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Zephrion

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  1. I got past Chapter 7 by Bringing 4 Lancers, but keeping them in trenches until I used the tank to take out all the machine guns on the Big Ass Tank. My first move consisted of using Vyse to take out all the enemy ground units so they don't cause trouble, taking out the front machine gun, and parking my tank in front of the big tank so it couldn't move. Then on my next turn I fixed it with my engineer. I also took one of my Lancers and knocked over all the ruins preventing the Big Tank from going straight through. When the reinforcements arrived, I retreated everyone but two lancers. They were hidden in the trench that's the southmost on the map, so that they could sneak up and take out the right radiator (Which I luckily saved for last, and left it with 1 hit remaining beforehand). Then I just had them and the tank fire away at the Big Ass Tank when it could be damaged. If I hadn't have gotten that Retreat Order from the guy at the graveyard, I'd have been screwed. I also discovered you can call for the medic by reaching a downed unit with your tank.

    That seems like a sound strategy. I didn't have the luxury of Retreat so it was that much more frustrating. I used Lancers to attack the guns coupled with extreme Save/Load abuse because Lancers cannot shoot where you tell them to to save their lives. I made sure to keep Dallas nearby to restock and repair. My first runthrough I didn't knock down enough of the pillars so I was already doomed. The second time I made sure to knock them all over so as to get to the vents as soon as possible. Then, however, I made the terrible mistake of leaving the left vent for last, which is exactly where you know who decided to park. I finally got to it by using the Edelweiss as a distraction (because its armor is apparently laser-proof?) and having a Lancer sneak up behind her and climb the ladder. By this point I felt immensely proud of myself, and was jumping for joy that I had overcome so much hardship to attain victory. Then of course I got the order to actually /destroy/ the damn thing. I felt like bursting into tears because all my Lancers except Nils were incapacitated, and the tank was one turn away from flattening the last base. Thankfully I learned from my foolishness and managed to beat it on the next try. I did discover that tanks make great cover though...

  2. It is a very good game, the best thing Sega's come up with since Skies of Arcadia in my opinion. (funny considering the SoA cameos) I agree though that Chapter 7 is absolute bullshit. The amount of meticulous planning and unit placement was absurd. Only after beating it did I discover that grenades will take out the vents in one hit...

    The sequel's also been announced, but it's for the PSP and basically involves a bunch of teenagers from an academy saving the country from civil war, and lord knows how plotlines like that turn out.

  3. This might be the first movie I see in theaters since the first Iron Man.

    I'm a bit pessimistic about some of the voices though, I believe the main character is voiced by Miley Cyrus' little sister or something. I'm still looking forward to it though.

    Yeah, and the other main character is voiced by a younger Jonas brother. Just an unfortunate result of Disney's involvement I suppose. Either way, dubs of Miyazaki films are known to generally be pretty good, so I'm not worried too much. And who knows, they might be really good actors.

  4. ponyoposter500.jpg

    Ponyo is the tenth and newest film from filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, known for such movies as My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, and more recently, Howl's Moving Castle. The movie--which was released in Japan during July of last year--has won several awards such as Best Animation Film of the Year and the Outstanding Music award. The film's release in the United States and Canada is set for August 14th, 2009, with a Europe release set for a rather disappointing April 2010.

    The plot concerns the tale of a young fish named Ponyo, who dreams of being a human girl a la The Little Mermaid. As a result, she ends up meeting and befriending a five-year-old named Sosuke. They presumably proceed to have happy fun times until something horrible and tragic happens as per standard movie fare.

    Also featured in the English release (which can be seen in the promotion poster) is a more or less all-star cast starring Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cate Blanchett, Liam Neeson, and more.

    I personally, as a fan of Miyazaki's other works, am really looking forward to the release of this movie.

  5. Hikarusa you prat. You are perfectly well aware that I go out of my way to buy the all ages editions of the visual novels I play/read. You're also cognizant of the fact that the closest game to a dating sim I've ever played is Riviera: The Promised Land.

    I am somewhat curious, though, as to how the microphone will be used in this title. I wonder whether it can possibly contribute to a relevant mechanic instead of acting as only a silly marketing adornment. I've not played many games which utilize the DS's microphone, are there any in which its use makes sense?

    The only notable microphone usage I've ever seen is blowing into it. (which honestly I could never get to work) I imagine that simulation games like Nintendogs have more practical applications though.

  6. This looks... depressingly sad. And this is coming from someone that reviewed Princess Waltz.

    It's not that bad. I mean, those lonely Japanese men have to have something.

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    LOVEPLUS is, as the title says, a romantic simulation game for the Nintendo DS, to be released in Japan Early September 2009. This almost revolutionary title allows players to meet and interact with their high school heartthrob. The game takes advantage of the DS's internal clock in order to create a real-time simulation--the girls will go to school as you do, sleep as you do, etc. You can even talk through the microphone and hold hands via the stylus. A true step forward for the dating sim genre.

  8. whoops forgot the rest

    (11:12 PM) Ethan: Hello.

    (11:12 PM) Wist: Hello.

    Did Pieman really buy it?

    (11:12 PM) Wist: He's going to post a chat log.

    (11:12 PM) Ethan: Hahahaha...I thought so.

    (11:13 PM) Wist: da fuck is this

    wELL

    Lemme post the chat log

    But man

    Some guy was really on your account

    it was fucked up

    (11:13 PM) Ethan: It /was/ you wasn't it?

    (11:13 PM) Wist: Fucking ace.

    (11:14 PM) Ethan: You are a genius.

    (11:14 PM) Ethan: You had me fooled for a while there, but you just seemed too lax about it.

    (11:14 PM) Wist: IT'S NOT A JOKE

    Some guy really took your account.

    (11:15 PM) Ethan: Heheheh

    (11:15 PM) Wist: Now I feel really bad.

    I don't want to tell Pie that I was messing with him.

    (11:15 PM) Ethan: Nah, that was amazing.

    (11:15 PM) Wist: 8'[

    (11:16 PM) Wist: Wist says:

    Very funny.

    SF Hikarusa says:

    http://i28.tinypic.com/i79bfn.jpg

    Wist says:

    o_O

    Did I ever tell anyone I had a Korean girlfriend?

    SF Hikarusa says:

    No

    You had a Korean girlfriend?

    He wasn't lying?

    Wist says:

    -_-

    I don't remember telling anyone.

    (11:16 PM) Ethan: Was Hika fooled as well, or was he in on it?

    (11:16 PM) Wist: I didn't tell him.

    I don't know if he was fooled or not.

    (11:17 PM) Wist: He appears to be, but he could easily be playing.

    (11:17 PM) Ethan: If I was the only person to figure it out I feel smart.

    (11:17 PM) Wist: SF Piemanmj says:

    IT'S NOT A JOKE

    Some guy really took your account.

    Why would I lie to you?

    Why would we lie to you? D:

    Wist says:

    To play a joke. 8P

    SF Piemanmj says:

    WE'RE NOT PLAYING A JOKE D:

    Now I really do feel bad.

    (11:18 PM) Ethan: Tell him tomorrow, haha.

    (11:21 PM) Wist: Hika really set my contact name to Tits....

    I once considered changing Doom to Captain America, but that's it.

    (11:21 PM) Ethan: Well you set mine to SF Zeph. 8[ HOW DARE YOU ASSIGN US NAMES PERTAINING TO OUR ONLINE HANDLES

    (11:22 PM) Wist: They're all in alphabetical order, at least I know where they all are right now.

    (11:22 PM) Ethan: Oh no, he's questioning it.

    (11:23 PM) Wist: I set my status to offline for three seconds before changing it to available again.

    -_-

    I thought that would dover it.

    (11:23 PM) Ethan: Hehe.

  9. (10:52 PM) Ethan: lol sup bro

    (10:52 PM) Wist: yo sup dawg

    (10:52 PM) Wist: you uhh, we knwo each other yeah?

    (10:53 PM) Ethan: totally dude, don't you remmeber?

    (10:54 PM) Wist: yeah, fuck, just ugh drunk yeah?

    ima wake up and be like woah, wtf is this shit on my compuater

    (10:54 PM) Wist: actually dis is my roomates comp

    ima fuck with his mind yah dig me?

    (10:54 PM) Ethan: yeah, i dig

    (10:55 PM) Wist: yeah rite on

    (10:55 PM) Ethan: man hes gonna be so punked

    (10:56 PM) Wist: got it man

    (10:56 PM) Ethan: what do u have in mind?

    (10:56 PM) Wist: i dunno man

    (10:56 PM) Wist: i was just liek, fuck, ill mes with his compuater

    (10:57 PM) Ethan: sounds cool

    (11:02 PM) Wist: dooood ima change his paswores and everythign

    fuckinf hell be pissed but it sworth it

    (11:03 PM) Ethan: fuckin ace bro

    (11:03 PM) Wist: yeah you got it man

    dud ethisll be grat

    and it ownt remembe in the morning so i cant say nuthgin

    (11:04 PM) Ethan: wow man u thought this shit way out

    youre a pro at this

    (11:04 PM) Wist: straite up you dig?

    (11:05 PM) Wist: hell be all wtf is on my comp and ill, sinseer like, be all wtf is that shit on your domp bro?!?!?!!!

    (11:05 PM) Ethan: hahah he wont even know what hit him

    (11:06 PM) Wist: i dont know what th fuck this chinse folder is but imma kill it

    (11:06 PM) Ethan: awesum dood

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