It also seems like they borrowed the FOE concept from EO, somewhat. You eventually get the ability to scan for either enemies or forma (you take the to the lab to create new items). The enemies you can scan for tend to be quite a few levels higher than you would likely be (I fought Takeminakata, a l...

What makes it so awesome? I mean, it uses the EO engine so it gets some awesomeness from there of course, but the screenshots/trailers I saw reminded me a little of early 90s 3D; that is, the textures clashed a bit with the map consisting of square tiles. I'm not (yet) familiar with the MegaTen fra...

I'm playing Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey now, and if it stays as good as it has so far, this is basically GOTY for me. It is seriously amazing, and may well be one of the best MegaTen games ever made. Highly, highly recommended (assuming it gets localized, which I think is a safe bet.) EDIT: I...

Thanks for the strategy, Trance :) ... but I already beat him. My method was pretty much the same as the one you mentioned, though, except that I used my matsutakemodoki's death powder attack (instead of dimension) to deal with the two yatagarasu. Also I went to the final dungeon so that I could rec...

SMTSJ broke street date, and was leaked apparently. Makes me sort of wish I had a R4 or whatever so I can try it out early, but I have to wait until Sunday to pick up my copy :( I've been reading 2channel and some Japanese blogs and from what I've seen, it sounds really excellent. Sunday can't come ...

I've been reading a lot of these links. There's some great stuff here

I really haven't heard much good about this game. Like, it has problems outside of the poorly balanced battles, etc. What's your take on it, Trance? I skipped it, so I have no idea about the quality of it, aside from hearsay.

Oh, I didn't even notice that those books are from the same publisher. That makes more sense. So it's not a trend, as much as a bad idea taken way too far, I guess.

http://www.mutantfrog.com/ http://www.observingjapan.com/ http://shisaku.blogspot.com/ http://no-sword.jp/blog/ http://smt.blogs.com/ http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/ http://www.languagehat.com/ These are a few of the really good English-language blogs I've been reading lately, but I'm probably...

I love my iPod.

Now my mind is reeling from the fact that this is some kind of trend...

Final Fantasy and Philosophy: The Ultimate Walkthrough (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series) (Paperback) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Final-Fantasy-Philosophy-Walkthrough-Blackwell/dp/0470415363/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254268652&sr=1-4 I totally suggest reading the preview...