Shiro Sagisu / Evangelion 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

Ryu wrote:

...As for the theatrical release, when is that?  I hope someone brings it to the US (either in theaters or direct to home video) and that it doesn't take long to get here.

The theatrical release was September 1, 2007 in Japan and the soundtrack will be rolling out by month's end; 26th to be exact. There are no plans for the release here (yet) but I can guarantee it will be coming straight to DVD when it does (from ADV?). A review I read was rather favorable but cautioned the audiences that there's not much new to vets of the series apart from glitzy CG enhancements and, of course, the newly added footage.

I can't help it, I'm very excited to see the series revived with hopes of one more ending (as if the two before were not enough).

Angela wrote:

Is anyone picking up the new PSP Slim this month?  I'll wait it out to see what others thinks of it, but I'd definitely opt for the Ice Silver, even if I have to pony up for the Entertainment Pack.

I will be picking it up *IF* I can actually find it.  The only place I can find that's even taking pre-orders for the unbundled Black version (I don't want any freaking Daxter game, thank you very much!) is Amazon.com, and I'm not entirely comfortably ordering something that delicate from them since they can't even ship CDs to me without smashing up the jewel cases, so I just ordered a 4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo instead with the hopes that I'll be able to find the system in an actual store sometime between now and 10/24 when Dracula X hits stores.  Similarly, there's absolutely no word on the existence of the cable that connects the thing to a TV.  Sony's U.S. Playstation website doesn't even list is as a PSP accessory (or the new model of the system for that matter).  I was hoping Sony was going to use this new hardware to spark interest in the system, but I'm starting to get the feeling they're trying to keep it quiet until all of the old PSPs sell through the channels.

XLord007 wrote:

Angela wrote:

Is anyone picking up the new PSP Slim this month?  I'll wait it out to see what others thinks of it, but I'd definitely opt for the Ice Silver, even if I have to pony up for the Entertainment Pack.

I will be picking it up *IF* I can actually find it.  The only place I can find that's even taking pre-orders for the unbundled Black version (I don't want any freaking Daxter game, thank you very much!) is Amazon.com, and I'm not entirely comfortably ordering something that delicate from them since they can't even ship CDs to me without smashing up the jewel cases, so I just ordered a 4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo instead with the hopes that I'll be able to find the system in an actual store sometime between now and 10/24 when Dracula X hits stores.  Similarly, there's absolutely no word on the existence of the cable that connects the thing to a TV.  Sony's U.S. Playstation website doesn't even list is as a PSP accessory (or the new model of the system for that matter).  I was hoping Sony was going to use this new hardware to spark interest in the system, but I'm starting to get the feeling they're trying to keep it quiet until all of the old PSPs sell through the channels.

Well, I picked up the cables last week (both the A/V and component so I can hook it up to both my new set and older sets).  Amazon just got the bundle-free black system in stock today, but there's still no word as to when Brick & Mortar stores will see it, and none of the B&M stores' websites (Target, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, GameStop, or Circuit City) even have it listed.  So the search continues.

Well, I picked up the cables last week (both the A/V and component so I can hook it up to both my new set and older sets).

XLord007 wrote:

Well, I picked up the cables last week (both the A/V and component so I can hook it up to both my new set and older sets).

Too bad the av cables are useless if you want to play games on your older sets.  You can only play games via component cables.

Ryu wrote:

XLord007 wrote:

Well, I picked up the cables last week (both the A/V and component so I can hook it up to both my new set and older sets).

Too bad the av cables are useless if you want to play games on your older sets.  You can only play games via component cables.

Yeah, I just found that out earlier today when talking to a friend.  Makes absolutely no sense to me, but then this is Sony we're talking about.  I haven't decided for sure yet, but I may take those cables back if I have time.

I also traded up on the DS to a white Lite... sexy little thing.  That's about all I have to say about it until it gets a good test run with Zelda: PH next week.

As for the DS Lite,  I think I'm going to finally take the plunge as well since Target has them on sale for $120 starting today and I wouldn't mind spiffing up for Phantom Hourglass.

XLord007 wrote:

As for the DS Lite,  I think I'm going to finally take the plunge as well since Target has them on sale for $120 starting today and I wouldn't mind spiffing up for Phantom Hourglass.

Picked up a Black DS Lite today.  The new touch screen takes some getting used to as it seems to have some sort of filter that diffuses the light quite differently than on the old model.  Tilting it away from the body makes it look yellow-ish while titling towards gives a purplish hue.  I had read about this on Kotaku, but it's a little odd in person.  Anyway, a straight on look is fine as is are slight titls left or right.  Other than that, seems good to me and I look forward to playing Zelda on it this week.

Didn't want the red/black or pink/black one?  I kinda wanted the red/black one.

Ryu wrote:

Didn't want the red/black or pink/black one?  I kinda wanted the red/black one.

My Target only had the single color systems (not counting the Red & Black Brain Age 2 bunlde).  I didn't even know there was a pink/black one.

Picked up a Black DS Lite today.  The new touch screen takes some getting used to as it seems to have some sort of filter that diffuses the light quite differently than on the old model.  Tilting it away from the body makes it look yellow-ish while titling towards gives a purplish hue.  I had read about this on Kotaku, but it's a little odd in person.  Anyway, a straight on look is fine as is are slight tilts left or right.  Other than that, seems good to me and I look forward to playing Zelda on it this week.

On page 2 of the Target circular, it says "$119 Sale - New DS Lite Crimson/Black color available Wed., Oct. 3.  Also available in pink and black."  The pink and black isn't pictured.  I didn't see a picture of it with a Google search, but I'm assuming it is nothing more than half of a pink and half of a black attached to each other.

Ryu wrote:

On page 2 of the Target circular, it says "$119 Sale - New DS Lite Crimson/Black color available Wed., Oct. 3.  Also available in pink and black."  The pink and black isn't pictured.  I didn't see a picture of it with a Google search, but I'm assuming it is nothing more than half of a pink and half of a black attached to each other.

I believe Crash has it right.  I too just assumed they meant they had models in pink OR black; mostly because I've never heard of the existence of a pink and black combined version.

Also, how's your d-pad?  Maybe it's the fault of the first production run, but I'm one of the unfortunates who got a faulty d-pad on the black.  You really have to press the thing down to get diagonals to work.

The d-pad seems on the looseside, but I have no idea about the diagonals since I haven't really tried playing a non-touch game yet.  I'll have to think of a game that would be best to test it with.

Maybe you could try Metroid Fusion/Zero Mission if you have them, since you can shoot diagonally in those games.

Amazon just got the bundle-free black system in stock today, but there's still no word as to when Brick & Mortar stores will see it, and none of the B&M stores' websites (Target, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, GameStop, or Circuit City) even have it listed.  So the search continues.