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Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale / Re: Paying my respects

« on: August 24, 2011, 01:44:21 PM »

I wish my bank had this option, allthough 25 is a bit much for something that probably costs them less than a dollar to print.

Yah, 25's definitely mean; my consolation is that I get to boast, while my card lasts.

We are seriously going to share this with EGS, if you don't mind, they'd get a kick out of it.

I don't mind at all. :]

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Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale / Re: Paying my respects

« on: August 20, 2011, 04:40:46 PM »

I wasn't too worried, as they gave different impressions from what's really there, but yah, I shouldn't leave any room.

About the custom image, the bank actually had an offer that allowed using custom images on certain cards and it cost me like €25 extra, compared to the standard version. I created the image from scratch, but haven't published the original "as is," to keep control over what happens to it.
Recette's pose was inspired by a sprite pose I once saw somewhere "out there."

Cute to a terrifying degree.

Haha, thanks~

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Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale / Paying my respects

« on: August 20, 2011, 11:39:47 AM »

It just so happens that some time ago, I got the opportunity to get a debit card with an image of my choice on it. At first, I had a different thing in mind, but I quickly ditched it and ended up favoring Recettear. (rather hard for RT not to be a good fit in the context) Nothing groundbreaking or jaw dropping, but it did the job and actually caught the attention of the lady I'd worked with.
There are a few differences, for the sheer fancy of having them.

This is the result. (or, just the image, here.)

EGS can be proud they'd messed up my life to a disturbing degree. /blush

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Chantelise: A Tale of Two Sisters / Re: Comments, etc. (manual, save game location, install quirk)

« on: July 23, 2011, 10:10:38 AM »

Personal opinion: "Stop! Hammerball" may be a little much.

Oddly, despite seeing it I didn't get it until you pointed it out here. I kept saying 'why is she saying 'stop' before the name of the spell?'

I feel really slow.

My best guess is this.

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General Discussion / Re: Chantelise Progress

« on: June 28, 2011, 05:20:25 AM »

they already screwed up when they chose that name (which I love, but it's not catchy; hell, I'm not even sure I could pronounce it).

Tap into your Latin roots and the answer will come.

But, as you said, it's only a few of us that are in danger of dying due to waiting; it wasn't necessary to give people a reason to be anxious 24/7 for half a year.

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General Discussion / Re: Chantelise Progress

« on: June 27, 2011, 07:06:27 AM »

I used to think a bit of info about their project prior to the demo release was a fair idea, but I'm going to side with the big cheese, after all.

The difference here is that with Recettear, CF had no reputation to lose, while with Chantelise, you do.

I don't think their reputation hangs on telling people about everything they do, 6 months in advance. If anything, that could even be their undoing (well, ok, not really; but it could have negative effects), if the project encounters problems along the way.

Think of it this way: you're slowly feeding your audience, with the risk of their eventually getting the gist of the main dish (or having higher expectations for it) prior to its being served. People may frown if you take your time with preparations, or if it turns out to be less than they'd expected; you're also likely to have people less excited about it, when it finally comes.
People are more likely to remember the moments you screw up, rather than those in which you don't; so I think avoiding negative impressions is a good thing.

I already know what to generally expect from Chantelise, after hearing about their working on it and my subsequent looking into it, out of curiosity. When CF release it, the cake will already look familiar, to me.

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Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale / Re: Attire reference request

« on: June 24, 2011, 06:57:38 AM »

Yah, I originally tried to figure it out based on the sprite, but when she fires the vector cannon (front view), it doesn't split the way I'd expect pants to and I ended up unsure.

Thanks for the help~

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Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale / Attire reference request

« on: June 23, 2011, 11:19:18 AM »

Hellos,

I'm pretty much looking for some character references (for the sake of sheer fan work), aside from the more or less obvious ones, as Google doesn't really seem to want to be my friend; if I'm to find some sort of answer, it will most likely be here, out of all places. What I mean is, Recette, Louie (box artwork) and Tear are the only characters whose below-the-waist attire is ever (at least partly) shown to a degree that lets you get a fair impression, (chibi sprites can only show this much, after all) Recette being the only one I have a complete reference of.

I'm particularly interested in Arma's lower body clothing; one thing I'm uncertain of (aside from what her footwear actually looks like) is what that thing is - is she wearing some sort of a flared dress, or maybe some pantalettes? How should I treat that piece of garment?