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Mortgage Lifter , Great or What ?
Lets talk about Mortgage Lifter. There are 2 kinds we can talk about but I am personally interested about the one from RADIATOR CHARLIE. Never grown it before, but I am fascinated by the man, his story and work.
OK. this year I started all may matoes from seed, without mail order. I got most of them off the racks and store bought. But I could not find Mortgage Lifter.
I was in HD yesterday and I found a ML seedling. GRABBED it. @ $3.65 plus tax( almost 4 bucks), for a 5" pot size seedling, it was not cheap. But that is Bonnie price tag for just about anything. But that is ok. I am glad not buying any more tomato plants. In fact I might give away half a dozen or so.
BY THEIR FRUITS ...you shall know them.
Probably this is going to be one out of 5 large fruited tomatoes that I am growing this season. I hope that I will keep my faith in Radiator Charlie, as a legendary tomato person. This tomato has a story, a name and a man behind it.
Lets talk some tomato talk. Not just any tomato, but the one with a story that can be made into a books and movies.
This post was edited by seysonn on Wed, Apr 9, 14 at 0:40
The last RC Mortgage Lifter that I grew was labeled improved and it produced well but I am an Estlers addict. Its my favorite tomato for ten yrs running. I like them for their more globe rather than beefsteak shape, size, dependability, productivity and taste. Cherokee Purple for ex doesn't like my heavy clay soil and falters right beside an Estlers with 24oz fruit and smaller ones higher on the vine. I've had a 37 oz Estlers so far and am eager for a 40 oz one. They taste great too ..jmo. I do grow the Indian tomatoes in a diff location and they are fast gaining on the big pinks in my approval ratings.
If I were going to grow a ML again, which I won't be doing, I too much prefer the Estler one.
From the lnk below you can see that the Estler one was made available many years before Charlie Byles, Radiator Charlie, of Logan WV announced his.
From the link you can also see it was Chuck Wyatt who first introduced the Estler one and where he got his seeds from and my seeds were directly from him. There's also newspaper documentation about the Estler one coming before the Byles one.
If I had the time I'd do a search here b'c I know there are many threads, and Edie's name will show up as well.
A relative of the Estler family, Edie, has posted here several times about it, actually looking for seeds since she lost hers. She found some, and I was also offering seeds for it in my recent seed offer elsewhere.
From the link you can see how many ML's there are. They are almsot all the same if grown out in the same season, as has been done, with the exception of Estler's which is more uniform and more tasty as noted by many, and I forget the other one now, but the foliage is different.
Here is a link that might be useful: Estler Mortgage Lifter
I found a ML seedling. GRABBED it.
Was it labeled as to which kind of ML it is? Don't know which variety of ML Bonnies is growing but it is most likely RC. They might be able to tell you.
I regularly grow RC and have grown Quisenberry and Estler's too. But I'm weird as RC is my personal favorite for flavor.
Was it labeled as to which kind of ML it is?
I have to check the label. But Bonnis only have RC Mortgage Lifter in their site..
How tall/big does the plant grow ? I want to know where to plant it (Taller ones, on the back/north).
Thanks for discussion.
The labels just says Mortgage Lifter. But The picture depicts RC ML, ( beef steak type) not round like Estler's.
This post was edited by seysonn on Mon, Apr 7, 14 at 20:28
I had trouble finding Mortgage Lifter this year, too. But during our 3-day snow storm this winter, wasn't able to leave the house so I spent a lot of time on my computer reading about gardening. Stumbled on a website who offers free heirloom tomato seeds--they have quite a good selection & you get to choose 6 different varieties. Anyway not sure if you'd ever heard of it--WinterSown.org--thought you might be interested for next year (although I don't know which ML it is--hopefully I'll find out soon my little ML is already potted up & is growing great!)
Yes Sherm, many of us know about wintersown, run by Trudi.
The only problem I know of is that seeds are donated to her, a few are ones she saved seeds from, so one never knows what you'll get as to seed purity.
She addresses that VERY clearly at her site with that disclaimer.
Carolyn, who always encourages folks to buy a certain percentage of their OP varieties from the many small family run companies b'c it's they who do the most for seed preservation, which only can occur if folks grow something, save seeds and then pass them on. There's a great FAQ here at GW at the top on how to prevent cross pollination of varieties .
Thanks bigpinks. I was just trying to line something up for next year. If you want to trade over the winter I am growing:
Italian Heriloom
Big Beef OP
Pantano Romenesco
San Marzano Redorta
Anna Russian
Prudens Purple
Cherokee Purple
Kelloggs Breakfast
Green Zebra
Black Krim
Yellow Brandywine
German Pink
Carolyn, I really think the wintersown is a great resource, and yes I did see the disclaimer. I didn't realize it was so well-known (or I was just the last to know!). I'm not new to gardening, but I am fairly new to starting from seed & I'm interested in saving seeds, eventually. I totally agree in supporting those who are preserving OP's. Do you have any recommendations of family-run companies? I love building my seed stash! I haven't tried any where near the tomatoes you have, but I'm always willing to try new varieties! Looking forward to seeing what I actually got from wintersown (Paul Robeson, reisentraub, mortgage lifter, kellog's breakfast--apologies for my mis-spellings). They did include a few other varieties, and some pepper seeds, too.
Let us talk about ML growth habit, DTM, production, fruit size ..
Bonnis states that ML has a DTM of 85 +. I just planted mine. So should I expect ripe tomatoes by early to mid July ? I KNOW that DTM is a ball park figure but has some relevance. Incidently, my seedling had tiny buds . But I pinched them off.
This post was edited by seysonn on Wed, Apr 9, 14 at 0:44
WinterSown is a small family run company. Many of the seeds are donated, either as commercial stock or saved by growers, the majority you would recognize as well known names across all the tomato forums. I grow some of my own stock (every year some from GRIN seed) and I also purchase bulk--frequently. The Mortgage Lifter seeds are from a reliable source, if they aren't what they're supposed to be I would be very surprised, we all would be.
Since the collapse of America the Beautiful Fund, WinterSown is a primary source for free seed for organizations or individuals--it is vital that the stock be reliable, people grow WinterSown's seeds not for fun but for food. Currently, there is a huge health care initiative across the country to teach folks simple garden skills to help supplement their own plate with fresh food that they grow themselves, I help a lot of organizations with that--yesterday I mailed seed to a state education organization that will be sharing them at a health fair held at a presidential library. When it comes to the seed I aim high. (Puffs and polishes fingernails on imaginary lapels.)
WinterSown is going full tilt boogie here with groups getting their seeds for Earth Day, the 22nd. Six Pack and Tomato requests are just peaking. I'll still be busy sharing seeds for a few more weeks and then I get to slow down and work part time instead of 70 hours a week. I need a break ;-O
Here is a link that might be useful: Free Seed at WinterSown
Well, I sure appreciate what you're doing, Trudi! I had no idea you were involved with WinterSown, although I had seen many posts by you here on GW. Thanks for all your effforts in seed preservation. All of the seeds that I received were planted and are doing well. Had a little trouble with the Mortgage Lifter germinating, but got one on the 3rd try.
I hope things slow down for you soon!
Thank you BigPinks! I went to your page and cannot PM you, please email me. Use the link below and hit the green email button, it will open up an email pane ;-)
Shermtheworm, I cannot contact you either here, please email me too ;-)
Here is a link that might be useful: WinterSown.Org homepage
This post was edited by trudi_d on Thu, Apr 10, 14 at 8:39
Actually, this year, I ordered my plants from Darell at Selected Plants, which should be here sometime mid-May. I hope to high heaven that we're not still having snow by then! We're trying to get the house in some kind of showable order this year so we can get it sold and move to Alabama so my seed-starting didn't happen this year. (I've about had enough white stuff to last me the rest of my life!)
Seyson, just for comparison sake, I will be interested to hear when you harvest your first tomatoes. My MLs usually go in the ground mid-May with my first harvest about mid July.
Edie, good to see you posting again. Edie is the peson I referred to in a post above who is a relative of the Estler family,
I wish you'd have let me know about seeds for the Estler one b'c I was offering fresh seeds in my annual seed offer elsewhere, but had you Pmed me from here and included a return em address we could have communicated,
Poor Edie is sick of the white stuff and is moving to Alabama, Ok, look for the ice storms and tornadoes in Alabama, ( wink)
Seyson, just for comparison sake, I will be interested to hear when you harvest your first tomatoes. My MLs usually go in the ground mid-May with my first harvest about mid July.
good to see you back. We like to hear fro you from Alabama, The beautiful.
I will let you and everybody know when I get a ripe red from my ML. I wish I could find your Grand Father's version too to grow side by side. Maybe next year. But I believe that the two are just sharing a name but they are two different tomatoes, in many ways.
Anyway, my ML is already planted out but due to COOL weather it is not growing yet. But hanging in there with the rest of the gang (about 20 so far).
Our weather is about NORMAL for this time of season ( 42 to 62F, average)..


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POLITICAL EFFORT NEEDED FOR DECENTRALIZATION (The Daily Yomiuri as translated from the Yomiuri Shimbun)
Nothing concrete will be achieved in terms of the decentralization of power from the central government to local governments if the process is left in the hands of bureaucrats. A broad political initiative is required.
The committee for the promotion of decentralization reform, and government ministries and agencies are entering an all-out battle ahead of the committee's first advisory report that is scheduled to be compiled as early as late May.
The Cabinet Office and relevant ministries have steadfastly rejected the transfer of authority over road and river management from the central government to local governments.
Saying ''the handling of the matter by the Cabinet Office and each ministry is inadequate,'' Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda instructed all Cabinet members to cooperate with the government advisory panel. ''I want you to make a decision as an elected official,'' Fukuda reportedly told them.
The relevant Cabinet members including the construction and transport, farm and education ministers must take Fukuda's words seriously. They should speak out and take action not as mere mouthpieces of their own organizations, but as members of the Cabinet that is resolved to promote decentralization.
The first advisory report focuses on matters concerning the national highways currently under direct control of the central government and class one rivers whose entire stream flows within Tokyo or a single prefecture. In question is whether it is possible for the first advisory report to clearly state that management authority over those roads and rivers will be transferred from the central government to Tokyo and other prefectural governments.
In addition to the transfer of power from the central government to prefectural governments, similar delegation of authority by prefectural governments to municipal governments is important as well. The latter is aimed at increasing the degree of freedom action of administrative organizations, which are closer to local residents, by entrusting them with authority in a variety of areas, including giving permission and approval to establish welfare facilities and kindergartens, and manage personnel affairs involving public school teachers and and other employees as well as class composition.
The decentralization committee plans to compile the second advisory report at the end of this year--a review of local branches of central government organizations, an even higher hurdle to clear. It is essential to move ahead with the delegation of authority that has long been left unresolved to build momentum before tackling this future task.
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Getting it right, right from the start: birth to five kindergarten readiness.
Studies show that skill differences at the kindergarten level between children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and their wealthier peers are not only substantial, but continue throughout their school years. It is also increasingly known through neuroscience studies that a child's brain develops most dramatically during the first five years of life. Several national studies indicate that children from low-income homes who are enrolled in high-quality early childhood programs are more apt to overcome skill gaps than those not enrolled in the programs.
Therefore the president believes that it is imperative to provide the neediest children--starting at birth--with quality education and other support services for them, their parents, and their families, in order to give them a better chance to succeed in kindergarten and beyond.
One Educator's Vision Helps Children Statewide
One early childhood educator, the late Judith P. Hoyer, put her unique vision for meeting this challenge in place in Maryland more than 15 years ago. As the supervisor of Early Childhood Education in Prince George's County, Hoyer saw a need for collaboration among the many professionals who deliver the wide spectrum of early childhood and family support services. Her solution? Bring together all of the educational and other needed services for at-risk infants and toddlers into a single place in order to provide the children and their families with a comprehensive set of services, and do it either within a Title I elementary school or in direct connection with the school.
The success of Hoyer's early childhood and family learning center led to its replication, and, in 2000, the Maryland legislature passed the Judith P. Hoyer Early Childcare and Educational Enhancement Program, establishing a network of what are widely known simply as the "Judy Centers." The law recognizes the innovative vision and memory of Hoyer, who passed away in 1997.
Today, the Judy Centers network is comprised of 24 facilities, with at least one in 20 of Maryland's 23 counties and in Baltimore City. The centers provide for a five-prong set of school-readiness outcomes for their more than 8,000 students:
* Being healthy, socially adjusted, emotionally aware, and able to communicate with adults and other children;
* Having an awareness of print and letter-sound relationships and understanding a story;
* Understanding basic math ideas, patterns, shapes, and how to put things in a certain order;
* Having an awareness about animal and plant life, and people's roles in the family and the community;
* Being comfortable with individual creativity and an appreciation for self-expression through the arts.
The mission of the Judy Centers is to provide comprehensive, integrated, full-day, full-year services that promote school readiness for children from birth through age five. Each center must offer prekindergarten, kindergarten, and preschool special education, collaborate with the local Maryland Infant and Toddlers Program, and partner with childcare providers to ensure availability of both before- and after-school programs. The early education programs that are part of a Judy Center are certified by state or national accrediting bodies, including those of Head Start, child care centers, or family child care providers that are separate from the school system. In addition, each center selects at least five community partners to develop and implement its programs. The programmatic focus of these potential partners may include parent involvement programs, adult education and family literacy programs, health care providers, family support centers, and public libraries.
The Judy Centers are one strategy within the Maryland State Department of Education's (MSDE) Strategic Plan of the Division of Early Childhood Development. Since 2005, the MSDE has had responsibility for all aspects of child care and early education, which includes the oversight of child care and family care providers, contracting and grant making for providers to improve early-care quality, and administering the state's Child Care Subsidy Voucher System and the Child Care Credentialing System. Maryland is the only state in which this full scope of early care and education programs is located within the state educational agency. Nancy S. Grasmick, Maryland's State Superintendent of Schools, called the consolidation of early care and education with K-12 education one of the most sensible education reforms that has taken place in the state. "We know that learning takes place long before kindergarten, and educators need to be involved in the process," Dr. Grasmick said.
An Emerging National Network Addresses Zero to Five
As Maryland was expanding the model of the Judy Centers statewide, a similar initiative focused on birth to kindergarten was underway in Chicago, where the Ounce of Prevention Fund opened the first Educare Center in 2000 to address the school readiness needs of disadvantaged children. The Center, like its counterparts in Maryland, believed that partnerships between the public and private sectors were essential to providing at-risk children with the education and services necessary to equip them for success in kindergarten.
A second Educare Center was developed in Omaha, Nebraska, by the Buffett Early Childhood Fund, which then partnered with the Ounce of Prevention Fund to create a national network, the Bounce Learning Network, to extend the concept of Educare to more communities. As the Network has grown to six Educare Centers, adding sites in Milwaukee, Tulsa, Denver, and Miami, each of the Centers serves as a "showroom for quality," highlighting their collaborative approach. The Centers bring together public funding for child care, Head Start, and preschool, and they share governance for the Centers' programs by partnering with the philanthropic, programmatic, and public schools sectors to form a model for change in the Educare states. The network will expand soon to Washington State with the opening of a center in Seattle, and more centers are under development in Arizona and Maine.
All Educare Centers share common features that include the following: a commitment to research-based practices and educational strategies; small class sizes and high staff-to-child ratios; a focus on language and literacy; on-site family support services and parental services; and use of the arts to support social-emotional, language, and literacy development. The centers also share strategies and lessons learned, network on common challenges facing their work with young children, and share ways to leverage increased investments in Educare states and communities.
Promising Evidence that a Comprehensive Approach is Effective
In Maryland, the State Department of Education has evaluated the readiness of kindergarten students at Judy Centers, comparing those students who received Judy Center services prior to their kindergarten year with their kindergarten peers who did not participate in the Centers' pre-K programs. Across the state, the MSDE has trained kindergarten teachers how to document their daily observations, collect work samples from their students, and use age-appropriate guidelines to determine if kindergarten students are proficient from their students, and use age-appropriate guidelines to determine if kindergarten students are proficient in seven domains: personal and social development, language and literacy, mathematical thinking, scientific thinking, social studies, the arts, and physical development. Known as the Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR) the assessment is designed to provide parents, teachers, and early childhood education providers with a common understanding of what children should know and be able to do upon entering school. MMSR data for children who received Judy Center services prior to their kindergarten year were compared with data for children who had not received those services. In the consecutive school years of 2003 to 2005, the MMSR data showed that economically disadvantaged children (those who qualify for free and reduced-priced meals) with prior Judy Center experience were significantly more successful in terms of readiness for school than disadvantaged children without such experience . In 2005, the percentage of ELL kindergartners with prior Judy Center experience who were fully ready for school (88 percent) exceeded not only the other ELL children in the Centers, but also the Centers' kindergarten population overall.
Additionally, five centers in the Bounce Learning Network participated in an implementation study during the 2007-2008 school year, conducted by the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG Child Development Institute), that looked at data for areas of school readiness, vocabulary, social and emotional skills, and classroom quality. Using the Bracken Basic Concepts Scale, which measures comprehension of concepts such as sequence, letters, and colors, the study revealed that students who joined Educare Centers between birth and age two not only outperformed those who attended the Centers for shorter periods, but also the national performance average for all kindergarten students. Similarly, when evaluated for vocabulary on a standardized measure of reading readiness, Educare students with three to five years experience averaged scores of 99.2, just below the national mean for all children.
Both the Judy Centers and Bounce Learning Networks are continuing their evaluation efforts. MSDE expects to release new data on the performance of Judy Center students this fall. The FPG Child Development Institute is continuing to follow children in the Educare Centers and is in the early stages of planning for a future randomized control study of the Educare model.
Helping State Policymakers Do Right by At-Risk Birth to Five Year Olds
The needs of at-risk infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their families for programs that will prepare them for success in kindergarten and beyond, and for policy change at the state level to meet these needs, is the focus of a multi-state consortium supported by several major philanthropies, including the Buffett Early Childhood Funds, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The 13 members of the Birth to Five Policy Alliance represent the governance sector, including governors and state legislators; chief state school officers; child education, care and advocacy associations such as the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the National Center on Children in Poverty; and special interest groups like the National Council of La Raza. Together, these organizations are pursuing three strategies to support state-level policy: knowledge development, including research and policy analysis affecting at-risk children birth to age five; outreach and support for state policymakers; and building champions for new innovations and investments in birth to five education among key stakeholders.
At the federal level, President Obama has proposed new funding in his fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget to develop cutting-edge plans and programs to raise the quality of early learning programs, challenging states to ensure that more children are better prepared for success by the time they enter kindergarten. For FY 2010, an Early Learning Challenge Grant program is proposed, which will help states ensure that children are better prepared for success by their entry in kindergarten. Through the current stimulus funding, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is investing $5 billion in efforts to expand the reach of Early Head Start and Head Start to an additional 150,000 children, and offering 55,000 first-time parents regular visits from nurses to increase the likelihood that their children will be healthy when they enter kindergarten.
Hope for Federal Leadership and Resources
The President is also increasing the collaboration between the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services (HHS). The agencies are working together, meeting in cross-agency working groups around specific areas such as infants and toddlers, parent involvement, workforce and professional development, data collection, and meeting the needs of special needs children and English language learners. Additionally, the two agencies are consulting with the White House on creating the Presidential Early Learning Council that will encourage states to better coordinate services across multiple federal early childhood funding sources, focusing particularly on birth to five as well as on key transitions such as preK to the K-12 system. At the state level, support is available from HHS for the creation of State Advisory Councils on Early Childhood and Care, which will lead in the creation or enhancement of high-quality, comprehensive systems of early childhood development. This support will work to ensure statewide coordination and collaboration among a wide range of programs and services, including child care, Head Start, IDEA preschool, infants and families programs, and pre-kindergarten programs and services.
President Obama and Secretary Duncan are committed to providing the support that our youngest children need to prepare to succeed later in school. To help guide the Department's course, the Secretary has brought in longtime early learning expert Barbara Bowman. She counsels, "If we have learned anything from the last 50 years of research, it is that the education of young children is critical to their later school success. This does not mean that children do not learn later, only that it is harder to promote high achievement if children do not get off to a good start. It means that starting between birth and age 3, children at risk for school achievement must have access to high-quality preschool programs. Preschool is not a vaccination; it has to be followed by high-quality kindergarten and later grades. Nevertheless, early childhood education must be a priority if all our children are to have an equal chance to succeed."
Key Resources
Early Childhood Education at the U.S. Department of Education
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Research Council and the National Academies Press for publications including Adding it Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics; From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development; and Eager to Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers
Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Children
First 5 California
Thrive by Five Washington
Young Children and the Arts: Making Creative Connections--A Report of the Task Force on Children's Learning and the Arts: Birth to Age Eight
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Rose petals
Lemon verbena
Orris root (which has a violet scent of its own and is used as a fixative, and IMO indispensible in a potpourri)
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Sandalwood - although like many prized woods there are sustainability issues and I generally avoid this one though I dearly love the earthiness of it
Any of the fragrant cooking spices - clove, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, lemon peel, etc....
I must say I also like the pine and cedar fragrances as well but then I've always preferred the wood scents to the floral ones. Frankincense and myrrh make my list too of favorite natural scents.
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Thank you for the suggestions and Herbalbetty, thank you for the book reference. It seems there are several favorites, some of which I had already planned to put in the garden :)
I know this shows I'm still a beginner with herbs, but what is Patchouli?
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I'd say a definate yes. If you like Tri-Ace games (Star Ocean, Raidiata Story etc) you'll love this. It's not for everybody, but it's worth looking into.
I'd say a definate yes. If you like Tri-Ace games (Star Ocean, Raidiata Story etc) you'll love this. It's not for everybody, but it's worth looking into.
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oh.... i didn't know Gabriel appears in another game
-deuce: yeah, it's worth it. you can at least download it or something because it is HARD and EXPENSIVE to get (at least Valkyrie Profile 1)
-siden: nice photo in your sig. I just knew she wasn't Lenneth, mostly because of her eyes ^^. man i want to play it again... and later play VP2 ;_;
Yeah VP 1 was veeeery hard to get these day, since it appear when PS2 was about to come out...I was lucky to get my hand on the game when I browse a local gamestore at my place 2 years ago...
@Zaephyr: Yes Gabriel was there in VP2, the first boss in seraphic gate (excluding Dirna). He also appear in Radiata Stories and Star Ocean 3, along with Ethereal Queen and Lenneth.
btw, the pic in my sig is Hrist Valkyrie.
Here's her full pic:
That's why I love her, haha.
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oh, thanks for the pic , and i just checked her properties and saw the name 'Hrist' in it
just one question tough, why is it "Valkyrie Profile Silmeria" is that the 'real' name of Hrist?
when i first heard the name i tought it was the other Valkyrie
There're total of 3 Valkyrie; Hrist being the eldest, then Lenneth and the youngest is Silmeria.
We already know that Lenneth is somewhat the reincarnation of Platina, and Silmeria is supposed to be the reincarnation of Alicia the main character of VP Silmeria (but certain things happened, causing her to awaken inside Alicia body), while for Lenneth...I don't know about her past.
So to sum up, only 1 valkyrie is supposed to exist at one time and in VP2 case, it' should be Hrist. But then SIlmeria suddenly awaken, thus stating the conflict between the Valkyrie, until Lezard Valeth (yeah, he was there again) come intefering, which eventually also draw Lenneth from the future to come to the present time.
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wait so are you guys saying he should play the ps2 one or psp? cause i have both and was planning o just get one or the other.
Well, story wise I'd say get VP:Lenneth first, because somethings certainly won't make sense, and the awesomeness of seeing some characters is cheapened. But if you don't care much for the story then VP:Silmeria is definately tops for gameplay and progression of the story.
Both are great games, but if I had to weigh them up I'd say get VP:Silmeria.
i know the ps2 one came after the psp one, but the ps2 game's story takes place before the psp rite? Which one should i play first?
If you look for game with great gameplay and system, then go for VP2 for PS2.
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