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Captain Baal
Oct 23, 2010

I Failed At Anime 2022
I think 6 is pretty strong prior to them leaving the prison, but even then the later parts of the prison stuff really drag and don't do anything. It has an aggressively mediocre villain who shows signs of personality, but those are sacrificed so he can be a generic smug jojo villain. Its biggest strength is the central 3 characters are really cool and good and dynamic and Weather Report is cool too, but it doesn't do enough with them in the second half and a lot fo them fall to the wayside as Pucci becomes a more and more prevalent character.

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Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!
I am so upset for some reason that A Town where you live and Good Ending are in Yakuza 5. And to a lesser extend, Countrouble.

Perfect Potato
Mar 4, 2009
I thought SBR dropped the ball with the supporting cast. Too many unceremonious deaths and dropped characters. Like Poco seems like he solely exists to be a punchline for the epilogue and then there was that old guy who was purely a red herring for that one fight.

Do not even ask
Apr 8, 2008


Andrast posted:

Which parts are worse than 3?

Part 5 only, really. It basically follows the exact same formula as part 3 except the villain is super lame and the fight with them at the end is a complete letdown.

ZenMasterBullshit
Nov 2, 2011

Restaurant de Nouvelles "À Table" Proudly Presents:
A Climactic Encounter Ending on 1 Negate and a Dream

Perfect Potato posted:

Like Poco seems like he solely exists to be a punchline for the epilogue

It seems that way because that's exactly what it was.

Captain Baal
Oct 23, 2010

I Failed At Anime 2022
I would definitely rate Part 5 higher than some of the other parts because it knows its strengths and plays to them a lot. So much of it just oozes style and so many of the fights are cool and inventive and as dumb as everything gets once they enter the coliseum, the chapter where Requiem walks out of the Coliseum is one of the most amazing things Araki has written. It's just unfortunate the actual fight is stupid and full of shenanigans.

Do not even ask
Apr 8, 2008


When part 5 get something right, it's spectacular, like the execution squad fights, but it drops the ball stone hard on a lot of things like giving Trish anything to do beyond the worst and most boring fight in Jojo history.

Captain Baal
Oct 23, 2010

I Failed At Anime 2022
Oh yeah Trish is boring as poo poo. It definitely has an issue with giving its cast something to do since despite being the protagonist, Giorno does not get nearly as much action as Bruno does and the group doesn't really feel like this tightly wound unit despite what some earlier chapters imply.

Ruggington
Apr 21, 2012

I'm excited to see part 5 animated so I can experience Part Five, The Fifth Part of the Jojo's Bizarre Adventures Franchise

Indecisive
May 6, 2007


Matt please save me from this anime hell

RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012




Foxhound posted:

Yuruyuri is the only anime anyone need.

Rody One Half
Feb 18, 2011

Indecisive posted:

Matt please save me from this anime hell

Metal Wolf is up

Captain Baal
Oct 23, 2010

I Failed At Anime 2022
Noted not anime Metal Wolf Chaos

MorningMoon
Dec 29, 2013

He's been tapping into Aunt May's bank account!
Didn't I kill him with a HELICOPTER?
DNN is magical. Also forgot that the crux of the plot is :doom: Richaaards!

Rody One Half
Feb 18, 2011

Baal posted:

Noted not anime Metal Wolf Chaos
I'll not permit slander of Michael Wilson

DPM
Feb 23, 2015

TAKE ME HOME
I'LL CHECK YA BUM FOR GRUBS
Naroots: Friendship is Jutsu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0woZR8pH6A4

E: Distract These Bitches While I Go To Jail Gaiden

DPM fucked around with this message at 22:15 on Jan 10, 2016

Gyro Zeppeli
Jul 19, 2012

sure hope no-one throws me off a bridge

We have to start referring to Woolie as "Nearly 300lbs of Shy Wool".

Depths
Apr 15, 2009

SENPAI

my reaction to people here talking about watching naruto

Captain Invictus
Apr 5, 2005

Try reading some manga!


Clever Betty

Depths posted:


my reaction to people here talking about watching naruto

a chocobo given human form

Al-Saqr
Nov 11, 2007

One Day I Will Return To Your Side.
Guys, I just watched todays Yakuza 5 Video.

Is it me, or is it the greatest game ever made. holy poo poo. it's literally everything: the game.

DPM
Feb 23, 2015

TAKE ME HOME
I'LL CHECK YA BUM FOR GRUBS

Al-Saqr posted:

Guys, I just watched todays Yakuza 5 Video.

Is it me, or is it the greatest game ever made. holy poo poo. it's literally everything: the game.

Full LP or we riot



e:
Now, come, Zaibatsu Thread, and we will play a game called
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0CtU8_Den0
and what does he do?

Improbable Lobster
Jan 6, 2012

"From each according to his ability" said Ares. It sounded like a quotation.
Buglord
Why are so many of Naruto's teachers perverts

MorningMoon
Dec 29, 2013

He's been tapping into Aunt May's bank account!
Didn't I kill him with a HELICOPTER?
It's a village of child soldiers, you gotta get them into the raunchy poo poo right away so they can make more child soldiers before dying. The ones that survive get into porn since there's rarely anybody else left alive their age.

cmykJester
Feb 16, 2011

by Nyc_Tattoo
Just watched the Yakuza 5 video and gently caress I have to buy it now. Too bad there isn't a physical copy because I'm already over my data limit this month.

TexMexFoodbaby
Sep 6, 2011

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

ArmyOfMidgets posted:

It's a village of child soldiers, you gotta get them into the raunchy poo poo right away so they can make more child soldiers before dying. The ones that survive get into porn since there's rarely anybody else left alive their age.

gently caress that might be the actual explanation.

lets hang out
Jan 10, 2015

re yakuza 5

Frabba posted:

I wonder if they're doing a callback to Hajime no Ippo, one of the major characters in it also fights a bear, and is voiced by the same VA as Saejima https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJQLQK7tsUc

Yardbomb
Jul 11, 2011

What's with the eh... bretonnian dance, sir?

Yakuza 5 and the previous games for that matter were/are fantastic.

But after 5, now I begin the terrible wait for Yakuza 0 in 2017, when we go back to Kiryu and Majima in the 80's :frogc00l:

Rody One Half
Feb 18, 2011

There is no way it's actually going to be 2017

ThisIsACoolGuy
Nov 2, 2010

Shaped like a friend

"So who's your daddy Matt"

"I don't know"

Was hoping the video would just end there with back to Zanarkand playing

MorningMoon
Dec 29, 2013

He's been tapping into Aunt May's bank account!
Didn't I kill him with a HELICOPTER?
When I eventually get a PS4 after moving I'm definitely getting Yakuza 5

Oxxidation
Jul 22, 2007

ArmyOfMidgets posted:

When I eventually get a PS4 after moving I'm definitely getting Yakuza 5

Pretty sure it's a PS3 exclusive, unless there's a joke I'm missing.

And in any case the joke is on me because I only have a PS4 and the Yakuza series is forever beyond my reach.

Rody One Half
Feb 18, 2011

Oxxidation posted:

Pretty sure it's a PS3 exclusive, unless there's a joke I'm missing.

And in any case the joke is on me because I only have a PS4 and the Yakuza series is forever beyond my reach.

0 and the Remake of Y1 are both crossgen

lets hang out
Jan 10, 2015

lol if you aren't importing kiwami when it comes out in japan next week

hype https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ONU9UavZtE better vid!

lets hang out fucked around with this message at 06:41 on Jan 11, 2016

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

You Win!
Oh that's how you do a best friends metal wolf chaos LP

have Liam on controls

MorningMoon
Dec 29, 2013

He's been tapping into Aunt May's bank account!
Didn't I kill him with a HELICOPTER?

Oxxidation posted:

Pretty sure it's a PS3 exclusive, unless there's a joke I'm missing.

And in any case the joke is on me because I only have a PS4 and the Yakuza series is forever beyond my reach.

Well gently caress me then.

Scrap Dragon
Oct 6, 2013

SECRET TECHNIQUE:
DARK SHADOW
BLACK FALLEN ANGEL!


I fully support Who's Your Daddy Fisticuffs

ApeHawk
Jun 6, 2010

All the NPCs will look up and shout, "Do this quest!"
and I'll whisper, "Sure, why not."
Matt, if you're interested, here's how the enemy types work based on the party members that can take them on in FFX:

The tiny four-legged enemies (dogs, lizards, etc.) have high magic defense (which is why Lulu can't do much against them) high agility, but low defense, which means any character that has high enough agility (Titus) can go up against them. Wakka and Kimahri can, too, but Wakka deals less damage than Titus and Kimahri is a bit slower. Auron can't do anything to them because he's at the old old age of 30-something and slow as gently caress.

Flyers (birds, eyebats, etc) have high evasion, so characters that have high accuracy have the best chance against them. This is why Wakka, being a ranged physical attacker, is best against them and why they typically have low HP. Lulu can tangle with them, too, but most have elemental resistances.

Armored fiends (big lizards, etc.) just have a special buff that gives them higher defense against non-piercing weapons. Auron and Kimahri are the ones meant to fight them, but Auron has way more attack, which is why they also have big HP pools. Again, some can be taken on by Lulu, but they have ranging magical defense stats, so it's best just to keep Auron in the frontline.

Magic fiends (flans, elementals, bombs) have high defense but low magic defense, catered to being fodder for Lulu. Physical weapons with elemental-strike buffs can do more damage, but I believe they still do weak damage to them.

Big dudes (Garudas and such) have medium defense, magic defense, physical attack, etc. and high HP. Now, this is meant to bring Yuna out to Summon her big dudes, but you can still just blind/silence lock them and deal with them with your normal party members.

And then there are other fiends (shrooms, basilisks, etc) that don't fall into these categories but still have their own mechanics you need to get a feel for.


In fact, the way FFX sets up with party members is kinda neat.

Titus is the quick-hitter of the party. He hits foes fast, allows the team to easily flee battles, and gives the team, um, bleetzbol-based buffs (Haste, Higher Attack, Higher Defense, etc.) A great combo, since he can get the team ready for long battles right out the gate. He also gains access to Slow. Okay, he's the time-mage, which is kinda fitting, looking at how he came into his predicament.

Wakka is the ranged attacker and crowd-controller. He can't hit hard, but he can hit far, and gets access to blinds, silence, etc. Again, best for long battles. He has his own buff he can apply to the party (Aim = Higher Accuracy) but it's not worth taking or using.

Lulu is the black mage. That's pretty much it. She can increase the team's evasion.

Yuna is the summoner and white mage. Heals, cures ailments, increases magic defense, dispels effects, and has Nul-spells to deflect certain elemental spells for the party. Also has a higher magic stat than Lulu (for Cure to heal more, pretty much), which is why she can take over as the black mage later in the game.

Auron is the tank and debuffer. Slow but hits hard, higher HP than the rest, and decreases the foe's stats with his skills. Can even take an attack for another party member.

Kimarhi is the blue mage and jack-of-all-trades. Learns special abilities from foes, has spear for flyers and armored fiends (cuz it's long...and pointy...yeah, I dunno), and he's completely useless. He's a filler role. Again, fitting for his role in the story...

We have one other enemy type and one other party member, but that's for next time.




Okay, go back to your animes and baby vs. daddy games.

BravestOfTheLamps
Oct 12, 2012

by FactsAreUseless
Lipstick Apathy
I reallt appreciate your videos, whos your daddy certainly brightened up my day and David Bowie is dead

PaletteSwappedNinja
Jun 3, 2008

One Nation, Under God.
Omikron: The Nomad Soul full LP. It's what he would have wanted.

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Foxhound
Sep 5, 2007
I finished the Bloodborne LP last night.
There is a high chance that Radio Yharnam is the funniest thing on the channel.

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