Kupowered: DO NOT TOY WITH MY EMOTIONS, SQUEENIX

Friday, October 4, 2013

DO NOT TOY WITH MY EMOTIONS, SQUEENIX

Look.

You guys know that I'm not one to post the most insignificant piece of something and run around screaming and flailing my arms in a comical fashion because I think it's true or anything like that. I don't like to cling to the faintest hope of something that could be, that has proper time -to- be, because more often than not, that never amounts to anything and it just crushes everyone involved emotionally. Getting hopes raised up and getting them smashed always hurts and sometimes it just hurts a ridiculous amount. Which is why I don't do it. I don't like doing it. I don't want to do it.

But goddamnit, this is Drakengard 3 we're talking about here.

Basically the story is that some of those internet sleuths out there noticed a new website registration from Squeenix titled "DrakengardGame.com". It says in very plain detail on the whois site there that Squeenix owns the domain now, but of course if you go to DrakengardGame.com, there is absolutely nothing there. I am pretty sure that it is legit because I can't see any reason for it to not be legit beyond my pure, unadulterated hope.

It's a weird thing to think about, really. Trademarking "Drakengard 3" would have been a flag, of course, but companies trademark shit they don't intend to use all the time, so it wouldn't have been a definitive sign. Website squatting isn't too terrible of a problem though, I don't think, so I don't see the point in registering the website unless you are going to use it. That does bring up the point that it says "DrakengardGame" instead of "Drakengard 3", however. But companies do that shit all the time too, have weird ass websites for their normal-named games and whatnot, so that's even more a point in its favor. Especially because the series has always only been Drakengard over on these shores. Drakengard has only ever been used specifically for -this series-. Drakengard is therefore not ambiguous.

It's tiny. It's a very, very small thing, a kernel of almost miniscule size. But it's something. I want to believe that I'll be able to buy a copy of Drakengard 3 from GameStop with the biggest smile on my face and all the wonder of the world in my eyes sometime late next year or so. I want to believe that Squeenix is going to localize -this- game because they know the very weird niche audience that it has over here that will eat this shit up. I want to take anything and everything as evidence at face value to point towards the logical conclusion of this goal happening.

If it does happen? You better buy the fucking game. I don't care who you are, I don't care what you want. If you're looking for a pure action game, I can tell you that this won't be it. But what it will be is a very particular type of game that has grown amazing over a long-running series. A particular type of amazing game that I will make you buy. If you buy the game, that will be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you. I will find you. And I will slam your head against your keyboard until Amazon has ordered a copy for you.

(I won't. Please just buy the game.)

it's a Taken quote, but you know that already because you're a smart person

1 comment:

Captain HaploOctober 5, 2013 at 5:29 AM
Missy there forgot her pants! Horrible when that happens.
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What's all this, then?

This is going to be many things, but first and foremost, it is, quite simply and unsurprisingly, a place for me to write. Sometimes about video games, sometimes about movies, and other times, just to write out mini-stories and the like. As an outlet for me, it will likely reflect how I am; at times it will be entertaining, and other times it will be informative. I just hope that every time it's interesting at the very least.

The current goal is a post every other day to settle myself in; eventually, I will seek to post every day, if just to raise an inquiry that I've found I've tripped over most of that day, or to retell an amusing, or perhaps less so, tale from the day. I find that I can be long-winded at times, so perhaps this will be less of a concern than I imagine!

While it would make sense to change this to grow as "Kupowered" does, I hope to keep this just as it is and, sometime down the road, re-read it with a slight chuckle and mumble to myself, "I did it." So take this as a mission statement, if you will, and we will see how it works out!

Handy Post-Types Guide!

A Look Back: In lieu of reviews (which I might do in the future), these posts will be fond recollections of older games from my past, telling you why I believe them to be good and why you might be interested in playing them.
Giant Robot On: I like Giant Robots. Who doesn't? These posts will always be talking about something with Giant Robots in it, be it video games or anime or movies.
Less-Short Story: On occasion, inspiration will hit me and I'll want to write a short story or, as the name implies, expand on a story from my old Ficly. That will be these posts.
LittleBigThings: In these posts, I will be discussing (read: gushing about) things in the LittleBigPlanet series of games, from the game itself, to user-created levels, to my own adventures in Craftworld.
Music!: Fairly self-Explanatory. In these posts, I will talk (gush) about music I like, and possibly music that I don't care for.
Popcorn On: These posts will revolve around movies that I've seen that are just great in one way or another. The aim is to give you enough to interest you into seeing it without giving too much so that you feel you know what's going to happen.
Quick Note: These will usually be, as can be expected, short posts to keep in touch with the blog and it's readers if I'm not prepared for a full post or if I'm updating on a past post.
Ragequit: Completely opposite of A Look Back, these posts will be about the few games I've had to quit playing because they just weren't fun. (Or that I might have finished, but still hated.)

There will likely be more types of posts added in the future that will be explained here.