Stabbey_the_Clown posted:

I'm in The Last Story I've finally reached the (apparent) Final Boss the traitor. After a very long and drawn-out fight, using Mirania's Revive Spirit Skill more than half-a-dozen times just to keep me hanging on by my fingernails, I finally put it down... only for the fight's THIRD stage to begin. ... I just had nothing left in the tank.

It didn't help that I didn't realize for a long time that it was possible to climb the floating blocks, which would have possibly let me jump onto the boss when it was doing it's hover-and-cast-spells stage.

I'm also level 55 (some party members are lower) and the boss is like level 60. I've never needed to go grind levels before, but I don't know how big a deal 5 levels difference makes in the game. Should I go use a Summon circles to grind a couple levels up?

dis astranagant posted:

Front Mission 3 is great but a bit different from the rest of the Front Mission series so Japan hated it. Vagrant Story is also very good, if a bit clunky and reliant on a crafting system it won't explain.

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Grandia II for Steam is being remastered using the game's Dreamcast version, which was published in 2000. In addition to an HD visual upgrade, Grandia II on Steam will have both mouse and keyboard and gamepad support as well as Steam achievements and Trading Cards.

The White Dragon posted:

Yeah, Grandia 2 is pretty good. It's also very much a late 90s JRPG, but you're okay with that, right?

Rascyc posted:

http://gematsu.com/2015/09/dragons-dogma-dark-arisen-coming-pc-january

Finally happening

Dr. Eldarion posted:

Well, can't say it wasn't expected, but still disappointing

http://www.shacknews.com/article/91335/persona-5-release-date-pushed-back-to-summer-2016

At least that frees up some time during this holiday season's busy schedule.

Tae posted:

Uh, do you mean attacks that require two characters for a unique attack? Because there's a lot.

Xenosaga and Suikoden off the top of my head.

SelenicMartian posted:

Doesn't it have a ridiculously low number of those?

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What is the story in Nier: Automata?

Earth has suddenly been invaded by beings from another planet and mechanical life forms with overwhelming power were used as weapons of war which forced mankind to flee to the moon. In order to take back the earth, a resistance force of android warriors has been created by humanity to fight these invaders.

The world that you see in Nier: Automata is one where androids and mechanized weapons clash in ferocious combat in a barren and deserted wasteland. It’s set after the original game but the story is written in a way which means you don’t have to have played the first one.

The world/universe is still linked between the two Nier games though so if you have played the original, you will no doubt recognize some of the locations and characters who may or may not be returning. The locations in particular will look different as they’re now more like ruins after the alien invasion but there will also be areas where you get the sense of a very advanced civilization.

Most of the story is still shrouded in mystery though so there’s more to look out for and discover further down the line.

The White Dragon posted:

Just Clive's quest. I can't imagine being able to do it without the Matilda gate glitch, though.

ImpAtom posted:

Clive's quest is the one on a real time limit. There are quests in-game that become inaccessible beyond certain points but Clive's is the only one you gotta speedrun.

Getsuya posted:

It's not like they can kill Serah again a third time... can they? That's what pissed me off about 13-2. That and the fact that the ending was literally 'nothing you just did for the last 20 hours mattered at all'.

V Oh you've got to be kidding me.

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Regarding Voices…

Nomura: “Basically, it will be fully voiced. We still haven’t decided the voices of the characters that weren’t in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.”

So does that mean dating events will be fully voiced?

Kitase: “It would be impossible not to. (Laughs.) However, since it’s different from that time and social situation, we need implement the reproduction of original events carefully.”

Nomura: “Ah, the Honey Bee Inn… (Laughs.)”

Is the map open world?

Kitase: “We can’t say anything yet, but we don’t plan on fussing about whether it’s a so-called open-world or sandbox. But since Nomura is more focused on the creation of the scenery, we want to express an environment character actions affect the scenery.”

Will there be mini-games?

Kitase: “We want to put the mini-games that remain favorable among fans in as much as possible.”

Nomura: “There were a lot of things from big to small, but we need to consider a bit whether it’s necessary to create them all with the latest technology.”

Kitase: “The development staff is also thinking about what to do with the mini-games.”

How’s production going?

Kitase: “We’re at the stage where we can say we’re finally getting started. We have ideas regarding battles, too, but it will take time to drop them into the actual game.”

Final Fantasy VII‘s 20th anniversary is in 2017. Can we expect anything for its original release date on January 31?

Kitase: “I can’t say anything at the moment. (Laughs.)”

Nomura: “Personally, I’m waiting for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 and World of Final Fantasy in 2016. I think when they’re completed, I’ll be able to release new information.”

al-azad posted:

Was Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 a joke??

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Nomura said that because the games in Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix are set before Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance, that game is actually "2.6" in the overall franchise.

"Since Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover/Kingdom Hearts Unchained is supposed to be the first game in the mainline series, that is being represented as '0' in the collection," NovaCrystallis reports. "And lastly, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep is '0.1' and that then leads into Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep."

Thus, the 2.8 number comes from 2.6 plus 0 plus 0.2.

Got it?

Zereth posted:

Is there a trick to finding a lot of research probes in Xenoblade X by the way? I've found like two or three dozen mining probes but a grand total of I think three research probes.

Tae posted:

Disgaea for steam is on the 24th, and they're selling physical copies if you want that for some reason.

(The physical copy just has a digital game code inside).

Clarste posted:

While, ideally the translation is amusing in itself, regardless of whether you get the reference. The "dragon for I love you" thing makes sense in context, and seems to fit the character's personality.

Neddy Seagoon posted:

Except that "I'm happy that we'll be together forever" "I'm really happy" is redundant and sounds like bad writing rather than making the character sound childishly goofy.

Sakurazuka posted:

No-one knows, S-E hasn't said anything, the only 'confirmed' thing is that someone reported setting the flags for the bad ending and still getting the good one. The conditions for getting the bad ending may have been changed, it might be a bug.

8-Bit Scholar posted:

The worst example of cultural appropriation from Native Americans is the democratic constitution of these United States.

Like, hey, shitlords, come up with your own form of democratic government! Don't appropriate Iroquois poo poo. loving unbelievable.

Why does the Tomahawk class use guns I mean come on guys it's

it is right there in the name

GrandpaPants posted:

Characters can permanently die in Suikoden games. Maybe not all of them, but definitely in 1.

Looper posted:

go look at any of the monster designs

SelenicMartian posted:

http://shadowhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Hell_Cat
http://shadowhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Mail_Man
http://shadowhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Rage_Demon
http://shadowhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Tammuz
http://shadowhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Morgan
http://shadowhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Fish_Curry

Mail Man posted:

Ghost of a mailman who ate all the dogs in town. He despises his own form. His kicks are powerful and unpredictable.

8-Bit Scholar posted:

I can hope for a PS4 HD release some day I guess.

The Colonel posted:

Sakurazuka posted:

I realised you weren't supposed to attack because the first boss of FF6 has exactly the same gimmick.
Did either game ever actually use 'you have to careful when you attack something' again after the tutorial boss?

8-Bit Scholar posted:

WIthout spoilering much, is there an ideal "route" I may want to take? I got lost in the Jagd Forest and got murdered by the Dryads on the Moogle missions. I'm completely out of items and I don't know if I've managed to complete any more side missions. The Wildlands feels slightly tougher than I should be at right now, but they seemed better than the other two locations so I'm wondering if I'm just approaching fights wrong?

Caphi posted:

Christ, Star Ocean 5.

It had this combat where Anne is in, but immobile, and if she goes down once, it's instant game over, and the enemies have guns. All this, obviously, with the standard state of "you cannot skip or accelerate the associated cutscene in any way."

So basically, it was total bullshit.

I did not, in my wildest dreams, imagine that there would be another one, with more enemies.

Tae posted:

Stop making games in Ivalice

mycot posted:

And it ended on a cliffhanger. It's like the ultimate case of "How not to use your last chance".

xov posted:

Exist Archive IS coming. October?

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/724620735407214592



Unexpected, awesome.

ImpAtom posted:

http://rpglimitbreak.com/

I'm not super-familiar with it but I'd figure I'd link it since it looks interesting + like a good cause. A SGDQ-style marathon only for RPGs.