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Need a break from talking about serious business on the main Siliconera site? Come crash in the Open Thread where you can talk about things that aren’t necessarily related to videogames and get to know the other members of the community.

 

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  • http://www.youtube.com/user/xxHiryuuxx Rulue

    Just got back from a four day stay in IL before ACEN hit.

    Also got a whole lot of DDFF taken care of:

    http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL94236DBFC8E6CB0A&feature=plcp

  • ShawnOtakuSomething

    How it all started……..*Manly tears*

    • darkraiders

      Ah good old time when you were able to catch any pokemon where and when you wanted.

      You didn’t need to wait for the night, for a certain day of the week, or the next season to catch a pokemon.

      • usagi_san

        I like the features they added. Since some Pokémon draw inspiration from their real-life counterparts, its nice to be able to catch certain ones at different times or seasons; adds to mystery that is Pokémon.  

        • darkraiders

          I didn’t say i hated it, well except maybe the season in B&W and safari park in soul silver and heart gold.

          I don’t like waiting multiple months just to capture 1 pokemon.

    • http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/members/55321.html FinalArcadia

      I love the look on Blue’s face in this picture. So very representative of him.

    • SuigetsuHiramura

      Oh, this is so cool ^_^  The nostalgia is coming back to me in waves~ lol

    • DuskSharkEX

       Dibs on Squirtle.

  • Guest

    So, let’s get away from reality for a while. In your opinion, who is the sexiest video game, cartoon, and/or anime character? My answers are below.

    Video game character: Etna from Disgaea (X‿X)

    Cartoon character: Alex from Totally Spies (∩‿∩)

    Anime character: Etna (yes again) from Disgaea anime! (♥‿♥)

    • XiaomuArisu

       Lets get away from reality for a while?Where have you been?There was never a reality here to begin with!Crazy fangirls,Crazy videogamesfans,crazy crazyies and crazy etc.Everyone here is a little bit weird…thats why im here.
      But to answering your Question.
      VGC:I would say…Ayane from dead or alive ninjachicks ftw.
      Cartoon:No idea
      Anime:…hard to decide…maybe Makise Kurisu

    • aoihana

      Interesting! （＾ｖ＾）

      Sexy, to me, is not just in appearance, but their overall appeal. I think the characters below are not only beautiful, but have charismatic personalities and traits. 

      That said, now onto my list! 

      ___________

      Video game character: Bayonetta from Bayonetta

      As I’ve said before, I don’t play too much games, so I’ll have to go with Bayonetta as my top favorite thus far. Apart from her voluptuous  body, I love her personality the best! She’s smooth, aggressive, and doesn’t take crap from anyone. （￣へ￣ ✿） I love her accent, too! 

      Runner up: Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII

      Although I didn’t play much of it, I understand Lightning’s character, and I love her! She’s a strong female lead, and I think that’s why I love her so much! ლ(´ڡ`ლ)

      Sub-runner up: Kobayakawa Rinko from Love Plus

      What I love most about Rinko is her personality, she may seem a bit cold at times, but that is far from the case! She’s basically as close to a tsundere in Love Plus, and even though her tone may not say it at times, she still loves you. She also has a real rough background, so I appreciate her more. ｡：ﾟ(｡ﾉω＼｡)ﾟ･｡
      ___________

      Cartoon character: Patrick from Spongebob Square Pants

      I don’t really watch cartoons
      ___________

      Anime character: Sebastian Michaelis from Kuroshitsuji 

      Sebastian will always hold a special place in my bishie list! Absolutely seductive devil! Everything from his looks, to his voice is just perfect. He’s loyal, charming, and determined to please his master! (Oh, yeah!) （✿ ¬‿¬)

      Runner up: Kuran Kaname from Vampire Knight

      I LOVE Kaname, and being from one of my favorite manga’s, how could I not pick him? Apart from being absolutely beautiful, he’s determined, knows what he wants(I love that about him), and such a caring, protective, loving, strong guy! I love how he gets all riled up for his love! He’s just awesome! (ღ˘⌣˘ღ)

    • SuigetsuHiramura

      And if we’re talking sexy guys…. I think you already know my answer to that one ^_^

      • aoihana

        Well, @Kamek20XXExtra:disqus said character, so it could be a girl, guy, robot, or alien species from another galaxy! (◕‿◕✿)

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    @Michael Stevens
    Hmmm~ well let’s see.
    Cartoon: Jessica Rabbit from Who Framed Roger Rabbit- THAT dress…’tis a bit much for little kids, no? lol
    Anime: Orihime and Rangiku from Bleach; these two have the “bra-size is bigger than their IQ” stereotype going for them right from the beginning.
    And video-game: There are lots; I can’t think of just one ^_^

  • ShawnOtakuSomething

    Ahh Super Smash Bro Mods  never bore me  Hahaha It would be awesome in SSB4 to let User created characters and stages  to be DLC

  • rebecasunao

    http://adventuresofcomicbookgirl.tumblr.com/post/13913540194/mary-sue-what-are-you-or-why-the-concept-of-sue-is
    I don’t know if anyone would be interested in this, but it’s an interesting read. I’ve never seem someone discussing what a “Mary Sue” really means.

  • MrRobbyM

    Interested in GoW:Ascension’s multiplayer?

    Well here’s a video!

    http://www.gamesradar.com/god-war-ascension-multiplayer-preview/

    • http://www.youtube.com/user/EnvyMizuhashi Garyuu

       I guess this is why the game is set in the past (again). It has many other Spartans involved, especially since you can play as them.

  • http://www.facebook.com/clifford.michael Clifford Michael

    Here’s the Conception: Please Deliver my Child! demo in case anyone missed it. 

    http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/conception/trial/step_03.html

  • http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/members/55321.html FinalArcadia

    In the two hours I was gone playing Sonic Generations, so much has changed, LOL! My forgetful brain will have to readjust for all these new avatars. XD

    • SuigetsuHiramura

      Lol, don’t forget *Sharda Colon’s* new username as well ^_^

  • http://ikari-the-angry-angel.tumblr.com/ The Angry, Random One

    Like me and Vampire Knight and a few others. First my gaming backlog, then anime backlog and now to add, manga backlog. OTL

  • http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/members/55321.html FinalArcadia

    The funny thing is, I have a ton of Jack X Yusei fanart on my laptop, but my actual favorite 5D’s ship is Jack X Crow. Now THOSE two are awesome together. XD

    Hope you have more luck with your laptop, in regards to lag. ^_^

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    Yeah, I’m a bit relieved too ^_^ You were starting to seem like my internet twin XD lol

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    Mwhahaha~ behold the adorableness ^_^

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    It takes guts to enter a fangirl pool of this size ^_^ She’ll be back, they always come back ;) lol

  • Guest

    @SuigetsuHiramura:disqus  It does take guts, but once entered is so worth it! (^_^)  Indeed, she will.  After all who can resist us? XD

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    Way to go darkraiders ^_^ You scared the poor girl off, lol. You have to be cordial and welcome the fangirls in before you start making fun of them XD lol

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    I’m starting to sense a trend here ^_^

  • Heidenroslein

     Haha yup!

    It’s pretty hard to find other otome fans online so it’s really awesome that there’s so many of them here in one place :D

  • darkraiders

    I thought it would be ok since she said she had been lurking for a while and saw lot of talk about Hakuouki.

    So i thought she knew how we were here already XD.

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    Of all the girls in our Society, FinalArcadia, we’ve been on Siliconera the longest ^_^ Don’t you see a positive correlation here? The more fangirlistic comments we post, the more lurker-converts we get~ our feminine energy is attracting newbies by the dozen! XD

  • Prinnydoom

    Hmmm I’ve seen macross hanging around here and there but never got into it  Whats it about?

  • Prinnydoom

    Nice to meet you ^___^ 

  • MrRobbyM

    PLEASE TELL ME YOU’RE NOT A GIRL. PLEASE.

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    That’s true~ maybe she just didn’t expect the onslaught of replies she got with just one comment ^_^ We can be a little bit intimidating sometimes, lol.

  • http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/members/55321.html FinalArcadia

    LOL, I think everybody wants to be a part of the madness we create! If that’s the case, maybe I should turn up the amount of Jack/Shark comments I post into overdrive!! XD

  • Guest

    You fangirls are indeed part of the reason I got an account here. (^_^)

  • PoweredByHentai

    Tactics Ogre Let Us Cling Together was developed during the backdrop of the Serbian War, so the references to genocide and whatnot took that into consideration.

    As for IGN being ignorant “for some time”, that’s a severe understatement.

  • Heidenroslein

     No no! You didn’t scare me away! I actually had some stuff to do irl (I probably should have de-lurked after I worked on this project ^^; )

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    And I shall keep pace with with my Okita-themed posts XD

  • darkraiders

    That’s good and all, but i hope you girls won’t start to take this to far…

  • darkraiders

    That’s good to know i would have felt sort of bad if i did :)

  • http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/members/55321.html FinalArcadia

    Yes, this is the way to gain lurker-converts! ^_^

    Oh, and I just thought about this, but have I friended you on PSN? I can’t remember…

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    @FinalArcadia:disqus 
    Sadly, my PSN account was one of the many that got hacked last year.  Since then, I terminated my account, and haven’t had one all this time.  I’m thinking of opening a new one, however, because I’m tired of missing out on certain DLC, etc.  Once I DO open a new account you’ll be the first to know~ ^_^

  • Heidenroslein

     That’s really upsetting, D:

    I had a handful of friends who really liked it and now it seems its jumping the shark (for lack of a better term).

  • http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/members/55321.html FinalArcadia

    You’re not the only one. I absolutely LOVE cats, but I’m not really a dog person. They scare me, to be honest. :D

  • Guest

    I was a bit overwhelmed with the response to my first comment in the open thread, but oh, I did enjoy the unique welcome that you can’t get anywhere else. Haha (^_^)

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    @DivineRose:disqus When I first joined Siliconera there was no Open Thread.  But I can imagine what it must seem like to a new commentor ^_^  Not gonnna lie: I would’ve got scared off in a second, lol.

  • Guest

    @SuigetsuHiramura:disqus  When I first started lurking here there was no Open Thread. :P  (Yes, I have been spying on you all for a long time! XD)  This is why I decided to get an account for I can’t think of much to say in the articles really. :P
    Wait!  You would have been scared off?  YOU!?  I can hardly believe it! XD

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    @DivineRose:disqus Yep, I would’ve high-tailed it like a scared puppy ^_^  I’m a very shy person in real life (though I know I might not seem it, lol).  And this place was filled with strangers, friendly strangers, but strangers all the same.  The news articles were useful to me when it came to judging peoples’ characters on this site; once I realized how kind and genuine most people here are, I wanted to start talking to people for real, and become a TRUE part of the community.  Thankfully, the Open Thread has allowed me to do just that XD

  • Heidenroslein

     D’awwww~ These are ADORABLE~

    They remind me of my own cat when she was little, she was the runt of the little and just THE CUTEST THING ^o^

  • PoweredByHentai

    The more recent DW titles have basically diverged from their historical accuracy roots.  DW2 and DW3 were great for their accuracy and attention to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novels but the newer ones like DW6 and DW7 have basically dropped all semblance of sticking to even the novel.  For example, Sun ShangXiang’s campaign even goes through the last showdown between Shu and Wu and technically the last military campaign that Liu Bei embarked on (in the novels, anyway) even though she was no longer involved with any state politics or military affairs.

    As for DQ, I guess I should have clarified “conflict” as being more than just good vs evil.  The sort of “conflict” that I refer to has more to do with political and military conflicts, those types of conflicts are usually more complicated because no one is “right”.  Conflict, in this case, would include games like Tactics Ogre where obeying your king and committing genocide puts you on the Lawful path whereas refusing to commit genocide puts you on either the Neutral or Chaotic paths.

    DQ simply doesn’t and never deals with such types of political and military conflicts.  What DQ presents is an overly simplified world view of good vs evil where even defeating the random enemies doesn’t even “kill” them aside from bosses.  This is in contrast to the Tales Of series where there is always a military/political factor involved with the actions of the protagonists.

    MH is meant to be played in groups, especially groups where you can see your friends’ faces.  You can play solo but that doesn’t mean that you’ll know what to do against certain monsters which is why having at least one other person involved makes the ordeal that much easier.  Also, MH doesn’t have “conflict”. It is a hunting action game, pure and simple.  There is nothing politically complex about MH and rightfully so.

  • PoweredByHentai

    I remember watching this several years back.  Good to see it again.  XD

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    I promise I’ll try to be good ^_^  It gets hard though; all these girls can sweep me on their fangirling train in an instant, lol.

  • http://twitter.com/RaiuLyn Raiu

    Too bad your mustache is fake….

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyjr8Pl2KRk

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    Wow, that was a much longer reply than I expected XD. My curiosity is adequately sated ^_^ lol

  • PoweredByHentai

    Ah, I haven’t watched nor read Natsume Yuujinchou.  =/

  • Nyandroid

    Nope. You’d be wrong. Soubi has unfortunately lost his ears and tail. T_T

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    ^_^ I’m surprised it was so memorable, lol.

  • http://ikari-the-angry-angel.tumblr.com/ The Angry, Random One

    xD I only accept the fake curly French mustaches, because no one can top Chuck Norris (though a few people can come close lol) It goesnicely with a Top hat..

    O__________O *goes to amazon and orders both*

  • Nyandroid

    Mission accomplished! Now for supper. The felines perfect meal: FISH CHOWDER! =^^=_

  • Prinnydoom

    I am very sorry you had to change your pic cause of me =( Didn’t know it offended you >_<

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    Fish… chowder?
    *URPPPPPPPP* *Cough*
    Sorry ’bout that~ I just threw up in my mouth (doesn’t like seafood, lol) ^_^

  • http://twitter.com/RaiuLyn Raiu

    I was being sarcastic there… I was going to change anyway so I’m not offended…

  • Heidenroslein

     Oh I loved Theresia! And yes those bugs were creepy and after a while just annoying. D:

  • Prinnydoom

    Fair enough

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    This is kind of a random question, but do you have a name for that character? You seem to like him/her a real lot ^_^

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    A certain poorly-drawn boy, who is fascinated by useless things like sucker-licks, would probably like to know your answer ^_^ lol

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    It’s a Japanese name right? Does it mean anything specific? Or is it just a random clash of names like mine is? ^_^ lol

  • http://twitter.com/RaiuLyn Raiu

    I did say that I haven’t thought about it whether if it’s gender or name.. it’s just an OC of mine based on me…

  • Prinnydoom

    I’ll miss daisuke he was awesome =(

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/EnvyMizuhashi Garyuu

    I honestly loved Starfire all the way through. She’s not that airheaded, she’s just very, VERY unfamiliar with Earth customs, which is always hilarious. She’s 10x better than Orihime will ever be because she has a backbone behind her genki-ness.

  • aoihana

    I tried an experiment once, that I felt would answer the conundrum, but I failed miserably. 

    I got to over 100 licks, when someone called my name, I completely lost my train of thought and sucked on the tootsie pop completely forgetting that I was doing an experiment! (*≧m≦*)

    I realized as I did it, but it was too late for the experiment was compromised! o(╥﹏╥)o

  • http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/members/55321.html FinalArcadia

    Whoa, whoa, you had me majorly confused for a second with your name! This will take some getting used to. ^_^

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    Based on you, huh? You must be pretty adorable then, ’cause SHE certainly is XD

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/EnvyMizuhashi Garyuu

     Oh, the trend of sounding moe because the character’s moe.

    I notice that Sheh is sounding less irritating with Orihime this time around.

  • http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/members/55321.html FinalArcadia

    It’s just that season for changing avatars, isn’t it? ^_^

    This is my dear, dear Vyse from Skies of Arcadia. I just HAD to switch to a picture of him once I found out that HE IS NOW GOING TO BE IN THE NEW SONIC AND SEGA ALL-STARS RACING TRANSFORMED!!!

    AAAAYYYYAAAHHHH, I was so excited when I found out!! I’m still on a bit of an odd adrenaline rush from the news, LOL!

    Anything involving Skies of Arcadia, and I am THERE.

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    I admire the fact that you even TRIED ^_^ lol

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    Ahaha~ I see ^_^ And I’m happy to see you so excited. I thought only Jack could do that to you, but clearly I was wrong XD lol

  • http://twitter.com/RaiuLyn Raiu

    Thanks… I guess… (-_-;)

    If you’re talking in reality, I have been told that I look some what similar to a Taiwanese singing bishie…

  • aoihana

    Yeah, that’s what I liked about Starfire, she didn’t just ramble on and on about becoming strong, she actually was! (◕‿◕✿)

  • http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/members/55321.html FinalArcadia

    Thanks! XD I haven’t been so excited for a game in a long time, LOL.

    Skies of Arcadia has been my favorite game of all-time for…honestly, about 10 years. Ever since I first played it. And I’ve always had a strong liking of the main character, Vyse. <3

    To celebrate, I think I'm going to pop in my Skies of Arcadia soundtrack and marathon listening to it, and maybe start replaying the game.

    For a game that never received a sequel, just having a playable character from the game in something new is big news to me. XD

  • Nyandroid

    I found the blowtorch! HELL YES!~
    (Unfortunately it broke and I couldn’t explore the last room) T_T

  • Tommy Lee

    Meme’s old. Google’s little prank/game with it is new as of last Friday.

  • Placido

    And I’m now jumping the bandwagon. XD It was between this and my darling N. ^_^

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/EnvyMizuhashi Garyuu

     Dragon? Tiger? Why choose one when you can have it all?

    Tiger! Dragon! Phoenix! Turtle! Kings of the Four Winds FTW! Wow, that’s a tongue twister.

  • Zeidge

    Magikarp. Show them a true badass.

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    That can’t be good… ;_; lol

  • HeatPhoenix

    I’m just really telling you to deal with it. I can complain whatever I want, friend. 

    :>

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    If you actually read my comment, instead of tastelessly dissing what I said, you’d know that I understand people have different tastes. And I am perfectly fine with people who disagree with me. I don’t purposely try to insult anybody. If you don’t like something that’s perfectly fine; that’s your OPINION. And there are much more repectable ways to express them then how you did there.

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    Okita IS my hawt guy XD lol

  • MrRobbyM

    The trick is to think of someone that doesn’t have any defining characteristics.  The more common the person/thing, the harder it will be for it to guess right :)

  • SuigetsuHiramura

    I LOVED Genesis ^_^ I really hope he returns in a future Compilation of Final Fantasy VII game~ XD lol

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