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| This reminds me of my WoW days. In the end my parents told me to either stop playing or they would throw my computer off the mountain near where we live. They were serious too... |
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| Hah that FF parody was hilliarious. I remember being like this a few years back...I remember being extremely sleep depriven and grinding for levels+ money in MMORPGs for a long time and withdrawing from my social life, making up excuses as to why i couldn't go out etc...oh man..anyway great episode~ |
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| this also remind me of mine wow days. lol to be gold farmer won't earn enough on his level of skill. you don't only need time but also a system to earn more unique loots or a faster wxay earn money. |
aero said: "Ultimate Fantasy" roar. Bet most WoW players are like that lol. I think most aren't. But the thought that even some are is still kinda... Lepchin17 said: Poor Satou, that girl he's playing with is probably a guy. XD Yeah, I thought so too, heh heh. |
WhatsifsowhatsitJan 18, 2010 3:56 PM
| Oh God, if I ever become like that... |
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Antarael said: Nice FF parody lol...i'm glad im not stuck on these mmorpgs for to long...i lose interest after a few days..even WoW couldn't hold me lol...it's getting boring to play the same game every and every day honestly ~~ also you can never really "finish" those games...maybe that's the mainpoint why i don't play them constantly to "the end" lol, that sounds like a conspiracy. LOL, FF parody. Great episode...satou just goes from one extreme to another. Reminds me of my WoW and Adventure Quest days. Looked like fun though, I'll have to try the Final Fantasy version. |
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| Takes me back to my WoW years aswell, it wasnt pretty. Luckily I stopped playing it last year when I began to feel like I was wasting my life away... Cool episode though xD |
MotokompaApr 17, 2010 5:37 PM
| omfg that's some intense gaming, he probably never left that chair for one bit :) |
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| Totally reminds me when I played Global MapleStory, but I wasn't THAT insane. |
| "If you feed me, Seymour, I can grow up big and strong!" |
| To be honest, I hate what they did with this episode. They basically reverted him back to the useless guy and all of the people he helped saved didn't show their gratitude as well as I thought they would. I was especially moved during the suicide episodes, as it felt like it addressed a very 'real' problem. Oh well, I hope this anime will soon get back on track. I just don't understand the main character anymore and why she hates the girl. |
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| OMG... He can't get any worse, can he? If I was Misaki, I would have left his sorry ass to rot. |
| Signature? I ain't got no signature! I don't need no signature! I don't have to show you any stinkin' signature! |
| It's funny that this could all just get so bad, because some people wanted to help him. Yuu gave him the code for the free month and Misaki gave him the advice to start low. Now he is even worse than he ever was because people were nice to him. |
| This episode reminded me of the South Park episode "make love, not warcraft"; even some scenes were almost the same XD. Glad I've never been addicted to a mmorpg. I have some friends who were though, at one point in their lives all they talked about was level gaining, items and raids. |
| Tried WOW, could not get into it. I don't think I'm an MMO guy. I wish he would just make his game already instead of getting distracted by all these shenanigans :p |
wallaJan 30, 2011 3:00 AM
| i'm thinking the cat-girl might actually be a guy. u can't trust the online world. lol he thinks he's a regular guy now, quite the opposite now actually, lol |
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| Sato father called him a failure.. Hey sato i got an idea, get an alarm clock. |
| dame, dame, dame, dame ningen dame! XD |
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| Yep, that's what happens when an MMORPG has you in its trap. |
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| It's funny how the show goes from a topic like suicide parties to RPG's in just two episodes. xD |
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| What a fun episode! Felt like I was watching .hack/SIGN all over again. :D |
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| Wow, that episode kind of hit home. It's just so hard to stay away from games when you already are detached from reality, and have an addictive personality. I loved the way they actually showed us they animated the gameplay, and then showed the actual game screen. Completely nailed that feeling of being in the world, shooting down monsters, and just barely hearing the sounds of the outside world around you. Good stuff. |
| FF <3 And Satou went crazy again.. :3 |
| He gotten worse :< That girl probably is that guy he went together with on previous episode (?) Not sure though |
| I love this show so much. |
| I've always wanted to play a game like that, I guess I really am a Hikikimori |
Doya said: The parody was spot-on, not only in the amount of detail but the feelings people get while playing these games. I played FFXI, and it's pretty easy to start considering these game worlds as 'real'...Was pretty sad when Misaki barged in and it showed a view of the ACTUAL game, just some crude polygons on the screen. From the first time awkwardness of forming a party with strangers to the thrill of defeating bosses to the addiction. This episode captured it all. And good point about how they only show what the game really is, only from an outsider's point of view, very clever. I love how this show is both entertaining us and shoving a big mirror in our face, as I'm sure many people can relate to what's going on. |
AzureBluesMay 6, 2012 11:10 PM
| ok i dont llike how they switched the moods so quickly ,but hey it worked |
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AzureBlues said: Doya said: The parody was spot-on, not only in the amount of detail but the feelings people get while playing these games. I played FFXI, and it's pretty easy to start considering these game worlds as 'real'...Was pretty sad when Misaki barged in and it showed a view of the ACTUAL game, just some crude polygons on the screen. From the first time awkwardness of forming a party with strangers to the thrill of defeating bosses to the addiction. This episode captured it all. And good point about how they only show what the game really is, only from an outsider's point of view, very clever. I love how this show is both entertaining us and shoving a big mirror in our face, as I'm sure many people can relate to what's going on. Exactly my words, next episode: "Welcome to Game Over!" I almost fell out of my chair... T_T |
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| I had a feeling he would get worse if he started playing that game. |
| Decent episode, but I'm getting really tired of this Misaki character. It's been 15 episodes and we still dont know a single thing about her other than she lives in a big creepy house with her cult-aunt(?) - You have to give us SOMETHING to go on otherwise the viewer will lose interest. Is she really surprised that Sato doesn't want her counseling? She know he just tried to jump off a cliff right? I refuse to believe she's a human anymore, i think she's an alien using him for scientific studies! lol Oh yeah, that reminds me: Apart from the Game Trial he got from that kid, the "suicide arc" could've been completely exorcised from the series since everything's back to the status quo more or less... A decision i wished they would've made because that arc really bogged down the anime for me. |
who_dat_ninjaSep 28, 2012 3:43 PM
| This episode was so funny, and hurray for nekomimi bishoujo Mia! Can actually watch this episode without judging my life since I've never been addicted to MMO's, I remember having the same trouble as Sato when searching for people to play |
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| Lol he levels slowly :p but still nice concept was fun to see some RPG Game Structure in an anime! It's funny how they expressed emotions inside a game xD Funny episode loved it, especially the ending! |
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| I bet that Mia girl is really a guy XD |
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| Remind anyone of SAO? |
| Pretty nice FFXI references with the Mithra girl, the logo and everything about the MMO. I love the FF series (XI and XIV, the two MMOs, were not that great though), so I was really happy too see this :) Mia is obviously a guy. Can't wait to see Satou's reaction to it when he finds it out :D Also, I've got a feeling that she is gonna screw him over somehow. I played and still play some MMOs (among them WoW, AirRivals, Guild Wars and Tales of Pirates Online, which were the most prominent), but I never got sucked in. I always knew when to take breaks. I'm pretty sad for people who get beyond that point though, it never ends well :/ |
RazielZeroNov 13, 2012 1:55 PM
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MellowJello said: Remind anyone of SAO? Haha the first thing that came to mind. A lone gamer that didnt want to join a party. I actually enjoyed this episode! |
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| ah.. it is just so stupid.. why he is not just work with misaki -_- he can do that.. why he is just so stupid :/ then he giving all his have for this game.. even he can play it just for one month -__- then in the game he meet some "girl" and look so happy.. in the end he looks so idiot -__- |
| The scene at the end where Sato's laughing maniacally was priceless, if it's not eroge it's an rpg. |
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Sheer_Khuwat said: Wouldn't he recognize Sato's username?I bet the girl turns out to be Yuu (guy who suggested the game) |
| Great episode. I love the look of Sato at the end of the episode. I've been there in that state once or twice. |
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