I was on my bus home and watching the new community comments video when a guy sat down in front of me. I noticed he was watching the community comments video too! I talked to him briefly, but unfortunately my stop was the next stop. It was still a really cool coincidence. This happened in Ottawa, Ontario btw.
@Torigasa-Reta Umm, no? 99% of the games I play are Japanese in origin, I took Japanese courses in University, and watch more anime than is healthy. Heck, NeoGAF as a whole leaned heavily on Japanese games. I just don't support hate speech and harassment and that's what GG is, it has nothing to do with Japan.
@ToonLink Exactly. You can't fight hatred by ignoring it, it only grows more rampant if you do.
I am probably one of the biggest fans of the series out there, if only because I like EVERY SINGLE game in the series. No exceptions. Though I will admit to having not played some of the spinoffs all the way through. On any given day I would tell you my favorite game in the series and it would be different the next day, and the next, etc. If I had to choose which I liked the least of the mainline games (which I still love!) I'd say I, II, III, and XIII. I, II and III just have some issues with how they aged and are a bit too simplistic sometimes. XIII... I still love almost everything about it, but the EXTREME linearity even beyond X is almost painful.
Still, I've never been able to comrehend actually HATING a game in the series, or even any of the characters. It's such a good series.
I personally am a HUGE fan of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles. I will sing that game praises to the high heavens for days. Yes it took a lot of effort to set up, but sitting around with your buddies and playing four person FFCC was so rewarding. Working together with your spells, taking on different playstyles, and choosing the careers of your parents to get the ultimate equips. Satisfying.
As Huber is a huge wrestling fan, there is no way he does not love Kyle being a heel like this.
Go Xenogears! Nothing can stop your godly soundtrack and incredible, convoluted, incomplete, generational story.
Or as a meme would say: what games have given you feels?
I think the king of this for me are the Mother games. Especially Mother 3, but Earthbound is no slouch at pulling your heart strings either. As far as newer games go, Undertale definitely has emotional moments in spades.
An odd one is Kingdom Hearts, the series itself does have some emotional moments, but nothing is quite as emotional as the menu music: Dearly Beloved. The intro movies are also very good at making you feel invested before the game even begins.
I love this community too. It feels like having a huge group of friends from around the world, even those I don't recognize yet feel like friends.
I am Fou-Lu over at Neogaf. I am honestly in shock over the potential loss of that site. It has been my main source of gaming news and discussion for 10 years. No matter its flaws the size of the community, quality of OTs, and level of discussion was/is second to none in video games. The loss of the Essential RPG, EZA OT, what JRPG are you playing, and various game OT threads are a huge blow for me. Plus the amount of love for lesser known gems was a beautiful thing. Say what you will about its 'far-left' leanings and heavy handed moderation, but it kept out the GamerGate crazies quite efficiently. I can't see anywhere replacing it effectively.
@DMCMaster People were banned for supporting gamergate, which is a hate movement. Not for "just wanting to have a discussion". If sexism and hate are the kind of 'opinions' I have to respect to be on these forums then it is probably not the right place for me.
In the last three years I have played almost exclusively JRPGs from the SNES/Genesis to PS2/Gamecube eras. Some of them I had played before but never completed, quite a few I hadn't even played at all. It really brought back my love for gaming in a BIG way.
Absol and Volcarona. I never thought I'd be able to say that about a bug type, but damn that thing is just awesome. It has great in game abilities and it looks badass.
I think the Final Fantasy series as a whole has the best music in the industry, but if we are going by single games then Chrono Cross's soundtrack is pure genius.
Carmichael is the pseudonym I've been using for my blog. No real reason for choosing it.
I'm really excited to have an official place to talk EZA! You guys are by far my favourite source for gaming dicussion and also the only people I can watch play games without getting bored. I'm at a point in my life where I have realized I have more passion for video games than anything else and that I may need to switch career paths. It is great to be able to see what you guys do and enjoy and that there are other things a video game lover can do than just be a dev. Thanks for all your amazing content guys!
Canada, currently British Columbia, but moving to Ottawa in a month for grad school.
I was going to bring up Shadow Hearts and Suikoden, but that has been done for me rather quickly so...
DARK CLOUD and BREATH OF FIRE! Both series are dead but both were incredible in their time. Miss them dearly.
Oh and I shouldn't forget Okage: Shadow King, everyone else did. Game is incredibly charming though.
D.Va is by far the most fun to play for me, her mobility is so enjoyable. After that it is McCree I suppose.
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I can't believe he guessed the final gym leader. What in the world. I guess it was less obvious at the time, but props to Brandon.
I can't believe Kyle managed to keep a straight face when Brandon guessed right. Wonder if he saw it coming and had already steeled himself.
Yeah there is no way I could have kept a straight face there.
As for the trading evolution debate... I really feel Kyle should just tell Jones if he hasn't asked to trade by the end of the game. Maybe even before the Elite Four.
Brandon Plays Pokemon is quite likely my favourite EZA show. Every episode is just so full of amazing moments and as a huge Pokemon fan I can totally understand the feelings Kyle gets while he sits there and talks to Brandon.