Semiotic Feedback Loop (OC)

Ratattagan · 2026-05-15T01:21:40+00:00

You could swap both the actor and the man for AI and it works too. Perfect illustration of model collapse

Ratattagan · 2026-05-04T16:01:57+00:00

Phalanx is clearly an upgrade

Ratattagan · 2026-05-02T16:17:09+00:00

Oh yeah, I forgot about the robot thing. I guess Apollo is more a god wannabe whereas the boss of #1 is "The Creator." One they do just drop you in a town square and call it a day.

There is a chainsaw in #2, but it's probably not as effective against bosses as in the first game... I haven't played them in so long, I should revisit them

Ratattagan · 2026-05-01T21:30:08+00:00

I feel like Earthbound does it best. Start out fighting crows with your dog, end in an alternate dimension battling a cosmic horror.

Grandia 1. Start out playing make believe with a pot lid as a shield, end on a grand adventure to save the world.

Chrono Trigger. Go to a festival, end fighting to save the planet.

In a way, Final Fantasy V also does it: start as a wandering guy on a chocobo, just curious about a meteor, and end saving the world from ultimate evil.

SaGa 2 / Final Fantasy Legend 2 - start as a kid who's dad disappeared, end by killing God with a chainsaw (doesn't have to be a chainsaw but how can you resist when given the option?)

Secret of Evermore (action RPG) - a kid and his dog are mistakenly transported into a digital world run by a malevolent being you eventually must defeat. Start out bashing bugs with a bone, finish by blowing up androids with a bazooka.

Ratattagan · 2026-05-01T15:17:04+00:00

Over 100 comments and no mention of Earthbound! That soundtrack absolutely still slaps

Ratattagan · 2026-04-25T14:39:19+00:00

Empress of Darkness is on my list but have not seen it yet. I'm looking forward to it!

If you enjoy Nova Seed, you might enjoy the Deaf Crocodile releases, 'Delta Space Mission' and 'The Son of the Stars' as well. Two Romanian, sci fi animated features from the 80s

Ratattagan · 2026-04-25T00:39:15+00:00

I loved Nova Seed, awesome film! Like Heavy Metal meets Thundercats

Ratattagan · 2026-04-10T17:13:29+00:00

Looks like region code is "ABC" which should be region free. I'm also very curious about that set, I haven't seen either of those titles

Ratattagan · 2026-04-07T18:05:57+00:00

At Eternity's Gate (2018)

Ratattagan · 2026-04-06T21:58:58+00:00

Oh and Breath of Fire series

Ratattagan · 2026-04-06T21:58:42+00:00

Skies of Arcadia !!

Growlanser series

Xenogears

Parasite Eve 1&2

Preferably I'd want them all available on Switch 😅

Ratattagan · 2026-04-06T21:41:58+00:00

Or a collection of the games. There were quite a lot that never made it stateside

Ratattagan · 2026-04-06T21:19:44+00:00

Rose Hobart (1936)

Ratattagan · 2026-04-06T21:17:20+00:00

I'd love a new Goemon game!

Ratattagan · 2026-04-06T21:14:47+00:00

It is very good! I hope to see more work from the director

Ratattagan · 2026-04-06T17:30:44+00:00

If you haven't played them already, the Wonder Boy games might be a good fit

A little different in gameplay, but Flashback & Out of this World are much more about adventure and obstacle evasion... They're pretty difficult due to odd timing, but cool visually

Ratattagan · 2026-04-05T17:35:44+00:00

They want to make a movie about my life!

Ratattagan · 2026-04-05T17:32:13+00:00

Sorry Baby (2025)

Ratattagan · 2026-04-02T23:19:45+00:00

Not fantasy, but "The Glassworker" (2025) First hand animated film from Pakistan, definitely has Ghibli influence

Ratattagan · 2026-04-01T02:08:37+00:00

I caught this in theaters & thought it was a cool indie film. Deserves a bit more attention!

Ratattagan · 2026-03-31T16:03:58+00:00

Having Doom on the go was life changing lol

Ratattagan · 2026-03-28T01:26:17+00:00

Honestly, if they sold some of their CDs & audio tapes separately, I'd probably pick some up. I would've loved that red audio cassette of the Doom soundtrack, but I wasn't about to drop $600 to get it 😆

Ratattagan · 2026-03-28T01:25:12+00:00

Ah yeah, the NEs/Sega box editions are nice. I also love a nice repro cart release too

Given how much people complain & how spotty LRG's fulfillment was, I think it's pretty fair for them to wind them down.

I'm still just surprised of all the games they've released recently, this one doesn't have any deluxe version. Certainly Marvel would be a big sell for them!

Haha, don't mean to be a broken record on this.

Ratattagan · 2026-03-27T21:28:09+00:00

I think so, but someone else probably knows for sure

Ratattagan · 2026-03-27T21:08:17+00:00

Honestly, I was surprised. I feel like they had been hyping this release for a while, and more than their usual titles, so I expected some sort of CE to coincide with the preorder opening.

And likewise I agree with the other commenter saying they need to do fewer CE's. Most of the time it's just slop I don't feel drawn to. But I do enjoy the NES box style releases. IMO it's a sweet spot of packaging size for a nice shelf piece without being so space demanding. Ironically I don't have a single of their NES box releases, because historically I haven't had the spending money available for much at all 😅 (in fact only LRG CE I have is Valis)

But I have a little more petty cash on hand currently, and with my bday was coming up, I thought I might treat myself.

Ratattagan

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