RPG Thread VI needs a remake
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GhostShark
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[quote name='blueshinra']Huh.
And Fangamer, eh? *goes to check something*
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Dammit! The Mus are sold out! I talked to one of their people at PAX East and they said they'd email me once they went on sale (they were on display at their booth, but not available for purchase at the time).
you, Fangamer 
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Those need to not be sold out.
Also, I am pretty much addicted to DQ9. I can'ting put the game down. Even at work...
And Fangamer, eh? *goes to check something*
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Dammit! The Mus are sold out! I talked to one of their people at PAX East and they said they'd email me once they went on sale (they were on display at their booth, but not available for purchase at the time).
you, Fangamer [/QUOTE]Those need to not be sold out.
Also, I am pretty much addicted to DQ9. I can't
ing put the game down. Even at work...
[quote name='blueshinra']Huh.
And Fangamer, eh? *goes to check something*
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Dammit! The Mus are sold out! I talked to one of their people at PAX East and they said they'd email me once they went on sale (they were on display at their booth, but not available for purchase at the time). you, Fangamer [/QUOTE]I got a coupon code for meatbun once and they restocked one of their shirts I really wanted!!
but I decided not to get it coz they were gonna be at an event that weekend and I could buy it off them.
so when I went to see them they had already sold out of my size
I still want that shirt!!!
oh btw Blueshin where'd u pre-order your Chrono trigger statues from??
they sell them at hlj with the Marle figure, but the set costs like twice as much as everywhere else sellin it without Marle!!
And Fangamer, eh? *goes to check something*
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Dammit! The Mus are sold out! I talked to one of their people at PAX East and they said they'd email me once they went on sale (they were on display at their booth, but not available for purchase at the time).
you, Fangamer [/QUOTE]I got a coupon code for meatbun once and they restocked one of their shirts I really wanted!!but I decided not to get it coz they were gonna be at an event that weekend and I could buy it off them.
so when I went to see them they had already sold out of my size
I still want that shirt!!!
oh btw Blueshin where'd u pre-order your Chrono trigger statues from??
they sell them at hlj with the Marle figure, but the set costs like twice as much as everywhere else sellin it without Marle!!
GhostShark
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Play-asia has them randomly at 10 bucks. That's the cheapest I've seen them.
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Started DQIX yesterday. I like the stylus controls, and the graphics are gorgeous - I daresay it's the best-looking game on the DS. Gonna play more today.
[quote name='pete5883']Damn, I didn't see them at the booth. Got some CT pins, though.[/QUOTE]
They were in a glass case with a bunch of Mother 3 sculptures; here's a photo.
I bought some CT pins from them, too, as well as a Lavos Spawn keychain. Also got a second keychain and a Metal Gear pin set for a friend of mine.
[quote name='JEKKI']I got a coupon code for meatbun once and they restocked one of their shirts I really wanted!!
but I decided not to get it coz they were gonna be at an event that weekend and I could buy it off them.
so when I went to see them they had already sold out of my size
I still want that shirt!!!
oh btw Blueshin where'd u pre-order your Chrono trigger statues from??
they sell them at hlj with the Marle figure, but the set costs like twice as much as everywhere else sellin it without Marle!![/QUOTE]
It's still available online, though, right? Fangamer is never going to restock those Mus
As for the CT Formation Arts, I preordered mine at HLJ early enough so that I got 5% off. There are (or were?) some better preorder discounts out there, but those shops only ship EMS, and SAL has served me well enough at HLJ.
The figure with Marle is Japan-exclusive AFAIK, so you'll have to buy by the case to be guaranteed one. That, or wait for it to show up on eBay, which, of course, might end up being more expensive...
[quote name='pete5883']Damn, I didn't see them at the booth. Got some CT pins, though.[/QUOTE]
They were in a glass case with a bunch of Mother 3 sculptures; here's a photo.
I bought some CT pins from them, too, as well as a Lavos Spawn keychain. Also got a second keychain and a Metal Gear pin set for a friend of mine.
[quote name='JEKKI']I got a coupon code for meatbun once and they restocked one of their shirts I really wanted!!
but I decided not to get it coz they were gonna be at an event that weekend and I could buy it off them.
so when I went to see them they had already sold out of my size
I still want that shirt!!!
oh btw Blueshin where'd u pre-order your Chrono trigger statues from??
they sell them at hlj with the Marle figure, but the set costs like twice as much as everywhere else sellin it without Marle!![/QUOTE]
It's still available online, though, right? Fangamer is never going to restock those Mus
As for the CT Formation Arts, I preordered mine at HLJ early enough so that I got 5% off. There are (or were?) some better preorder discounts out there, but those shops only ship EMS, and SAL has served me well enough at HLJ.
The figure with Marle is Japan-exclusive AFAIK, so you'll have to buy by the case to be guaranteed one. That, or wait for it to show up on eBay, which, of course, might end up being more expensive...
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[quote name='pete5883']So all DQ needed to be successful in America was to be published by Nintendo?[/QUOTE]
Remains to be seen, but they certainly have given it their best effort, you can't fault them at all.
[quote name='blueshinra']Started DQIX yesterday. I like the stylus controls, and the graphics are gorgeous - I daresay it's the best-looking game on the DS. Gonna play more today.
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I really haven't used the stylus controls, but what I did use of them I didn't really like at all, feels way too imprecise. Maybe I'll need to try them again.
Remains to be seen, but they certainly have given it their best effort, you can't fault them at all.
[quote name='blueshinra']Started DQIX yesterday. I like the stylus controls, and the graphics are gorgeous - I daresay it's the best-looking game on the DS. Gonna play more today.
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I really haven't used the stylus controls, but what I did use of them I didn't really like at all, feels way too imprecise. Maybe I'll need to try them again.
I'm playing DQ9 with minimal stylus (basically only using it for text entry), but I'm loving it so far; I just made my party of characters over my lunch break. Right now I have Celes (Main character - Minstrel), Terra (Priest), Sabin (Martial Artist), and Windia (Mage).
The skill system is a little annoying though since you can't really tell what a skill will do till you unlock it so it is really hard to decide which skill set to go down, and I think I already made a mistake since I went swords and shields with my main character but I probably should have just done swords and then the non-weapon related skill set. It kind of reminds me of DQ8 where I decided to do hand to hand with my main character until the end of the game when I discovered that hand to hand is by far the worst weapon type in that game because it doesn't scale with the other weapon types since late game weapons all add a lot of attack power, which adds up to much more than the percentage boost you get at the end of hand to hand.
The skill system is a little annoying though since you can't really tell what a skill will do till you unlock it so it is really hard to decide which skill set to go down, and I think I already made a mistake since I went swords and shields with my main character but I probably should have just done swords and then the non-weapon related skill set. It kind of reminds me of DQ8 where I decided to do hand to hand with my main character until the end of the game when I discovered that hand to hand is by far the worst weapon type in that game because it doesn't scale with the other weapon types since late game weapons all add a lot of attack power, which adds up to much more than the percentage boost you get at the end of hand to hand.
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One thing I probably should've mentioned - I'm using a Hori stylus holder (as I have done so ever since I got my Lite). Makes playing anything with the stylus much more comfortable
icebeast: I hear ya about the skill sets. I've been trying to spend points carefully, but mostly, I just hang onto them for awhile.
icebeast: I hear ya about the skill sets. I've been trying to spend points carefully, but mostly, I just hang onto them for awhile.
[quote name='kainzero']@Icebeast: Is it really that bad with H2H? I remember for most of the game I had Angelo with the 2nd worst bow in the game. Almost all the time I was under-equipped.[/QUOTE]
Like the game wasn't that much harder because DQVIII isn't all that hard but in the epilogue I had to switch because I just wasn't doing very good damage and did so much more by just equipping a sword even without much training in it at the start.
The major problem is that the best skill for Fisticuffs gives you +50 attack which I guess adds onto your base attack power. But, an end game weapon like a Liquid Metal Sword has 118 attack and with skills in Swords you get +25 more attack which I think again probably goes on top of your base attack power, so it is like 50 vs 143 weapon attack power so you do almost 3 times as much damage with a weapon. Like hand to hand kind of degrades over the game but starts off equivalent or a little better than the other weapons, and you don't have to spend money on weapon upgrades but at the end of the game you are really gimping yourself.
Like the game wasn't that much harder because DQVIII isn't all that hard but in the epilogue I had to switch because I just wasn't doing very good damage and did so much more by just equipping a sword even without much training in it at the start.
The major problem is that the best skill for Fisticuffs gives you +50 attack which I guess adds onto your base attack power. But, an end game weapon like a Liquid Metal Sword has 118 attack and with skills in Swords you get +25 more attack which I think again probably goes on top of your base attack power, so it is like 50 vs 143 weapon attack power so you do almost 3 times as much damage with a weapon. Like hand to hand kind of degrades over the game but starts off equivalent or a little better than the other weapons, and you don't have to spend money on weapon upgrades but at the end of the game you are really gimping yourself.
[quote name='blueshinra']They were in a glass case with a bunch of Mother 3 sculptures; here's a photo.[/QUOTE]
Ah, I remember looking in there, but I got rushed past it.
Ah, I remember looking in there, but I got rushed past it.
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So, I'm about to pick up Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 in the Gamstop B2G1 sale -- are they worth paying $30 for? I feel dumb paying for stuff that's so old 
EDIT: Ah I think I'll just look to borrow it from somebody, someone is bound to have them.
EDIT: Ah I think I'll just look to borrow it from somebody, someone is bound to have them.
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Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 are very good games. The gameplay is better in the first but the second is more action packed.
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So I've been using 3 characters in DQIX as opposed to 4 with a Ministrel, Martial Artist and Priest. It's been extremely easy with that set-up. I bet I just jinx'd myself.
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[quote name='GhostShark']So I've been using 3 characters in DQIX as opposed to 4 with a Ministrel, Martial Artist and Priest. It's been extremely easy with that set-up. I bet I just jinx'd myself.[/QUOTE]
Huh. Throw in a Mage, and that's my lineup.
Just reached Alltrades Abbey, though, so maybe I'll be switching their jobs around soon...
Huh. Throw in a Mage, and that's my lineup.
Just reached Alltrades Abbey, though, so maybe I'll be switching their jobs around soon...
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This game looks pretty fun, how exactly does multiplayer work? Can I just join people in a crowded area or do we need to connect deliberately?
Yakuza 3 is awesome!!
Kaye West bitches! I aint sayin she a gold digger!
get down girl go head get down!
I also got the ability to take pictures with your cell phone and blog about them to learn new moves!!!
btw, I jus broke down and got Dragon Quest IX.
drag que, as called by Shane "Mango D" Betthausen.
drag que pasa mang?!?!
it came with a $15 gift card too, but frikken Toys r Us doesnt sell Fragile Dreams
Kaye West bitches! I aint sayin she a gold digger!
get down girl go head get down!
I also got the ability to take pictures with your cell phone and blog about them to learn new moves!!!
btw, I jus broke down and got Dragon Quest IX.
drag que, as called by Shane "Mango D" Betthausen.
drag que pasa mang?!?!
it came with a $15 gift card too, but frikken Toys r Us doesnt sell Fragile Dreams
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/07/16/nis-america-psp-rpgs-these-are-trailers/
Trailers for two upcoming NIS RPG. Actually looks pretty good.
Trailers for two upcoming NIS RPG. Actually looks pretty good.
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What the is jekki talking about this time?
is jekki talking about this time?[quote name='Draekon']Sweet, they're bringing over Classic Dungeon! Had briefly played the japanese version and it was pretty awesome. Glad to see they didn't skip over it because of its crappy, yet awesome, graphics.
...Why the is it named Cladun though?[/QUOTE]
Because Classic Dungeon is the most generic name there is?
...Why the
is it named Cladun though?[/QUOTE]Because Classic Dungeon is the most generic name there is?
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Zettai Hero Project looks awesome! Maybe this is the beginning of the 2nd golden age of NIS?
[quote name='62t']classic dungeon[/QUOTE]
Yeah, don't know how I missed it. It still sounds really dumb in my opinion.
[quote name='pete5883']Because Classic Dungeon is the most generic name there is?[/QUOTE]
And Cladun is better? I still don't see why they changed the name to something that has terrible phonetics.
Yeah, don't know how I missed it. It still sounds really dumb in my opinion.
[quote name='pete5883']Because Classic Dungeon is the most generic name there is?[/QUOTE]
And Cladun is better? I still don't see why they changed the name to something that has terrible phonetics.
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So according to this issue of Game Informer, Dragon Age 2 might be going the way of Mass Effect 2. I could see it benefiting is some aspects but I hope they keep DA unique in its own way.
Finished up DQIX. The last boss was a nightmare. Which was frustrating but also nice since it actually felt like I was playing a Dragon Quest game there for a bit after a cakewalk up to that point. Took me four tries to beat it, I was blindsided by the cheapness.
Going to be playing this game for a while yet..
Going to be playing this game for a while yet..
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ZHP coming out this year? Awesome. Cladun looks pretty good too.
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/07/20/square-publishing-a-tactics-ogre-remake-for-psp/
Tactics Orge remake for PSP, with many of the original staff returning.
Tactics Orge remake for PSP, with many of the original staff returning.
[quote name='62t']http://www.siliconera.com/2010/07/20/square-publishing-a-tactics-ogre-remake-for-psp/
Tactics Orge remake for PSP, with many of the original staff returning.[/QUOTE]
Hell yes.
Tactics Orge remake for PSP, with many of the original staff returning.[/QUOTE]
Hell yes.
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PSP is an SRPG monster.
On a less exciting note NIS is bring Phantom Brave to PSP
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/07/20/phantom-brave-portable-coming-to-psp/
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/07/20/phantom-brave-portable-coming-to-psp/
That's awesome news about Tactics Ogre. I haven't played the original since way back in the day, and it's pretty cost prohibitive to pick up a copy now. I hope it comes over.
There have been way too many PSP re-releases of PS1 games which haven't made it over (the Suikoden compilation and BoFIII spring to mind, though the latter can be imported from Europe). I heard something at some point about SoA having some dumb rule about PSP ports needing a certain amount of new content, but that may well have been bs.
There have been way too many PSP re-releases of PS1 games which haven't made it over (the Suikoden compilation and BoFIII spring to mind, though the latter can be imported from Europe). I heard something at some point about SoA having some dumb rule about PSP ports needing a certain amount of new content, but that may well have been bs.
[quote name='62t']On a less exciting note NIS is bring Phantom Brave to PSP
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/07/20/phantom-brave-portable-coming-to-psp/[/QUOTE]
I think Phantom Brave was the best SPRG NIS ever made.
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/07/20/phantom-brave-portable-coming-to-psp/[/QUOTE]
I think Phantom Brave was the best SPRG NIS ever made.
[quote name='ChibiJosh']I think Phantom Brave was the best SPRG NIS ever made.[/QUOTE]
I really need to go back and play that again. I bought it at launch and don't really remember being impressed with it, but given its now about to get it's second re-release, obviously there's something there. I must have just missed the boat.
I really need to go back and play that again. I bought it at launch and don't really remember being impressed with it, but given its now about to get it's second re-release, obviously there's something there. I must have just missed the boat.
[quote name='2DMention']I'm at the 30 hour mark of DQIX, and I'm finding myself getting bored of it. I never thought I'd say that, but that happens to me with just about any RPG.[/QUOTE]
Ya that happens to me a lot too, it is kind of a combination of getting bored and suddenly being interested in something else; and it is terrible for me too since if I switch off an RPG for more than 1 month I usually end up restarting it, but not right away because I'm in that phase where I don't want to restart the game because I just played it but I don't remember everything so I want to restart. This has lead to a lot of restarting of RPGs for me. Usually if I manage to finish an RPG without restarting I consider it to be a very special game.
Ya that happens to me a lot too, it is kind of a combination of getting bored and suddenly being interested in something else; and it is terrible for me too since if I switch off an RPG for more than 1 month I usually end up restarting it, but not right away because I'm in that phase where I don't want to restart the game because I just played it but I don't remember everything so I want to restart. This has lead to a lot of restarting of RPGs for me. Usually if I manage to finish an RPG without restarting I consider it to be a very special game.
The same thing happens to me a lot. That's why if I'm really into a game I'll always force myself to take a day off here or there so I don't get burned out on it. I did that with DQIX last week, put it down for a whole day and didn't touch it, and I came back with renewed interest the next day.
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