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OddObserver posted:Well, it's Latin from Romn, not Latin from Rome... They just call it Gallic but Gaul is an umbrella term for tons of different Celtic peoples
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OddObserver posted:What did the Gauls originally speak anyway? word salad
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# ? Jul 2, 2021 23:04 |
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Wow the combat in Caligula Effect is really bad.
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# ? Jul 3, 2021 01:24 |
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It sure is. I assume the original Vita version was even worse.
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# ? Jul 3, 2021 02:05 |
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It's kinda cool I guess, it makes the random battles take too long though. Would've been a better game if they had focused on fewer higher quality battles
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# ? Jul 3, 2021 02:10 |
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Having a x4 speed option or something would have made it way better. Might stick with it just to see the story but it did not leave a good first impression after an hour.
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# ? Jul 3, 2021 02:13 |
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Even the biggest caligula fans I know wouldn't have much nice to say about the gameplay
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# ? Jul 3, 2021 02:16 |
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Harrow posted:Anyone familiar with Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi? I saw a Wario64 tweet about it going up for preorder and the art looks cool. I haven't played a first-person dungeon crawler in a while so I'm curious how this one is. I'm missing that dungeon crawling experience in the absence of new Etrian Odyssey games. It's by Experience, which has a long history of making solid if not super innovative dungeon crawlers, so it's probably going to be at least okay.
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# ? Jul 3, 2021 02:21 |
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Motto posted:Even the biggest caligula fans I know wouldn't have much nice to say about the gameplay The best I can say about it is is there is the skeleton of a fun and unique system in there. Making area control and timing matter is pretty interesting in an RPG. But the way it works in Caligula takes to long and is really finnicky
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Skjorte posted:Full disclosure: I'm on friendly terms with the creator (or, well, at least he hasn't given me any indication that the blood altar is calling for my sacrifice), who's been super generous with his time in helping me get my own (unfortunately far less Lynchian) RPG Maker project on track.
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# ? Jul 3, 2021 02:51 |
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Skjorte posted:Full disclosure: I'm on friendly terms with the creator (or, well, at least he hasn't given me any indication that the blood altar is calling for my sacrifice), who's been super generous with his time in helping me get my own (unfortunately far less Lynchian) RPG Maker project on track. Well you can tell him you got him one purchase. I'm in a funk and could use some weird poo poo to snap me out of it. On the other side of things I've been plugging through Dark Deity. I enjoy it when I'm playing it but then I put it down and don't get back to it for a day or 3. ChrisBTY fucked around with this message at 02:59 on Jul 3, 2021 |
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Monstrum Nox is like one of the least word salady titles. Now, let's talk about Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights...
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# ? Jul 3, 2021 07:08 |
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Morpheus posted:Monstrum Nox is like one of the least word salady titles.
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Zereth posted:Well, I grabbed it. Got any basic advice for getting started? System traps to a voi,d or anything? Honestly I don't think there are any system traps if you read the manual. Even Element selection isn't that big of a deal just because there's elemental rings that let you cover other magic anyway. (Though I would frankly take Lightning no matter what from what I see because come on, Spell Haste.) Could probably use a very costly talent reset system, but that's about it. Just... save often. You "will" die. Oh, one thing: talk to the animals. --- Skjorte posted:Full disclosure: I'm on friendly terms with the creator (or, well, at least he hasn't given me any indication that the blood altar is calling for my sacrifice), who's been super generous with his time in helping me get my own (unfortunately far less Lynchian) RPG Maker project on track. I noticed the butterfly in a certain town. I posted something on Steam he might find most murda. No idea if he checks the forums though, and his Discord link is kaput. Tallgeese fucked around with this message at 09:02 on Jul 3, 2021 |
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ChrisBTY posted:Well you can tell him you got him one purchase. I'm in a funk and could use some weird poo poo to snap me out of it. Zereth posted:Well, I grabbed it. Got any basic advice for getting started? System traps to a voi,d or anything? Awesome! Thanks for taking the plunge. If you see a pentagram somewhere, go beat up the mini boss contained within it. Destroying these enemy strongholds is the fastest way to decrease monster activity and growth. On that note, in the mining camp, you can talk to an NPC that will ask you to set up a defense pillar. While not essential, I recommend you get this done before you log too many hours of play, especially if you're not having any luck finding pentagrams to destroy or quests to finish. One major thing that's easy to miss, or brush aside as insignificant, is the Ghost Town. Most of the stats (Population, Happiness, Crime, etc.) you see on the Continue Game screen directly relate to this mini game. Talk to an elderly gentleman on the side of the road between South and North Kattis to trigger the quest, then go west to visit the town and get briefed on how it works. From then on, you just check in every now and again (make sure to activate the fast-travel crystal! These are pretty easy to miss in general, but you'll want to activate 'em all) to get your salary, buy items at a 10% discount, and put to use whatever Population points you've collected. The town also has a sphere grid-type talent system, an optional NPC party member, as well as an option to respec skill points for each character. The manual that Tallgeese mentioned is a pretty comprehensive BeforeIplay for Wooden Ocean. Tallgeese posted:I noticed the butterfly in a certain town. I posted something on Steam he might find most murda. No idea if he checks the forums though, and his Discord link is kaput. He's been very quiet while working on the latest update, but I think he does read and take into account all Steam feedback, so I expect you'll see him writing in tongues at you eventually. Previous attempts at avoiding the disaster that the butterfly speaks of seem to have clashed with whatever magic goo he's had to put in there to pull off the faux 3D scenes without everything exploding.
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Morpheus posted:Now, let's talk about Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights...
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# ? Jul 3, 2021 15:24 |
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ExcessBLarg! posted:I'm five hours in and it's a great game that more of you should be playing. It's a Metroidvania and not an RPG though. The best metroidvanias are the ones that are rpgs. Ender Lilies is still pretty good though.
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# ? Jul 3, 2021 15:38 |
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What's a good hidden gem jrpg? I wanna get into a really big and dense jrpg, but I've tried or beaten most of the big blockbuster stuff of the last decade that people recommend. I tried some of the Falcom games, but couldn't really get into either of the translated Trails series.
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Elswyyr posted:What's a good hidden gem jrpg? I wanna get into a really big and dense jrpg, but I've tried or beaten most of the big blockbuster stuff of the last decade that people recommend. I tried some of the Falcom games, but couldn't really get into either of the translated Trails series.
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Elswyyr posted:What's a good hidden gem jrpg? I wanna get into a really big and dense jrpg, but I've tried or beaten most of the big blockbuster stuff of the last decade that people recommend. I tried some of the Falcom games, but couldn't really get into either of the translated Trails series. Lost Oddysey
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# ? Jul 3, 2021 18:33 |
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I always rec Ogre Battle 64 but I admit it's pretty niche
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# ? Jul 3, 2021 18:36 |
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Endorph posted:Have you played any of the Tales games? I wouldn't really describe them as blockbusters but theyre bigger than Trails. Played and loved Berseria, but I'm hearing it's by far the best one. I'd try Lost Odyssey, but I don't have a 360.
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Elswyyr posted:What's a good hidden gem jrpg? I wanna get into a really big and dense jrpg, but I've tried or beaten most of the big blockbuster stuff of the last decade that people recommend. I tried some of the Falcom games, but couldn't really get into either of the translated Trails series. Final Fantasy, OP.
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# ? Jul 3, 2021 19:26 |
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Elswyyr posted:What's a good hidden gem jrpg? I wanna get into a really big and dense jrpg, but I've tried or beaten most of the big blockbuster stuff of the last decade that people recommend. I tried some of the Falcom games, but couldn't really get into either of the translated Trails series. sting's department heaven series is one of my go-to recs: riviera the promised land, yggdra union (which got its own spinoff series), knights in the nightmare, and gungnir (haven't actually played this one)
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Elswyyr posted:What's a good hidden gem jrpg? I wanna get into a really big and dense jrpg, but I've tried or beaten most of the big blockbuster stuff of the last decade that people recommend. I tried some of the Falcom games, but couldn't really get into either of the translated Trails series. Moon is a weird and interesting PS1 JRPG about JRPGs. It only just got translated to English last year for the Switch. Wild Arms 3 is the best game in that franchise, and the only one available for download in the Playstation store. It's a fun post-apocalyptic Western adventure, although the combat is pretty basic.
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Elswyyr posted:Played and loved Berseria, but I'm hearing it's by far the best one. I'd try Lost Odyssey, but I don't have a 360.
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Elswyyr posted:What's a good hidden gem jrpg? I wanna get into a really big and dense jrpg, but I've tried or beaten most of the big blockbuster stuff of the last decade that people recommend. I tried some of the Falcom games, but couldn't really get into either of the translated Trails series. Could you list some of the games you've played and liked? Blockbuster could mean a lot of things. If you haven't the Whole Megaten series, barring a few, Persona 4, is worth playing. Nocturne HD just came out and could be a good starting point Shadow Hearts is one of my favorite series, I wouldn't call it super deep or anything but the battlesystem keeps you engaged and the story and characters are very well done. As well as having a very unique atmosphere. You can probably skip Koudelka and 3. Koudelka is...Interesting but I've already seen one person bounce from it on these forums. 3 is just not great Tactics Ogre LUCT for PSP is some of the best writing in games, and very dense, being a competitionist in it will lead you to madness. TWEWY for DS is great, can't rec the version for any other platform
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Elswyyr posted:What's a good hidden gem jrpg? I wanna get into a really big and dense jrpg, but I've tried or beaten most of the big blockbuster stuff of the last decade that people recommend. I tried some of the Falcom games, but couldn't really get into either of the translated Trails series. What kind of game are you looking for specifically? Do you want like a long turn-based game, an action RPG etc? Games with set protagonists or SRPGs where you can build a party? Have you played Dragon Quest? 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 10 are all really long and good JRPGs. The Monster raising spinoff games for it are also really good if your in the mood for monster-catching/raising sims. If you like giant robot anime maybe check out Super Robot Wars? The three most recent games V, X and T have English releases Zore fucked around with this message at 19:54 on Jul 3, 2021 |
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Elswyyr posted:What's a good hidden gem jrpg? I wanna get into a really big and dense jrpg, but I've tried or beaten most of the big blockbuster stuff of the last decade that people recommend. I tried some of the Falcom games, but couldn't really get into either of the translated Trails series. SaGa: Scarlet Grace is big and dense in every way but narrative.
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Pablo Nergigante posted:Final Fantasy, OP.
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# ? Jul 3, 2021 20:20 |
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Morpheus posted:Now, let's talk about Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights... It's supremely mediocre. Combat, music, movement, level design, basically everything that isn't the art is meh at best. Especially the combat and movement. It's not fast and responsive like a metroidvania, Dead Cells, Deedlit, etc but it's also not slower and intentional like Death's Gambit and Blasphemous. It just occupies some weird mushy middle ground that does not feel good at all. It's not a bad game, but it certainly isn't a good one.
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Pablo Nergigante posted:Final Fantasy, OP. I dunno, they should probably play all the other fantasies first before playing the final one, but that's just my opinion
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# ? Jul 3, 2021 20:25 |
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I had to do a double take on Ender Lilies because it almost exactly resembles Vigil: The Longest Night which was a fun little Metroidvania I played last year.
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# ? Jul 3, 2021 20:42 |
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Elswyyr posted:What's a good hidden gem jrpg? I wanna get into a really big and dense jrpg, but I've tried or beaten most of the big blockbuster stuff of the last decade that people recommend. I tried some of the Falcom games, but couldn't really get into either of the translated Trails series. I think I'm contractually obligated to say atelier
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# ? Jul 3, 2021 21:51 |
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you do, sometimes, find hidden gems in those games
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# ? Jul 3, 2021 21:54 |
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Harrow posted:I dunno, they should probably play all the other fantasies first before playing the final one, but that's just my opinion Hmm you’re probably right.
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Elswyyr posted:What's a good hidden gem jrpg? I wanna get into a really big and dense jrpg, but I've tried or beaten most of the big blockbuster stuff of the last decade that people recommend. I tried some of the Falcom games, but couldn't really get into either of the translated Trails series. Going to throw my hat in with Grandia. I just picked it up for $10 in the steam sale. Has a lot of the 90's jrpg issues (unskippable text/cutscenes, linear story, long spell animations), but the story has been fun so far and I enjoy the old style grinding, so worth a pickup.
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Elswyyr posted:What's a good hidden gem jrpg? I wanna get into a really big and dense jrpg, but I've tried or beaten most of the big blockbuster stuff of the last decade that people recommend. I tried some of the Falcom games, but couldn't really get into either of the translated Trails series. jimmy and the pulsating mass, if "games with jrpg mechanics" count resonance of fate is also solid if you can tolerate a combat system that's simultaneously very complex and very monotonous
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did resonance escape the ps3?
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Amppelix posted:did resonance escape the ps3? it got an hd remaster several years ago. the PC port's allegedly an unstable wreck but the PS4 version is fine
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