The latest column of Basiscape has a questionnaire and the second last form is to tell what we wish be released or reprinted. I don't know whether it would ever make an effect on them or not, but who knows. This and Opoona are their very soundtracks that deserve more limelight.

So I've got a story of bitter disappointment, and surprising success!

I went to pick up my pre-ordered copy of Muramasa at GameStop today, and the guy pulls out a disc and says "Lemme get that case for ya."  f--- that.  I said, "Oh no.  I'm getting a sealed copy."  To which he replied "This is our last copy."  RAGE  "Gimme my $5 back for that pre-order.  Do you at least have the fold-out poster which was supposed to be guaranteed because I pre-ordered it?"  "Sorry, gave it out to one of our customers."  FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU----

Needless to say I drove away very upset and proceeded to call a couple of other Gamestops to see if they had a sealed copy and the poster.  None of them did, of course, so I drove to one around the corner where a guy named Tim works.  He was transferred from one near my house, so we know each other.  He hooked me up with a sealed copy and that spiffy little poster!  I'm doing all my business there from now on.

Yes, I am that guy.

What, that guy who gets what he deserves? I'm glad you stood up for yourself, man. Gamestop can go suck a hairy one.

So how is everyone liking it? I can't be the only one totally into it by now . . . .

My complaints with the controls have been silenced, once I started looking at the fighting as just a fancy, yet simple fighting game, the decision to map the jump to up on the D-pad doesn't bother me so much anymore.

The music is really, really nice. Cedille, you said that, like, six other people helped with this? That makes a lot more sense than just Sakimoto doing all the work, considering how rich the score is.

I also notice what seems to be a progressive difficulty. Random battles that used to end in seconds with little to no damage often now see me having my swords broken in combat, an occurrence that normally was reserved for challenging boss fights. Confidence bred from the defeat of weaker enemies is the surest and quickest path to defeat . . . .

How did you know who composed which tracks?

I just guessed it. Another post of mine in GAF explicitly mentioned no composer breakdown being available, and perhaps I should have copied and pasted it (especially considering how much my ears suck)

Some pics from said event

I've only had time to play through the first boss on Monohime's quest.  So far, I'd say it's just ok.  Graphics are fantastic, but gameplay hasn't drawn me in yet.  When I have time, I'll play some more and see if it grows on me.

As I get deeper into the game, a variety of musical flavours present themselves. In particular, the rockin' battle themes stand out. That ethnic touch I mentioned is still present in all forms, but I'm noticing a lot more variety now. It's not the traditional work that Okami was, for example, but the same heart and soul is present.

That's what I always say.

No factory-sealed = No purchase.

They always make some bullshit excuse, that they unwrap the games to prevent theft, but...how does that prevent theft?!

If it's unwrapped, I could just as easily say that I brought it in as one of my own trade-ins. But if it was factory-sealed, they'd be hard-pressed not to notice that I was trying to unwrap it, then slip it in my bag with the rest of my trade-ins...

My guess is that they have one hell of an aversion to plastic...nevermind that would mean they should be allergic to the game cases themselves...

Those guys are eeediots.

Heh, game's encouraged you to read up on Sun-Tzu's Art of War, eh?

That was actually a paraphrased line I took from G Gundam. Go watch it, dammit!

http://vgmdb.net/album/15959

SWEET! Day 1 purchase for sure! Kickass album cover too! Now...how about Opoona!

I love it when my prayers get answered.

Yeah, it's a nice feeling. Will you help me pray for Opoona?

I'll get my prayer beads, we'll do a tribal dance. Anyone else in?

Saw this pic today on a twitter, and thought of this thread.

http://gatearray.tumblr.com/post/438771 … a-expo7000

After finishing with their fun, Octo gets squashed and stepped on.

I liked Zechs's line in Gundam Wing: "One who makes decisions with a cool head will not find themselves regretting those decisions later on..."

YES. Opoona would've been my soundtrack-of-the-year for 2008...if it'd actually been published! Thankfully, someone here was gracious enough to fix me up with a game rip! Thank you, whoever you are, kind stranger! Don't remember who it was... T_T

Damn it, Bern! That MSN icon won't click itself!

That IS a pretty darn good soundtrack.  It fits well with a very atypical and unique RPG.  And yes, I actually DID play through all of it.  So I think there are probably three or four of us now.

New news: Press Start 2010 concert will feature music from Oboro Muramasa!
http://www.famitsu.com/famiweb/pressstart/menu.html

Five, once I get done with Red Dead Redemption and Mass Effect 2.