Some people are still playing the game, like crowphoenix and I, but still read or watch reviews. The game didn't come out that long ago, absolutely no official media website should be showing the final boss without spoiler warnings at this point.TSA said:
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HylianScribe
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jj984jj said:
How did you know it was the FINAL boss until somebody told you? I can see you could realize who it was in the fight (rather obvious from the footage shown), but seriously, the ONLY way you know it is the final boss is if you ALREADY KNEW/PLAYED that part. Otherwise, it could have been another battle earlier on. Like in Tales of the Abyss when Asch and Luke fight...early in the game - I saw footage of that before I played TotA, and I didn't assume it was the final battle (though I thought it was later in the game than it was).
ShockingAlberto
Member
I'd be pretty pissed if I knew who the final boss was.
It probably would be a non-issue until you piece it together, at which point you have information the game didn't intend you to have, so you accidentally figure it out too early.
It probably would be a non-issue until you piece it together, at which point you have information the game didn't intend you to have, so you accidentally figure it out too early.
crowphoenix
Banned
TSA said:
I was still far enough in the game to know the fight was a big deal. The character in question wasn't even known as a villain yet.
HylianScribe
Member
crowphoenix said:
That's fair to assume it is significant, yeah. Honestly, in the end other footage would have sufficed for the Fatal Strike description, but I mean, if anyone gets "spoiled" truly from this review about the final boss, it's because other people shouted out what the spoiler was. It's the equivalent, in my book, of seeing a movie trailer and somebody screaming "That's the FINAL BATTLE" during a part.
My Arms Your Hearse
Banned
crowphoenix said:
But is he?
I didn't watch it like I said, just listened (because I'm well aware that GT does this), but that's not the point. They shouldn't be spoiling the game like that, the game hasn't been out that long and people playing it could recognize something or someone that would spoil a surprise for them.inner-G said:
Robobandit
Member
I have to say I'm disappointed in the reveal of the final boss in the GT Review.. I was really hoping I'd be surprised :lol
Jonnyram said:
I'll probably wait until the after game to blow 900K on that. :lol
I know what cave things you mean, I'll check them out. I just went to Nam Cobonda Island now, this place is awesome. I also don't have nearly as much Grade as I thought.
pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
jj984jj said:
you actually spoiled it for people who already watched the video and didnt know what the purpose of said battle was. way to go homes.
Papercuts said:
1. Play Poker
2. Easily win hundreds of thousands even millions of chips in minutes.
3. Buy holy avengers+ 1 with your chips.
4. Sell them for 21k gald each which will net you about 315,000 each trip.
I have millions of chips and i had no idea how to play poker, all it took was like 20 mins and i was good.
Once you have many chips at your disposal start chunking them in the 100 chip or 500 chip toy dispensers and win 30000 & 150,000 Gald in seconds, they also give out rare items like statues,synthesis gems and stat upgrade items!
I have well over 3 million chips so im just throwing them in dispensers now getting all types of items and gald!
Freyjadour
Member
So the first and second forms were simple, but
Duke's third form is kicking my ass up and down the street. I suppose I should have probably made a save before getting all 7 Fell Arms just to see the ending and then embark upon trying to beat Nebil...err Duke. Oh well, here's to no sleep until I finish this...
Huh, did not expect that, doing the Dahrngrest subevents, the Karol one where
I kept at it, thinking I'd unlock an arte, but was pleasantly surprised when it was the Special skill instead. That makes him able to do Mystic Artes waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay before anybody else. Might have to start using him for boss fights.
he's training after the Don's death, you have to keep sleeping at the inn
ShockingAlberto
Member
I'm about 65 and I barely made it pastDarkman M said:
the second form.
Well holy shit at
I beat him on my second try but man that was crazy none of the giganto or any other boss game me any problems during the game. I actually had to use an all-divide to beat him and i spammed the hell out of rita's meteor storm to finally drop him! I'm gonna be sure to push these fell arms to the limit :lol
For reference my party was lv 71 on Normal difficulty beating that guy on Hard you would probably need to be well over the 100's.
Gonna watch the ending now and start my second play through!
dukes third form, i easily disposed of his first and second but his third form was another level!
For reference my party was lv 71 on Normal difficulty beating that guy on Hard you would probably need to be well over the 100's.
Gonna watch the ending now and start my second play through!
masterkajo
Member
I don't know if it has been asked or answered before but is the US version region free? I don't want to wait forever here in Europe to play it.
ZealousD said:
8.8
Though I wouldn't worry at all about spoilers in that review, as usual GAF is taking things WAY out of proportion. Everything seemed fair game to me, and I'd bet none of you fools that fear spoilers couldn't guess anything based on the quick edits and cuts presented in that video review.
The voice acting for the most part is phenomenal, particularly how genuine the acting and direction is in the post-battle win quotes. Only Respede and Raven come off as a bit forced(a human mimicking dog barks is silly, and Raven is just ridiculous as the 'dirty old man' role...despite being younger than me!)
Watched a few previews of Symphonia 2 also, and the acting sounds like a steep nosedive comparatively.
Game is fantastic though and I spent several hours last night just grinding mobs for synth items, gald, and grade via fatal strikes and chain combos because they are so damn fun to pull off. At first I scoffed at the idea of having 'minimum damage' equipped on any of my party, but with fatal strike chains and grade bonuses near the double digits for basic foes, they are a prime part of my repertiore.
SO FUN!
Watched a few previews of Symphonia 2 also, and the acting sounds like a steep nosedive comparatively.
Game is fantastic though and I spent several hours last night just grinding mobs for synth items, gald, and grade via fatal strikes and chain combos because they are so damn fun to pull off. At first I scoffed at the idea of having 'minimum damage' equipped on any of my party, but with fatal strike chains and grade bonuses near the double digits for basic foes, they are a prime part of my repertiore.
SO FUN!
Got 600 grade in about 15 minutes. Is that about the best speed you can do it in or are there further optimisations that can be made?
I was in the desert and got two of the floating rock type things and one of the bats. About 10 enemies in one fight so recharging to OVL3 everytime was a breeze. 640 hits / 67 FS chain was about the highest I could get.
I was in the desert and got two of the floating rock type things and one of the bats. About 10 enemies in one fight so recharging to OVL3 everytime was a breeze. 640 hits / 67 FS chain was about the highest I could get.
crowphoenix
Banned
Brandon F said:
I figure that since exploration of the world is now easy and open to me, it's time for me pick up those skills so I can start farming items and gald better.
And, I actually, think Raven referring to himself as an old man is another one of his elaborate jokes. I always take it as a round-about way of mocking the rest of the cast for calling him an old man when they meet.
Wow, my party is around level 40 in the desert... am I overleveled badly?
(I've been grinding out skills just because otherwise my room mate gets paralyzed with indecision, such as "HOLY SHIT THERE'S LIKE FOUR ITEMS I CAN'T SYNTH YET! ZOMG!".... yeah.)
Oh, and I murdered that giant butterfly-moth-thingy in the desert. =P
(I've been grinding out skills just because otherwise my room mate gets paralyzed with indecision, such as "HOLY SHIT THERE'S LIKE FOUR ITEMS I CAN'T SYNTH YET! ZOMG!".... yeah.)
Oh, and I murdered that giant butterfly-moth-thingy in the desert. =P
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
There is no such thing.Althane said:
Junpei Heat
Junior Member
These anime cutscenes are really short. The latest one(
) was at most 40 seconds. I want more animu :/
Estelle saying she want to live
AndresON777
shooting blanks
Raven is awesome, I love his comments at the end battle screen. Karol is much better now that I have him above 40, his first aid smash is pretty good and I dont have to sacrifice a fighter like with Estelle.
--How do I get the
--How do I get the
mystic artes, nan kicked my ass at first using that crap. Is it just getting the 3rd over limit? I was looking in my skill settings and I saw it listed, but I dont have the stuff to synth the overlimit 3 thingy.
Freyjadour
Member
Darkman M said:
Exactly, I was 63 and had a lot of trouble. I think I would have rather seen a special boss for the Fell Arms rather than
Duke's third form
So JRPG GAF, how do you rate all the JRPGs you've played? I've only played Lost Odyssey, and I liked it. I didn't love it, but I had fun while it lasted. It got a bit boring near the end, but that's because I was grinding skills and levels to get achievements :lol
I'm considering Tales of Vesperia as my 2nd Xbox 360 JRPG. Is this a better choice than Blue Dragon and Infinite Undiscovery?
I'm considering Tales of Vesperia as my 2nd Xbox 360 JRPG. Is this a better choice than Blue Dragon and Infinite Undiscovery?