The whining about that plot twist is stupid, it was a good and relatively unused plot twist, it's not like it isn't possible (lol) and the playing on what was once a game becoming it's own reality is a fun theory.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seik
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The whining about that plot twist is stupid, it was a good and relatively unused plot twist, it's not like it isn't possible (lol) and the playing on what was once a game becoming it's own reality is a fun theory.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seik
It was a cheap plot twist because it gimped the story. Instead of have a good story, Tri Ace relied on a cheap, lame narrative twist to keep gamers interested. I think it failed, but to each his own.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thief Silver
I enjoyed the game. It isn't stellar but the combat is fun and the game is short -- I think I finished it in 25 hours. I started the EX dungeon, but quickly moved on to other things. I think for 20 bucks, it's a good deal and you could probably beat the game in 20 hours with minimal grinding.
I tried this game for about an hour and a half last night and it's terrible. What's with the intermittent voice then text then voice then text then voice then text - it's fucking 2008, can we get all voice here from a company like Square? The game is needlessly complex on a host of issues and why do I have to assume some measure of control over alternate personalities instead of just controlling them? It's weird. Why can't I jump? Why can't I jump off of the fucking porch?
I used to love JRPG's, but they've fallen really far behind.
Yup. Me too. They've fallen SOOO far behind though, I agree. It'd be nice if one came out that felt like it was made in 2008 instead of 1998.Quote:
Originally Posted by haohmaru
A friend lent it to me, and I'm enjoying it. It is a perfect example of the generic JRPG though, with horrible character designs and the most transparent plot imaginable. I've been playing these types of games for years, so I can still enjoy them enough to play to completion, but I can see how today's gamers avoid them like the plague. Western RPGs shit on JRPGs from a mighty height.
Haha. That's the thing with me too. I don't think this game is good, and yet I've been playing it for 10 hours now, and I don't know why. It must be just because, like you, I'm used to a lot of the jRPG conventions, and as much as I bitch about them, I will be saddened if jRPGs go away entirely (even though western RPGs are so much better).Quote:
Originally Posted by Melf
You know what this game reminds me of though? Kind of a 3D version of those old overhead 2D action-RPGs like Shining Wisdom (for Saturn) or even the Mana games (though not as good). In fact, I'd say it's about as good as Shining Wisdom on Saturn, and I played through that to completion.
Well that was the games final 'Fuck YOU!' to me. There IS only ONE save point. And I made it to floor 5 of the dungeon, after having beat 3 bosses, and then died on a group of enemies and then had to reload to the beginning of it all. I checked Gamefaqs and it looks like the last dungeon is 10 levels long, with boss fights on every other floor and only one save point on floor 11. Fuck that.Quote:
Originally Posted by AaronChance
That's an example of the kind of design I was tolerant of in JRPGs back in the day, but now have no willingness to endure.
But you're so close ... :lol:
I'm just going to grind like hell I guess. There's a creation trick where you can earn over 400k Fol, so it's best to just stock up on a shitload of Miraculous Medicines for that last dungeon.