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Does the sudden rush of cosplay mean an abundance of new victory skits to collect and covet?
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Cosplays don't affect victory skits, sadly. It'd be cool if they did!
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Jan 27, 2013 08:41
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What does the tinier, grey text that shows up in dialog signify? Is it something like clarification or some kind of modifier? Or is it just something like alternate word choice using simpler characters?
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Kgummy posted:What does the tinier, grey text that shows up in dialog signify? Is it something like clarification or some kind of modifier? Or is it just something like alternate word choice using simpler characters? Those are furigana. They tell you how the kanji are pronounced. If you'll pardon a bit of  , there are three scripts in Japanese: hiragana, katakana, and kanji. The first two are phonetic, with katakana used to write words borrowed from languages other than Chinese or Japanese and hiragana used for Japanese words, generally things like inflections or prepositions. Most words that carry meaning (nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.) are often written using kanji, which represent the specific meanings of those words. There are thousands of kanji in the language, but most Japanese people only know a few thousand. To be considered literate, I think there's a set of about 2000 that you need to be able to read and write, and you're considered fluent (minus some technical specialty) with about six thousand. Children who are still learning the language will know considerably fewer kanji, which would make it difficult to read the text in a game like this, where a lot of jargon is used. Children reading a more phonetic language like English can attempt to sound out the words and match them with words that they've heard, but not necessarily seen written, to figure out what they mean. That's what the furigana are for in Japanese - you can ignore them if you recognize the kanji, but if you don't, you can tell how they're pronounced, and thus what word they represent.
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I just got an interesting message on Youtube:quote:Hi There are lots of reasons why using the text straight from my subs is a bad idea for making a translation patch. I'll just mention the biggest one: my subtitles, and everything I've translated from this game this far, weren't written with any technical limitations in mind. I know we've come a long way with increasing space in ROMs to have as many letters as we need for anything we want, but blindly inserting text from a subtitled LP seriously sounds like the worst idea ever. It also seems like they have never done a game translation before, if their total lack of presence on romhacking.net means anything. Also I told them no.
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Yeah, I've read how making a translation patch for a ROM works, and I still don't understand it.
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Part 4: Is It Spring Yet? I recently got two large winter storms back to back in my area, and had a ton of snow dumped on me after a relatively dry winter. So this upcoming area of the Musha Area feels rather appropriate.  Before we can get there, however, we have to make our way through the Secret Passage.   Moano instructs the platoon on how to get through upon their arrival. VIDEO: Into the Secret Passage  This way, Uncle! The path starts here. There are several Ojizousama statues ahead, so when you see one wearing a hat, go in the direction it's facing. Got it? Look for the statues wearing hats. Okay, Uncle, let's go. ...In other words, watch your step? Ojizousama are similar to the USA's roadside memorial crosses in a lot of ways. They're both religious symbols (Jizou is a Buddhist deity who watches over children and travelers), and they're often erected in honor of someone who died.  Like the ones in the Secret Passage, Ojizousama statues are often dressed up, as if to protect them from the weather, or in representation of whoever died. It's not unusual to see small offerings of money or food left in front of them.  Makeshift Ojizousama statues can be built out of a few rocks, and dressed up just the same as the fancier ones.  Ojizousama wearing little hats and aprons are usually made for deceased or stillborn children.  This hatless Ojizousama is facing north.  What harm could come from following where it points? Jizou's supposed to look after travelers, after all.   Maybe this path leads to goodies...  ...Hidden in dark passages!  GRRRRR...  KIIIYAAA!! !! Something's coming!! Yeah!  The "pincer attack" theme plays for this scripted fight, even though it's not a pincer situation.  And the enemies are weak as ever.  After an easy victory, Keroro rattles off his official full title--correctly this time. VIDEO: Sergeant Keroro's Full Title   Whew, that was scary...  Because YOU went the wrong way! Looks like a dead end up here. Let's get back on the right path. I guess Jizou won't protect you if you go the wrong way on purpose.  A little ways south of the hatless Ojizousama is the one leading the way out, but there's still a few treasures to collect.  While rooting around for Keparrow stuff that doesn't need keys in this area, I find this baby: the Idolm@ster CD.  Produced by the super-unique idol girls! Naturally it's a weapon for Kururu, because he enjoys girly J-pop. Just look at that HP and attack boost!  The extra CC is great too.The only other Keparrow loot we can get for now is an Attack Berry, so it's time to move on.  On the other side of the Secret Passage, a sudden change in geography loved by JRPGs everywhere awaits.  The platoon's already headed into snow country. Why don't we see frogs during winter?  Because they hibernate, usually digging into the ground to avoid the ice until spring. But some frogs are total badasses and legitimately freeze. Their liver converts sugars, which are sent to every tissue to prevent cells from completely dehydrating, and their heart slows to an eventual stop. It's apparently not yet known what tells their hearts to start beating again when they thaw.  Of course, something inconvenient like hibernation's not gonna come up in this game. Instead we get the next recolor of the Safe Slime, called Mostly Sherbet.  Luckily there's a village past all those blue enemies.  And it's the one we were looking for. VIDEO: Arriving In Whitesnow Village    Uncle, I've heard this village's shrine has a sacred treasure inside. That may very well be one of the Legendary Armaments. You've been such a big help, Miss Moano! And I'm honored to have been of assistance to you, Uncle. Well, I've got to get back to my job, so I'll see you later. ...In other words, business is booming? I know she's a different person from Miss Mois, but I'm still kinda sad to see her go. That horrible woman finally left! Now I got Sarge all to myself. But Tamama, for every person, it's said there are 3 lookalikes. You just might end up running into the other two at some point. All right, let's go find that Legendary Armament! Ah, Uncle! Oh, Miss Moano. Did you forget something? Since this is your first time at this village, I thought I'd show you around! ...In other words, a guided tour? This leads to another tutorial! But we just went through a bunch, why would we want more? Let's turn her down. No, that's all right. After all, you're in the middle of your work, Miss Moano. I wouldn't want to keep you from it. Uncle... you're so thoughtful... Thank you! Well, I'll be going, then.  Now let's rewind so we can piss off Tamama.  Ooh! Please do. I'd really appreciate it. HNNGH! THAT drat WOMAN'S LIKE A DINGLEBERRY! First stop on the tour is the grade shop. Each battle rewards not only experience, gold, and sometimes items, but grade points as well. This isn't the first Tales game to use them, and I assume they're used for similar things across the series.  Moano introduces her new friends to the grade shop owner. She's pretty much the most popular person in the village. She goes on to explain that the better you do in battle--getting longer combos and finishing fights quickly--the more grade points you earn. There's another way to increase GP output, which I'll get into later. The grade shop has loads of goodies to blow your hard-earned points on, but before that, we have the next part of our whirlwind tour...    Gero-!? What's THAT doing here!? What do you mean, Sarge? Take a good look at that sign, Private Tamama! Tama! Tha... that's a...! Uh oh. About time you noticed. This shop sells my beloved Gunpla! To think I'd find them in a place like this! Can you believe my luck? How strange. Yeah... What's strange? Even though we're in an entirely different world... Why are they selling Pekoponian toys here? Keh... I got a bad feelin' about this... kuuu-kukuku.  Hey, hey! Why's everyone just standin' around? If we don't hurry, all the Gunpla's gonna get sold out! Gunpla? Uncle, are you talking about these? Yeah, but... They're called Guardians, Uncle, not Gunpla. Looks like Guardian's the name for 'em in this world. But they look just like 'em... ...So, what exactly are these Guardians for?Moano goes on to explain the benefits of equipping snap-together plastic figures as armor. They can not only increase various stats (usually defense and at least one other), but most add at least one Guardian Skill. Guardians can have up to three skills, and that's in addition to the Character Skills everyone learns, which eventually adds up to six each altogether. With that explanation, Moano's tour ends, and she returns to her post at the item shop.  This lady tells us about Character Skills. Each platoon member learns three, and most of them can't be found on Guardians.  At the party's current level, only Dororo has one. His first Character Skill, Invisible, lowers his chance of being targeted by enemies. Heh.   Let's buy toys we can strap to ourselves for higher numbers!  ...Though right now we can only afford the Zaku Cannon, Zaku II Stutzer variant, and the GM. Each Guardian is based on a mech from the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, and they get very, very specific.  They even come with pictures (Zaku Cannon here), and detailed descriptions of which Gundam anime and movies they were in. I curse Keroro every time I have to open a Gundam wiki so I can get the model names right.  Anyhow, the Zaku Cannon grants the skill Magic Spell, which decreases magic cast time by 5%. That means it goes on Kururu. The defense, speed, and HP bonuses are welcome, too. Most skills, mainly stat-related ones, have improved versions denoted by a II or a III tacked onto the end.  Some Guardians don't have skills, just stats. I get them anyway, because I plan to buy at least one of everything for collector mania title-related purposes. It's another one of those Tales series things.  It's also to make do with what little money I have at the moment, and equipping Tamama with a Zaku II Stutzer is better than nothing.  What's Moano got for sale?  Besides healing items, she's got food! Delicious food! Or the ingredients to make it with, at least. This list covers a lot of recipes gained throughout the game, so we'll be constantly shopping for more groceries.  As for right now, may as well buy as much as we can.  What can we buy at the weapon shop with 1 Gold remaining?  Jack!  But that's okay, because we don't want to, at least not for upgrading purposes. Keroro and Kururu are doing just fine with the stuff they found on the ground, and will be for a while. The other weapons in the series will come along soon. Keparrow-looting in Whitesnow Village gets us an Antidote, a Speed Berry, and a Paralysis Heal. Paralysis is a pretty annoying status, as it randomly cancels character actions, like using attacks, Artes, or items.  The NPCs in this village are notable, because most of them will react to the platoon being outsiders, wondering how they got in. This goes along with Moano mentioning earlier that only villagers and merchants selling in the village could get in and out. They warm up to Keroro and the others after learning they helped out Moano, of course. This lady explains that it's unusual to see outsiders because of the local god's divine protection. Only those carrying a special charm are allowed through, but anyone who enters the village once with someone carrying the charm is able to enter and leave freely from then on. She thanks the platoon for rescuing Moano, gives them an official village welcome, and hands over an Herb.   This little girl doesn't care where they came from, and is happy enough just singing songs to colorful frogs. Lost in the hills was a little snow bunny To the right and up ahead, only snow to see Lost in the hills was a little snow bunny To the right and up ahead, where is his mommy? To the right and down below, bunny made a fuss Looking for the way home, bunny made a fuss Bunny cried while heading right, heard something down below It was his mommy calling, so he hurried home  This is the Collection Maniac. You'll find him in most towns, where he'll buy amount x of monster drop y for a nice chunk of change. It's an okay option for building up gold in the first half or so of the game.  There is nothing in this house.  Unless you're Kururu.  All around the village are sparkly goodies to find.  There's even stuff buried in the drifts. First visits to towns usually warrant a thorough sparkle search.  And, like most JRPGs, no one cares if we barge into and loot their poor homes.  Except for this old guy, who yells at Drawer and Closet Inspection to leave. Somebody needs to get with the program.   This girl apologizes for her grandpa and gives us a Monster Gummy. Monster Gummies are an ingredient drop that can't be bought in the item shop.  Speaking of shops, our Gold may be spent, but our Grade Points aren't.  The grade shop sells, of all things, AI commands in its first tab. I can't afford all of them at the moment, so I just get a vital one.  "Heal In a Pinch" makes an AI-controlled character heal anyone in battle who drops below 25% HP with the use of magic or other healing Artes. A must-have for Support Kururu.  The second tab has stuff like the buff berries, and Bandit Eyedrops which show unopened treasures on the map for a short time. Most importantly, this is where you buy Angel and Devil Bells. They're the same as the Holy and Dark Bottles from the other Tales series games. Angel Bells decrease encounter rate and Devil Bells raise them, each for a short time. There's a Demon Bell lying around this village as a Keparrow treasure.  The grade shop weapons are notable for granting lots of CC, and also for being fairly expensive. 250 Grade Points takes quite a while to grind, and there are more expensive ones later on. Each one of these raises a party member's CC to 14, but they don't offer much in the way of attack power. I think they're meant for getting the combo-related titles earlier, if that's the player's thing. The one for Tamama, Ora Ora Knuckle, is a reference to Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.  The fourth and final tab contains the most important recipes in the game: curry. Unlike normal food recipes, which can only be used once after the end of each battle, curry can be used as long as you have the ingredients. The catch being that the most important ingredient, Curry Spice, is hard to come by.  Makes sense because curry permanently raises the stats of one party member. For now I just get the recipes for Curry Rice Crackers and Curry Udon, which raise HP by 10 points and attack by 1 point respectively. The other two, Curry Bread and Curry Croquettes, raise defense and speed by 1 point each.  Our first proper town, and our first proper inn, has a magic save circle.  It also has a guy who hands off his Gummy Stew recipe to us. Among the ingredients are monster drops like the Monster Gummy we got earlier. Instead of restoring HP like the Riceballs do, the Gummy Stew raises everyone's defense by 35 points for a few battles.  This guy kindly informs us that hitting zero HP in battle is a bad thing. I can't imagine why.  Behind this Japanese-style gate is a weapon for Giroro, DG-X.  They're Haseo's weapons from .hack//G.U..  They give a nice boost to CC and attack, allowing Giroro to lob more grenades for more damage.  This kid claims we can hold B while moving to walk, since the platoon automatically runs. In most cases, running is preferred.   Two more sparkles to loot. While easier to find, sparkles don't usually grant the same quality of items that Keparrow treasures do.  So how about checking that shrine we're here for, eh?  VIDEO: A Familiar Face This must be the shrine that holds the sacred treasure. Suddenly, Dororo's ninja sense goes off.  Ah! That's Koyuki heading this way! Over here, Koyuki! Koyuki Azumaya is one of the platoon's human friends, and Dororo's partner.  But...  What's Koyuki doing here in the game world?   Huh? A kappa? I'm not a kappa, Koyuki. It's me, Dororo!Koyuki mistook Dororo for a Japanese water imp when they first met on Earth. I guess some things never change.  Koyuki? You've mistaken me for someone else. My name is Oyuki. Oyuki... I see. Please forgive my rudeness. But you look so much like Koyuki, even I couldn't tell the difference... Here we go with the lookalikes again. I'm going to become the mountain god's bride during tomorrow's festival, so I'll be praying at the shrine until then. Oh, the bride of the mountain god, you say? Yes. I'm going to be with the god who protects this village. But once we're wed, I can never return here. You can never return...? That's inexcusable.Dororo and Koyuki live in their own house together on Earth. Koyuki apparently has no living relatives, so they're sort of a mixed-species ninja family. I know little of this mountain god, but it sounds as if you're becoming a sacrifice.And Doro-Dad doesn't want his little shinobi girl getting hitched to some punkass deity.  I suppose... but everything has already been arranged. If there's no bride, then the mountain god's divine protection will disappear. If that happens, anyone who wants the sacred treasure can just enter the village and...Nevermind that Oyuki and Koyuki are different people. Oyuki is understandably put off by this stranger's concern. But, even so... Commander, we can't simply ignore this! Gero... but there's probably more to this than what it seems... Tomorrow's festival is one this village takes a lot of pride in. Why don't you stay at the inn for tonight so you can watch it later? But... please, wait just a minute! I know how you feel, Dororo, but why don't you calm down a little and think this over? Good point. Let's call it a day and rest at the inn. Oyuki...And that ends this part. Artes/Skills learned this update: Keroro Crazy Roll: Jumps while spinning his sword around, ending with a downward strike. Can be used in the air. Useful for quite a while as an aerial attack. Giroro Blast Flare: Fires explosive shells. Can be used in midair. Fire elemental. Kururu Bless Wall: Raises one ally's defense. Kururu's first buff. He usually opens fights with this when on Support mode. Next time: Haggling with innkeepers! Ninja master stealth! Obligatory snow dungeon!  Kappa. Indistinguishable from frogs. How Ingratiating! fucked around with this message at 09:40 on Aug 19, 2013 |
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How Ingratiating! posted:Romhack At the moment I'm already doing two projects (Vesperia PS3 and Dangan Ronpa PSP) so I don't really want to start a third, but maybe I can look into this game once one or both of these are done. That is, assuming those guys never get anywhere. Which is probably a fair assumption.
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Mar 6, 2013 04:18
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This LP actually made me go watch the Keroro Gunso anime. Pretty enjoyable, even if a lot of episodes are unsubbed, but there's enough that you have a solid idea of whats going on, even without subtitles. I'll be following this.
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Mar 6, 2013 04:28
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How Ingratiating! posted:The one for Tamama, Ora Ora Knuckle, is a reference to Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Giroro's weapon is Namco's famous GunCon, and Dororo's weapon is the Prog(ressive) Knife from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Keroro's weapon is called "Legendary Sword Replica", and Kururu's is "Alpha ROM"; I don't know if those are supposed to be references to anything or not, though.
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Mar 6, 2013 13:46
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Alpha ROM and the sword replica are probably references too. In Sergeant Keroro, you have to suspect everything is a reference.
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Mar 6, 2013 22:21
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So which of the frogs is going to work out that if they abduct Oyuki they can just steal the treasure and run?
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Mar 7, 2013 07:28
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^ I don't think Dororo would be happy about that.
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Mar 7, 2013 09:25
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Character Intro 5: Lance Corporal Dororo Dororo's promo mentions an aspect of the game not yet covered in the LP. But these videos were available before the game's release to hype it up, so none of them had any real spoilers.
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Mar 11, 2013 10:25
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It's always good to see people LP-translating games we'd otherwise never get to see, it's unfortunate the paywall is up since I've been wanting to show this to a friend who's pretty big on the Keroro series.
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Mar 11, 2013 22:12
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Rabidredneck posted:This LP actually made me go watch the Keroro Gunso anime. Pretty enjoyable, even if a lot of episodes are unsubbed, but there's enough that you have a solid idea of whats going on, even without subtitles. I'll be following this. If you want English Keroro material, the manga (which is all I'm personally familiar with, having read it a lot at the library when I was younger) actually has an official English release, which should be cheaper to get a hold of than the anime's. edit: an now that I think of it, pretty sure the anime is on Netflix Instant
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Mar 11, 2013 23:41
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Rodyle posted:If you want English Keroro material, the manga (which is all I'm personally familiar with, having read it a lot at the library when I was younger) actually has an official English release, which should be cheaper to get a hold of than the anime's. Would ideally be, but it was published by Tokyopop and they've folded. I haven't looked to see how hard it is to find copies, but you may be looking for used books in various places if you want to collect them all.
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Mar 11, 2013 23:59
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Rodyle posted:edit: an now that I think of it, pretty sure the anime is on Netflix Instant Yes it does. Funi licensed it ages ago, and there's a ton of episodes already on there.
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Mar 12, 2013 00:03
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Robindaybird posted:It's always good to see people LP-translating games we'd otherwise never get to see, it's unfortunate the paywall is up since I've been wanting to show this to a friend who's pretty big on the Keroro series. I've been using the LP test poster as a mirror for non-SA users here. The anime is fairly easy to catch up on dub-wise, as I think only the first 78 episodes have been done so far (of 358 total, from 2004-2011). I will note that the Funi dub is a gag dub and most of the script is made up, and even their subs border on gag subs. Sgt. Frog got the same writers and treatment as the Shin-chan dub, so if you've seen that, you'll know what to expect. Sgt. Frog and Sergeant Keroro are like two totally different shows to me, and I'm not a fan of what Funimation has done to it. As for the manga, as far as I know, Tokyopop managed to translate up to volume 21 before they closed. To compare, volume 24 came out last month in Japan.
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Sgt. Frog has Gundam in it? Oh why has no one told me this before? However, poor Tokyopop. They show me Jing: King of bandits. While I didn't get the sequel of it I do enjoy the first set of books that they show me. Got them all and those are likely the only one's I'll see again. I only played the Game Cube Tales game. I liked the controls and how the battle was live action. I think I got maybe 1/5 of the way in before stopping for some odd reason. Overall it was a fun game and maybe I'll grab this at some day down the road. Looks simple enough to just plow right on through. Also I want to see all the Gundam it has!
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Part 5: The Mountain God's Bride When we last left the story, Oyuki (totally different in every way from Koyuki) went to prepare for marriage to the local deity. Dororo's disapproval be damned.  At this point, we have no other choice but to sleep at the inn for the night. Every single platoon member will object to stepping into the cold wastes surrounding the village.  How kind of the game to railroad us.  But wait! It's 20 Gold to stay, and I only have 1 Gold for totally unplanned reasons!  I'd like to let you stay, but if you're broke, then no can do.Since it's the only way to continue, I guess I'll have to sell one of the Guardians I just got, or   Gero!? Well whaddya know, I really don't have enough... Uh, isn't there some way you could waive the fee, Ms. Innkeeper? It took everything we had to make it all the way here in the freezing cold... Even so... I don't get many customers out here. If I let you stay for free, I'd be outta business. (Gero... this looks bad...! If I have to camp out tonight, I'll be a frogsicle by morning!) Keroro popsicles exist. (Or even worse, what if a stray dog chases me all over creation?!) Keroro ice cream, too. (Oh man, this is terrible! I gotta do something...!) Ms. Innkeeper... I'll ask you just once more! Let us stay... please, let us stay for the night! You can ask as much as you want, but... sorry, but you'll have to try somewhere else. Oh... I see...Keroro said, hoping Death By Dog would come swifter than Death By Freezing.  Wait a minute! Ma'am, could you please let Uncle and his friends stay? If money's an issue, I can pay you. Oh, so they're friends of yours, Moano? In that case, I got no problem lettin' 'em stay free for one night. (Gero!? Her attitude sure changed fast!) I'll do it for you, Moano, since you've done so much for me. Thank you so much! Now everything'll be all right, Uncle. ...In other words, you've got a room? Thanks a lot, Miss Moano! Anything for you, Uncle. Well then, we'll go ahead and rest up. Don't work too hard, Miss Moano. All right!Since you have to stay at the inn to advance the plot, you get a bonus skit if you go in broke. But not just one! If you talk to the innkeeper with a different field leader, you get a different skit. Of course in a normal playthrough, you'd only see one, unless you saved and reset four more times. Some... some people do that.  When Tamama discovers how broke they are, we get this sound affect alongside the ominous theme from before.   Wha... I'm actually broke enough that I gotta sleep outside...? (Time for my secret weapon!)  If I can't stay here, then that means I'll have to stay outside... and if I go to sleep in the cold, cold snow, I'll probably freeze to death... So can I please stay here tonight? Pretty please? Hmm... well... I can't just throw out a little child. All right, you can stay, but just this once. Yay! Thank you! Wow... nice work, Private Tamama. Let's hurry up and get some sleep before she changes her mind.Tamama effortlessly gets a free inn stay on cuteness alone.  His less sickeningly-adorable comrades don't have it so easy.  Looks like we're camping out tonight. Woah, Giroro! What's wrong with you? We're not just gonna be like "Oh, okay," and sleep outside! We gotta beg for our beds tonight! B--beg...? What is it? I know it makes me look greedy, but if ya can't pay, ya can't stay. I... I know that. But... er... If... if you don't let us stay here, I swear I'll start crying! ...Cry if ya want, it won't get you a bed. Giroro storms back to the others.  Keroro! I followed your plan to a T, and it FAILED! Gero... so Operation: Secret Softie didn't work out so well... Then try this one next! The music goes silent as Giroro approaches the counter. You again, huh? You can ask me 'til the sun rises, and I still won't let ya stay for free. I... I love how cold you are... And that cold heart is what makes you so beautiful... madam. W-would a wonderful woman such as yourself allow us to stay the night here? Oho, looks like Operation: Flagrant Flattery this time around. ... ... Pff... ahaha! You're a real funny guy! I never had someone who wanted to stay here that badly. Okay, ya got yourself a room. I like your style, so I'm makin' a special exception tonight. ...Thanks. Gerori. Total success!So Keroro gets bailed out, Tamama does puppydog eyes, and Giroro humiliates himself. Kururu...  I'd like to let you stay, but if you're broke, then no can do. Kuru...? Hey, what the hell happened to all our money...? Don't tell me we're sleepin' outside tonight...Kururu gets pissy about it. I--I didn't do it! There's no cake or juice here for me to spend it on, anyway! I don't know where the money went, either. Yeah, same here.  Ge... gero...!? A--are you saying it's MY fault? Now you've squandered our invasion AND traveling funds! Now is not the time to blame one another. Finding a place to sleep is our first priority. ...You're right. First, let's find a spot without any snow. Tch... Kururu takes matters into his own hands.  Hey, I wanna talk to you outside for a sec. Well aren't you a demanding one? Fine then, let's go. They leave, and a little later, Kururu returns.   We can stay. Sergeant Major Kururu... what exactly did you do? Oh nothing, just had a little chat... You wanna hear it too, Commander? I... I'll pass! Kuuu-kuku...Whatever was said is left to our twisted imaginations.   So how does Dororo handle this one?  Of course. I apologize for interrupting your work. Wait a sec, Dororo! Ya gotta appeal here! If you don't, then we'll freeze our butts off campin' outside! But Commander, demanding to stay for free would be unreasonable. Let's find a place to sleep while it's still light out.He handles it with honor. Hold on. Seems like ya got a situation on your hands. Mind tellin' me about it? Looks like you got the weight of the world on your shoulders. Or somethin' like that. Now c'mon, out with it. The five of us are...An explanation happens. So you've got to travel all over? That sounds rough. All right then! You get a free room tonight. But I wouldn't want to trouble you... No, none of that, now. Go on and make yourselves at home. You have my gratitude.So we have four relatively humorous scenarios, and a pretty straight Lawful Good one. They show off the individual characters' personalities pretty well, though. With their beds secured, the platoon gets some shuteye.  And later that night... VIDEO: Let's Sneak Out!  I cannot ignore this. At least not until I learn more about the situation...  Are you going to save that girl? Then let the rest of us help you out. Gi... Giroro.  There's no need to act all cagey and go off on your own, ya know. That's right! After all, you've got us here, Dororo! Kuuu-kukuku... well, that's how it is. Th... thank you, everyone! Thank you so much! The village is taking Oyuki's role pretty seriously. They've posted lookouts everywhere. Well then! With our unity strengthened, let's move out, Keroro Platoon! Okay let's DO THIS VIDEO: SO SNEAKY In case the sirens didn't entice you to click the video, here's a summary of my Tactical Frog Action.  There are lookouts blocking every path you can possibly go.  There's a super narrow path you must find through the village, and there's no way to tell how far the lookouts can see.  So I threw it.  Fortunately, Dororo takes pity on us. Commander, it appears the guards are more difficult to deal with than I thought. I'll go ahead and secure a path to the shrine.Let Dororo guide you to the shrine? >Yes please There's no penalty for letting Dororo take you straight there. Maybe they knew the sneaking section was broken as hell, and at least they never make you do another. VIDEO: Oyuki Leaves Oh? You're the ones from earlier... Oyuki! We've come to help you! Help me? What do you mean? If you become the mountain god's bride, you can never come back. My platoon and I refuse to ignore such a situation! We'll help you get away! ...So nosy... Gero? Did you say something? No... nothing at all! I appreciate your kindness, but... It is my duty as a member of this village to become the mountain god's bride. Please don't get in my way. I'm leaving to meet the mountain god now.   Does she really not want anyone to help her? She must have a real strong sense of responsibility. What'll we do now? We go after her, of course! Even if only to find out the whole situation. I figured you'd say that. The mountain god seems to be in the Snowy Path of No Return, northwest of the village. Let's hurry there! With that, we're left to run after Oyuki to a cheerful-sounding place.     The Snowy Path of No Return is the northwestern-most location on the world map.   It's another forest dungeon, with a little twist.  The sign says, "Listen well to the folk song, and the path shall open." You know, the song that goes something like... Part 4 posted:
 Fluffy here is one of the mountain god's familiars, and can tell us about difficulty settings and our dungeon map. Talk to him about difficulty, he asks if your journey's been a hard one so far. If you say yes, he sets it down to Easy. You still can change it back to something reasonable like Hard or Mania in the options. As for the dungeon map, he can erase it for us. There's no purpose to this, other than to check if you're mashing A, I suppose. Speaking of mashing buttons, I sat on the first screen of the dungeon and grinded everyone up to level 8, got money for Keroro's Guardian habit, and collected Grade Points.  During this, Tamama got his first character ability, Absorb. It increases the effects from all recipes except curry, so he recovers more HP and gets better temporary buffs from them.  There's a Keparrow treasure here as well, a Mega Battery, which is useless for now.  An interesting victory skit happened during the grind. VIDEO: An Unwanted Comparison  And now Keroro knows Heal, too. This can be kind of helpful when he's on AI control, but he's better suited to stabbing things repeatedly.  On one of my trips back, I triggered a skit that happens if you sleep at the Whitesnow Village inn three times (not counting the plot-related one). To my knowledge, this is the only skit done completely with face portraits against a black background. It sure is nice to sleep in a nice warm futon! I'd rather have a soft, fluffy bed. In that case, I'd want a king-size! What are you two going on about? You should be glad we're sleeping inside at all. As soldiers, you should be able to deal with worse. Now quit flapping your lips and go to sleep! Look, even Kururu's already asleep! There goes our red daruma on one of his lectures again... A daruma is this little doll (usually red) where you paint in one eye when you set a goal, then paint the other eye after achieving it. Popular among Japanese politicians. Also romanized as dharma, but according to Google Image Search, no one actually calls it that. Dammit, Keroro! Listen to me!Giroro stomps in rage in a small space... right on Kururu. Oh... sorry about that, Kururu. ...Hey, Giroro. If you're such a model soldier, why don't you sleep outside tonight... Show us your soldier's pride, why doncha? Kukuku... But spending the night outside in a blizzard is far too dangerous. Then why don't you join him, Dororo? Uh... but I... Kururu, let's stop fooling around and go to bed, already. Oh, you're not sleepin' in here, old man. Hey! KURURU!Meanwhile, Tamama and Keroro share popcorn. He sure hates rude awakenings, doesn't he... Let's just ignore 'em and get some rest. 'Kaaay! Good night! The next morning, the innkeeper has a different line than usual. Sounds like you had a good time last night. You take care, now.Aren't you glad you have all this in context! After buying all the available curry recipes and useful AI commands from the grade shop, and fitting everyone with suitable Guardians...  Time to actually progress the story!  Following the path indicated in the song guides us through the not-so-lost woods.  Straying from it sends you back to the beginning with the sign and the cat.  You're allowed to retrace your steps, though, as long as it's on the given path.  A Revival Orb's in a chest along the way, like it's preparing us for something.  There are plenty of Keparrows to get as well, and here's where we find the Iron Fist, Tamama's special beginner upgrade weapon!  A prize given in Mishima Zaibatsu's martial arts tournament. Not actually made of iron. The Iron Fist, AKA Tekken, gives 5 CC and 44 points in facepunching.  Don't mistake those yellow sparkles in the snow for anything but Deluxe Curry Spice. It's a great Keparrow treasure, but one we can't use with our current curry recipes. The only other Keparrow loot for us right now is an Herb.  A save spot heralds the end of the dungeon.  A quick save, and we're off to the last room. VIDEO: The Mountain God Gero! That's-! Oyuki, I'm here to help! Hold on!  Our first boss fight begins!   This big guy is the Mountain God's Familiar.  He can... woah, wait, wait a minute. Part 1 posted: ...Keroro would be a crunchy snack.  In any case, he's more of a piņata than a boss.  Doesn't mean he's helpless, though. This roaring attack punishes anyone fighting up-close, and has a chance to stun.  The bear's weak to fire-based attacks, and Giroro has plenty of them.  Bash the bear enough, and you can stun him, too.   Here's an example of the bear's roar stunning someone. In this case, Dororo. Stunned characters can't move or do anything until it wears off, though you can mash the directions to make them get up faster.  Keroro finishes the battle by mercilessly stabbing with his silly Gundam sword.  A group victory skit and a level-up for Giroro. The boss also drops our first Curry Spice, which we can use with the lowest-level curry recipes.  Anyway, we saved Oyuki! Time to get showered with... Oh, of all the...! I told you not to get in my way!...Zero gratitude. Gero? Whaddya talkin' about? We're here to rescue you. I was this close to finding out where the mountain god was! Finding the mountain god? What do you mean, Oyuki? That's quite enough!    There you are, Mountain God! That's the mountain god? He just looks like a little boy to me. The mountain god they sacrifice brides to is only a child...? Don't refer to it in such a disparaging manner. The bride simply remains with me in order to keep up the village's divine protection. When my familiar did not return, I suspected... you there, young lady! You sought after me... to obtain the sacred treasure, did you not?  EEP! But... but it's too late now. I never intended to be your bride at all! Now tell me how to break the village's divine protection! That would allow your comrades to enter the village and steal the treasure, would it not? DOUBLE EEP! Wow, he's pretty smart for someone who looks like a little kid... With the protection lifted, anyone can walk right in, and take the treasure as easily as anything! Is that so. However, there is no need to talk me into doing anything. When you refused to become my bride, my divine protection was... Wha... what's that?! Why, it's a lovely view from the mountain of Whitesnow Village's smoldering ruins!  Oh no! The village is on fire! The lives of the villagers could be in danger! Do you really want that to happen, Oyuki?!Doro-dad gets all parental on his not-daughter. That's just how it goes. I'm a ninja, after all. This is all part of my work! But even so, they weren't supposed to go this far... Let's hurry back to the village! Oyuki, you're coming as well!You are so grounded, young lady. No rooftop-jumping for a month!  Hmm... in that case, I shall accompany you. It has been a long time since I left the mountain. With the protection lifted, there's little else for me to do.Let's wait until next time to dig out the charred corpses. Artes/Skills learned this update: Keroro Escape: Keroro's first Character Skill. To run from battle, you walk against the edge of the screen until a gauge fills all the way. With Escape, Keroro makes the gauge fill faster. Bubble Bomb: Water elemental magic. A bubble floats slowly across the screen until it hits the target, during which the caster cannot move. Not at all worth it and is outclassed by every other water Arte ever. Heal: Heals one ally's HP by 30%. Same as Kururu's Heal. Tamama Absorb: Tamama's first Character Skill. Increases the effect of all recipes except curry. Dead Upper: Punches twice quickly, ending in an uppercut. Earth Shake: Tamama punches the ground to force a rock spike into the enemy's face. Earth elemental. Giroro Extend: Giroro's first Character Skill. Makes positive stat buffs last longer. Flare Bullet: Giroro's first spell. Sends a small fireball at one enemy. I usually forget to turn this off for the AI--it's not bad in itself like Bubble Bomb is, but Giroro's just not that great a magic user. His time is better spent shooting every gun ever. Muzzle Rush: Rapid-fire shooting. Because he wasn't doing it fast enough before, apparently. Kururu Sinister: Kururu's first Character Skill. Increases the critical hit rate when attacking an enemy with the element it's weak against. Bubble Bomb: Same as Keroro's. It's best to turn it off for the AI as soon as possible. Wind Shot: Fires green spinny disc things at the enemy. Wind elemental. Dororo Gale Wind: Attacks with quick repeated slashes. Heavenly Advance: A self-buff that raises Dororo's speed. Next time: Crispy villagers?  Also, secret passages! Hidden doors! And ninjas EVERYWHERE.   A scroll depicting a more traditional God of the Mountains and Forests. How Ingratiating! fucked around with this message at 09:40 on Aug 19, 2013 |
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Oh boy! Ninja vs. ninja action incoming! (We have the advantage because we've only got one ninja AND he's a weird color. That's a double bonus!)
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Character Intro 6: Keroro Platoon Everyone's here this time! If you ever thought of debating which character's better, the Keroro Platoon is more than happy to do it for you.
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Part 6: Ninja Central When we last left off, Keroro and his friends defeated a giant purple bear, met the local deity, and Whitesnow Village went up in flames.  We should probably go check on that BUT FIRST! Read the rest! How Ingratiating! fucked around with this message at 03:18 on Jul 14, 2014 |
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Apr 15, 2013 11:07
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So. Some person is buying clothes. That you stole off people, that are presumably related their village? 
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Apr 16, 2013 10:09
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^ Pretty good racket, isn't it? Wannabe ninjas buy used costumes off the Maniac, get beat down by frogs, who then return the clothes to the Maniac, who sells them to some more wannabes. Actually, this could be applicable to some future Collection Maniacs down the road...
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Apr 16, 2013 11:21
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Well, drat. That certainly felt like a ninja village with all the hidden pathways. Even Kururu doesn't pick up on those, right? Just hidden treasures?
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Apr 21, 2013 15:39
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Kururu only detects non-Keparou hidden items. But as for hidden passages that don't open via revolving door/wall scroll, you have to run against them until you go through. One of the chickens is specifically placed to clue the player in, and the town map on the bottom screen shows the above-ground secret rooms, so curious people can look for ways in.
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Part 7: Oh, Goodness Me! VIDEO: Entering the Trick Mansion  This is the chief's mansion. So here lies the source of this strife. I believe you should all punish him.Read the rest! How Ingratiating! fucked around with this message at 03:29 on Jul 14, 2014 |
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This looks like a hilarious game - I haven't watched any Keroro Gunso in ages, but this is making me want to track it down again. I miss those wacky alien soldier frogs. Anyway, had some comments on this latest update.How Ingratiating! posted:Say hello to the Ball. We're gonna be best friends from now on. I think it's meant to be "Learning", not "Running". Also, I'm curious what The Ball is called in the original Japanese; I don't see the kana for it in any of your screenshots. quote:One of the chests contains Tsuchigumo, a sword for Dororo that adds earth resistance. As far as I can gather, it's a reference to Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, a Shonen Jump series about Japanese demon yakuza. Tsuchigumo is a six-armed demon character in it. Tsuchigumo is also ... well, let's say there's a lot of history behind the name. quote:Alea, a mysterious young woman. Alea is a brilliant name for a character who can manipulate luck - it's Latin for "die" (as in a pair of dice).
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SKBasis posted:I think it's meant to be "Learning", not "Running". Also, I'm curious what The Ball is called in the original Japanese; I don't see the kana for it in any of your screenshots. Really? I thought it was Running because... gaining experience really fast, or something. v v Learning does fit better though, so I'll change it. And the Gundam Ball is just Ball (ボール), referring to its shape.In reference to Tsuchigumo, the weapon description mentioned "ayakashi," and the character from Nura was described as "an ayakashi one must never encounter." The word "ayakashi" I think refers to his mask. How Ingratiating! fucked around with this message at 05:59 on Apr 23, 2013 |
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Apr 23, 2013 05:49
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Ha, why do I have the feeling we're going too be seeing more of the Oopsomancer there?
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Apr 26, 2013 09:03
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Having face portraits, a speech quirk, and unique battle sprites probably gave her away! In other news, I'm gonna delay the next update until May 13th so I can focus on finals.
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Apr 27, 2013 07:19
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Good stuff. I really hoped Tales of Keroro would have gotten a release as part of the push by Bamco to stop being dicks about translating games but alas.
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Part 8: Bandit Busters It's time to say goodbye to the Ninja Village, but not before we check up on a few people. First...  This guy. Turns out the crappy replacement chief was married, and his wife is giving him hell for what he did.  Maybe after he plants 5,000 more rows of ninja parsley, he'll learn his lesson. Read the rest! How Ingratiating! fucked around with this message at 03:30 on Jul 14, 2014 |
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May 15, 2013 07:54
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How Ingratiating! posted:In reference to Tsuchigumo, the weapon description mentioned "ayakashi," and the character from Nura was described as "an ayakashi one must never encounter." The word "ayakashi" I think refers to his mask. Ayakashi tends to be a catchall term for ghosts and monsters and demons and anything else that goes bump in the night and may or may not want to eat you in your first encounter.
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So, boogeymen and grues. Got it.
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"How Ingratiating!" posted:This game has a ton of summons. Some we'll get from characters we meet, others wait for us in chests, and the rest are hidden further still. They have all kinds of effects, short to prolonged attacks, and even healing. Please tell me we get to summon gundams or one of those ridiculous robots the team has used before
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May 16, 2013 19:06
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What gets summoned is even better than giant robots.
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I kinda hope some other company picks this series up to translate the manga. It was a favorite of my brother and I for a while. Also this game looks pretty great. I assume we'll be running into a lot of the minor recurring characters at some point? Now I have to go borrow those books from my brother and re-read them.
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