James Bond Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 *pokes MKS* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Mir Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 *pokes MKS* *pokes back* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Said boss only needs to have his health reduced by a portion for that fight to terminate. Alright, I see. Thx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 There are greater forces conspiring against me >__> oh well. Nothing new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondworld Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) *ahem* Time for a little, talk, about a game that I'm posting here because I don't think it's quite worth a thread. So I'm checking the 3DS eshop and I see this game called Stella Glow. Apparently it's a SRPG made by Atlus, so I download the demo and well... Now at the time of typing this I haven't finished it and I don't know how long this demo goes on. Anyway the demo opens up with a cryptic cutscene that leads into a backstory on the world, about how their god got upset and sent his angels to attack the people of the world, until a hero stood up and stopped it. It's not explained how exactly he did it, maybe he convinced him to stop or maybe he defeated him or something, but for the backstory we have god as the bad guy so I think that's worth a JRPG Cliche Count: 1. Anyway the game then goes into the intro level and introduces the two main leads, Alto and Lisette, who are kinda sorta siblings but not really, I'll touch on that later. Anyway the art style is basic uninspired anime. I was tempted to add to the counter but I decided against it. The first thing I noticed when gameplay starts is this: Now, does the font and overall look of that status screen seem at all familiar to anyone? Almost as if they were assets that Atlus just borrowed from their Etrian Odyssey series?EDIT: you can ignore blatantly wrong and hasty judgements on this one, I usually try to avoid misinformation like this but I guess I got ahead of myself Anyway the gameplay is your basic FF Tactics/ Tactics Ogre deal, isometric grid, getting attacked from behind matters, ect, characters have specific skills and skill points. Nothing fixed because there was nothing broken I suppose, assuming the maps are well made and interesting throughout the game this works just fine. The cutscene after the tutorial reveals some things. Alto has amnesia JRPG Cliche Count: 2, and he has a necklace that's the only clue to his past JRPG Cliche Count: 3(I'm putting necklace/pendant in the same category here). I closed my 3DS and didn't continue playing until a little while later. Lisette and her mother adopted him into their family 3 years before iirc. The second map isn't anything special, but a new character is introduced, a witch named Hilda. She is an NPC during the map, is level 30, and basically just there to show Alto/the player how much better she and her magic is at OHKOing early game mooks. Hilda has the special power of, singing, that only witches have, clearly knows what's going on with the story whereas the protagonist/player are clueless at the moment, and gives a cryptic unexplained warning- JRPG Cliche Count: 4- to leave the village. Did she expect Alto to just up and leave because she said he should without actually explaining anything? It's after this level that the plot starts, some stuff happens Alto wants to go investigate Lisette's mother says no and he tries to sneak out later that night but Lisette stops him. Now up until this point the relationship between Alto and his "family" was clear enough, in that they are family. Alto and Lisette are essentially siblings, Lisette's mom is essentially Alto's mom, that's how the characters explain things in dialogue(not in those exact words, but that's the point that comes across). I bring this up because the next scene just... feels weird here. I'm not going to go into explaining what happens but it was eyebrow-raising for me. Perhaps I'm not taking from this what was intended, it's still early game and a demo at that, but still. I've just started the third map, not too much to mention aside from one of the bad guys(who I swear looks straight out of a Tales game) referring to the main heroes as, "scrubs". I'm serious. So that's when I started typing this. Edited May 4, 2016 by DavidSW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stewart Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 nerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Emeraldfox Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I play Etrian Odyssey a lot. How is the font even similar. David, what even. And are you really complaining about cliches in this day and age where everything has been done already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondworld Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I play Etrian Odyssey a lot. How is the font even similar. David, what even. And are you really complaining about cliches in this day and age where everything has been done already? The numbers seemed similar but yeah that was too hasty of a judgement. It's not about the fact that ideas have been done before, it's about execution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyFireMage Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 It's an Atlus game so it's clearly full of waifu trash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Played Etrian Odyssey IV a very bit. It ended like most other videogames I've started: Landed on the bench. Seriously the first boss kicked my ass so hard that I gave up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamanoir Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 It's an Atlus game so it's clearly full of waifu trash Your waifu is trash Hey Frosty ! How are you ? Didn't read the whole post yet. I think it's the same team who did the Luminous Arc 2, so I don't know what you were expecting... Then, I spent more than 100 hours (and still have 100 more to go through...) in Dungeon Travelers 2, so I think I definitely abandoned any thoughts about story or characters integrity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyFireMage Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Hey Frosty ! How are you ? Fine, thanks Played Etrian Odyssey IV a very bit. It ended like most other videogames I've started: Landed on the bench. Seriously the first boss kicked my ass so hard that I gave up. it's an EO game, that's par for the course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondworld Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) I think it's the same team who did the Luminous Arc 2, so I don't know what you were expecting... Well seeing as how I've never heard of either game, I wasn't expecting anything. Edited November 18, 2015 by DavidSW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 it's an EO game, that's par for the course I see. Speaking of Atlus: Should play Catherine sometime... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 if you're getting your ass kicked in an atlus game it's ok that's normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyFireMage Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 something something getting off on tears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 something something getting off on tears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyFireMage Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 although no tears will be shed if you know what you're doing what now atlus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 they'll get you in the next game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamanoir Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 if you're getting your ass kicked in an atlus game it's ok that's normal In a Dungeon Crawling RPGs in general. But what is the interest of victory if the path isn't paved with your tears, blood and sweat ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Mir Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 There's always that one enemy... *sonic 2 metropolis zone flashbacks* I guess... (Curse those stupid Slime Princes...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 In a Dungeon Crawling RPGs in general. But what is the interest of victory if the path isn't paved with your tears, blood and sweat ? that sure is a new way to look at it gotta work for your goals? i can dig it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeraldfox Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Played Etrian Odyssey IV a very bit. It ended like most other videogames I've started: Landed on the bench. Seriously the first boss kicked my ass so hard that I gave up. Jewels, that's the point you either grind a few levels to get more skill points, or to rework your skills. Berserker King is pretty straightforward as a boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Mir Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 On the subject of Stella Glow... Since it's an Atlus game... I'm expecting to get my ass kicked, because wynaut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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