Guys,
Y'all need to watch Disney Onward movie. It's the best JRPG movie I've ever seen. So good, made me cry and laugh. I think this audience would appreciate it the most.
Big ups from me and for people who enjoyed games like DQV.
Ah that sucks! When it becomes available in your territory, watch it!Those of us outside the US and Canada aren't deemed worthy enough to watch it unfortunately
I finally finished The Last Remnant. Holy shit. 120 hours of non-stop gaming to get there. I thought I was going to lose it
I finally finished The Last Remnant. Holy shit. 120 hours of non-stop gaming to get there. I thought I was going to lose it
Been playing Suikoden V for the last week. Forgot how Game of Thrones this shit is. Really loving the story, having forgot some key moments. Gonna play this til I can get my hands on FF7R.
I know there's a way to recruit his...assistants? Not sure why to call them, but I know you can get them early and I think I missed it already. Didnt remember until I'd already skipped over that side quest.Make sure you speak to the private detective guy after major story events, its easy to miss recruiting him
If it is of any comfort, Apocalypse has a way clearer map with a marker for the location of the main quest (among a lot of others qol and gameplay improvements)Just now beat SMT4 (Credits are rolling right in front of me)! I feel like I just finished a marathon. Took me about 50 hours. I enjoyed it but damn, if I never have to navigate that damn map again it'll be too soon. Tokyo was hell.
That is good to hear! I've been intrigued by Apocalypse but heard a lot of diverging opinions.If it is of any comfort, Apocalypse has a way clearer map with a marker for the location of the main quest (among a lot of others qol and gameplay improvements)
25 hours into Octopath Traveler and the spike in difficulty in Chapter 2 is the stuff that makes me question if I want to keep playing...but that kick ass battle theme keeps me coming back. If feel like i need to grind cause none of my characters are at the recommended levels for the next chapter. Some of them feel woefully underpowered (looking at you Therion the thief)
It does have maybe the best battle system I have ever played in an Jrpg, although I don't play them that often.
Grinding is literally never necessary in Octopath's main story. Level, in fact, means very little in Octopath; rather, most of your power increase is going to come in the form of equipment, job/party build, and tactics. The characters who do lag behind in levels will catch up quite quickly when fighting high level enemies because of the EXP scaling, and as long as they're equipped properly, they should contribute nearly as much damage/healing (and of course breaking) as a fully-leveled character.
If you haven't, I would highly recommend going around and collecting the various sub-job shrines. The game doesn't make it obvious that you must do this to unlock the job system, counting on the player to find them naturally by exploratory curiosity.
Each region's Chapter 2 outdoor area contains a hidden sub-job shrine unlocking the job of whomever began in that region (e.g. Apothecary - Riverlands; Dancer - Sunlands; Cleric - Frostlands).
Be sure to Steal/Purchase new equipment from NPCs in every town you come across. Their inventories are almost invariably better than the generic vendors. The game isn't shy about throwing OP equipment at thorough explorers -- one of the best axes in the game, for instance, is in Alfyn's starting town, requiring the player to defeat the doorperson, then rare steal the axe from the NPC within.
In battle, I can't overstate the importance of not just creatively utilizing the break & boost systems, but also using buffs & debuffs. Combining all of those things and creating windows of opportunity can lead to exponential damage increase. A lot of people who find the game's fights "padded" usually aren't exploiting those synergies.
Outside of using the break/boost system right, I didnt know about ANYTHING YOU JUST POSTED ABOUT, holy shit! I'm only on my first area of chapter 2 and got my ass handed to me in a field by Noblecourt. So all 8 have sub jobs? Deeper I must go...
Just started Ys VIII after reading some of the high praise it received over here. Just got to the island so basically right at the start, but so far so good.
Also considering picking up Vesperia since it's on sale on Switch.
Outside of using the break/boost system right, I didnt know about ANYTHING YOU JUST POSTED ABOUT, holy shit! I'm only on my first area of chapter 2 and got my ass handed to me in a field by Noblecourt. So all 8 have sub jobs? Deeper I must go...
Bravely Default/Second had MORE jobs and abilities than 8path, but I feel like it was better implemented in 8Path than the Bravely series.
Yeah, there's 8 jobs + 2 "Advanced class" jobs that you get near the end of the game... which is kind of a bummer because they're TOUGH boss battles to win them, and by the time you win them, the game is nearly done and you don't have much use. Unless you want to tackle the "Final" dungeon when all 8 characters are done with their Act 4. But it's not worth it: it's a boss rush of everyone + a super strong final boss, with no saving. So if you make it to the final boss and lose you have to redo everything.
The music is great, but yeah just YouTube the thing after you try it once.
Agreed.They're at the beginning of the game, there's no need to go into detail on the endgame yet. It would've been nice if there were more endgame challenges or a NG+ to tackle, but there's plenty of content for them to get excited about the job system in general.
(And there's 4 advanced jobs.)
I just bought Final Fantasy VI on PC and intsalled the World Reborn mod.
IT IS AMAZING.
I'm upset I didn't buy this years ago. This is truly FFVI: Definitive Edition. The graphics look great the music is fully orchestrated and the UI looks modern. Seriously, I can't believe I've been missing out on this for so long.