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| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/16/2007 4:55:57 PM | message detail | #401 |
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Yeah, FFVI's cast is hodgepodge, too, and it has more irrelevant
characters than probably any other FF game just because the cast is so
large. Yet I give it an edge (not a large one, mind you, it's probably
just right above FFIX, in my opinion) because it has more characters
overall that I favor. Locke, Celes, Edgar, and Sabin are all characters
I like a lot. And I'm probably one of those weird people who didn't mind the weird turn FFIX took on disc 3. Then again, I'm also one of those weirdos who doesn't think the orphanage scene in FFVIII was that bad. I never thought *any* Final Fantasy game did a terribly good job of building relations between all of the party members (except X, perhaps) Outside of Kimahri (who still has an unappreciated bond with Yuna, even so), I thought the cast of FFX bonded together very well. At the very least, Tidus/Auron/Yuna is perhaps the best trio in the series. --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/16/2007 4:56:39 PM | message detail | #402 |
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Oh, and the laughing scene in FFX isn't that bad either! It actually makes me laugh! --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| therealmnm | Posted 5/16/2007 4:57:16 PM | message detail | #403 |
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To further elaborate my point, as far as cohesiveness goes, look at the
situation. With FFIX, besides Steiner being Garnet's protector, the
characters have absolutely nothing
to do with each other. Now look at FFVIII where 3 of the characters
start out together, 2 are students just like them except from other
schools, and then throw in Rinoa as a love interest. You would expect that party to have more of a connection. It's the same thing with FFX. The majority of the party already knows each other and already are working towards the same goal for the most part. --- Currently playing: Guitar Hero 2, Gears of War, Saint's Row, SotN (XBLA), Burnout Revenge |
| _Harmonica_ | Posted 5/16/2007 4:58:14 PM | message detail | #404 |
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If the "weird turn" means Terra, I loved it. Terra's easily my favorite place in the series, and Garland owns. --- In life you have to do a lot of things you don't ****ing want to do. Many times, that's what the **** life is... one vile ****ing task after another. - Al Swearengen |
| ZFS | Posted 5/16/2007 4:58:35 PM | message detail | #405 |
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Urgh... FFIX. That's just one game I couldn't get into. Everything was so bad to me. --- Called "Godslayer" by some, feared by most. |
| trannyscience | Posted 5/16/2007 4:59:04 PM | message detail | #406 |
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I love FF9 disc 3. it's disc 2 that stands out as being tedious. the beginning of disc 3 is slow as hell with all the story and trigger points. once you get the boat though, it's pretty awesome all the way to the end. you get good equipment (finally!) so you can start doing real damage in battle. battles are a lot fun when you hit disc 3. I really like Oeilvert as a dungeon and the entirety of Terra is a grand old time. the only problem I have with disc 3 is the "you're not alone" scene because it's totally out of character and then is promptly forgotten about two minutes later. other than that, I have no real complaints about disc 3. --- i do not violation any rules "I'm abusing my powers and locking this stupid topic." - Kaas |
| trannyscience | Posted 5/16/2007 4:59:48 PM | message detail | #407 |
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HM, what about FF9 in particular bothers you? is it just the whole thing? --- i do not violation any rules "I'm abusing my powers and locking this stupid topic." - Kaas |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/16/2007 5:00:13 PM | message detail | #408 |
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I'll give you the fact that they all have very different backgrounds,
so it makes cohesion more difficult, but that's just a matter of
circumstance. The fact that some of the characters already formed a
bond before the game starts probably helps me like FFVIII and FFX
moreso. --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| therealmnm | Posted 5/16/2007 5:00:57 PM | message detail | #409 |
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I don't see how Terra would be weird at all. The whole damn game alludes to it... --- Currently playing: Guitar Hero 2, Gears of War, Saint's Row, SotN (XBLA), Burnout Revenge |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/16/2007 5:02:08 PM | message detail | #410 |
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Disc 2, tedious? Hmmm...I suppose. I enjoyed disc 2 when you finally left the Mist Continent a lot though. --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| therealmnm | Posted 5/16/2007 5:04:34 PM | message detail | #411 |
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I'll give you the fact that they all have very different
backgrounds, so it makes cohesion more difficult, but that's just a
matter of circumstance. The fact that some of the characters already
formed a bond before the game starts probably helps me like FFVIII and
FFX moreso. How is that just a matter of circumstance? The characters of FFVIII and FFX are from the same place. The characters of FFIX are not. Less cohesion is only natural. --- Currently playing: Guitar Hero 2, Gears of War, Saint's Row, SotN (XBLA), Burnout Revenge |
| _Harmonica_ | Posted 5/16/2007 5:04:47 PM | message detail | #412 |
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For me, it's like everything until the escape from Alexandria is good,
from Lindblum to Black Mage Village tedious, BMV awesome, BMV to Madain
Sari tedious, from Madain Sari to end of disc 2 awesome. --- In life you have to do a lot of things you don't ****ing want to do. Many times, that's what the **** life is... one vile ****ing task after another. - Al Swearengen |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/16/2007 5:07:19 PM | message detail | #413 |
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How is that just a matter of circumstance? The characters of FFVIII
and FFX are from the same place. The characters of FFIX are not. Less
cohesion is only natural. ...That's exactly what I meant. It's a matter of circumstance because that's the way Square made those respective games. It can't be helped. --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| ZFS | Posted 5/16/2007 5:10:35 PM | message detail | #414 |
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HM, what about FF9 in particular bothers you? is it just the whole thing? Well, I think it did have a pretty good soundtrack. But I could have tolerated that horribly slow battle system if I was enjoying the characters and the story -- it's how I'm getting by in Koudelka, after all -- but the only one I could even say I liked was Vivi. The others ranged from lame to "Why are you here?" Steiner was just annoying, Freya sucked, Amarant was "Why are you here," and Zidane was kinda lame (that one quote about saving people sums it up). Really, it's more to do with cast than it is the gameplay, which is the most important thing to me in an RPG. --- Called "Godslayer" by some, feared by most. |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/16/2007 5:11:27 PM | message detail | #415 |
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"You don't need a reason to help people." ...Where does he actually say that anyway? --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| ZFS | Posted 5/16/2007 5:14:25 PM | message detail | #416 |
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I don't even remember, although I'm probably the last person to talk to
when it comes to remembering something from FFIX. I haven't played that
game in years. --- Called "Godslayer" by some, feared by most. |
| therealmnm | Posted 5/16/2007 5:15:14 PM | message detail | #417 |
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...Where does he actually say that anyway? He doesn't say it in game. Those aren't actual quotes from the characters. They are just statements that represent that character's role in the game. --- Currently playing: Guitar Hero 2, Gears of War, Saint's Row, SotN (XBLA), Burnout Revenge |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 5/16/2007 5:16:22 PM | message detail | #418 |
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...Where does he actually say that anyway? Like I said, I'm pretty sure it's not actually present in the game itself. --- "TIME TO _____ THEN." - Karma Hunter, ABSENT 8 Commit it to memory. |
| neonreaper | Posted 5/16/2007 5:16:44 PM | message detail | #419 |
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Really, it's more to do with cast than it is the gameplay, which is the most important thing to me in an RPG. Yet you love ToS --- Donny: They posted the next round for the tournament. Walter Sobchak: Donny, shut the... when do we play? |
| ZFS | Posted 5/16/2007 5:17:20 PM | message detail | #420 |
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ToS also had Zelos. --- Called "Godslayer" by some, feared by most. |
| trannyscience | Posted 5/16/2007 5:19:03 PM | message detail | #421 |
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For me, it's like everything until the escape from Alexandria is
good, from Lindblum to Black Mage Village tedious, BMV awesome, BMV to
Madain Sari tedious, from Madain Sari to end of disc 2 awesome. this, right here. I really don't like from Conde Petie up until you get to Iifa. it's just so slow, fights take forever and it's just blah. that's the only time the battle speed actually bothers me. Really, it's more to do with cast than it is the gameplay, which is the most important thing to me in an RPG. hmm, to each his own I guess. as I said, I think FF9 has some suck for characters, but also has some that are better than every other FF game. I think Kuja is an improved Sephiroth and would be liked a lot more if he had a different character design. honestly, I think that's what bothers people the most about FF9's cast -- the character designs. --- i do not violation any rules "I'm abusing my powers and locking this stupid topic." - Kaas |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/16/2007 5:19:17 PM | message detail | #422 |
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Tales of Symphonia had an enjoyable cast which had some good
interaction with each other. I love Z-Skits because it's always fun
watching them interact and just have fun as opposed to being focused on
the plot all the time. And ToS has Presea. --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| neonreaper | Posted 5/16/2007 5:21:25 PM | message detail | #423 |
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If ToS had an enjoyable cast, then FFIX has an absolutely mind blowing one. --- Donny: They posted the next round for the tournament. Walter Sobchak: Donny, shut the... when do we play? |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/16/2007 5:23:00 PM | message detail | #424 |
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Well, I like Presea, Sheena, Zelos, Kratos, Lloyd, and Regal as far as
the main cast goes. Raine has her moments, though Genis and Colette
suck hard. --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| ZFS | Posted 5/16/2007 5:23:02 PM | message detail | #425 |
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The FFIX character designs are pretty hideous. I know that's one of my problems with most of the characters -- they don't even look right. --- Called "Godslayer" by some, feared by most. |
| ZFS | Posted 5/16/2007 5:24:08 PM | message detail | #426 |
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Zelos and Sheena were great. Lloyd, Colette, and Raine were horrible.
Kratos was pretty good, although really, really cliche. And, uh,
Regal... liked little girls. So yeah! --- Called "Godslayer" by some, feared by most. |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/16/2007 5:25:20 PM | message detail | #427 |
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Lloyd, horrible? My, how HM's tastes have changed! --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| ZFS | Posted 5/16/2007 5:26:11 PM | message detail | #428 |
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Throw Genis and Presea into the "horrible" category, too. Forgot about them. --- Called "Godslayer" by some, feared by most. |
| Not Dave | Posted 5/16/2007 5:26:12 PM | message detail | #429 |
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any character inadequacy in ToS was made up for by the fact that the game was damn fun --- the man |
| trannyscience | Posted 5/16/2007 5:26:24 PM | message detail | #430 |
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I like FF9's cast more than TOS's, but TOS kinda fits its world or
something like that. I like Presea and Lloyd, Kratos and Sheena are all
right, Zelos is just average, I barely even remember Regal, and
Colette/Raine/Genis are blah. --- i do not violation any rules "I'm abusing my powers and locking this stupid topic." - Kaas |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 5/16/2007 5:26:39 PM | message detail | #431 |
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the fact that the game was fun was pretty much all it had going for it --- Sign up to nominate Gilgamesh for SC2k7! http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=34669782 |
| uniracers | Posted 5/16/2007 5:35:12 PM | message detail | #432 |
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#22: Uniracers Year: 1994 System: SNES Developer: Nintendo / Rockstar Uniracers is the one game I hope gets a Virtual Console announcement really soon. it's just so much fun to play with friends because it's easy to learn and, unlike other racing games, the difference in skill in this game isn't all that important. you can play against an average player and not lap them like you would in some other game. it makes for the perfect casual multiplayer game. Uniracers is so fun. hold the direction you're supposed to be going, jump and do tricks. there's nothing else to it. I think there's only one or two songs in the entire game. the computer is fun to play against, too - well, until you get to the ANTI-UNI. this guy is a cheating bastard. grrr, anti-uni. nothing else to say about uniracers.. just a really fun racing game that's fun to play both single and multi-player. I really enjoy trying to break my best times and racing the computer is always a good time. --- zizzy |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 5/16/2007 5:35:53 PM | message detail | #433 |
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aw yeah --- Sign up to nominate Gilgamesh for SC2k7! http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=34669782 |
| ZFS | Posted 5/16/2007 5:36:43 PM | message detail | #434 |
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Haha. Uniracers is awesome. --- Called "Godslayer" by some, feared by most. |
| Not Dave | Posted 5/16/2007 5:51:52 PM | message detail | #435 |
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dope --- the man |
| Super Destroy | Posted 5/16/2007 5:58:14 PM | message detail | #436 |
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aww yeah --- Hardcore™ - We'll probably be modded for this... (>ò_ó)>---{[=(>x_x)> |
| uniracers | Posted 5/16/2007 6:32:20 PM | message detail | #437 |
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#21: We Love Katamari Year: 2005 System: PS2 Developer: Namco katamari 2 completely removed any reason for me to play the original thanks to the new and improved control. KD1 never bothered me when I was playing it, but KD2 improves everything to the point that playing the old one just pisses me off now. KD2 is a significant improvement in everything except for one thing - music. KD2's music kinda sucks and gets really annoying while KD1's was endearing and entertaining to play along with. it's so much fun to roll over things. it probably doesn't sound or even look very fun to people who have never played it, but god, it's so addicting. the cutscenes in it are completely hilarious. the levels have some good design and there aren't very many completely wasted levels like there were in the original -- though the snowball level is up there on the stupid scale. there are some really fun levels in this game, the cloud level and the flower level and the sumo level. all of those are pretty entertaining. nothing compares to the elephant level though. it's my favourite level of all time. I even had the speed record in it for a little while! I love the hell out of this thing because of just how huge you can get. rolling up the king? brilliant. rolling up rainbows, rain, the statue of liberty and pretty much everything else in the world? I am pleased to tears at the size of this thing. I love trying to break my records in this game and re-watching the silly scenes. this game is hilarious to watch and even better to play. --- zizzy |
| Kaxon | Posted 5/16/2007 6:36:53 PM | message detail | #438 |
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From: Super Destroy | Posted: 5/16/2007 12:34:11 PM | Message Detail | #384 Hmm... we may need to better schedule a time to meet on AIM Kax. That might be difficult, I doubt I'll be around today. I should be around tomorrow though, or you can email me. --- "Kaxon is a joke account!" - MoogleKupo141 "Kaxon = Kleenex = _kro" - Redtooth |
| _Harmonica_ | Posted 5/16/2007 6:37:37 PM | message detail | #439 |
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Katamari is fun, but for some reason I was never really hooked on it. I
never thought "oh god I need to play katamari NOW". It often felt like
a chore to start the game, but once I started, it was hard to stop. I
haven't touched the game after I rolled up the sun for the first time. --- In life you have to do a lot of things you don't ****ing want to do. Many times, that's what the **** life is... one vile ****ing task after another. - Al Swearengen |
| uniracers | Posted 5/16/2007 6:38:38 PM | message detail | #440 |
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I don't feel that way either, but it's a game I can constantly go back to and it's always fun. --- zizzy |
| therealmnm | Posted 5/16/2007 6:42:53 PM | message detail | #441 |
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I never really had a desire to play any Katamari games. I think I got
my fill of it just off of this board's infatuation for it and the ytmnd
craze the game spawned. --- Currently playing: Guitar Hero 2, Gears of War, Saint's Row, SotN (XBLA), Burnout Revenge |
| uniracers | Posted 5/16/2007 6:44:02 PM | message detail | #442 |
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you should try one. I'll freely admit that the game doesn't look fun if you just think it's a ball rolling over crap and nothing else, but it's way more fun than it looks. --- zizzy |
| _Harmonica_ | Posted 5/16/2007 6:44:50 PM | message detail | #443 |
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WLK is worth buying just for the King's epic life story. --- In life you have to do a lot of things you don't ****ing want to do. Many times, that's what the **** life is... one vile ****ing task after another. - Al Swearengen |
| Super Destroy | Posted 5/16/2007 6:45:50 PM | message detail | #444 |
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Awesome Katamari! Such a fun game. While I like this one better, there's jsut something about the original that still is fun. --- Hardcore™ - We'll probably be modded for this... (>ò_ó)>---{[=(>x_x)> |
| Eggplant Lord | Posted 5/16/2007 6:53:57 PM | message detail | #445 |
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I pretty much agree with all of those last points. It's really hard for me to play the first one at all any more. -=- *stares at you* o_o |
| trannyscience | Posted 5/16/2007 7:03:32 PM | message detail | #446 |
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aw yeah, 60% done 50 - Tecmo Bowl 49 - Pokemon Pearl 48 - Zoop 47 - Chrono Cross 46 - Arkanoid 45 - Dragon's Lair 44 - Super Mario World 43 - Disgaea 2 42 - Wii Sports 41 - Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! 40 - Warioware Inc: Mega Microgame$ 39 - God of War 2 38 - Dragon Warrior Monsters 37 - Xenosaga II 36 - Mega Man 3 35 - Final Fantasy VII 34 - Zelda 1 33 - Actraiser 32 - Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow 31 - Final Fantasy VI 30 - Street Fighter II Turbo 29 - Metroid Fusion 28 - Crystalis 27 - Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together 26 - Dragon Warrior 3 25 - Mega Man 2 24 - Phoenix Wright 2 23 - Final Fantasy 9 22 - Uniracers 21 - Everybody Loves Katamari Damacy --- i do not violation any rules "I'm abusing my powers and locking this stupid topic." - Kaas |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 5/16/2007 7:04:34 PM | message detail | #447 |
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FFIX hate is the result of a seed quietly planted by FFVIII fans to
draw the negative light away from their game. Seriously, FFVIII was the
universal object of FF hate. The FFVIII board was the first board I
hung out on when I joined in 2000. We constantly had to stand up for
the game against random trolls that frequented the boards. FFIX was
released and it got a fair share of love, but with the release of the
PS2 and FFX, it went under the radar. FF8 hate is the result of a seed quietly planted by FF7 fans to draw the negative light away from the fanbase. Back in that time, FF7 fanboys were the universal hated group on the interweb. And as unbiased as I can be about FF9, it seemed like a love it or hate it game, with the majority of the people hating it. Seriously, I don't think I've talked to someone who didn't have a strong opinion either way on the game. Some saw it as a cheap, crappy addition to a great series, and others saw it as a throwback to the "glory days". TuRtLe ~~~ "Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy" -trancer1 |
| trannyscience | Posted 5/16/2007 7:07:37 PM | message detail | #448 |
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*looks at topic* *looks all around board 8* well, I don't know what reality you come from, but everyone I see seems to like the game, both on here and in real life. (those that played it, anyway.) it even got reviewed highly. the so-called "haters" are pretty few in number. --- i do not violation any rules "I'm abusing my powers and locking this stupid topic." - Kaas |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 5/16/2007 7:10:01 PM | message detail | #449 |
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Like I said, on a Board that typically has a permanent hard-on for
non-popular games, of course there will be a disproportionate amount of
people who like it. All the gamers I know in real life hated the game. TuRtLe ~~~ "Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy" -trancer1 |
| trannyscience | Posted 5/16/2007 7:10:44 PM | message detail | #450 |
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and all the ones I know liked it. :) I blame Canada! --- i do not violation any rules "I'm abusing my powers and locking this stupid topic." - Kaas |
