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Nihilarian posted:I appreciate the transformation mechanic is a buff to your stats instead of setting your stats to whatever the monsters stats are supposed to be. That always sucks Yeah, SH is good about this, other games with similar mechanics end up with situations where the alt forms gets get benched due to falling behind the curve so the non-altered hero ends up being better.
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Harmonixer is a cool dumb term.
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I like how you don't get any EXP (an abstract concept of learning from struggles) from fights in the mental realm of the graveyard, but actual physical items you can touch? Sure, you can pull Thera Leafs out of your mind; why not?
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Jun 26, 2018 00:28
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You think it would be more important that Alice can hear the voice in Yuri head. Something is up with that.
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Jun 26, 2018 00:32
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So can we say the Graveyard is kinda like the Velvet Room, only less Igor and more creepiness? I got a feeling if this was an SMT game, then Death Emperor would be Yuri's main Persona.
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Jun 26, 2018 00:42
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Nohman posted:Harmonixer is a cool dumb term. Yeah, it manages to sound important without being pretentious.
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Jun 26, 2018 01:06
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Oh yay, Malice. Would it be too much of a spoiler to say that it, frankly, gets to be a pretty annoying mechanic. Guess they had to have SOME bad ideas here or it isn't a Koudelka sequel.
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Malice build up never really bothered me, I'd just clear it whenever I hit a save point and not see it again for ages. Maybe I'm too forgiving of the bad things the game does because the rest of it brings me so much joy.DLord posted:You think it would be more important that Alice can hear the voice in Yuri head. Something is up with that. Sometimes it's better to shelve the questions you can't answer and focus on the important things like finding shelter. When you think about it there's already a good number of questions they need to ponder on when they get the chance, but getting the chance comes after getting to town and getting their bearings. It's been a rough enough night already, the two could use some proper rest.
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Jun 26, 2018 01:37
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I find it funny that our mask friends have essentially cursed us with annoying game mechanics.
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Jun 26, 2018 01:41
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I don't remember Malice being all that bad. It's something you have to manage, but it's not like you have to really be careful about how many battles you fight between save points or anything like that.
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ultrafilter posted:I don't remember Malice being all that bad. It's something you have to manage, but it's not like you have to really be careful about how many battles you fight between save points or anything like that.
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Yeah, the Malice game mechanic was just more like checking off a tick, like sleeping at an inn or upgrading your equipment, not some godawful game mechanic on par with the deliberately obtuse nonsense of Koudelka or a SaGa game. And monsters like Death Emperor and Raging Tiger sound intimidating until you look at the likes of Bacon and Fox Face, two badass story NPCs who managed to rock Yuri's poo poo in despite everything he has going for him, and his soul is now being held hostage by a punch of evil masks. His fusion powers by comparison so far just involve fusing with nameless generic enemy mobs for assistance. It doesn't help that Fox Face definitely seems to have more experience than his son in using them. When he fuses, he's not using the power of some average mook called Death Emperor you could theoretically find in other games but is still defeated by every team of JRPG protags imaginable in spite of being a cool demon, he takes that poo poo as a title. He is the Death Emperor.The Dark Id posted:I like KNOW what I’m getting’ into walking into that a cave that night... 1. Should be a "to" before this word or it should be changed to "knowing." The apostrophe after "getting" should be removed too. 2. The first word here should be an "are." 3. Should be a question mark at the end here. Also a personal question to Id regarding some other game-related stuff we've yet to see: Are you going to list the bestiary? Sorry if I come across as forward, it's your LP after all. But that thing adds so much atmosphere to the game. Shitenshi fucked around with this message at 04:16 on Jun 26, 2018 |
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Jun 26, 2018 03:06
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The Dark Id posted:
Don't even think that I didn't see this. 
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Jun 26, 2018 03:56
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Oh my... A monster hunter for generations, are we? I bet you have some stories. Heh heh.
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Shitenshi posted:2. Should be "try." Google Monster Hunter's game selection and you'll see that one isn't a mistake.
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Jun 26, 2018 04:08
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Is the Death Emperor any relation to Diabolos from Final Fantasy, or do they both just have an attack called Dark Messenger for reasons?
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Vauron posted:Can't say I agree with that interpretation. To me, 'find your reason for living' has everything to do with his raison d'être. He was either placed on this earth to protect her mini-skirted rear end, or at least will figure out what he should be doing with his life as he travels with her. As to the foul beast line? That should be made clear in the next episode. Yeah I have no idea why my gut interpreted it that way, maybe I oughta lay off the frijoles 
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Jun 26, 2018 04:32
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Well done with the monster hunter and fast and furious puns. Those were fun.The Dark Id posted:going to be flopping out and every laughs at me.
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TheGreatEvilKing posted:Is the Death Emperor any relation to Diabolos from Final Fantasy, or do they both just have an attack called Dark Messenger for reasons? Nope. Just a localisation thing. Diabolos' attack is "闇よりの使者 " (Messenger from/of the darkness). Death Emperor's is "お迎え" (Greetings - I think?) which the only supernatural thing I found was that it was related to being able to see ghosts. Someone with better knowledge would be able to correct me 
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Jun 26, 2018 05:24
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The Malice thing sort of reminds me of the D-counter from Breath of Fire V.
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Jun 26, 2018 05:38
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Pesky Splinter posted:Nope. お迎え is more like picking someone up (from the train station for example), receiving/welcoming someone, etc. But it also has a fancier meaning of "Final call", the approach of death (as in being picked up/received to the afterlife) probably originating from Buddhism.
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Jun 26, 2018 06:30
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Based on the text it's ambiguous if the mysterious voice is addressing Yuri as the Guardian of Purgatory, or if it's referring to some other entity. The audio makes it pretty clear it's not Yuri since they vocalize the missing "the" in "the Guardian." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_1qv0szYRI&t=138s Oh well, I was thinking it might be a hint about why he's able to travel to graveyard land, guess not.
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Jun 26, 2018 08:28
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Reading this after a few days means all the cool errors are taken.The Dark Id posted:
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Jun 26, 2018 10:26
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A lesser game would've waited until at least the second act finale to let you travel into your own brain dimension and beat a ghostly manifestation of your sins to death with your bare hands. Shadow Hearts puts that poo poo in the tutorial.
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Jun 26, 2018 11:14
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It's like, this guys loving soul palace is drat rundown graveyard, that's some ridiculous angsty edgy teenager's first serious OC crap Which you can totally get away with as long as you don't make the character mope about it all the time
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BioMe posted:It's like, this guys loving soul palace is drat rundown graveyard, that's some ridiculous angsty edgy teenager's first serious OC crap It's all about tone and context though, and neither is really angsty or edgy in this particular case.
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Kanfy posted:It's all about tone and context though, and neither is really angsty or edgy in this particular case. It's actually really impressive how this series covers a lot of dark material while not turning into a pile of angst. A lot of it is due to the party though. Yuri and his gangs of oddballs liven things up a lot.
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Crowetron posted:A lesser game would've waited until at least the second act finale to let you travel into your own brain dimension and beat a ghostly manifestation of your sins to death with your bare hands. Shadow Hearts puts that poo poo in the tutorial.
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Kanfy posted:お迎え is more like picking someone up (from the train station for example), receiving/welcoming someone, etc. But it also has a fancier meaning of "Final call", the approach of death (as in being picked up/received to the afterlife) probably originating from Buddhism. Ah, I see. Neat. Thanks  I figured there was some deeper meaning to it, but was ignorant of it. So thanks again. Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 16:07 on Jun 26, 2018 |
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Forgot to include this on the previous update. So here it is now! Shadow Hearts includes a vast Library of Monsters and NPCs that have appeared in the game. Monsters get unlocked as soon as they’ve been defeated, for the most part. NPCs are... a bit more sporadic. We’re done with the first two areas of the game, so let’s see what we’ve gotten so far. I’ll be adding this to end of chapters here on out (mostly because I forget it exists until after I’ve recorded a whole area worth of footage for the LP. )MONSTERS: .jpg) All of the enemies get a fun little blurb of lore. Also their elemental affiliation, which is probably the more important part. I can’t believe Roger Bacon has weaponized vaping. He’s truly an evil man. .jpg) Much like the item descriptions, there are no enemies that are just an average animal or insect. They’ve all been punched up with absurd edginess that wraps around to being kind of hilarious. That’s no mere dung beetle! It’s a dung beetle that feasted on the excrement of those sent to the executioner’s block for only the most heinous of crimes and has been filled with their evil energies! .jpg) That’s a visual I didn’t need, Shadow Hearts... .jpg) I think this is the closest we’ll get to something being relatively normal – Battle Wolves. .jpg) You may notice the number of the enemy jumped up to the hundreds. That’s because all the Graveyard enemies and sidequest involved monsters get shuffled off toward the end of the listings. All other enemies are usually in order of appearance. ****** NPC: .jpg) Dude is looking pretty nice for being 699 years old. .jpg) Turns out Mr. X was an honorary member of Imperial Japan's army. Makes sense... The Dark Id fucked around with this message at 18:51 on Jun 26, 2018 |
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Jun 26, 2018 18:22
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Bacon't character portrait makes him look more like a private dick from an old movie
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That spider description freaked me out the first time I played this game. I'd wake up sleeping on my stomach and immediately turn over to lie on my back in fear that that thing would attack me.The Dark Id posted:I’ll be adding this to end of chapters her on out Sorry to be a nag, but this stood out to me and I had to say something. Shitenshi fucked around with this message at 18:46 on Jun 26, 2018 |
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It's hilarious to me that Yuri builds up immense anger and hatred, probably mixed with some guilt, by beating the poo poo out of monsters for so many years. And his solution is to... beat the poo poo out of monsters in his imagination in order to assuage those feelings.
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I can't believe nobody has pointed out that Yuri's fighting stance is to put his fists up like he's pretending to be a kitty cat.
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Who What Now posted:I can't believe nobody has pointed out that Yuri's fighting stance is to put his fists up like he's pretending to be a kitty cat. It's Meow Thai
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Who What Now posted:I can't believe nobody has pointed out that Yuri's fighting stance is to put his fists up like he's pretending to be a kitty cat. There are kitty cats that fight in a later game in the series, so it's nice to have it start here.
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Oh dang, I forgot about the Mask guys. I kinda like them!TalkLittle posted:It's hilarious to me that Yuri builds up immense anger and hatred, probably mixed with some guilt, by beating the poo poo out of monsters for so many years. And his solution is to... beat the poo poo out of monsters in his imagination in order to assuage those feelings. I feel like it's less his own feelings more the negative feelings and the curses of all those monsters he's killed in the past coming back to haunt him. And then he uses his imagination to beat them up again to make them chill out. And it works. Yuri is my kind of RPG protagonist.
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TalkLittle posted:It's hilarious to me that Yuri builds up immense anger and hatred, probably mixed with some guilt, by beating the poo poo out of monsters for so many years. And his solution is to... beat the poo poo out of monsters in his imagination in order to assuage those feelings. When all you have is a hammer...
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StandardVC10 posted:When all you have is a hammer... ...cave in a monster's skull with it?
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Came for Roger Bacon. Stayed for the utterly fantastic item and monster descriptions. More in-game datalogs need to read as if they were outsourced to Nathan Explosion.
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ajkalan posted:...cave in a monster's skull with it?
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