via Gamasutra To summarize... the principle aim is to help provide a spotlight to ideas which might otherwise struggle to get exposure - and also to enable projects to gain some momentum before embarking on a funding campaign. If funding is successful, Square-Enix may be able to offer advice on the development process, but only if it's asked for. When it's ready, Square-Enix will help with distribution (in which the developer keeps most revenue). This does sound like a pretty neat concept, but not sure if it's going to turn out well.
Heh, thanks :)
Happy 18th Birthday! Hope you enjoy it!
That game is a perfect example of video game art.
It would be nice to know which song you're referring to.
Honestly, I don't see how any of those statements could even be considered 'inappropriate'
While the riots continued... -------------------------------- Spoiler ~Nintendo High: Xehanort's and Hiccup's Dorm~ Spoiler Hiccup and Xehanort were both playing Battlefield 3. Suddenly, they heard a noise from the outside. "What's that?" Hiccup said as he went to the balcony to see what all the commotion was about. Toothless followed Hiccup, and they both saw rioters on the street causing trouble, and yelling 'Death to Harriet Jones!'. "Uhh, Xehanort, you might wanna see this," Hiccup said. Xehanort went to the balcony and saw the same sight. Hiccup went back inside and turned on the TV to CNN, and saw all the details. "Yikes! It's happening all over Japan!" Hiccup yelled, "Some guy named Frollo gave a speech at that memorial they had going on today, and next thing you know, a bunch of people started rioting, demanding that the prime minister step down." Hiccup then remembered how Xehanort had a picture of Harriet Jones on the wall with a bunch of darts on it. Hiccup looked at it, and wondered whether Xehanort was going to riot as well. "You're not gonna join them, are you?" Hiccup asked. Xehanort shook his head, and said, "That's not how I do things." Xehanort and Toothless continued to watch the riots, and were joined by Hiccup, who had hoped all that trouble wouldn't reach the walls of Nintendo High. ---------------------------------- ~Tokyo University: Brock's and Marius's Dorm~ Marius was watching coverage of the riots on a local news channel. Just then, his roommate Brock (while carrying a bag of groceries) opened the door and closed it rather quickly as though someone was chasing him, completely locking the door... "Brock, don't tell me you had to go through the riots," Marius said. "I had to," an exhausted Brock replied, "Misty and I barely made it." "Well, at least you're safe in here now. That's all that matters," Marius commented. "They just had to pick grocery day to riot..." Brock complained. "Brock, you know very well about my feelings towards Harriet Jones. But I assure you, I do not condone the extremist actions these rioters are taking," Marius said. "I understand Marius," Brock replied, "But that's still not enough to convince me to vote this November." "I understand," Marius replied. --------------------------------------- Spoiler ~Tokyo University: Sabrina's and Misty's Dorm~ Spoiler Sabrina and Haunter were also watching coverage of the riots. They then heard the door being slammed open. Turning around, they saw that Misty stormed into the dorm while carrying Togepi and a grocery bag... "Are you alright?" Sabrina asked her roommate. "Oh those darn rioters, they ruined my day!" an exhausted Misty complained as she locked the door, "And what's worse, they frightened poor Togepi!" Togepi was standing on Misty's bed, frightened by what it had seen, and was about to cry. Haunter noticed, and tried to do something about it. Haunter began making funny faces at Togepi. After a few more tries, Togepi wasn't frightened anymore, and started to smile, saying,"TogiTogi." Haunter was glad to have cheered Togepi up, saying , "Haunter Haunter!" Misty smiled, relieved that Haunter comforted Togepi, and said, "Thanks Haunter." --------------------------------------------- ~Command Center~ "Aye-yi-yi! Zordon, what should we do?!" Alpha yelled as he watched live footage of the riots across Japan."Nothing Alpha," Zordon replied. "WHAAT??!! But Zordon, do-" Alpha 5 yelled once again before being cutoff by Zordon. "This is an affair that involves the citizens of Earth, and is not a predicament that we should interefere in," Zordon said. "I... undersdtand," Alpha replied, worried about his friends who might be caught in the middle of the violence. ------------------------------------------ ~Shinjiku District: Building Close to Crash Site~ Discord noticed Alice Elliot chasing after Blanca, and decided to follow her. Camouflaging his body so that he was invisible, Discord flew after Alice and Blanca, trying to focus on them amidst all the chaos. He then noticed Blanca leading Alice back to her apartment, where they were supposedly safe. 'Smart dog,' Discord thought to himself. Discord then considered that he's had enough for the day, and teleported back to the Crystal Order HQ. ---------------------------------------- ~Shinjiku District: Other Building Close to Crash Site~ Once Discord became invisible, Javert wasn't sure whether Discord was following his target, or reporting back to HQ, or going somewhere else. Nevertheless, his job here was done. So Javert began to watch all the rioting, and was quite enjoying the sight. ------------------------------------- ~Shinjuku District: Crash Site~ "Why thank you young man," Harold Saxon said after Mario commented on how good he was at Angry Birds. After scoring a high score, the Interior Minister heard a helicopter approaching. "Ah, there's my ride," Harold commented. Once the helicopter was on top of him, a ladder was extended from the helicopter, which Harold Saxon grabbed. "Hey, you there!" Harold called out to Mario, "Do you want a helicopter ride to your home?" Meanwhile... Frollo was still standing at the podium, aware of all the chaos around him that was currently happening thanks to the riots. 'Amazing,' he thought to himself, smiling. A car then pulled up next to him, and he got in. It was his ride back to the Tokyo Cathedral. ---------------------------------------------- Spoiler ~Wolverine's and Yukio's Home~ Spoiler Yukio came back inside, and said, "We're not going anywhere." "Why?" Wolverine asked. Yukio then turned on the news, which was covering the riots across Japan. "My God..." Phil Coulson said. After watching the news for a while, Wolverine said, "I think... it's best to stay here until things settle down out there." -------------------------------------- Spoiler ~Thor's Car: On the Way to the Alley~ Spoiler Thor, Vanellope, Luna, and Loki were crammed inside Thor's car with Kairi and Peach. But it definitely beat being outside. Thor's car was pacing at a very slow 2 mph. The reason... the rioters outside the car. Angry citizens outside Thor's car were hitting the car as it passed by, trying to break it, but Luna was using her magic so that nothing the rioters did would break Thor's car. Meanwhile, Thor was pissed. This was a completely different intersection than the one had had to take, because the one he had to take was blocked by burning tires, placed there by rioters. And now, he was hoking his car, yelling at the rioters to get out of the way. "I'm scared," Vanellope commented. "Don't worry dear. As long as I'm here, they can never dream of harming us," Luna reassured Vanellope. "They sure are angry," Loki commented. "Idiots is what they are," Vanellope said, "I'm not a huge fan of the government, but what they're doing here makes politicians look like saints."
Eh, I just don't really see the point of them. Feels a bit unnecessary to me.
'Kay .
The riots throughout Japan were getting more violent. Despite Izaya Orihara's attempt to block coverage of Frollo's speech to the people of Japan, there were two fatal flaws to his plan. All Japanese cities had a backup power source installed about two years ago. Ironically, it was Harriet Jones herself who proposed this idea. So the blackouts in districts like Shibuya only lasted a second or two. Also, while CNN and Channel 5 were certainly blocked, he didn't take into account that there were a bunch of other television channels covering the event. Hence, when the anime appeared on TV, people simply switched to different channels to watch Frollo's speech. In addition, people still were able to watch livestreams of the memorial with no interruption, and were able to get the latest from the memorial via social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. So, pretty much everyone knew of Frollo's speech regardless. And now, with the military involved, now the rioters were convinced that Harriet Jones was out to get them. And so, the rioting continued, with no end in sight... --------------------------------------- ~Sunset Shimmer's and Akiza's Dorm~ As Sunset Shimmer entered the dorm, she ignored the fact that Akiza was asleep. She wanted to turn on the news to find out what was happening. She turned the channel to CNN (whose reception in Nintendo High's area wasn't affected by Izaya Orihara's tampering), which was discussing the details of what was happening. Sunset Shimmer then learned of all the details about the memorial, Frollo's speech, and the riots that resulted from it. ------------------------------------------- ~Harriet Jones's Office~ Harriet Jones couldn't believe what just happened. Frollo's speech alone turned many Japanese into violent rioters, intending to bring her down. Her secretary, on the other hand, was getting calls non-stop. "WHAT?!" Michael Scott yelled after hearing someone on the phone tell him something. "Michael, what is it?" the prime minister asked her secretary. Michael turned to her, and said, "Your summer home in Osaka was ransacked and set on fire. Everything inside was either burned or stolen." Harriet Jones was stunned, and didn't say a word. Thankfully, none of her relatives were in her Osaka home, but still, has it really come to this? "Oh, and Madara is leading thousands of soldiers in Minato," Michael added. Harriet Jones then broke her silence, and yelled, "Tell Madara not to kill anyone! I don't want a repeat of what happened yesterday!" Michael Scott nodded and started to send a message to Madara, saying that by order of the prime minster, quelling of the rioters should NOT involve killing some of them. ------------------------------------- Spoiler ~Shinjuku District: Crash Site~ Spoiler Cosmos, Celestia, and Judge Philip Banks wanted to leave the area, but there was rioting around the area. "There's no way out!" the judge screamed. "Quick, get on my back, I'll fly you all out of here," Celestia said to her friends, who got up on her back. "Bless you Celestia," Cosmos said. Before Celestia started to fly, Cosmos looked at Frollo. Both their eyes met. While Cosmos glared at him, Frollo simply smirked. Celestia then started to fly away, hoping to take her friends somewhere safer. Meanwhile... Harold Saxon was still sitting in his seat, relaxed, while playing Angry Birds on his phone as though nothing was happening around him. ----------------------------------- ~Shinjiku District: Building Close to Crash Site~ Discord saw Celestia fly up to the sky, with her friends on her back, trying to find a safe place away from all the rioting. Discord smiled a bit, remembering the good time he had with her, and then went back to see if Allice Elliot was still there.
Yeah, that bothered me a lot. I mean, why gain experience during the final battle if it's not going to matter after you finish the game?
Watched the latest episode. All I have to say is... Spoiler NICK FURY!!!!!!!!!!!
And it still feels like summer here in Florida
Name: Yodai Higashizawa Description: A hitman who is willing to take out any target... for the right price. He also has a unique ability that allows him to transform into a Noise. Occupation: Private Hitman Series Character is from: The World Ends With You Other: Spoiler: pic Name: King Candy Description: The ruling monarch of Kuwait, an oil-rich Middle Eastern country. He is an eccentric and flamboyant figure, who loves and cares for all his subjects. Occupation: King of Kuwait Series Character is from: Wreck-It Ralph Other: Spoiler: pic Name: Turbo Description: ??? Occupation: ??? Series Character is from: Wreck-It Ralph Other: Spoiler: pic Name: Melinda May Description: An agent of the JIA nicknamed "The Cavalry," who doesn't like to be involved with violence. She has a dark past that she'd rather forget. Occupation: JIA Agent Series Character is from: Marvel/Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Other: Spoiler: pic
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~Nintendo High: Al Mualim's Office~ After hearing Kazu's reply, Al Mualim started laughing so hard that tears came out of his eyes. "You certainly have some imagination my boy. Kids these days and their movies and video games. Anyway, here's a schedule form I need you to fill out and submitted to my office by Friday morning. Also, since you're new, you won't have to wear uniforms on Friday. However, starting Monday, you must be wearing uniforms, which can be bought in room A113. And finally, here's your dorm key. Have a nice day Kazu, and I wish you all the best for this year," Al Mualim said, giving Kazu a schedule form for him to fill out and his dorm key. However, glancing at his computer screen, which was showing school security footage, he noticed the fight in the rooftop between Sunset Shimmer and Cammy. "Oh God, not again... I have to go somewhere," Al Mualim said, leaving Kazu in his office alone, and rushing towards the rooftop. ------------------------------------------- Spoiler ~Peach's House~ Spoiler "Kairi, we don't need that address, I was in the alley myself. I know where it is," Vanellope said. "Well, either way, at least we know where to start," Thor commented as he and the others left Peach's house and went to his car. ---------------------------------------- ~CNN Coverage of Memorial~ 'This is CNN Breaking News' a voice said on CNN, which cut right towards footage of the memorial. Anchor Wolf Blitzer then started to speak, "Welcome back to CNN, I'm Wolf Blitzer. If you're just joining us, we've had non-stop coverage of the memorial for yesterday's Abductor incident. So far, we've had a performance by locals dedicated to the victims, professional boxer Little Mac and his trainer Jerome Louis announcing their intent to donate money to the victims' families. And then we had a short speech by a robot named TOM, trying to unite the people of Japan at a tough time like this. Right now, we're expecting a controversial religious figure named Claude Frollo to give a speech as well shortly, and, wait hang on..." "And now, please welcome Interior Minister of Japan and candidate for Prime Minister, Harold Saxon," said an announcer in the memorial. "Well, it seems that there will be a surprise appearance by Harold Saxon, the Interior Minister and one of the candidates for Japanese Prime Minister..." Wolf Blitzer said. --------------------------------------- ~Harriet Jones's Office~ "What the hell?!" Harriet yelled, surprised by the fact that Harold Saxon was going to make an appearance. Michael Scott, on the other hand, remained silent. Harriet turned towards, and noticed something strange about Michael. "Michael, did you know about this?" the prime minister asked her secretary. Michael Scott hesitated a bit, then said, "I might've heard a thing or two." Harriet Jones turned her attention back to the television, and saw Harold Saxon about to say something. 'That b*****d,' Harriet thought to herself. ----------------------------------------- Spoiler ~Shinjuku District: Crash Site (Memorial)~ Spoiler Cosmos, Celestia, and Judge Phillip Banks were shocked by Saxon's appearance, as he never indicated his intention to come to the memorial. The Interior Minister got up on the podium, and began to speak. "Thank you, thank you all. Now I don't have much to say, as this event was a huge shock to me as well to everyone else in Japan. But, I would like you all to welcome my personal guest to be the one to speak. Please give a warm welcome to Claude Frollo," Harold Saxon said, revealing that it was him who invited Frollo to speak in the memorial. Cosmos couldn't believe it. 'Was Harold Saxon using Frollo to ruin her chances of becoming Prime Minster?' the member of parliament though to herself... Frollo made his way to the podium, shaking hands with Harold Saxon, who went down the stairs and took an empty seat to listen to Frollo... BGM "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to remember those who have lost their lives yesterday, as well as the female citizens still unaccounted for. May their souls all rest peacefully, and may all those who are missing return safely as soon as possible," Frollo said, "I wish I could give you all the answers you need, but alas, I am just as lost as you all are. However, make no mistake, I have warned for years that allowing heathens to walk amongst us would surely bring about a punishment from our Lord one day. Whether what happened yesterday was that punishment, I could not tell. Nevertheless, what I can give you is facts. One of those facts is that, despite Mr. Saxon's generous act of inviting, I refuse to support anyone in the upcoming elections. But another fact is this. The one sole person responsible for what happened yesterday was our own Prime Minister, Harriet Jones! For years, she's been acting against the will of God! And yesterday, she did the most atrocious act a leader could do! She willingly put the lives of her own people at risk, and as a result, many were killed by her own hands. So when you think of the people who died today, remember who killed them! Remember the woman responsible for why we're even here! Remember Harriet Jones as nothing but a murderer, a woman who doesn't deserve to rule any nation!" Civilians around the memorial started to actually cheer upon hearing Frollo's speech. They were all angry and fed up with the current regime. Many people around Japan who listened to Frollo's speech were going out in the streets, yelling anti-Harriet Jones slurs. And then they started to get crazy, and began to riot. All throughout Japan, people wore masks, burning tires on streets, blocking roads, burning effigies and pictures of Harriet Jones, breaking cars and destroying properties, and all were demanding Harriet Jones to step down. Not even the riot police could contain them. ------------------------------- ~Shinjiku District: Building Close to Crash Site~ Discord watched at what hppened, surprised by Harold Saxon's appearance. When Frollo's speech ended, Discord noticed a bunch of people going to the streets and rioting. 'That son of a gun, he planned this with his stepson,' Discord thought to himself, realizing that Al Mualim planned this all along with his stepson, using Frollo to boost Harold Saxon's image in the upcoming elections by making Harriet Jones look like public enemy #1. ------------------------------- Spoiler ~Shibuya District: CAT Headquarters-Dining Room~ Spoiler Megumi, Sho, and Joshua watched Frollo's speech live, and saw the riots erupting on CNN. They then heard noise coming from outside the building. The three went to the window and looked down. The streets were full of rioters, fighting with riot police, who couldn't even contain them with tear gas. "Woah, looks like some people are so zetta pissed," Sho commented. "Guess that Frollo certainly has a way of enticing people to do things like this," Joshua said. ------------------------------- ~Flynn's Arcade~ While Connor and Dick were still at Flynn's Arcade, they started to hear noises from outside. Connor went to door to look outside, and saw people rioting. Now it was dangerous to go outside. Kevin Flynn walked up to Connor, and put his finger on his lip, signaling to Connor not to say a word. Flynn then locked the door, hoping none of the rioters dare come inside. -------------------------------- Spoiler ~Tokyo Streets~ Spoiler: BGM As people started to riot across Japan, Eddy figured this was the perfect time to make some money. So he dragged his two friends, Ed and Double D, to a street in Tokyo, which was full of rioters. "Hah, I knew it! It was only a matter of time before they started to riot against Harriet Jones!" Eddy said as he set up a stand with a sign saying 'ed'z Pitchforks & Torchics', "We'll be sure to get sea-salt ice-cream now!" "Eddy, is this really necessary? Taking advantage of a dangerous situation?" Double D complained as Ed began making low quality pitchforks and torches, which were either rulers with matches taped on an end, or hockey sticks with glued plastic forks on an end, or vice-versa. "Of course it is you sock-head," Eddy replied, "My brother always told me that angry people were the best suckers. They'd buy anything. Besides, Roxam wanted to post as us for a long time in the rp." "I'll never understand your business strategies Eddy," Double D commented. Grabbing a traffic cone, Eddy started yelling through it, "GET YOUR PITCHFORKS AND TORCHES, ONLY 25 YEN! SHOW HOW MUCH YOU HATE HARRIET JONES FOR ONLY 25 YEN! GET 'EM WHILE THEY LAST!" Suddenly, a bunch of rioters stampeded towards the Eds. Ed then started to scream, "AHH, EDDY, THEY"RE GOING TO EAT US!" And before they knew it, the rioters passed by, grabbing all the fake pitchforks and torches the Eds were selling. Eddy noticed the empty jar he had was now full of the rioters' money, who all paid for the pitchforks and torches. "Yes! Now for some sea-salt ice-cream boys," Eddy said as he started to count the money. Ed, on the other hand started to look around, thinking that he and his friends were eaten alive. "Wow, are we in a stomach Double D?" Ed asked. "I highly doubt it Ed," Double D replied. ------------------------------------- Spoiler ~Nintendo High Rooftop~ Spoiler After sustaining a spiral arrow from Cammy, Sunset Shimmer was enraged. She flew right towards Cammy, grabbed her, and then body-slammed her. "I got more where that came from!" Sunset Shimmer yelled. However, she started to hear some sort of noise. Flying high, Sunset Shimmer focused on the streets near the school, seeing a bunch of rioters breaking cars and windows, yelling anti-Harriet Jones slogans. "What in the world?" Sunset Shimmer commented, surprised by what was going on. Al Mualim then arrived at the rooftop... The principal cleared his throat, and asked, "Am I interrupting something?" Sunset Shimmer then landed on the ground, changed back to her human form, got on her knees next to Al Mualim, and pretended to cry... "Oh Al Mualim, it was horrible! I was just minding my own business in my dorm when she came and demanded that I fight her!" Sunset Shiimmer cried while pointing at Cammy. Al Mualim looked at Cammy, and sighed. "Normally, I would demand you get out of my school," Al Mualim told Cammy, "But no one deserves to go out in the street while that's happening." Al Mualim pointed towards the streets close to Nintendo High, full of rioters that were wrecking everything. "Violence doesn't always have to be the solution to all our problems," Al Mualim told both Sunset Shimmer and Cammy, "Else, you'll cause nothing but destruction, like those people on the streets. Now then, Sunset Shimmer, go back to your dorm. Same for the two of you, Morrigan, Lilith. As for you, stranger, you are welcome to remain on the premises until the streets return to being peaceful." Sunset Shimmer, surprised that Al Mualim wasn't enraged, nodded, and left the rooftop to go back to her dorm.
I second this. RUN AWAY!
Blue....
