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Captain Bravo posted:Don't forget, though, all Warp devices stopped working! So the party can't just teleport to the city, they've gotta follow the signal and probably steal some kind of submarine to get there.  As always, thanks for your input! I'm actually pretty curious what you have to say when things really kick off. Szurumbur posted:I believe you'll find it's an "ACIENT" element SSNeoman posted:
Polsy posted:Ignoring minor details like 'there's 7 right there', the Japanese version includes Earth for a total of 8. Though yes, nobody appears to actually have an Earth spell so it doesn't hurt to leave it out. I'll post another short update in a moment. It's the rest of the last part that I didn't want to pile on top of it.
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Let Me Straighten This poo poo Out   "You can't defeat evil with hatred and anger! That's what Lady Flare has taught us. And step forward on your own path. Have faith in your strength and in your dreams." And with this pearl of  wisdom, we're off. Though, that quote from Flare will actually have some meaning much later.     "No wonder I saw you using Warp." .png) "First she suggested us to train and gain more level-ups until the king finds out a way to reach Gaiares." I like how "level-ups" are an actual thing in this world   "I knew mom would say that~" .png) "That means we better let the king handle the search of the lost city."  "Good for us, so we got less burden on our trip. And we haven't covered the northern part of Ernest yet. We should focus on that area now." .png) "There's Leon Forest to the north from here, and Rune Tri after that."  "The place is connected to the old Gaiares Empire through the device called Rune Gate."  "Maybe we can take a look at that device it may give us hints on how it works even how to make one!" .png) "She's right! We must hurry to the Rune Tri first!" "That won't be useful." .png) "Why not?" "His Highness should've known about the place since he used to be the prince of the old Gaiares Empire...But he didn't even bothered to mention the place, obviously the device there isn't what we want."  "Dope~ I thought I had a nice plan~" "Where does that Rune Tri lead to?" "...According to the map, it leads to this isolated area south of Southern Cray." "The area used to be near where Rune Tri is now, but as the result of the Demonic War that region..." "is hosed up", would be my guess as to how this sentence should end. "Are the White Shinobis also good in history that detailed?"  "It says in the historical documents you can buy at any ordinary book store."  Books are still Ryle's one true weakness  .png) "Now that's not a thing to brag about at all~" "And I wonder how you were able to save Factoria~" .png) "We couldn't stop him~ Dear Ryle always act first then think later." .png) "Hey I can fix the problem if you guys just stop discouraging me like this!"  "Why even bother~" "Oh, I forgot to mention 1 thing." "You mean we can reach where the warp device is, using the Rune Tri...and bring back the broken parts of the device, to see if we can repair them right?" "...*nod* *nod*"  "It's up to you deciding our next destination, unless mom named specific places." .png) "Like mother and like daughter  " "(Hey that was my line too.)" "But the king didn't send his troops to do that...which indicates there are certain dangers waiting for us..." "Maybe some powerful monsters or even deadly traps..."  "I don't think so..." "Why?" "His Majesty would have sealed the entire area then, because monsters will invade nearby towns." "That makes sense." "I suggest to check the place out anyway." .png) "But we don't have any idea about the place since it's out of Meldia's domain." "I see your point, but there's no real safe place for us anymore since the Mahzoks are on to us." .png) "!!" "You're right...There's no point in being sitting ducks here." "I wonder how's everyone in Factoria doing now?"  "We better act soon." "There's no way for us to avoid this war, all of us must face this one way or the other..." "Once we are in a tight spot, I can warp us out of the danger." .png) "Now you look like a very reliable leader to me  " "What do you mean by that!?" "So we'll head for Leon Forest tomorrow?" "Yup." "I heard from mom that a sacred beast lives in that forest, so be ready for surprises."  "Better do the shopping before we leave here." "Me too! There's no other towns around beyond the forest." "Ahh! So I was right! Miss Orubia truly understands me!!"  "There's no towns around near the old Gaiares either." .png) "Man that sucks~" "It's gonna be a long journey. Orubia and Latyss must get enough rest today!"  "I'll be fine after tonight!" "Me too by tomorrow morning." .png) "Ah, rest well you two."  "Good night Prince Ryle " "Oh stop calling me that~" Okay, this I can summarize into something sensible. So, the King will actually be the one who is searching for the location of the city. We also kinda do, because if we can locate and repair the broken warp device in Ernest, we could help with finding the city. Aside from that, we generally have to explore and get all the level-ups. That's much better than the mess from the last update, right? Our first target will be the Leon Forest, and this area has a rather memorable secret in it. You'll see, believe me. Back to our regular program...  This is another night section where you can walk around, and discover a side dungeon. Also, the girls are sleeping next door...   It's totally fair to expect something dumb/creepy here, but you can't do anything at all. It would actually have been neat if the girls had some dream words or something. It could even have been related their Att score! Oh well. There is nothing going on in the bar, so let's go for a walk.  Look at that grammar. Savour every little piece of it.   .png) "!?...what's going on?"  "W-What? I better go rescue her!" Remember that message board I pointed out when we reached the capital? Yeah, this is the cave that it warned us about. And of course, we'll stomp right in there!  Been a while since we had a vote, right? But tbh, this doesn't influence much aside from a few lines of dialog. So vote on who you want to see talking, if you feel like it. Also, I actually don't know if it has any effect when you take Orubia and/or Latyss along. They already got a full night of rest, but the earlier dialog made it seem like they're still supposed to be tired. I'll show of the current standings again, since it also has been a while. Jfyi, I think at least one of the girls is already in the last "tier" of the friendship ladder, so we're also closing in on the point where their thoughts won't change again.  Att >>> 37  Att >>> 30  Att >>> 30  Att >>> 32  Att >>> 30  Att >>> 26 Tin Tim fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Jan 31, 2014 |
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Jan 10, 2014 22:17
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Burnfist and Gunshoot.
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Hellioning posted:Burnfist and Gunshoot.  Now I wish she actually would be named Mariel Gunshoot.
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Burnfist and Gunshoot sounds good, yeah.
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Mariel and Mariel. If we have to pick one of these people for Ryle to fall for, let's at least go with the one who's honest and confident enough to ask him out on a drat date, not the ones who get pissy at him for getting asked out on a date.
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Latyss and Latyss If we can't double vote, then Caris as my second vote.
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Burnfist and Gunshoot, all the way.
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ultrafilter posted:Fina and Mariel. I agree with this one, and not just because I know what's coming.
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I will forever go for team blue-hair, so Burnfist and Orubia.
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I like the idea of Burnfist and Gunshoot.
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Tin Tim posted:The status effects aren't in the library, so I guess they got cut. We got educated about them in the beginning of the game, but that's it I think. Ah, I'd forgotten about that, those weren't there and really it makes sense to have them nearer the beginning of the game. Though it looks like it's just the brief descriptions that got transplanted rather than any of the detail. Tin Tim posted:It's totally fair to expect something dumb/creepy here, but you can't do anything at all. It would actually have been neat if the girls had some dream words or something. It could even have been related their Att score! Oh well. The Japanese version actually has a block on the door there, Ryle says 'Hold on, I really don't want to go in there! Everyone's sleeping!' Latyss and Fina
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Jan 11, 2014 21:43
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BURNFIST and Fina, I guess...
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Poil posted:Burnfist and Caria. Caris is Burnfist though. Her name is Caris Burnfist.
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How about Burnfist and Latyss.
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alcharagia posted:Caris is Burnfist though. Her name is Caris Burnfist.
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Poil posted:I know, but I just couldn't decide on the second girl as they all have seriously inferior names.  For example, I call Mariel "Gunnerd" in my head. Works for me!
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Caris and Hayami. I wish I could get into sleep sometime. It's really rather boring.
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It's Burnfist & Gunshoot! I can totally see that being the name of a wacky early nineties Anime. Nihilarian posted:Then just rename the other girls!  Lord_Ventnor posted:I wish I could get into sleep sometime. It's really rather boring. 
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This game really wants you to believe there's a deep, plot-driven reason for you to hit all these dungeons. Weirdly the emphasis on the elaborate story has gotten me disinterested in what's going on. It's like, two sentences are fine, four paragraphs are "okay, what's in blue text? Right, we're going there."
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Yeah, that's totally fair. If I wouldn't have to read every single sentence to transcribe it, I'd be glossing over soo much text. The fact that this game tries to pile on super deep layers of plot, is really not doing it a favor. Because even if you can manage to pay attention, you eventually get lost in all the angles and dangling hooks. Oh, also update in 3, 2, 1...
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Damsel In Distress  With Mariel and Caris in tow, we're off to save that girl! Though, I quickly want to point out that most NPCs in town have unique lines during this part.    Calling this place a dungeon would be rather generous. It's pretty much just a wiggly cave that you run through.  See? Even the game knows .png) "Oh~pipe down will ya!? You're not the only one upset here!!"  "Well because these caves are formed by continuous corrosion over long period of time." "(Don't you have fear at all?)" But at least I can test Caris' new attack that she got from reading a book.  It's a group attack and actually does a lot of damage. Nice!  The usual dungeon amenities are in here, but I don't need them. Right now, that is   It's kinda hard to spot, but this is actually a way down. The area below is another wiggly cave...  ...and this skeleton hides one of those super expensive camping tents. Let's just cut to the chase.   Don't worry she's not a furry. She just wears a Playboy bunny outfit. .png) "Huh...!? A bunny girl?" "I rather go back to bed instead of fighting a slime~" "What in the world is a bunny girl doing here?"  "Oh! Please help me! This slime is very weird!!" "But it's only a slime~! I'm sure you can handle a slime right?" "This one is very strange! Please help me~!" "Hah~ *sigh* Oh well."   "!?" .png) "!?"  "Eh!?"  "Who the hell are you?" Yep, a talking slime. This is happening. "It can...talk!?" "I told you! This one is very strange!" "But slimes are single amoeba organisms, how come this one has eyes and even can speak?" "Hey kids...beat it. I'm working here." "Slimes...have jobs?...A-Anyway...let her go!" "I can't until my job is done." "What are you talking about! A job?? What the hell are you anyway?"  "How do I put this...talking to a slime...Mr. Ryle is very weird." "Hey stop saying that!!" "Hm! Why don't you introduce yourself first? Forgot the basic manners?" .png) "You're not even a human being for god's sake!!" "He's being lectured by a "slime"~.." "Mr. Slime is scolding Mr. Ryle Hoohoo~" The game always finds a way to screw over Ryle. Always.  "Hoh? So you're the one who freed Factoria..." "What!? How did you know!?" "Hm! I've been working as an informer for decades, they call me "Hard Boiled Slime- Jell O Papa"..." "I don't care if you are king slime or super slime! What do you want from her?" "My client wants her autograph and that's why I've been following her."  "What?" "But she would not listen to me and she kept running away so I ended up chasing her to here." Okay, I quickly have to interject here. This part is a really long callback to something that I pointed out a good while ago. When we reached Flare's house for the first time, we also visited a nearby town called "Landers Market". In the pub, we learned that the resident bunny girl performer was missing. Yeah, she's that bunny girl. I don't assume you'll recall that, because it was even before we reached the town with the lighthouse where Ryle got hurt. Now, if we put that in perspective of the time line, she has been running for like a week straight, and also crossed the ocean. Just saying "(Of course she would run! I mean who wouldn't!?...from a talking slime~)" "So there are fans out there even among slimes?" "I'm just following the case, don't know anything about that. So please sign your autograph on this colored paper." So is he like a private investigator? If that's the case, then I guess you could call him a slimy dick  "O-Okay...~" "(Now this is the weirdest thing I will ever see in my life!)" Haha, no it isn't. "And please write to... "Jell XXX San"..."  "..."To my dearest fan, Jell XXX San"...done. There you go. Is that it?" ".....Perfect. Mission complete. Thank you for your cooperation. Then please excuse me."  And then he just teleports away. "...I lost my words~" "I still can't believe my eyes~" "Some pushy fella he was~" "Anyway thank you for the help." "Well...you're welcome. Actually, we didn't do anything~" "But you came all the way down here in order to save me. I owe you one *wink*" "Let's get outta here first. Morning is near, and I don't want to stay here for another day." "Got it! Ah, by the way, my name is Romellia, nice to meet you." "I'm Ryle. Let's talk after we got back to the castle." "Oh well, that WAS an interesting experience alright~"  Yeah, sure Both girls get two Att points, and Caris is the first to reach 40. Iirc, a girl becomes available for the ending around 44 or something like that. This room also has another skeleton which hides a second tent. Jfyi, they fully heal HP&MP outside of battles, and cost 5000 gold in a shop. So you better grab the freebies when you can! Oh, Romellia also joins us for a little while, so let's take a look at her.  Romellia has the Thief class, which is strange because you'd expect her to be a bard or something like that. Also, everyone is still weirded out by the talking slime.  She has a pretty wide range of spells, and a few unique attacks.  Her song of temptation has a chance to confuse enemies, which makes them attack their friends or themselves. Kinda neat, but it only seems to work on trash monsters, so why bother?  She also can call her pet bird Pippy   Her basic attack also has an animation, but the attack is lovely and should never be used. She has another special attack, but you'll see that later. Romellia is kinda cool, but she'll leave us when we reach the town. Just like the last temporary member. Pretty weird that both of them got stuffed into this part of the game but whatever. And in contrast to the last one, we actually need her to beat the boss of this area. So let's do it!  When you leave the cave, you better use the heal circle! Because you'll get jumped...  It's hard to tell if one foot is actually larger, or if it's just perspective "They're different than Big Foot!" .png) "Man! They always pop out at a time like this~" "Troubles keep coming to us ever since we stepped into Meldia, but why?"  "I'm so tired and it's BAD for my skin! So let us pass because I really need to take a shower!!"  This is one of the hardest fights in the game, no joke. Just like the Bigfoot, these guys have a layer of magic around them. But we actually can't pierce it with our attacks. No matter what you use, you won't get more than 1 point of damage on them. In return, they do like 30 damage per hit, and can cast stun or sleep on you. Both of them, all the time. Of course, the plot will help us out again, but it won't completely save us this time around.  "Like that Big Foot fella, a layer of protection spells casted around them!?" "Oh no! They are much stronger than that Big Foot~"  "Not even magic has any effect at all!? Maybe I should use my specials?" "Romellia!? Got any plan?" "With the powers of governing the way of nature! I shall vanquish the evil-!"   "Eek~ Don't use explosive moves in such narrow corridors!! Without the speed of ninjas, I would've been bombarded with debris...whew~" "Oowah! The debris!!" *jump* "Whew~ That was close... It almost scratched my beautiful face~" *rumble* "Ouch!! It hurts~ Please tell me before you do  " "Now we can fight them without any problems!" Haha, that isn't true at all! "Next time be careful will ya!? I don't want to be buried alive!!" "But if you can't win here, the same will happen to us anyway~" "But watch out what you're doing! Our safety is number one priority!!" "No worries! I've been very lucky. Really~"   "You're so mean~ *sniff* All of ya~"  Despite what Romellia said, their shield is actually not gone. Only her special move can damage them, so you have to do your best to keep her alive. Which isn't easy, because she's rather flimsy. Other moves with the Ancient element may also work, but this party has none to try it. I'm really not sure if this fight is bugged, or meant to be much harder than most other fights in the game?  Because the combo of sleep and stun can really mess your party up. And the bosses still have a good chunk of HP to go through.  But as always, our party prevails. There were a few close calls, and I had to burn a couple of full heal potions though. We also get rewarded with a love potion, and two vitamins.  I'm going to stash them for later, just like the skill books.   Cool  "Ah, Fina! Hi~ Long time no see~ " "Mm? You girls know each other?" Oh yes, they know each other very well. You better strap in, because Fina will crank up the rage in a second. But first I want to point out that the scene in the cave probably is much different when you bring Fina, and that should then also influence this scene. I never checked it, but by knowing how the rest of this plays out, I really can make no other assumption. Anyway, on with the program...  "Ryle! Why did you bring her here?" "I didn't have a choice. She's been chased by this weird slime...and..." "Why are you always so hostile towards me!?"  "Argggg! Just being with you makes my blood pressure go way up!!" "You mean you two were rivals since childhood?" Nobody said anything like that! But yeah, okay, let's just roll with it. .png) "I need to get rested, so you two do it outside." Latyss is pretty great during this scene. She is super cranky, and I like to think that she's grinding her teeth while the rest of the crew argues "Really~ I'm so sleepy~" "Either wake or asleep, you always look the same." M-M-M-MEGA  "Ouch! How could you say that " "Anyway, introduce her to us ok?" "Romellia Festa. She's the daughter of that heroine from the Demonic War, Mimi Festa." "Mimi Festa!? You mean she's the daughter of that legendary idol star Mimi?" Yes, a legendary idol fought in the Demonic War, because "You know about my mom? You're quite informed!" .png) "She was in the May issue of "HOT Lover" for the special interviews, so everyone knows!" "Then why didn't sessha know about that? If it was so well known..." "Is that the only books you read? *sigh*" "I've been reading it too~" "Orubia only reads the section of "Today's Love Fortune"~" "I read it too~ My favorite section is...oh yes! Cross-Words Puzzle." .png) "Cross-Words Puzzle...eh?" "But I can not believe you would run from Landers to here crossing the sea...In order to get away from a lousy SLIME!" "Don't you know that stalkers are the arch enemy of the celebrities? Bad rumors will ruin my career!" "That's because you have a perverted life style with men which directly reflects your rotten personality!!"  "Hm! A flat-chested tomboy like Fina would never understand how I feel! Beh~" So loving  "Arrrrrrrrg!! That's IT!! Let's go outside! I'll purge you with my Divine Impact!!!" "Waah~ No more fighting!" "We can't stop Sis Fina now~ She's mad for real!!" "I said I need a rest~"  "Two of you, please calm down!" "Maybe we should let them use separate rooms for tonight?" "You two cut it out!!!" "WHAT?! Ryle!" "If you keep behaving like this, I'll send you back to East Ernest!!" Yes! Finally Ryle stops being a wuss. "Ooh!" "Romellia! You too!!" "Woh! Ryle's so scary~" "Now you're talking." "Yeah, finally." "....~" "Anyway, Romellia! Tomorrow, return to East Ernest OK?" "Why? I thought you would take me with your party." While it probably would be hilarious, it's not going to happen. Fina would murder her sooner or later anyway.  "We are NOT on a vacation here! You will only hinder our progress!" "Not to mention it's very risky business, for real." "Dangerous!?" "I can't disclose too many details, but I'm certain to say that the job is NOT for you at all." "Her tone is a little too intimidating." "(Lady Latyss, she's very serious...and also very agitated..about not getting sleep~)" "Anyway, it's for your own safety. So please understand." "Hmm...you all just gave me more incentive to go with you~" "We are NOT playing around here, you hear me!?" "!!!" "So please don't come with us...If you don't want to die..." "But you didn't have to get mad at me~" "Please, just do as we asked...Actually I almost got killed during the past couple of weeks...and I..." "........." "And I don't want you to get into that kind of danger...even though we fight all the time..." "...Fina..." "So please go back to Landers...And I promise you to fight again after everything's settled!" "Mm! *quick nod* Don't worry about me, I'll go back to East Ernest tomorrow!" "Thanks..."  All is well that ends well  And sure enough, Romellia goes back to Landers and does her thing there. Now, on to our next thing...  Please vote for three girls that will join Ryle's party. As the past has taught us, forests also often have traps. So it wouldn't be a bad idea to bring Hayami or Orubia. Maybe even both, if you really want to be extra secure. Tin Tim fucked around with this message at 20:56 on Jan 31, 2014 |
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Caris, Mariel and...eh, let's go with Orubia.
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Burnfist, Elfears, and Gunshoot It seems weird that they'd make a boss with such a strict elemental weakness, or that they'd make you use one character, so it's probably a bug.
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Burnfist, MarySue, and Latyss. This is the area you hate, right?
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Hayami, Latyss and Mariel. Fina honestly bores me.
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Tin Tim posted:because It's a real shame we can't make this the thread title. Taciturn Tactician posted:Burnfist, Elfears, and Gunshoot Do this.
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