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9031 | 65.25% |
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748 | 5.40% |
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greatn posted:I just wish jrpgs were more like FFIV, completely linear and uncomplicated. I started losing interest in the genre when I had to customize the poo poo out of everything. Just give every character set abilities, a main linear story, and several side quests. Chrono Trigger and Skies of Arcadia fit that mold pretty well. Radiant Historia for the DS is what you crave.
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Dec 5, 2012 15:06
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Completely linear? Final Fantasy 13 is for you!
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Dec 5, 2012 15:17
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Are any of the upcoming WiiU or current Wii rpgs like that? I'm pretty much done with handhelds. Xenoblade didn't sound like it would float my boat.GreenNight posted:Completely linear? Final Fantasy 13 is for you! There are limits.
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Dec 5, 2012 15:18
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greatn posted:Are any of the upcoming WiiU or current Wii rpgs like that? I'm pretty much done with handhelds. Xenoblade didn't sound like it would float my boat. Yeah, as good as Xenoblade is, it's probably not what you're looking for. The Last Story might be more up your alley, though.
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Dec 5, 2012 15:19
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greatn posted:I just wish jrpgs were more like FFIV, completely linear and uncomplicated. I started losing interest in the genre when I had to customize the poo poo out of everything. Just give every character set abilities, a main linear story, and several side quests. Chrono Trigger and Skies of Arcadia fit that mold pretty well. I have Skies of Arcadia on Dreamcast. I *wanted* to like it. I got pretty tired of the continuous random battles. I'd walk about an inch and something would attack. Every battle was 90% panning cut-scene/animations of characters pulling off their attack. That was most of the game, just watching my characters repeat the same attack over and over. As soon as that battle ended, I'd move an inch and another random battle would begin - and there I was, watching fire and sparks and poo poo as my characters did their same attacks again. I think I finally gave up after noticing wrong letters/misspelled stuff when I finally made it to towns. I have to watch the same animation for hours on end, but they couldn't spend 10 minutes proof-reading their game? It felt like they rushed the game out and didn't test or review anything. Playtesters would have noticed the spelling issues and caused hell over the number of random battles. FF10, "Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door", and Kingdom Hearts are probably the only RPG/adventure games to hold my interest in the past decade. I just don't have time to sit down with a game that annoys me for dozens of hours with stupid side-quests or boring grinding. Zelda, Skyward Sword is the most recent game I gave up on. I was all excited about playing through a highly-rated Zelda game again - I gave up after spending what felt like 2 hours searching for these little pokemon-looking things (you have to find them or they won't help you find Zelda!). Ain't nobody got time for that! A linear FF 13 sounds interesting.
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Dec 5, 2012 15:24
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Ah, yes, Paper Mario is another series which is basically the perfect kind of RPG for me. I think they toned down the random encounters of Skies in the Gamecube port for what it's worth because I don't remember it happening every step.
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Dec 5, 2012 15:27
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greatn posted:Are any of the upcoming WiiU or current Wii rpgs like that? I'm pretty much done with handhelds. Xenoblade didn't sound like it would float my boat. Do you like SRPGs? Fire Emblem for the Wii is pretty drat good.
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Dec 5, 2012 15:28
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What is the controller set up for playing a Wii game on the Wii U? I've heard nothing but awesome stuff about Xenoblade, and it's on Gamestop for MSRP currently(better than eBay for sure). Do I need a wiimote or can I use a gamepad/pro controller?
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Dec 5, 2012 15:47
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Vertigo posted:What is the controller set up for playing a Wii game on the Wii U? Only Wii controllers can be used to play Wii games, so no WiiU game pad or WiiU pro controller.
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Dec 5, 2012 15:52
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Vertigo posted:What is the controller set up for playing a Wii game on the Wii U? spring for a wiimote and classic controller; it plays really well with the classic.
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Dec 5, 2012 16:07
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greatn posted:I just wish jrpgs were more like FFIV, completely linear and uncomplicated. I started losing interest in the genre when I had to customize the poo poo out of everything. Just give every character set abilities, a main linear story, and several side quests. Chrono Trigger and Skies of Arcadia fit that mold pretty well. The Golden Sun games? Golden Sun is always a solid game to recommend. Were there even sidequests in GS?
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Dec 5, 2012 16:15
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horriblePencilist posted:The Golden Sun games? Golden Sun is always a solid game to recommend. Were there even sidequests in GS? The problem with GS games is that they were boring as hell in 2001... I couldn't even begin to imagine how boring they are now.
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Dec 5, 2012 16:25
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Golden Sun is one of those games that just hasn't held up well throughout the years in my opinion. I was surprised at its success back when it came out since I didn't think it was anything special, but I think it was just a combination of people falling in love with 16-bit again due to the GBA and a draught of games for it in general. There have been dozens of better RPGs since then.
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Dec 5, 2012 16:36
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Chinston Wurchill posted:Pikmin 3 footage. It's purty.  That's face-melting. drat. Is that possible on the 360?
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Dec 5, 2012 16:38
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Xenomorph posted:A linear FF 13 sounds interesting. The gameplay in FFXIII is like ads in a DVD menu; you just keep pushing confirm repeatedly so you can get on with the movie. drat pretty movie though.
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Dec 5, 2012 16:41
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greatn posted:I just wish jrpgs were more like FFIV, completely linear and uncomplicated. I started losing interest in the genre when I had to customize the poo poo out of everything. Just give every character set abilities, a main linear story, and several side quests. Chrono Trigger and Skies of Arcadia fit that mold pretty well. Try The World Ends With You on the DS, or Tales of the Abyss if you own a 3DS. If you have a PS2, give Rogue Galaxy a try. horriblePencilist posted:The Golden Sun games? Golden Sun is always a solid game to recommend. Were there even sidequests in GS? There are indeed. greatn posted:Ah, yes, Paper Mario is another series which is basically the perfect kind of RPG for me. I think they toned down the random encounters of Skies in the Gamecube port for what it's worth because I don't remember it happening every step. They did indeed reduce the encounter rate to something more reasonable. Artix74 posted:Yeah, as good as Xenoblade is, it's probably not what you're looking for. The Last Story might be more up your alley, though. I'd agree with this. The game's built around a central town, but the party travels around quite a bit in enclosed levels for missions as part of the main story (They're mercenaries employed by the Duke who owns the island the game takes place on). The story is really good (By the original Final Fantasy creator, in fact) and the combat's quite fun. It's an action rpg, so you only control the main character (though you can give orders to your party members in combat), but you get a pretty decent range of skills to use.
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Dec 5, 2012 16:43
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Katana Gomai posted:Golden Sun is one of those games that just hasn't held up well throughout the years in my opinion. I was surprised at its success back when it came out since I didn't think it was anything special, but I think it was just a combination of people falling in love with 16-bit again due to the GBA and a draught of games for it in general. There have been dozens of better RPGs since then. Golden sun was pretty much an early dragon quest game on the GBA. It is by no means bad, there's plenty of content, and it was really pretty for a GBA game (still is), but yeah. Nothing special.
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Dec 5, 2012 16:49
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Chinston Wurchill posted:Pikmin 3 footage. It's purty. I never played Pikmin before but after seeing the dark cave and the glowing fish monster my interest is officially piqued. Is the second astronaut a second player or is it just one player switching between the two?
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Dec 5, 2012 16:52
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The last game was cooperative so I suspect this one will be as well. But I bet it's not god damned ONLINE cooperative.
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Dec 5, 2012 16:53
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Chinston Wurchill posted:Pikmin 3 footage. It's purty.
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Dec 5, 2012 16:55
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Strange Matter posted:I already knew I was going to get a WiiU for Pikmin 3, but my god that seals the deal. Though the person demoing the game is pretty terrible at it. Nice job getting flanked by both a Bulbear and two Fiery Blowhogs. I don't know what that gorgeous lit-up flying thing was in the dark level, all I know is I want to make it pay for sucking up Pikmin like that. All shall fall beneath the petals of the Red Pikmin Army once more  greatn posted:The last game was cooperative so I suspect this one will be as well. But I bet it's not god damned ONLINE cooperative. Pretty sure one of the earlier trailers (E3 perhaps?) showed four Leaders.
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Dec 5, 2012 17:01
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Well if they don't add back forming ranks with the second stick it will be harder to avoid enemies. It wasn't in the e3 demo(or the wii re releases).
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Dec 5, 2012 17:01
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I tried figuring out why I like Golden Sun so much, I couldn't answer it. Maybe it's the puzzles? The music? The fact that the best looking game I played before that was Donkey Kong for the GameBoy? I dunno. The only RPG I own for the DS besides Bowser's Inside Story is Valkyrie Profile: Convenant of the Plume. I haven't played it too much, but the combat was pretty cool. However, it's probably too open, it has permanent death which affects the story and so on.
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Dec 5, 2012 17:15
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Aeros Wilhelm posted:spring for a wiimote and classic controller; it plays really well with the classic. I still have the really old-school classic controller that launched with the Wii. Will that be okay for Xenoblade?
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Dec 5, 2012 17:22
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Oooh, I discovered something tangible that the update fixed! When turning off the console while using Wii mode, the gamepad no longer turns on and gets confused.
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Dec 5, 2012 17:23
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Chinston Wurchill posted:Pikmin 3 footage. It's purty. What are you doing don't wake up that bulborb if you're not going to kill it. Oh my god stop don't just throw your guys into that crab thing's mouth! Ahh they're floating away! No no no flank the bulbear he's gonna eat everyone why are you standing still right in front of a blowhog run you fool. I want this game now. It looks gorgeous.
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Dec 5, 2012 17:28
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axeil posted:I still have the really old-school classic controller that launched with the Wii. Will that be okay for Xenoblade? Yeah, the very first model of the Classic Controller is functionally the same device as the later Classic Controller Pro. Only the physical design is different.
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Dec 5, 2012 17:29
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Chinston Wurchill posted:Pikmin 3 footage. It's purty. I hope we hear more about this in the other Directs (starting in 20 minutes!), because oh god it's been so long since I last played Pikmin. Might break out 2 again just because. Also is it me, or have they changed the sounds the bulborbs make? They sound a lot...cuter, I guess?
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Dec 5, 2012 17:42
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greatn posted:The last game was cooperative so I suspect this one will be as well. But I bet it's not god damned ONLINE cooperative. According to Forbes there won't be online multiplayer
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Dec 5, 2012 17:55
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 NINTENDO DIRECT NOW NOA: http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/ NOE: http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Misc-/Nintendo-Direct/Nintendo-Direct/Nintendo-Direct-638747.html I'm watching the NoE stream.
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Dec 5, 2012 17:59
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haha this is vaguely creepy
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Dec 5, 2012 18:02
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And there never will be as long as people keep forking over sixty dollars. Has Nintendo had ONE online coop game? I can only think of competitive sports games and Brawl for them.
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Dec 5, 2012 18:04
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Gendo posted:haha this is vaguely creepy "Timecop rules" its only creepy if they ever touch. and Lego Iwata better be playable.
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Dec 5, 2012 18:04
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Lego City Undercover looks like it could be a whole lot of fun. Edit: Pikmin 3 Q2 
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Dec 5, 2012 18:07
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Chinston Wurchill posted:Lego City Undercover looks like it could be a whole lot of fun. It will be a great bargain bin title.
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Dec 5, 2012 18:09
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It's basically Lego GTA. Something I have no problem paying $60 for.
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Dec 5, 2012 18:09
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Dec 5, 2012 18:11
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Fruit is the best thing Game of the Forever 
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Dec 5, 2012 18:12
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These things are normally half an hour long or so, right? Nearly halfway through the Europe one and all that's been shown is Lego City, Sonic Racing, FIFA 13, Mass Effect 3 and Ninja Gaiden. Hopefully we get to something actually new soon.
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Dec 5, 2012 18:13
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The Introvert posted:These things are normally half an hour long or so, right? Nearly halfway through the Europe one and all that's been shown is Lego City, Sonic Racing, FIFA 13, Mass Effect 3 and Ninja Gaiden. Hopefully we get to something actually new soon. NA has shown Lego City, Wii Fit U, Pikmin 3, and just now Ninja Gaiden. Don't feel too bad.
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Dec 5, 2012 18:14
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