Oihan

just because you CAN make something doesn't mean you SHOULD. Even if someone was to come up with the technology to make a 40 foot tall battle robot or a transforming jet work, it would still be cheaper and more effective to use those technologies to make a better conventional take/fighter/whatever.

Even if you were able to mass produce this all-in-one-does-everything-jack-of-all-trades machine to the point where it is cost effective? I mean...look at our own technology. We're always refining it and making it more cost effective...like CPUs...the gaming consoles...TVs.

No matter how light all the robot parts can be made, a conventional jet will always be lighter and be able to carry more weapons/fuel because it doesn't have superfluous robot bits to haul around. likewise no matter how light you get the armor, a tank will always be able to have stronger armor and bigger guns.

and in every case, a robot will always be more expensive and less reliable do to the very nature of having all the joints and motors and hydraulics needed to make the thing walk.

I'd like to think that if we had the technology to make a machine transform into various things that we'd be able to solve all of those problems you listed.

As for your examples. Patlabor doesn't make sense because it's whole logic is that you need fighting robots to combat crime using construction robots... but why do you need construction robots?

on the subject of transformers, shixshot sucked as a toy. even for the 80's he had worse articulation and more superfluous kibble than the other transformer toys and didn't look good in any mode. If price and level of engineering are the same, a toy with 2 modes will be better than a toy with 6, and a toy that doesn't transform will be better than either (in terms of quality of construction, detail, features etc...). upscale this from toys to Jets; everything gets more expensive and complex but the principle stays the same.

lastly there's a big difference between a jet that can drop a bombs on buildings and then shoot down a plane; and a plane that turns into a walking robot fighting on the ground.

We use huge cranes and other construction vehicles to construct things...and again assuming the creation of a "labor" is inevitable...why not make use of something found in Patlabor to do the work? And assuming the military hadn't already implemented the technology for their own use...I'm sure they eventually would. Look at how well the US nuclear secrets were kept. I'm sure other countries would adopt the technology as well and use it for war. Hence the need for fighting robots - should any of it ever become reality.

I don't see why it wouldn't be practical to have a variable fighter like the Valkyrie that we all know and love. If it is inevitable that we will create such machines, as seen in Patlabor for example, and say we were to come up with the technology to transform these machines into other forms....why not make one mecha that can do it all? You wouldn't have a need then to create your separate tanks, fighers, bipedal robots, and naval crafts. Just make the one and be done with it. Think of any of the "triple changers" in Transformers...like Sixshot for example. Do we not have multi-role fighter jets?

Yah, I didn't get professional because, for the extra Windows XP mode, it was an extra $30. I figured that if worse came to worse, I'd setup the computer for a dual boot, and switch back to XP if I needed to.

Well, the compatibility modes (including XP Mode) are the only things I can think of to help with your problem...aside from dual booting like you've suggested. Good luck.

I've got a windows 7 64 bit question: Is there any way to get the older games to run on it? I'm trying to get system shock 2 to work, and it's not being very nice... I've got Home premium of Windows 7.

I'm tempted to partition my main hard drive and set the computer up for a dual boot... But I'd rather not.

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

Oh yeah, I forgot about The World is Mine. Which reminds me, Project Diva 2nd!

You are right, the composer provides both melody and lyrics. It's basically like a music-mixing program in a way. You spell out the lyrics at different pitches.

Here's a screenshot of how it works (this is the Vocaloid 1 program by the way):

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!

It was announced today that Nujabes (real name Jun Seba), the producer of Samurai Champloo's music, was killed in a car accident on February 26.

R.I.P. Nujabes

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 "

R.I.P., Jun Seba.

This thread lists the stats when maxed out for every weapon, and their effects:

http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/rpg/finalfanta...&pid=928790

May be useful for future planning etc. (really, the game itself doesn't describe weapon upgrading well at all)

Also, from looking around the boards, any "strike" attack from Lightning is determined by her str, not her mag (I had thought it was so, but I like confirmation). So even as a ravager, she should go for str IMHO. (of course, that requires that you are controlling her and making sure she always does strike attacks whenever possible---an AI'd Lightning will mix in lots of spells as a ravager)

PS--I've seen a few places say something about the enemies scaling/level with your weapon? Do they? How so? I mean, if I boost Lightning's to 20 or something, will the enemies become much tougher---that'd really kind of screw you if the rest of the party had weak weapons.

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.

The Halo story is pretty overrated anyways. Just play through for the gameplay. Both the original Halo and Halo 2 has pretty crappy single player campaigns and they're not worth going back to now unless you're really trying to be thorough.

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.

Any advice for someone who spilled a glass of Pepsi on his good Microsoft keyboard? At first, it seemed like it was ok, but the space bar abruptly stopped working, and whenever you hit the "S" key you'd get "2s3d". I'm not real pleased with this development, as the only other keyboard I have handy is a cheaper Logitech one.

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.

What are the alternatives to an ipod? I'm looking for the simplest, cheapest "thing" that can play MP3's. Specifically want one with as few buttons/controls as possible.(it's not for me). ipod shuffle is not an option due to the controls being on the cord.

Also---ipod requires itunes, zune requires whatever MS uses. I'm looking for one where I can just take their favorite couple CDs, rip them to MP3s, and put them on their player with minimal fuss.

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.

Maybe I'm just getting old, but nothing I've read about the game makes me want to play it. Though, I've only played the first DMC for like 5 minutes...

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.

Oh, I'm really not ruling it out. Thing is, for me anyway, I remember enjoying DMC, skipped DMC2, enjoyed DMC3, but absolutely loved DMC4. I don't know if it was just because there wasn't a lot else to play at the time, or if it was better than I expected, and it's all just fond memories, but I really thought that DMC4 was the best of the series. As for Bayonetta, I'm really not that far into it. I just earned the ability to buy Onyx Roses from the Gates of Hell, but I'm lacking the halos. Like I said, I still feel like I'm mostly button mashing at this point, but after I get a few weapons and skills, I might feel differently.

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...

I grabbed Darksiders instead and that game has better reviews.

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?

I remember listening to this song a lot when I was younger. Definitely a favorite Macross song. Here are the lyrics and translation for the song:

Watashi no koi wa orugo-ru yo

(My love is a music box)

Kokoro no futa wo tojite

(Close the lid of my heart)

Anata ni au to kakushiteiru

(When I see you, I'm hiding)

Yofuke no hitorigoto wo

(the things I say to myself late at night)

Naze anata wa kanojo no namae kuchi ni shita dakede

(Why is it that when you just say her name)

Mou daikirai nante omou no kashira?

(I think I hate you so much?)

Namiutsu mune ga kanaderu no wa

(My fast pounding heart plays)

Namida ga moeru oto

(the fiery sound of tears)

Hizashi wo abite sunao ni naretara

(Bathing in the sun, if I could be myself)

Anata ni iitai

(I want to tell you)

Yasashiku iitai

(I want to tell you softly)

"Mia Sentesu Ren"

(Marduk: I can feel you)

**Kimochi ga fukaku katamuku hodo

(The deeper my feelings wane)

Hohoemi sae mo kowai**

(These two lines appear in the liner notes, but do not actually appear in the song)

(I'm even afraid to smile)

Kizuiteiruno? Anata ga ima

(Do you realize? Right now, you)

Watashi no subete nanoyo

(are my everything)

Nee konomama aruiteyukeba

(Say, if we could walk like this)

Puratanasu no michi

(A street of Platanus)

Hora komorebi no naka de mimi wo sumashite

(See, if you listen closely within the sunlight that shines through the trees)

Watashi no koi wa orugo-ru yo

(My love is a music box)

Kokoro no futa wo akete

(Open the lid of my heart)

Sonote ni dakare kanadetai no

(Held in your hands, I want to play)

"Anata wo kanjiteiru"

("I can feel you")

Enjoy!

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.

Buddy of mine finished co-op Normal with a friend of his on ODST, took 4 hours, that's pretty damn disappointing to me.

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.

I will, but it'll be a couple of years at least.

I'm nearly, NEARLY done with "My Fair Minmay." Then it's on to "Misa Hayase: White Reminiscences." Meanwhile, I'm still working on the SDFM novelization trilogy. After that comes the DYRL novel, and THEN I'll get to Macross II (and Plus).

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!

Bah, kids these days...can't be bothered to look back ONE SINGLE PAGE...

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...st&p=789333

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

Again, there's always the novels...

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

While this is an old thread, I'd like to know if anyone has tried to write down the lyrics in romaji. She does sing in Japanese so if you know Japanese it would be no big problem. I don't and since I wanted to include those lyrics in the Macross II episode 5 subtitles that I'm preparing for the R2 DVD (If I can get it) I'd be most grateful if someone with some Japanese knowledge gave it a try. Mabye even try a transltion?

The song is on the Macross II: Lovers Again soundtrack available at macrosshare.blogspot.com. Here is an mp4 version of the song:

http://81.25.54.104/music/Macross/Mari%20I...antis%20Ren.mp4

Thanks.

ericf

Here is an attempt at romaji:

watashi no koi wa

oruko oru yo

kokoro no futa wo

dochi te

anata ni amu to

kakushite iru

yoku keno hitori

goto wo

naze

anata ga kanno joron da mae

guchi nishi tadake de

mou daikirai na ute

omou no kashira

nami utsu mune ga

kanate ru no wa

namida ga mo eru

oto

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.

Regardless of this series being given the 'alternative universe' status...what do people actually think to Macross II?? - personally, I really liked it, but hated the fact that 6 episodes just wasn't enough to flesh out the characters and story line that the makers attempted.

I'm new to the forum, so I don't know if this is covered regularly or even at all, but curious to know, because there's a lot of Macross 7/F/0 etc chat about at the moment.

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!