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Mimachiro:
So how about that Cirno?
What's the greatest challenge you've overcome in life?
Is winter your favorite season of the year?
Widermelonz:
How often do you visit arcades?
What was the greatest birthday gift you've ever received?
There's a spider the size of your hand on the ceiling. What do you do?
E-Nazrin:
Why is Purvis your favorite?
Was there a defining moment where you started getting particularly concerned about the CPMC issue?
Letty Whiterock:
--- Quote from: Chaore on June 08, 2011, 08:40:26 PM ---...Where'd you get those full sets of Letty Reactions? :wat:
Oh, also, why aren't you around as often as before, it sounds like you're still active- Just not talking as much, any particular reason for that?
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[Letty]
Well, aside from some drama that made me avoid this place like the plague, if you looked at my old forum statistics, I was literally here at all hours of the day, all the time. I really needed to get a life outside of the internet. I was also letting this place get to me emotionally, mostly out of frustration, so I just had to spend less time here. Since that decision, I've made a lot of new friends and have some very interesting weekends.
[Letty]
As for my plethora of expressions, you have to know where to look!
--- Quote from: huh what on June 08, 2011, 09:26:35 PM ---If I were to ever stop being a pretentious derp and attempt to get into some rhythm games that aren't from the Rhythm Tengoku series, where would be a good place to start?
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[Letty]
It really depends on what you're looking for! I'm a huge Bemani fan, so obviously I'd suggest anything from Konami's library, but truth be told, you'll be hard-pressed to find a Bemani music game to get into that won't kill your wallet through imports, aside from DDR, and I'm not sure that's what you're looking for. Honestly, this day and age, if you're looking for a non-arcade experience (dance games), play Rock Band. It's super fun and a perfectly fine rhythm game. If you want to go the Bemani route, I would suggest pop'n music. IIDX is way too difficult to start on, but pop'n is fun, colorful, and really easy to get into. Oh, and since you clearly play the DS, you owe it to yourself to play Elite Beat Agents and the Ouendan series. They're excellent rhythm games. I'm also a huge Hatsune Miku Project DIVA fan, so I can't suggest Project DIVA 2 on PSP hard enough. There are lots of choices. Find out what works best for you!
--- Quote from: Suikama Dash on June 08, 2011, 09:33:02 PM ---Are you an incubator?
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--- Quote from: Eclipse Eye on June 08, 2011, 09:35:12 PM ---RKS battle royale. Who's left standing at the end?
Actually, why do you like RKS so much?
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[Letty]
Grolla wins everything. I love her so.
[Letty]
Really, though, I've always loved Mega Man games, so finding RKS was a dream come true. It's nostalgic while still being its own thing, and everything is just fun. The thing that really brought me in overall was Grolla's storyline. I'm a huge fan of characters like her, such as Agrias Oaks from Final Fantasy Tactics and Signum from Nanoha A's. To be in control of an absolute badass girl who plays like one of my favorite platforming characters ever (Zero) essentially sold me on it. I think I may be the only person in the US that owns an original physical copy of that game. I don't know why I latched so hard to it, but it's my favorite game ever, and I probably won't let it go for a long time.
--- Quote from: Neko-Genichiro on June 08, 2011, 09:47:35 PM ---So how about that Cirno?
What's the greatest challenge you've overcome in life?
Is winter your favorite season of the year?
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[Letty]
Cirno's a jerk. It's canon that I feel this way. Look it up.
[Letty]
My two biggest obstacles that I've overcome are both, not surprisingly, very emotional. First was the failure of my first serious relationship, which I've come a long way from since, and the second was my parents' divorce. It's something else when you have to yell at your parents to keep them from shooting each other in the kitchen. I essentially had to learn how to move on and cope with life's hardships. And yeah, winter is the best time of year. I love the cold, and snow is too fun to pass up.
--- Quote from: Watermelonz. on June 09, 2011, 12:58:31 AM ---How often do you visit arcades?
What was the greatest birthday gift you've ever received?
There's a spider the size of your hand on the ceiling. What do you do?
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[Letty]
I don't visit arcades as often as I like. Every so often, I can hit up one that's an hour away, but I end up having to pay more money that I'd like, and I just can't afford it. Greatest birthday present? Hmm... I honestly couldn't tell you. I've gotten many gifts from many wonderful friends and family members, so it's hard to put just one at the top.
[Letty]
Sp-sp-sp-spider!?
--- Quote from: IronE-Nazrin on June 09, 2011, 02:18:56 AM ---Why is Purvis your favorite?
Was there a defining moment where you started getting particularly concerned about the CPMC issue?
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[Letty]
Purvis isn't my favorite, silly! But you have to guess who is.
[Letty]
CPMC hit maximum awful when the clique turned #touhou-meido into the official unofficial MotK IRC channel, completely ignoring #shrinemaiden and, essentially, anything outside of CPMC. This is really when things became troublesome, because aside from the little groups in TARC and the art boards (and RPG/UGW, of course), CPMC was the only truly active board on the site. Everything Else died. The Outside World died. No one wanted to leave CPMC, despite the clearly-stated rule that you probably should, and because this was not enforced and nothing was really done to handle the root of the problem, we still struggle with it to this day. But yes, that really marks the moment when CPMC went from "fun little Idiot Central" to "a problem full of actual idiots." CPMC is what made me start disliking the userbase, and sadly, I'm not alone in this.
Rin Kagamine:
--- Quote from: huh what on June 08, 2011, 09:26:35 PM ---If I were to ever stop being a pretentious derp and attempt to get into some rhythm games that aren't from the Rhythm Tengoku series, where would be a good place to start?
I really have no idea if you're the best person to ask about this, but welp.
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Hi, I missed this post.
Since you have a DS I'll second Elite Beat Agents (which is OOP but luckily it's not expensive, places on Amazon still have it in spades) and the Ouendan (Osu Tatake Ouendan) series. They've released two games and while the first one is OOP the good news is that it sucks compared to the second!
If you want to play on your computer right now I guess you could play OSU! or Stepmania or one of a multitude of various Bemani clones out there (o2jam for example). I don't play any of these though.
If you want to actually have some real fun at home most Bemani games are available for PS2, the downside is that you'd need to invest some coin in the peripherals. IIDX will have the cheapest controller to purchase and 14 games (3rd - 16th style) are available for PS2 right now. IIDX is also helped by having incredible music. Pop'n is fun, but requires an obscenely large (and loud) controller that routinely runs well over $300 assuming you can still buy one. Drummania is fun if you have a MIDI drumset compatible with the game, the official controller is not getting and Rock Band is far more accessible anyway. Currently Reflec Beat and Jubeat are arcade only and will probably stay that way, but if you have an iPad you could get for that!