# posted by Chronodin @ 9:49 PM
 
The game is definitely looking impressive:


And with Yoda and Darth Vader, I'm about as giddy as a little girl for this game. The end also got me thinking... about how perfect the Darth Vader breathing sound is for the end of a trailer like that, and about how pretty much NO other single sound can carry with it the meaning and the weight that that one does.

Could Darth Vader be THE greatest villain of all time? I submit that he might.

And if you don't believe me, search your feelings. You know it to be true.

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# posted by Chronodin @ 10:53 PM
 
I've been searching around for any information about the Final Fantasy IV remake for the DS coming to North America for a while now, without much luck. Finally, the May issue of Nintendo Power sheds some light on the subject, showing English screenshots which pretty much guarantee its localization. It's been reported as well that, more specifically, the release date is July '08.

And if that's not enough, there is also an interview with the game's director, who says that if the demand is there, he'd like to see a Chrono Trigger remake.

Are you kidding me?

Just try googling Chrono Trigger remake -- see what comes up, then tell me if there's demand. Sweet mother of Robo, what I wouldn't give for a Chrono Trigger remake.

If there's demand... psshhhh.

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# posted by Chronodin @ 4:01 PM
 
I gotta say, I'm very impressed at this little year-and-a-half old girl. 17 months old, and sounds like 17 months, but she can read many words that are put in front of her. It's just amazing.


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# posted by Chronodin @ 7:35 PM
 
Great, this is gonna be stuck in my head for DAYS...


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# posted by Chronodin @ 4:03 PM
 
This is a little bit creepy, but pretty neat anyway. A quadrupedal robot that can actually, you know, walk.


AT-AT's, anyone?

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# posted by Chronodin @ 5:04 PM
 
Hey all, I know I've been absent. I'd like to blame that all on Lost Odyssey, but the truth is, I've only been playing that the past few days. No, there are a few other sources for my distraction prior to that.

Not to say that I haven't been thinking about NerdCentral! I have, and I have things planned. How many will come to fruition, I don't know. First and foremost, I feel the site needs a complete overhaul. New site design, somewhat different focus, but more importantly, a new name. That's where you all come in.

If you have any suggestions for a new name for NerdCentral... something that still conveys the tech/video game focus of the site, but isn't quite so embarrassing when you tell relatives the name of your website. Also, something for which the .com address is available would be nice (feel free to check when thinking of ideas). I'm tossing around a few ideas, but I'll wait to hear what any of you suggest (IF any of you suggest anything... ahem!) before throwing some of my own ideas out there.

I'm only a little bit into Lost Odyssey, so it may be a bit early even for first impressions... well, I can give you the short version thus far, which is that I'm really enjoying it. Battle system is fun, if you like JRPGs, despite what many reviews said -- but a lot of those reviewers really enjoy those action RPGs which I tend to suck at, so that could be part of it -- storyline is interesting so far, and the music is some of Uematsu's best work in a long time. I'll go more into detail in a later post.

Other first impressions/reviews to tide you until then:

• Halo 3 -- By now, you probably know if you love it or hate it. I picked it up, haven't played as much as I'd like, but I like it so far. Seems to be more cinematic than previous iterations, which is good in my book.
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl -- If you liked any other Smash Bros. games, you'll love this one. If not, then you won't. But it delivers what it promises, which is a LOT more Smash Bros. Subspace Emissary is deeper than I expected, and almost feels like a standalone game, which is good.
• Mass Effect -- Just awesome overall. Don't listen to the haters, just get this game. Period.

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# posted by Chronodin @ 5:28 PM
 


Ok, me want this now.

It's very early, certainly, but it looks promising and I'm hoping that it can capitalize on some of City of Heroes' faults, or at least the ones that caused me to quit playing it -- namely, how repetitive it gets, the fact that it's pretty much a necessity for you to be on a team to actually accomplish anything, and the fact that for all the freedom it gives you, you're still fairly limited in other aspects. I dunno, I guess I wanted more action in a game about superheroes.

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# posted by Chronodin @ 8:31 PM
 
Well, ok, maybe not... and I'm not even sure if that's a PSP or not, it's hard to tell, but this is really cool either way.


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# posted by Chronodin @ 5:53 PM
 

And the new album, it seems, was released! Got mine ordered already, of course.

It's available on some torrent websites already, too, but I just can't bring myself to download it. Waiting for the real thing to come in.

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# posted by Chronodin @ 4:49 PM
 


There are no words to show how excited I am. The only thing that could make me happier is information about one of the new Star Wars TV shows. I think I would just die.

OH CRAP

*thud*

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