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teezzy
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Trazyn the Infinite
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Thankfully I can mostly read the Japanese version, with a few kanji I am unfamiliar with. However, this regressive censorship for western localizations needs to end. Especially for games that are as amazing as this is.
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
Yeah I'm getting X3 too Friday so, hoping to get a nice chunk of LAL done before Friday.
I finally had time to play.
I started with present day. It took me an hour to get through it. You can beat it faster than that, but I had to redo some fights, because opponents wouldn't unleash their moves in every battle.
My next chapter will probably be the robot, and then prehistoric.
I started with present day. It took me an hour to get through it. You can beat it faster than that, but I had to redo some fights, because opponents wouldn't unleash their moves in every battle.
My next chapter will probably be the robot, and then prehistoric.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Just beat the robot one! I'd say it's best to play it after an action-focused chapter, so I guess you'll do fine playing it now.
I really liked it, like a mix of some sci-fy movies + doing it's own thing. Thought it was gonna be more boring but nah, I really enjoyed it.
Mr.ODST
Member
You bought something on xbox lets goooooI already bought Klonoa on Xbox
Serious note, excited to play more of Live a Live its such a great RPG
U n i o n 0015
Member
This has gotta be coming to PC at some point, right?
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
I don't see why not, specially seeing how Octopath Traveler or Bravely Default also came to PC.
teezzy
Banned
I mean Octopath Traveller eventually came out on everything.
Zathalus
Member
Except PlayStation for some bizarre reason. It's on Stadia of all things but Square can't be arsed to port it to PlayStation.
It can run on a potato so if you've got a shitty pc give it a shot.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Beaten two more chapters, the Imperial China and the Present ones.
Imperial China has been pretty cool on all levels. The story is great, the environmens are pretty, there's lots of combat (from easy to kinda challenging) and the final part is kino as fuck, put a smile on my face because of much I was enjoying it. The music probably had something to do with that.
Present was cool too. It'd had been better with more story, but it's cool having a chapter so focused on combat. Pretty cool ending sequence too.
That's 4 chapters down in total. I'm really enjoying this game, being structured in shorter stories allows for an amazing pacing when it comes to story and tighter balancing when it comes to combat.
Imperial China has been pretty cool on all levels. The story is great, the environmens are pretty, there's lots of combat (from easy to kinda challenging) and the final part is kino as fuck, put a smile on my face because of much I was enjoying it. The music probably had something to do with that.
Present was cool too. It'd had been better with more story, but it's cool having a chapter so focused on combat. Pretty cool ending sequence too.
That's 4 chapters down in total. I'm really enjoying this game, being structured in shorter stories allows for an amazing pacing when it comes to story and tighter balancing when it comes to combat.
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Oberstein
Member
A little too short, though.
I finished the present in 40 minutes. Lost no fight, even against the final boss. I don't know if I was lucky and/or found the right parries, but it was literally a walk in the park.
But it was cool, indeed.
Andyliini
Member
Just beat the game. Actually went through a longer path and played the final chapter with multiple characters to see the ending. I think there is still one that I missed, but that's not important right now for me. Final boss was one great battle to finish this game at.
Would rate it 4/5 and big thanks to Square-Enix and Nintendo for bringing this game finally outside of Japan. Hope they continue making these games in the future. Asano and his team are a real blessing.
Would rate it 4/5 and big thanks to Square-Enix and Nintendo for bringing this game finally outside of Japan. Hope they continue making these games in the future. Asano and his team are a real blessing.
Punished Miku
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Started today and finished Present Day. Quite short but fun.
If the game is similar length to this then you might wait for a sale on this one. But we'll see. So far I'm amused and enjoying it but its not fantastic or anything. Music was pretty cheesy.
If the game is similar length to this then you might wait for a sale on this one. But we'll see. So far I'm amused and enjoying it but its not fantastic or anything. Music was pretty cheesy.
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
I think that might be the shortest chapter.
Don't worry, the game is long enough to justify the 45€ price tag. Some chapters like the shinobi or the china ones are much longer.
Plus there is a surprise after beating all the chapters which really expands the game length.
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Punished Miku
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Beat Wild West. My favorite thing about this game is the bite sized anthology game structure. Its almost the exact antithesis of a long jrpg. If you have 1 hr to play this game you can basically do a full episode. Its a gameplay style I wish got repeated with a modern Live A Live 2.
That said, the individual episodes so far are pretty good but not 10/10 amazing. Music has been weak so far. And the HD 2D is not as impressive as the true games in the series like Triangle and Octopath. I feel like this has less impressive pixel art and modern lighting and lens flare / focus tricks. I still like it more than straight 2D but its lesser visually than the previous 2 games.
2 episodes down. Doing Near Future next. This game will likely be a ton of fun by the time I'm finished with the sum being greater than the individual parts. The variety is pretty refreshing.
bender
What time is it?
Started playing today. I knew I wanted to save The Wild West and Twilight of Edo Japan for last as those are two of my favorite setting in games so I went with Present Day just to get context for what the game considered the present. It was a nice surprise to be warped back to my teenage years renting Best of the Best from the local video shop. Street Fighter in RPG form is a great way to kick off this game and I hope the other chapters can bring the same smile to my face. Wonderful so far.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
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West Texas CEO
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I prefer the original OST myself. This revamped soundtrack does not sound quite as good, imo.
...And the music in the Wild West final battle is simply baffling.
Why am I listening to techno in a Western themed chapter?
Gambit2483
Member
I prefer the original OST myself. This revamped soundtrack does not sound quite as good, imo.
...And the music in the Wild West final battle is simply baffling.
Why am I listening to techno in a Western themed chapter?
I assume you are referring to the "Boss theme" which plays at every final boss Battle.Seriously though can we take a minute to appreciate just how good the music is in this? Yoko Shimomura is brilliant
Gambit2483
Member
Fun Fact: This game's OST was Yoko Shimomura's first ever SE soundtrack that she worked on.
Never heard the original but now I'm curious...
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Punished Miku
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Still on Near Future. It does help to try and remind myself how badass this game would have been at the time it came out. Street Fighter RPG fights, Wild West Showdown and now I'm reading everyone's minds. Music is pretty catchy on this chapter.
Punished Miku
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Beat Near Future. Wow talk about a crazy ass episode! Comedy, tragedy, turtles, it has it all. 3 down. Might take a little break. I do really enjoy the episodic structure.
Punished Miku
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On Imperial China. Its great.
This is the weakest HD 2D title graphically. They need to keep high quality lighting to charge top price for old games and this is the first one that is a step down graphically. The core game feels old but the variety is honestly fantastic.
This is the weakest HD 2D title graphically. They need to keep high quality lighting to charge top price for old games and this is the first one that is a step down graphically. The core game feels old but the variety is honestly fantastic.
Trazyn the Infinite
Member
The difference is, other 2D-HD games were designed with that style in mind specifically. This is essnetially taking a game that was never designed for it and trying to make it into one. Similar to those 3DS ”3D Classics” games. Games built from the ground up for 3D in particular were always better looking and took better advantage of that feature rather than games that were never designed for It and altered to create said effect.
Punished Miku
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Yep. Bit of a red flag for Dragon Warrior 3. I expected better graphics. The game has a lot of redeeming qualities though.
Trazyn the Infinite
Member
Personally I think the game still looks goregous, but I do see where you are coming from.
Oberstein
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Punished Miku
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Personally I think the lighting, camera and water effects are far better in Octopath. The menu UI is not great either and looks significantly better graphically in Triangle.Are you kidding?
This is probably the peak of the genre.
Werewolf Jones
Member
Oboromaru's section is stupid. Didn't use a guide for stealth and the game fucks you over unless you play extremely careful. Everything else about it I liked but this might be the second worst section with Near Future being the worst. Don't know what to expect from Middle Ages.
West Texas CEO
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Expect greatness.
The Oersted chapter is Final Fantasy at its best.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Biggest Trails Stan
Just started it. I did the Far Future scenario first. I finished it about 2 hours. Gave a bit of a 2001 Space Odyssey and Alien vibes. Loved it.
West Texas CEO
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Live A Live remake sells over 500,000 units, nearly doubling the lifetime sales of the original SNES release.
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/09/live-a-live-switch-remake-sells-500k-units-worldwide#:~:text=Producer Takashi Tokata has revealed,release in July this year.
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/09/live-a-live-switch-remake-sells-500k-units-worldwide#:~:text=Producer Takashi Tokata has revealed,release in July this year.
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DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Sorry man, didn’t you hear? Turn based JRPGs are on the brink of extinction. And with FF XVI, Square Enix is declaring turn based gameplay dead, once and for all. The battle is over. The western dudebros have won.
Serious response: I’m really glad to see this game get the recognition it deserves. Such a creative and innovative game that proved JRPGs could do way more than anime high-fantasy stories. Plus it handled the multiple heroes thing way better than Octopath.
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Oberstein
Member
Against all expectations, it was not ignored by the release of Xenoblade 3. Very pleased.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Biggest Trails Stan
Hope we get a sequel. This game was amazing
YeulEmeralda
Linux User
Yuzu finds a way.
Bragr
Banned
That's absolutely huge, a niche old remake shipping half a million in what, a month or 2?
You can bet Square is looking to make more stuff for the Switch, which has turned into an absolute JRPG beast.
Gambit2483
Member
This pretty much guarantees a Chrono Trigger 2DHD remake...right?
Against all expectations, it was not ignored by the release of Xenoblade 3. Very pleased.
Punished Miku
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Finally went back and finished Imperial China. Starts slow but finished super strong. Really cool episode.