The Post Your Thoughts of the Moment Thread 2

[Maelstrom]

Should I get the DS or Virtual Console version of Chrono Trigger?

Virtual console. It has, imo, a superior translation as it was done by a smaller team, which gives it a bit more character.
It just feels better on a home console, and the VC version is cheaper. If it's between not playing it at all and the DS ver, go with the DS one.
For the record, I own both versions.
Oh, did I mention that the soundtrack is incredible?

[mikey]

I wouldn't recommend chrono trigger, it's a very RPGish RPG

[Maelstrom]

I wouldn't recommend chrono trigger, it's a very RPGish RPG

It's an rpg, but it's a bit more of an rpg-lite.
Nothing is hard to understand, unnecessarily complicated, or obtuse, and it is completely devoid of the filler games like Final Fantasy have.

[mikey]

*cough* directional combat *cough*

[InsigTurtle]

Does anyone know where I could buy a fairly cheap and good-quality hammered dulcimer? I don't know too much about the makers, and there doesn't seem to be too much information on which ones are better.

I'd really like a celesta as well, so if anyone knows which celestas are better, please tell me. I can't afford the Yamaha ones that run for 28K.

[Zunawe]

I made a thing:

USB for scale

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[Nitro Indigo]

Virtual console. It has, imo, a superior translation as it was done by a smaller team, which gives it a bit more character.
It just feels better on a home console, and the VC version is cheaper. If it's between not playing it at all and the DS ver, go with the DS one.
For the record, I own both versions.
Oh, did I mention that the soundtrack is incredible?

Okay. I have a lot of games I'm playing right now, so I might wait a while until I get it.
Also, is it just me, or is the D-pad on the Classic Controller Pro really stiff?

[E. Gadd Industries]

I made a thing:

USB for scale

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Fancy!

[Maelstrom]

I made a thing:

USB for scale

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What exactly is that made out of?

[Zunawe]

Paper. It's origami.

[Maelstrom]

Paper. It's origami.

Dang, that's really great.

[Zunawe]

Thanks. I had to use a lockpick and tweezers to get some of the folds.

[Altissimo]

just got done playing Beethoven's 6th and some original modern compositions with the orchestra, my last performance with them sadly

but what's interesting is that the last time I practiced the music (because I'm a lazy piece of shit and a stellar sight-reader so I almost never practice trumpet outside of rehearsal, I know, I know) was 4 weeks ago because I missed the rehearsal 3 weeks ago, and then they didn't have one 2 weeks ago, and then I missed last week's (aka the dress rehearsal) so I hadn't played any of this music in almost a month. Plus I hadn't eaten lunch and also only got 3 hours of sleep but it went off pretty damn well. Go me?

[cashwarrior1]

I'm ever-so-slightly annoyed and jealous of the way everyone talks about classical music. I'm annoyed because some people are always praising it, lots of people are despising it, and I feel left out of both of them because I neither hate it or like it. I'm jealous because I wish I could hear someone say something, or listen to a classical song and know what it's about, but I'm also jealous of the people who don't necessarily have to learn/care about this due to everyone else learning/caring about it. As I said earlier, I don't hate classical music, it's fun to play, and interesting to hear, but I don't like it either. I probably don't like it due to everyone else making me think I NEED to know the history and that I NEED to learn this music to be considered a "pianist".

Anyways, enough of my ranting, that sounds like you need something more challenging than the stuff you're playing because obviously you don't have to try to be good.

[Altissimo]

Anyways, enough of my ranting, that sounds like you need something more challenging than the stuff you're playing because obviously you don't have to try to be good.

Lol I don't play for the challenge, I play to make pretty music. This is why I'm content camping on 2nd and 3rd trumpet parts all the time: it's a safe zone and the trumpet is a hobby.

edit: plus Beethoven's 6th is anything bUT challenging on trumpet hahaha we play 4 pitches total and most of them are just repeated multiple times in quarter or half notes.