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Infinite Undiscovery |OT|
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Just did the first hour. Not too bad at all really. Didn't appreciate the dark woods much, I feel like I may have missed stuff already.
Graphics and animations are meh. Really reminds me of a shiny PS2 game, but tolerable for sure.
Not keen on the VA much either, but not a deal breaker.
Seems decent enough to play for 20-30 hours, I'll stick it out.
Graphics and animations are meh. Really reminds me of a shiny PS2 game, but tolerable for sure.
Not keen on the VA much either, but not a deal breaker.
Seems decent enough to play for 20-30 hours, I'll stick it out.
PhatSaqs said:
The request heal option doesn't get unlocked for a little while. I wish I could remember but I believe it's after the dragonbone shrine.
Also, my local Gamestop said they don't plan on receiving their pre-order bonuses for this game even though there were about 10 pre-orders. They said it was definitely a strange situation but that there was really nothing they could do about it. Oh well I suppose.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Not really sure why but I was excited when I saw a talking dragon. Just flashed me back to the days of Lunar.
Anyone really far in the game yet? I've yet to hear much from people pretty far in. Story hold up? Visuals get better? etc?
Anyone really far in the game yet? I've yet to hear much from people pretty far in. Story hold up? Visuals get better? etc?
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Damn this area is hot for exp. I think I'll stay here for a few more hours. :lol
Got four other guys running around killing stuff while my own party is doing their thing. Best part is the ninja healer dude right around the corner....just gotta be careful of the rolling rocks.
And yeah the framerate can get kind of iffy, especially when eight people are teaming up on one giant and everyone is doing specials at once.
Some mountain area just after Fayel. I'd say about 5-6 hours in. Birds, goblins, a red giant, and lots of rolling rocks.
Got four other guys running around killing stuff while my own party is doing their thing. Best part is the ninja healer dude right around the corner....just gotta be careful of the rolling rocks.
And yeah the framerate can get kind of iffy, especially when eight people are teaming up on one giant and everyone is doing specials at once.
slasher_thrasher21 said:
Some mountain area just after Fayel. I'd say about 5-6 hours in. Birds, goblins, a red giant, and lots of rolling rocks.
SlasherJPC
Banned
PepsimanVsJoe said:
Which area are you in?
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Whooo, Just got the game in the mail! Anyone have codes for this left?
I'm seriously debating just cancelling my pre-order. I mean Vesperia is totally rocking my world right now, and all the negativity is making me consider a total skip. I still haven't touched VP2 and I bought THAT in 2006!
Still, I am curious!
Still, I am curious!
I love how colorful this game is, even this brown looks better than 'next gen brown'. Also, no idea why those vertical red/blue lines show up on the tv when I take screenshots.
And I almost died to the boss in the desert village, having to use potions in real time was hard as fuck.
It's a really fun game, the only thing that bothers me about it is the puzzles. Either I suck at them or they're not very clear. Other than that the game is a blast to play. In that picture that I took you get to fight mobs with seven other party members, that was pretty cool. The area after that has you fighting along two other parties as well.
And I almost died to the boss in the desert village, having to use potions in real time was hard as fuck.
It's a really fun game, the only thing that bothers me about it is the puzzles. Either I suck at them or they're not very clear. Other than that the game is a blast to play. In that picture that I took you get to fight mobs with seven other party members, that was pretty cool. The area after that has you fighting along two other parties as well.
SlasherJPC
Banned
burgerdog said:I love how colorful this game is, even this brown looks better than 'next gen brown'. Also, no idea why those vertical red/blue lines show up on the tv when I take screenshots.
And I almost died to the boss in the desert village, having to use potions in real time was hard as fuck.
How far is that into the game? And are you still really enjoying it?
slasher_thrasher21 said:
Enjoying it a lot more, the tutorial section sucked. That's the only real drag so far, but now that I'm over that I can't stop playing the game. Hm, that's like five to six hours into the game. I ran around and killed for a bit in the area before that so others may have gotten there sooner. The music is so good, at this point I can't decide what's better, the music or the battle system.
SlasherJPC
Banned
burgerdog said:
I just got past the catapult part in my game and I already am highly enjoying it. The music is really damn good! Wonder if a OST will be released.
Also I'm pains me to think some people won't get past the initial begining parts of the game cuz really after that, the game picks up and its highly enjoyable.
I thought the first hour and a half of this game sucked. Really sucked. The only reason I kept playing is that pretty much every review said the beginning was terrible. It really felt like the first hour was done last in the dev cycle and rushed out the door.
It's now morphed into a fairly pleasant but rough around the edges RPG. However, I'm a total sucker for action-RPGs where all the fighting is action based and all the enemies are in the field.
A question, though- how do you recover MP?
It's now morphed into a fairly pleasant but rough around the edges RPG. However, I'm a total sucker for action-RPGs where all the fighting is action based and all the enemies are in the field.
A question, though- how do you recover MP?
SlasherJPC
Banned
FlyinJ said:
You know I remember it saying if you finished enemies off a certain way it would recover hp or mp but yeah... I'm baffled on how to get mp back myself. Unless finishing off enemies only recovers some HP... I can't remember now.
OmegaErock
Neo Member
slasher_thrasher21 said:
If you combo enemies while they're down you get some HP/MP back. I haven't had a lot of success with it though. I set it up with innuendo dive but my dumb party members won't attack them while they're down half the time.
Edit: Doh beaten
OmegaErock
Neo Member
I must be the only one who actually liked the tutorial. It was something different from the norm. I'm glad they tried to incorporate adventure elements into the game. I just kept getting annoyed because I couldn't shoot all the explosive barrels to take down barriers/blow up enemies, because the guards kept beating on poor Aya.
SlasherJPC
Banned
OmegaErock said:I must be the only one who actually liked the tutorial. It was something different from the norm. I'm glad they tried to incorporate adventure elements into the game. I just kept getting annoyed because I couldn't shoot all the explosive barrels to take down barriers/blow up enemies, because the guards kept beating on poor Aya.
For me the begining just felt odd for a few reasons. The no talking for certain scenes was off putting at first. Also the fact that you constantly had to run from the troll. How many scenes do we need to have just to let us know "hey run from this troll again". Then the fact that you are in a dark as hell forest and can barely see anything and then have to run like hell some more. Was a interesting idea to start the game off but I think it could have been pulled off much much better. Granted this didn't make me hate the game though. Just was average at best for me.
Then once day light hit and I could fight more, etc. Now I love it. Again this game reminds me of Kingdom Hearts, FFXII, and a mmo all put together. Battle system is rocking.
Fun Factor
Formerly FTWer
burgerdog said:I love how colorful this game is, even this brown looks better than 'next gen brown'. Also, no idea why those vertical red/blue lines show up on the tv when I take screenshots.
And I almost died to the boss in the desert village, having to use potions in real time was hard as fuck.
Moire happens when the camera is not centered/even with the picture, especially when taking close ups.
AgentOtaku
Member
slasher_thrasher21 said:
HOT BURNING PASSION !!!
SlasherJPC
Banned
Well since it seems that alot of people didn't get a hold of the pre-order code due to various reasons. So for those that have it, is it really all that worth it or is it really no big deal?
rollingstart
Banned
The music in this game is so damn good. I can't stress this enough. I want an OST or something.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Linkzg said:
QTF!!!!! Can't stress that enough.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Played this enough to get to the first checkpoint. I wanna get out of that dark environment already. Not trying to be unfail to Tales of Vesperia so I will finish that up and then tackle this one hard. I'm having to much of a good time in Vesperia to jump on 2 RPG's at once. Keep those impressions coming though.
I absolutely LOVE just running around in the decently massive areas, gathering materials, and killing shit. I'm a recovering WoW addict 3 years cold turkey and I love the way this game plays. If only they had online market place in a town where you could trade goods with other people...
seriously, i don't even need a story to enjoy the game.
seriously, i don't even need a story to enjoy the game.
Loudninja said:
Thank you.
AgentOtaku
Member
Decided to go for it and order this from BestBuy...will be picking it up later today
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
You will like this game. If I weren't invested heavily in Vesperia, I'd be on this like flies on rice.AgentOtaku said:Decided to go for it and order this from BestBuy...will be picking it up later today
Has anyone been able to do the Capell to the Rescue achievement? It supposedly has to do with
saving the guards in the jailed rooms in the castle before breaking the first chain. I'm not having much luck with it. I know where to get the four keys but by the time I get back to the jail cells, the prisoners are killed by guards.
AgentOtaku
Member
LiquidMetal14 said:
right now the thing that appeals to me the most is the quasi-mmo combat style ala FFXII and the art direction
Music sounds ace too from what I've heard
Hope I can get over the framerate
rollingstart
Banned
Vesplume Tower was really awesome. The game picks up in almost every aspect at that point and becomes great, and I can only hope it stays through the second DVD. The story, characters, and everything also actually start becoming great at that point. It is such a shame it takes so long, and you need to deal with so much bullshit to get to this great part.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
It doesn't hamper the gameplay. Unless you are this uber hardcore picky dude who cant stand some playable frame drops then this wont be an issue. Don't you have Mercs PS3? This game probably has as good a frame rate and is less buggy. No worriesAgentOtaku said:
Yes, it really is one of the best dungeons in any RPG imo. just very well designed, the multi party aspect makes sense and the dungeon was entertaining the whole way through. if the bonus dungeon is anything like it plus more, I will wet my pants.Linkzg said:
I just got Komachi/Touma in my party. Touma is awesome, I like his 'battle' stance.
AgentOtaku
Member
whewt!
got this for $49.99 because it wasn't ready for me at the counter!
got this for $49.99 because it wasn't ready for me at the counter!
Ya there's definitely some fun to be had in IU. I finished the Dragonbone shrine and was able to do some side quests in town (find this, deliver that) and then went out into the next field area. All of that was pretty fun and enjoyable and made me want to keep playing. Unfortunately after that it was time for work!
Oh well, more to come tomorrow!
Oh and there's a secret hidden treasure chest in the first town you can find after you get your first flute songs. I stumbled on it by accident....what's that sound??
Oh well, more to come tomorrow!