Comments | rin_uzuki: HEY AN UPDATE (it's all Suikoden)

rin_uzuki

HEY AN UPDATE (it's all Suikoden)

Dec 26, 2009 02:46

Woho! Life is going well! I recently got my, uh, something-like-100 Suikoden doujinshi in the mail. *A*;; I haven't read them all yet, and I havent even opened one box ! How friggen' crazy is that?! I got a couple of Xenogears doujinshi too, a Pokemon one, and a handful of Final Fantasy doujinshi. <3 Augh! I'm in doujinshi heaven! I'll post some ( Read more... )

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achtanablah December 26 2009, 11:18:43 UTC

That sound great. Your collection must be huge by now. ^_^ I was wondering, where do you always find those Suikoden dojinshi? The only store I found so far is Komikcity and I already got everything that sounded interesting from there. Most of them were sold out anyway.;_; And I would totally love to get some Xenogears dojinshi.
Merry Christmas ^_^
Almut

rin_uzuki December 27 2009, 04:43:42 UTC

I bought this recent huge-ass batch of doujinshi on Yahoo Japan Auctions (http://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/), which is like a Japanese version of Ebay. Since most sellers don't ship internationally, I have to go through a deputy service, which adds unfortunate fees but is unavoidable as far as I can tell. I've been using Shopping Mall Japan (http://www.shoppingmalljapan.com/) as my deputy service.

JPQueen used to be a good place to buy (Suikoden) doujinshi as well, but they've closed down. >xAnd, yeah, my collection's gotten bigger than I ever thought it would be. It's a little scary. I don't know what to do with them all! XD ( ... )

achtanablah December 27 2009, 14:02:43 UTC

Thanks, I'll check that site out. I'd love to get some Suikoden V dojinshi. I really loved Suikoden V and its characters, the whole game just gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling.^_^

rin_uzuki December 30 2009, 05:47:57 UTC

I really like Suikoden 5 a lot, too. I think it was very well done. And doujinshi artists often do such interesting things with the characters!

I wish you the best of luck in your search. XD

dynast_harmonia December 26 2009, 12:43:00 UTC

What are you saying, Rin? Suikoden is always good.

rin_uzuki December 27 2009, 04:46:42 UTC

Dynassssssssssssttttttt!!! *A*
I haven't forgotten about you! Or the (various) Suikoden 5 manga! I've just been so. busy. It's insane. But we'll get volume 2 of the anthology manga out someday!!

lol, my friends berate me a bit for being into Suikoden so much. "Translate something else!" they cry. So it's nice to meet a fellow lunatic! High five!

dynast_harmonia December 27 2009, 05:49:00 UTC

High five!

And haha, it's not difficult to see why you're swamped at the moment- you have so many projects on your plate. Plus wow, all that doujin to go through. ♥

rin_uzuki December 27 2009, 08:33:05 UTC

(GYAAAAAAAAHHH! COCO AVATAR! SO CUTE!!!)
Ahem! Sorry, I react that way every time I see that avatar of yours... speaking of Bolt and Lantern, a friend of mine recently drew a Bolt and Lantern fanart as a gift. *A* So cool! It's so cool, I'll share it with you! XD (http://gelato.deviantart.com/art/Bolt-and-Lantern-148100391)

I know, right? I could read a doujinshi a day for, like, a third of a year. How crazy is that?!

I actually have had about -12 time to use the computer this quarter, too... it's been pretty hectic, non-stop. Sort of satisfying in and of itself, but does nothing for translation projects, haha.

I'm glad to see you're still around and kicking, though!

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sansaii December 26 2009, 15:57:32 UTC

Suikoden can never be not good for you. Although I'm enjoying Bolt and Lantern as well, I'm looking forward to seeing what comes of your Suikoden translations :D

rin_uzuki December 27 2009, 04:48:23 UTC

Oh! I'm really glad to hear you're reading Bolt and Lantern. It makes my day to hear anyone's reading that adorable thing. XD

Thank you! Your support means a lot. Hopefully we will see the result of these projects, some day. In a galaxy far far away...

sansaii December 27 2009, 21:05:52 UTC

Oh, I love it! I'm happy that you're translating it!!

Good luck with all your projects. :)

rin_uzuki December 30 2009, 06:03:32 UTC

Thank you! Thank you! *bows*
If you don't mind me asking, what do you like most about Bolt and Lantern? Like, who's your favorite character and all that?

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yoshiegghunt January 4 2010, 15:39:15 UTC

Tierkries is pretty decent. I only dislike the lack of actual random battles. Most places are like "Okay gang, let's assemble 5 different groups, and we each fight a battle against like 3 guards that we win in 2 or 3 rounds, then the main character's team full of really strong characters fights the boss and they win in 4 rounds. Yay!"

Sort of a bummer. I liked when you'd just fight legions of useless soldiers like in Suikoden 1 & 2.

rin_uzuki January 5 2010, 12:29:04 UTC

Haha! I think there's a fair amount of random monster battles, but yeah, I guess I can see what you mean about the group thing. I quite like the group method though, since it actually gives you a practical method of leveling up all 108 characters! As opposed to taking them all out into the field...

I wish the enemies levels went up along with the characters though. Fighting weak enemies is so boring. >3<

Haha! Your mention of fighting soldiers gave me a total flashback. Damn, I love those games! <3

One thing I'm a little puzzled about... why is there room for six characters, but you're only allowed four? Am I missing something here? Has Suikoden just downgraded on the number of members you can have in your party? (Bit of a pity when you've got 108 to choose from...)

What do you think of the new weapon and rune system? I like being able to change weapons (seeing how it affects characters visually is fun, too) but I find the rune system to be a little boring. Like, there seem to be a lot of repeat attacks--not so many unique ones.

yoshiegghunt January 5 2010, 22:16:40 UTC

Runes are boring and pretty much unimaginative. There's maybe 15-20 "moves" in total and they're shared amongst all the characters, nobody is unique in that regard. Switching weapons is a nice way to "customize" your character. Also, you can only have 4 characters.

Eventually the game gets to a point where like... you're CONSTANTLY defending or besieging stuff and you're just like "Where'd all the random battles and map exploring go?" overall it's a good game, but it lacks a few bits of charm from the original Suikoden titles. If they make a "sequel" I hope they draw a bit more from some of the pre-existing staples of the Suikoden series.

rin_uzuki January 6 2010, 10:29:08 UTC

Mmh, yeah, I can see what you mean about ST lacking some of the elements of the original game. But they changed a lot, quite remarkable for a Suikoden game, and I think it's definitely a success.

Actually, I think it's got the best graphics out of the entire series. XD (Though I have a soft spot for the old style sprites and stuff.)

I like a lot of the music quite a lot, for one thing. (Though unfortunately the sound quality on my friend's DS is a bit crappy.)

Yeah... pity about the runes, really.
Also, the group attacks--seems like they might overlap too, which makes them a little less exciting and unique.

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babel121 January 16 2010, 23:50:52 UTC

I've just discovered your site and livejournal and... So many Suikoden things !!!! *o*
I love you *o*

rin_uzuki January 17 2010, 04:35:27 UTC

Oh! *A* Th-thank you! I personally prefer the main Ramsus-kun website (www.freewebs.com/ramsus-kun) over this livejournal, but either way you found it, I'm glad you're enjoying all the Suikoden things! XD

I've been crazy busy these past few months, but hopefully in the future I can work on more stuff. X3