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VII -- Final Fantasy and the Golden, Shiny Wire of Hope.

I get the impression that the vast majority of Twin Peaks "fans" are going to watch this new series without ever having seen Fire Walk with Me. The Netflix crowd wouldn't even know the movie exists. To those who have yet to see the film, lemme tell you this: despite what you might have heard about Fire Walk, it is not strictly a prequel to the show. In fact, if one were to watch the film prior to having seen both seasons of the show, they'd fuck themselves up and ruin the whole story.

On the other hand, to those who have seen both seasons but have yet to see the film, I can assure you that you never got the whole story. Far from it, in fact. And don't even get me started on Special Agent David Bowie. The film raised several questions but also gave some key answers. And its soundtrack is the best film score ever made, Guinness Book World Record.

Don't watch the new season until after you've seen the film.

This poll should have had an option that said "black as midnight on a moonless night."

Another vote for Binary Domain. I believe Vinny is the only Giant Bomb staff member who ever played it, and I think it's lame that no one else bothered with it; I'm convinced they would've found it way more interesting than a Gears of War 7, for example.

The ending was fantastic, and I'd love a sequel, but the game didn't exactly tear up the sales charts, I assume. Plus, Nagoshi-san already has his hands full with Yakuza 15.

@donchipotle said:

I think most of us would prefer to forget the star-studded English dub. But Mark Hamill was entertaining, at least. Dan is an English dub kinda guy, though. Last I heard, he'd only seen one subtitled film in his lifetime (and it was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon).

A great performance need not always be a realistic performance. Some o' you guys need to watch Escape from L.A. You'll be better for it.

I'm afraid you're mistaken about that. Mila is an original character. You're probably thinking of Reiko Hinomoto. Rumble Roses was a Konami game--a wrasslin' game, not an MMA game--and the only game to feature a Rumble Roses crossover was Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence.

@cameron said:

This is correct.

They better not change that line about the "golden shiny wire of hope."

Fo me personally, the Shenmue announcement "won" E3. Thank you, Adam Boyes.