I think it would be way more infuriating if they passed the controller around
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I think it would be way more infuriating if they passed the controller around
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Beast style is the bomb, especially since Dan ends up picking up items off the street a lot anyway
BlackLagoon
Member
Isn't that what the Rush style is though? Constantly reacting to enemy attacks using dodge/weave? Though it also has the fewest and most finicky heat actions.
I seem to recall Dan thinks Beast is too slow though. I guess he basically wants Beast's move set with Rush speed.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
I turned on the combat system two episodes ago.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
It's "fine", but the series have never really graduated beyond that considering how much of it you have to do.
BlackLagoon
Member
I guess it depends on what you want out of them. I don't really have the reflexes to get good at the super fast Platinum games and such, so the somewhat more deliberate pace of the Yakuza combat and gentle learning curve suits me fine. In Yakuza 4 I got to the point where I could beat the Legendary Blue Dragon with Tanimura and Akiyama, which was pretty satisfying.
I have mixed feeling about Yakuza 0 though, the multiple styles and everything being dependent on heat level made it a bit more complicated then I'd like. I prefer being certain that a heat action will trigger as long as I'm in the right position.
Eh, I feel there's a fair bit too it when you do the tougher fights. Optional stuff like Amon in particular requires you to know what you're doing and know how to use more than just the basic combos.
It's hard to beat Majima's amazing fighting styles
so I don't blame them for feeling weird hopping back to Kiryu. It doesn't help that you really get into a story groove with Majima and get dumped back on to Kiryu.
especially his fourth
Yah like I said a couple posts back, I'm personally not a huge fan of them splitting the gameplay between the three styles and having style switching not be super on the fly (like DMC3 vs DMC4). Yakuza 3 and 4 were super fun cause you didn't have to break up a fight's flow to just do a different heat move. The completely unique fighting flows is really great but it can be a bit weird to get it in your head to actively switch styles.
Incandenza
Banned
I've had a respiratory infection for 2.5 weeks and Persona is the only thing that's keeping me going at this point
If you never graduate beyond mashing square then sure it gets repetitive. I know that's Dan's MO but I don't understand why you wouldn't at least explore some of the stuff you get.
Majima got a little boring by the end because his secret style sucks outside of one heat move, and slugger just destroys everything. But Kiryu's Beast style and secret style are tons of fun to play. Beast for example has a special heat action that basically ends any fight against regular mooks in a cutscene, but you need to land a few hits at the start of the fight without taking any damage. Constantly trying to pull that off was fun.
Majima got a little boring by the end because his secret style sucks outside of one heat move, and slugger just destroys everything. But Kiryu's Beast style and secret style are tons of fun to play. Beast for example has a special heat action that basically ends any fight against regular mooks in a cutscene, but you need to land a few hits at the start of the fight without taking any damage. Constantly trying to pull that off was fun.
Given that 3D World is a better game than Galaxy, I am confident that they can pull it off.
VeryGooster
Banned
*cycles through abilities*
"Eh, I'm never gonna use that."
"Eh, I'm never gonna use that."
Mt Lanayru or the first time you go across lake Hylia at night
Yeah VO aside I really liked her character. Her self doubt, her initial jealousy of link and development, and even reading her diary and learning the reason link was silent was cool
Yup, Beast style is a fucking killer once you get the damage retention upgrades. Not only are you insanely tanky but you also deal the best cleave heat moves and regular attacks. I tried to get into Breaker or Thug with Majima but Slugger was just way too easy/fun to use to not keep using it. Never really got that into the other weapons though
Piston Hyundai
Member
you don't have to wave that controversial fact around
it's not like it's incorrect or something
wow
I haven't finished the game yet but I really like this angle. And her German VO is great imo.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Mmm, I can already tell that the comments for the BitE video is going to head a certain direction.
You finished B yet? It adds a lot more context for what it precedes.
You finished B yet? It adds a lot more context for what it precedes.
I did finish B. I thought it was fine but mostly DMC4 style filler with some new tidbits here and there before reaching the real 2nd half meat of the game, which I still have to play through.
I enjoyed the 2nd playthrough of the original Nier more since the twist at the end of the first playthrough made you see the same events with a different, more messed up perspective.
I enjoyed the 2nd playthrough of the original Nier more since the twist at the end of the first playthrough made you see the same events with a different, more messed up perspective.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Yeah I can see that. B route of nier:A reveals less in comparison, but I'll let you play through C to judge if B made it more meaningful. Did for me, though from what I gathered it might have more effect on people who weren't super familiar with the original?
They forgot to ask about pokemon.
That's such a RPG-system heavy series and yet it barely registers as one for many.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Because it doesn't have any edgelords-
or an ancient power who wanted to destroy the world-
Oh.
I'm not dunking on Galaxy, the game is fantastic, and 2 is even better. 3D World just resonated with me more because it felt more streamlined and I generally prefer 2D platformers over 3D ones.
I'm glad they're going in the completely opposite direction with Odyssey though. I'd say that Galaxy isn't even that comparable to 64 either; level design is super linear most of the time, especially contrasted with 64.
ThanksVision
Member
am i really about to buy a ps4 pro to play persona 5
B reminded me of the C route from the first game. If it hadn't been required to get to the rest of the endings I probably would have skipped it. It didn't help that (route b spoiler)
I didn't particularly like playing as 9S. The hacking minigames were fun at first, but got really old by the end
That whole sequence was amazing. It was hard for me to hit no at the end when it asked if I wanted to help others.
Piston Hyundai
Member
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
9 more mins till Persona 5.
See you on the otherside, guys.
See you on the otherside, guys.
god damnit
see you in a month
texasairhead101
Member
E-ending related
I want to do more stuff like read the flavor text for everything and I hope you dont have to do that ending again for the option to "help". the idea of killing more users who are helping me out has weight.
Bah...I'm debating on buying a copy to play overnight just to sell tomorrow after I get my actual copy in the mail. I have a fever...and the only prescription is Persona 5.
That's just being silly.
The Dear Leader
Banned
anime is a hell of a drug.
DanLongman
Member
I have completly fallen off of the Beast in the East am I the only one, I didn't watch last weeks episode and prob won't this week? I am not sure why
Me too. It's hard to multi-task with Yakuza 0. It needs constant attention because of the subtitle situation.
It's very long and due to having to read the subtitles it doesn't work as well as "background game" as others do.