donkey show
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It's the greatest and only widescreen CRT monitor ever. The king of kings, the Sony 24" GDM-FW900. It's like my side gaming screen when I'm not in my entertainment area.Case said:
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donkey show
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Nobody was using MP at all except for when I tried to break the string after 10 minutes of juggling, which I finally managed to do after 5 tries. Everybody was just perfectly positioned and still picked up the slack even without me doing anything at all.Error said:
A shame the meter doesn't go higher. I seriously would have had around 5000 hits after everything was said and done.
Egg Shen said:
I got it made! The Order enemies that you fight in the Gabriel Celeste area drop Amarlista. It's impossible to run out of mp with this sword, it's great. If you need Atlantis go to the forest area, at the very end of that area there's 3 ogres, surprise attack them and hopefully you get lucky. All you have to do is take the portal back and forth and farm them. Assuming you have 2 wisdom accessories on your characters, you'll get around 35k exp as well. So it's great to level and farm at the same time.
All my characters are Lv6 IC except for Aya and Rucha, the game took me 26 hours to beat because I spent a ton of time crafting.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/39849.html
Good review, I agree with everything except the equip thing for all characters. About 7 of my characters had the gear that they started with and I never had a problem. 7.8 for them, but a good solid 8.0 for me!
Good review, I agree with everything except the equip thing for all characters. About 7 of my characters had the gear that they started with and I never had a problem. 7.8 for them, but a good solid 8.0 for me!
Just started this up after taking a break from ToV (Secret Mission 17 was driving me mad :lol ). That "avoid the dragon's fire" bit was pretty awful. "Hey, run away from the huge explosions. Oh, but just so you know, if you get hit by one of them, it'll take you about ten seconds to get up and by then the dragon will be sending another one directly at you. HAVE FUN!"
cvkpaladin
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After beating the game I just found out that pressing Y while in the inventory screen will automatically equip the selected character with the best equipment you have. I wish I knew this at the beginning of the game. Would have made character management so much less time consuming... =\
BudokaiMR2
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BudokaiMR2 said:
I'm seriously curious about where these sound design comments are coming from. Can any of the people who have a problem elaborate? I found myself impressed that during cutscenes they would actually have a footstep cue through the rear speakers before a character stepped onto the scene. Maybe I am just noticing it more because of the horrid sound design in Vesperia. The BGM doesn't even channel through the rear speakers ffs
BudokaiMR2 said:I'm seriously curious about where these sound design comments are coming from. Can any of the people who have a problem elaborate? I found myself impressed that during cutscenes they would actually have a footstep cue through the rear speakers before a character stepped onto the scene. Maybe I am just noticing it more because of the horrid sound design in Vesperia. The BGM doesn't even channel through the rear speakers ffs
Did you go to config and change it to surround?
TOV default sound output is set to stereo when i check even when my 360 is set to 5.1
I had to tell it to output surround ,which is the only game I know that does not follow the console settings.
wait wtf?
apparently *bonus dungeon spoilers*
Gabriel Celeste=
Ethereal Queen=
wow just wow, that's so retarded. this is like... the laziest bonus dungeon tri-Ace has ever done.
They didn't even bother to give them a next-gen makeover. I really hope they deliver with SO4, because this game reeks of "we didn't care, and we rush this one out" this like SMT NINE all over again.
apparently *bonus dungeon spoilers*
Gabriel Celeste=
Leif
Feina
wow just wow, that's so retarded. this is like... the laziest bonus dungeon tri-Ace has ever done.
They didn't even bother to give them a next-gen makeover. I really hope they deliver with SO4, because this game reeks of "we didn't care, and we rush this one out" this like SMT NINE all over again.
Well I expressed my disappointed regarding the re-use content in the bonus dungeon and throughout the game, really. but not giving GC and EQ next-gen makeovers is just lameeeeeeeee, as I was actually looking forward to how they were going to look. every tri-Ace gave both of them a new design, but in this one they decide to re-use some models in the game and give them the GC and EQ names. I mean, come on... I love tri-Ace and all, but I can't believe the got so goddamn lazy!
Maybe what icecream said is true, and they rush it because SE needed a game to start creating a fanbase for their other games on the 360. obviously IU was pretty low in their list, since they don't own and they didn't fund the project, so they decided that was the first one to be released. Regardless of what happened, the fact is that this is a very uneven and lazy effort. Usually tri-Ace game are filled to the brim with stuff to do, but this one beyond the bonus dungeon... there isn't much to do, and even then, that isn't even a big incentive since the bonus dungeon is all made up of stuff you have seen/experienced.
Maybe what icecream said is true, and they rush it because SE needed a game to start creating a fanbase for their other games on the 360. obviously IU was pretty low in their list, since they don't own and they didn't fund the project, so they decided that was the first one to be released. Regardless of what happened, the fact is that this is a very uneven and lazy effort. Usually tri-Ace game are filled to the brim with stuff to do, but this one beyond the bonus dungeon... there isn't much to do, and even then, that isn't even a big incentive since the bonus dungeon is all made up of stuff you have seen/experienced.
Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
It has to be said:
The greatest battle system in a RPG ever.
When it's you and another party (or two) roaming around a dungeon/field beating the ever loving crap out of anything that looks at you cockeyed, all the game's faults melt away.
The greatest battle system in a RPG ever.
When it's you and another party (or two) roaming around a dungeon/field beating the ever loving crap out of anything that looks at you cockeyed, all the game's faults melt away.
I dunno about IU being "rushed". Considering how it was announced in 2006, if a two year buffer after announcing the game isn't enough to release a polished product, than it's rather disappointing. ToV was announced 9 months ago, and it doesn't show any signs of being rushed or compromised. I'll find out for myself what the game is like tomorrow. Can't wait.
Wow, that's going to take me awhile. I'm having Edward forge as much as he can right now, but I think I'll be taking a break to finish Vesperia. I'll be back for more IU fun, though. There's just something...compelling...about the crafting system and the combat, but congrats on getting that sword! Woot! Sounds like it's going to be a lifesaver with the Ethereal Queen when you get to her.burgerdog said:
Asset-wise, I agree with what you're saying. Challenge-wise, these are definitely the tri-Ace bosses that I would have expected from the main campaign (but not quite that ball breakingly hard). I didn't catch the similarities until later on, though, but it answers how they seemed familiar.Error said:
BudokaiMR2
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navi001 said:
Yea I always check that because I have run into that problem several times on the 360. Even Ninja Gaiden 2 was set default to stereo. If you seriously want to tell me that vesperia has better sound design and 5.1 implementation then I am calling bullshit. I love the game outside of its sound design, which I feel that IU is excelling in.
donkey show
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LOL, love how Capell
released his tension and became a changed man the next day. Good job Aya.
donkey show
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Error said:
Wow, I didn't notice that! Were Aya's defenses dominated too?
Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
That fucking Timberland forest. I've been going around in circles for hours!
I'll check Gamefaqs for some tips because I'm totally lost.
I'm at level 57, btw.
I'll check Gamefaqs for some tips because I'm totally lost.
I'm at level 57, btw.
WickedLaharl
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Witchfinder General said:
in case you didn't find help here's a map.
http://i34.tinypic.com/2qkrp5k.jpg
i really don't know what to think of this game. i enjoy the combat, but the many flaws such as not being able to play as anyone other then capell, the lack of an info page, some truly terrible VA, annoying brats ect. make this one hard to recommend.
Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
Thanks for the help.
AGH!
I just cannot get the achievement for rescuing those damn prisoners. I can only ever get 2, and then whenever I get a key, I run to the cell and I see the guard killing the prisoner
Any tips?
So I continued with a different save slot, and I'm about to make my way to Vesplume Tower. GAF has got me really excited for this, it better not disappoint!
And can I just say how much I am LOVING this game.
I've actually clocked up about 15 hours so far, but I felt like I had to grind to get enough money so I could purchase one of those thingies for all my characters so they could level up at 100% rate. And then I kept going back and forth between the plains doing different subquests. I never could get the Giot fur for the man in Burgass castle though :\
I just cannot get the achievement for rescuing those damn prisoners. I can only ever get 2, and then whenever I get a key, I run to the cell and I see the guard killing the prisoner
Any tips?
So I continued with a different save slot, and I'm about to make my way to Vesplume Tower. GAF has got me really excited for this, it better not disappoint!
And can I just say how much I am LOVING this game.
I've actually clocked up about 15 hours so far, but I felt like I had to grind to get enough money so I could purchase one of those thingies for all my characters so they could level up at 100% rate. And then I kept going back and forth between the plains doing different subquests. I never could get the Giot fur for the man in Burgass castle though :\
duckroll said:
I loved the first 15 or 20 minutes, but the entire section from that until the first town was pretty terrible to me :lol After that, I honestly haven't been able to understand most of the bitching... this game is awesome with some stupid design choices thrown in every now and then (fuck you Timberlands!).
Oh, man, this game gives me multiple personalities or something. I'll sit there and watch a cutscene and just be going "oh god this is so stupid, I hate every single one of these characters, why is every female character 'strong but secretly in love' that is so annoying, I hate that, I hate this."
And then someone will say "Let's go." And I go "YES!" and run around on the field for three hours killing shit.
And then someone will say "Let's go." And I go "YES!" and run around on the field for three hours killing shit.
SlasherJPC
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Well just ripped one of my favorite tracks from the game. Its the area as your going to Vesplume Tower. Right click save as, enjoy. I LOVE the music for this game!
http://www.gaming-junkies.com/IUtrack.mp3
http://www.gaming-junkies.com/IUtrack.mp3
Clocked about 3+ hours now. The game's really interesting. Although it does feel like the game concept was a tad over ambitious to be executed the way it was intended. The seamless nature of the game is interesting, especially how even in towns doors actually open to lead into houses and everything is to scale. At the same time it results in a TON of invisible walls that block off a lot of places that are modeled but not part of the game map. The barriers are a little weird especially with the insane draw distance.
I like the combat a lot, once you get the combos and planning down, it definitely feels like a tri-Ace battle except it's seamless anywhere and everywhere. The engine seems pretty solid too, aside from some really odd lighting choices. The mix of using both dynamic lighting and static lighting in different places really feels half-assed at times, especially inside caves and in the castle.
The Situation Battles are pretty fun, and definitely an interesting take on the action rpg formula. If you're going to make everything realtime you might as well make interesting scenarios for the battles to take place in, and the game does just that. I find the AI pretty solid so far, they haven't been doing anything dumb or against my plan. The one time Aya actually died inside the castle was when I cornered everyone into a dead end and then accidentally whacked a barrel. Bakapel indeed. :lol
The sound and music is pretty damn good imo. While the soundtrack isn't exactly Sakuraba's best from what I've heard so far, I really like the sound quality in the game. Everything feels "right" and the mix is great. The music fits the exciting realtime nature of the game well, and definitely takes center stage when it needs to create the mood for scenes.
The script's pretty funny so far, although I have to say, I don't like a single one of the characters so far. Capel is pretty.... retarded, Aya is pushy, Sigmund is one-directional, everyone else following Sigmund is a drone or/and an asshole, and the kids are..... JRPG kids. Lolz. It almost feels like all the characters are intentionally unlikeable just so they can be made fun of in the script. Weird.
Next stop.... I think we're headed to a desert!
I like the combat a lot, once you get the combos and planning down, it definitely feels like a tri-Ace battle except it's seamless anywhere and everywhere. The engine seems pretty solid too, aside from some really odd lighting choices. The mix of using both dynamic lighting and static lighting in different places really feels half-assed at times, especially inside caves and in the castle.
The Situation Battles are pretty fun, and definitely an interesting take on the action rpg formula. If you're going to make everything realtime you might as well make interesting scenarios for the battles to take place in, and the game does just that. I find the AI pretty solid so far, they haven't been doing anything dumb or against my plan. The one time Aya actually died inside the castle was when I cornered everyone into a dead end and then accidentally whacked a barrel. Bakapel indeed. :lol
The sound and music is pretty damn good imo. While the soundtrack isn't exactly Sakuraba's best from what I've heard so far, I really like the sound quality in the game. Everything feels "right" and the mix is great. The music fits the exciting realtime nature of the game well, and definitely takes center stage when it needs to create the mood for scenes.
The script's pretty funny so far, although I have to say, I don't like a single one of the characters so far. Capel is pretty.... retarded, Aya is pushy, Sigmund is one-directional, everyone else following Sigmund is a drone or/and an asshole, and the kids are..... JRPG kids. Lolz. It almost feels like all the characters are intentionally unlikeable just so they can be made fun of in the script. Weird.
Next stop.... I think we're headed to a desert!
What the hell am i suppose to do or go in the Bithan Mines,just reached a few dead ends,and running in circle in there...I defeat everyone pretty easily but all of a sudden some groups kill me really fast,i have no clue why.Two of my guys survived but Capell was dead and i got that stupid slow fading screen...I had about 10 Miraculous Medecine,why didn't they revive me?? and this is the first spot where there is a long stretch with no saves from Fayel...why didn't they put one just inside the mine?