The Watumelon Item Chat!

[Music of Insanity]

Hey, Everyone!! Here's a spot to chat about the coolest and/or newest EI's, collectible, and random items on Gaia! 3nodding  

[Hazumu-san]

So far there are some really good ones out there. Yemaya's Pearl, Fremere's Guard and the nano-c. I think the best evolving items have a combination of different items, hat, hair, clothes, etc... I just wish I could get more than just one biggrin

I wonder what the Nartian Rock is going to be like though.  

[Music of Insanity]

yeah, if they didn't cost real money &/or tons of gold, I'd get them all! whee  

[LittleTnCo]

Death Whisper and Fallen Wish are my favs so far. But I do agree with Hazu. I like using an item from each of them to create a new exciting look. I also try to collect as many of one I can to make a complete matching collectible theme. Miss yawll. Hugglez  

[Hazumu-san]

Bubbles, that would be neat, but I think your outfits are great just as they are!  

[LittleTnCo]

Thanks Hazu. That's mighty sweet of ya. I'm so loving the little cheep's.  

[ChainsawDooM]

I like the Nano-c, and to a slightly lesser extent, the Anima Adamantia. I like the gritty sci-fi style of the Nano-c over the shiny, anime-esque style of the Anima. A lot of the Nano-c stuff reminds me of the old Wing Commander games.  

[LittleTnCo]

Wow! I never thought about that before Chain. You're right. They do look like the old Wing Commander games.  

[ChainsawDooM]

:O
I didn't know you were a fan of the old Wing Commander games!
I love those games! They are my favorite video game series ever!  

[Hazumu-san]

I got a Fremere's Guard, it looks really interesting. Now all I need are some more great dresses. Also, is it me or there not a lot of items for cosplaying a samurai?  

[ChainsawDooM]

There are some, but not very many, no.  

[LittleTnCo]

ChainsawDooM

:O
I didn't know you were a fan of the old Wing Commander games!
I love those games! They are my favorite video game series ever!

Yay! I'm just full of surprises aren't I? mrgreen  

[Hazumu-san]

What is Wing Commander? I've heard of it and I saw a movie named after it, but...

What does everone think of the Masquerade and Nightmare?  

[LittleTnCo]

I really love the Nightmare. Too bad I can't afford one right now. And, I don't want to take the lime light away from Chainsaw, so I'll let him tell you about the old Wing Commander.  

[ChainsawDooM]

Wing Commander is a series of space fighter simulation games developed by Origin Systems in the 90's. Origin Systems was based in Austin, Texas, and was most famous for the Wing Commander, Crusader, and Ultima series. You should have heard of Ultima if you were at all interested in fantasy/roleplaying games in the 90's, and I think I remember Crusader having a pretty big hype back when it came out, as well. They also published System Shock, the granddaddy of Bioshock (and a hell of an innovative game).

Unfortunately, Origin pretty much died after EA bought them. In the gaming world at that time, EA was a killer of game developers (... buying them and then disbanding them so that they didn't have to deal with competition... well... if you were lucky. If not, they'd set up a bullshit court suit up against you and just wait it out until you drowned in legal fees and debt because you couldn't release your games until the court suit was settled, but they could just wait it out forever due to being a huge corporate juggernaut. EAs not as bad anymore... but I still hate their asses for what they did to Origin... Origin was so ahead of its time in every game...

Anyway...

Wikipedia

Set in the 27th century, the games tell the story of humanity's war against the Kilrathi, an alien species of large feline bipeds. Launching from carrier ships, the player fulfills various missions in starfighters. The games were all notable for their storytelling through extensive cutscenes. Starting with Wing Commander III, every game (excluding Secret Ops) contained cutscenes that incorporated live action filming, starring several major Hollywood actors, including John Rhys-Davies, Mark Hamill, Thomas F. Wilson and Malcolm McDowell.

They just looked really damn good for the time. I remember when I used to play Privateer all night long... Privateer was fun... it was a sandbox space simulator game back in 1993... a real work of art for back then. Heck, the original Wing Commander in 1990 was revolutionary, too.