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[trinityvixen]

So I bought The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge last weekend and have tried it out to general satisfaction. This is not the most complicated game by any means, but that's not a problem for the girl who's a huge fan of Dynasty Warriors and won't play the new Gauntlet Legends game because it requires you to do stuff that isn't just attack-attack-attack-heavy attack-attack-attack-attack-potion-attack.

Anyway, it's cute enough, and I have no problem listening to the midi of "This is Halloween" (subject line reflects that) forever, since I did that in Kingdom Hearts with no problem (and if you can survive the midi of "Under the Sea" from the first game, you can survive anything; ditto "Finny Fun" in the sequel). Even the remade versions of the songs from the movie, with new lyrics to reflect gameplay don't bother me.

What bothered me? I got an icon, which was from the door in the forest to Halloween Town. When I read information about the icon, it informed me that there were other icons to other doors, including the land of St. Partrick's Day, Valentine's, Easter, Christmas, and Independence Day.

That's right: THERE IS AN ENTIRE PATRIOTS TOWN WHERE THEY CELEBRATE HOW WONDERFUL AMERICA IS ALL THE TIME.

I turned to feiran in horror, asking her to just imagine it. She had a brilliant observation about it that demonstrated that I had not even plumbed the depths of misery that is Patriots' Town--feiran: I bet it's run by Republicans.

THE HORROR!

Oh, wait, that's kinda like the US today. THE HORROR!

Comments

[arcane-the-sage.livejournal.com]

Actually it could be run by liberal republicans. Seriously, think about it. Since The Nightmare Before Christmas goes off the idealistic viewpoint of said holidays, then Independence Day town would be all bbqs, fireworks, and people getting lucky on the hillsides with fireworks going off over head. Now a town who's population is getting laid that often isn't going to be all that aggressive. Would you be if you're stuffed and sexually satisfied every day of the year?

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

I see you are unfamiliar with an episode of The Simpsons called Itchy and Scratchy Land (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itchy_and_scratchy_land).

Marge and Homer go to Parents Island or wherever and they party in a room where it's New Year's Eve countdown time like every half hour.

Marge: It must be wonderful to ring in the new year over and over and over.
Waiter: Please, kill me.

[arcane-the-sage.livejournal.com]

I see you've forgotten how 99% of all those living in a holiday land seem hardwired to enjoy a lifestyle like that. Just look what halloween land did to the christmas idea.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

I've not forgotten. What I'm saying is that going to Patriots Town would be a nightmare. If you were a creature of Patriots Town, you'd probably ::shiver:: like it. Gross.

But still, I think even a creature made to be in a certain village can be freaked out by it--I mean, people are afraid of Oogie Boogie and of Jack...