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iastudent posted:Getting in my Vita copy of Stranger of Sword City tomorrow (thanks NISA store!). Digging the art style from the screenshots. It was a PC game to begin with. I mean, I can't say for certain there aren't improvements from the Vita version they're backporting, but it's a translation, not a port. (Technically I suppose the 360 version came out first by about a month or something but anyway.)
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Apr 24, 2016 18:58
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Electric Phantasm posted:I like Red XIII ng really hard to pass off as a human on the boat. The remake better include this.
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Apr 24, 2016 19:13
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exquisite tea posted:I think it told a much more focused story than most other FFs and was super ambitious but good lord it's a hard game to look at now. Im glad it is getting a remake now. I also hated everything to do with Red XIII but I'm not sure how much of a gaming sacrilege that is. I'm surprised that a lot of people seem to think it looks hideous now. I think it holds up really well, particularly in battle
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Apr 24, 2016 19:20
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Paperhouse posted:I'm surprised that a lot of people seem to think it looks hideous now. I think it holds up really well, particularly in battle The lego look is part of the charm, I think.-
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Apr 24, 2016 19:32
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Sakurazuka posted:Red XIII is a cool dog/lion thing, what's not to like? I just kind of hate all magical child type characters in RPGs. Chaos from Xenosaga, Cole from DA:I, there's just something about that particular archetype that always makes me groan.
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Apr 24, 2016 20:47
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Red XIII's arc was kind of a big side-track and I didn't really think it illuminated much on the greater story. The whole thing about his tribe and father and all that didn't really hit home because he was a character that just randomly showed up having no connections to anyone other than being thrown in a capsule with aerith for a few brief moments. I feel the same way about Yuffie. All of the other characters are pretty soundly tied in to the overall plot.
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Apr 24, 2016 21:05
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Eh? Red XIII's plot was pretty central to the "humans are loving up the planet' themes the story was so heavily about. He both represents basically the only non-human viewpoint in the party and is an excuse for the game to bring up its environmentalism themes.
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Apr 24, 2016 21:08
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thark posted:It was a PC game to begin with. I mean, I can't say for certain there aren't improvements from the Vita version they're backporting, but it's a translation, not a port. I wasn't aware there was a PC version to begin with, but I guess with the recent RPG releases on Vita that's not exactly a surprise (Operation Abyss was the same way). I do find it interesting though that, according to that article, it's also on XB1 but there doesn't seem to be a PS3/PS4 version as of yet.
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Apr 24, 2016 21:09
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ImpAtom posted:Eh? Red XIII's plot was pretty central to the "humans are loving up the planet' themes the story was so heavily about. He both represents basically the only non-human viewpoint in the party and is an excuse for the game to bring up its environmentalism themes. I guess it just didn't seem like much new information was brought about. The whole AVALANCHE heavy portion of the game at the very beginning covered all of that at length. e. It's been a while since I played it last, but my takeaway from the Cosmos canyon arc was that it was focused mainly on RedXIII himself and his fate/charge to help Cloud save the planet. LegalPad fucked around with this message at 21:14 on Apr 24, 2016 |
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Apr 24, 2016 21:11
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LegalPad posted:I guess it just didn't seem like much new information was brought about. The whole AVALANCHE heavy portion of the game at the very beginning covered all of that at length. The word "Lifestream" isn't even introduced until you get to Cosmo Canyon. AVALANCHE knows that Shinra is killing the planet but the details and why it matters (and thus setting up Sephiroth's entire Meteor plan) is handled there.
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Apr 24, 2016 21:12
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ImpAtom posted:The word "Lifestream" isn't even introduced until you get to Cosmo Canyon. AVALANCHE knows that Shinra is killing the planet but the details and why it matters (and thus setting up Sephiroth's entire Meteor plan) is handled there. They refer to it as the planets "lifeblood" and "life source" and know that Shinra is draining that source that will kill the planet. Like waaaay in the beginning of the game.
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Apr 24, 2016 21:18
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LegalPad posted:They refer to it as the planets "lifeblood" and "life source" and know that Shinra is draining that source that will kill the planet. Like waaaay in the beginning of the game. Right, but the actual details and information are not something they're informed of. Just that draining Mako energy kills the planet. The details and specifications, which are extremely important to the plot, only come up in Cosmo Canyon.
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Apr 24, 2016 21:23
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iastudent posted:I wasn't aware there was a PC version to begin with, but I guess with the recent RPG releases on Vita that's not exactly a surprise (Operation Abyss was the same way). I do find it interesting though that, according to that article, it's also on XB1 but there doesn't seem to be a PS3/PS4 version as of yet. MS bought exclusivity but let them do a Vita port since they don't have a handheld
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Apr 24, 2016 21:27
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Gwyrgyn Blood posted:Dark Falz does have a point to exist in the story, but you're right in that there really isn't any lead up to him at all. I think in PSG1 there's a couple of throwaway lines throughout the game hinting at there being something up, but that's about it. But wasn't his existence only made meaningful by stuff in the sequels. It's been so long since I played it, and I very well could've missed some stuff, but I don't remember any dialogue regarding him or even hinting at the existence of someone besides the main guy. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
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Apr 24, 2016 21:59
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Didn't see a Bravely Second thread, otherwise I'd ask this there. I have the game, is it worth playing the demo first? I know it's supposed to be content not in the game, but is it actually fun? The first one's demo was just dumb fetch quests in dungeons from the game. Is it actually new content, or like the previous one. Also, is the carryover stuff demo exclusive, or is it something dumb like a longsword.
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Apr 24, 2016 22:08
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FanaticalMilk posted:But wasn't his existence only made meaningful by stuff in the sequels. It's been so long since I played it, and I very well could've missed some stuff, but I don't remember any dialogue regarding him or even hinting at the existence of someone besides the main guy. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. The main thing is there are a few NPCs who mention how Lassic was cool and good for a long time before he became all awful. There's just little hints here and there but nothing major. Lassic mentions Dark Falz by name when you finally get to him. So no you aren't wrong really. The story could have ended at Lassic if they wanted it to, Dark Falz exists just as a twist that there was a horrible evil thing behind it all, and it means a lot more in the context of the series as a whole than it does just from the first game. I think in my mind it just doesn't seem particularly out there because as I said, there's basically 0 actual plot to PS1 anyway. In the case of something like FF9 there's a fair amount of plot going on, and Necron only gets a passing mention half way through the game (where after you promptly forget about him), so it seems a lot more jarring.
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Apr 24, 2016 22:13
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Hackan Slash posted:Didn't see a Bravely Second thread, otherwise I'd ask this there. There is a thread: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3763968
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Apr 24, 2016 22:13
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LegalPad posted:Red XIII's arc was kind of a big side-track and I didn't really think it illuminated much on the greater story. The whole thing about his tribe and father and all that didn't really hit home because he was a character that just randomly showed up having no connections to anyone other than being thrown in a capsule with aerith for a few brief moments. I feel the same way about Yuffie. Barret has become one of my favorite characters. His arc is very central to the themes of the game and is well-told and Barret himself is just a pretty good character once you look passed the Mr. T stuff.
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Apr 24, 2016 22:30
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FanaticalMilk posted:But wasn't his existence only made meaningful by stuff in the sequels. It's been so long since I played it, and I very well could've missed some stuff, but I don't remember any dialogue regarding him or even hinting at the existence of someone besides the main guy. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
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Apr 24, 2016 22:43
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Zereth posted:There was a dream where you fought Dark Falz's face somewhere in the middle of the plot. Which given how bare-bones the plot is makes it a ton of foreshadowing. Wow I totally forgot about that even. And it happens immediately after you first meet the governor, who later gets possessed by Dark Falz too. DF possessing authority figures is kind of a theme for the first
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Apr 24, 2016 22:45
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Hackan Slash posted:Didn't see a Bravely Second thread, otherwise I'd ask this there. Carryovers are all consumables if I recall. I mostly skipped the demo. There are some character interactions you wouldn't see otherwise but the game proper sort of recaps what you need to know.
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Apr 24, 2016 22:47
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if i wanna play one of the older Dragon Quest games which is the dopest? is it 5 like i'm led to believe?
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Apr 24, 2016 23:57
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To the person asking about Necron in FF IX, apparently the official explanation is that he's an entity from the Zero World who was summoned by Kuja's own fear of mortality and his hatred for other life forms. Another translation of Zero World would be Void, so basically he's the Cloud of Darkness to Kuja's Xande. So yeah, he's basically an entity who came from nowhere and he's not connected to the Iifa Tree at all despite some thinking he's the "other side" of Soul Cage. Million Ghosts posted:if i wanna play one of the older Dragon Quest games which is the dopest? is it 5 like i'm led to believe? They're all good. Except 2, which is still pretty good but hard. 5 is the one most people seem to like the most though.
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Apr 25, 2016 00:00
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Million Ghosts posted:if i wanna play one of the older Dragon Quest games which is the dopest? is it 5 like i'm led to believe? I like 7 but I think I'm in the minority. 5 is also good, bonus points if you can play the PS2 version.
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Apr 25, 2016 00:06
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7 is the longest game i have ever played where nothing happens. and if i'm playin' DQ i'm doin' it the old fashioned pixelly as hell way.
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Apr 25, 2016 00:10
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The DS version of 5 is straight up better than the SNES version though!
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Apr 25, 2016 00:31
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Panic! at Nabisco posted:The DS version of 5 is straight up better than the SNES version though! Yeah the DS version of 5 is fantastic.  Deborah
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Apr 25, 2016 00:36
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Verranicus posted:I like 7 but I think I'm in the minority. 5 is also good, bonus points if you can play the PS2 version. DS version has Debora though!
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Apr 25, 2016 00:37
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PS2 version has chibi style 3D graphics and a symphonic soundtrack akin to the western release of Dragon Quest 8, DS version has an extra character and potential wife. Both are better than the SNES version so pick either one.
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Apr 25, 2016 00:53
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Gwyrgyn Blood posted:Wow I totally forgot about that even. And it happens immediately after you first meet the governor, who later gets possessed by Dark Falz too. DF possessing authority figures is kind of a theme for the first Then in 4 he possesses a kickin' rad mustache!
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Apr 25, 2016 02:46
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kirbysuperstar posted:Then in 4 he possesses a kickin' rad mustache! yeah solid snake is pretty cool
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Apr 25, 2016 03:24
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This loving cutscene with Ominas and Artemia is like half an hour long, goddamn.
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Apr 25, 2016 04:49
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 Wow Chaz, you sure are super cool and strong! Oh hey don't mind all these dark/death techs I know, how did those get there haha anyway
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Apr 25, 2016 04:53
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This is probably the point where anyone who likes JRPGs in Europe should just give up and get US accounts on all their consoles and handhelds if they haven't already. (That and it saves on the import tax.)
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Apr 25, 2016 15:44
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Oh, that's pretty bad. Seems like being bought by Sega didn't affect game dev but business relations took a hit instead. I'm curious, was there anything currently in the works? I don't recall SMT4 Apocalypse getting a Europe announcement...
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Apr 25, 2016 16:25
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How does Sega manage to keep loving things up like this?
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Apr 25, 2016 16:40
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Exist Archive IS coming. October? https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/724620735407214592  Unexpected, awesome.
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Apr 25, 2016 17:20
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Who is Wario 64 and why does he know?
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Apr 25, 2016 17:23
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ImpAtom posted:Who is Wario 64 and why does he know? He's saying stuff I want to hear right now so I believe him. According to folk on neogaf he works for GameStop. Gematsu.com is reporting on stuff they're getting from him, so I will tend to trust it for now. 
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