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DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
The day I've been hoping and waiting for since the Koudelka LP has arrived! This is easily one of my favorite games of all time and I'm really excited to see it get the Id treatment. I may even have to dust off my PS2 and play along.

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DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

I like how they give one-off NPCs elemental affinities. "General Heimann sure did love throwing around those fireballs in his younger days!"

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

GimmickMan posted:

I genuinely would have never expected to see people singing the praises of a game tutorial turned into a.... recurring mentor type character? Is that what's going to happen here? I'm not asking for spoilers, mind, I'm thinking out loud. Or writing out in a forum post, I guess.

Shadow Hearts is a weird series to make me legit wonder about this. In a good way.

Just keep in mind what series this is and who our protagonist is.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

Picayune posted:

With a name like Fafhrd, this guy is definitely going to join our party. Right?

Right? :smith:

Please. He doesn't even have a portrait.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
Nicolai sliding backwards ten feet on his rear end with his legs up in the air not once, but twice will never not be funny.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

Geostomp posted:

It’s not like that would stop him. Zeus did impregnate a woman with a beam of light in one myth.

I think he was also rain once.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

Digamma-F-Wau posted:

not just the rain, but IIRC specifically a golden shower

I knew he was into that kinky stuff.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
Karin also appears on the cover of the game, with Yuri nowhere in sight. Her outfit was definitely made to sell copies to horny teenage boys.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
Blanca is the best. Yuri and Ernest are all jazzed over this whole Wolf Bout idea, and Blanca's just like: "This is dumb. I have so many other things I'd rather be doing."

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

Commander Keene posted:

Seems like they have some sort of deal, where Gepetto is apparently these folks' smut supplier in exchange for dresses for his creepy magic puppet. Considering this game is set back in 1915, it's probably pretty hard to find gay porn.

Remember that this is Shadow Hearts Universe-1915.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
Poor Ring Soul. He's just trying to help out a party of adventurers and he gets stuck with these jokers.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
Something truly special is about to happen. Y'all are in for a treat.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

Speedball posted:

It took me this long to realize a greedy mayor trying to steal a shopkeep's treasure is exactly how Keith was introduced to us. ...I wonder if that was intentional.

At least this mayor isn't also trying to bang the shopkeep.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

Yes, the Indian god, Krishna. From India. And nowhere else.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
Did I miss a post somewhere or...?

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
Oh, this is bogus. Why do cool and good people like Id have to be the ones that deal with this stuff?

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
:hellyeah: Smug Vatican pretty boys remain unpunched and that will not stand!

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
Poor Yuri went to all the trouble learning about wines to make that joke and everyone no-sold it.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

TheGreatEvilKing posted:

What is that thing on Veronica's left eye?

JRPG fashion.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
Or it's a silly translation thing and we don't need to get snippy with each other.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

Robindaybird posted:

yeah that's not a TDI edit, it's in game.

There's way more out there wolves in the future.

Understatement of the year.

Excited for next episode. The cast of characters is only going to get more eccentric.

Edit: Update on last page.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

ImpAtom posted:

Can I just say how much I appreciate you making sure to keep Kato's chin dramatically hidden.

That's all in the game. Even they know The Chin is his most defining feature.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
Joachim and everyone associated with him continue to be the best part of the game.

The Great Gama, incidentally, was a real person.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

ultrafilter posted:

I'm pretty sure I could actually write out some late game events here and no one would believe me.

Best game to play two truths and a lie with.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

Neddy Seagoon posted:

Just as a side-note, you're not completely crippled if you miss the new local object Joachim decides is a worthy weapon. After a while they pop up in the shop like a regular weapon.

That's true but they usually only show up once you hit the next tier of weapons with everyone else, so Joachim will be lagging behind. They're all pretty easy to spot though except for one towards the back half of the game that can be easily overlooked.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
Joachim picks up Yuri, who picks up Karin, who picks up Blanca. A daisy chain of smackdown.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
At least unused party members in this game still get some experience, so they don't fall as far behind as poor old Zhuzhen.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
I want to read an entire storybook illustrated by Yuri.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

And the winner of the Most Punchable Face award is...

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

Wonderslug posted:



This was a good use of my evening.

Edit: Jesus gently caress, Adobe, that's huge. Uh, here's the first version if you want a 4MB 2550x3300 closeup of Nicolai's face I guess.

This is everything I've ever wanted and more. :perfect:

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
FTNW also has a soundtrack that slaps.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
Boy that Capricorn tile hits uncomfortably close to home...

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
I think Id mentioned it way back at the start of the LP but the subtitles deviate from the dialogue a lot. I think they were written using an earlier version of the script, or a different translation.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

Kobal2 posted:

(TBH Joachim's rythms are kind of in the same boat - trying to game out how to have in in Grand Papillon mode for a hardcore boss, or conversely having to do a boss fight with him in bat form can be a pain in the dick ; but at least you know exactly which pain exactly where on your dick from the get go)

They're still more predictable than any of Lucia's effects. Joachim's status screen straight up tells you what form he'll turn into next and in how many battles.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
Roger sure is going to be peeved when he gets home and finds out the brand new mailbox he ordered has been swiped.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
This is also my first exposure to the Director's Cut material so it's really interesting to see. The end of that dungeon really helps tie some things together that seemed out of left field originally.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.
There's a few pretty well-known voice actors in this game. Anastasia is voiced by Stephanie Sheh, for instance. But the majority of them are credited under pseudonyms.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

Anzrel posted:

In fairness to the shadow hearts folks, while this one is better groomed, if you take a look at the photos of the guy he was pretty evil looking in reality too.

Didn't stop him from getting tail left and right, though.

DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

kw0134 posted:

I love that not only has Yuri decided to out of the blue start dancing with Blanca, but that no one else seems to notice or care.

You know they've all done it at some point.

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DukeofCA
Aug 18, 2011

I am shocked and appalled.

Andyzero posted:

Dragon Quest 9. Grrrrr.....

8, too.

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