably flunk out of anger management training, and it kind of sucks that I had to battle my way out of that bloody dungeon because of her lack of self-restraint. Still, I kind of wish that she'd gotten a few swings in at MIO before the cops showed up.
-Is it wrong that every time I hear Dr. Pocacchio's name (however the hell it's spelled), I think of a fluffy little puppy from Sanrio? Also, why am I supposed to care about his angelic little turd of a son that Steve appears to be possessed by? He's annoying. The only reason I wish he hadn't died is because if he was alive, I wouldn't be subjected to all the bloody scenes with the twerp acting like one of those cherubic bastards from Victorian novels.
I'd also like to discuss the Insectrons. Now, I very much enjoy this minigame; I love picking up bugs and naming them things like EMOPANTS (that one's a cutterpiller), GIRLYMAN, and UTERUS. But that's not the point. The point is that these little bugs eat and eat and eat like no other creature their size should be able to. One of them can finish of an entire melon or a bunch of bananas and then do it again ten minutes later.
Clearly, the reason these bugs are being captured and forced to fight one another is so that they don't eat their way through all of the vegetation on Juraika, not to mention all the other planets around there. Rosa probably looked just like Juraika once upon a time, until the Insectrons got to it. If the bugs weren't killing each other on a chess board, they'd take over the universe. Just like Pinky and the Brain before them, they're planning to escape from their plastic prison to kill their tormentors and lead the Insectron Revolution!
Clearly they have not yet realized that all they need to do is make some babies and they can fly off into the sunset. (Unless they're the kind of bug where the female kills the male after sex, in which case I can understand their hesitation.)