HMD | July 2012

[these_balls]

EVALUATE MY BATTLING!

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MOD/GAME HMD

[these_balls]

[bellyshirt]

Luke fon Fabre → Tales of the Abyss → HMD
    New voice, still getting used to him, but not worried since he's so loud.

Kiki → Kiki's Delivery Service → HMD
    No real concerns about her voice.

Nero → Devil May Cry → HMD
    Voice kind of faltering. However, he has plot lined up during the event, so I'm hoping it'll help.

There's links to each of their HMDs if you'd like to offer more, and you can also feel free to drop critique on my modding either here or on any of theirs.

[islandshore]

Hey, I just wanna give you props on playing such a diverse spread of characters and doing it well. We haven't threaded in a long time, but I always love seeing your characters around, and I definitely want to do more with your guys when I've got more time and energy.

Luke in particular is really hilarious to see in action. c: I can tell you're having a blast!

[foolishwren]

Just Heather here!

I've been a little spacy and detached from the game lately, so I apologize if that's had a negative effect on Heather's presence here!

Hoping to get re-involved again.

As always, please let me know if you have ANY crit or concerns with my playing!

[islandshore]

I have to say, while I haven't threaded with Heather in a long time, I just love seeing her. She's definitely one of the staple characters that comes to mind when I think of Route, and it's hard to imagine this place without her, so, Kudos! c:

I'd offer more constructive feedback, but I'm sadly canonblind.

[icansolvethemtoo]

❤ Miyako Inoue | digital_bingo ✖ digimon adventure 02
✿ Flora Reinhold | icansolvethemtoo ✖ professor layton → crit page
☢ Jade Curtiss | fonic_sight ✖ tales of the abyss → crit page

[bellyshirt]

I've pretty much brought my only concerns to your attention already--which was that I found Jade to be lacking in 'bite', so to speak--but I see you've already picked that up a little in the Carmen thread so hey, I'm not complaining! Keep up the good work. ♥

[urbaninja]

Roxas | seasaltkeys | Kingdom Hearts
No real concerns. Just keeping on keeping on with this guy.

Barney Stinson | usedsuitup | How I Met Your Mother
Probably needs another canon review and more activity. Have been considering a canon update.

[(Anonymous)]

Just wondering, but is there a reason why Roxas is so intent on being the Champion?

I'm not trying to be rude or anything! It's just something I've been curious about for a while, since I always figured Sora was more the type to want to be the very best, whereas Roxas from KH2 struck me as more laid back and just wanting to live a normal life. I admit that I haven't kept a super close eye on his developments, so maybe I'm missing something.

[friendyousohard]

Twilight Sparkle | MLP: FiM | friendyousohard
I feel pretty comfortable with her, all things considered. Of course, for precisely that reason I welcome any and all critique.

Illidan Stormrage | Warcraft | forcefateshand
Easily the harder of my two for me to handle. Any concerns you want to point out with him, or questions you want to ask, I'm all ears.

[islandshore]

I really like what I've seen of your characters! I only know Twilight's canon, but it's always great to see a pony presence, and she seems spot-on from what I can tell.

[doitrockapella]

Yagyuu Hiroshi | Prince of Tennis | usedlaserbeam

Withdrawn and pretty quiet with so much of his CR gone; I'm still looking for avenues to get him kickstarted again, but it may be that he's nearing the end of his run in Johto; it'll depend on how the next month or so goes.

Carmen Sandiego | Where On Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? | doitrockapella

FINALLY STOLE SOMETHING for a change. I'm pretty happy about that.

[islandshore]

Can I just say that Carmen is amazing to see in action, and I always get a dose of nostalgia when I see her? The stuff with Cobra in particular is fantastic, and... Zack is the most adorable Porygon 2.

[aidolmaster]

Just Ai, and she's a newbie while I'm a returnee. I'd love to hear feedback from what you've seen of her so far, though!

[tapestodiane]

Dale Cooper | Twin Peaks | tapestodiane
Tulio | Road to El Dorado | greatbigrock

I always appreciate any crit and feedback - if you have anything for me, don't hesitate to let me know!

[determinator]

✰ Frank Archer | Fullmetal Alchemist | determinator
✰ Isaac McDougal | Fullmetal Alchemist | glaciates
✰ Ryuunosuke Uryuu | Fate/Zero | greatestcool
✰ Abalon Demar | Magical Starsign | enchantingly
✰ Logan | Fable | decrees

All of them have HMDs in their journals as well! I was on vacation for a few days, so tags will be slow while I catch up.

[impulsives]

Shinn Asuka | Gundam SEED Destiny | impulsives
Berserker (Lancelot du lac/Lancelot of the Lake) | Fate/Zero | robbedsanity

[femininity]

Makoto Kikuchi | The Idolm@ster | femininity

[failures]

Larry Butz | Ace Attorney | failures | HMD
Dist the Rose | Tales of the Abyss | ortion | HMD

[soggypastry]

Lightning Farron | Final Fantasy XIII | soggypastry

Toushiro Hitsugaya | Bleach | freezetheskies

[bunnydoll]

iori minase (bunnydoll) ♥ THE iDOLM@STER

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Cobra Commander | G.I. Joe | cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa | HMD

[allbend]

Xion | Kingdom Hearts | ordalias
Saber | Fate/Extra | autocratic
Avatar Korra | The Legend of Korra | allbend

[(Anonymous)]

Lately it's been feeling like Xion hasn't really developed in her time here in Route. There's a lot of flipflopping between being a super derp (which isn't bad, she is one of the many people in Sora's heart), to worried that she's hurting her friends with her existence, to getting into physical trouble just about every month or two.

It's understandable if she's fresh from canon, because she really does have things she's more concerned about. However, she's been here about two years? Almost two years? And still has those nagging doubts despite being in Route for so long with many people who look out for her and care for her. It's almost like you're using the sad, tragic part of her to roll drama, so she can then look like the perfect girl when she has her derp moments?

This is something I've been noticing over the last six months, and it's a little strange to me at this point that she hasn't really seemed to have relaxed at all.

[usedcharm]

Serah Farron | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | chasingstorms
Rinoa Heartilly | Final Fantasy VIII | usedcharm

Look, I'm not on page 3 this time! :D

[(Anonymous)]

Post/Tag more. Keep a better eye on your Flists. Get your girls out there more often. People have gone over a week without tags from you to continue threads that haven't met their conclusions, and so have your castmates. I don't know how busy or chaotic your life is, but when Lightning got poisoned and had to go almost a week without getting a tag from Serah, her own sister? There is something definitely wrong with that picture. I get that it can be hard to keep up with Route sometimes, especially if you're in other games, but you need to be more active and keep a closer watch on things. One or two tags a day isn't going to earn either of your characters much CR, which does come back to bite them in the butt at times.

Just my two cents, and it's the only gripe I have. You play them well, but not enough. Get them out more, tag more often, don't leave people hanging for days at a time. If you can't handle the load, drop a character. Take a hiatus until things settle down if life is throwing you constant curveballs. Just...don't let things keep on like this. It's only going to hurt you in the long run.

[nuko]

Eri "Ellie" Mizutani | The Idolm@ster } this journal

I'd love some feedback considering Eri is a new character for me and I would like to know what you think so far. There's also a HMD post on this journal if you rather use that.

[papasmellslikethis]

Charles Beams | Eurkea Seven | papasmellslikethis

[enjoymyatelier]

Kayneth Archibald El-Melloi | Fate/Zero | enjoymyatelier

I think I'm pretty comfortable with the guy, although if I'm off in any way don't hesitate to tell me. I don't want to get too comfortable and start drifting OOC, you know?

[islandshore]

Riku | Kingdom Hearts | islandshore

My tag speed has been a little scattered, admittedly. I swear some of my backtags got lost in my inbox.

[eagletalons]

Hope Estheim || Final Fantasy XIII-2 || eagletalons

I'm still a little wobbly playing with Hope, especially since he's grown up now, but I'm working on it with cutscenes specific to him. I'd like to hear some feedback though!

[lightofheart]

Kairi ➔ Kingdom Hearts ➔ HMD

[islandshore]

Kairiiiii.

I'm so glad you decided to join, because your Kairi's awesome, and I've loved all the interactions we've had so far. Especially the way they've just sorta fallen back into routine with each other, as if nothing's really changed. You and Sire have been excellent castmates so far, and I really hope we can do more fun stuff in the future. *V*

[shadowdive]

Vanitas | Kingdom Hearts | private hmd
Lea | Kingdom Hearts | frisbees
Cheria Barnes | Tales of Graces f | fairycircle

Dang, been a while since I had three characters...... and it shows in how inactive I am with Lea 8( I am so sorry guys, I am definitely picking up his activity this month. I feel pretty comfortable with Cheria even though she's new, but I wouldn't mind a bit of feedback on how she sounds! I'm also really comfortable with Vanitas, but at the same time nervous because he's getting into a ship.. and yeah. Questions, concerns, hit me with them and I will answer!

[islandshore]

I think it's been interesting to see Vanitas develop over time. By now he's different from canon, but he's had enough time to reach that point, so while he's not laughing like a maniac and trying to forge a χ-blade, I think that's very acceptable given the setting and circumstances.

Plus, it's fun to see him and Karkat get into trouble. B]