Shrow Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 16 minutes ago, Sooks said: Other than the eventual gatekeeper. Now that I'm playing Three Houses I finally get to understand what the buzz is about with him. He's got quite the personality, more then what I was expecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightcosmo Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Just now, Armagon said: Well I played the fan-translation of the PS1 version, which was fine in that department. It's just, similarly to how I feel about Dragon Quest, Phantasia feels like Namco just presses the "make a fantasy RPG" button. But the real reason I dropped the game was because of the aged combat. Being forced to watch magic animations every single time was a huge dealbreaker. Gotcha, so the dialogue is at least passable. That's good. Well, I personally like watching the animations in every game I play so this could be good or bad, then! Xd What about music? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Considering Koei worked on the game, I wouldn't be surprised if Gatekeeper was based on the "Hey, it's me!" generic soldiers that appeared in Dynasty Warriors 8 in the story campaigns. I think that was also a thing in 7, but don't quite know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armagon Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Just now, lightcosmo said: Well, I personally like watching the animations in every game I play so this could be good or bad, then! Xd You say that but there's nothing stopping enemies from spamming the same magic attacks over and over and you have to sit through that over and over before you can continue playing the game. 1 minute ago, lightcosmo said: What about music? I genuinely do not remember. It is Motoi Sakuraba, who is capable of great music (see: Baten Kaitos) but it is generally agreed upon that Tales holds him back. But Phantasia was the first so maybe it doesn't have that problem. But I still genuinely don't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightcosmo Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) 1 minute ago, Armagon said: You say that but there's nothing stopping enemies from spamming the same magic attacks over and over and you have to sit through that over and over before you can continue playing the game. I genuinely do not remember. It is Motoi Sakuraba, who is capable of great music (see: Baten Kaitos) but it is generally agreed upon that Tales holds him back. But Phantasia was the first so maybe it doesn't have that problem. But I still genuinely don't remember. That's basically FF in a nutshell as well, so I dont mind! Ah, okay so theres some hope, then? I am trying to be fair but as I said, it's very hard for me not to compare to Vesperia as it's my favorite. A bad habit of mine, haha. Edited April 13, 2021 by lightcosmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) I mean, did you not saw the one I linked two pages back? Edited April 13, 2021 by Acacia Sgt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armagon Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 minute ago, lightcosmo said: That's basically FF in a nutshell as well, so I dont mind! FF is turn-based so it's not as bad. Not even remotely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, Armagon said: I genuinely do not remember. It is Motoi Sakuraba, who is capable of great music (see: Baten Kaitos) but it is generally agreed upon that Tales holds him back. How does it hold him back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightcosmo Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Just now, Armagon said: FF is turn-based so it's not as bad. Not even remotely. I guess so? Certain animations can still be annoying, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightcosmo Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, Acacia Sgt said: I mean, did you not saw the one I linked in the previous page? ? If you mean me, sorry I missed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Ultimately, I'd say, the best way to really find out is by playing it straight. Considering the likely way you'll going to get it, then it's not going to be that much of a loss trying out and not liking it in the end, is it. I'd still recommend the PSX version, in that case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightcosmo Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Just now, Acacia Sgt said: Ultimately, I'd say, the best way to really find out is by playing it straight. Considering the likely way you'll going to get it, then it's not going to be that much of a loss trying out and not liking it in the end, is it. I'd still recommend the PSX version, in that case. ...what are you implying? Xd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 To play the game and decide for yourself if you like it or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightcosmo Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 ...what. My joke missed completely... whoops! But yeah, your right, but I dont wanna waste effort if there isnt any interesting features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rubenio Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Sooks said: There are memes in heroes? Kempf, Oliver, Dorcas talking about his mutton, Wrys, Jorge, resplandecent Reinhardt definitely only exists because of the memes... All of these characters had zero chance of getting in without the memes. Then there's stuff that isn't memes per se, but have meme energy to them, such as smiley Garon, summer Lorenz, Plegian Raphael... Their main strategy is definitely "waifus = money", but they invest in some memes as well from time to time. Edited April 13, 2021 by Saint Rubenio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightcosmo Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Ummmm, @Armagon is there a guide floating around for XC2 that shows the Blade specials damage ratios and such? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armagon Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 15 minutes ago, Sooks said: How does it hold him back? From what i've been told, it seems like Namco wants him to do a specific style when it comes to Tales and while it may have worked the first few times, being restricted to it for each Tales game eventually ends up feeling very samey and uninspired. That style is "music that feels like JRPG" is how i would describe it. I....don't know if that makes sense but hopefully you get what i'm trying to say. I like Tales of Berseria but it was like the first JRPG i've beaten that had such an unmemorable soundtrack and i definitely took off points for that. And i'm not saying sticking to the same style is bad but Sakuraba hasn't been able to make it his in the way that Sawano has, for example. When you hear a Sawano song, like, you know it's him (provided you've listened to his songs before). But anyway when Sakuraba isn't composing music for Tales, it feels like he has more freedom. Take this boss theme from Baten Kaitos Origins You would never hear anything remotely close to this in a Tales game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armagon Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, lightcosmo said: Ummmm, @Armagon is there a guide floating around for XC2 that shows the Blade specials damage ratios and such? Uhhhh check Enel's channel maybe. Chuggaconroy also might have some things when he goes over each Blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightcosmo Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 20 minutes ago, Armagon said: Uhhhh check Enel's channel maybe. Chuggaconroy also might have some things when he goes over each Blade. Hmmm, so only YT vids? I was hoping for a spreadsheet or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 The saga continues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rubenio Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Sooks said: The saga continues. I'm honestly surprised he still has regular characters left. Also, wasting Athena like that. What a monster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armagon Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 8 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said: Also, wasting Athena like that. What a monster. If i was Athena, i would've simply dodged that attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rubenio Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Armagon said: If i was Athena, i would've simply dodged that attack. Okay badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightcosmo Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 For Co-OP mode in Smash Ultimate, I kinda wish they had a system where you could join "rooms" so people could play against people I'm their skill level. Not trying to sound rude or arrogant or anything, but I know that I'm kinda better than alot of people, so me and my partner would like to play against others that can challenge us. And people that dont stand a chance against us have could potentially get discouraged from getting better after enough thrashing. And I feel bad, but it's not my fault Nintendo is dumb with their co-OP setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightcosmo Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 That's why when we find people that can go toe to toe with us, we try to play them as many times as we can, haha. Just people that understand the fundaments but cant put them into action are a bit too low skill level for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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