Zephrion

By this I meant Zeph is a kind and caring young man who's presence serves only to enrich my life further. By the way, that's what he meant too, it's a type of code. I love you too man! ;_;

ZXValaRevan is an arrogant, bigoted shithead who thinks little of all others and cares only for his own twisted agenda. I propose he be banned immediately so as to remove such scum from our noble forums.

Everybody shut the fuck up.

I resemble that remark

That seems like a sound strategy. I didn't have the luxury of Retreat so it was that much more frustrating. I used Lancers to attack the guns coupled with extreme Save/Load abuse because Lancers cannot shoot where you tell them to to save their lives. I made sure to keep Dallas nearby to restock and repair. My first runthrough I didn't knock down enough of the pillars so I was already doomed. The second time I made sure to knock them all over so as to get to the vents as soon as possible. Then, however, I made the terrible mistake of leaving the left vent for last, which is exactly where you know who decided to park. I finally got to it by using the Edelweiss as a distraction (because its armor is apparently laser-proof?) and having a Lancer sneak up behind her and climb the ladder. By this point I felt immensely proud of myself, and was jumping for joy that I had overcome so much hardship to attain victory. Then of course I got the order to actually /destroy/ the damn thing. I felt like bursting into tears because all my Lancers except Nils were incapacitated, and the tank was one turn away from flattening the last base. Thankfully I learned from my foolishness and managed to beat it on the next try. I did discover that tanks make great cover though...

It is a very good game, the best thing Sega's come up with since Skies of Arcadia in my opinion. (funny considering the SoA cameos) I agree though that Chapter 7 is absolute bullshit. The amount of meticulous planning and unit placement was absurd. Only after beating it did I discover that grenades will take out the vents in one hit... The sequel's also been announced, but it's for the PSP and basically involves a bunch of teenagers from an academy saving the country from civil war, and lord knows how plotlines like that turn out.

I'm touched. ;_;

Yeah, and the other main character is voiced by a younger Jonas brother. Just an unfortunate result of Disney's involvement I suppose. Either way, dubs of Miyazaki films are known to generally be pretty good, so I'm not worried too much. And who knows, they might be really good actors.

Ponyo is the tenth and newest film from filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, known for such movies as My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, and more recently, Howl's Moving Castle. The movie--which was released in Japan during July of last year--has won several awards such as Best Animation Film of the Year and the Outstanding Music award. The film's release in the United States and Canada is set for August 14th, 2009, with a Europe release set for a rather disappointing April 2010. The plot concerns the tale of a young fish named Ponyo, who dreams of being a human girl a la The Little Mermaid. As a result, she ends up meeting and befriending a five-year-old named Sosuke. They presumably proceed to have happy fun times until something horrible and tragic happens as per standard movie fare. Also featured in the English release (which can be seen in the promotion poster) is a more or less all-star cast starring Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cate Blanchett, Liam Neeson, and more. I personally, as a fan of Miyazaki's other works, am really looking forward to the release of this movie.

I'm just trying to make him feel better...

Dude you just blew my mind.