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[Drinky Crow]

God help me -- PLEASE!!!!!!!! -- I'm enoying Shining Tears, and I have -no fucking idea- why. Quite frankly, I've gone insane. I blame the pervasive influence of my Nintendo DS, which sits on a shelf collecting dust, its chintzy silver plastic exterior glinting balefully in the glow of my halogen lamp.

Shining Tears is a shitty game. It deserves every crappy score its gotten. The load times are abysmal -- they're both overlong and inappropriately located. The anime talking heads are generically drawn and rather homely. The plot, while sporting a decent localization, is the lowest order of unoriginal fantasy drek. The controls are stiff; the bobblehead animation is uninspired; and the special effects are unnoteworthy.

For the sweet sanguine love of God, it has FURRIES. FURRIES! They ruin ANY game they're in!

Yet I was up to 3 AM last night playin' the fuckin' thing. Maybe it's because the missions are short and easily digested, and they mix up the pretty hand-drawn environments nicely. Maybe it's because you have eight characters to equip and customize. Maybe its because good random loot drops frequently, and the smithing (fusion) system is one of the deepest and most interesting I've played. Maybe it's because I was addicted to Shining Soul 2, and Shining Tears is so blatantly identical (right down to the same skill system, item equip system, and busty appraiser elf chick). Maybe it's because the game feels like the underappreciated Legend of Mana wed to the Shining Soul games.

Still, it's utterly shameful. I can justify why I enjoyed Unlimited SaGa. I have no concrete, articulate idea why I'm enjoying Shining Tears.

Anyway, I had to get that off my chest. At least the game doesn't have a fucking touchscreen element to make it even more cumbersome and unplayable.

 

[chespace]

Play Guild Wars instead.

 

[Drexon]

Drinky Crow is the new MAF.

 

[Stinkles]

I'm going upstairs to play Halo 2 and own some fools. That is to say, get my ass handed to me by an obscenity spewing Nazi from Tennessee.

 

[GDGF]

For the sweet sanguine love of God, it has FURRIES. FURRIES! They ruin ANY game they're in!

Shame on you. Next thing you know, you'll be going to their conventions!

 

[Drinky Crow]

Dear God, no. At least Shining Tears has regular items drops, significant character stats, and actual REWARDS.

Guild Wars is as pretty as it is monstrously dull. It's World of Warcraft minus any and all incentive to advance; it's grind for scenery's sake. (I don't do PvP, so that argument's irrelevant to me.)

 

[CosmicGroinPull]

I think the brain likes to torture the mind sometimes; you know, like bringing up those embarrasing memories out of the blue, or you're watching a terribly shitty movie but for some reason you just can't stop.....yeah, it's probably one of those things.

 

[kiryogi]

The art rocks! Tony Taka is the man! On that note, my import copy of Shining Tears still sits around in its wrap D: So it's just like Shining Soul 2? But what about the slowdown that folks mentioned?

 

[MrDaravon]

Shining Tears would be WAY better if they fixed the loading times, and made the fusion system less vague. It's still alright though, don't feel bad!

 

[Drinky Crow]

I think the brain likes to torture the mind sometimes

I think I'm gonna go with that excuse.

 

[Drinky Crow]

kiryogi, I sincerely believe that generic and flavorless but ultimately inoffensive anime fantasy art was crated JUST FOR YOU.

 

[Mejilan]

I couldn't play Tears beyond an hour. I'm waiting for SF Neo.

 

[Drinky Crow]

Drinky Crow is the new MAF.

MAF wouldn't apologize for his tastes. He'd call you a vagina face and tell you to shut the fuck up instead.

 

[sc0la]

For the sweet sanguine love of God, it has FURRIES. FURRIES! They ruin ANY game they're in!

Are you worried about the effect that this game and fire emblem GC may have on your anti furry image?

 

[Drinky Crow]

I'm excited for SF Neo, simply because it looks like a seriously overhauled Lodoss Wars DC. The character art is unformly garish, but OMG RANDOM LOOT DROPS.

 

[Drinky Crow]

scola, honestly, yes.

I enjoy Fire Emblem GC today; tomorrow I'm wearing a pantsless panda suit and drawing pictures of owl women with cock nipples raping an assortment of fox-faced hermaphrodites.

 

[puck1337]

The high priest of nerddom absolves you

 

[GaimeGuy]

scola, honestly, yes.

I enjoy Fire Emblem GC today; tomorrow I'm wearing a pantsless panda suit and drawing pictures of owl women with cock nipples raping an assortment of fox-faced hermaphrodites.

HOT!

 

[Lindsay]

:lol

Hey at least you were addicted to Shining Soul II. I'm addicted to the first one! -_-;;

Sometimes mindless dungeon crawling and grinding can be "fun" and "rewarding." Sure it's dumb as hell and crap for gameplay but deep down it can get even the best of us.

 

[Chrono]

scola, honestly, yes.

I enjoy Fire Emblem GC today; tomorrow I'm wearing a pantsless panda suit and drawing pictures of owl women with cock nipples raping an assortment of fox-faced hermaphrodites.

For the love of god furries are people sexually obsessed with anthropomorphic characters. A half-human half-animal character in a videogame is just that, a fantasy character in a game/anime/whatever. People cosplaying as those characters are just cosplayers, no different than those playboy bunnies. Not furries. Fire Emblem does NOT have furries. At least keep your nintendo-bashing to things you CAN bash like the DS.

 

[Mejilan]

I actually played Shining Soul II to completion, it was bad, but not hopelessly so. The original was atrocious and I gave it up on the Forest stage, IIRC.

 

[Drinky Crow]

For the love of god furries are people sexually obsessed with anthropomorphic characters. A half-human half-animal character in a videogame is just that, a fantasy character in a game/anime/whatever. People cosplaying as those characters are just cosplayers, no different than those playboy bunnies. Not furries. Fire Emblem does NOT have furries. At least keep your nintendo-bashing to things you CAN bash like the DS.

Gross, you wanna stick your doodle in animal people!

 

[Chrono]

Gross, you wanna stick your doodle in animal people!

When the fuck did I say that?

Fucking retard.

 

[Gattsu25]

[Short Version]For the love of god I am sexually obsessed with anthropomorphic characters.[/Short Version]

eww

 

[Drinky Crow]

Don't blame me for your little dysfunction, pal! That's why I don't want furries in my games -- people like you getting a boner from catgirls and foxdudes puts a real ding on the whole experience!

Besides, your kind has the Starfox series -- stay outta my Fire Emblem!

 

[Chrono]

Don't blame me for your little dysfunction, pal!

You're the only one with a dysfunction here. I'm not a furry and I never said I was.

 

[Drinky Crow]

i wanna put my peepee in fox mccloud, yiff yiff

Sure did! Nice edit, though!

 

[Kobun Heat]

Next thing you know, you furries will want to get married or something. Well, this is AMERICA. Not FURRISTAN.

 

[Chrono]

Sure did! Nice edit, though!

I didn't edit anything.

 

[Mejilan]

This was more fun when we were mocking the retarded bastard offspring of the once treasured Shining series.

 

[Kobun Heat]

This was more fun when we were mocking the retarded bastard offspring of the once treasured Shining series.

I have all three Saturn installments

 

[bishoptl]

:lol

 

[Gattsu25]

I didn't edit anything.

You do know that mods can check you edit history, right?

Fucking retard

:lol

 

[Mejilan]

I have all three Saturn installments

I have just the 1 released in the US.

 

[Chrono]

You do know that mods can check you edit history, right?
:lol

Yes and that edit completely changes that post.

 

[Kobun Heat]

I have just the 1 released in the US.

So did I until about a month before I left Japan and I found a store selling 2 and 3 for about eight dollars and three dollars, respectively.

 

[Mejilan]

F-cking awesome.

I want Shining Force II GBA. Now.

 

[callous]

Chrono is all like "I wish I lived on The Planet of The Apes". You're sick, dude.

 

[Chrono]

Chrono is all like "I wish I lived on The Planet of The Apes". You're sick, dude.

WHEN THE FUCK DID I SAY ANYTHING LIKE THAT!!!? I'm not a furry. I made a post correcting that moron that is calling fire emblem a furry game. God.

 

[Kobun Heat]

chrono loves frog.

 

[Drinky Crow]

You're the one defending furries, sicko!

 

[Barrage]

Sounds like Drinky needs to play more of the glorious DS and less shitty PS2 anime drivel dungeon bullshit.

Now if you excuse me, i'm gonna go fap to old VHS of Biker Mice from Mars.

 

[Chrono]

You're the one defending furries, sicko!

I didn't defend furries. I told you there are non in fire emblem.

 

[Drinky Crow]

Apparently, all that time you've spent having orgies with dudes in leopard suits has clearly addled your perspective -- or given you syphilis!

 

[iapetus]

For the love of god furries are people sexually obsessed with anthropomorphic characters.

That's nice for you.

From wikipedia:

furry

Furry is a colloquial term used to indicate a particular category of fictional anthropomorphic animals. Put simply, a furry is a funny animal taken "seriously" for the benefit of an older audience. Usage of the term furry is limited almost exclusively to members of furry fandom or other cultural groups aware of furry fandom; it is not widely used in mainstream circles. The term furry is also very often used to refer to a furry fan.

From vexen, a magazine devoted to the furry subculture:

Furry artwork is any featuring anthropomorphic characters ('funny animals'), and fans of this art are called furry fans.

From PeterCat's Furry FAQ:

What Are Furries?

You've probably seen many: they're the stars of greeting cards, TV commercials, comics and movies entertaining millions of young and old alike. In short, folks with fur... characters in literature, film, TV, comics, or roleplaying who aren't quite human. Examples in popular media include cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny; mythical creatures such as werewolves and dragons (the possession of fur is not a requirement of being "furry"); or aliens such as the Wookies and Ewoks of Star Wars.

From the alt.fan.furry semi-FAQ:

Subject: 3. WHAT IS A "FURRY"?

"Furry" when used as a noun seems to refer to one of two things:

a) An animal-like character known as a "furry"
b) A person who is a "furry fan"

The latter is easy enough (knock on wood) to define: A person who particularly enjoys stories, pictures, dolls, video games or whatever concerning "furry" creatures. Defining a "furry" creature is somewhat harder, though. There are several definitions depending upon which "camp" in furrydom, for lack of a better term, you might be in.

The basic definition for a "furry" is an anthropomorphized animal character. In other words, an animal character given human-like attributes, such as sapience and often a humanoid form. The term "furry" is a misnomer, as a creature does not need to have fur to be "furry" in this sense. Other terms sometimes interchangeable with a "furry" in this sense are "zoomorph", "morph", "anthropomorph" or (debatably) "funny animal".

Nice try, though.

 

[Mejilan]

In Frog's defense, he had an absolutely amazing musical theme accompanying his major story moments/battles.

 

[Kobun Heat]

iapetus, if you don't turn in your author bio for Retro Gaming Hacks, I'm writing it for you. and it'll be all about how you're a furry.

 

[kiryogi]

kiryogi, I sincerely believe that generic and flavorless but ultimately inoffensive anime fantasy art was crated JUST FOR YOU.

That doesn't answer my questions sir!

 

[Chrono]

That's nice for you.

From wikipedia:

Well at least that's how they're defined in here.

scola, honestly, yes.

I enjoy Fire Emblem GC today; tomorrow I'm wearing a pantsless panda suit and drawing pictures of owl women with cock nipples raping an assortment of fox-faced hermaphrodites.

 

[iapetus]

I'm on it, along with a slightly edited version of the hack, though it could still do with trimming down to reach the word limit. It's all about how I'm a furry and... no, wait a minute...