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Canuck-Errant posted:Hopefully I'll have my 'net connection set up in time to see mysterious package thing that Spirit Armor and I have been talking up for a while but is probably a little less impressive than people will think from all the hype I mean look at I dunno Fable it was a nice game but with all the hype people got really disappointed when it was released without the ability to plant trees and watch them grow but I'll at least be able to keep up with trips to the uni library, right? With all the hype, if said mysterious package does not leap through my monitor, give me a relaxing message, and cook me a resort-class meal, I will track you down and beat you with a sock full of pennies 
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GruntyThrst posted:With all the hype, if said mysterious package does not leap through my monitor, give me a relaxing message, and cook me a resort-class meal, I will track you down and beat you with a sock full of pennies
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Mar 10, 2008 13:26
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Mar 10, 2008 14:39
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This mysterious package had better not be a bomb, killing Spirit Armor and putting an abrupt end to this LP. 
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Snot Man posted:This mysterious package had better not be a bomb, killing Spirit Armor and putting an abrupt end to this LP. If that happened I'm pretty sure there would be rioting and several cities would burn to the ground. This LP is too good.
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SuperToaster posted:If that happened I'm pretty sure there would be rioting and several cities would burn to the ground. This LP is too good. Watching the videos is definitely worth it, just to watch STARS! HEARTS! BEAR! and then the guy gets hit for like 15 damage. Then Sumire gets to advance closer to the targets and end her turn. At least she gets the last hit!
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Sorry for the huge delay in getting the next update out; I couldn't even get it halfway finished by Sunday (the update is pretty big). Sunday was also the day that Brawl came out, and my friends and I lost an entire day through two-player co-op and enough VS matches to unlock Sonic the freaking hedgehog. I've got the groundwork laid down, I should be able to get that update out tomorrow evening. As to the mysterious package, this is the closest approximation of my expression when I received it.
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Spirit Armor posted:As to the mysterious package, this is the closest approximation of my expression when I received it. Now I have to know what it is. Hurry up mysterious package!
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Mar 11, 2008 10:14
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I'm assuming it's an Iris plushie until evidence proves otherwise.
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Thuryl posted:I'm assuming it's an Iris plushie until evidence proves otherwise. Actually, I'd say that's a pretty good guess. It could very well be that, or something equally  .
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Wyvernil posted:Actually, I'd say that's a pretty good guess. A life-size Iris plushie with operational parts and a robotic, ex-furby Jean Paul? why did I think of that?
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Terashell posted:A life-size Iris plushie with operational parts and a robotic, ex-furby Jean Paul? Because you are a horrible, horrible person and wish to see the spread like a plague throughout our ranks.
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It's one of those creepy body pillows with Iris on it. For "sleeping".
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It's a Sakura alarm clock. Not threatening, not worrying, hell half the time you don't know it's there. You just but it on your dresser and every morning it makes a sound, that's all the attention it demands. But it's there it's watching you as you sleep as you eat as you change It's made its home, and it will never leave. Directly over your boxers
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McFetusBurger posted:It's a Sakura alarm clock. Not threatening, not worrying, hell half the time you don't know it's there. You just but it on your dresser and every morning it makes a sound, that's all the attention it demands. I find this possibility far more disturbing than the Iris things mentioned above. In fact... my alarm clock already does this. 
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McFetusBurger posted:It's a Sakura alarm clock. Not threatening, not worrying, hell half the time you don't know it's there. You just put it on your dresser and every morning it makes a sound, that's all the attention it demands.
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Grunduggerer posted:It's one of those creepy body pillows with Iris on it. For "sleeping". That was my guess too. Oh, Japan.
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... good god. Given how these predictions and the hype are going, I think I'd better just reveal the package before all of your expectations peter out somewhere at "Canuck-Errant mailed Spirit Armor a psychotic French loli." I was hoping to get my camera fixed before then, but that doesn't look like it'll happen anytime soon. I had to make do with the webcam built into my laptop. In any case, as many of you suspected...  ... the package that Canuck-Errant took many pains to send over has something to do with Iris Chateaubriand.  Because Canuck-Errant is a glorious bastard, it is, in fact, Iris Chateaubriand in miniature--  -- and in her battle uniform. Note the excessively dead eyes and the frighteningly calm smile and the fact that it just keeps staring at you.  ----  It comes with a magic stick, and even a tiny Jean-Paul (which is sadly unable to float in mid-air. This just goes to show that the toy industry still has a long ways to go before it can accurately replicate in full the mind-bending atmosphere of Sakura Wars). I never thought I'd find myself saying this, but pictures of Iris Chateaubriand no longer frighten me and/or fill me with a sense of unease.  I haven't bothered taking the Iris figure out of the plastic box. I tend to keep the box face-down in the corner...  ... but I flip it back over occasionally just to make sure that the figure inside hasn't moved at all.  I'm always afraid that it has shifted position, or that its eyes are glowing, or that its smile is just a bit wider...  Even as I type this, I keep casting furtive glances back to where the Iris figure is lying, mostly to reassure myself.  I swear to god that the thing keeps staring at me whenever I'm not looking. This effect isn't helped too much by the extra pictures of Iris on the front and back, or by the miniature Jean-Paul sitting by its master's heels.  So as I pray...  UNLIMITED IRIS WORKS Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 04:17 on Mar 12, 2008 |
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Daw  That's actually kind of cute and not soulcrushingly frightening like I was expecting. I...don't get what you mean with the Jean Paul doesn't float though. Are you suggesting someone take a bath with that thing?
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GruntyThrst posted:Daw I find it plenty frightening, for some reason. ... also, I fixed that sentence. I meant float in mid-air, not float in water.  EDIT: Argh. Update's comin' tomorrow; I got too much of a late start on the update. Sorry, guys.EDIT2: ... Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 05:47 on Mar 12, 2008 |
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Ah, that's actually very normal and not at all. I forget Japan is a perfectly normal place sometimes.
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Aww, I was hoping for a Perfect Grade Jean Paul that levitated by using several magnets and arcane eldrich rituals. A never-blinking Iris is still creepy, but not terrifying.
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Magnets  are clearly the solution to making Jean Paul levitate. That or monofilament wire...
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Spirit Armor posted:UNLIMITED IRIS WORKS
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Wow, that's actually almost exactly what my gut instinct told me the gift was. I remember seeing an Iris figurine along with a Kouran one for sale years ago at my local shop. Those were the first things I thought of when cannuck mentioned sending something, because that's the only non-DVD merchandise I've ever seen for this show. But I recall it being ridiculously overpriced (talking ~$80 for a lousy 8-9 inch figure) so I figured no way that could be the gift. Then again the packaging is way different than what I remember, so maybe what I saw was from an old discontinued line or something. v  vStill pretty neat though. Just make sure you keep it under a heavy book or something when you go to sleep, so it can't start floating around. Just so long as you don't break the seal containing it's dark power.
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I figured it was an Iris plushie. Close enough.
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Terashell posted:Magnets What do you think Jean Paul is? Some kind of common toy? CLEARLY, the blood and souls of humans must be scrifived to activate its inner powers. ... Oh, SpIrT ArMoR...
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---- VIDEO LINK!VS Rasetsu - Boss Battle Part One Google Version! ---- [Ogami]  Er, look, I know that you guys risked life and limb to break me out of that prison, so I feel kind of bad about asking this, but... what the hell took you guys so long? [Maria]  You're a horrible liar, Captain. [Ogami]  Alright, fine, I don't feel bad about asking this, because I beat the pants off of that trap before you guys could get that gate open! I think I'm entitled to an explanation!! [Maria]  Yes, when you put it that way, Captain, I DO suppose that you're entitled to an explanation. [Ogami] THANK you. Now-- [Maria] -- so, Captain, would you like to speak with whoever's in charge of this brigade and ask him or her why their direction was so sloppy? [Ogami]  Wait, aren't I the one in charge of the Flower Division? [Maria] During that last battle, it might as well have been in name only, because you did not issue a single command to any of us. [Ogami] I was fighting for my life!! Besides, I issued that one strategy at the beginning of the fight, didn't I!? [Maria] Captain, yelling 'MOUNTAIN!' at the top of your lungs doesn't count as giving orders. [Ogami] Well, it should! And-- [Ayame]  *Bwip* [Ayame]  Ogami-kun. Come in, Ogami-kun. Do you read me? [Ogami] I swear that I've never read you before in my life, Ayame-san, but just tell me which page to start from and I'll gladly play it by ear. [Ayame] ... cute, Ogami-kun. Anyway, I just wanted to congratulate you on a job well done. [Ayame]  I've never seen the Flower Division more efficient than it was this battle. Whatever it is you're doing, keep it up! [Ayame] *Bwip* [Ogami] ... [Maria] Congratulations, Captain. I rescind my previous complaints. [Ogami] But I didn't DO anything!! [Maria]  I think that may have been the point, Captain. You appear to have stumbled upon a winning formula. [Ogami]  ... well, whatever works! Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be dumping the responsibility of Japan's salvation in your hands and going home. [Maria] Ha ha ha. You do that, and I'll put Iris in charge of the Flower Division. [Ogami] You wouldn't. [Maria]  Try me. [Ogami] On hindsight, I suppose that my heroic presence is required here. [Maria] Yes, whatever would we do without your periodic cries of horror and mortification, Captain? [Ogami] You're really on a roll today, aren't you. [Maria] It's all thanks to you, Captain. You've helped me keep my ----  ---- [Kanna]  Oh, hey, it's Rasetsu! Long time no see! [Rasetsu]  ... what? [Sumire]  Is it not said that absence makes the heart grow fonder, Kanna-san? We should be thankful that Rasetsu showed up at all! [Kohran]  Ya forgot t' write, ya big bum! How's it goin'? [Rasetsu] What the hell are you talking about? [Kohran]  Ya didn't actually show up to the battle for so long that we'd almost forgotten yer face, y'know. [Sumire]  Honestly, what in the world could take precedence over shooting us in the back while we fight, for crying out loud? [Rasetsu] ... um... you ladies wouldn't understand. It's a demon thing. [Kanna] .... [Kanna]  What does gender have to do with anything? [Sumire] That, I am certain, is an insult to female demons everywhere. [Rasetsu] Er, no, I didn't mean it like that! I mean, most of my best friends are [Kohran] Sure, go for it. What'd be th' harm in THAT? [Maria]  ... has ANYONE ELSE ever considered attacking the demon while he's summoning his giant robot? [Kohran] First o' all, it's common courtesy, 'cause he ain't shootin' at US while WE'RE posin' before every battle. Secondly-- ----  ----  ----  ---- [Kohran] ... d'you honestly think that you can shoot through THAT? [Maria] I could have. [Kohran]  Right, right, I forgot 'bout that whole "superhuman sniping powers" thing. ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  Demon-Driven Mechanical Soldier: GINKAKU  [Iris]  Understood!! Finally, the team's all together. ... it's like having all the colors of the rainbow, right there in your PS2 controller.  Currently, Iris is the weakest link in the team. I figure that I should keep her from getting sandblasted by Rasetsu, who 1) has a full spirit gauge, meaning that he can unleash his final right off the bat, and 2) will unleash everything he's got in the first turn.  ----  ---- [Ogami] Wolf-Tiger Destroyer, Problem Solvin' Blade! [Sakura]  Haven't you ever wondered WHY all of these attack names are so tediously LONG, Ogami-san? [Ogami] ... I'd rather not hear that from YOU, Ms. Destroyer of Evil's Conquering Sword, Cherry Blossom's Divine Release. [Sumire] She DOES have a point. I myself am beginning to wonder if the enemy will ever cut us off while we're executing our attacks... [Kohran] Ain't possible. All o' those Wakiji're programmed t' keep an eye out for DRAMA, an' they'll stand back an' let us do our thing. And besides-- [Maria] Let me guess: it's common courtesy? [Kohran] Bingo. Japan's got th' most well-organized battles in th' history of mankind. Its rules of engagement are th' most polite in th' world! [Ogami] ... and this extends to demons as well? [Kohran] Technic'lly, no. But they're Japanese demons, so I guess they got some kinda national pride, too! [Ogami] But they're trying to DESTROY Japan. [Kohran] Hah, yeah. Funny how th' world works, don't it? ----  Ginkaku is tougher to crack than a casino vault, so this'll be a pretty long fight.  All there really is to do, as usual...  ----  ----  ... is to slug it out with the boss until he drops.  ----  I still can't believe that Sakura's final attack had INFINITE RANGE in the original game. It's already broken enough as it is...! ----  Not shown are the two violently detonated Wakiji. With infinite range, you could mop up most of a STAGE with that level of power.  I send Sakura down to deal with the remaining small fry. Besides, it's generally a horrible idea to mass all of your units in front of the boss, since the bosses in this game tend to be trigger-happy with their final attacks. And since they're getting pounded on the entire time, their spirit bar shoots up like mad, so they can hammer you again and again. This isn't TOO much of a problem in this game- the difficulty level isn't anything that'll make you tear your hair out. Fun fact: the game has two difficulty settings: normal and hard. Normal is what I've been doing up through this chapter (and it's painfully easy at times). Hard mode is also fine throughout the earlier chapters, but at a certain chapter in the game (and without any warning), the boss suddenly becomes able to obliterate 3/4ths of your team in one turn, occasionally before most of the members can actually act. This is why I'm going normal mode; this game is going to take long enough as it is, and I don't particularly want to complicate matters by having to redo the battle phases after getting tanked half an hour in.  ---- [Sumire]  ... [Sakura] Hmm? What's the matter? [Sumire] I've been meaning to bring this up, but... why do you keep bowing to Wakiji? [Sakura]  It's common courtesy! [Maria] I think we have officially worn out any meaning that the phrase might have had. [Sakura] But it's to show that I have respect for my opponent's sword-wielding skill! [Sumire] I'm not entirely sure if you have noticed, Sakura-san, but that Wakiji isn't actually wielding a sword. [Sakura] Okay, to put it another way, I'm thanking it for leaving the sharp, potentially painful cutting implement at home and bringing a wholly ineffective fireworks launcher instead. [Sumire] But... the explosions? [Sakura]  They aren't that bad, compared to that time I accidentally slipped-- [Sumire] -- and decimated the entire stage-- [Sakura] -- or to what Kohran usually does. [Kohran] Right, right, let's get back t' battle now, shall we? ----  ---- The commander looked over his milling soldiers, his heart swelling with pride at the sight of so many gleaming metallic bodies. "We don't have much time before we're set to launch, men, so I want you to listen closely. I've just got a few more things I want to say to you today, and that'll be that," he growled. "This is the day that you've all been waiting for," the commander continued, hovering back and forth in front of the assembled chibi-robo army. "Everything you've been put through has all been leading up to this one moment. Everything that you've been taught has been for the sake of thi--" The commander paused, staring at one of his soldiers.  "What in Kohran's name do you think you're doing in that corner, Jenkins?" the commander asked, his voice dangerously calm. "If you think that you can excuse yourself from this battle on account of cowardice, you are sorely mistaken, soldier! I--" "Why do you keep saying the same things over and over again, Sarge!?" Jenkins suddenly exclaimed, looking up with wild, tear-filled eyes. "Don't you see it? We've done this before! We've ALL done this before!! The Mistress... Mistress Kohran... she sends us out! She always sends us out!!" The commander nearly bit through his cigar. "My God, man, pull yourself together!" he snarled, closing the distance between him and Jenkins in a flash. "I'll not have you going crazy before we... we..." He paused, suddenly unsure of himself. Bits and pieces of memory floated through his mind, bringing with them a strange sense of deja-vu, and-- [Kohran] San! Er! Yi! ... He shook his head, clacking his pincers nervously. "We don't have time for this bullshit!" The commander raised his voice above Jenkin's increasingly desperate wails. "Men! Look sharp, we're deploying in half a second! The Mistress expects great things of us! We will fight for--" "She's going to kill us all!!" Jenkins screamed. "She's going to--" Above them, the cannons thundered. ----  ---- [Kohran] Chibi-Robo Army! Kill yourselves! ----  ---- As the soldiers around him screamed and began detonating en masse, the commander's last thoughts were Son of a bitch, Jenkins was-- ----  ---- And then he knew no more.... at least, until the next battle. ----  Wakiji's turn! Sakura takes one for the team.  'Course, no matter HOW cool the cannon-Wakiji's attacks look...  It really DOES do an abysmal amount of damage.  Also, I'd completely failed to notice that there were also Wakiji BEHIND the Flower Division, waiting outside the gates.  They have an annoying tendency to go for the units who  ----  ----  Not that that actually makes a difference. But it COULD.  ----  ... takes clean-up duty. With that range, she wouldn't have to move around too much when it's time to have her target Rasetsu himself.  ----  ---- [Maria] Aaah... nothing is ever as effective as spirit-infused bullets the size of a child's head. [Ogami] WHO'S spirits? [Maria] Excuse me, Captain? [Ogami]  It... it isn't a blond thing, is it? All blond people don't have the ability to tear the souls out of others, right? [Maria] Captain, what in the world are you talking about? [Ogami] I... sorry, sorry. I'm just a little bit on edge, what with a mind-crushing ten-year-old French girl's teddy bear having eaten part of my soul and all. [Maria] ... I'm sure that won't cripple your day-to-day life to any great extent, Captain "My Body Is Moving On Its Own Towards The Bath." [Ogami] That's just below the belt, and you know it. [Maria] ... exactly. ----  ---- [Ogami] I can attest to that. Her ability to cut me down has become the stuff of legends. ----  ----  Just enough  It's interesting how you can gauge how much a character likes Ogami by the amount of damage she does.   ----  ----  ----  Aaaand I completely miscalculated Rasetsu's final attack radius, which- since it hits Kanna, Sakura, and Ogami- renders Ogami's Protecting of Iris utterly useless.  "Here's a souvenir from the underworld!"  "Rumbling! Exploding Brilliance!!"  ----  ----  ----  ----  Despite its awesome appearance, Rasetsu's attack does crap damage. That's not the worst part of Ginkaku's final attack, however...  It's poison, which severely shortens an afflicted unit's action phase.  (Also as usual, Ogami can't tank with balls.)  The boss, like the normal characters, can charge up its own spirit energy gauge, which allows it to whip out final attacks pretty quickly. Given how potentially crippling his final attack is...  Thankfully, its NORMAL attack radius allows me to justify Protecting Iris.  ----  ----  Ginkaku's specialty is "hitting things so hard that they explode in a burst of light."  ----  Despite the fact that she takes her sweet time...  ----  ----  ----  ---  Sumire finally, FINALLY has her moment in her sun, with her special attack:  ... poison. HOW THE TABLES ARE TURNED, YOU ROCKY BASTARD.  ... 's turn.  ---- [Ogami] Oooh! Iris, you have a special attack, too!? [Iris]  Yup! You'll like this one, Oniichan! ----  ---- [Ogami] ... why are you targeting US, Iris? [Iris] Your Koubu have been poisoned really badly. Iris can feel it! [Ogami] Poisoned!? ... Kohran, is that even possible? [Kohran]  ... well, not as such, Ogami-han, but I think something's wrong with 'em; th' engine's gotten kinda jammed from that last attack-- [Iris] Exactly! See, Iris will help! [Iris]  ... Iris can put you out of your misery. [Ogami] Oh god SOMEONE STOP HER! Quick, before-- ----  ----  ----  ----  "I'll make all that hurt and pain--"  "-- fly away!"  "Iris..."  "MARIONETTE!!"  ----  ---- [Kohran] What in th' world? That's Jean-Paul, ain't it? That's adorable! [Kanna] Oh, hey, well-done, Iris! Hah, I can feel my Koubu gettin' stronger alrea-- [Kanna] ... [Sumire] Kanna-san? What's the matter? Is-- [Sumire] ... [Ogami]  Kanna? Sumire!? Kohran, what's wrong with-- [Kohran] ... [Ogami] What the hell's going on? That--  ----  [Ogami] Iris? Iris, what's going on? [Iris] Don't worry, Oniichan, just let Jean-Paul touch your Koubu and everything'll be alright! [???]  (I think I shall return that part of your soul now.) [Ogami] Aaaaactually, I change my mind! I don't need to be he---  "... ris..." "I... ... urts..." "H... ... ... ... p... y..." "... ... argh... yaargh..."  "--IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS--" "IT HURTS... IRIS... DON'T..." "... MY BODY... GIVE BACK MY BODY..."  "I FEEL... HAPPY... H... A... P... P... Y..." "FR... IENDS..." "IRIS... IRIS... IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS..." "ARGH... YARGH..." "NO... DON'T..."  "HELP ME... PLEASE... HELP ME..." "SHE'LL GET YOU TOO... RUN... RUN... RUN..." "IRIS... IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS..." "CHANGING... EVERYTHING IS CHANGI[/b]NG..." "ICHIRO OGAMI... IRIS... IRIS... I--" ----  ---- [Iris] There! Everyone's healed. And no more poison! [Ogami] Th... thanks? Iris... [Kanna] ... [Sumire] ... [Kohran] ... [Ogami] Can you, uh, fix them back up mentally now? [Iris] Eeeeeh? Killjoy. ----  [Iris] Look, look~! Isn't it cute? Iris put this ribbon on, herself! [Ogami] Heh....  ----  Sadly, Ogami didn't quite have his wits back yet. [Ogami] It's... it's a cute Koubu, huh. [Iris]  Hm... Oniichan, you don't really think it's cute, do you! [Ogami] Ah, no.... [Iris] I don't know you, Oniichan! Bleeeeeh!! [Ogami] S, sorry... Iris... [Iris] ... ah, that's right! Iris's Koubu can teleport! Also, healing everyone's wounds is my specialty!! ---- [Ogami] Next time, could you tell us these things BEFORE you mentally scar half the Flower Division? [Iris] Eeeeh!? None of you are any fun. ---- [Ogami]  I see... in that case, when my Koubu gets damaged, I wonder if I can ask you to heal it, Iris. [Iris] Yup! Leave it to Iris!!  Ogami's turn rolls around again, which means a quick Protect swap...  After THAT little stint, Iris isn't getting no Protect anymore.  ----  ----  The systematic dismantling of Ginkaku continues. Nine minutes into the fight, and we've got him down to half health!  ... and I'd completely forgotten to heal Sakura. Ha, ha, ha.  Fun fact: the characters' expressions change depending on their status in battle. Right now, Sakura's expression says: dammit, I'm hosed, someone heal me nao. NEXT TIME: Boss End! Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 05:12 on Dec 24, 2012 |
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Iris channeling Giygas is even more soul-wrenchingly terrifying than Itoi ever intended the original to be. This thread is officially awesome.
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...so is Iris the only way to heal? No, wait, that's right, every Koubu can repair every other, for an AP cost based on the strategy, right? It also clears up status effects? It's just been so long since you actually had to do that.
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How heavily do status effects play into the battles in this game? (And is it my faulty memory or is this the first time we've dealt with things like poison and other effects? Probably just me...) It would seem like that's where Iris' special would really prove it's worth, being the only way to remove status effects. Also is the reason Iris is so relatively weak due to her being a "mage-type" character or because of how I didn't get the specific reference you made with Iris' special attack, but I want you to know that it was still incredibly hilarious nonetheless. It just goes to show that dark demonic powers don't so much heal you as trade your physical anguish for mental trauma.  On a separate note (and if you can find a scan of it), you should post the scene from the manga where Iris uses her powers on Rasetsu. You know the panel I'm talking about.
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Raitzeno posted:Iris channeling Giygas is even more soul-wrenchingly terrifying than Itoi ever intended the original to be. I don't know... I'm still horrifically disturbed, after reading about Itoi's inspiration for That Thing. What other RPG can claim to have a completely insane final boss takes all his lines from a violent rape scene in some freakish movie? Glazius posted:...so is Iris the only way to heal? Pretty much, yeah; all Koubu can repair (which heals HP and status). It's just that the AP cost is often ludicrously high, since in this game, you burn AP for everything you do, including movement. Only Iris can heal multiple units at once, and at a bargain-bin cost. This is her usefulness to the team. Dash Magnum posted:How heavily do status effects play into the battles in this game? (And is it my faulty memory or is this the first time we've dealt with things like poison and other effects? Probably just me...) It would seem like that's where Iris' special would really prove it's worth, being the only way to remove status effects. Normal heals can clear status effects, too, so it's not just Iris who can do this. Also, yeah, status effects don't play too much into the game; poison is the most crippling effect, but it's also the ONLY crippling effect. The rest are things like attack debuffs and defense debuffs, which lower the corresponding stats. quote:Also is the reason Iris is so relatively weak due to her being a "mage-type" character or because of how Yes. Iris's chapter has been one big roller-coaster of that sound that you hear when someone's trust level goes down.
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Spirit Armor posted:Yes. Iris's chapter has been one big roller-coaster of that sound that you hear when someone's trust level goes down.  And the special gives some sort of explanation of live-action Jean Paul wearing a maid outfit. It does not give any explanation for why in the hell there's a 7 foot teddy bear in the equally inexplicable fact that a live action version exists. Oh Japan 
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Now matter how cruel you try to make it sound Kohran's special attack is still awesome. Also I await with horrifically baited breath Iris's "combination" attack with Ogami.
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Sindai posted:Now matter how cruel you try to make it sound Kohran's special attack is still awesome. Not going to happen with how he's been to her. You need a stalkerish level of affection. I mean, unless Spirit Armor wants to show us the last minutes of some alternate world Ogami, where Iris ate his soul to get enough power to take out this musclebound chump.
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CannonFodder posted:
Given how drat meta the whole live-action thing is (which I've mentioned time and time again)... yeah, I don't know, either. It's still bizarre to hear these very same voices-- voices which we're used to hearing from animated characters-- coming out of the mouths of the actors on stage. Even more so when they're accompanied by the props from their in-game final attacks. Sindai posted:Now matter how cruel you try to make it sound Kohran's special attack is still awesome. "Cruel" and "awesome" are not mutually exclusive terms! Sindai posted:Also I await with horrifically baited breath Iris's "combination" attack with Ogami. Glazius posted:Not going to happen with how he's been to her. You need a stalkerish level of affection. Yeah, I was testing for that at the beginning of the boss battle; I wouldn't WAIT to unleash a combination final attack. You'd be able to see it coming if I could, since I wouldn't immediately fire off Ogami's final attack right off the bat. I'll probably show it later on.
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Mar 15, 2008 07:28
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Spirit Armor posted:Given how drat meta the whole live-action thing is (which I've mentioned time and time again)... yeah, I don't know, either. Sounds like a request to me! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owiqecxgprw Turn-based stage combat? You're welcome. :iamafag: (Incidentally, this clip features two new characters from the sequel. Beware spoilers.) 
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Schadenfraulein posted:Sounds like a request to me! That was... awesome? Creepy? Creepily awesome? (Also, was that Maria running in from the side with the machine gun? In a zoot suit?  )
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