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Edit: Edited for grammar and spelling mistakes...and I added a quote after further reading the last two pages. Also, sorry for the wall of text, but I felt it would be better if I put everything into one big post rather than several posts. If a remake were made I too hope they stick with the story and just make it visually breathtaking. Space Battleship Yamato 2199 comes to mind...not the best example though. I know there are some differences between it and the original, but it was done really well in my opinion. I couldn't agree more with the above sentiments! Frontier is fine for what it is, but I too agree in that it didn't quite deliver on the same levels SDFM, DYRL?, and Plus did. It would be great if the next Macross series hits home...recaptures those magic moments...for lack of better phrases/words. I hope you guys catch my drift. I know you posted this long before I ever posted, but I'm not convinced or believe that this series will be a remake... I only entertain the idea because I would love to see it happen and it's something I think is long overdue, personally. Macross TV looks absolutely beautiful on Blu-ray, but the animation just hasn't aged well comparatively (Star Pro anyone?), but that's neither here nor there. Whatever the next series will be, I cannot wait! I don't see how you can say the show is not gritty and realistic. For example, Hikaru had the courage and resolve to keep moving forward. He often thought about if he would make it alive or not when he went on his sorties...and he found his resolve to keep piloting after Focker and Kakizaki passed away...to protect the ones he cares about. If that isn't gritty then I don't know what is. I know there are more examples than that.... I feel Macross is also very realistic for the most part. Yes, the show is a space opera for the most part, but it's also hard/military science fiction. The show and characters deal with more than just lovelike Claudia and Hikaru dealing the death of Roy for example. I feel that Roy's death is pivotal in Hikaru's growth as a character...and I feel to dismiss that is like dismissing the significance Roy had in the show. Now I am not trying to say that Macross is nothing but gritty, but that gritty has been a part of Macross. As for "teaching aliens about love and peace through the power of song"...I find it realistic and totally plausible. We're talking about a race of aliens who know no other culture but war. These concepts of love, peace, and song are so foreign to these people, they're bound to learn about it once introduced to it for the first time...not to mention the culture shock. Weren't you ever curious about things you encountered for the first time? I also don't know why you, or anyone else for that matter, seem to equate gritty with dark. I think you're right in regards to what fans, of the various eras of Macross, come to love and expect from the show as a whole. I too would like to see some balance of everything that makes Macross Macross in the next Macross series. That said though, I would like it if the next series were more like SDFM, DYRL?, Plus, II, and Zero...and a little less like 7 and Frontier (even though I did enjoy Frontier a lot). There's always going to be some moments in any remake where we all just wince at a change or deviation. DYRL? on Blu-ray being a perfect example as you've noted. That said...considering how DYRL? turned out with respect to SDFM...another retelling of the story may turn out just as wonderful. Could turn out horrible too...but man to see updated animation for the entire show would sure be awesome! Thanks for the sentiment, it's appreciated! =) It's always nice being able to come here after all of these years and still talk Macross (among other things) with you guys.
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I know I am late to the party as I just found out about this...and I know this has already been mentioned, but what if it is a reboot/remake of Macross TV? o.O Considering how well Space Battleship Yamato 2199 turned out...I can only imagine with Macross TV. Considering how good the pachinko footage looked too...oh the possibilities! Whatever the case may be, I cannot wait to find out more on this series!
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I never did redeem that code. Is the game still available on the PSN for purchase? I did a search for マクロス and I came up empty. Would anyone know where I could find it?
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SOLD I am glad they are releasing this on Blu-ray. I cannot wait to see how it looks!
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To each their own! Absolutely positive! The number of players in multiplayer is significantly less, and the graphics aren't as impressive. I can paste you links if you would like. Adequate gaming PC for the same price of an Xbox One? You're joking, right? If you want to play on medium settings...sure. ~$215 for a CPU (i5 3570K) ~$120 for a quality mobo (DDR3 32GB RAM max, USB 3.0, SATA III, SLI/X-fire) ~$400 for a GPU (7970) ~$150+ for a quality PSU (Gold Certified) ~$125 for 16GB of DDR3 RAM ~$40 for a quality case ~$80+ for 1.5TB HDD ~$30 for a DVD-ROM +- RW...probably more for a Blu-ray drive ~$10 for thermal paste Comes out to about $1,170. I call those specs adequate. You could probably skimp on a few things and bring that down to $1000 like you were saying. I currently have an i5 3570K and a Radeon HD 7970 and I couldn't run the Battlefield 4 beta on the highest settings (1920x1080 res) w/o experiencing some kind of lag. Hell, I can barely play Crysis 3 maxed out with acceptable frame rates (40-50) Back to BF4, granted it was a beta and I'm sure things weren't as optimized as they are now, but it was what it was. I doubt I'll see that huge of an improvement with the final product. Minus a few discrepancies, the PS4 and PC version on the highest settings are nearly identical. We're looking at $400 vs $1000 while skimping on some parts. In a year or two my 7970 won't be enough to play some of these games on the highest settings and I'm going to have to spend another $400 to play on the highest settings. Whereas on the console, I won't have to worry about upgrading for another six...seven+ years. I don't know about these recent consoles, but it was my understanding that consoles were coded direct to hardware which allowed developers to get more 'juice' out of the consoles than they would on a PC w/all of those APIs...which should help with the longevity of these things. Sure, the graphics on the console will eventually not be able to hold a candle to the PC, but that's the nature of the beast. Anyway, with PCs you're constantly having to upgrade every couple of years if you want all of the eye candy whereas on a console, you're paying one flat rate once every six years. Again, to each their own! Edit: Figured it would help if I added the resolution I'm playing at.
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I just saw that video Jefuemon linked and I have to disagree with that. There are some games, like Killzone, that are going to be exclusive to the console. I don't know about the rest of you, but Killzone: Shadow Fall is a day one buy for me - I've always enjoyed the multi-player in the series. As for CoD and BF4, yeah, they'll be on the PS3 and Xbox 360, but they're neutered versions in comparison to the next-gen versions. Not everyone games on the PC either unfortunately (or has the money to rather). My friends do most of their gaming on the consoles so that's where I'll be too if I want to team up with them. That said, this will probably be the first time where this gaming circle will be fractured...as we're not all getting the same consoles and some only have intentions to buy one or the other, but not both...at least not for a long while anyway. I'm actually in that boat where the more I hear about the Xbox One the less I like about it and what Microsoft has to offer. Anyway....
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Thanks to the Chromebook commercial I've had this stuck in my head for days. I dig this song and the music video!
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Anyone else picking up Killzone: Shadow Fall? Oihan: Ashmedae
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No worries. Thank you all for looking into it!
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...Mods? Anyone?
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I could have sworn we had an option to change how many posts we saw per page in a thread. What happened to that option? Is it possible to re-enable this feature? Thanks
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I just got your message and I replied back! I had only been able to find some subtitles for the first 26 episodes and nothing else for Macross 7. I never imagined it would be so difficult to find the subtitles themselves. Thank you SO MUCH for the help!
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ANYONE, please?
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I just want the subtitles only. I had thought about making a new thread but figured posting in this one would have been better. Would you have an invite by chance? Would you know the name of these subtitle patches? That way I can try and find the torrents elsewhere.... Thanks.
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Would anyone know where I could find these subtitles for all of Macross 7? The links in this thread are long dead. Thanks.
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Macross Plus in BD!!! OVA w/ English Dub & Movie w/En
Oihan replied to treatment's topic in Movies and TV Series
I see what you're saying, but I don't think there is anything to worry about. If I were to take a guess I would think the 'discoloring' is due to the compression and the scaling algorithm/software used. I'm no expert by any means when it comes to video and I may very well be wrong here, but I'm basing my guess off of some readings I've done over the years in regards to video quality - all in the pursuit of viewing the source as it was originally intended to be viewed. Anyway...take it with a grain of salt. -
List of trophies (from PSMania) in the game translated by Google:
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I think part of the problem is that there are quite a few of us who cannot read or speak Japanese. Since we cannot understand it, we will be missing out on a lot of the story not knowing what is going on. There more than likely won't be any subtitles we can download so we can keep up with the story. Then there's the store and upgrade parts that drop/fall/whatever from enemies...we won't know what is what until everything is translated. It's all going to make playing the game very difficult. I know in the West, at least in the States, we live a very fast paced way of life. There's so much to do and so little time to do it. While we may find time to play the game, we may not find the time to play the game and translate every single thing. I've bought Macross Triangle Frontier, but I have yet to play it. I'm still slowly going through MUF at the moment. However, my fear is that once I do get to MTF I won't be able to enjoy it as much as I currently do MAF and MUF. This is because I won't have a clue what's going on in Academy Mode. I'm sure I, and many others, probably won't get to thoroughly enjoy "Macross 30" either until there are comprehensive translations/guides of what's going on in the story and etc. So the action sequences are more than likely the only things most of us can really look forward to (for the moment). Also, there might be a few or several of us who are coming to the party late. I didn't know about this game till about a month or so ago. There were 569 posts I had to read through to catch up. Not everyone is going to do their due diligence for whatever reason. With all of that said, none of that is going to stop me from playing this game - I already have it per-ordered! I cannot wait to play it! I can only hope that someone will be kind enough to create a very complete and comprehensive guide so that we can follow along in the story.
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Transformers: Age of Extinction - in theaters June 27, 2014
Oihan replied to taksraven's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
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I find it hard to believe that no one has any interest in the Blu-ray boxset of Katanagatari. I still haven't been able to find anymore information on it. For anyone that doesn't know, apparently the show is going to be re-aired this April when the Blu-rays also go on sale. http://otakumode.com...ng-on-NoitaminA!
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I thought about asking in the "What Current Anime are You Watching..." thread, but I figured it might be better to create a separate thread. Would anyone have more information as to what will be included in this LE box set? Google Translate doesn't help much at all. I went to the official website (using Google Translate) and it seems that there are two OSTs included along with the Blu-rays and DVDs. It also seems a tapestry of some sort will be included.... Everything else is gibberish to me. A Google search doesn't seem to come up with anything useful either. I've tried narrowing down my search results but I had no luck. I'm wondering if it will be worth it to spend ~$300+ on this LE set or to skip it all together. I previously purchased the NISA box sets a long while back without realizing what exactly I was getting. To my (and many others') dismay, the subtitles are hard-coded with some questionable translations. Anyone else thinking of picking this LE box set up? Thoughts/Opinions? Thanks!
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Thanks a bunch!!!
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I'll definitely be sure to ask for pictures before anything else. I'm still not sure what's a reasonable asking/offering price...
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Supposedly so. I don't really know for certain though. I showed interest on a Gold Book on eBay, but the book didn't have a film strip. The seller is asking me how much I would pay for the film strip and poster. I've never purchased a film strip before so I would have no idea. Hmm, thank you for the information. As far as the strip is concerned, it's of Milia tearing to shreds two Zentraedi battle suits...so I'm told.
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I don't have either model unfortunately :/ Edit: I suppose I should find a good picture of the Macross...measure it...apply an appropriate scale...etc.