I've been playing the first few Dragon Quests and the first few FFs, and it's interesting to see how they both evolved in tandem -- like they were trying to 1-up (RIP) each other with each release.  None of them hold up particularly well, but as pieces of history, they're absolutely fascinating.

My theory of their success is that they accomplished exactly what they set out to do, which was to make pen and paper RPGs accesible to everyone.

I have DQ1 for mobile as well, but on Android. It's a real tight game. At times it's incredibly vague and frustrating, and I had to look at a guide a bunch, but I really loved it.

Glover basically has been given an award for his show Atlanta, and he says "I'd like to thank the Migos, not for being in the show, but for making Bad and Boujee, like that's the best song ever."

What a guy! Who else would shout out something completely unrelated like that ?

The Shaggs are a really tragic story of a father who forced his kids to be in a band, but they were utterly musically untalented. Frank Zappa and Kurt Cobain really loved them, apparently, and they're like the patron saints of weird/awful/outsider music.

I actually love mumble rap. A lot of it is very self aware about how dumb it is, so there's a lot of humor in it. Might not have much of a message or technical skill, but it's fun!

I love them, even though I know I can't listen to anything they released for more than 20 seconds before wanting to kill myself lol. Record industry products deserve to be criticized!

Jesus Hernandez Christ, that's awful. At least it has an interesting topic!

Was it Distant Worlds? I heard they put on a fantastic show!

Agreed! Ocarina is slowly becoming one of my favorite games.

8 is great! DQ music is alway really traditional and takes inspiration from itself, so it's always interesting to see how certain themes and motifs have evolved through time.

Holy crap that Neil Cicierega is awesome! I've only know him from the Potter Puppet Pals and "Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" from way back when. I had no idea he was still around doing awesome stuff.

Ariana Grade in Final Fantasy is one of the weirdest, unexpected collaborations I've ever seen, yet it straddles the line of "trying too hard to appeal to youngsters" and "actually really cool" in advertising perfectly.

The character design is really great, imo.

I've never got the big hubbub around themes. I try to spend as little time as possible on the console homescreens

I will attempt it. It will be the first time I actually do it all the way through (hopefully!) I'm going to be a second semester senior, so I'm gonna have a ton of free time

Happy birthday!!

I'm also super looking forward to Fire Emblem Echoes. I love the art direction. It's seems like a cool mix of Final Fantasy Tactics and the modern Awakening style. Also, it seems like it's going to be much more difficult. The dungeon crawling seems cool, too.

Journey is one of my favorites! Such a neat little experience. As much as I love it though, I would think that $5 is appropriate for it. It's really short.

I ordered Majora's Mask because it was on sale at Walmart, and it should be coming in the week. I'm excited! I love the darker tone and aesthetic.

i7 processor, but with an intergrated graphics card. I can't run many games on high graphical settings, but I can run them well on low! Also, it has a large SSD, so everything is really snappy.

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Wow! That's a big commitment! I'm a big sucker for really traditional, charming RPGs, so I think I'll love it too.

I'm gonna pick up DQ8 when it goes on sale. I'm only a little bit into 7, but I heard 8 is much tighter of an experience and more friendly.

The Battle Tree is a neat challenge. The limits on team size forces you to get creative and cover as many bases as you can with what you have.

Yup, I've never played a Zelda game before. I looooove it so far. I will definitely pick up as many Zelda games as I can from now on! I'm getting A Link Between Worlds from a friend, So I'll try to play LttP before that. Links Awakening seems a bit more dated. I don't know how well the graphics/style will engage me, but I'll try it out!

I'm hype for the 3DS game, Echoes. To be completely honest, I'm not too in love with the art style of Birthright/Conquest, and I find the plot to be a bit melodramatic and unrealistic -- essentially too anime for my tastes. However, I greatly enjoyed the gameplay. The aesthetic of the new one is super cool, though. I'll definitely pick it up.

I'll take Lovely Planet. Thanks!

I wish i had a puppy! Alas, the closest I'm getting to one will be Poochy and Yoshi's Wolly World. Do you have the Symphonia Chronicles collection or the wii version? I've heard good things about the port.

M&L seems really cute and awesome! Hopefully I can find a good deal. Not too into Pokemon right now though - I just find the concept a little bland

Seems interesting - really similar (and made by the same people as!) DQ9 and Ni No Kuni, both of which I love. My issue with it is that setting-wise, it seems kinda bland and rehashed from thise titles.

Animal Crossing is a given! Which Kirby do you think has more depth and replayability?