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(Whew, that took a while to catch up after reaching the end of Xillia 1's LP. Probably too much for me to recap.) I'm surprised that the early videos are on Vimeo, since as far as I know, they don't actually allow gaming videos anymore. (There isn't even a category for them on the main page.) Those could all be lost if they find them and delete your account. Glazius posted:All of this feels unnecessarily sad. Seeing how things had gone differently and just going around ending worlds like we're the final boss. ... maybe we ARE.
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Early on, I caught the early little hints suggesting that Elle's father was Julius, but after a while, and as more clues popped up, those began to feel like red herrings, to try and make the audience think that they're clever by catching them. So I looked for the twist beyond the twist, which would be that it was Ludgar who was Elle's father (somehow). With all the dimension fuckery, I wasn't entirely sure how that would work, but it seemed like a good bet. I was thinking more like time travel than the dimensions being offset in time from the prime one, but I guess that's kinda the same thing. I should have considered time offsets - after all the very first shattered dimension was slightly offset in time from the prime one. I was also wondering for a while why Julius turned on Bisley during an Exodus attack, because Julius didn't seem connected to Exodus. Now it seems like it was because Elle arrived and made Julius's watch flicker. Julius apparently couldn't have been to Elle's home dimension, since the only way to get back from one is to destroy the catalyst, but he does seem to know something about it. He might have seen one like it before. I'm thinking that somehow, when Julius saw the watch flicker, he knew that Bisley had sent agents against Victor's dimension, and that prompted him to betray Bisley. One tidbit from Julius's field logs is that the dimensional fractures are not something which showed up after the schism was dispelled, they've been around for a decade at least. That leads to the next idea: I'm thinking that Bisley (and Vera) lied to us about Victor's home dimension. They've know about that one for a long time. They also lied about not knowing what the Waymarker was. The agents who attacked Victor in the opening came from the prime dimension on Bisley's orders. That's why Victor sent Elle there, and started the whole chain of events - because otherwise they'd just keep coming for him. At the very least, that would force him to use his power, further shortening the time he would have. Elle is already starting to show symptoms. Julius must be as well. Hold on... Victor killed his father? Who... ah... Rideaux. If Rideaux has been working for Spirius all along, as Julius' logs said, then I think this whole debt thing was to box Ludgar into a corner and force him into working for Spirius and Bisley. Julius being named as the terrorist and Ludgar as a person of interest was also done by Bisley for the same reason. Anyway, Elle is having a really, bad, no good, absolutely terrible week. No matter what, Ludgar just isn't Daddy and can never be Daddy. What's the music during that boss fight? Stabbey_the_Clown fucked around with this message at 14:21 on Aug 8, 2016 |
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Junpei posted:She's corrupting. She can't be accessorized. Something to think about is that she's manifesting those symptoms after what, fifteen fractured dimensions? I haven't been counting, but I'm pretty sure Julius has crossed into more than double what Elle has. That can't be good for him.
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Aug 10, 2016 02:22
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Elle has every right to hate the party and Ludgar. She barely got a chance to see her father again and now he's dead and gone forever. Ludgar isn't her father and can't be. There's nothing anyone can say or do to fix that. Amazing how this game somehow made a child character who is not only bearable but sympathetic and actually likeable. I like the idea of limiting Chromatus usage after this point affecting the ending. It makes sense. But I bet it's hard to keep track of without a notepad. The smug smile Ludgar has when he says he's naked in Chromatus form is great. Also you forgot a closing italics tag before this line: L1 will give you a mondo boost to Alvin's affection, so yeah, that's what we're gonna do. Sylphid posted:Polsy's already taking care of Gaius, Jude, and Elize, so now we need to decide who gets to choose the other 6... I don't own this game or Xillia 1, so I'm not familiar with the costume and accessory options. EDIT: For reference, on the PC version, the Classic Mystic Artes DLC is free and separate from the costume DLC. I know this because I neither pre-ordered nor purchased any of the costume DLC and I have that one. The Classic Mystic Artes DLC is also a huge pain to pull off because it requires you to have 4 BG and be in a 50-hit combo, and it's very hard to get that high, because the timer for when a combo runs out is incredibly strict. And two of the people it's for are primary casters. Stabbey_the_Clown fucked around with this message at 06:34 on Aug 17, 2016 |
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Um... Leia in no-jacket, and she's once again (hopelessly) trying to get Jude's attention. To that end, she's put on a rose corsage and shiny new earrings. To top it off, she stole Alvin's cap, just daring someone to ask about that. Alvin in casual, with a loincloth and because of that odd choice, he needs to wear a security badge to prove he's allowed. To get his revenge, he swiped Leia's cap too. Milla in her black variation. She's given up trying to please Elle and wears her Tomato Badge with pride. She also got confused with what Alvin and Leia are doing and stole Rowan's glasses and Gaius' headband. Stabbey_the_Clown fucked around with this message at 15:20 on Aug 17, 2016 |
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Aug 17, 2016 14:50
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Does the game tell you where to go for the optional character side-chapters? I mean, it must since it can't possibly expect you to visit each street in each city looking for them.
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 Didn't see that coming.So, uh, I think I know a good new business Alvin could start up which is sure to make him a buttload of money:  a laundry service.
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Aug 30, 2016 13:57
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Huh. I had guessed that Rideaux was Julius and Ludger's father, but at that time I hadn't seen Biesley had a Chromatus.
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Sylphid posted:
Really? Why not? No, seriously, he's utterly terrible. I'm betting that whoever stayed behind to fight is going to be in no shape to accompany us to Caanan.
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He's still my handmaid. I don't recall ever dismissing him from the position.
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You missed transcribing a couple of lines from the video after: Jude: Never mind me! and Millia: I'm...sorry. Sylphid posted:One of my projects today was to figure out how many times I failed the Bad End fight, and, reasonably sure in my measurement, it is nothing short of scandalous. So, let's play a little game while I'm working on Part XXX. Whosoever guesses most closely the number of times I attempted that fight (including the time I won) gets to choose the entire party's fashion line-up the next time I'm changing outfits. 6.
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At a certain point, when you add in enough melodrama, it stops feeling authentic and starts becoming comical. "You must murder your brother to go to the promised land!" on top of all the other melodrama is going too far. You can see the writers hands on the dagger. It's tiring at this point and it makes me stop wanting to care. And Novas appearance for comic relief/dagger twisting? Really? That... no. As for the Zestiria fight, I was only on Normal, but I found setting the AI to defend/retreat while I spammed Trinity Arrow (it hits the enemy weakness) or Crown Fire (juggles the enemy) worked very well. (Not pretending that would work well on Chaos, just saying that's how I did it.) I never did get good using the Earth Armitization stuff.
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Why is there a fractured dimension with no story or alt-dimension crap at all, just a single random monster? It’s like the writers were too tired and didn’t care anymore. "I believe humans and spirits can co-exist peacefully. And to prove it, I'm going to beat you up!" Hot take, it turns out that history's greatest scientist turns out to be a horny creep. Color me shocked. I thought Jude was dumb before. But now there is proof. What’s wrong with him? His big breakthrough is “maybe we shouldn’t be trying to control Spyirites but cooperating with them?” Hello? Isn’t that literally what YOUR ENTIRE loving CULTURE is about? Jude is FROM Rieze Maxia - it’s not even like Jude’s an Elympion and new to the whole concept. Ah ha ha Bunnykins is made from poached monster fur? SNORT. Seriously, knock off the ridiculous melodrama, game.
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Oct 11, 2016 19:01
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I've chosen some accessories, but I am not familiar with what outfits Elize has to go with them.
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Oct 26, 2016 02:40
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Okay... Elize will wear her White Blazer, Elle's Cap, Julius's glasses, and Gaius's crest.
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Oct 26, 2016 04:53
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So I guess being a little girl means being impaled by Biesely's spear does nothing at all? Because she sure seemed to shrug off a half-foot blade through her body.
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Nov 14, 2016 18:48
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Rgh. I don't know. I've had way too much winter stuff to deal with. Someone else pick something.
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Dec 12, 2016 18:24
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Yep, that was great. It was probably a bit of a dick move to punish all the boys BEFORE they did anything wrong, but I guess they were genre savvy and decided that this would just save time.
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Jan 8, 2017 15:00
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I admire the game by not giving an easy cop-out answer so you can have your cake and eat it too (stupid phrase, I know). Although then again, this game loves adding over-the-top sadistic memodrama, which can be a bit tiring. Great job with the LP, thanks for showing it off.
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Jan 25, 2017 14:40
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So are you going to do those Xillia 1 updates you promised, wdarkk?
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wdarkk posted:
At long last, Teepo finds his True Purpose in life.
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: If that's what you're after, why not Teepo? 
: Now that you mention it, he does look like he's just right for punching. 
: Hold still, Teepo. 
: Uh... Uh...