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Cara Zeltina  90                  Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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| Ah, good ol' fourth of july.. The one day of the year we're allowed to blow stuff up without getting yelled at. Fun indeed. | |||
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Cara Zeltina 90 Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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| I don't know how people ever get involved in hacking, but are too uncreative to come up with a title for their own work.. (Or, they do come up with one but it completely sucks and is unoriginal.) But then.. This is the SMW forum.. | |||
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Cara Zeltina 90  Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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| In my experience, the GameShark is somewhat inherently unstable a device to begin with, and I have lived through several of them just.. burning out on me. Or their internal memory somehow buggering up and causing crashes when trying to load the saved code list..
In short, it is probably a lost cause I think.. |
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Cara Zeltina 90 Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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| I was actually extremely disappointed that we didn't get to experience the original RE4 story.. Where Leon was infected by some unknown disease, going insane, and trying to rescue Sherry. (Which we were left hanging on, really..)
I love the RE4 we got mind you, very fun gameplay, but the story is.. eh. The whole president's daughter stuff and such, it feels so corny. (I know, RE is rather corny to begin with, but this was pushing it to a new level of corny.) The game I see in the video there looks very neat, and I'd have loved to have gotten the chance to play it.. A shame we never will. |
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Cara Zeltina 90 Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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| It rained here as well.. And it is is still raining. And by raining I mean a freaking down pour, not some little drizzle. So eh, couldn't do a damned thing tonight no matter how badly we wanted. Maybe we'll do something tomorrow.. | |||
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Cara Zeltina 90 Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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| To be honest, I don't care too very much for your overworld graphics.. The design of the overworld seems pretty solid, but the graphics don't entirely feel at home with the original. (Or if you were trying to go with a new look entirely, I'd suggest phasing out the original overworld tiles entirely at some point before release, using your own custom tiles in their place so it all better melds together..)
The level designs look pretty nice though, and I love some of your concepts here.. The King Boo sprite looks awesome, and I can see that would be a fun level (levels?) right there. Overall, I'd say you've done a good job.. My initial reaction was not quite as positive though, (From the old screenshots) I must admit, since I think my standards were raised pretty high by your prior (harsh, but true) criticism of past hacks.. However, aside from my distaste for the (semi) clashing overworld, I can't honestly deny that you've got a decent hack in the works here. |
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Cara Zeltina 90 Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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| Or you could just go to http://www.emutalk.net/ and download the majority of released texture packs there? It is under the 1964 section for those too lazy to explore the forums.. | |||
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Cara Zeltina 90  Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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Originally posted by Raccoon Sam I agree, most are. Some aren't that bad though.. When people actually try to fit it in with the game theme and the graphical limitations. (Unfortunately, this isn't very often.) Regardless though, the whole concept of it is great since it allows you to use much higher resolution textures than normally plausible, and without the effort of needing to hard edit them into the ROM. |
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Cara Zeltina 90 Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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Originally posted by Alastor the StylishOriginally posted by HyperMackerelDo you earnestly believe that the original graphics were somehow generated by spending five minutes copying graphics from an editor?Originally posted by Alastor the StylishOriginally posted by HyperMackerelNo it isn't. To say that it is is to say that ameteurs count more than professionals. HH's point = Copying graphics from a game is something anyone can do, complaining about permission from another person who ripped them before you is asinine.. You can't hold any ripper responsible for permission over the graphics. However, custom graphics from someone in the community you can actually ask and “should” ask permission for before using it. Your point = Regardless, everyone is copying original work without permission anyway; and to copy professional work without permission should be no different than copying something from someone in the community without permission. (It all boils down to the same deal.) And you’re entirely right from this perspective, and I don’t think anyone can feasibly argue the point without it simply just.. going over their head. The only difference I see is that you cannot reasonably ask the permission of the pro's (for numerous reasons) but you can ask permission from someone in the community easily enough if you try. Now, personally I don't give a rat’s ass about rips, SMW, or anything else regarding this, but yea. There is a slight situational difference. Personally, I wouldn't give a damn if someone took the graphics out of one of my hacks without asking me, though I would appreciate some kind of nod in my direction for it. (Not that it reeeeally matters on the internet, since your online persona is drown in a sea of anonymity anyway.) The difference is really just a fine line though, so fine that it is pretty ridiculous to even bring it up unless someone prior states that they flat out don’t want whomever to use so-and-so graphics and they go and do it anyway. It can also be argued that since it is not feasible to ask the pro’s for their work, one should simply not use rips at all and work with only community graphics. This is probably an excellent time however, to ring in that we are on a ROM hacking forum and what we’re doing isn’t entirely within the boundaries of legality anyway, morals and personal feelings are very bent and morphed here for “fun.” The moral of my rant would simply be, when examined logistically (Alastor’s tried and true method) we see that quite a few people act irrationally and just plain silly and over protective of their work that was just meant to be.. you know, for fun anyway? |
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Cara Zeltina 90 Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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Originally posted by The Kins Well yes, but we didn't even need to point that out, now did we? It should be common sense. |
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Cara Zeltina 90 Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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| It isn't that standards are set too high.. It is just that, most of the people who have been in the community for a long time now simply have matured beyond the trivial drool that so many new "hackers" proclaim as "nice." In truth, a majority of that old stuff is like today's new stuff - crap. It always was crap, always will be crap.
Even then I think we knew it was crap, we just considered it "neat" because we didn't know how far we could reach out and make a difference at the time.. In recent years, we know how far are limitations are.. And we've lived through the crap for so damned long that is is just starting to come to the point where we detest it.. So essentially, standwards weren't raised exactly.. It is just people have always done poorly, and continue to do so. I don't think "crap" was ever the standard, just regarded as "interesting" a long time ago when we first started out. |
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Cara Zeltina 90 Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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Originally posted by asdfOriginally posted by Grey Keyword is.. remakes. And a lot of people actually find voices to be obnoxius in those games, and not a quality feature to boast about.  Even if the dubbing was decent, I don't really think anyone cares, it is still a rehash of an old game. (And sometimes simplicity IS superior, you know?)
Not saying the game is bad, but Grey had a point. Besides, the PSP is just outright doing terrible.. I haven't owned a handheld in years mind you, but I find it pathetically sad that the main positive point anyone has about it, is that they can hack it to do stuff it wasn't designed for. And of course, Sony seems to be doing everything they can to prevent that too; so essentially it just becomes a paper weight. Yea, there might be a game or two that's decent. But was it reeeeeally worth what it cost? Especially if you consider that the homebrew stuff wasn't even meant to be a viable option in Sony's mind. (I find it a terrible arguement when someone thinks the handheld is good for its homebrew capabilities.. that's like breaking a fine glass bottle and saying its great because it makes an excellent weapon, in spite of the fact it is shattered and useless for its original purpose.) |
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Cara Zeltina 90 Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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Originally posted by Jilkon See, I don't give a rats ass about new media formats. Especially not blu-ray which probab;y won't even see its full potential used for years yet.. Yea, Sony says they're thinking ahead, but that's still damn useless to me right now for such a hefty price tag, eh? And I'm almost certain they will have a PS4 in the works by the time it is really going places.. As for its other media features.. Why the hell would I want them? I'm buying a console for gaming here, I don't care about movies or what not; I mean I'm not saying I've never used my PS2 to play movies before but.. I didn't BUY it for that, and I certainly don't like paying extra for these features I don't care about.. Take away all that crap and give me the gaming console by itself and there we go, I'm willing to buy it. (Because it will be a reasonable price then.) But with all the junk attached and the huge pricetag, I see no reason to even consider buying the PS3 right now.. I might get one later if the price starts sinking, and I mean sinking, but damned if I'll buy one anytime near launch.. Meanwhile, I will probablyget a Wii due to its excellent price and due to the fact I'm actually seeing plenty of stuff for it I'd enjoy playing. (I can't see much for the PS3 yet that interests me, and the 360 just seems to be following the original Xbox...) Originally posted by acillatem98 Even if it cost as much as the 360, it would still be cheaper than the PS3.. And there is no way the console would cost more than that, they aren't goinf the way of Sony and sticking needless hardware in there.. So anything higher for the Wii than that would be ridiculous. This said, if it were as expensive as the PS3? Probably no one would.. If it were as much as the 360? I doubt the numbers would change very much.. As it stands, the mondo-huge pricetag Sony has is just killing any hope for them in competing this time around.. Nintendo is actually pulling off some nice things this go around, and I haven't really heard any negative feedback regarding them. (Even people not interested in the Wii seem to comend the big N on their work here.) So basically, the Wii is going to do so well because people both love the price and what it offers. You can't beat that. Sony is going to have to suffer a loss for awhile longer before they pick up running speed again. (If even.) And Microsoft.. eh, I don't know if they even care, they'll just throw money at it to keep it alive forever if they need to, they have unlimited resources practically so it'll never truly be a failure. (Even with its sometimes lackluster results.) (edited by Cara Zeltina on 07-15-06 12:57 PM) |
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Cara Zeltina 90 Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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Originally posted by Ogre Problem with Sephiroth is.. That is never conveyed especially clearly, and the story never gives any decent focus to HIS perspective of things. Worse, his character (before he found out what he really was) was pretty darn reasonable it seemed.. For him to suddenly just snap as he did seems almost outright ridiculous.. You can speculate that is was the Jenova cells within him that more or less controlled his actions.. but even if that is true, I find it interesting they didn't react sooner somehow and that he made no effort to resist the change. (It was more the opposite, he embraced it for no logical reason.) As for Kefka? Eh, Kefka was just batshit insane as Ziff mentioned earlier I think. His character isn't really suppose to be thought provoking, just some nutjob that gets away with hell and destroys the world over.. just cause he can. There is no why there really, so yea.. (As for why he is insane at all, read above as it was already addressed before me.) I wouldn't say he's worth idolizing anyway, but I can relate more to just plain insane\evil characters more than I can people like Sephiroth.. Sephiroth makes so little sense, even with all the pieces together. (I think Advent Children made it worse, too. He was quoted as wanting to basically do the same crap as his mother too, riding a meteorite and flying into other planets to ruin them, blah blah..) And while on that note, I don't think it was so much reverting the world into the lifestream, so much as just outright destroying it. Either way it kills everyone, but the former almost sounds like some kind of superior ideology.. Sephy just wanted everyone to die cause his mama was mistreated. As for FFXI.. I love you for that comment. <3 I spent a long time playing that game and left very, very bitter. Terrible game design, all work and very little reward.. Story is few and far in-between, community sucks, economy is inherently unstable and inflated.. Items are ridiculously hard to come by, and money isn't easily earned - even through crafting.. It is basically just a long grind.. And not just a long grind, but a long grind where you follow the same exact pattern everywhere - because your party refuses to try something new. ... Oh and crabs, lots of crabs. Originally posted by witeasprinwow Cloud was the most angst character.. ever. His memory plot wasn't compelling, you're right.. but worse, it was mostly pointless. It was a plot twist that really didn't twist anything interesting.. We could have gone without it entirely and the game would have made about the same amount of sense.. What's more, the whole Zack thing could have been filled in a numerous amount of different ways.. And also, why the hell did Tifa never even MENTION this to Cloud prior to his psycho memory lane trip? She wasn't that dense, she remembered it better than he, if not entirely so. She just let him go on pretending basically.. Which is just mind boggling really. VII fails in many ways despite being a fun game. (edited by Cara Zeltina on 07-16-06 04:51 PM) |
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Cara Zeltina 90 Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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| $60 a month? And 20GB space? Huh, I know you can get a server with like.. 50GB space for $10 a month these days and with decent to great bandwidth if you look around enough. Not that I care about the ad's mind ya.. I don't, they don't bother me in the least. But that seems kinda expensive for all the server does. |
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Cara Zeltina 90 Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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Originally posted by XkeeperOriginally posted by Cara Zeltinadedicated, e.g. we can run whatever we want on it. Hmm. Well I suppose.. Whatever works for you all, though less money to worry about, the better. |
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Cara Zeltina 90 Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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Originally posted by Racer Xeo Yeah, as I was making my point above.. the whole book thing just looked like a snap decision really, which seemed illogical for the premise of his character up to that moment. (I don't really get how Cloud went angsty either, seemed Zack was the only guy who stayed level headed.. and the fool gets shot to death, way to go Square! Kill off anyone even hinting at being reasonable!) And I'd agree about Barret, he had some mildly interesting character to him that everyone else lacked.. But at the same time, he was also just an asshole, and obviously meant as comic relief through much of the game. (Which cheapened any decent structure he had very quickly.) Tifa was poorly constructed. (Well, except for her chest.) Aeris was just.. so damn predictable. Cait Sith has to be one of the worst designed characters ever in the history of gaming.. And Cid was.. uh, hmm. Cid's plot seemed completely out of left field in comparison to the rest of the game, I guess? It just didn't mesh in well.. Red might have been a lot more interesting had his plot been thicker.. You really get one visit to his home that serves any meaning to him and that's the end of it. Vincent and Yuffie were just treated as optionals, leaving them without any real substance at all.. Although I did like Vincent in spite of this, for some reason.. *shrugs* Originally posted by Racer Xeo Well.. Not saying I disagree, because I don't.. Buuut.. It was suppose to be that way, ya know? The world ended (Hence, World of "Ruin") basically, and everyone got split up. There wasn't meant to be much left to go to, or many lofty goals to seek out. The whole premise was executed perfectly.. Your character wakes up in a ruined world with nothing left to lose, nothing to do. So what then..? Might as well seek out old friends and try to blow up Kefka. Even if you die trying, who cares? World is screwed anyway, right? Yeah, there could have been more sub-plots there, but essentially that was meant to be the end of the game, and collecting your allies was mostly optional. (You didn't need to get everyone, if I recall.) So it was more about wrapping things up with the story than anything else. Admitingly, this might have hurt the gameplay.. but the plot went unhindered. |
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Cara Zeltina 90 Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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Originally posted by witeasprinwowOriginally posted by Cara Zeltina VI is one of those games you just can get into, and I liked what there was of the plot. (And certain aspects as stated above were executed very well.) But I must agree, it lacked a lot of stuff as well.. To be honest though, I can't think of a single game in the series that hasn't had its upsides and downsides, though.. I just can't find one that truly shines without some equally glaring issue staring back at me.. Originally posted by AdamantOriginally posted by Rydain I'm not sure those changes are a bad thing.. Well, maybe not the "hold down A for insta-win" thing, but, really.. FF1 isn't exactly a grand or exciting game, and in fact it was ridiculously hard whenever I tried to play it in the past.. The whole game just pissed me off, so something easier and a more logical magical system is not - in my opinion - a bad thing.. Keeping it the same for purist sake is pretty silly considering it is a pretty dated game by todays standards and not really very fun anymore.. Its battle system sucked, its story was weak, it.. well really those are the only two aspects an FF title has to show for itself! If they hadn't tweaked it, I don't think as many would have tried it.. It just isn't that great a game anymore. (Albeit, somewhat interesting at the time it was made.) Edit: And damned if that quote tag didn't want to close.. (edited by Cara Zeltina on 07-17-06 07:27 PM) |
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Cara Zeltina 90 Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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Originally posted by Raccoon SamOriginally posted by Alastor the Stylish You underestimate the average stupidity witnessed on this forum.. It is hard to tell when someone is just an idiot and making a blatently sarcastic remark sometimes. (Especially in the above case.) So yea.. Someone actually being "that dumb" is actually commonplace here. |
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Cara Zeltina 90 Since: 05-11-06 Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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Originally posted by asdfOriginally posted by HyperMackerel And l So yea, it is pointless in and of itself. If you really absolutely need to get your joke across somehow (to inform people you aren't serious) then use smilies. Not that I really like those too much either, but they at least serve a purpose in translating the tone of a user.. |
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