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If you're enjoying the gameplay, yeah just go ahead and skip all the cutscenes and slog on through. Although post-game is a bitch an a half if you're playing on the 360 version.
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Heck no it isn't. Standard SO3 rules apply here - use Reimi and fill the loving screen (and bonus bar) with arrows.
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Stelas posted:Heck no it isn't. Standard SO3 rules apply here - use Reimi and fill the loving screen (and bonus bar) with arrows. Or Meracle - Drill Claw > X-Spike, repeat
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kirbysuperstar posted:Or Meracle - Drill Claw > X-Spike, repeat But Meracle is creepy as poo poo. You could say this about half of that games cast, actually.
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Aug 18, 2014 01:50
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Baltazar Robotnik posted:But Meracle is creepy as poo poo. Even that is pretty generous.
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oriongates posted:Any good suggestions on RPGs that would appeal to fans of the Shadow Hearts series? Well, there's the Grandia series if you like thinking about turn orders, setting up combos, and that kind of thing. There's no active timing mechanism, though.
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^ Never played 'em myself, but I've been told that Arc the Lad is like Grandia with timed attacks.Captain Walker posted:I miss Ashton
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The White Dragon posted:^ Never played 'em myself, but I've been told that Arc the Lad is like Grandia with timed attacks. Not even close. Arc the Lad is SRPG through and through.
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:Well, there's the Grandia series if you like thinking about turn orders, setting up combos, and that kind of thing. There's no active timing mechanism, though. The first Grandia game is really good. The second one is pretty good. The third one is kind of poo poo. VVVV---I really like Grandia 1's story. It's anime, but the kind of anime that was charming and fun and not obnoxious and irritating. BottledBodhisvata fucked around with this message at 04:30 on Aug 18, 2014 |
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I actually liked the third one a fair amount. They all have terrible stories so the games have to ride on the back of their gameplay and I thought Grandia 3 made better use of their battle system by providing more interesting fights. edit: Unless by third one you mean Xtreme, which was poo poo. There was a Grandia 3 after Xtreme and it's alright. I was perhaps overdoing it by saying the stories are terrible, but they are utterly unremarkable. 3's dialog is extremely hokey. Dr. Video Games 0031 fucked around with this message at 04:32 on Aug 18, 2014 |
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Aug 18, 2014 04:29
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Grandia 3 would have been a much better game if it followed the protagonist's mother and her boytoy.
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Grandia 3 has a dumb story, but from what I remember, it was entertaining in how dumb it got, and it's the only actual game in the series that has any actual teeth to it's combat, despite having an ability to keep the party on life support for a short period of time. Xtreme was just bad all around, and the only "enjoyable" part of it was the hilariously bad voice acting job they did for it.
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Apparently there's a new Risen game out of loving nowhere? Is it any good? e: Eh, reviews seem pretty middling. Oh well, time to go back to pretending Risen doesn't exist! Robo Reagan fucked around with this message at 04:51 on Aug 18, 2014 |
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Aug 18, 2014 04:44
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Robo Reagan posted:Apparently there's a new Risen game out of loving nowhere? Is it any good? Trusting reviews on a series such as Risen is incredibly foolish. It's better than Risen 2 and PROBABLY better than Risen 1, depending on taste. I'd rank it together with Gothic 2 as the apex of the series. However, if you didn't like any of PB's games, this one won't change your mind about it.
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Maybe I'll give it a shot then, once it goes on sale. Semester starts in a few days though so I don't want to drop $60 on something I can't take a decent crack at for months. Also hey since this is the RPG thread, opinions on FFXII IZJS? I have the regular version of 12 but a friend will sell me IZJS for a few bucks. Is it worth it? I liked 12, but getting locked in to classes before you can give them a test drive is lame.
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Robo Reagan posted:Maybe I'll give it a shot then, once it goes on sale. Semester starts in a few days though so I don't want to drop $60 on something I can't take a decent crack at for months. IZJS is far better than the original, but... I assume you can read Japanese? (I think there is a translation patch.)
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Oh, no I can't. I guess he did some loving around with his PS2 or emulated it because I figured it had an option for English.  Bit odd to call it an International version if it's only in Japanese.
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Robo Reagan posted:Oh, no I can't. I guess he did some loving around with his PS2 or emulated it because I figured it had an option for English. Yeah, there is a patch that translates most, if not all, of the text. Last I checked, you can find it here. http://psx-scene.com/forums/f164/ff12-international-zodiac-job-system-english-conversion-62222/
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Robo Reagan posted:Bit odd to call it an International version if it's only in Japanese. square-enix.txt Actually I think they've been doing this since FFX. KH1 had an international version too iirc.
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RadicalR posted:Yeah, there is a patch that translates most, if not all, of the text. Ah, are emus legal if you have a PS2? I've got one sitting in the living room but modding a PS2 is  and I'd rather not break the law over an 8 year old game.
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Robo Reagan posted:Ah, are emus legal if you have a PS2? I've got one sitting in the living room but modding a PS2 is This is adorable.
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Well, if no one did it the LP forum would be a lot smaller.
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Robo Reagan posted:Oh, no I can't. I guess he did some loving around with his PS2 or emulated it because I figured it had an option for English. Generally they call it that because it's a Japanese rerelease of the game with all of the additional content and bugfixes that were applied between the original Japanese release and the overseas releases (FF7 International was a direct port of the US release, and X international was the EU release).
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Dross posted:Generally they call it that because it's a Japanese rerelease of the game with all of the additional content and bugfixes that were applied between the original Japanese release and the overseas releases (FF7 International was a direct port of the US release, and X international was the EU release). Huh, that kind of makes sense I guess. SE is a really fuckin' weird company. How are their games so good?
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Robo Reagan posted:How are their games so good? How long has it been since this was really true? That said, a reminder that SNK called the cops on Squeenix not two weeks ago. http://kotaku.com/square-enix-in-trouble-with-snk-and-the-cops-1616800740
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Robo Reagan posted:Ah, are emus legal if you have a PS2? I've got one sitting in the living room but modding a PS2 is Emulators are legal regardless of console ownership. PCSX2 requires a bios, however. If you own a PS2, you can go through a very complicated procedure to dump the bios yourself, or you can just download it. The bios is copyrighted code and it's illegal to download regardless if you own a PS2 due to how archaic and stupid the DMCA is (you can make your own software backups but not obtain an identical backup from elsewhere regardless of whether or not you own the software legally), or you can just use google and take the fricking shortcut. Literally no one has been arrested or fined for using an emulator ever. There's a PCSX2 thread here if you want more information on the emulator or want to ask some questions: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3255267
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Baltazar Robotnik posted:How long has it been since this was really true? That's dumb as hell on SNK's part. I guess Capcom didn't mind all of the references to Street Fighter 2 because, you know, it's obviously not detrimental to their business.
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:Emulators are legal regardless of console ownership. PCSX2 requires a bios, however. If you own a PS2, you can go through a very complicated procedure to dump the bios yourself, or you can just download it. The bios is copyrighted code and it's illegal to download regardless if you own a PS2 due to how archaic and stupid the DMCA is (you can make your own software backups but not obtain an identical backup from elsewhere regardless of whether or not you own the software legally), or you can just use google and take the fricking shortcut. Literally no one has been arrested or fined for using an emulator ever. PS2 bios isn't hard to dump so long as you've softmodded your system. The PCSX2 guys even distribute a tool that dumps it to USB mass storage with little interaction required.
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Well, softmodding a PS2 still involves building a custom save file containing freemcboot and importing it using a ps2 software like action replay. I was exaggerating a little but it's still a pain, especially if you don't plan on using your softmodded PS2 for anything else. edit: Not to mention he already expressed apathy towards modding. Now I'm reminded of the HDLoader days. Man, those were good times. All those plebs slow loading their games from DVDs while my Okami load times were so fast I couldn't ever complete any of the minigames. 
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Baltazar Robotnik posted:How long has it been since this was really true? straight jerkers posted:That's dumb as hell on SNK's part. I guess Capcom didn't mind all of the references to Street Fighter 2 because, you know, it's obviously not detrimental to their business. And something about this is weird because all the other featured companies were confirmed to be contacted and had their explicit approval granted, so it seems odd to single out SNK.
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straight jerkers posted:That's dumb as hell on SNK's part. I guess Capcom didn't mind all of the references to Street Fighter 2 because, you know, it's obviously not detrimental to their business. It's entirely possible that they had Capcom's consent but not SNK's consent.
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:It's entirely possible that they had Capcom's consent but not SNK's consent.
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SNK seems like the slimiest company to work with in Japan. Late last year they announced they were terminating the contract with Tommo over the Neo Geo X and that Tommo needed to recall everything at once. Tommo said they had the rights until 2016 and had no idea why SNK made the disparaging announcement out of the blue. SNK also created an artificially inflated market in the 90s with their serial number tracking and blacklisting resellers. Hell, given their track record, maybe the Neo Geo X threats were to create an artificial paranoia and get people to buy the console before it was "pulled off the shelves." I can't think of another company that hasn't been relevant since the 90s but still swings their dick around.
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theblackw0lf posted:Just finished Lunar: Silver Star Story. How did you play it? I mean, which version, which system - emulated or original hardware? This is one I want to try.
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BadAstronaut posted:How did you play it? I mean, which version, which system - emulated or original hardware? This is one I want to try. Silver Star Story [Complete] specifically refers to PSX. Sega CD is called The Silver Star, GBA is Lunar Legend, PSP is Silver Star Harmony.
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BadAstronaut posted:How did you play it? I mean, which version, which system - emulated or original hardware? This is one I want to try. Actually I played the iphone version, which is essentially the same as the PSX version, but with the music from the PSP (and I think the voices as well, though I just used the japanese voices instead).
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Rascyc posted:Someone recently brought up a topic in a random thread of gameplay keeping crappy stories afloat being much more common than good stories keeping weak gameplay afloat. I also believed the former is much more true than the later, but I can't see how anyone can disagree with this. All the Xeno games. Well the ones I've played, so can't say anythinga bout Blade. But Xenogears and Xenosaga 1 and 3 both have pretty generic at best gameplay. You play through them for the story and charactes and music. XSIII was nice enough to have a few good dungeons for once too. The battle system in Gears and Episode 1 wasn't bad really...just kinda got old after a while. Especially Gear combat. I wish there had been a proper on-foot final boss. Forest Thief Pud posted:If you're enjoying the gameplay, yeah just go ahead and skip all the cutscenes and slog on through. Although post-game is a bitch an a half if you're playing on the 360 version. Never played the original but most fans of International (the one I own) say it's much harder on account of nerfing Reimi and some of the Synth tricks. Not super hard or anything but not as easy as the 360 version. SO4 is a fun game. People just take it too seriously.
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