MERMAID
oh my god other people acknowledge this series
i really dont think gemini is like serah. for one shes a cowgirl, two she has quite a few more issues going on than a dependency on a sister
...kinda
"Seriously, don't eat the mermaid. And not just because it's half cannibalism." ~Otherarrow
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Their sisters Geminine and Lightning are also the same. They share the same attitude.
so i made a new avatar
Yeah yeah, same voice actress = characters are near identical. We get it. Now let's talk about other things. Like why the first four games were never localized.
Why is that?
To pity someone is to tell them "I feel bad about being better than you."
MERMAID
because sega prolly thinks they're too japan for overseas audiences
which is why the only one to be localized is the one that takes place in NYC
"Seriously, don't eat the mermaid. And not just because it's half cannibalism." ~Otherarrow
Werefox
I only discovered this through Project x Zone. At least other people will too.
You look happy, I can change that if you want.
so i made a new avatar
So they bring Project Diva F over instead. Seems legit.
edited 12th Jun '13 11:26:43 PM by PhysicalStamina
To pity someone is to tell them "I feel bad about being better than you."
MERMAID
shrug
"Seriously, don't eat the mermaid. And not just because it's half cannibalism." ~Otherarrow
Werefox
Is it the same company?
Touch The Sky
Admittedly at first glance Sakura Wars looked incredibly boring to me. Then I read up on it,played X Zone and now it's interesting. SEGA doesn't use their I Ps all that well really.
edited 13th Jun '13 1:33:38 AM by Vertigo_High
so i made a new avatar
I fell in love with this franchise thanks to not only the anime (or OVA, I don't remember) but the theme song for the first Sakura Wars is just fantastic XD
How do you guys knew the existence of this franchise?
A stranger is like the shadows.It is so common to the world everyone will just ignore them.
so i made a new avatar
I came across a playthrough of the fifth game. Then I came across the first anime, which was pretty good.
edited 13th Jun '13 7:00:33 AM by PhysicalStamina
To pity someone is to tell them "I feel bad about being better than you."
There is a Let's Play mentioned in the Sakura Wars page in this site, it's quite hilarious. It's for the original game, though.
A stranger is like the shadows.It is so common to the world everyone will just ignore them.
MERMAID
i got 5 as an impulse buy when i saw it at a game shop
im like "oh its localized by NISAmerica it cant be that bad"
and it was one of the best impulses ive ever had
"Seriously, don't eat the mermaid. And not just because it's half cannibalism." ~Otherarrow
Still baffles me that only now a thread for this franchise exist (or I just found it)
This series definitely needs more love.
and yes, that's a good impulse you got XD
A stranger is like the shadows.It is so common to the world everyone will just ignore them.
I just can't help but comparing the fifth game to Final Fantasy XIII.
MERMAID
i fail to see the similarities
sakura wars 5 is a pleasant and fun romp though NYC in mechs while seducing all the ladies while FF 13 is
not
"Seriously, don't eat the mermaid. And not just because it's half cannibalism." ~Otherarrow
so i made a new avatar
Yeeeaaaaaah... not really the same at all.
If you need an example of what makes Gemini and Serah so alike, they have marks; the former has the Five Ring Mark and the latter has the l'Cie mark. By the way, their sisters are the same by personality.
MERMAID
youre making a lot of broad connections to force similarities here
"Seriously, don't eat the mermaid. And not just because it's half cannibalism." ~Otherarrow
Werefox
Yeah your reaching.
edited 15th Jun '13 9:49:08 PM by Saya1
You look happy, I can change that if you want.
Imagine if Gemini and Serah have this dialogue:
Gemini: Tell me, do you have a sister who is always angry and takes her anger out at your love interest?
Serah: Oh my god, yes!
Gemini: My sister... she tried to take over our shared body against my will when I given up on revenge. I was locked away in my head because of that.
Serah: That's easy for you to say. My sister threatened me because she found I had become a being a l'Cie, a being she was hunting down. I was turned into a crystal because of my purpose as an l'Cie has been fulfilled.
edited 16th Jun '13 6:10:56 AM by MaxHandler
It's been a while for this topic to be discussed.
I just can't help but think that Gemini is so like Serah from Final Fantasy XIII.