It could be the developers themselves, you know. If he developers might not feel comfortable with putting male/male stuff in the game, it doesn't matter about the fan-base.
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Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time - Vita Compatible! |OT|
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It could be the developers themselves, you know. If he developers might not feel comfortable with putting male/male stuff in the game, it doesn't matter about the fan-base.
cj_iwakura
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Urushihara's done lots of official art of it, I know that.
I mean in the game itself, not in a side artbook. Like an actual full-on romance written and programmed.
cj_iwakura
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Heck, the largest(uh, only?) fan site on the web is run by a female.
cj_iwakura
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To be fair, there isn't much romancing in the male-female paths either.
Julia
romance was pretty probably one of the best romance they did. The scene on the balcony is pretty good *MY LORD* About playing it on the Vita
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/07/25/new-psp-srpg-growlanser-wayfarer-of-time-out-next-week/
Hours Left
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I don't think that's the case though, as I mentioned before, Urushihara has done male/male Growlanser artwork, and the two most recent Growlanser games have had the most male pairings of any game in the series.
Obviously Japan has a history of being more conservative in respects to portraying gay relationships in games, but hopefully that will change. And a new Growlanser that features gay relationships can be part of that change. A series like this, with such an emphasis on the relationships between characters would be the perfect venue to do that IMO.
Urushihara isn't in charge of the game's story or writing, though. I like your optimism but your cries will probably fall on deaf ears. It's a cultural difference thing. Just be thankful for all the Western Devs that are listening to GLBT gamers.
The Last Wizard
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Thanks. Last question, so is there any change in dialogue before the ending if your romancing someone?
I really hope this is vita compatible.
I don't think the data install option is doing much. I guess it's pointless because there is no voice files to load. Asides from booting the game there isn't much loading in the game. Sometimes you feel it's loading a dialog box but it doesn't last long. I guess we could call this an advantage.
Phew, just made it past the first challenging battle for me. Challenging because it's hard to get mission complete there.
That battle in Marquelia where the soldiers come from the boat. You have to destroy the planks to keep them spawning but you can't let any of them breach your defense.
The Last Wizard
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Can you select difficulty?
Yeah.
Seems I'm the only one playing this right now >.>
Made it to the part where you get the proof of friendship gems that let you use "joint" spells / learn the synchronize skill. :S An annoying fight is coming up pretty soon.
It's funny how the game is teasing you with Pamela and Magnus.
Made it to the part where you get the proof of friendship gems that let you use "joint" spells / learn the synchronize skill. :S An annoying fight is coming up pretty soon.
It's funny how the game is teasing you with Pamela and Magnus.
RIght, because it's not even out yet officially!
I would have expected more people to have it because of Amazon's mistake or found it in an independant store.
Anyway everyone in this thread better buy this. It's fantabulous.
cj_iwakura
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(Well, 3 in two hours..)
cj_iwakura
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You're just adding to the sadness.
cj_iwakura
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At least 30-40 hours would be my guess. Growlanser II takes me an average of 20-30, same for III.
Shouta?
I'm playing it, but that's because I'm a cheater and I have a review copy.
12 hours to pick up?
Ugh...
Hmmm did they add new "alternate fates" in Reloaded?
(story spoiler so don't read it if you have not played the original or this)
(story spoiler so don't read it if you have not played the original or this)
I was able to prevent Muntzer from dying in this playthrough. I don't remember it happening in the PS2 version. Basically the gift you shop with Silverneil and his daughter save his life.
I see, thanks. That's pretty neat.
Hours Left
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It kinda depends what similarities you mean.
If you like anime styled strategy RPGs that have a strong focus on the character relationships, Growlanser might be right up your alley.
That's pretty much the comparison I was hoping. Sold. If it works on Vita, I'll buy it on PSN first day (or whenever it begins to work).
It doesn't play anything like Fire Emblem though. Growlanser is basically a cross between turn based and real time strategy.
cj_iwakura
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So close and yet so far.
Eh, I'm sold now.
Dropped a preorder on it yesterday. Oddly enough, Gamestop is still taking preorders on it.
And I'm 25% bi-curious, so there you go.
Played a bit more today. Made it to the battle where you have to (Story Spoilers)
Anyone know if there are requirements to get the other new characters added? I keep bumping into them but there isn't much to do so far with them :S I did some events that I think will be important for them like
To save Melina from a bunch of monsters and the Death Wing Captain
Anyone know if there are requirements to get the other new characters added? I keep bumping into them but there isn't much to do so far with them :S I did some events that I think will be important for them like
Giving the crypting documents to Pamela and replyed to Tricia's message on the tree outside the fort
I'm the only one keeping this thread alive :S
Ugh just made it past the cheapest fight in the game so far. It wasn't in the original either. I became so annoyed and frustrated that I wanted to throw my PSP out the window. Really a protect mission where the 2 characters you must save die in 2-3 hits, where they get stuck between 3-4 monsters that keep staggering them/poisoning them/stunning them or even paralyzing them. Said monsters have so high mag resistance that your magic fails on them. They are also located at the other side of the screen where you fight. All of this while some other monsters keep spamming high cycle down/Meteor/Death Cloud on you. Oh and just when you think you've won even more monsters appear UGH.
Ugh just made it past the cheapest fight in the game so far. It wasn't in the original either. I became so annoyed and frustrated that I wanted to throw my PSP out the window. Really a protect mission where the 2 characters you must save die in 2-3 hits, where they get stuck between 3-4 monsters that keep staggering them/poisoning them/stunning them or even paralyzing them. Said monsters have so high mag resistance that your magic fails on them. They are also located at the other side of the screen where you fight. All of this while some other monsters keep spamming high cycle down/Meteor/Death Cloud on you. Oh and just when you think you've won even more monsters appear UGH.
Reluctant-Hero
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Well you did get the early release from Amazon.CA, right? I'd love to contribute as well, but I'll have to wait for the PSN version to be Vita compatible.