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 Falcom is a Japanese video game company. Founded in 1981, Falcom was one of the pioneers of the Japanese rpg industry and one of the few still around and kicking. Falcom is unique among Japanese developers for releasing their games on the PC well into the 2000s before eventually dropping the platform. Between this and XSeed’s recent localization efforts, Falcom has an unusually plentiful library on Steam. They’re also unique for having their own in house sound team - Falcom Sound Team JDK - who make some top notch music. Flagship titles: Ys:  Music: Release of the Far West Ocean (Ys VI) The Boy’s Got Wings (Ys: Oath in Felghana) Tower of the Shadow of Death (Ys I & II: Chronicles) Gameplay: Ys: Oath in Felghana - Chester Boss Fight Ys Seven - Ze-Kalios Boss Fight Fast-paced hack and slash RPG action. That’s about what Ys is. Although there’s some reoccurring mythology that ties the game together, all you really need to know is that a red haired adventurer named Adol saves the world a lot. Sometimes his buddy Dogi tags along to crush some walls. Later games have introduced a party system where AI party members fight alongside Adol and the playable character can be switched. Where to start: Ys: Oath in Felghana (PC, PSP) or Ys: Origins (PC). Origins is somewhat more beginner friendly. Other games: (Bolded titles are definitive versions) Ys: Origins (PC) Ys I&II Chronicles (PC, PSP) Ys: Oath in Felghana (PC, PSP) Ys: Memories of Celceta (Vita) Ys: V (SNES - avoid) Ys: Ark of Napishtim (PC, PSP, PS2) Ys Seven (PSP) Ys 8 (Not out yet, little information is known) Legend of Heroes:  Music: Sophisticated Fight Zanmai (Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky FC) Inevitable Struggle (Legend of Heroes: Trails to Zero) Blue Destination (Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II) Gameplay: Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - Gameplay Trailer Whenever someone talks about Legend of Heroes they’re usually talking about the Trails/Kiseki subseries, which are marked by having Trails in their name. Trails is almost the complete opposite of Ys, featuring turn-based combat systems with a heavy emphasis on story and worldbuilding. The series is particularly notable for setting every title within the same world, much like Suikoden did, although the series sticks with the same main plot and characters for two game arcs as opposed to changing every game. XSeed has released the first two games of the first arc (Trails in the Sky FC/SC) on PSP and PC with the third on the way, and are currently releasing the third Arc (Trails of Cold Steel I/II) for PS3/Vita. In doing so, they’ve skipped the second arc (Trails to Zero and Trails to Azure). They might bring them over in the future depending on sales. Where to Start: Trails in the Sky FC on Steam, because that’s the beginning. The Games: Liberl: Trails in the Sky FC/SC/3rd (PC, PSP) Crossbell: Trails to Zero/Trails to Azure (PSP, Vita, Japan only) Erebonia: Trails of Cold Steel I/II (PS3, Vita) Translation stuff: In light of the lack of an official localization to date, a group has started a translation patch for Zero no Kiseki. One of the members of the group has subtitled a portion of a video walkthrough of the game, which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yhmVcOxWK0 Other Titles: Ys vs Kiseki: Alternative Saga (PSP): A crossover fighting game between Falcom’s two flagships, running on the Ys VII engine. Japan only. Nayuta no Kiseki (PSP): An action RPG with a focus on story. Not a part of the Kiseki series in any meaningful way despite the name, that’s a marketing ploy. Has a really low quality translation patch. Legend of Heroes: 3-5 (PSP): The only Legend of Heroes games prior to the Trails series released in NA. Classic turn-based JRPG gameplay. The translation by Namco was notably poor. Brandish (PSP): A 3d old-school dungeon crawler. Prepare to fall in holes Xanadu Next (PC, N-Gage): A dark medieval action RPG. First released in NA for the N-Gage, XSeed is bringing over the PC version sometime in the future. Tokyo Xanadu (Vita): A recent revival of the Xanadu series, TX is currently Japan only but was released very recently so it still could get localized. And here is a big post about Falcom's older games courtesy of my friend Space Drake SpaceDrake posted:Dragon Slayer 4/Legacy of the Wizard: NES (c. 1989) - Where it began, for America. Giant gently caress-You Maze, The Game. You control four different heroes through a large platforming dungeon broken up into many screens, and each family member can reach different areas due to their different abilities. Noted for being one of Broderbund's only import titles and for the girl and the monsterdog being way OP. e: the best kiseki protagnist is NOT dryzen. he's the worst Cake Attack fucked around with this message at 06:12 on Mar 27, 2017 |
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Oct 27, 2015 02:55
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lets hang out posted:I think trails in the sky should be in the name of the thread because people might want to talk about that game when it comes out and won't necessarily know this is a thread to do that in fair point, i will pm a mod to have ys and trails added to the title
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Oct 27, 2015 02:58
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oh yeah here is the 100% steam save for FC http://www.filedropper.com/svdat024 e: save folder is Program Files (x86) > Steam > Userdata > 123895031 > 251150 > remote > fc Cake Attack fucked around with this message at 03:26 on Oct 27, 2015 |
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Oct 27, 2015 03:24
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cat doter posted:someone told me that trails in the sky is as good as persona 4 in the steam thread, was I lied to? I don't like being lied to! i'd say it's better, but other people might disagree, which is a borderline meaningless statement but it's how i feel
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Oct 27, 2015 04:53
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the only other movie is the teaser for the sequel at the very end, as well as the credits
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Oct 27, 2015 05:49
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Zaggitz posted:Man does Agate ever stop being such a wet blanket? He's easily my least favorite character of FC, and that tagline for SC of "go with Agate or Schera" doesn't even come close to making that choice difficult. agate is my boyfriend
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Oct 27, 2015 14:35
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he is the best for how people play off him. hes acts tough but then all that he gets is estelle calling him cute for it, the professor talking about how he looks like a chicken and accidentally insulting the queen as the very first thing he does when he meets her. estelle is right about him.
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Oct 27, 2015 14:38
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Sakurazuka posted:Has anyone mentioned price with SC? Trying to work out if I can squeeze in another game I won't play this month. 29.99
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Oct 27, 2015 14:40
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Agate is pretty workable in the last dungeon. He's tanky, has enough atk to do decent damage even with the high defense enemies and even the weaker wild rage makes it easy to get an S craft which is a pretty big AOE in his case
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Oct 27, 2015 15:38
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oh yeah here's a 100% save for the PSP version http://www.filedropper.com/ulus105400102
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Oct 29, 2015 04:26
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not so much of a premium as to resort to using your fists ever you also get unbreakable swords eventually, although always a few tiers below what the best around is.
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Oct 29, 2015 06:45
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drat... still at work for 6 more hours.
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Oct 29, 2015 17:24
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SpaceDrake posted:The moment is upon us. Who is your favorite Love Live
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Oct 29, 2015 18:07
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Finally... I'm off work
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Oct 29, 2015 23:44
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97%... only 3% stands before the end of my five year journey
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Oct 30, 2015 01:08
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Kevin is great already
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Oct 30, 2015 01:23
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Levantine posted:Ugh, this game is so good. Estelle is so good. Anelace is so good. Music is so good. Cassius is so so good. Translation is so good. I don't want to stop playing!
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Oct 30, 2015 02:22
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Butt Ghost posted:I'm playing the first TitS. Is there any particular way I should be distributing gems? Not really as long as you're getting some form of magic. Time magic is the overpowered way to go
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Oct 30, 2015 02:42
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SpaceDrake posted:Remember to thank BlondRobin too, none of this poo poo would've been remotely possible without him I turned off battle voices since they drown out the music but what I heard was good
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Oct 30, 2015 02:42
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Unleash the might of the cookie...
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Oct 30, 2015 02:58
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oh man joshua is with the capuas, that's perfect.
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Oct 30, 2015 03:31
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Game would have been greatly improved if anelace hadn't been asking to be estelle's rival but rather what everyone else thought she was
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Oct 30, 2015 03:55
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Some Numbers posted:Okay, I'm glad I picked Agate. He's the best
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Oct 30, 2015 04:13
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Well time to play poker forever
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Oct 30, 2015 04:14
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Sakurazuka posted:Normally I'd agree but I can't break up Estelle and Joshua agreed, actually also (end of chapter 1) bleublanc and olivier getting into an argument about the nature of beauty was great. i am a fan of the enforcers so far. Also, Space Drake/others involved on production end: At the end of the prologue, Lorence is called Loewe in his name tag, but after Chapter 1 he becomes "Lorence?" .Is that intentional or did the first scene accidentally use the wrong name tag, because it was kinda weird
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Oct 30, 2015 07:40
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The Colonel posted:Agreed. Her face in that scene is loving perfect. bwuh?! why does your game look so bad, i think you're doing something wrong
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Oct 30, 2015 07:48
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Figured it was a mistake if it makes you slightly less bothered lorence's real name is basically the only SC thing i accidentally spoiled for myself so i already knew he was Loewe
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Oct 30, 2015 07:55
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whats the answer for the the last phantom thief sidequest in chapter 3?
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Oct 31, 2015 22:40
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i did as close to literally nothing but play sc today as is possible
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Nov 1, 2015 06:38
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Levantine posted:Ok, I'm just now getting to the game (I had to wrap up ToZ before I started TitS) - is it like the first with a ton of missable content? I'm mostly just concerned about getting enough BP for max rank and maybe the books for weapons. it seems to be about the same except with more lenient sidequest deadlines Zaggitz posted:I'm still doing it. major feels
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Nov 1, 2015 16:37
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Zaggitz posted:I'm still doing it. you figure out where to fish for that sidequest? as the people who are way too far into this game, we need to stick together
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Nov 1, 2015 17:20
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yes please. or just tell me how you cheated, either works
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Nov 1, 2015 17:31
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Oh haha i caught it like 10 minutes ago, I thought the game would tell me
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Nov 1, 2015 17:46
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ahaha (chapter 5) of course cassius knows the loving dragon, why wouldn't he
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Nov 1, 2015 22:43
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Zaggitz posted:Chapter 5 makin me misty eyed about Agate what is even happening. Chapter 5 was so epic
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Nov 1, 2015 23:49
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bug report: im on the glorious in chapter 6 and for some reason the game will just stop letting me move sometimes, making me reload an autosave
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Nov 2, 2015 01:09
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i beat chapter 6
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Nov 2, 2015 01:46
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Zaggitz posted:Did that bug persist? I'm starting chap 6 now. Yes but it's easily avoidable. There are barricades in the dungeon that rise up to block your path. But sometimes the animation doesn't play and you get stuck. Just don't approach them since you don't have to
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Nov 2, 2015 02:13
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Some Numbers posted:Not even emptyquoting a little bit. I'm using cheat engine to 2x battles so it's okay. I've been forced to go to a movie with friends so I'm taking a break for now
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Nov 2, 2015 02:14
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SC Bracer posted:how does one 2x battles? the speed of the game is the only thing that i actively dislike I'm out and it's a little too complicated to phone post but I'll explain when I'm home again
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Nov 2, 2015 02:27
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