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@ROBLOGNICK "It's their product and you will play it how they intend you play it."

I certainly won't be playing the way the Japanese creators intended me to, that's for sure!

@ROBLOGNICK Publishers cutting content for no reason whatsoever is most certainly "negative."

@Uzuki I still don't believe the West is still as "well-groomed" as you make it out to be--But it still doesn't really matter in this case because we've already established that they are 18 now so what's the remaining issue?

I can see the over-saturation thing. Lived in Japan for three months last spring/summer and LoveLive/iDOLM@STER was all the rage. Granted, I thought it was hype at the time but I guess if it's in your face every day.

@Tsusasi — This man gets it. I mean look at Hollywood and/or the American music industry. We're objectively one of the most sexualized cultures on the planet.

@Uzuki "Too risque in Western views"? Who says? Other companies seem to release much more sexual content over here and no one seems to have a problem. We have games with strippers and blatant sex scenes over here, so what should some bikinis have to do with anything? I hope you're right on the DLC and it's just a rumor. But if bikinis are a no-no then I don't see how they'll do the hot springs. They gonna put them all in one-pieces and diapers? Also, what @BulbasaurusRex and @Tsusasi said about American comics and Degrassi is spot-on.

@BulbasaurusRex Lol. The game didn't even sell well in Japan, it's not going to sell well here anyway. The T-rating won't make any difference, they would have been better off not censoring anything and attracting as many niche J-gamers as possible instead of pissing them all off with the BS.

@BulbasaurusRex I don't really see it as a "relief" at all. This just makes me more upset.

@mike_intv @BulbasaurusRex

Well f*** me everyone. The game has been knocked down to a T-rating. Originally this game was slated for an M-rating.

Screw everything, man. Nintendo sucks.

@BulbasaurusRex The whole point is that the photographer is taking lewd photos. And from how the rumors sound, it looks like they're actually going to cut that concept and dub in a whole new setting. Also, who cares if the DLC doesn't have "meaningful story content"? Fun content is still fun content. Again, this is an M-rated game, what the heck would you cut it for?

@mike_intv Who cares about stupid right-wing local stations doing a BS story? Ever looked at the sales of the DS? How badly did that report affect them lol.

Plus, you couldn't even make a case like that with this game even if you wanted to--Because the game is marketed to ages 18 and up per the M-rating. It's not marketed to children in the first place!

@BulbasaurusRex Seeing as they're changing the story of a whole dungeon and that it's now rumored they'll be cutting an entire DLC dungeon--Yeah I'd say this is pretty significant.

But yeah as you said, I love the age thing because of how ironic it is. Up them from 17 to 18 (which is completely understandable), but then completely de-sexualize them even though they now are legal and the game is getting an M-rating anyway.

So we've been straight up lied to, then. Not even just absolutely ridiculous visual censorship, but a whole dungeon cut.

Screw you , Nintendo--And shame on you, Atlus, for putting up with this.

This gives me hope, but as others in this thread have said--This doesn't mean that NoA won't stick their grubby fingers in and still mess things up.

@xPH03N1Xx86 Hey, I'm not gonna call you out for having an opinion like some people.

@Aneira "...there's always those odd ones out, swinging an axe about."

^There sure are. lol

@xPH03N1Xx86 @Aneira Basically. Sorry that not everyone has your exact same tastes lol.

@Kroko Some of the songs are annoying for sure, and the audio/voice mixing is indeed terrible. The game, overall, is pretty awful. Still, the OST itself does have a lot of gems regardless.

@Aneira As someone who consumes an un-holy amount of J-pop, I don't think you know what J-pop is. J-pop (in a very broad sense) would be artists such as Kyarypamyupamyu or bands such as Perfume. If you don't like the vocal anthems in X, that's your own perfectly valid opinion--But those songs aren't "J-pop." They're vocal anthems blended with elements of rock, orchestral, and even rap--But that's not what J-pop is.

@Aneira Most of the vocal tracks are fantastic. Yeah there a couple annoying ones, but most of them are great. If I were to tell someone about all the great songs in the soundtrack, leaving out the vocal anthems would be a crime--But just to humor you, here's a playlist of 10 amazing non-vocal tracks I slapped together in about 10 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL149yqV1Iel3Tt-Ls5NJrLMNi0qqc9qt7&nohtml5=False

@abbyhitter Mira is a beautiful world, to be sure, but that's about it. I felt like the battle system in the original actually took timing and strategy--X's system is just like, "Climb in the most powerful Skell and spam the best attacks." A lot of the weapon customization is just overcomplicated fluff as well that doesn't have much of a real effect on anything. I beat the whole game--Definitely gave it more than a fair chance.

@Aneira @abbyhitter Agreed--Sawano always writes amazing scores, and X is no exception. I find most of the music in the original Xenoblade completely unmemorable. Shame of it is, the original is such a good game. X is complete garbage. The score might be the only good thing about it lol.

Fatalities are finishers that end a match — The better comparison would be Supers or Ultras or something else along those lines. Every fighter has them, or a variant of them. Fatalities are MK-specific.

No idea why people love this game so much. Dreadfully boring. If you want a quality Mario RPG, Paper or M&L is the way to go.

So, so, so incredibly disappointed at the lack of dual audio.

@ThomasBW84 Oh, thank goodness. At least that horrific plague has been done away with.

What I really want to know is this: In the 3DS version, online was basically ruined by equipment you could use against human opponents to make your character OP.

Is this problem still in Ultra Smash? Or is there at least a vanilla mode where equipment is not allowed?

I think it's stupid, to be honest--Like most censorship. She's not real. But whatever, not going to freak out and boycott like the guys over at NicheGamer are screaming about.

@Fandabidozi http://i.imgur.com/YH3FOrr.gif

@late There are sound effects when you hit a note and help you keep time — @manu0 is wrong. Also don't know why someone would even bother playing the demo and whining about it if they don't even like Vocaloid music in the first place. Kind of a prerequisite for liking the game.

Anyway, great review, super excited--My LE is ready and waiting.

@AlexSora89 "Zettaini nigasunai!" (ぜったいににがすない！) — "You definitely won't escape!"

Anyway, I'm crazy crazy excited for this game. 2016 can't come soon enough.

Give me a new Metroid. That's all I ask.

Love all the people on here whining about how "RK betrayed their fanbase" just because they switched to consoles. Grow up. If you don't have a console, save a little money and get one instead of whining about how you don't.

@Andy92 Bravo, sir. Glad to see you can defend your moral stance in an intelligent, respectful, and civil manor.

It's...Beautiful.

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If they did something based on the Sonic Adventure games, like dealing with Space Colony ARK, it could be really cool.

Actually, if this is done right, it could be phenomenal. Or it could be wreck. A really big wreck.

@Jared1984 Yeah this looking more 2015-ish to me.

I was hyped before and I'm super-hyped now. Looks phenomenal. I really ought to plop down the cash and grab myself a copy of Xenoblade Chronicles, though.

"It became a kids IP platform and we don't really make games for kids."

American here--Been playing Burst, and it's a lot of fun. I like the heavy emphasis on the visual novel portion of the game...Though that does make it kind of a niche title. Anyway, I hope when/if the second game gets localized, they give it a physical release here in the states. When retail games get localized as download-only, I'm not a happy camper.

Ideally, I'd love to be able to play through the story with friends or something. I think that'd be awesome.

Ikachan for $3? Yeah, I'll pick that up. Already have Mutant Mudds, Bomb Monkey, VVVVVV, and NightSky.

Good deal. Still disappointed GTAV won GoTY. I'm not saying that SM3DLand 100% deserves it unquestionably, but I'm tired of seeing people drool over GTA games every darn time they're released. I mean what about The Last of Us? Or Bioshock Infinite? Is GTAV really a greater achievement? Or is it just...GTA?

Haterz gonna hate, Damien. I salute you!

@Luigifan141 Almost--If they bring back Legends 3 I think I can forgive them. Maybe.

Very disappointed over this. It's been a very, very long time since we've gotten an Ace Attorney game. I want it sitting proudly on my shelf--Not hidden on my 3DS's SD card.

Really psyched over this one--I really hope it gets a nice Wii U port because it honestly seems more fitting to be on there to be honest.

Have mine preordered already.

It's just nice to finally see the Wii U not get shunned for once.

I own the original Turok, Seeds of Evil, and Rage Wars. I can definitely attest to the fact that they haven't aged well at all. With the exception of Rage Wars, the games give you little to no direction on where to go. I'm definitely not a proponent of hand-holding, but not many are going to find the prospect of wading through a large world of muddy textures trying to get a clue very entertaining.

Saw this last night. Really beautiful stuff.

I think the negative reaction is silly. I for one am excited that Phoenix Wright may be dealing with more mature subjects. If you're going to automatically write a game off because of its rating then I disagree with you.

I mean, the game is called, "The Legend of Zelda" so I say totally fair.

Perhaps the NES version doesn't hold up as well (I can't say as I've spent little time with it) but like @Pichuka97 I have very fond memories of spending hours trying to survive just one more round of the GBA version that came with Super Mario Advance 3&4.