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ACES CURE PLANES posted:Well now I feel weird that my favorite Atelier (that actually has Atelier in the name) is still Totori. E&L has better gameplay, and Ayesha has better supporting characters, but I liked Totori as a protagonist more than the others, so it's still my favorite.
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ImpAtom posted:I would like Meruru the most of the Arland games if not for the frigging Rorona thing in it which is just The Worst. Yeah, I could've done without that part, but it didn't bother me enough to drag down the rest of the game. ACES CURE PLANES posted:Well now I feel weird that my favorite Atelier (that actually has Atelier in the name) is still Totori. If Totori's timeline was more relaxed/forgiving, it would be my favorite. Unfortunately, it affects my entire playthrough, unlike say the Rorona parts of Meruru which I can just ignore while playing the rest of the game.
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# ? Jan 24, 2017 20:35 |
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I beat Totori once and then dropped it because the game didn't let me keep the gear that increased travel speed and reduced harvest time on a new game+. That was the only thing I wanted from a new game+ . In Meruru you do get to keep it so it was much more relaxing to replay.
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# ? Jan 24, 2017 20:41 |
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SelenicMartian posted:Is Toukiden any different from all the other MonHun-likes? It's a looooooooooooot quicker and I'd say the controls are probably the tightest. As far as actual gameplay goes, it's probably the closest to MonHun of all the clones, the main differences are you actually get more AI teammates than just a Felyne or two and the controls are more Musou-y than MonHun. Also it's super satisfying to pull off the gauntlet special move when you just turn into a pendulum of fists and screenshakes.
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# ? Jan 24, 2017 21:26 |
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Mason Dixon posted:If Totori's timeline was more relaxed/forgiving, it would be my favorite. Unfortunately, it affects my entire playthrough, unlike say the Rorona parts of Meruru which I can just ignore while playing the rest of the game. tbh I felt Totori's timeline was more forgiving than both Meruru and Rorona's (especially Rorona's. That one kept dragging me back to town for deadlines when all I wanted was to explore). Though of course how restrictive the timeline is depends entirely on how quickly you craft the quick movement item, the quick gathering item, and the teleportation item. Do it fast and you'll easily have a year left over before it's time to build the boat, and another year left over before the end of the game.
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U-DO Burger posted:tbh I felt Totori's timeline was more forgiving than both Meruru and Rorona's (especially Rorona's. That one kept dragging me back to town for deadlines when all I wanted was to explore). Though of course how restrictive the timeline is depends entirely on how quickly you craft the quick movement item, the quick gathering item, and the teleportation item. Do it fast and you'll easily have a year left over before it's time to build the boat, and another year left over before the end of the game. Totori was my first Atelier game, and it sounds like I would not have had the timeline complaint if I had any previous experience with the series. I basically did NG blind, no guides/walkthroughs/forum advice, so I had no clue how important the reduce time/movement would be. I mean, several in-game years sounded like a ton of time for me to do whatever, wander back and forth across the map at my leisure and still get everything done . When that proved very wrong, I figured I would do better on NG+ since I had eventually made the quick items in NG, until: AG3 posted:I beat Totori once and then dropped it because the game didn't let me keep the gear that increased travel speed and reduced harvest time on a new game+. That was the only thing I wanted from a new game+ . In Meruru you do get to keep it so it was much more relaxing to replay. Yeah, at that point, I decided I still really liked Totori but I needed to take a break and play some other games. Not surprisingly, next time I played an Atelier game it was Meruru.
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# ? Jan 24, 2017 21:59 |
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atelier games have time limits? do they all have that?
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Manatee Cannon posted:atelier games have time limits? do they all have that? they've phased then out. by eschatology they're functionally non-existent and by Shallie they're literally non-existent
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# ? Jan 24, 2017 22:03 |
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Besides Shallie and Sophie, yeah. In the first two Dusk games it's just a structural thing, to the point that most people sleep off the last months of E&L. Firis brings it back for the initial goal of becoming a certified alchemist.
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Anora posted:Oh... MK is an Atelier game? Wait, atelier plays like Mana Khemia? That's a very good checkmark in the Pro Atelier section then.
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EPIC fat guy vids posted:Wait, atelier plays like Mana Khemia? That's a very good checkmark in the Pro Atelier section then. It depends. The combat system isn't identical but it's similar (time cards/combos/all that but with various gimmicks) but the alchemy and item collecting and all that is in the same vein, yeah.
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# ? Jan 25, 2017 06:36 |
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EPIC fat guy vids posted:Wait, atelier plays like Mana Khemia? That's a very good checkmark in the Pro Atelier section then. the arland games are a fair bit simpler but yeah for the dusk games, at least as far as i remember mana khemia
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# ? Jan 25, 2017 06:37 |
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Make bombs, smoke weed, eat cake, play Atelier!
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# ? Jan 25, 2017 09:54 |
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I wanted to finish Cyber Sleuth tonight but holy poo poo this final boss is just unfair. It's just a speed check to see if you can kill the adds before they spam your team into oblivion.
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 06:28 |
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Does Cyber Sleuth have a boss that can remove your party members with no way to bring them back? How's portable Necrodancer?
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 06:45 |
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SelenicMartian posted:Does Cyber Sleuth have a boss that can remove your party members with no way to bring them back? Necrodancer seems just fine but I am bad at it.
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 18:35 |
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SelenicMartian posted:Does Cyber Sleuth have a boss that can remove your party members with no way to bring them back? Not that I remember. There are a few who can instakill your Digimon or kick them back into your reserves, but there are usually ways around it.
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 18:40 |
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The additional scenes they added to Shallie plus feel like the Shallies shouldn't even be there and they were given a line just to make them relevant. It's like they're supposed to be saying what the audience should be thinking.
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 19:51 |
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Dehry posted:The additional scenes they added to Shallie plus feel like the Shallies shouldn't even be there and they were given a line just to make them relevant. It's like they're supposed to be saying what the audience should be thinking. They were pretty irrelevant in the first version as well. They pretty much just bumbled around until Keithgriff told them what to do. Also, Ayesha cures the mom instead of the game letting the main characters do it.
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 21:38 |
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just got my vita set up with adrenaline. feels good, esp since my psp bit the dust a few months ago. gonna play so much half minute hero
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 22:22 |
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I bought Atelier Ayesha on the recommendation of this thread and really enjoyed it. It looks like I should get the 2nd one in that series, Escha & Logy, next. Is the vita port better, or the ps3 version?
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 11:20 |
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As per usual Vita stuff has a bit more content, but not huge amounts, but a worse framerate. So it depends which you care about more really. The PS3 version also has a few translation errors that never got fixed which I think were in the Vita version, but don't quote me on that.
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Sakurazuka posted:As per usual Vita stuff has a bit more content, but not huge amounts, but a worse framerate. So it depends which you care about more really. The PS3 version also has a few translation errors that never got fixed which I think were in the Vita version, but don't quote me on that. Ok, thanks, so the framerate is not a big deal? Do these games ever go on sale?
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 11:32 |
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It's not huge but it also bothers some people more than others so. They go on sale pretty regularly I think.
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redreader posted:Ok, thanks, so the framerate is not a big deal? Do these games ever go on sale? It's just your preference. Since it's not an action game it doesn't affect gameplay really. Here's what's added in the vita version: http://www.koeitecmoamerica.com/escha-logy-plus/add01.php (DLC party members, costumes, new bosses, a few new events)
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redreader posted:Ok, thanks, so the framerate is not a big deal? Do these games ever go on sale? They don't do random sales but usually the Golden Week sales and Holiday sales bring a $20 sale. Speaking of which, I finished a run of Atelier Shallie Plus. The ending change wasn't too drastic but at least filled some plot holes. They just plant Flameu's seed and Linca's voice was added to the final boss.
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 21:51 |
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It took me months to realize it but apparently keeping your finger on the back touch pad prevents Vita from turning the screen dark when you let go of the useful controls in cutscenes.
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SelenicMartian posted:It took me months to realize it but apparently keeping your finger on the back touch pad prevents Vita from turning the screen dark when you let go of the useful controls in cutscenes. Had my Vita since it came out and never knew this. I just got into the habit of poking the analog stick occasionally during long periods of no player input. It was a nuisance, but to be honest I think the only games where I ran into auto-dimming were FFX HD, World of Final Fantasy, and I think Conception 2 (because I put the text on auto-advance for a while). They never did add the ability to turn that option off though, did they? "What doesn't kill ya... usually succeeds in the second attempt." - Mr. Krabs
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SelenicMartian posted:It took me months to realize it but apparently keeping your finger on the back touch pad prevents Vita from turning the screen dark when you let go of the useful controls in cutscenes. I forget the back touch pad exists until I'm forced to use it.
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# ? Jan 30, 2017 02:56 |
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I started hitting it after buying injustice from the last flash sale. Having to hit the analog stick every time a movie played got really annoying considering the large amount of them in story mode.
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# ? Jan 30, 2017 19:45 |
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Finally beat Dangan Ronpa 2 - it was quite the ride. Some pretty good reveals, and the final chapter had me grinning like an idiot.
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# ? Jan 30, 2017 20:08 |
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Man i still have to beat DR2 after doing like the first chapter about 2 years ago, it's that awkward thing where I don't know if I should start again because i won't remember it or maybe that would be too boring and i'd be fine to just carry on where i left off and I end up just not playing it at all after all the indecision
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# ? Jan 31, 2017 02:15 |
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Start over. Anything longer than a couple of months and you'll have forgotten the subtleties of whatever game you were playing.
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Wandle Cax posted:Man i still have to beat DR2 after doing like the first chapter about 2 years ago, it's that awkward thing where I don't know if I should start again because i won't remember it or maybe that would be too boring and i'd be fine to just carry on where i left off and I end up just not playing it at all after all the indecision i played the first chapter of dr2 like 3 times because of this and it was all worth it when i finally stuck it out. start over.
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# ? Jan 31, 2017 04:54 |
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Just heads up to Shallie players, the Life Goals and side goals are incorrectly pasted. Gotta love "Break 100 Barrels" actually being "Craft 100 Sundries."
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# ? Jan 31, 2017 06:16 |
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The ps3 version always displayed the last goal you accomplished instead of your current. Could it be the same issue? It's the strangest design decision I've ever seen.
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Renoistic posted:The ps3 version always displayed the last goal you accomplished instead of your current. Could it be the same issue? It's the strangest design decision I've ever seen. Nope, tested it out over several chapters. Legitimately wrong entries. Not enough to cause issues but odd enough to catch every once in a while. Not surprising, every Plus version has some sort of major glitch.
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# ? Jan 31, 2017 06:41 |
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So like, are there any stores that sell physical Vita games anymore or is it all online only? I don't really like having packages sent to where I live but I still like having physical media as I am a curmudgeon. I live in the US.
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# ? Jan 31, 2017 15:23 |
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mandatory lesbian posted:So like, are there any stores that sell physical Vita games anymore or is it all online only? I don't really like having packages sent to where I live but I still like having physical media as I am a curmudgeon. Only GameStop
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Sea Sponge Run posted:if you are male you prolly won't like atelier lol
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