66jzmstr
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I hear ya' there. I know there are some gaps due to differences in distributors and localization issues toward the end of production, but four-month gaps and larger seem off.
Hopefully it comes out sooner for you guys!
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IGN has a Japanese release date of 12/31/07, but they've been wrong in the past.
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The new Metroid game just came out for the Wii, and many reviews are calling it the best Wii game yet. Can't wait to get it!
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China is the new soccer mom!
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Originally Posted By: soubriquetOuch No66. Can you get in and out of small spaces? Soubriquette's using the Legacy, and I'm finding it tough to get in and out of a Subaru Vivio.
I was about to respond, "Sure - no problem!" until I remembered to transport my dimensions back to Japanland (currently in Seattle now). I have to duck my head down a lot in doorways. In more compact cars in Japan, I get to inspect my knees at a much closer view than I'm normally used to, but it usually isn't too bad if I get to ride shotgun with the seat all the way back.
Although when I lived in Kumamoto in the international students dorm, I had to go fetal when sleeping on the raised futon/bed because it wasn't long enough. (Walls were at the foot and head of the bed, so it was a real gaijin sando!) -
186cm. Was 187cm before the degenerative/herniated lumbars discs. Argh.
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Seattle's had a pretty mellow summer for the most part. Today was nice, warm and sunny, but it'll cloud over, cool down and get a little wet for the next few days for some classic Seattle weather.
Foliage color is starting to change here, little by little.
I was looking out my window, doing my back's rehab exercises when I saw a lone gold leaf float to the ground. I couldn't help but smile. La Nina is always good to the Pacific Northwest, so I'm stoked.
I figure the Law of Averages should have good things in store for Japan after last season. Hopefully it shows in mid-December when the missus and I trek to Hokkaido.
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Boots: Vans Fargo's with Boa lacing (got 'em, supercomfy)
Board: Lib Tech 156cm Skate Banana (soon - before they all sell out already!)
Jacket: Sessions Alkali Stripe (20,000mm/20,000g waterproofing/breathability)
Travel: two round-trip tickets for December to Hokkaido (will order soon)
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If it's for snow reports, I would normally say, yes, give it its own section. ("Snow reports" meaning reports after a skier or rider returns from the hill and tells us how was the snow, piste, BC, park features, fun factor, etc.) That is a huge part of my home site.
However, SnowJapan.com is unique in that such reports already have a built-in feature under each resort's own page with the Reader Reports (and even Resort Reviews, to some extent). I think people should just use that feature instead. I loved following the Kamui Ski Links locals' reports on the goods there before finally getting to visit it myself. Putting such a section here might detract from those good Reader Reports.
If I misunderstood and this was just for general travel, meh. Just keep it under General Talk.
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Which part of the US are you moving to?
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Cool. Be sure to put up a review here after you've got some days on the hill with it!
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Thanks!
Just don't hunt me down if the stick doesn't work out for you though!
I'm picking up a Skate Banana this fall though. Stoked!
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Yeah, that was odd. Maybe the first was a headline and the next was a subheading? Even still, it's not adding much.
I did a double take on "fell up to 40 feet". I know what he means, but in no instance should one write "fall up" or "fell up". I thought only Americans and Japanese had bad English.
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The chair up at my home hill. Someone else took the photo. This is one of the two days of blue sky we get per season.
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50cc samples??! That's only 1.7oz! What a c*cktease! (Pardon my French.)
Our Washington State Beer Festival was 5.5oz per taste. $15 entry fee for 5 tastes if I remember correctly. You could purchase more tastes for cheap as well.
I guess everything really is smaller in Japan.
Oh well - if the tastes are unlimited, it could be worth it. Just bypass the cup and ask the tapkeeper to pour it right into your mouth.
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Didn't they change the recipe at Mos? Are they still good, or am I relegated to Freshness Burger for every trip back to Hokkaido from here on out?
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Originally Posted By: thursdayI remember my first time with resident evil on the PS. Didn't know what to expect. Gave my chills and made my neck hairs stand. The GF screaming unexpectedly didn't help either. Plus I was playing past midnight.
HELLZ JEAH!
It was the same for me watching my wife (then GF) play Silent Hill late at night in her dorm room almost ten years back. Spooky ish.
I got a bit of that same vibe playing RE:4 for the Wii, as it's my first stab at a horror game. Using the Wii Remote immerses you even further. It must look like a conniption fit when I run out of bullets and start slashing away at three Gannados surrounding me, frantically whipping my Wiimote in the air above our coffee table.
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Yeah, the game is incredible. "New" version though? The US is getting Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles in November. It's a recap of RE:0 through RE:3 with some new areas, and it's all first-person on-rails shooter style. (Think "Houses of the Dead" - you can't really move your own character, very arcade-style.) It's definitely a watered-down version of the series. I'm pretty sure Capcom is aiming for the 'non-traditional' gamers who have bought the Wii. The good news is that it is two-person co-op, so you can shoot 'em up at the same time with a friend.Originally Posted By: klingonJust to make the point, and a good one too -- Resident Evil (Wii) is really great. The Wii control system really makes a difference. The "new" version that should be out next year should be amazing.
Some guys got to play a hands-on demo of RE:UC at E3 though, and this game has A LOT of work left on it if it's going to be even half as good as RE:4 for the Wii. Capcom actually bumped the release date back a month to November after the negative reports came out on the game. Hopefully the later release was a reaction to the comments so they can fix things.
Resident Evil 5 is coming out on the PS3 and 360, but not until 2009 or 2010. There are currently no plans to bring it to the Wii, but Resident Evil's creator said it was a possibility in the future. However, he also said the decision to put future RE titles on the Wii would be dependent on RE:4 sales and RE:UC sales. RE:4 is still selling like hotcakes in the US and sold well in Japan for a few months. Hopefully RE:UC is good enough to warrant similar sales. He also said future RE titles on the Wii could involve taking RE:1, RE:2 or RE:3 and making them in the RE:4 Wii style, which would be pretty cool.
Personally, I'd rather have RE:5, but I doubt they could just port it over from the PS3 or 360 because the graphics, textures, physics and shading are absolutely top notch. (They released a trailer of it a few weeks ago and it's one of the most polished-looking console games I've ever seen.) They might need to build it from the ground up if they want to put it on the Wii.
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There are definitely smaller craft breweries in Japan. In Hokkaido, at least, yes. Nothing really special but better than the usual offerings, I've read. (The Asia subsection on the beeradvocate.com forums has some threads with lots of little Hokkaido breweries mentioned.)
Yeah, we've got some great stuff in Seattle. Drinking outside is fine if the pub or restaurant provides seating out there. We've got some great places to shop for beer as well. My favorite haunt is Snoqualmie Falls Brewing though. It's half the way home from my resort, they brew really smooth beers, make killer pizza and have appetizer discounts for passholders. The wife and I don't mind the trek home now since discovering that brewery.
Quality ale after a day of hard shredding is a beautiful thing. One of my few reservations about moving to Japan is that I'll miss so much of the great local stuff we have here, and the international (particularly Belgian) stuff I love will probably cost me an arm and a leg over there.
Does anyone know if homebrewing is legal in Japan? I'm eager to start once we move out of our one bedroom apartment here, but if we ever get back to Japan, I'm not sure if I'd need to leave it all behind or not.
Also, has anyone had Hitachino beer over there? They're in Ibaraki and supposedly make some quality stuff. I see it over here, but it's often spendy. I'll have to give it a go sometime though.
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Dale's Pale Ale by Oksar Blues tonight. Stoked. Craft beer IN A CAN! They've got this updated canning process where the beer never touches aluminum so there's no metallic-tinged taste in the beer. It stays fresher longer, and it never gets skunked because there's no possibility for getting lightstruck. Cheaper shipping, too.
Some old school beer geeks can't get over that it's in a can, but most who've tried it love it (including me). They can their Old Chub as well, an excellent Scottish Ale at 8%. Old Chub is just as creamy and smooth as Dale's. Dangerously drinkable for an 8% Scottish/Wee Heavy-style ale.
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Originally Posted By: BushpigOh, I like Hoegaarden. I was just giving CB shit!
I know.
But thurs doesn't.
To each his own though, so it's all good. It seems like everyone and their dog at this beer site I frequent loves barleywine, but the two I've had so far were tough to palate, even as just sippers. An acquired taste maybe? -
Someone doesn't like witbier!
No worries though, I dig Hoegaarden, but it's definitely not on the same level as most other Belgium brews, or even some of their American counterparts in the same witbier style.
I had Allagash's Tripel Reserve (9%) tonight. Wow. One of America's best Belgians, on par with the real stuff.
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I prefer the term "beer geek".
"Gaijokujin hanzai"
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foreign "criminality" - WTF kinda word is that? Sounds like it was pulled outta a J-E dictionary by somebody...
I found something more recent last year at my old school but dont have the link anymore
Ha!