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Post by Revolver Ocelot on Mar 10, 2011 1:24:53 GMT -5
I know Wyrwad already posted about this over at Ancient Land of Ys, but I'm too flabbergasted not to share here.
GI has a two-page spread dedicated to Falcom's 30th anniversary built around an interview with Kondo at the end of this month's issue. It actually goes into a bit of depth, discussing not only Ys, but Legend of Heroes, Dragon Slayer and other Falcom franchises at length.
That's not to say GI is totally incompetent or anything, but it's definitely a more affluent topic than I'm used to in a mag I keep beside the shitter.
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Post by wyrdwad on Mar 10, 2011 1:40:56 GMT -5
Yeah, it's pretty awesome, isn't it? Really great, well-informed, well-written article overall. Beautiful stuff!
-Tom
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Post by munchy on Mar 10, 2011 2:57:58 GMT -5
GI is funny. Sometimes they hit the nail right on the head and other times I read the stuff and think, "...huh?" (For me, comparing their surprisingly glowing Mega Man X8 review with their a-little-too-glowing Lords of Shadow review. Or their loving writeup of Contra 4 to the 7.25 they gave to The Dracula X Chronicles.)
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Post by Warchief Onyx on Mar 10, 2011 3:03:50 GMT -5
I'm quite frankly amazed that GI's writers even know what Falcom is, much less celebrate it.  |
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Post by wyrdwad on Mar 10, 2011 3:06:59 GMT -5
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Post by Feynman on Mar 10, 2011 3:24:14 GMT -5
I'm quite frankly amazed that GI's writers even know what Falcom is, much less celebrate it. No kidding. It's kind of like if your pet cat just walked up and started talking to you in perfect English. I mean, yeah, it would be really impressive coming from a cat, but it would still just be bloody weird. |
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Post by beach1 on Mar 10, 2011 6:13:38 GMT -5
^ lol
Cool! It's nice to see Falcom getting some love in a US magazine in this day and age.
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Post by Lee on Mar 10, 2011 11:29:27 GMT -5
This is pretty unusual, I will be picking it up now. I love me some Ys.
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Post by susanismyalias on Mar 10, 2011 14:23:27 GMT -5
Hm. The interview has them looking forward to the NGP a lot. If Falcom is supporting the NGP, I know where my money will end up going, just for Ys.
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Post by BulletMagnet on Mar 10, 2011 15:26:48 GMT -5
Weird that they'd publish something like this when they didn't even bother to review Ys Seven or Oath in Felghana when they released (though they did pan the DS version of 1 + 2 some time before that).
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Post by neomerge on Mar 10, 2011 22:05:24 GMT -5
I'm utterly shocked.
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Post by cj iwakura on Mar 10, 2011 23:04:46 GMT -5
Weird that they'd publish something like this when they didn't even bother to review Ys Seven or Oath in Felghana when they released (though they did pan the DS version of 1 + 2 some time before that). It's possible X Seed didn't send them a review copy. More than likely they didn't bother. |
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Post by Revolver Ocelot on Mar 11, 2011 3:33:01 GMT -5
Weird that they'd publish something like this when they didn't even bother to review Ys Seven or Oath in Felghana when they released (though they did pan the DS version of 1 + 2 some time before that). Funny because I recall reading reviews for both games in GI. |
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Post by BulletMagnet on Mar 11, 2011 17:39:04 GMT -5
Funny because I recall reading reviews for both games in GI. Do you happen to recall which issues? I'd be surprised if I missed both altogether... |
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Post by kitten on Mar 11, 2011 18:36:06 GMT -5
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