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Nov. 20, 2009
  • Pepsiman thinks somebody should make a crazy romhack version of Tony Hawk: Ride that, you know, makes the game playable and enjoyable.
    13 hours, 55 minutes ago
Nov. 19, 2009
  • 天文学のクラスのために、勉強しようとするけど、感謝祭休みの前に勉強するのはもっと難しくなるよ。ちょっと大変ね?
    19 hours, 16 minutes ago
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Nov. 18, 2009
  • Hmm.... I can't think of a whole lot at the moment. Maybe we should start a group PM with some other people you're interested in doing this with and see what happens from there?
    1 day, 16 hours ago
  • I actually got the PS2 version, which has its own fair share of control issues. I couldn't help but ask most of the time why the game existed to begin with. There's absolutely nothing special about it that tries to remotely justify its existence; everything it has has almost certainly been done before and done much better at that.
    1 day, 17 hours ago
  • Hailinel wrote to Pepsiman
    That's actually how I felt about the game. It looks like an SNES game (which, in retrospect, isn't too surprising since it was allegedly a spiritual successor to the Pocky & Rocky series), but even on the SNES it would have been terrible. And those remote pointer controls...my god.
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    1 day, 18 hours ago
  • Yeah, at first it didn't feel that bad, but after spending more time with the gameplay than I probably should have, there's nothing to really like about that game. It feels like a game that should have been on the SNES, but even on that system, it would have been too barebones and poorly done to be all that acceptable, especially in the controls department. Bleh.
    1 day, 18 hours ago
  • Hailinel wrote to Pepsiman
    If only I had been there to stop you. I bought Heavenly Guardian for $20 last year and still feel ashamed of myself.
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    1 day, 18 hours ago
  • Symphony wrote to Pepsiman
    I was hoping you'd be interested :D I don't have anything specific in mind yet, apart from starting off with coming up with some different awards (not just generic "best music, best graphics, blah blah", but as for deciding which games should win, I'm still trying to figure that out. If a bunch of us just get together and discuss it, we might be discussing them until the end of the year with no conclusion. At the same time just voting seems a bit hollow and empty. I'm certainly open to ideas!
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    1 day, 19 hours ago
  • I'd be game for some doing some coordinated awards stuff. Have you got anything specific in mind yet?
    1 day, 21 hours ago
  • Pepsiman uploaded 22 new images
    1 day, 21 hours ago
  • Pepsiman had a submission approved for Zero Wing for a total of 9,323 points.
    1 day, 22 hours ago
  • Manachild wrote to Pepsiman
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0uqqetEYOA this is what i posted 1:45 onwards lol
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    1 day, 22 hours ago
  • Oh wow, very nice. You should add that to your resume. I'm sure some employer would take that as an endorsement of your skills, haha.
    2 days ago
  • Manachild wrote to Pepsiman
    yeah, there is this korean rapper named outsider. Hes considered to be the fastest rapper in the world. I posted a video of him in action on twitter, then john retweeted it, and so did a bunch of his friends.
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    2 days ago
  • Yeah, now I'm starting to seriously think about getting it. I'll probably end up waiting until the prices drop a bit, but I really love the customization community for the cars, so I don't wanna miss out on that two games in a row.
    2 days, 3 hours ago
  • ZombiePie wrote to Pepsiman
    I'm the same case in that I played the first Forza but haven't played the second one. However I decided to to buy Forza 3 and I think it's the best game not about killing this year.
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    2 days, 3 hours ago
  • Wait, what? Are you serious? ahaha
    2 days, 3 hours ago
  • Manachild wrote to Pepsiman
    Hey pepsiman, how are you? I was just quoted by John Romero on twitter, my life is complete.
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    2 days, 12 hours ago
  • I approve wholeheartedly of that Chie car and then some. I need to actually pick up a copy of Forza 3 since I haven't played any since the first one. Gah.
    2 days, 14 hours ago
  • Heavenly Guardian isn't so much a bad game as it is irrelevant in these times. I read on the GB wiki that it's apparently meant to be a spiritual successor to the Pocky & Rocky games, a series which, while never having actually played any of them, seemed very much so like products of their time. Heavenly Guardian upholds those same problems and as a result feels as though it ...
    2 days, 14 hours ago
  • Pepsiman bought Heavenly Guardian because it was $10 in the Best Buy bargain bin. She still feels ripped off.
    2 days, 15 hours ago
Nov. 17, 2009
  • Pepsiman is contemplating buying a copy of the PC-E version of Zero Wing since it has some pretty damn great music tracks.
    2 days, 23 hours ago
  • We have a Persona 3-specific MegaTen pachinko machine now? At least the theme song is pretty rad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmxWe3v5lRs&feature=sub
    3 days, 14 hours ago
Nov. 16, 2009
  • AgentJ wrote to Pepsiman
    Nope. I was working on my lists when I noticed that it was highlighting a few of your lists on the side. I realized you had decent taste, thus the follow invite
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    3 days, 18 hours ago
  • Oh wow, I wasn't following you already? I would have thought so, but funky.
    3 days, 18 hours ago
Nov. 15, 2009
  • Pepsiman wishes that crick in her neck would bloody go away already.
    5 days, 12 hours ago
Added by Pepsiman on Sept. 17, 2009

Oh man, it's been nearly two months since the last post? Wow, I guess I really was gone for a while. Then I came back and university life resumed within about a day after that. Then Japanese homework came in. Then Scribblenauts came out AND OH GOD MY LIFE IS BEING EATEN UP.
 
It's with that realization that I thought I'd take the time to quickly post another entry, if only to remind people that I am, actually, still alive and that I also wish to blatantly advertise my review of Tales of the Abyss that I just posted here on the site. I'm too mentally worn out to recap my thoughts here, but let's just say it's a pretty great game and that even if it is flawed, it may very well be worth your while to give it a whirl anyway. I hadn't played a Tales game since Symphonia, so while I still might be behind the times by going for Abyss instead of Vesparia, I'd say I still don't regret my decision to play the PlayStation 2.
 
So yeah. Are you guys still alive, too? I'd hope so, but you can never be completely certain.
Related to: Tales of the Abyss


Added by Pepsiman on July 29, 2009

I went to Akiharaba recently. I liked it a lot, as I mentioned in its own section in this blog entry. I'm too tired to elaborate much beyond that, so here are the pictures I've taken from the area thus far. They aren't captioned right now, so if you've got questions, feel free to shoot me them in the comments section. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did actually being in the area.



Added by Pepsiman on July 19, 2009

ここであまり書かないだろう。いろいろなことがしている。上智大学でクラスが2つ取っていて、よく勉強して、たぶんいそが忙しいんだ。日本語の二年生だけで、本当に毎日話すのはちょっと恐いけど、また行きたいよ。いつも英語を話す世界に住んでいる。コロラドにいない時、オーストラリアかニューメキシコで旅行した。どちらも面白いだったけど、ぼくは上手に言語を話せる。話しやすいと思っている。新たな挑戦がほしいんで、東京へ行くつもりだ。

でも、時々書く。何が待ち受ける?

「Giant Bomb」でゲームセンターや東京のゲーム屋だ。ゲームセンターでアイドルマスターや太鼓の達人や
対戦型格闘ゲームをするつもりだ。どこか梅原大吾とするかもしれない。wwww ゲーム屋で、買いたいゲームはたくさんある。リストを書いたんだ。秋葉原によく買い物するけど、どこでも行きたい。ここでぼくの思いを書く。

「iiotenki.blogspot.com」で生活を書くのが待ち受ける。毎日するかどうか分からない。でも、たくさん写真を撮る。面白いと思っている。

8月21に米国を帰る。しかし、それまで、じゃまた!ありがとう、みんな!よい友達だ。^^

英語で・・・

Hey guys, I'm sorry, but since I'll be in Tokyo starting next week....

...I probably won't be writing much. I've got lots of things to do there. Since I've got two classes to take at Sophia University and I'll be studying a lot, I'll probably be pretty busy. Although I'm only a second-year Japanese student and although I find the thought of having to speak the language everyday a bit scary, I still want to go. I've always lived in an English-speaking world. Even when I wasn't in Colorado, I was traveling in places like Australia and New Mexico. Both are interesting, but I can already speak the language and find it easy to do so. I want new challenges and it's because of that that I'll be going to Tokyo.

Still, I'll be writing on occasion. So what is it that you can expect?

Well, here on Giant Bomb, it'll be about things like the arcades and game shops. On the arcade front, I intend to play things like Idolmaster, Taiko Drum Master, and some fighters. Perhaps I'll even get a round in with Daigo Umehara. (I can dream, no?) And as for the game shops, there are plenty of games I want to buy over there. Hell, I even wrote a list. Even though I'll probably end up doing it in Akihabara most often, I do want to visit most everywhere and I'll be jogging my thoughts as I go along.

At my other blog on iiotenki.blogspot.com, you can expect me to write about my daily life. What that specifically entails is beyond me, but I will guarantee that there will be pictures a plenty. I think it'll make things interesting.

I'll be getting back to the States on the 21st of next month, but until then, I'll see you later. And thank you, you guys. You've been really good friends. :)
Related to: Japan


Added by Pepsiman on July 18, 2009

From a recent Kotaku article about the upcoming PSP sequel to Valkyria Chronicles comes a string of comments from "Dan Quayle" and "Michael Dukakis."

I must be getting old for my generation if I know enough about American politics to find this rather bemusing. Hooray for the flexible nature of user names.


I really, really do love the Internet.


Pepsiman's Reviews
Tales of the Abyss: Quality Belying the Blemishes (PS2)
Qualifying what Tales of the Abyss is and isn't is a bit of a difficult task. When I started playing it, it was difficult to not make comparisons to other games left and right, especially to Abyss' older sibling Symphonia, the only other Tales game I had completed. "Oh, Symphonia ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on Sept. 17, 2009

5 out of 5 found this review helpful.
Devil Survivor: The Game Able to Topple (This Reviewer's) Doubts (DS)
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor is something which, by all superficial accounts, shouldn't be for me at all. While I've absolutely adored some installments in the venerable RPG franchise, more often than not, I've typically been at least apathetic towards games bearing that series' name, if not outright disliking or ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on July 4, 2009

10 out of 10 found this review helpful.
Yakuza 2: The Game Which Always Sticks to Its Cultural Guns (PS2)
Let's get something important regarding Yakuza 2 out of the way immediately: if English is your native language, then this game was not designed for you. As the very title Yakuza 2 implies, the game is a very Japanese experience from start to finish. It may be a tale of ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on June 3, 2009

2 out of 2 found this review helpful.
Beyond Good & Evil: The Solid Game with Aging Quirks (PC)
I realize that in doing this review in 2009, I'm around six years late to the Beyond Good & Evil review party. Originally released halfway through the last console cycle, the game has most certainly aged. Others have since come along and refined both the action-adventure genre itself and the ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on April 2, 2009

2 out of 3 found this review helpful.
MadWorld: It Tries, But Not Enough for An A for Effort (WII)
Perhaps I came into MadWorld with the wrong expectations. Although it's the first game to be released by PlatinumGames, I had hope that it would be enjoyable given the developer's pedigree. After all, many of the prominent members worked for Capcom's Clover Studio, who happened to produce several games during ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on March 19, 2009

12 out of 13 found this review helpful.
Persona 4: A Truly Proper Send-Off For The PlayStation 2 (PS2)
As an RPG series, Persona stayed relatively under the radar for much of its existence in the United States. It wasn't completely obscure per se, but you more likely than not were an RPG aficionado if you knew of it. But then 2007 came and the game's number three installment ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on Dec. 20, 2008

39 out of 40 found this review helpful.
Mega Man 9: The Modern Retro Title That Could (XBLM)
Let's be completely honest with ourselves: if your heritage of video games begins and ends primarily in the realm of polygons and textures, chances are high that Mega Man 9 is going to seem rather foreign from a conceptual standpoint. It lacks much in the way of checkpoints, relies on ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on Oct. 3, 2008

2 out of 2 found this review helpful.
Indigo Prophecy: A True "Cinematic Game" (XBOX)
Indigo Prophecy is a game that not all gamers can agree upon is a definitively good game. It defies the convention set by most other games before it. It's not an action game of any sort. It isn't an RPG with spiky-haired people. Nor is it anything else that can ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on July 21, 2008

1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
ICO: Simplistic in Design, Yet Profound in Implementation (PS2)
In a genre which has been as consistently crowded as the action-adventure for years, it can be incredibly difficult to make a game which not only stands out, but also has mechanics which work well and make the experience a rewarding one. Whereas most start with the category's basic foundation ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on July 21, 2008

3 out of 3 found this review helpful.
Okami: A Swan Song Most Worthy of Clover's Name (PS2)
Created in a time when venerable developer Clover Studio was on its last legs, Okami is a game which naturally burdens itself with a number of expectations. Not only does it come after a line of well-loved Viewtiful Joe installments from the same developer, but an uncanny resemblance to other ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on July 21, 2008

4 out of 4 found this review helpful.


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