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Red Red Blue posted:Star Ocean 3 is a game where I don't think I can disagree with anyone talking poo poo about it, but I love it anyway Me but SO2
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Endorph posted:if i wanted to spam one kick move on enemies for 80 hours, id play regal in tales of symphonia I don't appreciate you casually dropping this own on my son Regal ...He's fun to play.
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Has anyone played SaGa Scarlet Grace? It looks extremely my poo poo, and I'm trying to decide whether it's worth importing or if I should wait for the very unlikely localization announcement.
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Two unrelated questions: How is Xillia 2? I sort of liked the first one kind of. Is 2 better? Worse? Short? Hopefully it's short. Also I'm playing and enjoying FFX HD but I'm confused what to do with Kimahri. Everyone else has clearly defined grids but his is just sort of a hub stuck between everyone else's. So he can basically be any other character only worse because he's getting into their grid later? What's his deal supposed to be?
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Xillia 2's a little worse as a full game, but it's like 80% just weird sidestories for the original party explaining what they're doing after the game and some plot details that were unexplained in the original game. Some of that stuff is strong and helps inform their character, (Leia, Gaius,) some of that stuff is good for the worldbuilding, (Jude, Rowen,) some of that stuff is just kinda weak, (Alvin), and some of that stuff is outright bad. (Muzet.) It's fairly short, clocking in at 30-35 hours if you just rush through the main plot, but unlike Xillia 1 it has a decent amount of side content, mostly in the form of those individual character sidequests. I like what the original plot is doing, but it's clearly a side show, and it's centered around a mute protagonist, so a lot of it just comes off weirdly. The weird time travel mechanics don't help, either, especially when they only have 20% of a game to explain it. A few individual moments in the story really do land, though. Combat received some minor improvements, like non jude/milla characters having way more link artes to work with, but the new protagonist is so broken that it's clear the game wants you to play as him. That said, Gaius is really fun to play as, and nearly as strong. Pretty much every asset and song is reused from Tales of Xillia 1, minus like, two boss themes, two dungeons, and six character models. Even most of the bosses are reused, with the time mechanic. Overall, it's best to think of Xillia 2 less as a full fledged sequel and more like a fandisc for a visual novel or something, where the point is less to make a story that continues from where the original game left off and more to expand on things the original game didn't have time to do, show off some things that were cut during development, (Muzet and Gaius were meant to be party members in Xillia 1, after all, but the game's third act was so heavily truncated that they ended up as the final bosses,) and give you another chance to hang out with the cast in a much less plot-focused environment. I'd say it succeeds at that goal, but unless you adored Tales of Xillia 1 completely I'd advise waiting a bit between it and 2, and if you were meh on or didn't like Xillia 1, it's really not going to change your mind.
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Jan 24, 2017 15:14
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The worst thing about Xillia 2 is that they took a shotgun to Alvin's kneecaps and now he's ludicrously slow and isn't as fun to play as he was in the first. Not like it matters since Ludger is OP God-King in that game but still.
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Jan 24, 2017 15:17
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ACES CURE PLANES posted:The worst thing about Xillia 2 is that they took a shotgun to Alvin's kneecaps and now he's ludicrously slow and isn't as fun to play as he was in the first. upsides: he does get a move that both attacks and charges at the same time, making his combo game a lot easier
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Jan 24, 2017 15:21
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Xillia 2 is top to bottom a very solid follow up to the first game. The cast one was one of the strongest aspects about the first game and they get some nice additional development. Ludger is a lot of fun to play as, as well. The biggest downside is really just that it recycles most/all locations from the first game so playing it directly afterwards is not really advised.
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Which Xillia had the crazy lady villain giving the finger as she fell to her death?
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HGH posted:Which Xillia had the crazy lady villain giving the finger as she fell to her death? I want to say the first one, maybe? Agria did that, maybe? Been a long while since I played Xillia.
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Jan 24, 2017 15:38
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Getsuya posted:Also I'm playing and enjoying FFX HD but I'm confused what to do with Kimahri. Everyone else has clearly defined grids but his is just sort of a hub stuck between everyone else's. So he can basically be any other character only worse because he's getting into their grid later? What's his deal supposed to be?
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Jan 24, 2017 15:39
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tenderjerk posted:Kimahri is not intended to be used. That's kinda what I figured. I hate blue mages and jack of all trade characters anyway so I figure I'll just bench him.
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Amppelix posted:I don't appreciate you casually dropping this own on my son Regal Yeah, as far as physical fighters go, Sheena and Collete are the only problems.
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Jan 24, 2017 15:47
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Getsuya posted:That's kinda what I figured. I hate blue mages and jack of all trade characters anyway so I figure I'll just bench him. Even the developers know Kimahri is a lost cause of a character. There's a solo fight with him midgame, and it's programmed to scale based on his level. He's not even a good Blue Mage, because for some loving reason you can only use the poo poo he learns as Overdrives. So while the other party are throwing sickass sword swings and turbo-charging their magic, Kimahri... gets to use what equates to a regular spell or skill.
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Jan 24, 2017 15:50
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Getsuya posted:That's kinda what I figured. I hate blue mages and jack of all trade characters anyway so I figure I'll just bench him. IIRC I think there's one fight where you have to use him (that they telegraph pretty far away). I heard that the Int'l sphere grid make him pretty useful on Lulu or Wakka's paths.
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Jan 24, 2017 15:50
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FFX didn't have a dragoon, did it? They should have given them both those skills and blue magic.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:I want to say the first one, maybe? Agria did that, maybe? Been a long while since I played Xillia. Yeah, it was the first one, and Yeah, it was Agria. HGH posted:FFX didn't have a dragoon, did it? They should have given them both those skills and blue magic.
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HGH posted:FFX didn't have a dragoon, did it? They should have given them both those skills and blue magic. He can Jump... But only in Overdrive. So he's either a Dragoon OR a Blue Mage but never both at once.
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Jan 24, 2017 16:03
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Jeez, shows how much I used him. And I will continue to ignore his useless rear end in spinoffs and mobile games as well.
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Jan 24, 2017 16:40
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Khimari is pretty useful early game because I think one of the trials gives him a +50% magic lance as a secret treasure, which makes him a better mage than lulu for a period of time.
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Jan 24, 2017 18:04
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He can become a copy of any one other character.
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Jan 24, 2017 18:08
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Doesn't matter what he can do because at the end of the day his unique features blow. Tidus Lulu Yuna and Rikku is probably the best team in most situations.
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Jan 24, 2017 18:27
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I mean, Lulu is bad in most situations outside of long range combat. She's just so incredibly slow in a game like FFX's combat system.
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Kild posted:Doesn't matter what he can do because at the end of the day his unique features blow. Tidus Lulu Yuna and Rikku is probably the best team in most situations. Lulu is pretty close to the objectively worst character in the game. Kimhari is less fun on a casual level but is actually pretty broken if you know how to manipulate things. Lulu is just outclassed by Yuna in every way.
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Jan 24, 2017 18:41
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Lulu is good through like the mid-game. Yuna has a bettr magic stat but she's built to be a White Mage.
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I plan on only using Tidus, Wakka and Auron because FFXV has taught me the value of bros before hos. I'll bring Yuna out now and then but only to summon Ifrit.
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Jan 24, 2017 19:05
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There's pretty much no reason to not use everyone because switching is free and the people will be better at different things until way into the endgame grind, but as long as you know you're basically doing a self-imposed challenge, do whatever you like!
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There's also several fights that require Tidus/Wakka/Rikku as they take place underwater.
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Man I thought I broke Atelier Sophie pretty nicely with my creations and then I ran into some of these post game bosses and just wow. Guess there's even more broken stuff to make.
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Rascyc posted:Man I thought I broke Atelier Sophie pretty nicely with my creations and then I ran into some of these post game bosses and just wow. Guess there's even more broken stuff to make. Yeah, that's the nice thing about Atelier. While it doesn't have tough main games it has enough optional stuff to demand you figure out how to hyper-optimize your poo poo if you want.
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For people with PS Now or want to try it out on PC, they added Dark Souls 2, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin, and Tales of Zestiria this month. Also both red dead games last month if you never owned a previous generation console.
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Getsuya posted:That's kinda what I figured. I hate blue mages and jack of all trade characters anyway so I figure I'll just bench him.
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Tae posted:For people with PS Now or want to try it out on PC, they added Dark Souls 2, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin, and Tales of Zestiria this month. Also both red dead games last month if you never owned a previous generation console. Zesteria seems like a waste of a game slot considering it's on PS4 as well.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Zesteria seems like a waste of a game slot considering it's on PS4 as well. All the games this month are basically Bandai Namco, not really much else left notable in their library for the ps3.
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Can someone tell me how Rikku is a good character in FFX? I mean, she's situationally useful for stealing poo poo and breaking robots etc but her unique ability would be a lot better if it didn't require you to use up the same items required for crafting and for teaching aeons new poo poo, and her phys attack is rear end. I guess you can build up a decent stock of grenades if you concentrate on stealing them over and over in a few areas where you can do that but are those really that good? I haven't played in a while. (Yuna is of course the MVP because you can cheese basically every boss with summon overdrives)
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Mix is the most horrifyingly overpowered overdrive in the game and Rikku is top tier. Also the crafting and teaching aeons stuff is pretty unnecessary. Like seriously look at some of this poo poo quote:Trio of 9999:(Makes all actions do a constant 9999 damage/healing as long as the original value was between 1 and 9998)
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Jan 25, 2017 03:14
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She is the only character that gives your character like quad 9999 HP, invincibility, etc. She's also the fastest character in the game so if nothing else in a non-sperg playthrough, she leads every battle first for someone else to switch in.
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Mix lets you iirc basically set your characters to deal 9999 or 7777? exclusively for a period time. Combine it with multi hit limits and you melt hp totals. Also in general mix has super utility in multiple buffs.
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Panic! at Nabisco posted:Mix is the most horrifyingly overpowered overdrive in the game and Rikku is top tier. Also the crafting and teaching aeons stuff is pretty unnecessary. Most of that requires items I don't think I even saw last time I played this game, but the stat sphere + grenade one is pretty ridiculous for what it costs yeah
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Zesteria seems like a waste of a game slot considering it's on PS4 as well. So is SotFS and vanilla DS2 might as well not exist anymore.
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