sephfire

I feel compelled to apologize for the length of time my own WIP has remained unfinished. We've been procrastinating on the vocal recording. We plan to do it over the holiday break.

I almost forgot: I did a christmasy remix last year of a tune from an animated film called The Snowman. In addition to my Carol of the Bells remix (which I now fully intend to do), I'd like to submit this other mix as well. So put me down for two. Carol of the Bells (coming soon) Purity (complete)

Put me down for a maybe. I've been toying with an idea for Carol of the Bells.

I'm guessing this project is KIA? Darn shame...

Interesting bit of trivia: according to IMDB, the voice actor for Basch also voices Bloo and many other characters on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. That's serious versatility.

Aww, man. I'll be in Manhattan this weekend. Only a month too early. If there are any OCR people living in the Manhattan region, send me a PM. We'll have lunch or something. (I swear I'm coming to one of these meetups someday when I have the money).

Had to render some animation on my computer. Took 3 days. Other than that, FFXII, DOAX2, Gears of War, Guitar Hero 2 and Viva Pinata are consuming my game time. I'll be back once I wade through the river of new games.

We're trying to get a crew running on Illidan server (Horde). It's pretty much just me, Rama, suzu and Tavern so far. Join us, won't you?

Coming from a background in FFXI, WoW crafting skills are cake to level. CAKE, I tell you. But to be fair, I hear engineering is the hardest one to raise, so that may be what you're experiencing. And suzu has done our entire not-yet-existent guild proud already with his anti-ganking conquest. I envy thine mad skillz.

I'm trying to identify what elements of the FFXII plot are different from the FF norm. Something about the story seems much bigger than just the characters. The world of Ivalice is writhing in political chaos and the team is bunch of individuals swept into the fray. They band together and struggle to prevent their world from tearing itself apart. Beacause the central conflict of the story isn't wrapped around a single character's thoughts, emotions or history, the plot feels much more grandiose in scale. However, we do miss out on some of the emotional, character-driven themes that formed the foundation of previous Final Fantasies. That's not to say the characters aren't interesting. Fran and Balthier alone are two of the most interesting characters to come out of FF in years. But because the story doesn't seem to focus too closely on any one character in the cast, certain elements of that classic FF storytelling style do seem to be missing. I'm not sure that it's a good or bad thing. But I'm glad to see Square-Enix mix up the storytelling formula for once.

I'm still trying to unerstand what about the plot seems so "bland" and "transparent" to you. Since you seem to be one of the only ones here who holds that opinion, you may have to give us a bit more explanation.

Please don't youkai no unmei this thread, you two.

I dunno, I've kinda liked how there doesn't seem to actually be a single "main" character so far. But I imagine his side of the story will develop more later on.

Anyone who would say the story is "horrible" can't be trusted to review stories, period. Whether it is a story that fits their tastes or not is a more relevant debate. Personally, I think it's a nice change from the exhausted "teen crew saving the world from god-like madman" plot. I've enjoyed that plotline through many a FF game, but it's high time the formula was reworked.

Does the OP ever visit this thread anymore? It may be worthwhile to start a new thread to help organize the guild's formation.

Awesome. It'll be sweet seeing some of you guys out there. New character = "Sephfire" (orc hunter).

I'll go roll a character in Illidan right away.

Illidan is on Central time, so that might be optimal for the most people. I nominate Illidan server, Horde faction. Yay or nay?

C'mon, let's pick one already. I'd like to start a character up there prior to the expansion madness.

As soon as I have vocals from Myf, I'll finish that puppy. He's a busy chap, but I trust him to get them to me eventually.

I'm good for any server or race. Soon as we pick one, I'll roll a temp character there immediately.

I'd roll a new character for that. Now the only problem is coming to a group agreement of whether to roll Alliance or Horde ...

Does OCR have anything remotely resembling a guild? I'd roll a new character on a new server just for that privilege. Willella, Lvl21 Night Elf Druid (Stormreaver) Cartridge, Lvl18 Dwarf Hunter (Stormreaver)

I've been searching for a cheesy brass/band shot sample like you'd frequently hear in the Jet Set Radio Future soundtrack (example). Anyone know of such a sample (or how I might emulate it)?

We're going to need to keep a watchful eye out for quality 3rd-party controllers. The Sixaxis is sounding more and more like a complete travesty. No rumble. Cramp-inducing design. Bad shoulder buttons. And now apparently the controllers rechargable batteries are not replacable (once they wear out, the controller is worthless). I almost always prefer 1st party controllers, but this thing just sounds like garbage.