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It's that time again. All things Saratoga. All things Jim. All things ... nerve-wracking.
Yup. Jim. Runaway Jim. My girlfriend's horse. Not even mine, mind you. Hers. Stacy's. And I'm the one who can't pull it together. Some things never change. Nice. Very nice.
This Friday afternoon Runaway Jim will make his 10th career start; his fourth at The Spa. In his prior nine starts he has earned a check in all but two of them, more than paying his way for sure. He's a New York bred that's won once, ran second once and third three times. On Friday he makes his second start off the layoff and stretches out from six furlongs to a mile and a sixteenth. He drew the six hole, out of 10, in Friday's eighth race.
So, basically, between now and then, it's all I can do to keep from throwing up small children after I've eaten.
So, here's the rub. I don't get it. I don't. I mean, I suppose in some ways I do. I can understand the nervousness leading up to a race. The feeling of walking into the Saratoga Paddock. Watching Jim make his way to the track. Knowing his jock Rajiv Maragh is a great fit. Loading into the gate. Springing the latch. Hearing Durkin call the race. All of it.
But wouldn't you think if you've done something over and over you'd get used to it?
Wouldn't you think that it's like anything else you've done nearly a dozen times before?
Wouldn't you think ...
Then again, this is Saratoga. Unique. Special. Historic. Storied. Glorious.
All valid reasons to feel heightened levels of anxiety.
All valid reasons to feel like a rumbling stumbling bumbling dolt who reverts back to his eight year old year thinking he can one day be a jockey himself.
I'm just a big hot mess and the fact is, I will be worse on Friday.
If you've read these pages last summer then you would know why. When it comes to the game of thoroughbred racing, there's no sport I love more. When it comes to thoroughbred racing in Saratoga, it is nothing short of Paradise on earth.
Add my girlfriend's racehorse into the mix, compounded by the fact that he's fit and well and (dare I say) has a halfway decent shot at this thing, and I'm in a territory I have been in very few times in my 42 years.
In the fall of last year, when Jim won his first race, Stacy and I were not there. I had a work commitment that kept us from going and wouldn't you know it ... he wins. The only race of his that we miss, to date, and he wins.
Figures, right?
But we did watch it on TVG. We saw his burst of speed at the head of the stretch. We saw him keep his mind on his business. We saw ... we saw a professional racehorse coming into his own.
We saw something special and so much more than just a handsome face.
We also heard the call. We heard Tom Durkin.
" .... Runaway Jim has built an insurmountable lead! Runaway Jim, the winner" he bellowed.
I've heard it over a hundred times. So has Stacy. She even wanted to send a Thank You note to him for giving her the memory of a lifetime. I stuck my cell phone next to my computer, captured the stretch call and made it my default ring tone. There's even a handful of people in the Seabrook Stable who have done the same.
We never tire of it.
But to possibly hear a win call from Saratoga would be ... would be ....sigh, I don't know what it would be like.
Until then (should that day even come), I will pray I don't spit the bit from frayed nerves. I will pray my juvenile idiocy, like a bratty kid let loose in a candy store, will be kept in check. I will pray that I keep it together until post time.
But I'll tell you this folks, if he wins ... oh dear God, if he wins ... I'm going to make Roberto Benigni look like Buddah!
Go Jim, Go ... you make life beautiful.


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At the end of the week on Sunday, I'll have Olivia, Amy or myself choose a name from a hat and announce the winner.
I haven't yet done a preview of the NL West, but I think the Dodgers will probably battle it out for third place. They were in turmoil last year, as owner Frank McCourt's divorce drove them to the brink of bankruptcy. Last time I heard, the Dodgers were going to be put up for sale. New owners could help put the franchise back on track.
The Dodgers were frustrating for me last year when they came to PNC Park. They refused to toss a single ball into the stands, likely as a result of their financial problems. I reckoned that players might have been prohibited by coaches. Nonetheless, I still have one really decent game against the Dodgers, snagging 11 balls.
The Dodgers are led by Matt Kemp, who didn't let Hollywood or his superstar girlfriend Rihanna slow him down in 2011.
He was many fans' choice for MVP, and finished second to Ryan Braun as he hit .324 while leading the league with 39 homers and 126 RBI. Oh yeah, he also stole 40 bases. Had the Dodgers even been somewhat in contention, I believe he would've been the MVP.
It can be argued that the Dodgers have the best position player and pitcher in the National League. Clayton Kershaw led the league in wins with a record of 21-5, in ERA with 2.28, and strikeouts with 248. He won the Cy Young for his amazing season.
The 2011 Dodgers won 82 games. They need some more offensive punch besides Kemp to win in 2012. Their starting 2B, 3B, SS, and LF combined for 6 home runs last year.
How do you think the Dodgers will do in 2012? Leave a comment and throw your hat into the ring for the shirt.
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The Dodgers won't compete till Frank McCourt is no longer in the picture.
the dodgers have lots of talent and could be a real contender in that division
it's too bad they won't let cuban buy the team.
I think if everything broke right and they overachieve, they could win the division. In reality, I don't think they will with the Giants and Diamondbacks being better than them offensively and pitching-wise
I don't think that the Dodgers have any real chance in the division this year.
I like these classic print shirts and everyone come check out my blog about the Philadelphia Phillies at http://clangan.mlblogs.com/
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The Dodgers have mark ellis… everyone in Oakland misses him…
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The Phillies started out their 10 game home stand the right way defeating the Colorado Rockies 7-2. Cole Hamels looked fantastic on the mound tonight going eight innings while only allowing two runs and six hits. Hamels also had seven strikeouts, which puts him one away from 100.
Hollywood Hamels Spotlight –
This is the 10th victory of the year for Hamels. The Phillies only have 32 wins as a team so you can see how important it is for the front office to make every effort to resign him. It looked like Hamels was done after pitching the seventh, but Charlie Manuel brought him out to lead off the bottom half of the inning and he lined a ball into left.
Three batters later, Hamels read a grounder off the bat of Hunter Pence to score from third. Hamels threw 113 pitches and did issue three walks. He joins Lance Lynn and RA Dickey as the only pitchers in the Majors with double digit wins.
Hamels struck out five batters in a row at one point and 13 straight overall.
Getting on base –
Jimmy Rollins was on base four times tonight; two via hits and two walks. Rollins average is up to .261 and he is looking like the JRoll of old. At the plate tonight, Rollins average around 3.5 pitches per at bat. The at bats he did swing early in, he got hits. He is taking is time and appears to be picking his pitches. Getting Rollins on base early and often is going to a big key to the success of the Phillies as they turn this season around. Yes, I think they can.
Mayberry booming –
In the beginning of the season, John Mayberry Jr. was having his issues at the plate so a lot of the left field time was given to Juan Pierre. It finally appears now that Mayberry is making the necessary adjustments at the plate to produce. In his last five games, Mayberry is hitting .381 with four home runs and 10 RBIs. One of those home runs came tonight in the fourth inning with a man aboard. He has now homered in three straight games.
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winner winner chicken dinner.
Just how bad are some of these teams?
The Rockies are going to a 4 man (skell) rotation with a 75 pitch limit on the starters.
It is safe to say that the Phillies are not the worst team in the league.
"And that's the way it is."
June 19th 2012
A very good game for our Phils. Pitching, offense, and defense in sync. Hopefully it'll carry over during the rest of this homestand.
It should at least for the next 2 games.
Actually schedule is very easy. Up until the all star and then there is a series with the Rockies immediately after the all star game.
Then the carnege will come. Because believe it or not the Phils have played a tremendously easy schedule so far and that will continue for another month.
Not a pretty picture.
There is a glimmer of hope for this old Phillies phan. I think the players are going to seriously play good baseball starting this game. Why? since these ten games at home determine whether they will be sold off/traded or not. If they want to stay in Philly, they had better play well, ergo we win today and most of the next games hopefully will be good. (Crossing fingers).
Trade Vic, clearing salary to sign Cole. Put JMJ in center for the rest of the year.
I have a lot of confidence in JMJ on offense and defense. L.A. mentioned last night that in his recent run of good hitting, he thought he wasn't crouching quite as much at the plate. I can't tell, but whatever he is doing is working. And he's one of the few OF's we have that doesn't make an adventure out of every ball hit near him. He reads them, glides to get under them, and makes the catch.
More JMJ= more wins.
I just don't have that cozy yet Lefty.
The best he has shown (last season) was more promise of good things to come and yet other than this recent offensive burst – not much going on.
Not crazy comfortable, not yet.
Even if Junior levels out to a 20-25 hr pace, .265-275 average, I probably would more consider him as a fixture in RF – I am getting fed up with the Pence shenanigans. These ground ball singles will soon miss the hole, the opposing teams will figure out where to play him and he will be a .230 hitter.
Pierre RF, Vic CF, Jr LF?
There goes the pendulum to the other extreme. Pence has not been unusually lucky this year, and while he is hitting slightly more ground balls, he is NOT hitting any more singles than he always was. He is no superstar, but he will also not be a .230 hitter in the foreseeable future.
It is encouraging to see JMJ swing the bat well — Phillies' best hitter in their last 10 games. They've been seeing lots of lefties, which helps him. Until he shows he can hit the 3/4 of the pitches who are righties, though, I wouldn't want to give him a full-time job.
JMJ's splits are clear, but his career splits aren't nearly as bad as this years. He still has a .737 OPS v righty starters, career. Maybe his new stance ( if LA is right ) is allowing him to see the ball better and may enhance or at least normalize his splits.
Juan Pierre's splits show very little difference, but his career OPS is only .709, while JMJ is nearly .800 (in a much smaller sample of course, but it's all I have)
I guess I just prefer JMJ's potential pop over what Pierre brings, and don't get me wrong, Pierre has kept a lot of innings going this season. I think he can contribute from the bench or starting, but I'd put JMJ at first when he does instead of Hands of Stone.
Like all of JMJ's stats, they can be split between the 170+ at bats in the second half of 2011, and everything else.
He hit everyone in Jul-Sep last year, and if he could show that wasn't a fluke, it would be one thing.
Also, the LH Starter/RH Starter splits are not as accurate because all at bats in a game starter by a RHP, whether they are against a LH or RH pitcher, or categorized as being vs. a "RH Starter". The LHP/RHP splits don't have this flaw, and there the split is .694 vs. RHP, .914 vs. LHP for his career (both numbers much higher in the 2nd half of 2011, and much lower in 2009 and 2012).
Just one other thing on Mayberry. As of today, his overall career OPS is a respectable .793, .694 vs. RHPs, and .914 vs. LHPs.
But if you were to put the weight on his splts that they would have if he played full-time (i.e. 75% vs. RHPs, 25% vs. RHPs), the .793 would drop to .739.
This would still be passable (the average OPS for NL outfielders this year is .763, and .730 for center fielders), but assumes that he can hit like he did in the second half of 2011 about 1/3 of the time.
Schmenk, You have demonstrated clearly that JMJ historically does not hit as well against righties.
However I still think more JMJ when he is hot = more wins.
The last 10 games have not been good for the Phillies at 4 and 6.
In the last 10 games JMJ has started 6. Team record in games he started is 4-2
Team record in games started by Juan Pierre is 0-4
Even in the 2 losses Mayberry homered (both off lefties, I admit)
In the 4 wins, he got hits off of righties, Arrieta, Manship (2),and last night Ottavino. One of the hits off Manship was a 3 run HR.
Get cozy Brooks, JMJ when hot is a guy you gotta ride.
Oops, forgot one thing, the wins in starts is why I used the "against starter" splits instead of the RHP-RHP. I agree it's more realistic, but I was trying to dig a little deeper, your way is better.
I have to say, W-L record when player X is in the lineup is officially the worst stat ever invented.
However I certainly agree that you ride JMJ while he's hot.
Chooch being third on the All Star ballot is a travesty. We have the 5th highest population in the nation (2010 Census). San Fran is 13th, St Louis is 58th!
We should be able to vote our guy into the starting lineup. Let's go people, get on the MLB site and vote the fully allowed 25 times. He works his a$$ off for us every time out, plays through pain, calls great games, and leads all MLB catchers this year in hitting, and slugging by a significant margin.
It's not too late. Take 5-10minutes of your day, and let's get this done.
Yeah, this is a joke.
Agreed Chooch should be the starter…I voted my 25x's and also used my pop's info to vote another 25x's. The problem is that people in other cities, especially American League cities, don't know about him! They know about Posey because of what happened to him last year and because of Molina because the Cards were champs last year and are getting more than normal national exposure this year. (They usually get a lot anyway!) If he doesn't win the vote, he should be selected as a backup…CHOOOOOOOOOOCH!!
Geez Chuck. A bold call for trading a Phillies mainstay by you. I don't have a problem with it. Can he get you a good prospect?
The Dipsy
I would think that Shane could net a good prospect or two, no? IF….and it's a big one, I suppose, JMJ CAN play everyday (and I get the argument as to why not) then it's really almost a no-brainer. Shane's gonna cost too much, he's getting older and getting him off the books clears salary to sign Cole. But maybe they have their sights on Bourn which would totally kill that idea.
I'd rather get prospects than Bourn, just my gut feeling. We still think of him as young, but he'll be 30 next year too.
I would too at this point.
Lefty chill he works his a s s off for us. Maybe you. It's a game. He is
Not saving lives or teaching our kids. He plays a kids game
And makes a lot of money. Chill
What's up jeff? It's okay I'm chill. I know that you know- there are some "prima donna" athletes these days, I just appreciate how hard that man works for the fans that pay his salary and think he deserves an AS start for it, that's all.
How's it going, How old is Chase now? Can you play catch with him yet, or not old enough?
I would love Bourn on a three year deal.
The Dipsy
Would you keep Victorino if he'd take a two year (w/ option) deal? I think I might.
Not that anyone lets me decide!
If we could let Pence go and move Vic back to right and put Bourn in center?
The Dipsy
I like that idea!
Like I mentioned the other day in another thread when this team plays with their collective heads in the game they are good to win a lot of games, defense is the key. JRoll looked really good at the plate running the bases and fielding. The base running was good also, Cole reading that ground ball correctly and scoring, Jimmy scoring from first on Poly's double, all things this team used to do on a consistant basis, except for this year. Also do not be shocked if over the All Star break RAJ makes a big announcement and that announcment Signing King Cole.
Well ONE of either Pence or Vic will be here next year….and my bet is on Pence.
Well Beta that is true, unfortunately that hasnt been the case much this year. You can also say if everyone is hitting up/play to the career norms we would win more games.
also "pitching to" career norms
Batters overall are about where they were projected to be, with some over (Ruiz, Nix, Pierre), and some under (Victorino, Mayberry). More here: http://www.thegoodphight.com/2012/6/12/3077862/phillies-stat-notes-june-12-2012 (Thome and Rollins have improved since this)
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Several boulders damaged three homes on April 12th, when they tumbled down a hillside.
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Orioles vs. Yankees 4/24/11
So I went to the game on Sunday and met up with Matt
outside, went in for BP, snagged 2 baseballs (though missed 2 or 3, night
before still on my mind).
Zevi and our friend Leah joined me by the end of BP. We hung out for the day in LF in the hot, hot
sun. There was a rain delay, the O's
forced extra innings, it lasted a while, then we ended up losing.
Not much else to say.
I'm falling behind a bit on the blog with finals coming around in
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Season stats (including Saturday now):
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the most depressing sight in baseball..the tarp. Rain Delays are killers
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Two of Eric's grandsons were at the Lodi Fairgrounds, along with their great-grandfather and Eric's dad, Kenneth Johnson.
Ken brought a picture, an old one from right after World War II. It was a photo of him at a much younger age, younger certainly than his current age of 97. He was dressed in an Air Force uniform with a proud smile on his face.
"We had the draft then, and I've had two brothers, and I knew one of us was going to wind up in the service, and I thought it better be me," Ken explained.
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In the boys races, it was Onteora that prevailed in the morning, followed by Monticello in the afternoon. Sullivan West senior Drew Billard took second in both races. Other top 10 finishers included Bailey Mitchell (M), Alec Wood (M), Zak Steingart (F/TV), Gene Doyle (L) and Pat Doyle (L). The Section 9 ski championships are slated for Hunter Mountain on February 12. Heins and Billard are the OCIAA Division I champions.
In wrestling, Liberty hosted the Section 9 Division II championships that saw Tri-Valley senior Kevin Palko (152) capture the school's first-ever title. Liberty senior Andy Martinez (182) and Eldred's Jesse Corcoran (220) were victorious as well. Nick Piatek's glorious album of photos offers a visual anthem to this indoor manifestation of winter marvels. Speaking of marvelous winter showings, in girls basketball, Tri-Valley (10-5, 4-3 OCIAA) rebounded from back-to-back Division V losses to Chester and Tuxedo with an inspiring 74-46 win over Fallsburg that completed a season sweep of the talented Lady Comets and continued the Lady Bears' year-to-year dominance of their neighboring rival. Fallsburg has yet to beat Tri-Valley during the reign of Comets' coach Daniel Redmond. This game was far closer than the final score appeared and actually had Fallsburg within one point of their adversaries midway in the third quarter before the Lady Bears would use a 27-8 fourth quarter outburst to run away from the visitors, who had hoped to finally top the team they'd love most to beat. Junior Katlynn Greffrath led T-V with 24 points that include a quintet of treys. Junior Sabrena Smith posted her best game of the year at both ends of the floor. She and senior Nicole Bradley each contributed 14 points to the cause. Fallsburg 9-6 (1-6 OCIAA) was led by senior standout Nyasia Blakney, who poured in a game-high 26 points.
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Roman Shades: In June 2009, a three-year-old boy became entangled in the inner cord of a Roman shade while standing on his bed looking out of the window. The fabric liner covering the inner cords had detached exposing the inner cords. The child has recovered from the thin laceration around his neck.Roller Shades: There have been no reports of injuries.
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A few days ago, we went to see a talk by Harrell Fletcher at the Philadelphia Institute of Contemporary Art. Harrell was presenting his upcoming exhibit at Haverford called the People's Biennial, a travelling art show hosted by Independent Curators International in which Harrell and Jens (his co-curator) go to different cities and select pieces submitted by the general public. The show democratizes art breaking down traditional barriers preventing people from transitioning into the art world. Instead, Harrell takes matters into his own hands, deciding what art is (and what will be shown in a gallery).
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Reply #15 on:
February 28, 2007, 10:58:24 PM »
I can only think of Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VII, Seiken Densetsu 2, and Xenogears. They all have a memorable cast of characters, great soundtracks, and lots of unforgettable scenes. It depends on how big of an impact the RPG had on me, either through character development, setting, or storyline.
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February 28, 2007, 11:59:03 PM »
Although I've spent time replaying old games, I've very infrequently played them all the way through again. Partially it's because I have way too many games/things to do, partially it's because too many RPGs are too long. That's great for the journey since the conclusion is long in coming, but that doesn't lend itself to replays very well. :p The RPGs I've revisited most often are those with multiple endings, since I'm very interested in seeing the alternate conclusions, and game paths (which is unfortunately not nearly as common in JRPGs :p).
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March 01, 2007, 01:19:31 AM »
It depends a lot on the game, really. There are certain games that I've played through more than once - Shadow Hearts: Covenant, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy X, Xenogears and Chrono Trigger just to name a few. My main driving force when playing RPGs is to experience the story and characters, so the games I replay must either have an exceptional story, or really good gameplay (or a mix of the two) - otherwise I will not bother to go through them more than once.
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March 01, 2007, 08:12:44 AM »
Thanks for the welcomes. :-)
The idea of going back through a game for the story is interesting -- I would have thought that doing so would be boring, because you'd know all the ins-and-outs and secrets, and all the mysteries would already be solved. But then I thought about it a bit more... and considered how often I re-read the same books over and over and over again, and never get tired of them. Of course a game's not going to be any different in that respect.
Although some of you have mentioned replaying more when you were younger, I don't think I would have had the patience to replay a story/text-heavy game when I was young (if I even had the patience to play it in the first place, that is)... Well, I would have by high school, but that was during my off years. I think I'd be much more likely to replay now than then. I've also found myself sometimes replaying much more slowly -- i.e., when I have just a short while to play, I don't want to let myself get too sucked in to something I won't have time to spend hours on, so I'll just have a few minutes at an old game, where I know how it turns out, and I won't forget what I've been told to do next. (I do that... irritating, that is. And rather sad. ;-))
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March 01, 2007, 09:48:05 AM »
Hello, welcome to the boards. You actually read the rules and didn't just do a "I'm new" thread! I think you'll do well here.
There were rules? I don't remember reading them, lol.
Anyways Welcome.
I have to agree with some of the others. I replay games all the time when I feel nostalgic or when I have nothing else to play.
I've probably replayed FFVIII well over 5 times, and I just bought Legend of Dragoon again if that tells you anything (never should have gave that away... now I just need to find Legend of Legaia and I'll be happy).
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March 01, 2007, 12:17:15 PM »
Ooh, didn't see this topic. Welcome to the boards, Aelph. :P
I almost never replay RPGs (or games in general, DMC aside) but I make exceptions for games that I haven't played in a long time. Nowadays I feel like re-playing Chrono Cross, Legend of Mana, Legend of Eternia...lots of playstation stuff.
It's more about the nostalgia for me. I'm not the sort who likes completing a game 'to the max', what with all the side-quests and such.
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March 01, 2007, 12:43:58 PM »
What makes me come back and play an RPG again is excellent character customization. If I can go back through the game with a different type of party or character that requires a different play style, then I'll probably do it.
A good example is Final Fantasy 1 (which I've beaten with almost every party combination I can think of). With PC RPG's, Fallout and Baldur's Gate kept me coming back because of the different types of characters I could play. Really, any kind of job system or customizable skill system fires me up...
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March 01, 2007, 01:31:12 PM »
I am at the point in my life where I barely have time to play an rpg once, let alone 2 or 3 times. There are far too many good games out there for me to play, than to go back and play something I've already been through. I miss enough good games as it is.
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March 02, 2007, 05:34:08 AM »
First off, hi Emily! Welcome to the 'Fan! It's always nice to see a fellow Brit around these parts, too!
I think I've replayed most of the RGs I own, especially the 8/16-BIT era stuff. Phantasy Star, Shining Force, etc. all got quite a hammering when I was younger. I'm currently replaying KotOR II and Shining the Holy Ark, so yeah, I do replay quite a lot.
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March 02, 2007, 07:29:59 AM »
Back when I was a kid I'd play FF2/4 over and over. Two things were different back then though. For one, not many rpgs came out. And if one did I probably wouldn't be getting my hands on it until christmas. If I were lucky blockbuster might have one, but their selection was downright terrible back then. Not that it's particularly great now(Uh..no DS section? I could kinda see that honestly, but then they carry
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), but it's like a goldmine compared to what it used to be.
For another, when you're younger you're more creative. I'd just be running from point A to B on the world map for the fifth and in my head I might imagine something like say, a conversation between Yang and Cecil. Being that I'm now 29 instead of 13 I won't just be able to satisfy myself with content that I just made up in my head.
Almost no RPG that comes out is designed with replay in mind and a new average rpg will be more fun than replaying a great RPG. There's newgame+ type things pretty often, but these actually turn me off more than want me to play again. Putting me at the start of the game at level 99 isn't going to be fun for me. In fact it's going to be incredibly boring.
A game needs forks in the plot and character customization to make me want to replay the game now. Things like the sphere grid or liscence board touch on the character customization, but get it wrong in that you eventually get everything. A fork in the road should lead to a choice that leads to vastly different characters. What you do instead is just go down both roads and the customization becomes trivial. Not too many games have that seiken densetsu 3 'play me again, but in a different way' thing going for them.
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March 02, 2007, 08:06:42 AM »
um i played through the original valkyrie profile about 10 times. theres so many characters and unlike vp2..... each one is unique. i played through xenosaga 3 twice because i wanted to check the alternate skill paths and i missed a lot of sidequests and such in my first playthrough. typically theres 2 reasons i'll replay a game
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March 02, 2007, 09:37:43 AM »
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First off, hi Emily! Welcome to the 'Fan! It's always nice to see a fellow Brit around these parts, too!
I'm a fake Brit. I'm actually American, but I've been living in Britain for about 3 years now. ;-)
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March 02, 2007, 01:38:56 PM »
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A game needs forks in the plot and character customization to make me want to replay the game now. Things like the sphere grid or liscence board touch on the character customization, but get it wrong in that you eventually get everything. A fork in the road should lead to a choice that leads to vastly different characters. What you do instead is just go down both roads and the customization becomes trivial. Not too many games have that seiken densetsu 3 'play me again, but in a different way' thing going for them.
Totally. What's even better is if your character's abilities make you approach the game in an entirely different way. SD3 is cool, but all the different abilities are essentially combat abilities. So, really, you play the game in the same way, you just fight battles differently (granted, SD3 is all about fighting battles, so it's still great fun). A different example would be Shadowrun for Genesis, where there are a ton of non-combative abilities that completely alter the structure of the game, combat and otherwise.
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Quote from: "Evil Gately"
First off, hi Emily! Welcome to the 'Fan! It's always nice to see a fellow Brit around these parts, too!
I'm a fake Brit. I'm actually American, but I've been living in Britain for about 3 years now. ;-)
Harhar. I'm a Canuck living in Britain. Welcome to the lands of eternal rain. :P
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Reply #29 on:
March 02, 2007, 04:42:02 PM »
Re: what Raze said.
Some genres of games like dating sims are totally like that in terms of forks in both. Dating sims are very stat driven and not only do choices made in the plot determine which girl's storyline you'll follow, so will how you build your character. Meaning, if you want to go after the artsy girl, best do what you can to build your stats in artistic ability and creativity. Want to woo the girl on the track team or swim team? Can't unless you do gameplay stuff that ups your athleticism stat.
Love adventures are different in that it's all plot and there are multiple endings solely based on the choices you make in the story (like Choose Your Own Adventure.) Pre-set characters and all that.
In terms of RPGs, look at something like Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. There are a whole slew of ways to customize your main character as well as many choices/forks in the storyline that determine your path and ending. However, that game is so long that I would not want to replay it. 75 hours on one playthrough is enough for me, even if I didn't do half the side stuff.
For me, I find that visual novels and dating sims are more replayable than RPGs, but that's just personal taste on my part.
Games I've given Editor's Choice to:
Ever 17, Hourglass of Summer, Anachronox, Persona PSP, Radiant Historia, To The Moon, Revolution 60
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