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None of the compatibility modes work? I'd suggest downloading XP Mode but you have the Home version.

Wow! That definitely looks complicated! I would be completely lost trying to get everything to come out sounding just right...etc. I must say though, I'm watching the 'Live Concert' video and I'm quite impressed. I'm liking what I'm hearing. Is there an album out?

So how exactly does this work? Does one provide just the melody and it starts singing whatever it sees fit that goes with the melody? Or does one provide the lyrics as well? I heard 'Hatsune Miku's' version of "Tenshi no Enogu." I'm inclined to believe that one provides both the lyrics and melody but I don't know. Thanks.

I'm at chapter 9, busy grinding; made about 150k gil. Any idea about just how much I should be aiming for? I only ask cause I'm not too sure how expensive it will be to upgrade the main weapons for all of my characters. Still loving this game! Thanks!

Oddly enough, I found out about his death through DeviantArt. I thoroughly enjoy his music. His passing is very saddening indeed. He will definitely be sorely missed. If none of you have already...should give " " a listen. R.I.P., Jun Seba.

I just wanted to add that I'm not a fan at all of Action RPGs. However, FFXIII is the one exception to the rule for me; I'm really enjoying the game. Looking at that list, do you guys think it would it be best to wait to upgrade the weapons till the ones you want are picked up? I know some of you have already started upgrading...but I only have 1500gil so far...so I dunno how much I'll be able to buy later on; I have kept all of my components thus far. I've finally reached the point where I can upgrade my weapons for the first time and I'm hesitant to do so.

I'm sorry but I have to disagree with you about the single player campaign in Halo: CE being pretty crappy. The single player campaign in that game is what convinced me to go with the Xbox over the PS2. I know a lot of other people who fell in love with the franchise because of the single player campaign. I believe it truly redefined, if you will, the FPS genre and I'm sure I'm not alone with this point of view. Now the single player campaign in Halo 2 is a different story - I couldn't get into it at all and was rather disappointed with it. I think the only saving grace was the multiplayer aspect of Halo 2. I'm also sure I'm not alone when I say that. People would be missing out playing Halo 3 without having at least played Halo: CE if you ask me.

Well, if it's like a standard traditional keyboard then I think you'd be okay with rinsing it under water. Just be sure to give it a day or two to fully dry. Otherwise, I don't know what else to tell ya.

I recommend the Cowow iAudio 7. It's a great DAP that plays just about every audio format out there (like my fav. format: FLAC) with a battery life of about 60 hours, I sh*t you not. You won't need any special software to transfer music over. Just simply copy and paste the music you want in the appropriate folder and it's there. You can browse through your music on the DAP through ID3 tags (I don't know the technical name for this browsing method) ala iPod or you can browse through your music like you would any other file on your PC. Last I checked the price of this player is $130 for the 16GB model.

If you ever played any Ninja Gaiden game for the XBox or PS and enjoyed it, you'll love Bayonetta. I've seen comparisons to God of War as well...so if GoW is up your ally this game will be too. I've already spent 36 hours on this game since it came out; it's one of the best games I've played. I've finally managed to buy just about everything I possibly can in the in-game store with plenty of halos left over. This game is pretty 'gnarly' as far as a challenge goes. It's just way too much fun! Edit: If you have both a 360 and a PS3...and intend to get this game...get it for the 360. As previously mentioned, there's some issues on the PS3 version.

I see. Well as for the Onyx Roses, it took me till about chapter II or III to realize this but you don't need to purchase them. Once Rodin makes the weapons you have them in your inventory. The weapons you see in at Gates of Hell are replicas as far as I know. As for buying techniques, if you haven't already bought any, I'd suggest picking up "Air Dodge" and (when available) "Bat Within." I can definitely see why you feel like you're just button mashing though. I'm not terribly good at timing the combos just right (for instance YYBB*B where the * is a small pause)...so I'm constantly hitting the Y button and every now and then the B button depending on how I want to finish off a series of moves. Another thing...I've noticed that whenever you're about to get hit you'll see a rose appear on your character...with the accessory I bought I'm still having a hard time trying to parry at the right moments. There's just so much going on the screen and it's happening quite fast that I rarely see the rose. I have become quite good at dodging though... Moreoever, I just beat the game about an hour ago. I thought it was a great experience overall. I'm about to play a second time through...I'm that impressed with it. According to it I beat the game in 6 hours. I have a hard time believing that though, for I've practically been playing it for two days straight - I'm on vacation right now. I know it took me about 10 hours the other day just to get to chapter IX. I wonder how it calculates that.... Anyway, I still can't seem to decide on which accessory to buy next...it takes a while to accumulate 100,000 halos. But yeah.... Edit: I just saved again and noticed that I've spent 16 hours on this game. I'm a little confused as to why the "Play History" says 6 hours though. Unless the one in front of the six is not displaying properly.... Anyway.... Also, I just learned that the "replica" weapons are there so that you can equip them both on the feet and hands at the same time...

Well, according to Metacritic, Bayonetta has been getting better reviews over all than Darksiders on the Xbox 360. I know there's some frame rate issues and loading time problems on the PS3 version...which is why it has a lower overall rating than the 360 version. mikeszekely, I find it interesting that you think DMC is better. I have two friends who love DMC and feel that Bayonetta is a much better game. I think once you get further into the game your opinion might change. As it's always said though, to each their own. As for the combat having more depth, I think the reason why people have been saying that is because of all the weapon combinations available to the user along with all of the attack combos. I managed to reach Chapter 15 and I've saved up 200,000 halos to get the accessory that I wanted: Moon of Mahaa-Kalaa. I'm getting close again to buy another though...so I'm still uncertain of which one to get next. Anyway.... As for Darksiders, I was debating between it and Bayonetta and I feel I made the right choice. Looking at the video reviews for both games...Bayonetta simply won me over.

Is there anyone else playing Bayonetta? It has received great reviews! The prologue was a bit over the top...haha. Hell, this game can be ridiculous at times with some of it's over the top action. It's a pretty fast paced game too. I've been playing the game on normal and it's quite the challenge as it is...although very rewarding! I'm not sure how many hours I've already put into this game but I've just recently reached Chapter X. I've mainly been using the Durga as my primary weapon with the Odette on the feet. I also finally have enough 100,000 halos saved up to buy an accessory...I just can't seem to figure out which one to get. Are there certain accessories I should be looking at? What weapon sets do you all use? What are your thoughts/opinions on this game?

Awesome! Thank you so much! I've always wanted to know what she was saying - I love this song. I was definitely way off base. I guess I can read Japanese better than I can hear it...and even then I can't read it all too well, haha. >_< Thanks again! Cheers! Edit: Linear notes, eh? I never thunk to look at the booklet after all these years. I need to go take a look at it...if I could only remember the safe place I keep it at.

Yeah...four hours if you rush through the game and avoid most, if not all, of the Covenant. It took a friend of mine and I six hours to get about (a little less than) half way through the game on Legendary. Moreover, Firefight adds a TON of replay value to ODST. I like Firefight more than I do Horde in GoW 2 - I believe Bungie did a better job of implementing the game mechanic. I honestly haven't had as much fun with a Halo game (since Combat Evolved) until ODST came out. I think the game is worth every penny I spent on it.

You sure have your work cut out for ya. That's cool though that you're willing to take the time to do all of that, especially if you're going to be sharing your translations with the rest of us. Cheers!

Haha. Well, if you end up sharing your translations, I'll definitely be looking foward to reading them, Gubaba!

Novels? What's a novel? Who reads anyway? I swear, some people. It's all about the animation and the eye candy!

This is what I believe she is saying in romaji followed by a very, very, very...very rough translation. I'm somewhat confident that I'm in the ball park with 5 of those translations. I wouldn't be surprised though if I'm completely way off base. I have only taken one Japanese class after all.... >_< I'm hoping someone on this board will be able to fill in the rest and fix my translations watashi no koi wa // my love is oru ko oru yo // great, greater than kokoro no futa wo // my heart contained douchi te anata ni a mu to kakushite iru // needs to break yohou ke no hitori // lingering fragrance...alone go to wo naze // why anata ga ka no joron da mae guchi nishi ta dake te mou daikirai na un te // again I dislike the fortune I'm handed omou no kashira // I wonder what you feel nami utsu mune ga // destroy ordinary will/principles/way of thinking (?) kana te ru no wa namida ga mo iru oto Edit: I apologize for this piss poor attempt...but I figured I'd try and help the best I can. Looking again at what I've translated...I'm sure my translations can be definitely be tweaked so that it sounds more "fluent" if you will.

After SDF Macross, Macross II is my favorite. Macross TV ignited the flame, but Macross II is what fueled my love of Macross as a whole. I love the characters, the mecha, the story itself...and I especially love the music. I, like you, dislike the fact that there were so few episodes. I would love it if they revisited Macross II...but I don't see that ever happening. I'm sure I'm more likely to get hit by lightning or die in a plane crash than I am to see Macross II be revisited. Some will argue that Macross II is nothing but a rehash of DYRL?...which I can't help but disagree with. There are several differences between the two in regards to the story. They may share similar plot devices...but that's a moot argument if you ask me - I won't get into that though. Anyway....

There is a lot of great music from Macross II. I don't know how many of you are into instrumentals/BGM tracks...but some of my favorites are (in no particular order) Futari, Kizuna, Ark of Alus, Tsubasa, and Kyoukou Toppa. All but Ark of Alus can be found on OST Vol. 2. As for lyrical tracks (again in no particular order): Banana Moon Love, Soko ni Aru no ga Mirai dakara (a track that never made it into the film unfortunately), Anata o Kanjite-iru - Mia Santi Ren (a very beautiful a cappella), and of course Mou Ichido - Love You. The music is what really sealed the deal for me with my love of Macross II. Anyway...if none of you have heard any or all of those tracks in full...I highly recommend them all. Edit: I did not know the Japanese translation for Banana Moon Love was Koi no Banana Moon. I'm gonna have to update the name of the track now. Thanks Brand!

Thanks for the replies. I did find the thread you were talking about, BeyondTheGrave, after a little more digging. I guess I should have used better keywords than "Frontier subtitles". Oh well.... Thanks again everyone!

I know there are subtitles out there that can be downloaded...I just don't know how much new stuff has been added to the BD/DVD discs and I am worried about timing issues. Are there are any subtitles out there, available for download, that have been properly timed with the BD/DVD discs? Google has been of no help to me...nor have I been able to find any threads on MW. Much Thanks! Oyan B.

Thanks, Kresphy, for uploading/sharing that image. I went ahead and resized it to use it as a desktop background. If anyone is interested, I have two images attached. One is cropped, the other is the full thing...both resized to a height of 1080 pixels. I hope no one minds.

You're about 4...5 days too early there...unless the first of April has already come and I don't know it. :X