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[MotionBlue]

Just got the boat, boss spoilers question;

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Is it possible to beat Shadar? I was close, but a cutscene activated before I could. Is there any benefit to beating him? or is it a story plot-armor situation?

 

[distantmantra]

Just got the boat, boss spoilers question;

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Is it possible to beat Shadar? I was close, but a cutscene activated before I could. Is there any benefit to beating him? or is it a story plot-armor situation?

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Nope. You get his health down to a certain level and the cutscene starts.

 

[danclarke]

Why does Oliver's house not have a bathroom or a toilet?

 

[JollyWolf]

Why does Oliver's house not have a bathroom or a toilet?

They use the sink.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Holy crap you're right, #1 in the all-formats chart.

EDIT: even beating FIFA 13 and CODBLOPS 2, impressive!

Yep, for an game that isn't an FPS, it seems to be doing very well.

 

[Nose Master]

So, how do you get the

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old man

in the cave to drop some Alchemy knowledge? Everytime I go to him he just blathers about how shit I am at Alchemy.

 

[reminder]

10 hours in and just got to

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Castaway Cove

. Absolutely loving this masterpiece of a game.

 

[Ricker]

Man I would give anything to be able to set an AI rule for skill uses. I'm tired of my 2 party members draining their magic pool in shitty easy battles. Something like "Use ____ only if MP is >80%".

Yep,tactics should be available in the menu at anytime and the fact that coffee mana refills are so expensive,like everything else in this game where money is hard to get(I havent hit the casino yet)makes it eeven more infuriating when I look at Swaine or Esther and their mana is at 0 after 2 normal battles...thank god for ground pick ups during fights though...

 

[JollyWolf]

Oliver will be a caffeine addict by the end of the game.

 

[Jinko]

10 hours in and just got to

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Castaway Cove

. Absolutely loving this masterpiece of a game.

LOL far from masterpiece, I guess we have been so starved for JRPGs this gen that it could seem that way mind you.

As far as AI goes I have stripped all my party members of spells bar healing ones, kind of defeats the purpose, but had to do something to stop them going through it so fast.

 

[RedAssedApe]

Both kinda suck. If all you're interested in is the story you'd probably need pretty low standards to like either solely for that one aspect. If you factor in the gameplay Valkyria is the clear winner. Since you already have it in your backlog I'd say play that and if you still want something later hit up Ni no Kuni.

Ouch. I might fall under the low standards category

 

[DarknessTear]

It's not without its problems, but I wouldn't strip it of the "masterpiece" title. It really is fucking amazing. I already want a sequel. They can improve on some of the issues the first game had. Getting stuck on allies or other enemies while trying to attack your target is a pretty bad one.

 

[Jinko]

It's not without its problems, but I wouldn't strip it of the "masterpiece" title. It really is fucking amazing. I already want a sequel. They can improve on some of the issues the first game had. Getting stuck on allies or other enemies while trying to attack your target is a pretty bad one.

Yea I want a sequel also, I would rank Blue Dragon better than this just because this games battle system is terrible, its a real shame because outside of the battle system the game is actually really well done.

 

[reminder]

LOL far from masterpiece, I guess we have been so starved for JRPGs this gen that it could seem that way mind you.

As far as AI goes I have stripped all my party members of spells bar healing ones, kind of defeats the purpose, but had to do something to stop them going through it so fast.

I don't play many RPGs anyway. They usually have to click with me, and not many RPGs achieve this. Final Fantasy VII did this for me as did the first both Golden Sun games. And the first JRPG since then that really clicked with me is Ni no Kuni. For me it's a masterpiece in terms of graphics, style, music, voice overs, gameplay, setting, or in short: Every aspect oft the game combined.

 

[Jinko]

It's too bad there isn't more voice work, after about the half way mark there is almost none, was the JP version like this also ?

 

[MicH]

It's too bad there isn't more voice work, after about the half way mark there is almost none, was the JP version like this also ?

It's kinda weird. A full conversation that isn't voiced and then all of sudden ONE line of text is voiced. And then the rest isn't. Very weird choice. Wish it all were voiced

 

[DarknessTear]

Yea I want a sequel also, I would rank Blue Dragon better than this just because this games battle system is terrible, its a real shame because outside of the battle system the game is actually really well done.

What? Blue Dragon is like Gust-tier garbage. The closest match-up Ni no Kuni has this gen is Lost Odyssey.

 

[JollyWolf]

Honestly I haven't minded the lack of VO.

 

[Dead Prince]

It's kinda weird. A full conversation that isn't voiced and then all of sudden ONE line of text is voiced. And then the rest isn't. Very weird choice. Wish it all were voiced

just wait for the sequel

 

[madhtr]

Opinions tossed around as fact makes me giggle.

In other news, I haven't been able to play since Friday.... It's killing me.

 

[Amir0x]

It's too bad there isn't more voice work, after about the half way mark there is almost none, was the JP version like this also ?

yeah it seemed like the second half of the game they started running out of $ or something, the values have gone down somewhat.

but it's no problem to me anyway, i don't mind it so much

 

[Akainu]

How awesome is it that the whambat I called Wamuu learns wind attacks and turns into a vampire?

 

[Jive Turkey]

What? Blue Dragon is like Gust-tier garbage. The closest match-up Ni no Kuni has this gen is Lost Odyssey.

I recognize these words as english but in this configuration they make absolutely no sense.

 

[Gillian Seed]

I loved Blue Dragon! The only jprpg I enjoyed more this gen was Tales Of Vesperia. So far this game seems like it may become my favorite though.

 

[Aeana]

What? Blue Dragon is like Gust-tier garbage. The closest match-up Ni no Kuni has this gen is Lost Odyssey.

You can't be serious.

Blue Dragon has a great, interesting combat system, a good extension of the FF5 job system, the absolute best implementation of visible encounters in an RPG ever (and I mean it, it's really head-and-shoulders above anything else that tries to do this - I'm continually surprised that the people who claim to hate random battles rarely give this the appreciation it deserves), and it looks really great too. The story is a standard saturday morning shounen cartoon type of deal, but you know what, Ni no Kuni isn't too far from that either.

 

[Meelow]

So I finally gave in and looked up this game, and it gave me that amazing PS2 feeling, I might just buy this

 

[DarknessTear]

People actually liked Blue Dragon? Weird. I couldn't get past the first disc. It bored me to death, the screen tearing was killing me. It felt a little TOO dated. It was pretty much archaic in design.

 

[Replicant]

Is Golden Mite weaker than Normal Mite? I remember my normal Mite packing stronger punch around level 10 than Golden Mite. Or is the 2nd similar creature you own get a decrease in stats?

I can't stand Blue Dragon's character design. In fact, I loathe anything with Akira Toriyama's design basically.

 

[Brandon F]

You can't be serious.

Blue Dragon has a great, interesting combat system, a good extension of the FF5 job system, the absolute best implementation of visible encounters in an RPG ever (and I mean it, it's really head-and-shoulders above anything else that tries to do this - I'm continually surprised that the people who claim to hate random battles rarely give this the appreciation it deserves), and it looks really great too. The story is a standard saturday morning shounen cartoon type of deal, but you know what, Ni no Kuni isn't too far from that either.

Completely in agreement.

 

[Kyon]

Another Griffy just went up on EBay for $30 free shipping (they will email code I believe)

For anyone interested

Get em cheap while it lasts lol

 

[Nose Master]

What? Blue Dragon is like Gust-tier garbage. The closest match-up Ni no Kuni has this gen is Lost Odyssey.

Blue Dragon is a lot closer than LO. The plot was garbage, sure, but everything else was good. It was basically Dragon Quest 360.

 

[JohngPR]

So which final form is better for my Purrloin, Puss in bouts for Puss in boats?

 

[anddo0]

Recommended end-game character level?

My main crew are around level 70, and my familiars around lvl 65. IGN guide suggest lvl 80. Which I find insane

 

[Kave_Man]

How awesome is it that the whambat I called Wamuu learns wind attacks and turns into a vampire?

So jealous and yes I get the reference.

So fabulous!

 

[Freezasaurus]

So which final form is better for my Purrloin, Puss in bouts for Puss in boats?

I went with Puss In Boats. He's a beast, and he looks awesome.

 

[Amir0x]

someone said there are toko battles that give 8000 exp? Where are they? All like 45 of my familiars are like lvl 35~48 at the moment (except Dino and Toko) on third form and shit is getting slow

 

[jiggle]

someone said there are toko battles that give 8000 exp? Where are they? All like 45 of my familiars are like lvl 35~48 at the moment (except Dino and Toko) on third form and shit is getting slow

outside Peridia

 

[Amir0x]

outside Peridia

for real? How have I missed them on my like 30 passes of the area?! @_o

 

[Nose Master]

So which final form is better for my Purrloin, Puss in bouts for Puss in boats?

Bouts is leagues better, but doesn't have a sweet eyepatch.

 

[MicH]

Hi guys I need some help with a boss in the cove.

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Any tricks to beating the genie? I pretty much does no damage to him whether it's Oliver or my familiars battling :/ What's the best strategy?

Thanks

 

[Balphon]

Recommended end-game character level?

My main crew are around level 70, and my familiars around lvl 65. IGN guide suggest lvl 80. Which I find insane

My characters were low to mid 70's for the last boss and it was a breeze. I gained a bunch of levels in the last dungeon, too.

 

[jono95]

Argh I've been in the Glittering Grotto for like an hour now trying to catch an Ice Queen for an errand. This is driving me INSANE.

edit: Also, when would be a good time to evolve my Mighty Mite, Sprout Sprite, Strongo and Dumbelemur into their final forms? They're all early-mid 40s.

 

[Balphon]

Argh I've been in the Glittering Grotto for like an hour now trying to catch an Ice Queen for an errand. This is driving me INSANE.

edit: Also, when would be a good time to evolve my Mighty Mite, Sprout Sprite, Strongo and Dumbelemur into their final forms? They're all early-mid 40s.

I'd evolve them all right now; the stat difference will be minimal and most of their second forms cap in the low 50's anyway.

 

[Derrick01]

for real? How have I missed them on my like 30 passes of the area?! @_o

Must have unlucky spawns. I tend to average about 1 on the overworld map each time I go and most of the time the battles spawn 2 of them. I pretty much broke the game by abusing this method but it's fine by me.

 

[jono95]

I'd evolve them all right now; the stat difference will be minimal and most of their second forms cap in the low 50's anyway.

Oh okay. I was under the impression that even a few levels could make a big difference in the end haha oops >_>

 

[papercamm]

Just got the sea cow. About what percentage of the story have I completed?

 

[slayn]

I've now finished this game and I have to say I really don't think it was very good. Maybe I'm just too old for it at this point but I don't feel the story and writing had the level of intelligence required for an all ages appeal the way Disney or Pixar can create an all ages story.

The combat grew old and I'm incredibly thankful I figured out how to completely avoid it (just cast levitate constantly). I think I would have preferred a completely turn based system where I had complete control over everything that was happening.

The visuals and music were great and what little voice acting there was was good. I was pretty disappointed and how little of it was voiced in the end.

The combat was probably the worst part of the game. It was just so... exploitable. All of the boss attacks are these big moves with huge windups that give you plenty of time to switch to a creature with evade to dodge it and there was very little synergy or interaction with the different creatures. I found it to be a chose almost the entire way through.

It wasn't a bad game and the attention to detail in many areas was fucking impressive but overall I consider it a pretty mediocre jRPG.

 

[johnsmith]

Sweet, just got a Dinoceros after only 3 fights. See ya Mitey.

 

[DarknessTear]

Sweet, just got a Dinoceros after only 3 fights. See ya Mitey.

Don't be throwing Mite away just yet. Dinoceros can only stay in battle for a short time.

 

[Draper]

I've now finished this game and I have to say I really don't think it was very good. Maybe I'm just too old for it at this point but I don't feel the story and writing had the level of intelligence required for an all ages appeal the way Disney or Pixar can create an all ages story.

The combat grew old and I'm incredibly thankful I figured out how to completely avoid it (just cast levitate constantly). I think I would have preferred a completely turn based system where I had complete control over everything that was happening.

The visuals and music were great and what little voice acting there was was good. I was pretty disappointed and how little of it was voiced in the end.

The combat was probably the worst part of the game. It was just so... exploitable. All of the boss attacks are these big moves with huge windups that give you plenty of time to switch to a creature with evade to dodge it and there was very little synergy or interaction with the different creatures. I found it to be a chose almost the entire way through.

It wasn't a bad game and the attention to detail in many areas was fucking impressive but overall I consider it a pretty mediocre jRPG.

Blech. Still haven't opened it and am considering returning it. This isn't helping.