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Post by HJ on Jul 15, 2010 8:51:03 GMT -5
Golden Boy RULES! Kintaro would probably like TitS.
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Post by PhantomOfTheKnight on Jul 15, 2010 10:31:55 GMT -5
...so, what kinda improvements do you think they're gonna make to the bettle system? ...on second thought, what exactly is the battle system? I've watched countless YouTube vids, and I still can't figure it out...
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Post by PhantomOfTheKnight on Jul 15, 2010 10:53:42 GMT -5
...I think that might've confused me even more... ...and I've never played Xenosaga.
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Post by Varion on Jul 15, 2010 11:37:15 GMT -5
It's pretty simple when you play it, but think of it like an SRPG, where you can move around a grid-style battle arena and attack single or multiple targets. Whose turn it is is indicated by the list of portraits on the right - you can take your next turn quicker by using a move with a quick cooldown time, and it's later if you use one with a slow cooldown. Loads of RPGs have done this. Spells you begin casting and then cast them after they're done in a later turn - stronger ones take more time to cast. The most interesting thing about it is the turn bonuses. See this pic. Kevin (green haired dude whose turn it is) has a 'death' icon next to his turn icon, which means any attack he does on this turn will be instant death to any enemies it hits. The yellow hearts recover a small amount of the HP of the person who moves on that turn, the two swords means that character gets to attack again, etc. As for the other stuff on this screenshot, each character has EP (used for spells) and CP, which is used for regular special moves. You gradually gain CP every time you hit an enemy or take damage from one, and when it hits 100 that little red circle appears above the character's portrait. Click it and you can use an S-Craft, which is just basically a limit break. You can use these at any time without any regard to the turn order (your character will just immediately slot in after the character taking their turn at the time)
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Post by PhantomOfTheKnight on Jul 15, 2010 12:02:06 GMT -5
...so depending on how powerful your attack is/ how much energy you use for an attack, the longer that character has to wait in order to- awscrewitilljustreadthemanual.
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Post by schlagwerk on Jul 15, 2010 12:26:40 GMT -5
I've always described the battle system as Lunar's positional combat system + FFX's turn system + Xenosaga's boost system + fun
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Post by PhantomOfTheKnight on Jul 16, 2010 7:49:15 GMT -5
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Post by Varion on Jul 16, 2010 11:15:41 GMT -5
Boooo mini OST. I'd really rather they scrapped them and just released the OST on the same day as the game, they're really pointless extras because they're completely obsolete in a few months time. That replica of Lloyd's notebook they giving away at Konami Style is way cooler, but they don't ship internationally
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Post by Varion on Jul 16, 2010 17:29:44 GMT -5
Falcom could stand to learn from them. The best extras are always things that're nice even after you've finished the game.
I seriously might try and deputy that notebook though. Proper leather cover with useful game info inside too.
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Post by Kimimi on Jul 19, 2010 1:22:04 GMT -5
Himeyashop sometime carry Konamistyle editions too, although after they shipped a $300 order to me in nothing more than a padded envelope I'm not going to recommend you use them.
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Post by PhantomOfTheKnight on Jul 22, 2010 12:45:03 GMT -5
*The game takes place several months after 3rd, and it starts roughly about the same time that Estelle and Joshua escape from 'another world' ( ..... ) ....waitaminute do they mean... ...oh w ow; didn't think Falcom'd actually go and try to make that canon.
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Post by yotaka on Jul 22, 2010 13:32:12 GMT -5
Epic! So, four active and two support characters at a time out of a larger total? Because I'm pretty sure that despite seeing only four in gameplay so far the booklet showed off several other PC-looking characters whose names I can't recall right now. Cool. One suspects Klose would be a reasonable bet considering.
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Post by PhantomOfTheKnight on Jul 22, 2010 13:52:33 GMT -5
Possible Boxart? I like it; very old-school. Not so sure about that blue-haired girl thrustin her butt though. Cool. One suspects Klose would be a reasonable bet considering. ...I remember reading somewhere that someone saw Olivier in a screenshot somewhere.
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Post by Varion on Jul 22, 2010 13:59:28 GMT -5
As I've been saying to Floofy a lot, considering it's Crosbel I'd put pretty heavy odds on one of the Sora no Kiseki characters being Renne. As a former member of the Ouroboros she's clearly got more relevance in the story to come (you'd assume she knows where the 13th Workshop is, at least - though probably not where their main headquarters is) and considering Crosbel's where she's from and was staying between SC and 3rd, it seems extremely likely she'll at least appear if not join. All the info we have sounds totally awesome though, I've got no reason so far to think this game isn't going to deliver. 2 months and a week! Also, Aya Endou After hearing her do Akane in Ar Tonelico 3 she's pretty high up my list. Shame the voices are limited to random interjections and battle dialogue
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Post by PhantomOfTheKnight on Jul 23, 2010 7:56:43 GMT -5
dps.dengeki.com/new/Here's a preview of the official magazine, but it only has the first two pages in it, along with another preview of Alternative Saga.
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Post by PhantomOfTheKnight on Jul 29, 2010 14:20:52 GMT -5
Short Dengeki interview, inlcuding exclusive first look: dps.dengeki.com/2010/07/23/p21213/- Development started after the PC version of Sora no Kiseki: the 3rd; took less than 2.5 years to develop.
- Rough playtime est. = 60 hours.
- Amount of text in 1 chapter is more than the entirety of The Oath in Felghana.
- Only 1 UMD
- Improved visuals; character animations and effects flashier.
- Combat is 1.5 times faster.
- Minimal load times.
... twins... ...
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Post by yotaka on Jul 29, 2010 15:02:00 GMT -5
Okay, I don't know what Lilia's doing but I wish she'd stop doing it. In public at least.
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Post by schlagwerk on Jul 29, 2010 15:59:24 GMT -5
Looks more like she's trying to protect herself from all those Japanese perverts trying to look up her dress.
Kinda like how I still wonder if it was intentional that the only females in the Ys Figure Collection 1 that you can't see the panties of are the Goddesses... you know, them being Goddesses and all.
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Post by yotaka on Jul 29, 2010 16:55:40 GMT -5
That might have been for the protection of the buyers really. I think the 'white power of the Goddesses' Dulless spoke of was really the amazing bleach they used on their undies, rendering them so white they would blind any mortal who glimpsed them.
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Post by Mutagene on Jul 29, 2010 17:39:21 GMT -5
Looks like there's more twins than usual in Zero. Now I just need the art of Rixia and I'll die happy.
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