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~kittylove
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@Esapda: yeah i am for now, ok see ya then
~Espada
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BRB ^^
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What were you saying loleta? i dont know if you can add a description to a posted image
~Espada
4 minutes ago
@~Kitty: yeah I see that your doing a bit better though i just wanted to check up on you. and dinner I eat here at school dorm life... @~Loleta: Well if you don't want me to call you like that just tell me and I'll stop. ^^
~kittylove
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@$cerberus: this?
~Loleta
6 minutes ago
Um...i think that I am unable to high light a certain name to show you. But Masta (Kittylove) can type it, highlighted!
~kittylove
6 minutes ago
@~Espada: you sure? cool dinner where at?
~Espada
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@~Kitty: Nah don't worry about it, I'm to go to dinner soon ayways
~kittylove
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@Esapda: dont feel like it really, do you want me to get on?
~Espada
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My Gundam 00 Season 1 Review
5 months 1 day ago
" So I felt like rewatching Gundam 00 again for some reason and started from the beginning of season 1 and I enjoy it more then before. Usually when you watch a movie and especially a 25 episode TV series for the first time you usually miss or don’t notice certain things and this was the case for me. My second time through season 1 I noticed and appreciate the subtle details in the story.The one thing I really appreciate that I didn’t before is their use of historical and current events like the ethnic or religious conflicts in Ireland and Middle East in the form of Azadistan and Moralia in the world of 00. A current event that they pulled from the headlines of our world would be our dependence on foreign oil and in the world of 00 which is a couple hundred years in the future rely on solar energy from these solar towers. They really thought out the ramifications this would have on countries in the Middle East where their entire economy heavily relies on oil export, but with the world relying on solar energy has completely decimated these countries socially as well as economically in countries like Azadistan where there is not only economic strife, but religious ones as well between the conservatives and reformists. These conflicts gives way to civil wars and terrorists organizations like the KPSA that was led by Ali who trained children, Setsuna, to become martyrs and do suicide bombings which killed Lockon’s parents and sister. The writers of 00 don’t pull these current events from our world as a lazy excuse for the Gundams to blow stuff up, but are actually relevant to the story and makes it that much more relatable and interesting because there are real people out there who are experiencing these things right now.
The politics surrounding the three power blocs AEU, HRL and Union and their response to Celestial Being’s armed intervention was really intriguing. The way each country tried to deal with Celestial Being was different. After each failed attempted to stop Celestial Being each power bloc thought up more and more clever ways to deal with them or even take advantage of them in certain situations. These political decisions would eventually make it down the ranks to a couple characters that represent each power bloc in the story with Sergei, Kati, Soma, Graham and Billy.
The writers of 00 smartly focused on a couple of characters to represent each power bloc and by doing so gives the viewer three distinct perspectives on how these characters view Celestial Beings armed interventions and how they eventually deal with them. By approaching it this way the viewer is given a glimpse of their thoughts and personality while at the same time revealing each character’s past deeds
When I look back at the plot of season 1 I notice how little by little each armed intervention by Celestial Being pulled these three power blocs closer and closer to unification as Aeolia had intended. I just find the entire Aeolia plan really interesting in the way to unify them is for them to have a common enemy and band together to defeat which reminds me of the end of Code Geass. All three power blocs while they acted according to the situation that is in front of them were manipulated and led down the path of unification by the plan Aeolia set forth so many years ago. What is even more intriguing by the end of season 1 is what the plan is as crew of Ptolemias and Gundam meisters start to have doubts about their roles.
While Celestial Being’s interventions are going on you get a glimpse of a shady character that is working behind the scenes with some sort of ulterior motive. This character which is revealed to be Alejandra Corner was intriguing because you are only given a little information about his connection to Celestial Being, but you get the feeling that he isn’t on the side of Celestial Being or any of the 3 power blocs. While Aeolia plan is carried out by Celestial Being a conspiracy surfaces involving Lagna, Alejandra Corner and Ribbons in the second half of season 1 which slowly builds by giving the viewer small hints and clues to what was going on without revealing too much which kept me intrigued to continue to watch. As each hint or clue that was presented I connected the dots with how Lagna was able to get his hands on the fake solar furnaces, the Trinity siblings and Throne Gundams, Alejandro’s involvement and Ribbons motives that all come together fittingly in the last few episodes. These two major story arches involving Celestial Being’s armed interventions and politics and response from each power bloc as well as the internal conspiracy within Celestial Being was paced really well. Because of that each episode was interesting and kept me watching until the end.
While the universe of 00 is far into the future where there are space colonies and Gundams the conflicts on Earth are still the same as those in our reality with the energy crisis, religious and ethnic conflicts, suicide bombings, terrorist attacks, PMCs, child soldiers, jihadists, creation of humans for combat and war in general. You realize just how much humanity hasn’t changed much. They were able to use these events to really flesh out the universe of 00. The universe of 00 overall was really thought-out and most importantly was interesting and not just an excuse for Gundams to blow things up. The entire theme of 00 overall is a lot more thought provoking explore very controversial and mature subject matter that other series’ in the Gundam franchise don’t. Gundam 00 doesn’t just have style, but also substance which is missing in other non-UC Gundam series.
The plot is only as interesting as the characters that are in it. The Gundam pilots are main characters and are interesting not only because of their unique personality, but also their past. Each character, even the supporting character, is given the spotlight revealing their past, motives, and reason for joining Celestial Being. Lockon is the most likeable because he is the big brother senpai type character. He is the unofficial official leader of the group which was tough to see him die at the end of season 1. Tieria is an interesting character because at first he is a tough, strict follow the rules type that made him seem robotic at times in how he acts and responds, but by the end of the season you see him evolve and actually have human emotions and an actual personality. Allelujah is probably the least interesting character in season 1 where we only get a glimpse of his past and his connection with the super soldier project. Setsuna is interesting because of where he came from as a child guerrilla fighter who brainwashed into killing his parents to fight a holy war and how he deals with his past when Ali presents himself. Sumeragi has a deep scar even though there are only brief mentions of her past by other characters, but you can tell she lost someone dear to her without having to show the viewer in season 1. Every character in 00 has some dark past that have lead them to where they are.
The action in 00 speaks for themselves so there isn’t much to say about them. I especially like the Gundam designs which is important since that is the main appeal of the franchise. The fact that each Gundam is designed for a specific combat role is unique because it hasn’t been done before in previous series’ in the franchise. You have the long range sniper, close range sword expert, heavy weapons artillery support, and air bombardment type.
While I definitely enjoyed Gundam 00 I do have some problems with it and I’d like to first start with Marina Ismail. As a character she is not interesting, useless, weak willed, and too emotional. She does not add to the plot whatsoever whenever a crisis befalls her country she can’t do anything, but cry and moan and groan about why such things are happening instead of actually doing something about it. As a leader of a country she is useless and incompetent. She is not a strong female character let alone a leader of an entire country. She is idealistic, but doesn’t act on those ideas. Her relevance to the plot in season 2 is nil yet she is still given screen time. I would not have mind if they killed her off in my opinion.
Another thing I did not like is Setsuna’s big damn mouth the kid openly reveals that he is in Celestial Being and a pilot of a Gundam to a stranger he doesn’t even know. He does it again in season 2 when he goes to retrieve Sumeragi revealing that she was the strategic analyst for Celestial Being in front of Billy. I just find this to be laziness on part of the writers to somehow reveal a character’s hidden identity and affiliation to Celestial Being by having Setsuna yell it out loud instead of using the revelation in a more clever and dramatic way to open up story threads and conflicts. Another thing I don’t like about Setsuna is how he constantly reminds us that he lives and breathes for his Gundam to the point that I’d chuckle whenever he repeats the lines “I am Gundam” or of that sort because it sounds ridiculous and he constantly repeats it. Okay we get it you live and die by your Gundam you don’t have continue to beat us over the head with it.
Allelujah Haptism split personality I found to be annoying and unnecessary I was hoping they would finally merge the two at the halfway point of season 1, but that doesn’t happen until the end of the season.
A little nitpick I have would be all the screams of agony from the pilots while they are in their Gundams. The screams were really over done and annoying especially when they moan and groan when there are the ones Gundams taking damage and not them. Their Gundams are taking the brunt of the damage and not the pilots so why are screaming in agony when they are not getting physically injured?
The Saji and Louise story thread was not well done and I really felt like skipping these parts. You can tell that the writers were aiming to show the perspective of the world and Celestial Being from a civilian’s perspective, but it just isn’t done well. Saji and Louise aren’t affected by Celestial Beings interventions until the last quarter of season 1 which by that time I got to that point I couldn’t bring myself to care for their misfortune. They focused more on Louise and Saji’s relationship which was not interesting and less on how they were being affected Celestial Being’s actions. In season 2 Saji’s relevance to the story and his character is a lot more interesting and in-depth then in season 1.
To wrap it up the pros far out way the cons in my opinion and if you didn’t like Gundam 00 the first time give it another chance and you maybe surprised at the subtlety and maturity of the story.
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Neji vs Sasuke
8 months 2 weeks ago
"I think it is pretty obvious that Shippudden Sasuke would beat Shippudden Neji. Considering how Sasuke trained under Orochimuru and learned everything he can from him to the point where he beat him at his own game should be noted. The amount training and abilities Sasuke will overwhelm Neji.Neji's character development in Shippudden kind of stopped in the original series. During his fight against his clone he reveals some new techniques, but nothing drastically powerful. "
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Will the PS3 die???
8 months 2 weeks ago
"The only way the PS3 will die is if Sony goes under which is highly unlikely even in this economic climate."View
Naruto Shippuden latest anime and manga episode discuss
8 months 2 weeks ago
"I'm not exactly enjoying the filler episodes and wish it ends soon. With Konoha basically destroyed in the latest chapters in the manga I wonder just how much longer the Naruto series can go on because it seems like there is still a lot of story threads still not resolved involving Sasuke. "View
Street Fighter IV
8 months 2 weeks ago
"The reason they took out air guards was because people wouldn't be punished for jumping into their enemies which kind of lost the strategic part of hadokens and zoning.
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Second Season announcement
8 months 2 weeks ago
"Man I'm surprised at how many people get smoked in episode 21. I didn't really like Liu Mei, Hong Long or Nena, but I was kind of surprised that they all got smoked by the end of the episode. I was thinking that Nena would get killed by Ali trying to get revenge. For some reason I didn't expect Louise to kill her. Louise is still messed up in the head with her delusional conversation with her dead parents after she got her revenge. Overall good episode and I hope the last 4 episodes turn out well and conclude the series. "View
Devil May Cry 4
1 year 1 month ago
"The only problem I had with DMC4 was the back tracking, dice game and repetitive boss fights."View
Mobile Suit Gundam 00
1 year 11 months ago
"For some reason Gundam 00 reminds me of Gundam Wing for so many reasons.So far the characters are very cliched because they are the same type of character archetypes I have seen before in past Gundam series or Anime in general. Setsuna reminds me of Heero Yuy, Lockon resembles Duo Maxwell, Tieria not sure who, but his strict personality isn't very interseting, and Allelujah/Hallelujah with the double personality is so cliched. The supporting characters are swept aside with no real character development besides Queen Marina Ismail who reminds me of Relena Peacecraft when she was queen.
The Gundams themselves I like a lot and I wonder if all of them have a separate mode like Gundam Nadleeh/Virtue.
The story seems very much like the end of Gundam Wing when they fight off both Earth and Space Colonies, but in Gundam 00 Celestial Being is fighting off three factions or organizations this time.
Of course the series isn't over yet so their is still room for improvement. Even with all these criticisms I'm still enjoying the series so far."
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PSP 2000 aka Slim
2 years 4 months ago
"Actually, it isn't a rumor the battery in the slim PSP is smaller then the one in the original PSP, power wise, but since the slim PSP runs more efficiently you get the same amount of run time as the old PSP. Like you said you can use the old PSP battery that gives you twice as much battery life, but the back cover won't fit. Sony said you can order an replacement cover if you want to use the old PSP battery."
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PS3 Price drop (most likely)
2 years 4 months ago
"I'm surprised that Sony decided to drop the price during the summer instead of waiting until Christmas time. This price drop will probably boost sales, but I wonder when Microsoft will drop the price of the 360. Sony dropped the price of the PS3 9 months since its release. Microsoft hasn't even dropped the price of the 360 and its been out twice as long. I have a feeling that Microsoft will announce a price drop at E3 to counter Sony."View
[Anime Chat] Devil may cry
2 years 4 months ago
"The first episode was kind of disappointing because I was expecting a lot more demon slaying, blood, and gore. The second episode was better with the appearance of Lady, but nothing worth noting. So far the series seems to be following the path of Cowboy Bebop with stand alone episodes that don't contribute to any type of story arc. I'm gonna keep on watching and hope it gets better because I'm a big fan of the video games."View
Tomb Raider anniversary (TR1 remake)
2 years 4 months ago
"Anniversary is a great game with its share of problems, mainly the camera, but isn't that much of a problem. I have never played the first game so this is a whole new experience for me. I picked this game up right when it was released because I enjoyed Legend a lot. "View
Gran Turismo 4
2 years 5 months ago
"Yeah, I agree there wasn't much improvement between GT3 and GT4, but then again there wasn't much to improve on anyways besides the graphics and physics. The sound of the game overall is great in my opinion. Every car sounds different and then you have the whoosh sound when your traveling at 215mph. The music in the game I like or even listen too, I just turn it off.
What do you mean by mods that can be done are restrictive? You mean things that you should be able to modify on car, but can't in GT4? I'm assuming your talking about customizing your car since your comparing GT4 to Forza 1.
I've watched a couple drift videos done in GT4 and it looks fine. Whats so strange or fake about it? I think your going to have to stick to grip in GT4 because drifting in a race just means your going to burn out your tires faster while going around corners slower. Drifting is for show not for racing.
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Gran Turismo 4
2 years 5 months ago
"Well its on the world map just scroll through the icons until you see one that says Used Car Showroom. There are two Used Car Showrooms, I think one showroom sells 90's cars and the other sells more recent cars after 90s. The Shuichi Suigeno AE86 is a heavily tuned AE86 that has a racing engine that revs up to 10,000RPMs and has a custom suspension. So it is a one of a kind AE86 and also this 86 has a black carbon fiber front hood too. So you won't be able to recreate it with a plain 86, but the side does not have any lettering though. The price varies, but it is usually pretty cheap since it is a used car. Are you familiar with the anime Initial D?
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Gran Turismo 4
2 years 5 months ago
"The AE86 is only available in the Used Car Showroom and it is a Panda AE86 meaning the bottom half of the car is black and the top part is white with a black hood. Like this one:
My Honda S2000's power to weight ratio is 2.637.
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Gran Turismo 4
2 years 5 months ago
"Yeah, I'd choose the Shuichi Shigeno AE86 out of all the 80's cars. I mean the thing is heavily tuned that it performs great especially on the Nurburgring. My favorite car has got to be the Honda S2000. I didn't mess with the suspension, but I did upgrade every part of the car bumping it up to 403 horses.
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INITIAL D AnyonE ?
2 years 5 months ago
"Here is a little present for all you Initial D fans. A member from Initial D World.com bought Battle Stage 2 and he posted the two Keisuke races that were skipped in the series: Kawai Atsuro's R34 vs. Keisuke's FD3S and Smiley Dakai's DC2 vs. Keisuke's FD3S.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6c5Gk8-bx8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaQ8rRATYMg
Also, another member from Initial D World is going to sub it as well. So expect a sub in around 2 weeks. The raw of Battle Stage 2 was riped by the same person who provided the races on youtube, and available to download: http://idforums.net/index.php?showtopic=27983&st=300"
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PLAYSTATION 3, SINKING DOWN, LOSE EXCLUSIVENESS ON FFXIII
2 years 5 months ago
"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was never a PS2 exclusive either. Remember the X-box port?
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Gran Turismo 4
2 years 5 months ago
"Actually, you can drift in GT4 you just have to turn off all driving aids off and have some Sports or Standard tires equipped, but it takes practice to be able to perform the drift.
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PLAYSTATION 3, SINKING DOWN, LOSE EXCLUSIVENESS ON FFXIII
2 years 5 months ago
"You misinterpret what the article says about Final Fantasy 13. Final Fantasy 13 just doesn't consist the numbered game that is part of the series, but also various spin offs that are based around the same world. Basically, Square-Enix is trying to create a game for every system based on that world, so no the numbered series isn't going to the 360. Also most of those pics from the comparison are from multiplatform games. Developers who aim for multiplatform games don't take full advantage of each system because they want the game to look the same over all platforms so it isn't a far comparison. Another thing the 360 isn't technologically superior then the PS3. The PS3 has a Blu-Ray drive and Cell Broadband Processor which are both state of the art. As far as PS3 exclusives are concerned there are still a lot of game franchise that are still PS3 exclusive so I wouldn't go that far and say the PS3 is doomed.
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Why people says "Anime is for only children"?
2 years 6 months ago
"If it is something colorful people automatically assume that it is aimed towards children and you can't really blame them for having this notion. When people think of animation they think bugs bunny and donald duck those classic characters, but Anime is different. Most Anime are colorful, but have very serious stories and characters that are not suited for children. Cartoons created in North America are all aimed towards children while Anime's age range is from children to adults. "View
Gran Turismo 4
2 years 6 months ago
"My Cappuccino is modded for more power. I got all upgrades for it including Turbo and Nitrous.
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INITIAL D AnyonE ?
2 years 6 months ago
"Its going to be released in Japan first. So let's hope someone rips it from the DVD so fansub groups can translate it.
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INITIAL D AnyonE ?
2 years 6 months ago
"Anyone besides me excited about the release of Initial D Battle Stage 2 at the end of this month? The cool thing is they show Keisuke's previously skipped battles Daiki with his Integra and Atsuro with his RWD R34. These two battles were never shown in the series so it is a kind of putting in the missing pieces. Note that it is being released in Japan, obviously, but lets hope someone rips it from the DVD and then fansub groups can translate it. "View
Gran Turismo 4
2 years 6 months ago
"Anyone besides me find the Suzuki Cappuccino fun to drive? The car is so small, light and at the same time fast for its size. I drive with all upgrades including Turbo Kit with R3 tires. Since it is so light and underpowered you can pretty much floor it in most corners. I was kicking ass with it passing R34s and Evos in it, but I quickly lost position on the straights. I then added Nitrous that I use only on the straightways to even the odds."View