UPDATE: dropped it. After that completely meaningless five hour sidetrek through the jungle, they sent me off on ANOTHER sidequest, and the captain still hasn't come out of his cabin to tell me what the hell he hired me for in the first place.
Games like this make my future wife, Kaori Tanaka, cry.
Actually, Gare, since you seem to have good tastes, and a general understanding of my tastes where we differ--have you played Suikoden Tierkreis?
I know the English version SEEMS silly for the hyperspeech, but if I play the undub, I'm wondering how the story measure up to other Suikodens. I don't necessarily need Xenoplot in my games, but Saturday morning cartoon antics really turn me off. And it being a DS game. . .
FIXED!
But seriously, Wyrmdood, you're getting way too defensive over friendly banter. If GoB doesn't take it seriously and get worked up, then you certainly shouldn't.