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Boondock Saint posted:That stuff transfers over as well. Handy! Thanks. In interesting news, "Square have shipped over 300,000 copies of [Blavery Default Fairy] in Japan thus far, and that actual sales figures should hit 300k by the end of the month". A sequel is being hinted, but still no news on a localization.
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Vegastar posted:If anyone else bought an XL from best buy (or is still waiting for a better deal) they're dropping them an extra Confirmed in Ohio, just got one for $169.99. My blue XL looks so nice. 
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Saoshyant posted:Handy! Thanks. In related news, that weird Tosochu (run away from agents) game remains firmly in the top 20 with actual sales now topping 400,000 (BDFF's long sunk out of view), and I think Japan Victor's Kobito Zukan just dropped out of the top 30 with actual sales over 300,000 units. We live in weird times.
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Playing a bit more, and I really liking the new Paper Mario. I was a bit down on playing it after hearing how simplified it was and the lack of partners, but the game is generally fun. I do like the strange combat system, and the first chapter boss was a actual legit tough boss fight.
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Rirse posted:Playing a bit more, and I really liking the new Paper Mario. I was a bit down on playing it after hearing how simplified it was and the lack of partners, but the game is generally fun. I do like the strange combat system, and the first chapter boss was a actual legit tough boss fight. I haven't had a whole lot of challenge in this or NSMB2, but on the whole I've been having a hell of a lot of fun with them, too. It's a long, relaxing kind of entertainment that I haven't had in a long time. I can see how everyone who's been playing the new super Mario bros games could be down on this. Thankfully, I haven't played one since the original DS one came out years ago, so it's still feeling good for me. The coin gimmick is actually kind of entertaining to me.
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Rirse posted:Playing a bit more, and I really liking the new Paper Mario. I was a bit down on playing it after hearing how simplified it was and the lack of partners, but the game is generally fun. I do like the strange combat system, and the first chapter boss was a actual legit tough boss fight. It was my first Paper Mario game and I enjoyed beating it quite a bit. The only downside for me was that there wasn't really any replay value.
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Since there isn't really anything else coming out this month, I decided to give the trial of Fire Emblem: Awakening a try despite my general apathy/dislike of RPGs (The only one I've enjoyed enough to play it for more than an hour was Chrono Trigger and even then I ended up getting bored and finished the game by reading an LP). Holy crap. I am now deeply regretting shunning tactical RPGs in the past. I'm now playing through the ambassador version of Sacred Stones and having a blast. I'm gonna like the casual option of FE:A, I think; I've already had to reset a couple of chapters in SS because I am apparently not good at character placement (also CRIT ARROWS  ). The costumes and character design in FE:A do bother me a bit, but like Virtue's Last Reward and 999 I'm just gonna roll my eyes and deal with it.THE AWESOME GHOST posted:Maybe I really should check out Kid Icarus. I just can never find handheld games locally for less than full price, and a full price 3DS game here is almost the same as a console game. KH 3D... I'd have to wait to get it cheap. asecondduck fucked around with this message at 20:48 on Jan 28, 2013 |
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:Maybe I really should check out Kid Icarus. I just can never find handheld games locally for less than full price, and a full price 3DS game here is almost the same as a console game. KH 3D... I'd have to wait to get it cheap. RE Revelations is also being ported to literally everything that isn't the Vita, so if you'd rather play it on your PC/360/Wii U/PS3, you might wanna wait on it.
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TurnipFritter posted:RE Revelations is also being ported to literally everything that isn't the Vita, so if you'd rather play it on your PC/360/Wii U/PS3, you might wanna wait on it. On the other side of that coin, they're charging 50 or 60 bucks for it on those platforms. It's 18 bucks for a used copy at GameStop. It better have some wild improvements to justify the difference in cost. Edit: 50 bucks, and not coming out until may. The only significant improvements are HD graphics and a small smattering of add ons. Vegastar fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Jan 28, 2013 |
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Jan 28, 2013 20:54
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Vegastar posted:It better have some wild improvements to justify the difference in cost. Well, graphics and no need for a dumb accessory for one. Doug Dinsdale posted:We live in weird times. Those are based on popular TV shows you talked about some time last year, aren't they? I'd assume it's not that surprising seeing as the 3DS isn't exactly targeting a specific audience and there's lots of adults who like their TV shows.
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^^: You don't need the CPP at *all* for Revelations.TurnipFritter posted:RE Revelations is also being ported to literally everything that isn't the Vita, so if you'd rather play it on your PC/360/Wii U/PS3, you might wanna wait on it. I will say that Revelations has some of the best 3D effects I've seen, comparable to a big budget movie. I think playing it on another system will have you missing out.
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Jan 28, 2013 21:03
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Saoshyant posted:Well, graphics and no need for a dumb accessory for one. What dumb accessory did this one need? All I needed was the 3DS.
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Commissar Ken posted:What dumb accessory did this one need? All I needed was the 3DS. I got through it just fine using face button aiming, too. To each their own, though. I'd rather pay half the price and not wait an extra 3 months. The visuals are great, pretty much tied with kid Icarus for prettiest 3ds game.
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Rirse posted:Playing a bit more, and I really liking the new Paper Mario. I was a bit down on playing it after hearing how simplified it was and the lack of partners, but the game is generally fun. I do like the strange combat system, and the first chapter boss was a actual legit tough boss fight. All the boss fights are basically puzzles. If you are having a legitimately hard time with anybody but the end boss, you're not solving the puzzle. There are always one or two Things that can trivialize bosses.
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Saoshyant posted:Well, graphics and no need for a dumb accessory for one. Revelations doesn't require the CPP, and works rather well without it. Game rules. Also everybody has been spelling Revelations wrong. 
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lelandjs posted:I am now deeply regretting shunning tactical RPGs in the past. I'm now playing through the ambassador version of Sacred Stones and having a blast. I'm gonna like the casual option of FE:A, I think; I've already had to reset a couple of chapters in SS because I am apparently not good at character placement (also CRIT ARROWS As much as I appreciate that Awakening has a casual mode for people new to Fire Emblem, if you have any interest in playing the other games in the series that aren't Sacred Stones (Widely regarded to be the easiest outside of Awakening), I would advise against Casual, since it might encourage a playstyle that won't work on any of the other (harder and non-toggleable-permadeath) games. If you're just looking to enjoy those two games, however, knock yourself out and play how you'd like.
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Casual mode kind of acts as an enabler for seriously lazy tactics, as he says. You can't afford to take pointless risks in any other Fire Emblem, or treat your dudes like cannon fodder (unless you hate them).
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Captain Oblivious posted:Casual mode kind of acts as an enabler for seriously lazy tactics, as he says. You can't afford to take pointless risks in any other Fire Emblem, or treat your dudes like cannon fodder (unless you hate them). Casual mode in FE12 meant that I didn't have to burn a Rescue staff use on a defenseless pre-promote three places from the boss. Though I guess FE12 is more the exception than the rule. I still ended up resetting whenever one of my actual units died.
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Is Mario Tennis Open worth picking up if I haven't played a prior game in the series? If not, what other alternatives are there on the 3DS besides Tennis '89?Commissar Ken posted:What dumb accessory did this one need? All I needed was the 3DS. You just answered your own question. 
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StevenM posted:Is Mario Tennis Open worth picking up if I haven't played a prior game in the series? If not, what other alternatives are there on the 3DS besides Tennis '89? Not in the slightest, Mario Tennis the laziest piece of crap I have ever seen come from the Nintendo camp, the online is also garbage and full of quitters. I can elaborate a bit more on why its so bad but only if you wanna hear it. And 89 is pretty much it. 
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Mercury Crusader posted:Revelations doesn't require the CPP, and works rather well without it. Game rules. You spelled Revelaitons wrong, too.
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My only real exposure to SRPGs is Disgaea (unless Advanced Wars counts?) and I hated it because of it having like, 300 sub-systems. It got way too overwhelming. I liked the story though. Is Fire Emblem less... convoluted?
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Geektox posted:My only real exposure to SRPGs is Disgaea (unless Advanced Wars counts?) and I hated it because of it having like, 300 sub-systems. It got way too overwhelming. I liked the story though. Is Fire Emblem less... convoluted? quote:Hit Rate = Weapon's Hit rate + [(Skill x 3 + Luck) / 2] And the most complicated the subsystems get is 'this class gains this skill at level 15, you can reclass a character down to level 10 in a different class and keep that skill, while also getting the skill the other class gets at level 15.' It's all super-simple. There's also maybe three real subsystems, tops. Hell, the fact that it's so simplistic and easy to understand at a glance is why I love Fire Emblem. Sounds right up your alley. Endorph fucked around with this message at 23:04 on Jan 28, 2013 |
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Mercury Crusader posted:Also everybody has been spelling Revelations wrong. 
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StevenM posted:You just answered your own question. H'yuk h'yuk h'yuk. To answer your question and coming from someone who really loves some of the camelot mario sports games for the goofy stupid fun they are, Mario Tennis on the 3DS was really really lacking in just about everything. limaCAT posted:
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http://www.siliconera.com/2013/01/28/bloody-vampire-for-nintendo-3ds-eshop-sounds-a-little-like-castlevania/ Well, there's at least SOMETHING coming out for the NA eShop this week. Bloody Vampire and Witch's Cat.
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Endorph posted:Fire Emblem is a million times less complicated. All of the math is super simple, all of the systems are super-simple, everything about it is super-simple. The highest stats get is like 80, and that's HP, everything else caps out at maybe 40. It's still deep and strategic but it's not impossible to understand at all. The entire game runs on about six formulas, max, and the most complicated they get is You also don't need to know anything about the formulas to play it. Almost all of the strategy is about character placement, and the only math you have to do is addition and subtraction.
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You know, I thought I spelt it "Revelaitons" but it turns out I didn't. Curse me and my spelling. The joke is dead.
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Yeah I've found it nearly impossible to go back to the Disgaeas and Tactics style games after getting hooked on FE. It's so much less of a grind while being more challenging overall even with less complex systems.
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Regy Rusty posted:You also don't need to know anything about the formulas to play it. Almost all of the strategy is about character placement, and the only math you have to do is addition and subtraction. On the other hand, if you're the kind of person that's not very good at statistics and says things like '5% chance to crit? That's incredibly unlikely! I don't have to worry about that!' Fire Emblem is very frustrating and you should stay far, far away.
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Geektox posted:My only real exposure to SRPGs is Disgaea (unless Advanced Wars counts?) and I hated it because of it having like, 300 sub-systems. It got way too overwhelming. I liked the story though. Is Fire Emblem less... convoluted? Nippon Ichi games are more or less for people who like getting really big numbers, and that's about it. They're rather shallow on every other front. e: Vegastar posted:On the other side of that coin, they're charging 50 or 60 bucks for it on those platforms. It's 18 bucks for a used copy at GameStop. It better have some wild improvements to justify the difference in cost. This post made me check Amazon, and you can nab it new there for 20 bucks. Ordered it, but, by the time it gets here I'll probably never play it thanks to Fire Emblem, Etrian Odyssey and Monster Hunter in such short succession 
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Fire Emblem is unlike most other strategy RPGs, but Disgaea is the one it's least like. The simple math, few attack types, short lifespans, and self-balancing action economy place a stronger emphasis on tactical positioning than on party composition. Comparing it to a pure strategy game like Advance Wars is not off base, as the counterattack, effective damage, and terrain systems function similarly.
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Pomp posted:Nippon Ichi games are more or less for people who like getting really big numbers, and that's about it. They're rather shallow on every other front. I wouldn't say that. Disgaea has a lot of strategic depth but very little tactical depth. Fire Emblem is the reverse--a lot of tactical depth and very little strategic depth.
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Pomp posted:Nippon Ichi games are more or less for people who like getting really big numbers, and that's about it. They're rather shallow on every other front. So to answer Geektox's question, liking or disliking Disgaea doesn't really say much about whether you'll like other SRPGs.
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It does say a lot about your worth as a human being, however.
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Anything ulillillia likes is alright by me. Jumping Flash, Bubsy 3D, Disgaea.
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Which of the handheld FE games hold up really well today? Which ones should I play, and in which order? I've basically missed the whole series.
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All the handheld Fire Emblems hold up, but 7's generally considered to be the most polished and well-rounded.
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Chinook posted:Which of the handheld FE games hold up really well today? Which ones should I play, and in which order? I've basically missed the whole series. 7 is my favorite, and probably the best (of the handhelds) so far. If you have an Ambassador 3DS you can play 8 which is also good and fairly easy making it a good intro to the series. Otherwise you could wait until next month and play Awakening which is supposed to be pretty great I guess???
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