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oh my god did tales of phantasia just pull the most incredible game over fake out in jrpg history
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voltcatfish posted:so did they gently caress up magilou or not Endorph posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Ch0AoQeX4&t=37s either way the game has subs built into it that the japanese version didn't have, which leads me to believe there'll be a JP voice option.
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Sep 15, 2016 08:09
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Endorph posted:either way the game has subs built into it that the japanese version didn't have, which leads me to believe there'll be a JP voice option. Yeah, I listened to that but you guys that have actually played the game actually have a complete picture and handle on her character so I would trust you guys to know whether or not her voice is actually fitting for the character. I'm assuming from your previous posts the answer is no, but I just wanted clarification.
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Sep 15, 2016 08:30
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I think the voice is fine but has some room to grow/show its range, Caphi has some quibbles about the accent but I don't think he'd say' ruined,' you shouldn't really be looking for snap judgments about a dub voice for a game that won't be out in the us for another 4-5 months.
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Sep 15, 2016 08:44
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I mean I think the accent has an actual meaning in a way and they should do something with it but I'm not willing to condemn the entire localization on a few minutes of footage. There are other things to whine about, anyway. Like "Arte Attack." And "Therion." Also, this is only the Funimation localization. They're already doing things that diverge from things we already know about the English game. The voice actors seem to be locked in but I'm not sure anything else is guaranteed.
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Sep 15, 2016 15:23
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Finally getting around to watching the TOZ anime and I'm enjoying it so far. I've only watched episodes 0 & 1 but I really enjoyed the skit at the end of 1. Was that in the game or was it an original for the anime? I can't recall since it's been a while since I've played. I'm glad I'll get to get to see the rest of the story since I gave up on the game after two(?) temples I think. Also it looks great but what else do you expect from ufotable?
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Sep 16, 2016 19:15
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The end-episode skits are new, but they use the game's skit sprites.
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Sep 16, 2016 20:06
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This water trial design really is baffling. Like how does this get past any amount of QA? It's one of the worst designed anything I've ever seen in any video game; completely unforgivable
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Sep 17, 2016 05:45
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My hot take like a Foes Meima: Le Fay wasn't that bad, but Guinevere sucked.
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Sep 17, 2016 05:59
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Paul Zuvella posted:This water trial design really is baffling. Like how does this get past any amount of QA? It's one of the worst designed anything I've ever seen in any video game; completely unforgivable The game tells you about none of them. Heck, the game never even tells you that the stealth bubble runs on a step counter and not on a timer.
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Sep 17, 2016 06:16
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Endorph posted:There's lots of little tricks you can do to make it easier: counting floor tiles, counting steps, etc. This game doesn't tell you pretty much anything. Such why you should care about half of the characters, for instance.
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Sep 17, 2016 06:19
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I legitimately respect Le Fay for being a dungeon that's all about looking around, studying the architecture, and understanding the structure of the room and the tools you have available instead of furiously speedrunning and grinding. It's not very well executed and it doesn't really go anywhere, but, well, c'est Zestiria. (Really, given the leads' personalities (when the game remembers they have them), Zestiria should have been all about cool architecture and observation puzzles. Instead we got symbol doors.) Frankly I think the biggest thing wrong with Le Fay is that it doesn't have any checkpoints.
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Sep 17, 2016 06:31
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Caphi posted:I legitimately respect Le Fay for being a dungeon that's all about looking around, studying the architecture, and understanding the structure of the room and the tools you have available instead of furiously speedrunning and grinding. It's not very well executed and it doesn't really go anywhere, but, well, c'est Zestiria. (Really, given the leads' personalities (when the game remembers they have them), Zestiria should have been all about cool architecture and observation puzzles. Instead we got symbol doors.) Checkpoints are the one thing it does have, wut. E: oh wow what a surprise, obviously evil character is evil.
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Sep 17, 2016 06:38
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i like how theres a hidden eye RIGHT before the final warp out of there, like one final gently caress you that probably would have upset me had i not read about it before hand
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Sep 17, 2016 06:55
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the ending to the main arc of graces f sure is an hour long
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Sep 17, 2016 07:26
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The Colonel posted:the ending to the main arc of graces f sure is an hour long
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Sep 17, 2016 08:04
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overall the main arc was pretty fun, the combat system is super fantastic and the party dynamic is hilarious, all i can really complain about is that it had way less heavy of an impact on me than abyss because the plot kinda sucked. i hope the future arc mostly consists of the party goofing off, or at least has a good amount of funny skits after this i guess i'll start zestiria. i'm going in with pretty low expectations for everything other than the characters, music and gameplay and i got it pretty cheap so i think i'll have a decently fun time
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Sep 17, 2016 08:08
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The Colonel posted:i hope the future arc mostly consists of the party goofing off, or at least has a good amount of funny skits It does. The future arc is just Richard and Malik trolling everyone. It's good.
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Sep 17, 2016 08:12
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The Colonel posted:i hope the future arc mostly consists of the party goofing off, or at least has a good amount of funny skits 
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Sep 17, 2016 08:13
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:It does. The future arc is just Richard and Malik trolling everyone. It's good. this sounds like the greatest thing tales of graces could ever cap itself off with
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Sep 17, 2016 08:13
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be sure to play as richard some while you have him in the future arc, he's one of the most fun casters in the series
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Sep 17, 2016 08:13
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i guess playing as sophie for thirty hours is enough time spent playing almost exclusively as sophie
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Sep 17, 2016 08:15
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also honestly i think the main plot writing improves in the future arc. it isn't saying much since it's like 8 hours long but it focuses in on one specific thing and brings that thing to a pretty satisfying conclusion. and the future-arc exclusive sidequests actually have some neat insight into the characters.
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Sep 17, 2016 08:20
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some day i will probably play new game+ and beat riot peak master class i didn't even attempt it on this playthrough because lol at fighting veigue and two other people without super endgame gear
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Sep 17, 2016 08:22
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the most fun fight on riot peak isn't even veigue, it's poisson beating you over the head with a hammer as you desperately try not to die in one shot to her hammer
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Sep 17, 2016 08:25
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lol, i was wondering where pow hammer was
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Sep 17, 2016 08:31
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So are we just not going to talk about this Rose thing? Who the gently caress was that prince? Who are these characters that I don't know? What the gently caress is happening in this stupid game????? I've played this game for like 25 hours and I feel like almost nothing has happened.
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Sep 17, 2016 19:56
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tales of zestiria is 15% of a game stapled together into something that vaguely makes sense
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Sep 17, 2016 20:02
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08cGBoYUAg8
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Sep 17, 2016 20:09
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Endorph posted:tales of zestiria is 15% of a game stapled together into something that vaguely makes sense It really is kind of depressingly pathetic. They had some gal trying to charge for day 1 DLC for this. There is literally no part of this game that feels finished.
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Sep 17, 2016 20:13
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the ost is pretty decent imo, mostly because of go shiina's work.
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Sep 17, 2016 20:18
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Paul Zuvella posted:Checkpoints are the one thing it does have, wut. Huh, I thought there's only one pool you get warped back to in the first chamber. The thing that gets people is doing all the eye halls over and over again while the BGM sounds increasingly mocking. But yeah, the point is that while I'm not saying they should have all been Wall Master: The Dungeon, Zestiria's pitch deserved to have more Zelda bits and less running in straight lines.
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Sep 17, 2016 20:20
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Boy, the constant globetrotting in Act 2 of Tales of the Abyss sure does get irritating. Now that I'm giving it a fair shake it's obviously not as bad as I remembered it, but Vesperia's still better by a mile even if its setting and story aren't as coherent.
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Sep 17, 2016 21:07
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Are you playing the PS2 or the 3DS version? Load times and world map frame rates are better on the 3ds version, so it's a little less annoying.
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Sep 17, 2016 21:25
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Endorph posted:Are you playing the PS2 or the 3DS version? Load times and world map frame rates are better on the 3ds version, so it's a little less annoying. PS2 version. It's less having to deal with the world map's issues and more the constant shuttling back and forth without even having the benefit of flight to cut down on the tedium. The constant railroading on top of that is just bizarre. For a while I couldn't go anywhere except where I was told because of thunderstorms, sandstorms, blizzards, or heavy mist blocking over half the map.
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Sep 17, 2016 21:29
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i finally reached the end of the war segment in tales of phantasia yep, this is a game i probably won't replay outside of the day phantasia x is available in english and i can experience this without this combat system
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Sep 17, 2016 22:26
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Caphi posted:Huh, I thought there's only one pool you get warped back to in the first chamber. The thing that gets people is doing all the eye halls over and over again while the BGM sounds increasingly mocking. You always get teleported to the same pool, but there's a teleporter in the next room. Personally I played Zestiria on PC, so I just abused quick saves in that dungeon.
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Sep 17, 2016 22:27
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Really, I'm pretty sure the one area where Zestiria doesn't feel rushed was the Tiamat fight, If only because ohmygodimfightingadragonandtheresawesomemusicandwhatsthisfeelinginmypantsohmygooooooooddddddd
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Sep 17, 2016 23:17
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here's the finished part of zestiria
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Sep 17, 2016 23:19
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The Colonel posted:here's the finished part of zestiria I don't think the soundtrack that came with the Collector's Edition contained ANY of the good songs. I felt like the biggest sucker.
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