Lightcosmo Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Just finished Tales of the Abyss up! All in all, it was okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stewart Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 44 minutes ago, Armagon said: So i tried doing the stealth mission on PoR Ch.10 and damn, this is one of the most poorly designed stealth missions i've ever seen in a video game. ....why is there even a stealth mission in a grid-based SRPG? Because we need mission variety at all costs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Never play that mission as a stealth mission. KILL EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benice Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 50 minutes ago, Armagon said: So i tried doing the stealth mission on PoR Ch.10 and damn, this is one of the most poorly designed stealth missions i've ever seen in a video game. ....why is there even a stealth mission in a grid-based SRPG? Because PoR is worse than Snow White and the seven clever boys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 I’ve always thought that a stealth mission in FE could be fantastic if it was well done. As in, not Fates: Revelation’s. Speaking of FE, now that I finished rewatching all the octopath stories and grinding all the other characters’ skills because I felt like it, I picked my CF file back up and I should be able to finish it tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Benice said: Because PoR is worse than Snow White and the seven clever boys! Oh no he was looking at more awful games! Edited December 24, 2020 by Sooks I said know was no. I no English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Stealth just doesn't belong in an SRPG. Not at all, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benice Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Sooks said: Oh know he was looking at more awful games! I love all the bad games! ALL OF THEM! All praise LJN, Phoenix games and Philips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Stealth, like the S of Strategy, I'd say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, Benice said: I love all the bad games! ALL OF THEM! All praise LJN, Phoenix games and Philips! People really don’t like E.T. the game for one of the Ataris. There’s a tip for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armagon Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 11 minutes ago, Benice said: Because PoR is worse than Snow White and the seven clever boys! Nice JonTron reference. 8 minutes ago, twilitfalchion said: Stealth just doesn't belong in an SRPG. Not at all, really. Valkyria Chronicles does it well but that's because the series is not grid-based. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Why is Benice’s name in italics on the recently browsing members tab of this thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Just now, Sooks said: Why is Benice’s name in italics on the recently browsing members tab of this thread? That usually denotes when someone's writing a post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 11 minutes ago, Acacia Sgt said: That usually denotes when someone's writing a post. I see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Whatwhatwhatwhat Crimson Flower spoilers Spoiler So TWSITD just used their light nukes to destroy Arianrhod, a strong fort the imperial army had just taken in the Kinngdom, or at least, Hubert and Edelgard tell you outright this is what they believe to be the case, as punishment from them for killing Cornelia. That’s all well and good, but in the next meeting she tells the strike force that... the church did it!? Are you serious?? Why are you manipulating people who are already on your side, and also your close friends!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, Sooks said: Whatwhatwhatwhat Crimson Flower spoilers Hide contents So TWSITD just used their light nukes to destroy Arianrhod, a strong fort the imperial army had just taken in the Kinngdom, or at least, Hubert and Edelgard tell you outright this is what they believe to be the case, as punishment from them for killing Cornelia. That’s all well and good, but in the next meeting she tells the strike force that... the church did it!? Are you serious?? Why are you manipulating people who are already on your side, and also your close friends!? Welcome to... war and politics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Just now, Acacia Sgt said: Welcome to... war and politics. I... have no words. Way to go Edelgard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armagon Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Damn, they put Project Ember in FEH haha. Except this time she has a horse. 13 minutes ago, Sooks said: Whatwhatwhatwhat Crimson Flower spoilers Reveal hidden contents So TWSITD just used their light nukes to destroy Arianrhod, a strong fort the imperial army had just taken in the Kinngdom, or at least, Hubert and Edelgard tell you outright this is what they believe to be the case, as punishment from them for killing Cornelia. That’s all well and good, but in the next meeting she tells the strike force that... the church did it!? Are you serious?? Why are you manipulating people who are already on your side, and also your close friends!? Spoiler It's a lot easier to pin the blame on your #1 enemy than the secret cult that most in the army don't know about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Rewatching Edelgard and Dorothea’s A support makes me regain my saltiness about their ending not being explicitly romantic... darn you Japan and your societal views! 9 minutes ago, Armagon said: Reveal hidden contents It's a lot easier to pin the blame on your #1 enemy than the secret cult that most in the army don't know about. Spoiler Just because it’s easier doesn’t mean you should. Besides this is the strike force and no one else, she really should trust them at this point. She told them all about the secret plan to attack Arianrhod and few others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Sooks said: Rewatching Edelgard and Dorothea’s A support makes me regain my saltiness about their ending not being explicitly romantic... darn you Japan and your societal views! Hide contents Just because it’s easier doesn’t mean you should. Besides this is the strike force and no one else, she really should trust them at this point. She told them all about the secret plan to attack Arianrhod and few others. Spoiler She is erring on the side of caution. Better to stamp out any lingering doubts over keep warring the Church. Also, likely not revealing about the Slitherers ahead of time. Best to keep that secret as tight as possible for the time being. Edited December 24, 2020 by Acacia Sgt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Apparently Dimitri is also known as the Tempest King. Thanks Ingrid. 1 minute ago, Acacia Sgt said: Reveal hidden contents She is erring on the side of caution. Better to stamp out any lingering doubts over keep warring the Church. Also, likely not revealing about the Slitherers ahead of time. Best to keep that secret as tight as possible for the time being. Spoiler I know I know, it’s just feels like manipulation and rubbed me the wrong way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armagon Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 12 minutes ago, Sooks said: Reveal hidden contents Just because it’s easier doesn’t mean you should. Besides this is the strike force and no one else, she really should trust them at this point. She told them all about the secret plan to attack Arianrhod and few others. I mean, I never said it was right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armagon Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 I have found yet another reason to call Xenoblade Chronicles 2 my favorite game of all time. Thank you based Monolith Soft, I appreciate the King Kong reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) I loved the stealth chapter in Path of Radiance, and I wished more chapters like this one would exist. This one isn't executed even badly since the punishment for not doing this is moderate. It would be cool, if the punishment was sending the detected ally to a prison which must be rescued to get it back. An instant Game Over would be a very harsh punishment; only acceptable, if it's a not too complicated stealth mission. Still loving this mission objective. 10 hours ago, The Roger The Paladin said: I mean, he was a literal labrador, which is a breed of dog. So in his case, not really. I did mean "four legged friend" quite literally. Oh, my bad, I overread it was a dog. Still sad to lose a close animal friend. Same with me when I lost tamed catbabies multiple times due to illness. Edited December 24, 2020 by Jules Necrofantasia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interdimensional Observer Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 2 hours ago, twilitfalchion said: Stealth just doesn't belong in an SRPG. Not at all, really. I care to disagree. It was tacked onto PoR, it was tacked onto Rev. It can work in theory, but if you're going to have it, it has to be worked into the game's foundations and core concepts. A one-off chapter in a game that otherwise has no stealth whatsoever isn't the way to do it. 3 hours ago, lightcosmo said: Just finished Tales of the Abyss up! All in all, it was okay. It is rated highly within the franchise, though I'd say it's partly nostalgia and "historical impact". By which I mean that it was only the second title after Symphonia to make it big in the West, and it was launched initially on the waaaay more popular PS2 while ToS started on the GameCube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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