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So yes, Arc The Lad 3 has been more amusing to me than expected. I also look forward to emulating its successor Twilight of the Spirits, believed to be the last good Arc The Lad game.

Another JRPG that I look forward to playing is either Penny Blood or Armed Fantasia, the new Wild Arms because of Akifumi Kaneko.

I wonder how Hironobu Sakaguchi and his company Mistwalker are doing. I would sure love to emulate Lost Odyssey someday as well.

Last time I had an Xbox 360, I used it to play that hidden gem Zoids Assault. It has themes and narrative that rival Gundam or more mainstream mecha. I wish that it could have gotten a sequel which would be Rambo 2 levels of epic. Like helping prisoners of war escape from hidden correctional facilities or escape from unfair incarceration.

There were no beam weapons in that game like the charged particle beam, so it's a whole other universe. Yes, different than Chaotic Century and Michelle Ruff did a great job as Jessica. I also heard Batou's American voice in that game.

Making a sequel that takes place in the Chaotic Century timeline would mean bringing back those Ocean dubbers which are all the way in Canada. That would be fair.

With that said, how are you doing this this late winter?

I'm 16 hours and 23 minutes into Arc The Lad 3. Part two is the best, but I really want to know who Alek's mysterious savior as a little kid was during that great calamity. I also loved the appearances older Arc The Lad characters made, the heroes. Lieza was so nice to let Alek and his friends chill in her monster ranch.

I also love this summoning system or Cardish. Looks like something out of Cardcaptors, Jade Cocoon (the most original Ghibli game I've ever played) or Pokémon.

I captured plenty of monsters using Theo even though they're temporary summons once captured in cards. They expire more or less like the Enterrans in Mushrambo, AKA Shinzo.

Other than that, I really can't wait to meet other Arc The Lad heroes like Lieza (that sweet monster tamer girl) and Tosh who used to be a wandering samurai (now a village chief living in a Japanese style home taking care of arid Testa's water sphere). Tosh sure picked some serious muscle for taking care of his current arid town's source of life. Yes, because bandits tried to steal that magic orb from said arid town for personal gain, like making bottled water, once. Yes, that town would be thirsty like those futuristic townspeople in Trigun without that watery magic ball.

Those hunter quests somehow remind me of Ragnarok Online while the gameplay brings back memories of me exploring Suikoden Tactics decades ago.

Aside from Arc The Lad 3, I need a new half round bastard file for knives I'll forge from bearing steel (the superb alloy) and I look forward to getting the Norton India Stone. I could sure use that real hard oilstone that resists dishing.

You're welcome and I meant the American voices in Digimon. So yes! Dot Hack Sign, Arc The Lad (an older friend of mine has a huge crush on that pretty boy Arc) and Twilight Venom have the exact same spectacular dub.

I prefer Twilight Venom dubbed than subbed. The Japanese actors just aren't notable and I love Mirabelle's cute voice. Yes, Julie Maddalena got married ages ago.

As for Dot Hack, I wanted the original quadrilogoy to be remastered, but at least GU transitioned to HD with Japanese voices included, IIRC (Takahiro Sakurai AKA Cloud Strife and I love Ayasumi; AKA Saber and Melfina).

Aside from the consequences of virtual reality, the similarities between Dot Hack and Tokyo Ghost end there. Tokyo Ghost may also be inspired by Tron given that it's cyberpunk, but definitely not cyberpunk in the traditional sense. The consequences of untested experiments as its other theme is motivating enough for me to explore.

That's the kind of graphic novel a semitomboyish friend of mine from Maryland would love to read given that she loves Dot Hack, Tron and cyberpunk.

Megaman NT Warrior is the kind of cyberpunk that I grew up with besides Batman Beyond.

As for Lunar: Silver Story, I finished it and for a Dragon Quest clone, it sure got me motivated like Grandia 1 did (I love Feena and her big sister Leen; would make a trouvere in Ragnarok Online with long green hair that looks like Feena and dancer class characters are versatile). Game Arts really did a great job back then.

With that said, I hope that you're having a wonderful February. Looking forward to spring and reading Tokyo Ghost after reading Copperhead. Probably the closest thing to Dot Hack in the world of graphic novels.

Speaking of Dot Hack, it's been ages since I last delved into anything from that franchise. I was sick that one time I was re-watching Dot Hack Sign.

It's a shame that Bee Train is no more and I would have loved an Arc The Lad 2 adaptation. That poor kid Elk got scarred for life, kind of like Po did in the beginning of Kung Fu Panda 2. That feeling of your home town getting pillaged and your family taken away from you.

Scars don't heal, but they sure take a lot of time to get used to. A lot of time to bear with it.

Yes, the dub in Arc The Lad was spectacular. Same voices as those in Digimon.

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In other news, I'm almost done with playing Lunar: Silver Story. The most underrated JRPG next to Grandia.

Both made by Game Arts IIRC, the sister company of Gravity. Yes, both developers belong to GungHo. Both do a good job bringing some strong anime aesthetics to video games. Same with Red Entertainment, known for hiring Kōsuke Fujishima and Yasuhiro Nightow once. My two favorite mangaka besides with Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Osamu Tezuka, Kia Asamiya and even Masamune Shirow.

Thanks for responding. Added! Just in case you need another AWCC member something-or-other in the future :)

Sometime I wonder if they even love their wife. Some people rather be in an unhappy relationship than be single. Both men and women. I think too many people get sucked into the “society tells me to have a relationship, get married, have kids, and be successful”. I rather be single than be in a miserable relationship.

Yes, Outlaw Star included and I'm glad to see space western expand into indie comics. There are other space western things that I would like to delve into besides Copperhead. Getting some Red Dead Revolver vibes along the way too.

Most of Wild Arms are something I would classify as neo-western. Seeing fantasy and steampunk in the mix. Two genres one would find in Final Fantasy.

I still want to draw Zack Fair though and I have you to thank you giving me an idea. Besides, I got this perspective that I have in mind.

Still easier than Armored Cores or mecha. Yes, mecha can be difficult to draw by hand like that time I did Ken Marinaris and Ardjet, but I managed to do it those years ago anyway.

More complex design than the oldest Gundam which I was able to do with Crayola one time.

Despite being busier than expected this winter, I'm doing fine.

As for anime, I can't wait to check out Cyberpunk Edgerunners some time after several of my friends watched it. One of them that turned 39 last September is a huge fan of cyberpunk. Every sci-fi genre actually and space western is my actual favorite which is one of the reasons why I've been reading Copperhead.

Batman Beyond is what got me into said sci-fi genre, by the way.

I'll work on drawing Zack Fair next.

I've been busier than expected this winter, but other than that, I present you this:

My grandfather immigrated to the UK after leaving Japan. And my grandmother is from England. Both my mom and biological dad are half Japanese and White. After my mom married my stepdad, we immigrated to America.

I'm definitely grateful for my husband and lucky. I have heard so many stories of women having to do everything themselves because their husband refuse. They are basically married single mom. I know people that they are also well off so they have the money to hire help, but their husband refuse because they believe it is their wife duty to do everything.

Yes, he lived in Kyoto, but I have never met him. My grandfather and his dad have a strained relationship. My other great-grandfather I'm pretty close with. He is still healthy and active. Seems like he hasn't aged in years.

Really depends on the baby and your support system. Both my babies are pretty chill and can sleep through the night. Not to mention, we also have plenty of helps. People experience is not universal and some people really do have a hard time parenting, and some babies really do need to be taken care of non-stop when they're newborns. I'm also lucky to have a wonderful husband that help.

It is really a blessing to live a long, healthy life. I have 2 great-grandfather and one is 100 (my maternal grandfather's dad) and the other one is 91.

I feel like January have been pretty long. It has been a week since I gave birth and I can't believe I'm a mother.

Christmas was a little better in Year of the Rabbit, but I didn't mind those holidays as of late.

Glad you like that drawing as well.

Now I'm waiting for Year of the Snake to come. Hopefully entertainment will get better even though indie and Korean mmorpgs are doing well so far. These decade hasn't been AAA's best. Not even the anime industry's best decade. Hopefully, they'll more hope and innovation for all creative sectors.

Marvel and DC struggled to even compete with freelancers making alternative comics. Honestly, I'm happily rooting for indie comics writers for not rewriting stories, making unnecessary changes, being creatively bankrupt, writing for narrow consumer interest, etc.

I also defeated Ruby Weapon for the first time. Gamefaqs was around, but didn't recommend using Gil Toss 8 turns after paralyzing that big red monster. That's how I defeated it instead of wasting time dungeon crawling arduously for Knights of the Round materia. I also hate doing chocobo races repeatedly.

After having defeated the stupidly difficult superboss, I'll focus on drawing Yuna for my Vietnamese penpal.