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Schubalts posted:Amazon still has some, but they're from a third-party seller, and therefore more expensive than it should be. Yeah, way overpriced. My local GameStop had it for $12. I'd never heard of this before, but I'll be playing along.
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I think that nearly everyone has a second round of discussion if you talk to them again, like Fir Darrig and his buddy did. Well, the half-lifes in the bar, at least. It's interesting what bits from the game I've completely forgotten about, though.
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May 14, 2013 22:58
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I randomly cued up the video and this was what I saw. It's too perfect not to use as the screenshot. It's time to join Keats as he follows in Ellen's footsteps, all the way to the altar beneath the South Henge. Of course, as we know, humans can't survive in the Netherworld on their own, but there's only one Cloak of Sidhe. Will Keats find the Boots of Hidhe? I'm afraid not. His will be a very different power... Youtube While you watch this video, I'll be updating the character list in the second post. I'll try to do that whenever we learn enough about a character to be worth noting, which will probably be mostly in Chapter 1. Kgummy posted:I think that nearly everyone has a second round of discussion if you talk to them again, like Fir Darrig and his buddy did. Well, the half-lifes in the bar, at least. I covered a couple of those in this video, at least. I might go back later and see whether there's anything particularly interesting that I missed, but I felt the first video was long enough already.
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May 14, 2013 23:30
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I forgot how well the dialogue helps maintain the dreamy, surreal atmosphere. It works really well here, though it would be unbearable anywhere else.
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May 15, 2013 00:17
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drat. I was not expecting that kind of transformation. And somehow Keats maintains his disbelief?
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May 15, 2013 00:53
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Holy crap. I saw this game when it first came out, but I've never had a PS3. I'm looking forward to more Keats, now. His guide is dapper as gently caress.
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May 15, 2013 01:33
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You'd be amazed what people rationalise, and you'd be shocked at what people accept without thinking, to be honest. It's certainly a very interesting representation of magic, and two very interesting characters: The trusting soul who may unwittingly bring disaster, and the cynical old soul (yet incredibly dapper, as others have said) who may save it. ...Of course, since this is a story of the fae, the truth could be the opposite, or both, or neither. I'm liking this, especially the relatively subtle (and thus more realistic) irish accents... not perfect ones, but still moderately good!
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May 15, 2013 01:55
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Is it bad that the first thing I thought was: "He can't win a pultizer; he doesn't work for an American magazine."
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May 15, 2013 03:52
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Well, it doesn't say that it isn't an American magazine, though considering how fast he (presumably) got there, it's probably somewhere in the UK/Ireland. But it's more likely the translators made it a recognizable award. I'm kind of curious what the pal version has him say, if it's anything different. I forgot he was the editorial department, though. Rewatching also made me notice some other details. Such as the little blind animation, and that they put in the sound when they go back into place. They really put in detail into this game, I forgot how good it looked, even outside of cutscenes. And of course I forgot quite a bit of the plot, but like Bobbin, I do remember the ending bits.
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May 15, 2013 04:12
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So far, I'm actually liking EVERYONE in the game for different reasons. I hope we can see more in the following chapters and get some more characterization for everyone. In particular all the half-lives in the bar. They are an interesting bunch.
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May 15, 2013 04:52
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I was not disappointed. And yes, you can actually experience pain in a dream, depending on what kind it is. From what I understand, what the sleeping mind really screws up are numbers. Though if Keats realizes he can look at a clock and tell what time it is, I will be amazed if that makes him suddenly understand the weird poo poo is actually real.
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May 15, 2013 05:01
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My roommate had a PS3, and this was one of the first games he bought, neither one of us finished it though, and there's a used copy at the gamestop near here, maybe I'll play along.
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May 15, 2013 07:33
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Looking at this game I am sure I have seen the general "summon creature to attack by pressing a button" gameplay before. Since I don't remember what game it might just be that I played the demo years ago and am remembering that. The story is definitely odder than the demo hinted at. So, this should be an interesting ride.
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May 15, 2013 13:58
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One of my favorite games that I never even knew existed until a couple years ago. Also probably the only time I've ever legitimately enjoyed motion controls, it just feels right. It's not a perfect game by any stretch of the imagination, but it oozes charm, has great mechanics, and a wonderful story. Game Republic unfortunately went under after Majin and Knights Contract, which is a shame as both were charming/fun games, but equally flawed.
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May 15, 2013 14:06
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Major_JF posted:Looking at this game I am sure I have seen the general "summon creature to attack by pressing a button" gameplay before. Since I don't remember what game it might just be that I played the demo years ago and am remembering that. Could it possibly be Lost Kingdoms? It was a bit more RPG-like and it was a card based game, but it's got that feel during battle.
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JamTheAdo posted:Could it possibly be Lost Kingdoms? It was a bit more RPG-like and it was a card based game, but it's got that feel during battle. Could also be Chaos Legion. Different setting entirely, but it has a similar sort of summoning mechanic.
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May 15, 2013 22:04
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This game is so drat great, I love it. I honestly think this is one of the best PS3 games to ever come out of the console, and am continually flabbergasted at how under-the-radar it seems to fly. Every time I get a roommate who has a PS3, I buy them a copy of this game, just because it's that good. I've probably played through to completion about half a dozen times at this point, despite never having owned a PS3 myself.
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Lokimu posted:One of my favorite games that I never even knew existed until a couple years ago. Also probably the only time I've ever legitimately enjoyed motion controls, it just feels right. It's not a perfect game by any stretch of the imagination, but it oozes charm, has great mechanics, and a wonderful story. Game Republic unfortunately went under after Majin and Knights Contract, which is a shame as both were charming/fun games, but equally flawed. They did Majin too? No wonder it felt so familiar. That's one I want to LP if this one goes as successfully as I'm hoping it will. I think the pace may be even slower, but at least full video with edits to cover backtracking is the guaranteed right way to go with that one. Still, it would be nice if they'd finished publishing the DLC for this. The missing content leaves sad-looking holes in my menus. So, to add a bit of content now that the thread is feeling rather populated, I see no point in delaying any longer, or in keeping a classic Keats line in reserve any longer than I have to!  Youtube Sadly, despite the Transcension we saw in the last video, Keats' fighting style is almost exactly the same as Ellen's. There are a few differences, one of which I talk about at length in the video since there's nothing else to say about the combat yet, and Transcension is one that you have to save up for by snagging as many Ids as possible. I don't think I bothered to use it until the final chapter, either because I forgot I had it, or more likely, I was always saving it for a situation that never came up. Needless to say, I'll use it as often as I can during the LP, which could be as soon as the next chapter. Or it might not be for a long time! I have no idea, because from this moment... IT'S YOUR TURN TO VOTE FOR WHOSE CHAPTER 1 WE PLAY FIRST! I think Keats has a much better idea of what he needs to do than Ellen does at this point, but Ellen's a bit more focused on her goal - she's really just got one question - where her mother is - while Keats has many. Fortunately, they'll be crossing paths and comparing notes as they go, so both characters end up in the same place eventually. We'll see the chapter from both perspectives sooner or later, but for now, whose is sooner is up to you. I'll probably close the voting sometime on Saturday, unless one character takes a commanding lead before then or the voting's really close and we need a tiebreaker.
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May 16, 2013 00:51
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I played a little of the demo of this once in a store around when it came out, I thought it was super cool, but never got a PS3. I keep pestering my friend who do has one to get it, but he keeps putting it off, at least I can watch it from this thread. I'm so happy to see this.
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May 16, 2013 01:05
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I vote for Ellen because it seems like her's has all the set up and Keats follows up on it in his story.
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mateo360 posted:I vote for Ellen because it seems like her's has all the set up and Keats follows up on it in his story. That's definitely the case for the prologues, which is why I did them in this order (aside from it being difficult to start voting with no actual content), but I think from this point, there's a lot more interdependence between the two and considerably less of an impression that either should be experienced first. Nidoking fucked around with this message at 11:26 on May 16, 2013 |
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May 16, 2013 02:04
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Nidoking, I can't believe you missed the most important difference between Keats' fighting style, and Ellens'. Keats Channels folk, and Ellen summons them. It's honestly kind of awesome how fully they integrate this into game, both plot-wise and gameplay-wise. Watch Ellen and Keats fighting again. Keats simply extends folk out from himself, augmenting his own attacks with their abilities. Ellen actually summons the folk to do the fighting for her. It's a nice touch, and I was disappointed you didn't point it out.
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Nidoking posted:That's definitely the case for the prologues, which is why I did them in this order (aside from it being difficult to start voting with no actual content), but I think from this point, there's a lot more interdependence between the two and considerably less of an impression that either should be experienced first. Ah, I though maybe they were going to do the KH BBS thing where you can play the game in any order but you see a different part of the cut scene depending on who you are play at the time.
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Let's say Keats.Buried alive posted:Could also be Chaos Legion. Different setting entirely, but it has a similar sort of summoning mechanic. I think this might have been it. I never owned it so I don't fully remember. Thank you for trying.
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Oh man, I love this game. I think it was either the third or fourth game I bought for the PS3. I was actually debating doing an LP of this myself, but now I don't need to. You should probably play as Ellen first. The story tends to work better that way in my opinion. Mostly because Keats is the one who tends to figure everything out. Personally I like Keats a lot better than Ellen. He's a lot more active in his investigation, where she tends to be really passive, despite having a stronger connection to the plot.
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Captain Bravo posted:Nidoking, I can't believe you missed the most important difference between Keats' fighting style, and Ellens'. Keats Channels folk, and Ellen summons them. It's honestly kind of awesome how fully they integrate this into game, both plot-wise and gameplay-wise. Watch Ellen and Keats fighting again. Keats simply extends folk out from himself, augmenting his own attacks with their abilities. Ellen actually summons the folk to do the fighting for her. It's a nice touch, and I was disappointed you didn't point it out. I don't think I ever really noticed, or if I did, I forgot in the time since I played the majority of the game. It is a nice touch, though.
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May 16, 2013 02:37
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Going to vote for Keats. Can't just leave the purple trenchcoat hanging.
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May 16, 2013 02:38
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Ellen needs to find her mom, then Keats can explain why this is a bad thing.
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May 16, 2013 02:39
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Keats. I like the cut of his jib.
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May 16, 2013 02:54
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I'd rather see more from Keats simply because Belgae is much more likable then Scarecrow.
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Nidoking posted:I don't think I ever really noticed, or if I did, I forgot in the time since I played the majority of the game. It is a nice touch, though. It's not just a nice touch, it makes them play completely different. All of Ellen's folk have to come out and then start doing something. Keats' folk start attacking the moment he does and in general he is much more mobile in combat. dis astranagant fucked around with this message at 04:00 on May 16, 2013 |
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May 16, 2013 03:09
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I need more of the dapper, dapper Keats Color me really intrigued by the whole thing, but I really like Keats.
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May 16, 2013 03:32
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And here's the reason why Keats is fantastic. While his attacks aren't as whooshy as Ellen's (can be a downside. This game makes you commit to attacks once you start them) nor do they have her range, they are fast, and you can use them constantly due to his fuckawesome MT recovery. And while Ellen gets equips that have questionably useful effects, Keats gets a loving limit break. And when his meter is full, he gets glowing purple eyes and has purple energy drip out of his glasses and onto the floor. Ellen, I think she does a good job of setting up the story while Keats fills in the blanks.
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May 16, 2013 03:37
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I think any more Ellen doing her Solid Snake impression (netherworld?! faerys?! folks?!) might drive me insane, so let's put it off for as long as possible and do more Keats.
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May 16, 2013 03:50
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I say Keats, that way you'll be able to show off his Transcension ability. Besides, he's awake while Ellen is still unconscious from fainting.
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May 16, 2013 04:42
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This is a punching mission and Keats is the man to do it.
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May 16, 2013 05:47
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Let's go with Keats.
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I cannot help myself but mention that one of my top favorite things about this LP is the enormous fuchsia  taking up half of every cutscene frame.Oh, and let's see more Keats.
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