._. I thought the ending of FFX was sadder.

I was also more saddened by Agro's sacrifice in Shadow of the Colossus. I was very attached to that horse when he saved Wander's ass. T_T Really, just the whole ending of that game makes me sadder than Aeris' death did. You don't even learn that much about the kid, but watching all these silly little quirks Wander had, like the way he ran kinda funny, didn't swim all that great, and actually stayed down for a couple minutes after getting smashed to the ground just made him that more endearing to me. Then you watch all of his efforts seemingly go to waste, and when you find that they were not in vain, he isn't even there to really see it.

Maybe he shouldn't be playing M-rated games if he's violent because of them.

Personally, I think the idea that violent games exacerbate the youth violence issue is bunk. Everything really does boil down to parent responsibility. If it affects your kid, something is wrong with them and they SHOULDN'T be playing them. Especially not after you've already taught them the difference between the game and life.

I either learned said difference at a very early age, or came to understand it on my own, because I played Doom II when I was six and seven, and while I seem to have very violent tendencies, I am, in all actuality, a pacifist. I cannot bring myself to seriously hurt another person or animal, as much as I may think about it, and I'm pretty sure that if I did, I would hate myself for it. I'm pretty sure that, like myself, most people use violent games as a form of stress relief.

I remember finding a study once, two or three years ago, that showed that violent crimes in teens went down after the launch of the PlayStation. If I could find where that was published, I'd offer a link, but I can't even remember what the hell name it carried. ._.

(Romanian, likely badly translated at that)

Am continua să uit ce vine de la faptul că jocul.

(I continue to forget what game that comes from.)

In Soviet Russia, meals cook you!

Yoshikazu Iwamoto - Hifumi Hachigaeshi

I think that idea has the potential to be pretty spiffy. *nod nod* Especially in what I've seen of your art style. I wish I could offer some critique, but I can't think of a bloomin' thing. My only suggestion is in concern with what you use to capture these works, because the focus on some of them makes it hard to discern what your lines are doing. I had to take a photo of a couple of my pictures before, so I understand the difficulty that comes with getting a clear and well-lit shot.

Thanks for commenting on my stuff, by the way. I can't wait to see what else you plan on posting here; maybe I'll have some actual artistic advice to offer then. :3

Good to know. *chuckle*

I'll take the tarantula, even if I'm wicked arachniphobic. D: At least if I sit still enough the spider won't bite me. ...Though technically I guess that could also be considered a torture. Hunh. ._.

Would you rather be stranded on an island with no shelter and giant super mosquitos, or trapped in a cave with no light and bats everywhere?

Virgin Black - Opera De Romanci: I. Stare

Claude Debussy - Valse Romantique

This one's a tough choice, because my idea of an RPG is a little broader than a lot of people accept. I also love most of mine to death. ._.; But, currently, my favorites would have to be Okami and Soul Nomad (Mmm... Nippon Ichi).

Virgin Black - Lacrimosa (I am Blind With Weeping)

...I'm a giant sucker for gothic symphonic. ._.

In Soviet Russia, water drink you.

Since the word in is missing, I'd be a hurricane, because I'd do a lot of wind damage, AND some flooding while I was at it.

Would you rather have an eye plucked out of your head, or get one of your legs picked off progressively by bone (Starting with the toes)?

Eat the ten cockroaches. It's actually a delicacy in some places, and if I can't stomach them out of sheer horror, then I guess I'll just throw up, but I'll live and it won't hurt. I'd also have them roasted so they're a little less gross. They can also be the little ones, and not the gigantic terrors of Africa. ._o

Would you rather... hmm... Spend a few hours in a waste water treatment plant (the smell is extremely potent, sticks to you, and stays with you for the rest of the day), or get dropped into a sloshy compost unit with rotting carcasses (some possibly diseased) as well as foods?

In Soviet Russia, Pokemon choose you!
In Soviet Russia, book read you!

s'tI a emordnilap! 8D (secaF od ton krow ni esrever. revE. ...lleW. yakO. semitemoS. tuB ton taht eno.)

Invasion~! Hah, not really. I just feel like contributing, since I'm on almost every night.

MSN: kiyashi_wandering_samurai@hotmail.com -or- fegkari@gmail.com
Yahoo: StarFeather_SpikeWing_Enchanter
AIM: Kaidona chan (some jerkface stole my name. > : |)
Googletalk: Fegkari

For a long while I had abandoned AIM, but since my move to Linux, Pidgin's had me logged into everything, which helps since half my friends only have AIM. : | Personally I hate the thing, but at least I don't have to deal with their software eating my computer like the greedy little bastard it is anymore.

If I'm in Windows for any reason, you're most likely to catch me on, actually, any of those. Hunh. ._. I have a secondary Yahoo too, but I left that out, and that's the one that stays logged in on the actual Yahoo client.

EDIT: Damn typoes. : |

ll'I eb tsenoh. s'tI a tib reisae ot epyt eht elohw ecnetnes ni esrever. tA tsael rof em ti si. I evah na reisae emit gnidaer meht taht yaw, oot.

I'm about as far into the dark on TRICO's place in the timeline as you are. It's still pretty early to glean much of anything about it, but as you've seen from the comments on that video, people are already throwing a ridiculous amount of speculation about on that, who that kid is, what the gryphon's purpose is (for some reason people think it looks part dog, I don't see it : |), and whether or not it's going to be a total flop.

I have high hopes for it, personally. Shadow of the Colossus was incredible, and I'm sure I'd feel the same way about ICO. Considering Team Ico's track record, as small as it is, the stakes are pretty high.

I'm going to be honest, since it's come up--when I first heard of the concept of Kingdom Hearts, I scrunched my nose at it. I thought the idea of Square and Disney teaming up was an extremely bad idea, and while I liked the first two games for the PS2 (I bought the first one for the sake of skepticism), I still sometimes get the feeling that it was Kingdom Hearts that made Squaresoft merge with Enix. The games are fun--I don't know if I would quite go so far as to call them great--but there are minor details rampant throughout them that drive me nuts, and they're all Disney-based.

I have no idea how I feel about this installment right now. It's too early for me to really judge, but I do hope that, by the standards the first game set, this one will not be a disappointment.