Etrian Odyssey Untold: Negative One Games

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Rea: Apr 5, 2011; Komi-san won.

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What?

Etrian Odyssey Untold is a remake of the first Etrian Odyssey game--Etrian Odyssey being a series of first-person dungeon crawler JRPGs, with heavy influence from old-school RPGs in the same sub-genre, like Wizardry. The original was developed and published by Atlus in 2007, and Untold was released in 2013 (2014 for our unlucky compatriots in Europe). Untold's main feature is its addition of a Story mode, where the player's party is pre-determined, each party member has their own concrete personality, and the player follows a story that the characters actively influence. Compare with Classic mode, where the player's party is created by them, and the party participates in the story but doesn't necessarily influence it too much.

Upon release, EOU pretty quickly became a divisive and somewhat-maligned title in the EO community, due to its slapshod and disappointing Story mode, and some glaring flaws with how Classic mode was handled. In my opinion, and my cohort Hivac's opinion, this reputation of being a bad game is a bit undeserved, at least as far as Classic mode goes.

Hivac?

Ah, yes. Much like how I had Clarste and alcharagia for co-commentators in EO5, I will be joined this time around by Hivac. You can tell who's talking at any given time by the colors of our commentary boxes, and our commentary portraits:

Ragnar

Hivac

Also, saying I will only be joined by Hivac is a lie, because Dr. Fetus will be handling Story mode starting with Story Update 6, due to my low tolerance for the tedium involved with it.

Rea fucked around with this message at 17:45 on Jun 13, 2020

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Rea: Apr 5, 2011; Komi-san won.

Guild Tenebris

Landsknecht: Judith (by Tyty)

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Judith is only child from a merchant family from a far-away land who accidentally landed up in a story much bigger than her humble beginnings, oh, the sort with politics and princes and poisonings. Having spent the better part of several years dealing with petty court politics, griping, and the only man on the planet with a vestigial spine, she snuck away at the crack of dawn, boarded a boat, and well, she's here now. Far, far away. Thank goodness, there's at least one sea between them and her. She's warm and kind, but blunt and surprisingly sharp-tongued,and by god she will brain you with the shaft of her axe if you waste her time being a pretentious rear end. Usually the straight-man.

Survivalist: Elowen (by TollingBells on LPZ)

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Elowen was raised in a wild forest, by a gruff father who showed love through harsh discipline. Once she got out on her own, this discipline helped her immensely, and she's proven to be a savant of forging, hunting, and survival. This has, in turn, made her weird. She joined up with the guild in a effort to normalize herself, but also to explore the last true frontier.

In personality, Elowen is quiet around most people, but she's very observant, and more sensitive to others than she'd care to admit. However, in the field, she's VERY in tuned with her survivalist instincts, to the point of tuning out others entirely. She does make a effort to be more sociable though, but she really has no idea how 'being a person' and 'holding a conversation' work.

Protector: Vince (by Level Seven)

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You might ask Vince why he acts as a protector when he's buff enough under the armor to pin a wild elephant. He'd tell you about his dark history spanning decades, a tale of his time as an enforcer in the Midgard underworld as Vicious Vinny. Protection fees, illegal drugs and weaponry, they ran the works. After killing a family who 'forgot' to pay their protection fees, the surviving daughter was quickly forgotten about. Years later, after a raid on a rival gang in the town of Gotham, a crazed girl attacked the thugs. She never stood a chance and was slain on the spot.

In the aftermath of cleaning up their retreat, Vinny discovered she was the surviving daughter of the family he had burned alive. Disheveled by drugs and equipped with a blade no child should ever dreamed of holding, Vince realized that the gang turned an innocent girl into the crazed corpse on that day long past. He tried to convince the boss of changing their ways but was laughed away for the sudden growth of a conscience. His heart knew he had to take charge on his own to fix this growing nightmare. He set the hideout ablaze and escaped in the ensuing chaos, only to be caught in a duel with his former boss at the front door. In the end, he was only able to escape after a lucky blade strike got the boss in the face.

Sometime after that escape, his former men tracked him down at an inn he tried to lay low in. The staff knew nothing of Vince's past but were killed anyway just for being around the wrong time when the violence broke out. Vince escaped again and knew things had to change. His hands would slay men no longer, they would become a wall. His knife was traded for a shield to defend the innocent from his gang's wrath. His slick suit became armor to ensure he can keep bystanders safe even a minute longer.

It's all utter bullshit. He just got bored of the farming life and wanted some adventurous spice in his life.

Dark Hunter: Sigrid (by Jade Rider)

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Raised as a boy by her eccentric yet wealthy parents, Sigrid learned the art of swordplay from a young age. After striking out on her own, she made a name for herself as a brash yet compassionate explorer, guiding other young and fledgling heroes who were equally confused about their own identities. She's a big sister type at heart, looking out for her friends and thinking of her guilds as found families.

"Anyone can be a hero, no matter how or what they were born as."

Medic: Thierry (by Sparda219)

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A quick smile, a playful charm, an attentive bedside manner and a deft hand at mixing the most potent medicines outside the Midgard Library itself. Thierry Hannighan seems like the perfect doctor, quick to act and discreet when he needs to be. Why he even had a husband... once. He's just never had the most luck getting himself his own practice or even signing on with a clinic of like-minded physicians. He still got plenty of work though, because he doesn't like to charge for his services. What could be so repellent about such a kind young man? Thierry is an honest sort though and he's more than willing to admit a couple of minor faults in the course of his work.

First of all, his medical license is less than legal. Thierry's skills are self-taught mostly through a lot of trial and error on himself. Medical training is expensive and he didn't have the most generous of backgrounds. Borrowing things is okay as long as you return them and those medical books ended up back on their shelves with only a few chemical stains on them. Who can afford to worry about legality when there are lives on the line? Sure sometimes his medicine took longer to work than he wanted and he lost a lot of blood, collected a lot of scars, but the coat covers those up. It's fine, in the name of progress, in the name of altruism. Secondly, while Thierry isn't outwardly arrogant or forceful there's a quiet surety, an absolute faith that he knows what is best for people's health. Sometimes their ethics too. Sometimes he has to do what's necessary to make people do the right thing for themselves. It isn't always pleasant but the best medicine is bitter medicine.

So maybe those fancy city doctors kicked him out and maybe he got a little desperate and headed out to join up with people who were desperate as well, who needed someone who could get the job done despite all the odds and who didn't care about stupid hurdles like medical licenses and and a little bit of pain now and then. And hey, adventurers like that probably need a little nudge in the right direction. Daredevils don't watch their health often enough! Good food, fresh air and plenty of liquids are a necessity, an absolute necessity! If they're not the types to eat their vegetables that's okay. Thierry knows a little recipe or two of his own that will numb the body enough to get them to sit still and TAKE THEIR loving VITAMINS ONCE IN A loving WHILE.

Goodness, not that he'd ever use such harsh language. Of course.

Alchemist: Katya (by Aniodia)

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The youngest of her 6 siblings, and the only daughter among them, Katya grew up being the lone girl in a boy's world. Not that it mattered much, her parents were loggers in the far north and really only dealt with other folk on supply runs. With short hair, a slight build (so what if she was a bit of a late bloomer?), and that bulky parka, Katya was often mistaken for one of her brothers until she bothered to speak up. Of course, she also had her nose in any book she could find in town, so that wasn't very often.

As she grew older, Katya started tinkering and experimenting with various parts she scrounged or bought on these infrequent trips, often disappearing into her room when the daily chores were done and not coming out until far after supper had gone cold. Being the only girl in the family (Mother not included, since she shared the master bedroom) did have it's perks, a room to herself fairly high among them, and so no one really knew what was going on until the latest scrap the boys were getting into with each other. It's as if it were yesterday...

***

Anatoli and Sergey, the two oldest, were trying to divide up some venison from the latest hunt, and neither could (or would) give up the choicest cuts without a scrap. Viktor and Aleksi, the twins always raring for a fight, jumped on in, dragging Gregory in as well, though the young boy wasn't really terribly interested in fighting (over food, at least).

Then Katya stepped outside, hands behind her back, a sinister, sly grin on her face.

Always one to pick on his sister whenever she tried to throw down, Viktor leapt at Katya, only to be flung backwards past the brothers' scrum. Immediately the fighting stopped, and the boys looked in awe at their twitching brother, their sister's gauntlets, and the laughing young girl.

***

After soundly thrashing the boys (really just to say she could at this point), Katya wore her "gauntlets of power" with her wherever she went. It was during a trip into town that Mother was approached by a spectacled gentleman, one who talked about the gauntlets her daughter had constructed on her own. It was this gentleman that mentioned the city of Etria to the south, a place where Katya's skills, intelligence and scrappiness would be of value. After considerable deliberation with the family, Katya decided to head south to Etria, see the sights of the big city, find her own way in life (and maybe send some ental back, while she's at it).

Troubadour: Emmett (by Efe)

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"Ah, have you not yet heard the tale? I'd be more than willing to oblige. For you see, legend tells of a hero, oft' mistaken as a mere myth, who roamed these lands e'er in search of a mysterious treasure, one long believed to be naught more than a fairy tale. That treasure was the source of all melodies, the very font of power from which Troubadours across the many lands of this world draw their strength from. What, thought ye that a mere ballad had the ability to embolden one's allies? But alas, as the months turned to years, nary a trace of this treasure had appeared. However, that is where our hero comes in. He was a mere Troubadour, much like I am, in search of this mythical treasure. He also had a glorious voice, mastered every instrument known to man, and an ental stash that could make kings weep, but that's neither here nor there. He scoured the globe in a relentless quest to bask in the glory of this treasure, but as the years turned to decades, his dedication bore no results. His hair turned gray, his voice became weaker, and his skills in combat waned. Nevertheless, his will was indomitable, until one faithful day, he chanced upon a fortuitous clue. Perhaps he ought not look upwards for answers, but seek the ground below him instead. Of course! The Yggdrasil labyrinth! So full of mysteries and wonders, it must contain the secrets that he pursues! And so, onward he marched, slowed not by age, exhaustion, or injury, into the depths of the Yggdrasil. Lo and behold, he reached the end of the labyrinth! Bruised, beaten, and tired, he regaled himself in his efforts as he was beholden to a sight no mortal had yet faced, living or otherwise. As he basked in its glory, he was granted the immense power to-"

"I'm going to stop you there, because I'm fairly certain that not only are you trying to boast about yourself, but a majority of that story was made up."

"...There's a non-zero chance that it wasn't."

Ronin: Momoe (by shinyplume on LPZ)

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Momoe isn't exactly shy about it. She's not in for exploring the labyrinth to help Etria, or save the world, or whatever. It's all about the romance. And even then, "romance" is too elegant a word. She wants the fame; she figures, kill some nasty monsters, or help Etria improve, or whatever, become a hero, and the girls are bound to flock to her, right? Everyone's gonna want a smooch at that point. Maybe she can pick up some nasty scars that'll drive them wild, too. Of course, trying to develop a little more tact should help with that, too... Hm. One thing at a time, she figures.

That's not to say Momoe is gonna take the exploration lightly. On the contrary, you have to work hard to survive in the labyrinth, even when your goal is as selfish as hers. She trained herself diligently with the blade, all towards this goal. Not exactly a noble one, really, but with the wealthy family she's come from, such resources as tutors and practice katanas are easy to come by for that. (That may also be where her naive perception of romance comes from.) She's determined to survive and push through as far as the Guild is willing to go; that said, being as sheltered as she's been makes things hard sometimes, so trying new things is kind of exciting to her, though she hates to admit it.

Hexer: Quixote (by BlackPersona)

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"Gather, friends, for have you ever heard the tragedy of Hexer Quixote? I thought not; it's not a tale that most adventurers would tell you. It's an Etrian Odyssey Untold.

"There was once a man named Sir Carter of the House Bentley, a man of old money and wealth. He had a respectable, old life, living his time in High Lagaard, marrying a distant cousin of the House of Dubois and adding into his wealth. He had only one son, a bit of an inspired man that never quite made a splash in the world. After dabbling in the restaurant business for his life, Sir Carter retired to Etria with his wife and son in tow. For a time, it was peaceful family. Unfortunately, disaster struck with the discovery of the Etrian Labyrinth. Much like all the rush of adventurers seeking fame and glory, the man's son ran in, the blasted fool. Like many others, the son of House Bentley found an early grave in that forest. It wasn't soon after that the Mrs. Bentley took ill from the shock, and died shortly after.

"You all must understand the grief that a widower would feel. For a time Sir Carter would not leave his mansion, taking to the drink and mourning. Word of mouth says that there were much howling even in the middle of the night. Wasn't too long until the old man finally came out, wearing not his refined coattail but a rather shabby robe and chained up! Ran everywhere in Etria yelling about conquering the Labyrinth himself, even, called himself 'The Hexer, Quixote!' Poor fool didn't even know a thing about Hexes, let alone fear! Say he tried to strike in someone a fear of heights? He'd pull up a ruler and measure their height! Or a fear of loss'd just be him giving someone money and then taking it right back after. Fear of close space'd just be him invading their personal space, stuff like that. The whole town didn't know what to do with him, but they let him be. Poor fool must've went mad, but he still had the ental to do as he pleased.

"Well, that was about the time he went off to the Labyrinth himself, yelling about his romantic dreams, and that... well, that's another Untold tragedy of the Etrian Odyssey for you lot another time."

Highlander: Afon (by Endorph)

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Born with hearing that was 'spotty' at the best of times and rapidly degraded into near uselessness, Afon was abandoned by her parents - whoever they were - and picked up by a bandit/explorer by the name of Rick. Rick taught her everything he knew - and several things he didn't, considering he hunted down a book on sign language - and the result was a rambunctious, confident young woman who was eager to join her adoptive father on his misadventures. Unfortunately, her father, for all his positive qualities, was a pretty reckless man - he took himself and a few of his best men into the labyrinth to hunt down a beast, and never came back out.

Afon's quest isn't one for revenge - she knows full well that dozens of people have died to monsters in the labyrinth - but a quest to overcome her own fear, to prove that her father raised a strong fighter. She's rough around the edges (her favorite bit of sign language is a raised middle finger), loves drinking, and pretends to lipread better than she actually does, but she's also eager to please, brave in the face of danger, and loves drinking. The positive outweighs the negative, even for a bandit's daughter, right?

Gunner: Ladette (by alcharagia)

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Any reasonably-sized Labyrinthine city has a seedy underbelly, and in Etria, if you're in the black market, you're in some way buying from the Monterey family. No bones about it. Old Monterey Jack, the founder of the family, is a tough old dog, and everyone who's anyone in Etria knows you don't double-cross a Monterey and live to tell the tale. These days, though, he's getting on in years, and a huge pile of tinier families are looking to get a piece of the pie once he kicks the bucket, thinking that whoever takes over the family after him will be an easy mark.

Ladette's known her whole life that that was what she was going to get into when she came of age, and by now, she's 22 and does twice as much work as an enforcer for the family as anyone else. Plenty of the old guard laugh her off, saying that staring down the barrel of a gun isn't the way a real mobster lives, that it's all about money, but if someone needs to pay up on a shipment of Highmore Caviar they haven't coughed up, Ladette knows the barrel of her trusty revolver Leandros is a better motivating factor than any pile of ental. Of course, when you're the boss's baby-faced daughter, people are going to cry nepotism no matter how many of them you could kill with a single bullet (even Billy from the Mauriat family and the stump for an arm you gave him.) So what's an enterprising young lady soon to inherit Etria's largest crime family to do? Enter the Labyrinth her own drat self, of course, and show those old bastards just how many things she can kill with a single bullet. (Plus, she might be more in favor of shooting, but nobody's gonna complain with a bit more ental on the side.)

Rea fucked around with this message at 07:30 on Aug 13, 2017

# ? Aug 12, 2017 22:23

Rea: Apr 5, 2011; Komi-san won.

For convenience's and tradition's sake, here are links to each update so far:

Update 0.

Update 1.

Story Update 0. Our stupid-looking Highlander needs a name!

# ? Aug 12, 2017 22:26

Toyotasomi no Miko: Oct 23, 2016

Woo, thread's finally up! Story's gonna be less of a slog on Picnic, at least. Especially with... What was it, a 2x damage modifier to outgoing damage compared to Expert? I forget the numbers since I'm used to the Standard comparison numbers.

A stupid-looking highlander needs a stupid-looking name to go with his stupid hair and stupid pants, right? I'm gonna toss out Oopsai as his name to fit in with the rest of the stupid.

# ? Aug 12, 2017 23:04

BlackPersona: Oct 21, 2012

I really dunno how to feel about Untold 1, especially after Untold 2 feeling less clunky. I think most of my experience with this game was from the Story mode, which might explain it?

Well, speaking of Story mode, if the Fafnir was "Knight," then we gotta go lower for the Highlander here. I say we name him Guy.

# ? Aug 12, 2017 23:27

Epicmissingno: Jul 1, 2017; Thank gooness we all get along so well!

I'm surprised that the thread isn't coming up with party member ideas for this one. Oh well.

I suggest that our Highlander friend is named Wallace after William Wallace, the famous Scottish rebel.

# ? Aug 12, 2017 23:33

Rea: Apr 5, 2011; Komi-san won.

Epicmissingno posted:

I'm surprised that the thread isn't coming up with party member ideas for this one. Oh well.

Oh, uh, I should clarify there: characters were already decided in early submissions in the EO5 thread. :v:

# ? Aug 12, 2017 23:36

BlazeEmblem: Jun 8, 2013; Uh oh. Do I use Ariadne thread or Goho-M?

For a Highlander, there can be only one... name. Conner MacLeod, of Clan MacLeod.

# ? Aug 12, 2017 23:37

Kinu Nishimura: Apr 24, 2008; SICK LOOT!

BlackPersona posted:

Well, speaking of Story mode, if the Fafnir was "Knight," then we gotta go lower for the Highlander here. I say we name him Guy.

So every time--I just want to understand this, sir--every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the--

Come on, man, I'm not trying to scam anybody here, I'm just--

You're just looking for a handout like any other-- are you employed, Mr. Lebowski?

Look, let me explain something. I'm not Mr. Lebowski, you're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me.

# ? Aug 13, 2017 00:03

Araxxor: Oct 20, 2012; My disdain for you all knows no bounds.

Sure, Dude. Story mode in this game doesn't deserve a person named Knight. For all of EO2U's story's faults, at least it was better than EOU's story mode. (In terms of writing at least. Gameplay wise, EOU beats it out there.)

Ah, EOU Classic. Probably one of the most balanced games in the series. (Discounting the usage of any Highlander or Gunner skills because Action Boost is beyond stupid.) Though as good as EOU Classic is, there are just some glaring flaws in it that I just can't forgive. A shame about those really big coffee stains on that suit. It would probably be one of the best EO games otherwise. (Again, discounting Story mode.)

Toyotasomi no Miko posted:

Woo, thread's finally up! Story's gonna be less of a slog on Picnic, at least. Especially with... What was it, a 2x damage modifier to outgoing damage compared to Expert? I forget the numbers since I'm used to the Standard comparison numbers.

A stupid-looking highlander needs a stupid-looking name to go with his stupid hair and stupid pants, right? I'm gonna toss out Oopsai as his name to fit in with the rest of the stupid.

It's in update 0.

Also yeah, Expert is what the game was designed around, despite what the game's difficulty names might tell you! Not as ridiculous as EO2U's modifiers though. Picnic was definitely an apt way to describe that.

# ? Aug 13, 2017 01:55

Crosspeice: Aug 9, 2013

I love me some EOU, I'll be following this since I'm a sucker for games I've already played through like 4 times before.

Also what you're linking the updates to is fancy, what is this rhematic site and how can I put some clean looking SSLPs on it?

# ? Aug 13, 2017 01:56

Rea: Apr 5, 2011; Komi-san won.

Crosspeice posted:

I love me some EOU, I'll be following this since I'm a sucker for games I've already played through like 4 times before.

Also what you're linking the updates to is fancy, what is this rhematic site and how can I put some clean looking SSLPs on it?

rhematic is my personal site. I can contact you with more info plus my HTML/CSS templates or hosting arrangements, if you'd like.

# ? Aug 13, 2017 02:00

Crosspeice: Aug 9, 2013

Ragnar Homsar posted:

rhematic is my personal site. I can contact you with more info plus my HTML/CSS templates or hosting arrangements, if you'd like.

Sure, that sounds pretty tempting.

# ? Aug 13, 2017 02:05

Blueberry Pancakes: Aug 18, 2012; Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!

Connor.

I can't remember if there's a decapitation attack in this game, but it'd be swell if there was and it hit the Highlander.

# ? Aug 13, 2017 02:08

Rea: Apr 5, 2011; Komi-san won.

Hobgoblin2099 posted:

Connor.

I can't remember if there's a decapitation attack in this game, but it'd be swell if there was and it hit the Highlander.

A lategame boss does!

# ? Aug 13, 2017 02:12

Blaze Dragon: Aug 28, 2013; LOWTAX'S SPINE FUND

Dude seems like a good enough name for that dude.

Also, in Update 1, on the Venomfly's drops, you have !CLOTH instead of the cloth icon.

# ? Aug 13, 2017 02:53

Blueberry Pancakes: Aug 18, 2012; Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!

Ragnar Homsar posted:

A lategame boss does!

Excellent.

# ? Aug 13, 2017 02:59

glocknar: May 17, 2017

Wallace works for me. Can't have Highlanders without The Wallace after all. How else are you going to ensure the English are proper bloody smears on the forest floor?

# ? Aug 13, 2017 06:17

Tyty: Feb 20, 2012; Night-vision Goggles Equipped!

And Judith accidentally walked right back into the wacky. :allears:

Bill for the Highlander's name.

It's the name I used for Bartz on my first FF5 run.

# ? Aug 13, 2017 06:20

Rea: Apr 5, 2011; Komi-san won.

Blaze Dragon posted:

Also, in Update 1, on the Venomfly's drops, you have !CLOTH instead of the cloth icon.

Somehow I forgot to add in !CLOTH to replacer.txt. Whoops. That's fixed.

# ? Aug 13, 2017 07:36

Blademaster_Aio: Jan 22, 2017

BlazeEmblem posted:

For a Highlander, there can be only one... name. Conner MacLeod, of Clan MacLeod.

I vote for this

# ? Aug 13, 2017 07:50

Crystalgate: Dec 26, 2012

Dude.

I'd rather not have the main character named Connor or Wallace since he doesn't seem to deserve such names.

Anyway, I wonder why the story mode didn't do something like Final Fantasy V did and allow you to class-change your characters. That would give the writers characters with defined personalities (although not defined combat related abilities) to write dialogs for while still retaining the party building aspect of the EO games. I don't think having a balanced party is worth infringing on the party building freedom in these type of games.

# ? Aug 13, 2017 09:15

Rea: Apr 5, 2011; Komi-san won.

Highlander results:

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Dude: 4
Connor: 3
Wallace: 2
Yx: 1
Scott: 1
One: 1
Oopsai: 1
Guy: 1
Bill: 1

Also, for no real reason, I feel like posting a thing I'm working on for my own convenience:

# ? Aug 13, 2017 09:44

Tyty: Feb 20, 2012; Night-vision Goggles Equipped!

Crystalgate posted:

Anyway, I wonder why the story mode didn't do something like Final Fantasy V did and allow you to class-change your characters. That would give the writers characters with defined personalities (although not defined combat related abilities) to write dialogs for while still retaining the party building aspect of the EO games. I don't think having a balanced party is worth infringing on the party building freedom in these type of games.

You -kinda- can when you hit level 30. It's basically retiring except the character's portrait, name, and stats stay the same. In EOU it costs half your levels too.

I liked it in EO2U reclassing a landy to a ronin, because their strength stats are really close and it gives you a much more durable ronin. The EOU story party really doesn't make as much good use of it though, but there's one you can do I'll mention when the rest of the cast shows up. Vice versa is the only legit way to get highlander/gunner in classic without using the story characters but it's kinda lackluster because really none of the classic classes' statlines can really match them, and you still have to beat story mode first.

# ? Aug 13, 2017 09:46

Araxxor: Oct 20, 2012; My disdain for you all knows no bounds.

The problem is that class changing is impractical for the story party. By the time you get access to it, you're most likely in the 3rd Stratum. Then there's the problem of grinding them back up to the proper level. EOU doesn't really have a fast grinding method in the game. So unless you're willing to waste a bunch of time just to customize a party member, it's not worth it.

At least Story saddles you with a pretty strong party from a gameplay standpoint, unlike EO2U.

# ? Aug 13, 2017 09:54

Gideon020: Apr 23, 2011

Godspeed you crazy lunatics.

# ? Aug 13, 2017 13:17

theshim: May 1, 2012; You think you can defeat ME, Ephraimcopter?!?

You couldn't even beat Assassincopter!!!

Ragnar Homsar posted:

Highlander results:

Also, for no real reason, I feel like posting a thing I'm working on for my own convenience:

Ah, the Byeahs. I've missed them :allears:

# ? Aug 13, 2017 16:08

GeneralYeti: Jul 22, 2012; Look at this ~~smug~~ broken asshole.

The problem with Ladette's portrait is now making me picture her like a tiny girl, barely coming up to the other character's chests or something.

# ? Aug 13, 2017 19:14

Blademaster_Aio: Jan 22, 2017

GeneralYeti posted:

The problem with Ladette's portrait is now making me picture her like a tiny girl, barely coming up to the other character's chests or something.

Ricky was definitely short stuff

# ? Aug 14, 2017 00:31

Araxxor: Oct 20, 2012; My disdain for you all knows no bounds.

GeneralYeti posted:

The problem with Ladette's portrait is now making me picture her like a tiny girl, barely coming up to the other character's chests or something.

She is. She's the shortest character in the story mode party.

# ? Aug 14, 2017 00:38

Kinu Nishimura: Apr 24, 2008; SICK LOOT!

GeneralYeti posted:

The problem with Ladette's portrait is now making me picture her like a tiny girl, barely coming up to the other character's chests or something.

Ridiculously murderful small girls is my aesthetic.

# ? Aug 14, 2017 00:42

Kemix: Dec 1, 2013; Because change

The story is awful and so are the characters. Nuff said. Granted, you DO get a workable party with Story Mode.

# ? Aug 14, 2017 02:14

FriskyBoat: Apr 23, 2011

Kemix posted:

The story is awful and so are the characters. Nuff said. Granted, you DO get a workable party with Story Mode.

Hey, Raquna was alright, compared to everyone else.

# ? Aug 14, 2017 04:14

littlemusing: Sep 26, 2016; i hate adults who just answer with yes or no

Too bad Forge didn't make it but it's the usual lurking and vicarious living-through-LPs for me

# ? Aug 14, 2017 06:52

Rea: Apr 5, 2011; Komi-san won.

e: how am i this dumb at parsing posts

# ? Aug 14, 2017 06:58

Sparda219: Nov 21, 2007; Just as some things can be right and useless at the same time, can't something be wrong and priceless?

Yay! So far Thierry is coming off exactly as I'd intended he be portrayed. So excited for this Ragnar!

Also is that program titled Thierry because it doctors the game?

# ? Aug 15, 2017 03:38

Rea: Apr 5, 2011; Komi-san won.

Sparda219 posted:

Also is that program titled Thierry because it doctors the game?

Not quite the meaning I was going for there, but close enough. It's mostly just it patches up holes in party EXP/levels, and also, I dunno, gives stats injections or something.

I have a habit of naming small programs after games/my LPs. My final project for Programming Languages a year and a half ago was named "Realga" :v:

# ? Aug 15, 2017 04:20

Rea: Apr 5, 2011; Komi-san won.

Update 2. Deer.

Story Update 1. This name's ruining me already.

# ? Aug 17, 2017 23:33

Epicmissingno: Jul 1, 2017; Thank gooness we all get along so well!

This whole foreshadowing thing would make a hell of a lot more sense if one specific character was a Highlander, possibly even an ancestor of Dude, but they're not and the whole thing goes nowhere. There would still be plot holes, sure, but at least a bit of effort would have been put in to patch them up.

Also, Frederica's name is actually spelled Frederika according to the display in the anime cutscene. Weird.

# ? Aug 18, 2017 00:58

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 03:40

Rea: Apr 5, 2011; Komi-san won.

Epicmissingno posted:

Also, Frederica's name is actually spelled Frederika according to the display in the anime cutscene. Weird.

Not even that: Fredrika.

# ? Aug 18, 2017 01:04

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