Morning Discussion

Hello there, and welcome to Wednesday.

Back on Monday, I talked about how awesome the first few episodes of Californication were. Too bad the show lost its edge as it progressed. All that fun, whimsical drama and clever, crude writing has been toned down. As of the latest episode, it's basically a regular drama about a guy struggling to keep his family close. Boo.

On the upside, I managed to put some time into the DS version of Disgaea. Yup, the strategy-RPG still has that time-sucking charm of its PlayStation 2 big brother. The dual screen setup ensures you know everything about your foes, such as location and stats, and the touch screen controls work quite well. Just make sure to zoom out.

Oh, and Indiana? Still dreary, now with added dampness.

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

From The Chatty
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    October 8, 2008 6:44 AM

    Hmm, might have to pick up Disgaea. Just finished FFIV and need a new DS RPG

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      October 8, 2008 6:48 AM

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        October 8, 2008 6:52 AM

        if only there was an online SYSTEM of some sort where I could TRACK upcoming DS releases and RATE them in order of excitement

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          October 8, 2008 6:54 AM

          Care: Trackmania DS
          Don't care: anything else

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      October 8, 2008 7:41 AM

      Mine shipped from Canada yesterday. Should be here early next week. Haven't played any of the previous games but I've wanted to for a while, so this should be excellent. :)

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      October 8, 2008 7:49 AM

      Stay away from the item levels or you'll never finish it :(

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        October 8, 2008 8:14 AM

        Depends on your definition of "finish." I don't think I could get halfway through the post-game without extensively abusing item world.

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          October 8, 2008 8:59 AM

          I just ended up playing them non-stop and never getting through any more of the storyline :(

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      October 8, 2008 7:59 AM

      PLAY FFIV AGAIN!!! you can if you stole the dark matter you can unlock the 9999 cap for damage

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        October 8, 2008 8:19 AM

        Yeah but unless you read walkthroughs you'll *never* manage to get the damage nessesary to kill the new boss on the moon. I have no idea why they would do that.

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      October 8, 2008 8:20 AM

      go straight to Disgaea II, imo

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        October 8, 2008 9:26 AM

        This is the wrongest thing that's ever been said.

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      October 8, 2008 8:46 AM

      Do it. Do it now.

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      October 8, 2008 8:50 AM

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        October 8, 2008 8:55 AM

        I don't think it's a port / remake, but rather a brand new game for the DS.

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