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star_ocean_fanI know I keep saying this, but I really am looking forward to getting myself a PSP and an original copy of Star Ocean: Second Story so I can just play the games. I really do want to get a feel for the characters in those games and for the NPCs that give the games their unique "flavor", as it were. (Plus, it'll give me more to write about in terms of characters, plot, setting, game reviews, Game Talk, and Ask the Star Ocean Character!)
In the meantime, I'll continue to work with what I've got - Till the End of Time, The Last Hope, and a copy of the original Star Ocean game that I can't play due to incompatibility issues with the cartridge and the system. (Funny story . . .) And what I've got is an array of women characters to study and analyze in both The Last Hope and Till the End of Time.
The first woman that entered my mind when I started to write this entry on the women of Star Ocean was Lady Eleyna, from The Last Hope and how I've not encountered any NPC female like her in Till the End of Time. Eleyna is snarky, rude, blunt in her thoughts, and more than confident in her own abilities as both a woman and a fortune-teller. When Edge and the party first step into her home, the first thing I, as the player, noticed was that it wasn't an ostentatious place. Quite the opposite - it's a two-story home with modest furnishings for someone who looks like she'd be a modest person. Eleyna is anything but modest. She's kind and she's cruel. I can imagine the King sitting in his castle, speaking with Eleyna, and the sputtering outrage from his advisers from her blunt words on the matters the King might seek advice that only a fortune-teller like her could provide. (The King, of course, would be taking it in stride and not at all worried by her behavior - his interactions with Sarah tell me as much.)
What I really like about Eleyna is that she's very much real in terms of how a strong, independent woman can be. The term many people would apply to her would be "bitch", but it's her upfront, borderline brutal honesty that is the push Edge needs to pull himself out of his pity party. Eleyna has that balance of beauty, intuition, and intelligence. She's also got the attitude she needs to ensure people don't take advantage of her. After all, if she didn't have the attitude, she wouldn't have been able to help Edge and friends save Sarah from death most assured.
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Ask the Star Ocean Character - Deputy Director Shimada
Here it is! The call for Ask the Star Ocean Character! At long last!!
To resume Ask the Star Ocean Character, first up for September will be Deputy Director Shimada. I know I tried to get it done over the summer, but time just wasn't allowing for it (plus no questions were asked - kind of hard to write out the segment when I have no questions but my own to answer . . . and not as much fun, either). Here are the rules, for those of you who've forgotten or just joined me on this.
1 - Limit yourself to three questions.
Why only three questions and not more? One, there is a space limit (believe it or not) for the host site. Two, three allows more than one person to get in a series of questions. (Original limit was one - depending on how popular this becomes, it could go back to a limit of one.)
2 - Questions must be submitted no later than Wednesday night at midnight.
By this, I mean, the questions must be submitted the Wednesday before the Ask the Star Ocean Character segment takes place. In this case, Ask the Star Ocean Character will resume next Friday (September 14, 2012) so questions must be submitted by midnight next Wednesday (September 12, 2012). Questions can be submitted via PM, comments or email - luthersfayt@gmail.com
3 - Keep the language clean!
I don't care if you dislike the character. In fact, that will make it more interesting if you don't . . . but keep your language clean. I don't like people using cuss words when leaving me messages (or reviews). Plus, this is a public forum where anyone who's played the games can read and discuss all things Star Ocean. I'm not going to have my journal shut down because some parent stumbles upon it and sees other people using foul language. It might just be me being paranoid, but I'd rather not take any chances.
4 - Have fun!
Seriously, have fun in creating your questions. I know I have fun trying to get into the character's head to figure out how he or she will respond to the questions, which is a learning process for me.
I will post reminders on Saturday and Monday for Ask the Star Ocean Character. Don't worry. I won't let anyone forget! :)
Until the next time!!
In the meantime, I'll continue to work with what I've got - Till the End of Time, The Last Hope, and a copy of the original Star Ocean game that I can't play due to incompatibility issues with the cartridge and the system. (Funny story . . .) And what I've got is an array of women characters to study and analyze in both The Last Hope and Till the End of Time.
The first woman that entered my mind when I started to write this entry on the women of Star Ocean was Lady Eleyna, from The Last Hope and how I've not encountered any NPC female like her in Till the End of Time. Eleyna is snarky, rude, blunt in her thoughts, and more than confident in her own abilities as both a woman and a fortune-teller. When Edge and the party first step into her home, the first thing I, as the player, noticed was that it wasn't an ostentatious place. Quite the opposite - it's a two-story home with modest furnishings for someone who looks like she'd be a modest person. Eleyna is anything but modest. She's kind and she's cruel. I can imagine the King sitting in his castle, speaking with Eleyna, and the sputtering outrage from his advisers from her blunt words on the matters the King might seek advice that only a fortune-teller like her could provide. (The King, of course, would be taking it in stride and not at all worried by her behavior - his interactions with Sarah tell me as much.)
What I really like about Eleyna is that she's very much real in terms of how a strong, independent woman can be. The term many people would apply to her would be "bitch", but it's her upfront, borderline brutal honesty that is the push Edge needs to pull himself out of his pity party. Eleyna has that balance of beauty, intuition, and intelligence. She's also got the attitude she needs to ensure people don't take advantage of her. After all, if she didn't have the attitude, she wouldn't have been able to help Edge and friends save Sarah from death most assured.
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Ask the Star Ocean Character - Deputy Director Shimada
Here it is! The call for Ask the Star Ocean Character! At long last!!
To resume Ask the Star Ocean Character, first up for September will be Deputy Director Shimada. I know I tried to get it done over the summer, but time just wasn't allowing for it (plus no questions were asked - kind of hard to write out the segment when I have no questions but my own to answer . . . and not as much fun, either). Here are the rules, for those of you who've forgotten or just joined me on this.
1 - Limit yourself to three questions.
Why only three questions and not more? One, there is a space limit (believe it or not) for the host site. Two, three allows more than one person to get in a series of questions. (Original limit was one - depending on how popular this becomes, it could go back to a limit of one.)
2 - Questions must be submitted no later than Wednesday night at midnight.
By this, I mean, the questions must be submitted the Wednesday before the Ask the Star Ocean Character segment takes place. In this case, Ask the Star Ocean Character will resume next Friday (September 14, 2012) so questions must be submitted by midnight next Wednesday (September 12, 2012). Questions can be submitted via PM, comments or email - luthersfayt@gmail.com
3 - Keep the language clean!
I don't care if you dislike the character. In fact, that will make it more interesting if you don't . . . but keep your language clean. I don't like people using cuss words when leaving me messages (or reviews). Plus, this is a public forum where anyone who's played the games can read and discuss all things Star Ocean. I'm not going to have my journal shut down because some parent stumbles upon it and sees other people using foul language. It might just be me being paranoid, but I'd rather not take any chances.
4 - Have fun!
Seriously, have fun in creating your questions. I know I have fun trying to get into the character's head to figure out how he or she will respond to the questions, which is a learning process for me.
I will post reminders on Saturday and Monday for Ask the Star Ocean Character. Don't worry. I won't let anyone forget! :)
Until the next time!!
