DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THIS GAME! Shadows of Memories (Or apparently Shadow of Destiny in the US) This game was so cool, man! Voice acting could have used more direction since Homunculus seems to be the only one who gets tone but I digress! loved the look of this game only got to play a few levels before the X-box died…...

I don't want the Guitar Hero fan base to die yet, I never got to cosplay Pandora

Cold? Hmmm... I guess that's just the way I am, sorry.

Reminder that the hd remaster(?) Rerelease of both Baten Kaitos games is coming out on the Switch in like, 4 days.

Listen, the advertising wasn't that great, and even if the original voice acting of the first game was awful (but so funny and charming imo, the 'so bad it's good'), the second game honestly has some of THE best voice acting in any game I've played. Such as the main character being voiced by Crawford Wilson (guy who voiced Jet in ATLA,) or another important character being voiced by Shanelle Workman Grey (voiced Larxenne in KH.) And so much more.

The gameplay itself is a card based rpg that's very fun and fast paced! It's easy to get a hold of and influences the story itself and the world, and I've never seen anything else come remotely close to it (which is honestly why chain of memories disappointed me so much lol, like, Baten Kaitos is such a gold standard for card games.) The first game is a bit slower, while the 2nd game (the prequel) is a lot faster and has some small differences but overall it's the same principles. Combos, downward or upward counting, paring the right elements, multiples and so on. Also deck organization! As well as maintaining stuff in the real world/real time since things can spoil or change over time.

The ART direction is absolutely gorgeous, using 2d backgrounds with moving 3d models, think chrono trigger. With I believe are Arabic and Mediterranean (?) Influences, and cartography. As well as a buncha weird mixed media stuff! Honestly you can find a lot to gnaw on art wise since Baten Kaitos isn't afraid to get weird and funky! With some places looking like standard fantasy land, gorgeous cloudscape, playdough world, multiple mirror worlds, a land made of sweets and the list just keeps going. One of the most beautiful games ever, really. It's up their with TWEWY, KH, Ni No Kuni, Skyward Sword, Wind Waker, BioShock, just a whole lotta games known for their aesthetic choices.

The characters are also super solid! Solid jrpg ragtag band/trio! I love them all so much, they're all so weird and vary from age and backgrounds so again if you're into any final fantasy game or other jrpgs you'll be right at home. The story in the first game, Wings is very solid with a neat twist, and then it's made richer after when you play the 2nd game, Origins (the prequel) which gives more insight and a crazier twist... Kinda gives u a bittersweetness at the end too. Please play Eternal Wings before Origins.

And lastly; The MUSIC. My god.

It's just... Chef's kiss. Honestly one of my favourite soundtracks of ALL DAMN TIME I think I'd die happy listening to Castle in the Sand before I go. Again, like the art direction, it's a grab bag of different genres, with it mostly being rock/speedrock, orchestral-esk grand pieces with organs and harpsichord, the occasional weird synths and keyboards, to funkier grooves. Evidential Material, Chaotic Dance, both of the battle themes for each game, Castle in the Sand, Valley of the Wind- literally has no skips!! It's all honestly imo, the best of Motoi Sakuraba's work, so if your into any of his, be it the Tales games or Dark Souls you'll get it all.

Unfortunately, the game doesn't seem to be getting a physical release in the US, potential a limited run in Europe, and mostly in Asia is getting copies which is a damn shame since they already took out the voice acting, and probably didn't even do much to really remaster it. I believe it'll mostly be a basic, if a little lacking, port, but even then! I encourage people to get it! Developed by the same people who worked on the xenosaga, then onto botw in some ways and more. It's like, an origin point so so many iconic creators and developers in jrpgs as a whole. I'm honestly just happy enough to see it survive past the GameCube. Which, while STILL the best way to enjoy and experience it, isn't as viable for it to survive. So yes, I'm glad it's being preserved and hope to see many new fans prop up!! Please come join in the like, 5 people still here lol. We're few but passionate! It's like, a cornerstone of my entire life unironically. Kinda like how KH or Zelda is for anyone else.

So... Please give the Baten Kaitos 1&2 HD remasters a shot! Or at least just listen to the music damn.

Chainsaw? CHAINSAW?! CHAAAAIIINNSWOOORD!!

do the obscure ps2 game tumblr girlies know about cortex chaos. this was supposed 2 b a tie-in game to crash twinsanity that was vaguely pikmin-esque n centered around getting little dr cortex minion robots to march to their inevitable mass doom to complete tasks

the game was supposed to feature nina cortex more heavily than twinsanity did alongside a bunch of other evil scientist guys and a fuckton of ratchet and clank esque weapon upgrades

it never started production cuz vivendi universal said to "put it on the backburner for later" n then it never got brought up again. the more u know or whatever

Tell me about obscure games, games you played as a kid that don't get a lot of love, games with cool character designs, games with unhinged plot lines and wild looking protagonists.

Gosh I love our PS2 era Megaten protags so much

All of them are just ♥️♥️♥️

Sorry I think I'm just a hater but I don't really see the point in remaking mgs3 lol. Games like genuinely a masterpiece and still extremely playable and still looks good imo. I think mgs1 is the one that could use a face-lift the most just bc there's some gameplay sections that could use some better balance. Konamis obviously trying to get back into consumers good graces between this and the sh2 remake and mgs3 was probably chosen bc it's the fan favorite (same reason they went with it when making the pachislot machine I presume). Idk I don't like when games are remade unless there's real improvements to be made to the core of the experience but I think I might just be becoming kind of a purist.

Peak character design

And reason no. 482 why I'm bisexual

if i am being perfectly honest i dont think i remember any other clear indications of trans men existing while growing up beyond that family guy bit and like one transphobic joke about phalloplasty i saw on saturday night live

ITS FUCKING @kirbytripledeluxe DAY [BOISTEROUS AUDIENCE APPLAUSE]

they're here to sing to you bro and look !!! you got a visitor at your party !!!!!!

The twitter drama on a dmc 3 remake is like. I would like one for the sole reason of seeing more Vergil and Dante however if it’s like dmc5, I will cry.

Things I accept from remakes: fixing the camera

I don’t even want a graphical update since I actually like the ps2 models more than the re engine ones