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Heh heh, it's interesting to see Gen disc's change in views regarding the PSP.
I'd say the reasons listed in this thread accurately outline why the PSP is worth every cent if you harness its capabilities. If you don't plan on utilizing emulation its value is a little more debatable, but there is a decent selection of truly great games.
Based on what I've played, I highly recommend/second Valkyrie Profile, both Syphon Filter games (highly polished as mentioned), Wipeout, and Jeanne d' Arc (still playing it).
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I may try out, and if I do I will commit.
How are these voices going to implemented into the game though, or are they? A mod for the PC version, or a rom hack?
Edit: Nm, just read the original thread. Sounds like a good idea, though you might want to add those details to this thread somewhere.
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That said, I'll post a track that a friend of mine made. Although it doesn't feel too different to me since I listen to similar stuff all the time, I think the majority here will find that it isn't what one would call normal.
Good stuff man, thanks for posting it. Tell you friend to keep it up.
I wouldn't call Ratatat obscure... they're pretty popular as indie electronic artists, constantly being mentioned/featured in magazines like Remix. I also think they're extremely overrated and could name 25 people on OCR that are more talented and interesting.Yeah, I have to agree that they aren't very obscure, but they are worth listening too. Also, links to particular songs are always nice.
Also, if something isn't completely obscure that's OK, but it'd be good if most of us haven't heard it.
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I figured I'd make a thread about very obscure music, so that we can all hear some. I'm talking about the kind of music that there is good chance that you would likely never hear or have heard if you were somebody else. Oh yeah, and you should consider it be worth hearing as well, and, preferably, provide a link and/or description.
Anyhow, I'll start things off with some obscure music from the also obscure movie, "Killer Klowns from Outer Space."
This track is pretty good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS-Nr1RGLAU&feature=related
But I really wish there were more to this one:
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Just went outdoot climbing on granite yesterday, and it was pretty intense. I have a climbing gym near me and I got into it a few months ago, and it is awesome exercise (and its fun as hell). Definitely a great compliment to regular exercises. If there is anything that'll get you in shape it's pulling yourself up the side of walls.
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Really great mix -- brings back the good ol' days. Only good Warcraft mix I've ever heard.
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Neko, you kick ass -- about time Lufia gets a worthy mix.
Also, I'd give the spoken words or vocals a shot if you've got lines/lyrics.
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I've mentioned this before, and I second this.
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Dragon Force is a good band and I enjoy listening to their music, but there are two things I hate about them:
1. The somehow cause people to make too many threads here about them (and everyone loves to talk about how early they discovered them)
2. They stole the name of a Sega Saturn game that is better than they'll ever be.
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A veteran of the console generations, hm? But yes. I'm 21, and just talking to my little brother about games makes me feel old. I mean, he doesn't even know Duke Nukem! The games I fondly remember growing up with are easily dismissed as "poor, old games" now. It's pretty funny, really.
I think you need to tell him, "BLOW IT OUT YOUR ASS!"
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When I first listened to this remix I wasn't paying much attention to it, and thought it to be a really nice, rare ToF remix, but the more I listen to it, the more I realize the brilliance behind it.
Everything is handled with such finesse, and its quality is comparable to that of a live orchestra, or blockbuster movie. It's truly an uplifting piece, and I'm definitely going to have to keep an eye out for more VHD remixes.
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The N64 controller was designed by and for women.
Fixed.....
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Yeah, that's what I mean, although I don't see the need for the snarkyness in your reply...
Anyway, in the many tv shows, movies, and games I've seen featuring time travel in their plot, it always happens like this:
One person goes back in time and changes the past, and then gets stuck in your time loop. Their actions are only possible because of previous actions in the past. But those previous actions are only possible because they went back in time in the first place. Its a paradox (if I'm using the correct time travel terminology).
*Donnie Darko spoilers*
Donnie Darko doesn't do that. Donnie goes back in time once, fixes stuff, then dies, meaning he can't go back to do the stuff he just did. But for some reason, everything's okay. No cataclysmic apocalypse, no black hole to rip the universe apart, no nothing! I was quite impressed. That's not what happened in the What If machine episode of Futurama, lol.
Heh, I kind of wrote that fast, but I'm just semi-obsessed with time travel media, and I wasn't sure what you meant. But yeah, I liked the Parallel Universe Theory (PUT) aspect of Donnie Darko a lot. Any time travel movie that uses PUT doesn't have paradoxes, which is why PUT is so great.
Also, Equilibrium. Badass action, decent ethical/psychological issues.Yes, I also highly recommend Equilibrium, but it's much more of an action movie than anything else, so if you want an in depth psychological aspect -- you don't really get it.
Anyone remember the Butterfly Effect? I liked it... ah shut up.Yes, pretty damn good, though one part irked me. SPOILERS The part where he goes back in time from the prison and stabs his hands does not work. By their methodology, once you go back it changes things from that point on -- so he would have already come into the prison with scars on his hands; so it wouldn't seem miraculous at all. Anyhow, it is still really good, and was much better than I was expecting, from Ashton especially.
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Donnie Darko is the first example I can think of that doesn't use what I call the "time changing circle theory". Anyone know what I'm talking about?
You mean, how time didn't loop? I can think of plenty of examples that didn't have that -- maybe you should figure out the correct time travel terminology. BTW Donnie Darko used a form of Parallel Universe Theory, in case you didn't catch it.
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Yeah, I was going to say Dark City as well, but I wasn't sure if that'd count since it had a little of everything. Also Twelve Monkeys.
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Yes, psychological thrillers are often great. I've seen almost every movie recommended so far, and almost every movie recommended so far is awesome.In addition I highly recommend Primer and Collateral .
I'd also like to specifically second Being John Malkovich (especially), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Donnie Darko, and Cube, Saw (only the original) and Memento.
Or Pi, or The Machinist?Ahh, good times...good times. Really, they're all great, strange and interesting movies.
I really need to watch Pi, I have it, I just have to get to it. The Machinist was decent, but I preferred Fight Club, and The Machinist seemed like a Fight Club rip-off, so I'd recommend Fight Club instead. Once you've seen one, you the other will be completely predictable.
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BTW, for those who aren't impressed with HD, wait until UHD comes out. I had a chance to see this amazing technology at NAB 2007, and it was WOW. Basically, it looks completely real from a few feet away, and if it weren't on a flat surface, it would look completely real.
This is shows how much space that technology takes up... We'll need HDVs.
http://www.answers.com/topic/ultra-high-definition-video?cat=technology
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I do understand the disc reading technology involved. The HVDs have been around forever and they're going to need to do something impressive to maintain my attention. My confusion wound up being over the amount of space HD video (and what kind) takes up.
Umm... Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs are not holographic versatile discs.
Regular DVDs hold about 4.7 gigs, CDs have about 700mb, and Blu-rays can hold from 25 to 50 GBs.
Heres a list of amounts of space HD video takes up for you (though this doesn't include the high compression codecs, MPEG-2, H.264/AVC, and SMPTE VC-1, that Blu-Ray uses):
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/howto/articles/UnderstandingHDFormats.aspx)
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I think you missed his point.
Source #1: http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6449_7-6810011-1.html
(Incidentally Vega was referring to a point they made in #10)
Source #2: http://www.carltonbale.com/2006/11/1080p-does-matter/
Source #3: http://www.hometheatermag.com/advicefromtheexperts/105tvshoptips/index.html
There are others readily available as well, like this question so frequently being referenced in HDTV Q&A on IGN. The end result is that it's not necessarily so important that the source is 1080p, depending on your screen size and how close you're sitting. Its different, as Vega pointed out, when it comes to computer resolutions, but when it comes to hooking up your 360, PS3, Blu-Ray player, or whatever other HD source that's the rule of thumb.
I only skimmed the articles, but I don't see anything that says anything about there not being "...a discernable difference between 720p and 1080p on displays smaller than 50". Also, sitting closeness is irrelevant, because sitting closer is something you can easily do.
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When you're working with the compressed video of HDTV though, the difference is minimal at best typically what is meant. When dealing with computer resolutions, which are perfect, of course it's easy to tell the difference between sharper edges and stuff. However, for most people they simply watch TV on their TVs, and so 720p and 1080p are basically indistinguishable. Especially when there's basically no 1080p streaming TV out there. And with 1080i being upscaled to 1080p, the 1080i is considered good enough for almost anyone.
That might be a valid point if we were talking about T.V., but we're talking about Blu-Ray here (which is 1080P), not compressed T.V. HD.
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The articles I've read on the subject have stated there are factors such as viewing distance to be considered, but the rule of thumb is there's not a discernable difference between 720p and 1080p on displays smaller than 50". I could dig up the articles later, so if someone really wants the sources I can post them, though they should be easy enough for someone to find.
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Umm... No. Either your sources are crap, or you read them wrong (post them).
I have a 1080P 17" LCD on my latptop, and there is definitely a noticeable difference in quality between that and a laptops of lesser resolutions.
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1080i resolutions in general even below 1080p are pretty good. 720p is still quite a bit above as I see it, but that's mostly a resolution for smaller HDTVs and LCDs.
Yeah, 720P is still quite difference, but I'd say 1080P blows it away (and I've got it on my 17" laptop LDC).
I doubt the footage on TV stores is that big a deal anymore unless they make a point to show non-HD channels on them (which is usual). content. I think they are doing more of that now than ever.It almost seems like they do make it a point in some stores.
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Maybe this is just a difference of perspective and maybe you're looking at different HDTVs than I am, but when I see a beautiful panoramic shot of the Alps or something on an HDTV and I can stare deeper and deeper into it and see miniscule little details that would have just entirely been crushed, blurred or cut out of an old 4:3 tube tv, I'm wowed almost every time. My parents have an HDTV at home (a 52 inch Bravia) and at school I have a tube tv, maybe 2 feet or so square (I'm not sure of the exact dimensions). When I come home and I see this thing on the wall I feel almost excited to see it - it's brand new technology, it's beautiful, crisp and clean, and extremely powerful by today's standards. It's kind of like having a new car.
But I'm getting sidetracked. Some people want HD because it's "HD" and it's the most recent thing out - it's a buzzword, and it's something to throw money at. But if you really get technical or you see it side by side with an old TV, I think you'll agree watching the old TV is like looking through a tunnel. Maybe it's just me but at that point you have to realize that the old TV is extremely outdated and it's time to move on to something new.
As for DVDs, you've got to make the same realization - that they're very outdated as well. You're correct that Sony is in a difficult position in trying to convert people who just got DVD players 8 or 9 years ago. But technology increases in complexity at an exponential rate, and it takes less and less time for a new format to be released that trumps the old one - and at this point, DVDs really are getting very constricting to quality, and it's about time they're left behind. I suppose it would be difficult to figure out how to market something that completely blows yesterday's format away - but that's the way they've got to do it. At least new machines are backward compatible. Sometimes these things have to be forced on people or there's no way the businesses can profit...just look at the digital TV forced conversion next year. It's got to be done or there's going to be a huge gap developing between people on the edge of new stuff and people who have been left behind.
I agree, this pretty much what I would say, though maybe a bit less "block"
I have few things I'd like to add though:Technically speaking, HDTV (at 1080p) is more of a jump in resolution than standard T.V (usually 480i) to DVD (which are only 480P). I guess this doesn't mean much to most people, but let me explain something to said people.
The appeal of an HDTV might not be apparent at first, but once you sit back and watch footage on one for a day or so and become adjusted -- it's really hard to go back. It's really a privilege to your eyes, and though DVDs still look great, there is quite a difference (I'm speaking of 1080P mostly).
Now, for those who still don't notice a real difference, I'm assuming you've either only seen 720P, or you've seen a lesser resolution footage on an HDTV (VERY common at stores). I'd argue that most people sitting down to watch a true 1080P video (no upconverting), will notice an apparent difference, and given time to use the format, would prefer it. I'm also fairly certain that Blu-Ray will trump DVDs as DVDs did with VHS.
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Had the 360 featured HD-DVD by default, the fight would likely have gone the other way.
ble to back up that much data to optical is really appealing...
Yeah, probably, but there is no Microsoft would be willing to lose that much money for a format that isn't there own.
BTW, for those who own blu-ray players - HIGHLY recommended: http://www.ocremix.org/amazon/?id=/detail/B000MRAAJM/Want.
I wonder if this means Microsoft will have to buy Sony's format for Xbox720... awkward... MS should just buy Sony then.Yeah it will be interesting to see how that turns out... Seeing the money Microsoft put forth in an attempt to buy Yahoo, I hope Sony would be able to resist such an offer.
TFC or TF1 anyone?
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You know what? That is crap. Disregarding your completely subjective argument; graphics and story can contribute to a game just as much as gameplay. They're all parts to a whole, which is why any decent game critic looks at all of those criteria and more before concluding how good a game is.