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so what you are saying is i am the only person who had difficulty on hard e: like, way more trouble than i ever had with eo4 and eo:u. those games were really pretty fairly balanced imho
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ZenVulgarity posted:Alright gang what 3ds RPG should I start with Etrian Odyssey 4 is fantastic, and Tales of the Abyss is fairly good (but watch out for missables, get a guide) Celery Face posted:Am I gonna get my rear end kicked? Haven't played Nocturne yet but I didn't get far into Devil Survivor.  It is indeed easy as balls but I can't think of many JRPGs as incredibly fun as SH 2 and 3.
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Jan 24, 2015 00:49
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hubris.height posted:so what you are saying is i am the only person who had difficulty on hard I guess the game might be difficult if you completely abstain from using status effects and hama/mudo and links.
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hubris.height posted:so what you are saying is i am the only person who had difficulty on hard I'm guessing you just didn't run Naoto or you didn't make use of Hama/Mudo stuff for most of the early game. The later half of the game should have been auto pilot even on hard as long as you use the obviously powerful skills. Like I remember a lot of people in the PQ thread were trying to fight things in the second dungeon just using normal attacks and spells and complaining about damage spongoes, when it's clearly intended you just cast Mudo/Hama and they fall over instantly.
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i didn't find out about the strength of panic until the third dungeon final floor, and didn't use naoto after the p3 team shows up and didn't use hama / mudo until the same time  it did get much easier after that, but once i got my link setup on lock it was too strong you're right
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Jan 24, 2015 01:25
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triplexpac posted:I'm drawing a blank... what are the action sequences in battle? I just remember it being a standard ATB RPG with mixing of skills.
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Jan 24, 2015 02:03
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The fact that enemies move around on the field, I'm guessing, so you have to make sure they're all in range before you launch and area attack.
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I'm sure this has been asked a jillion times, but is The Witcher worth playing at this point or should I just skip to 2?
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Legend of Mana mostly feels like a side-scrolling brawler but with quests. Some of the giant bosses even kinda feel like the wrestler boss from the Simpsons Arcade Game where you can out-manuever them and juggle them because they're so slow. It is relatively non linear in that you keep getting access to more and new locations no matter which quests you take, so you can kind of just play however you feel like, unless you really want to make a beeline for the end of the game, in which case you have to one of three different quest paths. I also tried a little of Magical Starsign and the text speed is so loving slow that it is draining my will to play it. I played some Nostalgia and despite it having the thinnest and most vanilla characterization, I am playing that more, because the combat is quick, you start out with an airship, and it seems more tailored to small sessions. And the text speed is not appearing one letter every 30 seconds like Starsign. The 7th Guest fucked around with this message at 10:00 on Jan 24, 2015 |
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DACK FAYDEN posted:I'm sure this has been asked a jillion times, but is The Witcher worth playing at this point or should I just skip to 2? I think it is but my tolerance level for repetition is higher than most. The Witcher is a slow rear end burn with a great end game chapter and villain but seriously, slow slow burn. Play through Chapter 1 a bit. If you think to yourself "I'm tired of running around in circles talking to assholes and killing easy monsters" skip to the sequel. The gameplay will not change. I don't know if there's a good LP but if one catches your attention watch it. The penultimate chapter is really boring and unassuming then poo poo hits the fan in the final chapter where all your in-game choices merge together. It's a great lightbulb moment. al-azad fucked around with this message at 10:12 on Jan 24, 2015 |
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Jan 24, 2015 10:10
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DACK FAYDEN posted:I'm sure this has been asked a jillion times, but is The Witcher worth playing at this point or should I just skip to 2? It's a solid RPG bogged down by a -lot- of running around. If you decide to try it mod the running speed to 3x normal, I found the game a lot more enjoyable like that.
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Don't know if I should make a new thread for this, but I think it will just interest those already reading this thread. I'm the editor of the CRPG Book Project, a crowd-sourced project to compile the history of computer role-playing games into a free e-book, with over 300 games and various industry personalities sharing their passion. This isn't just a wacky, empty boast - We released last month a 100-page preview .pdf, with reviews from people like Chris Avellone (tons of RPGs), Tim Cain (Fallout & Arcanum), Ian S. Frazier (Mass Effect 4) and Scorpia (ex-CGW). I didn't see this being debated anywhere on the forums, so I would really like to share this with you guys and hear your thoughts. 
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Since PQ came up, I have a bit of a question. What's a really good yet really easy RPG? Not easy as in "If you do X then Y then you can break the game", just generally easy. The Mario games?
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HGH posted:Since PQ came up, I have a bit of a question. What's a really good yet really easy RPG? Not easy as in "If you do X then Y then you can break the game", just generally easy. What platforms do you own or want to play a game on?
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Jan 24, 2015 16:24
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HGH posted:Since PQ came up, I have a bit of a question. What's a really good yet really easy RPG? Not easy as in "If you do X then Y then you can break the game", just generally easy. Well most people don't think it's 'really good' but I know I do.
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Jan 24, 2015 16:34
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Only good thing Mystic Quest has is music.
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HGH posted:Since PQ came up, I have a bit of a question. What's a really good yet really easy RPG? Not easy as in "If you do X then Y then you can break the game", just generally easy. paper mario is easy and chill, yes.
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Jan 24, 2015 16:36
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al-azad posted:What platforms do you own or want to play a game on? Oh I'm not looking for anything right now, I'm just wondering aloud. So basically anything from the last 25 years or so.
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Jan 24, 2015 16:41
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HGH posted:Since PQ came up, I have a bit of a question. What's a really good yet really easy RPG? Not easy as in "If you do X then Y then you can break the game", just generally easy. Phantasy Star IV
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Jan 24, 2015 16:43
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Jan 24, 2015 16:47
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Pretty much any FF game from the SNES upwards. The only ones I can think of that are even remotely challenging are 5, 12 and maybe 13 if you're not paying attention.
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Sakurazuka posted:Pretty much any FF game from the SNES upwards. The only ones I can think of that are even remotely challenging are 5, 12 and maybe 13 if you're not paying attention. he said he wanted a game that was good as well as easy, you dumbass
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Sakurazuka posted:Pretty much any FF game from the SNES upwards. The only ones I can think of that are even remotely challenging are 5, 12 and maybe 13 if you're not paying attention. FFIX can be challenging too. You lose your healer for a good stretch, and if you don't pick up the optional party member AND have them learn White Wind, you're going to have a rough time of it. Not to mention one of the dungeons outright blocks all magic use.
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FFIX's hardest moment is convincing yourself to keep playing after your entire party gets Heat-ed and dies because the animations are so slow they all had moves queued up.
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Yeaaaaah, let me once again point out NOT 13. NOT EVEN ONCE. Sequel's good so far, though. When I got to the tutorial and it was hammy and over the top I already knew I was gonna be in for something much better than what came before.
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Mr. Sunabouzu posted:It's a solid RPG bogged down by a -lot- of running around. If you decide to try it mod the running speed to 3x normal, I found the game a lot more enjoyable like that.
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HGH posted:Since PQ came up, I have a bit of a question. What's a really good yet really easy RPG? Not easy as in "If you do X then Y then you can break the game", just generally easy. Pretty much any of the Gust games. There's a few stinkers in there (Mana Khemia 2 and Ar Tonelico 3) but they all run on the easy side and a lot of them a pretty enjoyable.
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HGH posted:Since PQ came up, I have a bit of a question. What's a really good yet really easy RPG? Not easy as in "If you do X then Y then you can break the game", just generally easy. Again, Shadow Hearts 2, presuming you have decent rhythm and timing. You won't get a game over unless you actively try, but the game has a great soundtrack, good story, is full of detail, and also super funny. And yeah, Gust's games. MK1 is pretty good.
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The first two Suikoden games are ridiculously easy, and the best thing is, the game levels up any underleveled character to the rest of the party within 2-3 fights, so you can mix and match however you like. Some of the Unite attacks are ridiculously overpowered and none of the bosses have a particularly large amount of HP.
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corn in the bible posted:he said he wanted a game that was good as well as easy, you dumbass Okay then, forget FF8.
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So based on the thread o got brave default smt iv (for the setting) fire emblem awakening I started fa awakening on lunitic Ive never played a fa game before I think I'm gonna dial things back Does the permadeath change the storyline at all? And I got that odyssey game after watching some vids it seems super neat
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lunatic is kind of bullshit even for veterans, honestly. It's basically relying on Frederick for the entire game. Permadeath doesn't change the story at all. Heck, half the units in the game don't even 'die' when they die, they just get handwaved as having gotten a serious injury and retreat, so they can still show up in cutscenes.
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Unlike most games where the hardest difficulty is still manageable to a degree, Fire Emblem's hardest difficulties are usually really bullshit on a super-high numbers design. You should really play on Hard, that's the recommended difficulty I would say to do.
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If you like South Park then Stick of Truth is both stupidly easy and like playing a lost season of the show.
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Yeah, I just got through playing Stick of Truth, and it's definitely easy, and quite fun. Might as well second the Gust catalogue too.
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The frame rate in Atelier Ayesha Plus is downright terrible. Loading times take forever. People fade into scenes when you get within ten feet of them. I'm guessing the PS3 original didn't have these kinds of technical issues?
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Jan 25, 2015 06:38
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The Machine posted:The frame rate in Atelier Ayesha Plus is downright terrible. Loading times take forever. People fade into scenes when you get within ten feet of them. I'm guessing the PS3 original didn't have these kinds of technical issues? It had issues but not anywhere as bad. The Atelier games are really an example of the Vita's shortcomings as a system. They're straight ports of PS3 games and the system really struggles with them. Over time they've improved the ports. (Ayesha is a lot better than Meruru for example) but they're just not really designed for it.
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ImpAtom posted:It had issues but not anywhere as bad. I think it's more like Gust can't optimize worth a poo poo. Or maybe they just don't care. Mana Khemia on PSP was practically unplayable even with the game installed. I wouldn't be surprised if the framerate actually dipped in the single digits. Haven't seen a port that bad since Grandia 2 on PS2. Other developers don't seem to be having any issues. P4 Golden is solid as hell. Akiba's Trip has slightly lower character volume than the PS3 version but doesn't run any worse.
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al-azad posted:I think it's more like Gust can't optimize worth a poo poo. Or maybe they just don't care. Mana Khemia on PSP was practically unplayable even with the game installed. I wouldn't be surprised if the framerate actually dipped in the single digits. Haven't seen a port that bad since Grandia 2 on PS2. Akiba's Trip PSV ran really goddamn bad and that was for a game that already ran pretty bad. PS4 golden was solid but also is a port of a PS2 game, not a PS3 game, even if they modified it. I mean it isn't just Gust. Almost all the PS3 ports run pretty bad on the Vita, aside from a few of the simpler games. If they could trivially port PS3 games I imagine they'd be doing so. ImpAtom fucked around with this message at 07:09 on Jan 25, 2015 |
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