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[RurouniZel]

I recently finished Apollo Justice so I read up some more on it since the storytelling was so good.

Warning: massive spoilers ahead

Spoiler

In Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, the Troupe Gramarye play an important part in all of the cases although you don't realize it until the end of the final case. Lamiroir for example turns out to be Thalassa Gramarye, the wife of Zak Gramarye and the mother of Trucy and Apollo. There was a small hint earlier in the game: Lamiroir's diamond-shaped brooch was used as an important piece of evidence in the third case.

All of the members of Troupe Gramareye have their capes held by a brooch in a shape of one of the suits in a deck of cards:

• Spoiler

  Magnifi Gramarye - Spades
  image
• Spoiler

  Zak Gramarye - Clubs
  image
• Spoiler

  Valant Gramarye - Hearts
  image
• Spoiler

  Thalassa Gramarye - Diamond
  image
  Spoiler

  , as Lamiroir:
  image
• Spoiler

  Trucy - Diamond
  image,
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  as a kid wearing her dad's colors with her mom's brooch:
  image
• Spoiler

  Of course, while Trucy inherited her mom's symbol, Apollo inherited one of her bracelets.

Totally didn't notice that, nice!!

And wow at the MP3 one!

 

[Kilroy]

This blew my mind yesterday, and I'm pretty sure it's nothing special. But on the cover of Resident Evil 5?

What I first thought was a wall with "Kijuju" written over and over, is Africa. When I saw it, I just stood and stared at it for ten minutes.

Edit: I can't believe I haven't seen it before. It's SO obvious :O

 

[eXistor]

^I feel stupid for not noticing that either.

 

[randomlyrossy]

I honestly never noticed that, actually grabbed my own copy just to make sure I wasn't being had :lol

 

[G_Berry]

LOL at re5, I had no idea :lol

 

[Lionheart1827]

Isn't much of a mindblow, but I've been replaying Chrono Trigger for the umpteenth time since 1995, and I just noticed these two things:

I noticed that the light green(1000AD) and maroonish red(600AD) rooftops on the overworld are the buildings you can visit the others you cant. Never really caught onto the color separation.

The 2nd one I can't find a pic for, but if you're on the world map and stand for a few seconds, your characters will go into a little animation. I never noticed that lucca's animation is her sitting and reading a book. It always looked to me like she had some sort of gas mask on.

I just can't believe I never noticed it.

EDIT-Also, I was reading the english/japanese translation differences the other day between the game, and I've always thought that "TitanArmor" was exactly how it was, meaning Titan(like the mythology), but its not. It really stands for Titanium Armor. Pretty cool.

 

[EatChildren]

Oh lawd, I too had no idea. I feel like an idiot.

 

[Rufus]

What I first thought was a wall with "Kijuju" written over and over, is Africa.

Seriously? With all the controversy over the setting, and now you get it. How is that not the first thing you see?

 

[DodgyGeezerFella]

This blew my mind yesterday, and I'm pretty sure it's nothing special. But on the cover of Resident Evil 5?What I first thought was a wall with "Kijuju" written over and over, is Africa. When I saw it, I just stood and stared at it for ten minutes.

Edit: I can't believe I haven't seen it before. It's SO obvious :O

:lol

 

[Desiato]

Did you guys just sleep your way through geography? How can you not recognise Africa right away? Knowing the game takes place in Africa and all the controversy surrounding this.

 

[MNC]

How did people not notice the battery is beyond me. Do you guys get mindfazzled if I say that Samus lowers her armcannon as soon as you turn off the wii with the wiimote (dunno about the button itself)

 

[whatevermort]

F.E.A.R. is the prequel to Shogo.

Is this just because of Armacham, or is there something else I've missed? Because I thought that was just a reference, a nod, rather than an actual connection.

 

[Scrow]

I hope to God that people know this already. If not, then...

i didn't know.

awesome little touch. retro are rad.

 

[webrunner]

How did people not notice the battery is beyond me. Do you guys get mindfazzled if I say that Samus lowers her armcannon as soon as you turn off the wii with the wiimote (dunno about the button itself)

What's beyond me is how it's considered to be so obvious: People aren't used to looking for the battery in-game when there's other ways to check, and people aren't going to assume that what appears to be UI decoration has any meaning. The only time they'd notice is if that they notice it going down, which happens so slowly that it wouldn't be obvious then either.

 

[eXistor]

How did people not notice the battery is beyond me. Do you guys get mindfazzled if I say that Samus lowers her armcannon as soon as you turn off the wii with the wiimote (dunno about the button itself)

I don't think it's obvious at all.

 

[MNC]

Alright, rephrase: I find it odd that people just start noticing this, but that's probably thanks to the trilogy. Around release of the original MP3 I was baffled as well

 

[Clipper]

What's beyond me is how it's considered to be so obvious: People aren't used to looking for the battery in-game when there's other ways to check, and people aren't going to assume that what appears to be UI decoration has any meaning. The only time they'd notice is if that they notice it going down, which happens so slowly that it wouldn't be obvious then either.

IIRC, it also changes colour and starts flashing when there's only one bar left. That's what made me notice it, as it really is quite distracting. I can understand people not noticing if they keep their Wii remotes well charged.

 

[louis89]

This blew my mind yesterday, and I'm pretty sure it's nothing special. But on the cover of Resident Evil 5?

What I first thought was a wall with "Kijuju" written over and over, is Africa. When I saw it, I just stood and stared at it for ten minutes.

Edit: I can't believe I haven't seen it before. It's SO obvious :O

That must have looked like the most boring cover ever to you.

 

[MaxSteel]

wow i didn't notice africa on the RE5 cover either. makes the cover just slightly less lame.

and yeah - def never realized that that was your battery life in metroid. that's so unnecessary and pointless. i think i remember being frustrated trying to figure out what those 4 things were.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

This blew my mind yesterday, and I'm pretty sure it's nothing special. But on the cover of Resident Evil 5?

What I first thought was a wall with "Kijuju" written over and over, is Africa. When I saw it, I just stood and stared at it for ten minutes.

Edit: I can't believe I haven't seen it before. It's SO obvious :O

If you think about it, it could also be a skull with the teeth on the lower right, just a little bit over "CAPCOM".

 

[louis89]

Consider the era that Mario Sunshine was released in.

Note the symbol on the side of the Chain Chomp.

And:

 

[Choppasmith]

Well how about this?

In SNK vs Capcom Match of the Millenium (ie the best Handheld fighter ever made) there was a little easter egg featuring various SNK and Capcom cameos whenever you plugged the NeoGeo Pocket color game into an older Black and White NGP

A while back I collected them a LONG time ago hoping that someone could translate the messages. If the game is set to English, you get the same message for every pic about the game being incompatible, but in Japanese it's a little conversation.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Circle, triangle, and X are symbols used for grading test papers in Japan.

 

[LLaMa-Tech]

Long time lurker, first post so be nice

So there I am playing Heavenly Sword for the first time in months last night, when I decided to take a break. I was watching the dev videos and saw the actress who played Nariko. I thought she was a hottie so I googled her.

Anna Torv (born April 15, 1979) is an Australian actress who plays FBI agent Olivia Dunham on the FOX series Fringe. She is also known for her role as the voice, motion capture performer, and face of the main character Nariko in the Playstation 3 game Heavenly Sword.

Could just be me and the fact I didn't know this, but

 

[gamergirly]

Does anyone know why Aghanim is green? He is red in all the concept art...and in the comic book. He is only green in the game. Is there a deep, dark secret there?

Maybe somebody was color blind

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Originally it was just there for visual look, but in 3 they turned it into a battery meter for fun

I wonder how it works for the Wii versions of 1 and 2?

 

[Lionheart1827]

So I'm continuing my Chrono Trigger run and I finished the

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rainbow shell

quest. I went down into Guardia's dining room and noticed something that GAF will love.

It's a bit small but here ya go:

I find it funny that the soldiers hair is the exact same color and his hands are around his back.

 

[Jocchan]

So I'm continuing my Chrono Trigger run and I finished the

Spoiler

rainbow shell

quest. I went down into Guardia's dining room and noticed something that GAF will love.

It's a bit small but here ya go:

I find it funny that the soldiers hair is the exact same color and his hands are around his back.

Haha, awesome! :lol

 

[Oni Jazar]

Long time lurker, first post so be nice

So there I am playing Heavenly Sword for the first time in months last night, when I decided to take a break. I was watching the dev videos and saw the actress who played Nariko. I thought she was a hottie so I googled her.

Anna Torv (born April 15, 1979) is an Australian actress who plays FBI agent Olivia Dunham on the FOX series Fringe. She is also known for her role as the voice, motion capture performer, and face of the main character Nariko in the Playstation 3 game Heavenly Sword.

Wow cool

 

[Screenboy]

So I'm continuing my Chrono Trigger run and I finished the

Spoiler

rainbow shell

quest. I went down into Guardia's dining room and noticed something that GAF will love.

It's a bit small but here ya go:

I find it funny that the soldiers hair is the exact same color and his hands are around his back.

what we looking at

 

[Struct09]

Long time lurker, first post so be nice

So there I am playing Heavenly Sword for the first time in months last night, when I decided to take a break. I was watching the dev videos and saw the actress who played Nariko. I thought she was a hottie so I googled her.

Anna Torv (born April 15, 1979) is an Australian actress who plays FBI agent Olivia Dunham on the FOX series Fringe. She is also known for her role as the voice, motion capture performer, and face of the main character Nariko in the Playstation 3 game Heavenly Sword.

http://www.breakitdownblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/fringe_show_anna_torv_heavenly_sword_nariko.jpg[IMG]

Could just be me and the fact I didn't know this, but

[IMG]http://daisyfae.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/youre-totally-shitting-me.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

I kind of suspected this the first time I watched Fringe, but never remembered to look it up. Cool to know.

 

[Princess Skittles]

I wonder how it works for the Wii versions of 1 and 2?

It works as the battery meter in 2 too.

 

[boiled goose]

This blew my mind yesterday, and I'm pretty sure it's nothing special. But on the cover of Resident Evil 5?

What I first thought was a wall with "Kijuju" written over and over, is Africa. When I saw it, I just stood and stared at it for ten minutes.

Edit: I can't believe I haven't seen it before. It's SO obvious :O

haha...
just noticed africa as well.....



also, pokemon dont say their names. they are named after what they say.

 

[Jocchan]

Long time lurker, first post so be nice

So there I am playing Heavenly Sword for the first time in months last night, when I decided to take a break. I was watching the dev videos and saw the actress who played Nariko. I thought she was a hottie so I googled her.

Anna Torv (born April 15, 1979) is an Australian actress who plays FBI agent Olivia Dunham on the FOX series Fringe. She is also known for her role as the voice, motion capture performer, and face of the main character Nariko in the Playstation 3 game Heavenly Sword.

http://www.breakitdownblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/fringe_show_anna_torv_heavenly_sword_nariko.jpg[IMG]

Could just be me and the fact I didn't know this, but

[IMG]http://daisyfae.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/youre-totally-shitting-me.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]
It's mindblowing because the two look nothing alike. There, I said it :P

[QUOTE=Screenboy]what we looking at[/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://i28.tinypic.com/ih8hoy.png

 

[aidan]

what we looking at

 

[OMG Aero]

also, pokemon dont say their names. they are named after what they say.

So what about Pokemon that just roar like Charizard?

 

[Parallax]

Well how about this?

In SNK vs Capcom Match of the Millenium (ie the best Handheld fighter ever made) there was a little easter egg featuring various SNK and Capcom cameos whenever you plugged the NeoGeo Pocket color game into an older Black and White NGP

A while back I collected them a LONG time ago hoping that someone could translate the messages. If the game is set to English, you get the same message for every pic about the game being incompatible, but in Japanese it's a little conversation.

its the best game in the snk vs capcom series(or capcom vs snk if you want to be technical) and part of it is because of little details like this

 

[Kirk]

I still have no clue what I'm looking at.

 

[hygraed]

I still have no clue what I'm looking at.

 

[Kirk]

Sigh...the only disadvantage to not watching TV is that all the memes go over your head. I had a hard enough time deciphering "Yo dawg I heard..." and then this comes along... :lol

For those that are in the dark like me, apparently this is something to do with "To Catch a Predator".

Sorry if I spoiled the cachet of the in-joke guys.

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

Meme's?

http://kanyelicio.us/http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=232550&page=77

 

[lordy88]

Don't know if this has been posted:

 

[DRock]

The 4 bars on the top of the HUD in Metroid Prime 3 display the battery life of your Wii Remote.

I feel like an idiot....I always thought those were your energy tanks.

Edit: nm, I see what your talking about now. On the actual helmet, not the glass.

 

[BGBW]

Meme's?

http://kanyelicio.us/http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=232550&page=77

http://bacolicio.us/http://www.neogaf.com/forum

 

[elektrixx]

You can kinda tell how long an N64 game will take to finish depending on the weight of the cartridge.

 

[Zodzilla]

I recently finished Apollo Justice so I read up some more on it since the storytelling was so good.

Warning: massive spoilers ahead

Spoiler

In Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, the Troupe Gramarye play an important part in all of the cases although you don't realize it until the end of the final case. Lamiroir for example turns out to be Thalassa Gramarye, the wife of Zak Gramarye and the mother of Trucy and Apollo. There was a small hint earlier in the game: Lamiroir's diamond-shaped brooch was used as an important piece of evidence in the third case.

All of the members of Troupe Gramareye have their capes held by a brooch in a shape of one of the suits in a deck of cards:

• Spoiler

  Magnifi Gramarye - Spades
  image
• Spoiler

  Zak Gramarye - Clubs
  image
• Spoiler

  Valant Gramarye - Hearts
  image
• Spoiler

  Thalassa Gramarye - Diamond
  image
  Spoiler

  , as Lamiroir:
  image
• Spoiler

  Trucy - Diamond
  image,
  Spoiler

  as a kid wearing her dad's colors with her mom's brooch:
  image
• Spoiler

  Of course, while Trucy inherited her mom's symbol, Apollo inherited one of her bracelets.

Wow, I didn't notice that at all! Good one. I guess it also makes sense that

Spoiler

Lamiroir would be blind, as the bracelet she once had on gives Apollo "enhanced" vision.

 

[Gomu Gomu]

You can kinda tell how long an N64 game will take to finish depending on the weight of the cartridge.

:lol :lol I remember RE2 was the heaviest cartridge I had.

 

[MNC]

You can kinda tell how long an N64 game will take to finish depending on the weight of the cartridge.

Wait, what.

Spoiler

Really?

 

[drizzle]

Wait, what.

Spoiler

Really?

Heavier, more memory chips
More memory chips, more content
more content, takes longer to finish.

It's not an exact science, but it's a pretty good guess.

 

[MNC]

No doubt, but is it really that noticeable? I thought they would just use larger filesize'd chips, not actual size.