Recent content by dr_illingsworth

Well, I'm way late to the Valkyria discussion but I gotta put my two cents in anyway. The story is good. OK, Rosie's song was a little excessive. But still, I enjoyed it. The whole "bad anime-ness" is akin, in my opinion, to '80s hair metal: kind of corny, somewhat derivative, and damn...

Xenosaga II has my favorite battle system in a JRPG. The only kind of sucky thing is you have to eat some damage while you stock up for a combo. But pulling off a big combo is great, especially refilling your boost gauge mid-combo. I remember I beat a certain boss in one huge combo. And don't...

I think it's the best SRPG made by anyone. Between the confine system, equipment, character classes, titles, skill transfer and fusion, I can't think of another game that gives you as many tactical and strategic options.

Zettai Hero Project looks awesome! Maybe this is the beginning of the 2nd golden age of NIS?

Tali's loyalty mission was the only part of the game where I actually felt some emotion. I think the problem is with so many choices they are spread too thin. They should keep the choices for dealing with minor characters and ethical issues, but for main character interactions it would be better...

No, but it sounds like your game storage standards are admirably high. Is there anything more to it than indoors, out of sunlight, dehumidified, smoke-free?

Mass Effect'd out? Not possible! I plan on sinking in more than 12 hours today. Gotta hurry if I want to have time for Tales of Legendia this week too. But yeah, I was thinking the same thing. When it's over, I wonder what percentage of total gameplay time will be spent recruiting vs...

Yeah, I started that a little while ago and put it back on the shelf, probably forever. I only played 2 or 3 fights but they were just too boring I couldn't stand any more.

As far as skill in RPGs, you really don't need it if you can grind and just overpower everyone. But if you want to beat it effectively, my favorite aspect is when you need to balance short-term "how do I beat this enemy" vs. long-term "how do I want to develop my party". This is pretty typical...

Hmm, my copy of AI 1 didn't have this problem. But I also heard the AT 2 bug could corrupt your memory card. AI1 and 2 were pretty good, but I hated 3 for its quest-based structure.

Awesome deal! I gotta get at least one backup Arcade before they disappear.

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MGS3 is a masterpiece, MGS1 is also very good. Xenogears is flawed but still great, same for Xenosaga. I also love Valkyria Chronicles because it really cultivates a feeling of real humans, average people who just want their homes and lives back. In this sense, I think it is one of the most...

Offline, single-player, story-driven gaming is the best there is; it is my favorite way to spend time. Some multiplayer is good occasionally, as a side dish, but I prefer it locally where it also serves as a social activity.

Hideo should just declare MGS2 and 4 non-canon, they both suck so bad. MGS 3 rules.