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Ben, it's cool. Just remember that we live in a capitalistic society, can't take shitty business decisions personally. As long as we make sure the big businesses remember that they can make things and make shitty policies, but we don't have to buy into it. Microsoft forgot that for a few minutes and was rudely reminded of it rather quickly.

As for your comparison between Microsoft's policies and kidnapping Jason, kinda apples and oranges, dude. They're not really even close to being the same thing.

I know that my example was ridiculous. lol. I was kinda joking,Tam. As for a capitalistic society, I realize we live in one. But should that excuse really unethical and potentially unconstitutional business practices? A line has to be drawn somewhere. That's all I'm saying. Luckily, the people won this time.

And that is precisely my point, Ben. It is up to us to hold corporations responsible for their actions, be it something as first-worldish as Microsoft and the Xbox One, or Monsanto and their truly evil attempt to do things like sue dairies over putting the fact that they don't use milk from farms that use Monsanto's unnatural bovine growth hormones on their milk cartons (and other really evil GMO shit).

Ah,Monsato. Not my favorite topic. Also hate it when say an oil company has hundreds of casulties because of piss poor working conditions yet they can easily sweep it under the rug with "acts of good-will" as if that erases what they've done.

Certainly compared to these incidents MS isn't quite as "diabolical" but I still think it's a raw deal when a company is allied with the NSA, tries to sell us a game console with a spy camera attached, and the system itself becomes a useless paperweight when no longer supported online.

Luckily, MS 'did" fix all this. To a point capatilism is the reason why we as consumers have a voice. Then again, capitalism allows people with money to make and change new laws & new rules which are not always in our favor. (I also probably should separate capitalism from democracy. Sure, we make em work well together but they are still separate concepts and if left unchecked, capitalism has the potential to outright destroy democracy when it mutates into a monopoly.)

yeah I'm kind of in that point right now where I'm looking for a drop of inspiration for my game. But I've been working on projects for a long time, and I know it will come.  For now though, I'm just kind of hovering around my game, thinking. 

I'm glad you got back into your game though.  I think it's a really cool game, and really different from other RPGMAKER games.  Finish that bad boy!! 

I have mixed feelings about the PSP Valkyria Chronicles.  I played it but didn't get far.  I loved the PS3 version, but something was off with the PSP version.. or maybe it was just me.  I really should give it another shot. 

Maybe because Valkyria chronicles 1 was more serious and the characters were more mature? THe second game is kind of the "teenage youth miltary camp setting" instead which has a more lighthearted and sterotypical "anime school drama" vibe.

But yeah,man! My creative batteries are revved up. Side effect? Being less social.

 Yay! I missed you buddy! And CyberXion should come round more often, I miss him! Also, may I ask what your system is, because I've given up on my game lol.

It'll be for pc download,Blake! I'll put up instructions how to do that when it's actually done. Also wish you luck on the "SaintsRow4 debacle". That whole mess is friggin ridiculous!

More bad news... read my latest blog :/ and I look forward to the game!!!

This is just....(facepalm). C'mon Australia elites,sober up. I'm cutting you all off from your favorite stupidity liquor! You're all better than this!

Australians sober up?!? Might as well tell the wombats to start sleeping at night mate. LOL J/K. I am sure that there are at least one or two Australians who don't drink. Hint: one of them isn't Blake and another one isn't me. No wait, I'm English, now where'd my beer go?

Anyway Benderu, it's always good to hear from you.

That's Bendo! Like Bend with an o! Get it right english-man! Just kidding,Pete. lol. That wombat analogy was priceless! I love how we can discuss things without resorting to blatant offensive stereotypes! (troll face)

Nothing offensive about it. I see drinking as a virtue not a vice. Work is the curse of the drinking man after all. :)

Dude, Blake! It's always good to see you, dude. You doing well?

I've been doing great, yourself? You should come on here more often.

I'm actually a brain in a vat. Good to see you.

A brain in a vat? Excellent. Hello Joe, I'm a brain in a hovering robot! Marvel at my "mad bling"!

Who is Bendo? Is that some sort of robot / alien version of Ben? I'm glad you aren't giving up on your game. I've been looking forward to playing that ever since the demo. That seems like ages ago and a whole other world away now lol.

Third Birthday was such a dramatic departure from what I loved about the original Parasite Eve. I hope some day we get a true sequel to the original... but I doubt it.

Square/Enix has a bad habit of discontinuing franchises I love,Aaron. I'm also waiting for another Vagrant Story and another Bouncer with actual co-op in its' story mode.

Did you like the Bouncer? Cause I really liked the Bouncer. Have I found another person that doesn't hate the Bouncer?

Yes Joe, you have. lol. My only mark against "The Bouncer" is it didn't have co-op in the story mode. Everything else about it was "totally fab" though! It was kinda like a cyber punk version of Kingdom Hearts fused with FF8. Nothing wrong with that!

Awesome! Yeah, co-op lacking kind of made me a douchebag when I thought I could beat the game (they had no memory card, so we'd always try marathoning) and didn't hand the controller over and died. Yeah, I got some looks for that one...

So your name is Bendo now? :)

I'll chime in and recommend you get Dissidia.  It's one of my favorite PSP games.  Get Loco Roco 1 & 2 while you're at it.

I got Project X-Zone last night and it has God Eater Burst characters in it and that made me think of you.

Project X-zone fun,Cary? I have been wondering about that one. I actually own the first Dissidia and really like it. I want to snap up Duodecim because of the additional characters!

Good to see you too, Ben! I'm digging the vibe here quite a bit. Everyone seems to be pretty groovy and down-to-Earth for the most part, and I like that. :)

I can vouch, this is a great place to hang! Blasphemous at it may be, I consider Pixlbit over 1up in certain ways. Only reason I didn't jump over sooner is most of my friends were still on 1up. (Y'know, before Ziff Davis sunk our battleship. lol.)

Even though it goes against my Buddhist priciples I am totally still holing a grudge against MS. Not just because of the the shameless Xbone shit but also for making Windows 8.

Glad to hear your workin on your game again, been a while since you mentioned anything about it.

I still have my Startegy guide for Parasite Eve, but I don't have the game. I wish I had gave it more of a chance but the combat system just felt akward to me. I got as far as the fight with the giant rat and then I gave up after getting killed for the 10th time. Had the same problem with Vagrant Story, I really wanted to like it but the combat and weapon leveling thing was just tedious.

PE 1 had a very unique combat system. Aka it wasn't 100% "action" but it wasn't 100% "turn based" either. I can understand how gamers could be frustrated with it, Gemini.

As for microsoft, I just can't help but to be paranoid. Sure, they did a 180 but if they had not been challenged they would have boned us with their whole rod. It's a shame I feel this way though. I really enjoy my time with the 360.

As for the game, I have a better idea of what I want it to be now! Feels good!

Been wondering about your RPG game you were developing. Glad to hear you didn't stop. As far as I remember by the blogs at 1up, you had a really great progress.

It's a lot different now but it has the same characters,Alejandro. I found an easy way to make everything flow so to speak.

So glad you enjoyed 3rd Birthday. The game was so damned good! Made me love the franchise all over again. Give us an update on your game. I don't mind testing it. I want to make a game too. 

I was surprised how good 3rd Birthday was. Based on all the reviews I was apprehensive and kind of nervous going in. Glad I followed my gut instinct though. Turns out it was my kind of bag.

I don't know if I want to do another demo or surprise everyone by releasing the game whole. The later option seems more positive. (Aka, I'm giving gamers a whole meal instead of a tiny appetizer) But hey, if there's enough demand I'll probably cave and release a demo anyway. lol.

Well, I hope your project is continuing to plug along. No need to rush it out though, it's not like you got a publisher breathing down your neck!

I would caution against Birth By Sleep though. It was a fun game, but you got to finish the game three times just to see the "real" ending. On top of that, most of the cut-scenes nearly put me to sleep. It sort of killed any excitement I have for the franchise, given my shrug at the announcement of KHIII.

I feel you, Kev. As a whole the KH storyline didn't do anything for me. However, I loved the combat and the Disney references. Aka, a good game franchise for nostalgia!

As for the game, it'll be done sometime next year if all goes well. Hopefully there are no set backs but it's difficult to say for certain.

Glad to see you're alive and well (Although busy, but that's never bad!)!

Helps to feel productive,Chris! (Even if it crushes my social life. There are drawbacks to everything. Curses!)

You aren't the only one who is now distrustful of Microsoft. There are tons of them out there.  All they did to me was make easy to decide. They will have to wait a bit for my cash. I think I'm going to play some 3rd Birthday later because I love it. Aya deserves a next gen game,why is that so impossible? They do sequels and remakes of such lame crap. Parasite Eve is a classic that deserves better. I'm right there with you on Dynasty Warriors. One of those games that kicks my ass. But is extremely stylish and fun.

S/E simply puts too much into Final Fantasy while neglecting everything else,Celt. I'd love to see a "big console" Parasite Eve game myself. 3rd Birthday was fantastic when you consider all the limitations of it being on a handheld. Again, it's not everyone's cup of tea but I took a real shine to it!

As for microsoft I'm glad they did a 180 but it's only because they created their own finacial disaster. It's not as if it was done out of selfless altruism or anything. lol. Still, I don't have any angst towards gamers who get an X box 1. I just rather go with a PS4 because it's $100.00 cheaper and because sony came out of the gate supporting us. Sure maybe they pulled a sly "Little-finger tactic" but it's better they did that as opposed to going along with microsoft's "new vision of gaming".

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