Thread:Velt211/@comment-2003:D6:4722:2E2A:DD17:3F8A:F36C:2C58-20190924042015/@comment-80.144.159.180-20200301093216

Mostly yeah, but Half Life and also Half Life 2 had the advantage that one wasn't stuck in cutscenes all the time which was rather interesting as well. Heh, interestingly enough, MoH is getting a new entry this year, in VR. Not sure. VR for me would be controlled by brain...or alternatively a controller since one wouldn't be able to see the keyboard. Everything else I don't care about and all the jumping and moving is just the same gimmick that Eye Toy, the Wii etc had. Hehe, yeah. Obviously, the line between tediousness and usefulness is a difficult one to strike. Fast travel points are one such thing in RPGs. I personally hate them but I'm fine with something like paying a person to cart you somewhere. Immersion is important after all. I noticed it as well when looking at older games. Mosaics weren't really a thing either (at least not in the modern iteration) and they either omitted things, made parts white/transparent or had some small mosaics/obfuscation. If the law ever changes, I expect them to start by offering both solutions since people are really used to mosaics by now.

Hm, will have to look into it again. Err, expensive enough. I think one copy was 5000 Yen, one was 2500 Yen and one was in between. Add to that fees, shipping costs, import tax and well...not ideal. Doesn't help that sellers are lying and/or cleverly covering up the damaged parts. Absolutely, hehe. And having some kind of extra goodies, in addition to the games is never bad. The D.P.S. games have a decent representation but often times, they are also overpriced. By the way, the one I got had some damage on one of the papers as well but, of course, it was covered up...

Too far removed in my opinion and then also lacking in consistency. I heavily dislike it.

As for new and interesting things that I got: Pastel Chime Continue Visual Fan Vook + additional disk which were pre-release goodies. The book has some original art, some illustrations and some manga, so it's rather varied. The CD I didn't test but apparently there are the typical things on there: movies, wallpapers, commercials. The D.P.S. game I already mentioned. Then I got the 20 volumes of Alice's Device (1998-2001) and just yesterday I got the book where I mentioned that I couldn't find it anywhere else. It's the mail order bonus for the 1996 Gakuen King. Unfortunately, it's not too interesting. Some illustrations, some manga and I think one or two interviews.

Apart from that: Did you see the semi-announcement of a new low-priced married heroine game which is set in a fantasy setting? And something else: Do you have any idea when Alicesoft started including those extra cards? I know Toushin Toshi II had one but I'm not sure about the titles before that.