Mushihimesama PS2 pre-orders confirmed! (was: Is this real?)

IlMrm · Post by **IlMrm** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 6:23 am

For members who have knowledge of Japanese, is it Mushihime-sama, or Mushihimesama without the dash?

If it's mentioned earlier in the thread, my apologies,

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 6:29 am

IlMrm wrote:For members who have knowledge of Japanese, is it Mushihime-sama, or Mushihimesama without the dash?

Neither one is incorrect. You could write it Mushi-hime-sama if you wanted, or Mushi Hime Sama or whatever. There are no spaces or dashes in the Japanese title, but those are often added to make things easier to read. I personally prefer "Mushihime-sama" as it's easier on the eyes.

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:14 am

Cthulhu wrote:I personally prefer "Mushihime-sama" as it's easier on the eyes.

seconded for truth.

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:49 am

GaijinPunch wrote:Then what happens? Herr jumps in with a pretty assholish comment and then says nothing. If that's not trolling, what is?

I actually wasn't aware that I would open a can of worms with my remark and I certainly didn't intend to start the flame war that has evolved because of it. Re-reading the thread, I also think that my comment, although not totally wrong as regards content, was misplaced in this particular thread and I want to apologize for that.
I thought that my tone made very clear that my remark wasn't intended to be taken too seriously, but obviously it didn't. Maybe I should have added a whole line of the winking smilies to make my intentions clearer? I only thought that the constant repetition of the same things got a bit old and wanted to express just that. Recap's hobby-psychologist answer (which, I assume, was directed at me) was certainly on a level of avoiding politeness I've seldom reached, but I couldn't care less. That's the nature of internet forums (of which this one, contrary to popular belief, is still one of the best).

If anyone would please just lighten up a bit? We've had our share of flame wars started from people overreacting to mostly harmless remarks lately and I'm not particularly keen on them.

I actually do care about resolution issues and true low res, but if I have the choice between getting a game with filtered graphics (Dragon Blaze) or not at all, I'll gladly take the filtered one. As long as it doesn't ruin the game, I'll eventually succeed in ignoring the nagging feeling that the port could be better than it is. It's the totally blown-out-of-proportions exaggeration that really annoys me. Obviously, some people are a lot more sensitive to technical issues than me, but sometimes I wonder when certain people ever get around playing the games instead of taking them apart in search of technical flaws.

On good days I'm able to pretend that some forum members don't even exist, which enables me to skip all their posts quite easily, but as some of Recap's posts actually contain a lot of useful information, I can't just ignore them.

And when I don't answer to a post for many hours, please remember that not all forum members live in the same time zone, so a lot of forum activity is bound to take place when I'm asleep. As this thread proves, whole flamewars evolve while I'm in bed.

Sorry for the lengthy post. I wish to apologize to everyone I might have offended and for derailing this thread so much. It wasn't my intention at all.

Let's drop this now once and for all and get back on topic, please.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:24 am

I actually wasn't aware that I would open a can of worms with my remark and I certainly didn't intend to start the flame war that has evolved because of it. Re-reading the thread, I also think that my comment, although not totally wrong as regards content, was misplaced in this particular thread and I want to apologize for that.

Fair enough. The problem w/ the internet -- tone doesn't always work. A sincere question can look rather smart-allecky at times. Shit happens, yeah?

Ciao
~GP

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:25 am

Hell yeah! Just got confirmation that my presell shipped from Playasia on the 19th.

FMK · Post by **FMK** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 10:32 am

Yeah. Pre-orders shipped.

Play-Asia now has images of LE ed. package.
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-r-70-oph.html

Naiera · Post by **Naiera** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:23 am

Wanderer wrote:Hell yeah! Just got confirmation that my presell shipped from Playasia on the 19th.

Hrmph. My copies (does anyone want to buy the regular version?

) didn't ship until today. Not really fair, since I pre-ordered both of them within hours of them being available

Metal Gear Okt · Post by **Metal Gear Okt** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:53 am

NCSX isn't shipping until tomorrow

oxtsu · Post by **oxtsu** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:14 pm

^ Opt for Priority Mail in the comments section of your order (or email and tell them now). It should reach most places in the US by Saturday. Faster than Play-Asia and their economy shipping, even if they shipped a day or two earlier.

Grinning Cat · Post by **Grinning Cat** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:22 pm

Rock - just got an e-mail saying my LE copy has been shipped. Fingers crossed for true low-res

~ Grinning Cat

Metal Gear Okt · Post by **Metal Gear Okt** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:15 pm

I'm a bad man.

I'll be playing this tonight, but hopefully my copy from NCSX will get here Saturday instead of Monday.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:20 pm

My copy is in the mail. I wonder if I'll regret not getting the LE?

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:47 pm

Same here. Picked that same slow shipment I always do. I'll be playing this game next week.

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:56 pm

I chose not to get the LE since I don't really like the figure all that much. Space is at a premium in my house, and while cute, it's just not enough to make the cut for me.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:02 pm

Cthulhu wrote:I chose not to get the LE since I don't really like the figure all that much. Space is at a premium in my house, and while cute, it's just not enough to make the cut for me.

Glad to hear others made the same choice about the LE figure and the shipping. Choices just seem more reasonable when you know that other reasonable people have made them as well.

Metal Gear Okt · Post by **Metal Gear Okt** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:05 pm

It's really not that great of a figure.

Recap · Post by **Recap** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:07 pm

Herr Schatten wrote: Recap's hobby-psychologist answer (which, I assume, was directed at me) was certainly on a level of avoiding politeness I've seldom reached, but I couldn't care less.

Funny finding you speaking about "hobby-psychologists" and "politeness" when your illuminated post was nothing more than lame attempt to define my supposed "obsessions".

Your intentions were pretty clear, no matter how much "politeness" you now want to show. As you see, your "remark" was anything but "taken seriously" by me, since I didn't even reply, but let me tell you something - your post was not only a pointless trolling message (since you should know pretty well that if I've spoken about "true low-res" any time on this very boards is because there was, at least, one asking), it also shows how intolerant you are with others' preferences. You enjoy well a game with filtered graphics. Perfect. Others, don't. Live with that.

MadSteelDarkness · Post by **MadSteelDarkness** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:10 pm

Sweet. Mine's off in the mail as well. I chose to stay with the regular edition, as the figure didn't do much for me, personally. One of those cool insect designs would have been neat, though.

I'm super happy to hear that this has tate. Although true low res would be icing on the cake, I won't hold my breath.

So, sometime next week (Wed-Fri), I'll be posting my embarassingly belated impressions. Errr...yay!

Recap · Post by **Recap** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:28 pm

Cthulhu wrote:
IlMrm wrote:For members who have knowledge of Japanese, is it Mushihime-sama, or Mushihimesama without the dash?
Neither one is incorrect. You could write it Mushi-hime-sama if you wanted, or Mushi Hime Sama or whatever.

Actually, nope. There are not spaces or hyphens in Japanese but there are when you romanize it. "Hime" is usually attached to the preceding word, while "sama", as a suffix, is always separated with a hyphen. So the most canonical form is "Mushihime-sama".

freddiebamboo · Post by **freddiebamboo** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:39 pm

I really don't see the point in paying 5 quid extra for a happy meal toy with my game

I could understand if it came with a superplay DVD or something, but a little figure doesn't hold interest with me

pixelcorps · Post by **pixelcorps** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:13 pm

i got the LE, simply to see how much i'll get for it on ebay in a year or so..

LUNardei · Post by **LUNardei** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:34 pm

My LE has been posted! Wow, I can't believe that this moment is finally arrived...

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 6:37 pm

Actually, nope. There are not spaces or hyphens in Japanese but there are when you romanize it.

This is not a rule though. There indeed are no rules when romanizing Japanese... there is only what is adopted. Hime is very often a suffix as well.

sffan · Post by **sffan** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 6:56 pm

It's left Hong Kong. Yay!

No figure for me either. I didn't think it would help me play the game any better.

HayakawaKen · Post by **HayakawaKen** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:05 pm

Mine and Hikarutilmitt's is still in HK at the moment.. something bout a Hub Scan.. I blame Hikarutilmitt for ordering the LE version

Either way, we should be playing it by tomorra

the2bears · Post by **the2bears** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:24 pm

To paraphrase Bill Murray:

It's in the mail. Cinderella story, young game out of nowhere...

Bill

Soldato J · Post by **Soldato J** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:56 pm

Can't believe that tomorrow is the day for most--been a long time since I started this topic, and the time has passed in the blink of an eye (for me). Please post impressions as soon as you get it, lucky first person that does.....

OT: the2bears, are you that Lego train guy? You really look like him if you aren't....

pixelcorps · Post by **pixelcorps** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:16 pm

hey 2bears, you work at kayak huh? i'm at glu!

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:42 pm

Recap wrote: Actually, nope. There are not spaces or hyphens in Japanese but there are when you romanize it. "Hime" is usually attached to the preceding word, while "sama", as a suffix, is always separated with a hyphen. So the most canonical form is "Mushihime-sama".

There's no standard form of romanization. (There are a couple of standard systems, but they're not necessarily widely accepted.) This was once a big area of dispute (if you flip through texts about Japanese history, the author will usually give his or her opinion in the foreward) but it never got settled. You can spell "shu" "syu" as well, "tsu" can also be "tu," and things like hypens and spaces never got standardized either. Japanese wasn't meant to be written with roman characters.