Simultaneous release... Please tell me this game will be Dual-Language then.
Not quite sure where I said he wasn't. And I was under the impression that this artwork *wasn't* of Roxas.
=OOOOOOOOOO! I am continually impressed by your artwork. Your photoshopping skills are really awesome too. And I agree with the statement that the hair looks so much like Roxas. XD Good job! Oh, and we all know she's fully naked, and her facial expression is questionable. You've done it again, StupidAquarius. Hot ride? "Wip"? (Whip? *crack sound*)
1m 51 as in 1m 51cm? That's 151cm ~ 4'11" As for me... I'm short.
Body-harvesting, although still a moral issue to many people, solves this problem. They basically grow bodies without heads so these bodies don't attain a sense of consciousness. The question now is, brain or not, would that body still be considered, or valued as a human life? Descartes would say otherwise, but he's a little raw and outdated. But truthfully, I don't know how to answer that question. I'm fine with some forms of genetic engineering like gene-therapy, but when it starts becoming an issue of using other people's lives for the sake of research, it's such a huge gray area and can too easily overstep the limits.
This isn't really a rebuttal, but while I believe that to be true, sometimes the 'physical attraction' comes after you've already become attached to their personality and who they are. Kind of like, the other person appeals physically because you've already established a genuine bond with them. In the end, what I'm trying to say is, as long as you cherish a deeply-rooted relationship with that other person, what they 'look like' won't matter at all in the end. But let's not get into extremes, like "You'd still be physically attracted to them even if he/she was 900 lbs and couldn't fit through a standard living room door", because first of all that's just a health hazard and would need to be corrected regardless. "Love is blind" they say, but that's both a good thing and a bad thing depending on the situation.
lol, first of all, you make it seem like I'm pro-abortion. There are a very few circumstances where I personally see abortion as an acceptable choice. When I approve of abortion, most of this 'approval' comes from sympathizing with the mother's situation, and her right to make a decision for herself. Once again, I'll reiterate that this 'right to make a decision for herself' doesn't extend to every situation: I don't condone a woman's actions if she simply went off, had sex and got herself pregnant then goes "Oh, I don't want this baby!". I'm talking about situations where there's a health risk, traumatic experience from the rape and her wish to not want to have the baby, etc. These are not judgments I make with the intention of killing 'innocent unborn [children]' as you put it. I'm pro-choice on this matter (within limitations), not pro-abortion. Remember that. As for the Death Penalty, for the most part, it's an absolute decision. There are no 'variants' nor are there as many complicated factors to consider in a moment of immediacy when discussing the Death Penalty. Either you kill criminals, or you don't. As well, there is no 'other person' to consider in the equation (ex. my pro-choice stance on abortion considers the well-being of the mother over the baby), nor is there a 'pro-choice' stance to take on the Death Penalty. You can't "choose which death row criminals to kill". In *this* respect, me being 'pro-choice' on abortion, and 'anti-death penalty' have very little to do with each other. If I were pro-abortion and approved of it in any situation, then maybe you'd have a moral argument against me--but you don't.
Online relationships are filled with higher risks of miscommunication. Intonation and 'how they're said' in person greatly affects the reaction you give or get. But when they're written in words--which don't give us these important cues--people are easy to take offense or misinterpret the meaning behind it, and that can really get in the way. Also, since our lives are still mostly governed by things off the computer, and that things we don't expect happen on the other end of the computer that we don't see, things like "late responses", or the other person "going offline and not saying good night", or the other person seeming to "not write a lot/seem to care"--these can tempt people to make their own assumptions about what it all really means. You have to really know the person and be a little more gracious in what you receive from the other end of the conversation to really get through some of those situations.
The enjoyment of their company? Their thoughts? Their concerns? Their presence? While this all assumes neither person is *lying* to the other--which actually can easily happen in both in-person relationships, not just online--at least one can say that the attraction wasn't initially because of physical appearance. And that in itself is something I feel most people these days do, and that's quite shallow. Maybe you missed my point, Mish. I stated in my first paragraph: A person who *only* wants an online relationship, that I won't understand. I can see that happening if they don't plan to make it into their future. But if they wish to plan a life together with the said individual, it's important to eventually meet and start a life together. Going back, it's the intention of eventually being together that's important--however, surviving the online relationship beforehand is what's tough. I've been dating my girlfriend since I was in high school. There's no possibility of us being together until she's finished nursing school and I've gotten at least my Bachelor's in Psychology and have a place of my own. We both have to bear with the distance until we get our lives put together. But reiterating my defense, an online relationship *does* have more than just the enjoyment of 'instant messaging each other'. For one, you have the initial appreciation of who they are instead of how they look like, and their thoughts and concerns about your well-being and their desire to want to be with you. That, for me, is enough. For now.
I was waiting for someone to ask that question. ;D Roxas is such a mystery at this point--and I know he seems to be quite knowledgeable about certain things. Let's just say Roxas' memories are also 'incomplete' and that he may be just more than a Nobody. =OOOO
Yes, I'm in one, for a little over 2 years now. They can work if people have their priorities in the right place. They can work out if both individuals are dedicated to making it work. All relationships can end in hurt, regardless if they're in person or online. To me, some of the principles that help make long-distance relationships work is firstly, one needs to accept that it's not all that important to be within an arm's reach for a relationship to be genuine or be meaningful. Of course, the intention of getting to that point is what should be aimed for, but patiently waiting for that day helps if both individuals overcome the insecurity of not being able to hold or embrace their loved one. Seeing as how I've been dating a girl for two years and I've yet to know what it's like to hug her shows this isn't impossible. Just knowing we both want it to work can sometimes be enough. Secondly, because that other person isn't around to have fun with--other than chats online, or emails, etc--lots of people tend to become overly obsessive with having their loved one's attention when they get a chance to talk over the phone, over the computer, etc. It's important to have a life of your own while dating someone long-distance because trying to formulate your life around someone who just can't be with you currently is a recipe for a deteriorative lifestyle. There are tough times when you want to just complain about irrational things like "Why couldn't I have been born over there?" or "Why are plane tickets so expensive?", and while these can be taken into good fun, it's important to not get buckled down in these negative thoughts. Just understand that long-distance relationships may require a lot more perseverance than an in-person one, the maturity to be patient, and the independence to willfully deal with one's own problems when they occur--as during the period of long-distance, you will be forced to be the source of your own happiness 99% of the time. There are no hugs of consolation, nor a person to cuddle with when times get rough, nor a person to wake up to in the morning or have breakfast with. Those may come much later (as for me, this is two years and still going), but for now there is only so much that can be done. /endrant
An opinion, at best. That's like me studying on Religion and saying I can prove or disprove that God exists. The reality is that I can't do either of these. I'm sorry, iPraise, but you really need to get around your head that just because someone says something that obviously can't be proven--be it a Doctor, Lawyer, Sears Outlet Cashier--you can't take it as fact, despite their occupation. This annoyingly reminds me of the kiddie days when little boys and girls used to run around going "No, you're wrong because my Daddy said so!" Quite honestly, it's a little shameful for anyone to hear a single person's opinion, then run around preaching it like a textbook when you obviously haven't done any research yourself on the issue. And just for the record, I've taken Bio all throughout high school, and just finished first year Biology at York University. If it were something that simply explained and 'proven'--why are their so many textbooks (Starting from Grade 11 Biology) all the way throughout post-secondary school--that you pay hundreds of dollars for--that discuss evolutionary theory that includes the development of the eye? No. You don't, actually.
Can't recall the interview, but Nomura already confirmed that Sora isn't going to be playable, and he's still not even sure if he wanted characters like Sora and Riku to appear in it at all.
Sorry, but you can't prove anything like that. Doctors learn how to help and treat people, not answer the root of human development. I wasn't aware that Doctors held the answers to all life's mysteries. All you've proven to me is that your Doctor doesn't believe in Evolution. End of story.
Shadows, actually. The way they meld into the floor and scurry around randomly, and for no reason.. annoying. Shadow Balls were pretty annoying too, with their random body-checking idiocy.
I agree. White_Rook and I are Psychology majors right now in post-secondary institutions, and I naturally will have to agree with he says that 4+ years of post-secondary education can't be considered useless after all's said and done. There's a reason why it's a professional occupation, and why they get paid for what they do. Many people don't even give them a chance, and automatically make the assumption that they will never understand their problems--be it because of age, environment, etc. No, forum members may not be *entirely* useless, but there is a lot more growth to be gained when you communicate with people physically and express yourself in person and actively associate yourself with other human beings within arm's distance to express your problems and seek a resolution that way. There is only so much that can be achieved with words; some require therapy, others require medication--forum discussions just can't address these issues. Relating to something is different from being able to treat it, or guide people through their problem(s). That's what post-secondary eduction in Psychology/Psychiatry can help people learn to do.
Oekaki owns. I love watching them.
Well, here's Chapter 12. It's mostly a 'textbook' chapter as there isn't a lot of talking, but a whole lot of background info that is important to know for the future. As such, this chapter also is slightly shorter than the average length (this one's around 4,000 words instead of the average 5,500). I didn't particularly like how this came out, but for now it'll have to do. It may or may not be changed when I review it before its final release on FF.net Hope you enjoy it anyway! - Chapter Twelve - Luke *gas mask* ... I am your father! Rawr! To be honest, I had to place all of this somewhere, and that's only about half of what needs to be explained (It still doesn't answer what led up the events of Birth by Sleep, no?) Those details will be discussed later. For now, I felt it was best to end it here. I hope you all enjoyed it regardless.
Kingdom Hearts *is* Sora's Story. However the next game has seemingly very little to do with Sora. This suggests that the next game is more of a spin-off, a tangent to the main line that we've been playing through thus far. This is supported further when Nomura called it a 'new series'. As for the original post--lots of people thought the black raincoats and the ominous-dark-rainy-city wasn't "Kingdom Hearts-esque" when they first saw it, but it eventually came to grow on us when KH2 came around. The same can probably be assumed with the Knights. I felt the same way, but after seeing Birth by Sleep, I've come to grow attached to the Knights. Besides, they show Mickey at the end, they can't be *that* far off.
I was under the impression that this was a moral debate on abortion. Evidently I'm mistaken.
