Good lord you guys just can't get enough of bashing Kaneda, can you? Regardless of him being banned, he still has a presence here because people keep bringing him up. If people think he craves so much attention, then why do they keep giving it to him? He's been banned for over a year and yet people still aren't happy.

If anyone else had done a review of this game or posted videos, everyone would be singing their praises, regardless of how they thought the game shot. But instead, since he was the one that gave everyone a first-look at the game, he still sucks and the game is even more awful because of it? I thought he did a pretty damn good job giving an unbiased, professional look at the game - more than any we have gotten of it in the past 5 years. I understand why people don't like him and why he was banned, but come on... At least be a little appreciative that he gave everyone a great look at the current state of the game. If you don't like him, then don't listen to his podcast or watch the videos. Your choice.

In regards to the game, not only does it really look beautiful, but I personally think it is still possible for it to be brought up to it's fullest potential. It seems like a lot of it is "there" and, granted, for the price tag and delays, it shouldn't have to be finished by the owners, but it does look like there is a great game somewhere in that machine. You can just see the potential and I strongly applaud the wonderful efforts of ZombieYeti, Matt Andrews, Applejuice, and all of the other artists that had a hand in getting it this far! It's a shame that so much was derailed and mismanaged by John, but it's hard to deny that the game could have been (and still could be) something really cool!

Fair enough. Whether it's bashing or light banter, I still stand by the fact that if it was anyone else who provided this info, commentary, video, etc., no one would have anything negative to say about that person like folks have about Kaneda. He's just the messenger and people are still shooting at him...

I mean, they won't even allow his videos to be posted (which is totally relevant to this thread and on-topic) and I certainly didn't find them to be self-promoting. He was honest and upfront about the game and kept the focus there. Like I said, professional.

Wow, you honestly think that he spent upwards of 16k just for attention on Pinside? You don't think it had anything to do with the fact that he genuinely was interested in the game and liked it for the artistry and the story? You don't think that perhaps he took the risk and bought someone's spot because he had inside information months ago that AP was getting involved and might actually make shipping the games a reality?

You're making narcissism out to be a lot more influential than it might actually be in this case. He's been a long-time fan of John's work on previous machines and has said that many times. Maybe he just wanted in on John's rarest game when the chance came up and he thought it might actually see the light of day and worth the risk...

Yeah, I actually am WELL aware of the history. The time that I have been on Pinside isn't reflective of how long I've been around the hobby. I also know about why Robin won't let him back on. I don't have any issues with any of that and agree that the horse has been beaten dead on that topic.

I was just making a point that it's pretty childish for people to continuously bash someone who isn't even an active member of this community and happened to provide a professional look at a machine hardly anyone has seen or will see in person.

Haha yeah I know about that story too. Honestly though, it shouldn't matter to anyone what he does with his own money. He earned it.

In the case of Magic Girl, we should all just be glad we got a chance to see it in more detail and hope that it gets fleshed out more over time. It would at least be a little bit of a brighter end to a miserable journey for some people. I just also hope that ZY and Applejuice as well as the AIW and RAZA buyers could be made whole somehow one day.