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    Yeah well, being where I'm at right now, I try to avoid buying anime as much as possible, especially ones with graphic scenes like Akira. Rather unpredictable censorship--there are equal odds of getting an intact movie as well as a butchered one. I don't mind paying for a bluray, but I'm pretty sure the store won't let me return it because it happens to be censored.
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    Yeah, the ending was a total WTF moment. As for the paradox endings, I personally don't think they're not that much of a hassle thanks to the ability to close the gates and simply complete that specific part of the game. You can actually re-use any items you had to collect to proceed in the game the first time, such as the graviton cores. Just talk to Alyssa and she'll automatically accept the cores. Frankly, these so-called "non-canon" endings give the game more of a closure than the main one, where it might as well have featured a clip of Toriyama flipping the bird at the player and shouting, "Punk'd!". LOL, Moogles to the rescue! What with all the comedic Live Trigger options, it's actually a possibility. In any case, I see what you mean when you said it's starting to parallel the Star Wars endings, except in A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back, they actually wrapped things up with a satisfying resolution. If FFXIII-2 were A New Hope, we'd be left with the scene where Luke fails to fire the missile into the core, and Vader seems to have homed in on him, and the screen fades to black with a caption saying, "to be continued..." Actually, I'm reminded more of The Matrix Reloaded. It's exactly like how Neo deactivates the "Squids" and the screen cuts to, "to be continued." But even then, the ending wasn't as bad as FFXIII-2, where you just know Noel and Hope have to do something, but the game just cuts you off like that. As for Versus, I see it as more of a prequel, though. Judging from the trailer they showed, FFXIII Versus seems to be set in a less futuristic world than FFXIII. What I mean is that Versus features ground-based vehicles with rubber tires, contemporary clothing and interior designs we present-day people are more familiar with, whereas FFXIII features skycars, Star Trek replicator style online commerce, and "anti-gravity" airships. One possibility for a continuation of where FFXIII-2 left off is simply to bury it with its Armageddon style ending and set a new game in a different time or dimension, where the main character proceeds to discover the past events that have unfolded. kind of like how Lightning and gang discover the history of Pulse and Cocoon. Or rather, like how Revenge of the Sith cuts off with the rise of the Empire, and A New Hope picks up with a new character and story. Or, they'd go the more traditional route and give us FFXIII-3 starring Lightning who somehow reverts back from her crystal form. True, unless they disregard the events of FFXIII-2 where the gates are now permanently closed and they'e no longer able to time travel, and Toriyama invents some convoluted plot twist. You know, this whole mess could have been avoided if they just didn't force the plot where Cauis must die. I think it'd be much better is they gave us a split ending like Prince of Persia 2. That way, you get an ending that resolves at least most of the problems.
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    Wish I had the spare cash for all this. Some pretty expensive stuff I pre ordered is coming soon, and I can't risk spending any more money. And like the others, I'm pretty curious as to what size these 1/100 scale planes are.
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    I'm not too sure about it transforming; some bikes are just designed to look cool, honestly. Cloud Strife's Fenrir could only pop open its flanks for sword storage, and that's it.
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    Happily traipsing along with Naruto season one. Last Exile - Silver Wings of Fam is surprisingly easy to follow despite the fact that I haven't watched the first LE. Chrome Shelled Regios - so derivative, I don't even know where to start. Basically almost nothing stands out in the show. Lost interest after two episodes. Also, re-watching both seasons of GitS S.A.C.. All in all, I still prefer Oshii's movie, although his decision to model Newport city after Hong Kong with all its Chinese signboards is a bit jarring. Visually it works, though. Still haven't decided if I should dig out that old VCD copy of Akira for a re-watch. Pre-DVD/BD movies are painful to watch on an HDTV.
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    Actually, you can only get the paradox endings after finishing the game. Completing the game the first time unlocks the "Paradox Scope" fragment, which allows you to receive what's called a paradox scope fragment skill from Serendipity. Activating it will allow you to change complete certain events in earlier timelines a different way, thereby allowing you to change history. For example, defeating Atlas without using the control device to weaken him will get you a paradox ending. You have a total of eight paradox endings to unlock, and they're not too tough as long as you're sufficiently leveled up. With all your skills maxed out, a properly leveled chichu, and 140+ fragments to bring up your paradox weapons' stats, you'll cut through most bosses like butter. The long gui and raspatil, on the other hand, are a different story. It would be pretty interesting. I mean, I was hoping to see Vanille and Fang's hometown bustling with people since FF XIII-2 is a time travel themed game. At this point, I wouldn't put anything past Toriyama. BTW, I just watched the so-called secret ending on youtube [the one you get after collecting all 160 fragments, NOT the rumored DLC ending]...and it wasn't worth the effort. Basically just restating the obvious. Glad I didn't actually try to get all the fragments just to watch that.
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    The bike can do all that in the game? What does it transform into?
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    Yeah, they're pretty bad even in person. My FF XIII-2 Lightning fig has armor on her legs, and even that doesn't really mask the bad knee joint design shen I try to get her in a kneeling pose.
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    Hey there Chronocidal, Since you haven't finished the game and don't want any spoilers, I'll refrain from discussing any plot related stuff right now. Regarding the DLC ending thing, I did some Googling, and thankfully it's just a rumor among fans, as there hasn't been any concrete confirmation or denial of either a FF XIII-3 or DLC ending. Personally, I'd prefer to buy a FF XIII-3 game than to paying extra for some dinky 15 minute CG FMV that they should have included in the disc in the first place. In any case, I'm pretty sure that an actual sequel game is more likely. The way the ending played out, there's doesn't seem to be a way a mere DLC FMV clip will be enough to resolve anything. Well, anything short of a deus ex machina cop out, at least. And yeah, the paradox endings are actually more satisfying than the actual "canon" one. While I understand that the whole point of the whole Fabula Nova Crystalis thing is to create one huge universe in which to base multiple games [probably less work than to make up a whole new world for every game like they used to], I expect them to at least give us a complete game with an ending that wraps things up at the end, instead of, "to be continued..." Atlus did this same thing with Digital Devil Saga aka Avatar Tuner, and the reason it didn't piss me off back then was that we all knew beforehand that a sequel was in the works, and those evil DLC's didn't exist back then. FF XIII-2 just strung you along until the end, and then, "Surprise! Please insert coin for ending." Sure, there were foreshadows as the game progressed, but I--and probably most other players--were expecting a plot twist of some kind instead of this. Fact of the matter is, if they were shooting for a two-part story, they should have been more honest and told us about it up front.
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    Wonder if Figma will eventually get the Street Fighter license? They do a much better job of hiding joints, or at least make them look less noticeable. Those Playarts knee joints don't look so bad on clothed legs, but on the bare flesh ones.... I was planning to get the upcoming Cammie fig, but the joints on the knees and hips just look so bad.
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    Well that's just fcuking peachy. Hopefully someone's going to post it up at youtube or something. Should have bought something else like Batman: Arkham Asylum or Amalur, or something that doesn't fcuking make you PAY TWICE to see the damn ending of a game you already bought. If this is the kind of sh!t Squeenix is going to be pulling with their FF franchise, I'm quitting, FF Versus XIII or no. Sorry for ranting, but this DLC bullsh!t is really getting out of hand. I can live without extra fancy weapons and outfits, but to take the damn ending out of a game?!
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    Just finished FF XIII-2. The ending was simply, "to be continued..." in actual captions. Can't be sure what they're playing at here, probably going for a FF XIII-3. If that's the case, I'm staying away from direct sequels after I'm done with the FF XIII ones. There are quite a few other things I wanted to say about the ending initially, but then the rest of the post would look like: "**** this ****! Can't believe those *************! **** ****** *****!" That said, there's supposed to be a "secret ending" after you collect all the necessary fragments, so maybe that's the actual ending. Only one way to find out.
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    Not really thrilled by the story, but the toys look good. Hopefully they won't burn a hole in my pocket.
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    Wow, been gone a few days, and so much has happened. MP-12 Sideswipe = dream come true. As for the Hearts of Steel Seekers; great bot mode, but dodgy alt modes. The designs don't look that good in the drawings, and in their less compact plastic form.... Might get Screamer just coz I'm a fan of his.
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    Thanks for sharing this build with us, Cool8or! In all seriousness, this is more than good enough to be featured in Japanese modeling magazines like Dengeki etc. Nothing short of a professional build. As a matter of fact, I downloaded a couple of pics to use as a wallpaper. One question, though: was this modified from a store-bought kit, a straight build, or a kit-bash?
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    The only way they could balance it without a tail is if they included a stand where the legs peg into it for display, but that would make it more of a statue than a figure.
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    I'd love for them to make some Gekko's. Hopefully they'd be in the same scale as the REX, which means they'll be much smaller and cheaper. Yup, although you'll need to have the tail touching the ground all the time, as those tiny feet can't possibly keep the whole fig balanced.
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    It's probably that black super-shiny plastic Sony likes to use; the dust seems to stick to it more an other surfaces.. My LCD TV and PS3 look like they've been left undusted for weeks after just a couple of days .
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    I thought you were all over it, judging from your enthusiasm for the thing these past months. I'd half-expected you to have saved up a ton of cash just waiting to jump on the pre-order. In my case, it's the Tumbler I pre-ordered, and the lack of space.
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    And it's the MGS Rising version, too. Nice. But considering the bad QC of my FF XIII-2 Lightning [bTW, her left ankle actually broke lately, currently held together by Blutack for display], I'm a little hesitant to buy another Playarts fig.
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    Well, you do have a point there. Lion-O can be a bit of a dick sometimes in the show, and considering the past Tigra and Cheetara shared, it's almost a no-brainer. But on the other hand, he's the muthaf'in' Lord of the Thundercats!
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    If the Bandai guys had any common sense, they'd realize just how awful the V1's were, and that's why they didn't sell. It's not that no one wanted VF-25 figures, it's that they don't want QC-ridden VF-25 figures that can't pull a decent GERWALK mode if their lives depended on it. Or maybe they're thinking the MF franchise is no longer as hot as it was a couple years back, and didn't want to risk it? Either way, there's still Yamato, even if it might take five or more years to get the MF license. On the bright side, it might take me about that long to save the cash for their Valks, considering the current prices.
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    Careful, myk. She's a fickle one. If the Lord of the Thundercats couldn't keep her, anyone else can pretty much forget about it.
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    Aw hell, not this one, too!
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    Thanks for the recommendations and advice, guys. Thing is, I'm not willing to pay anything above retail price for the Ozma. And knowing how popular the thing is, I'd have to pay through my nose for one on ebay...and that's before adding shipping to the final price. And forget about returning a defective one, since sellers don't usually have a lot of stock like online stores.
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