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**Retr0gamer** · 02-08-2012, 20:08

Shouldn't have sold that PSP.

Sephiroth_dude · 02-08-2012, 20:19

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Originally Posted by Retr0gamer

Shouldn't have sold that PSP.

I still have it

animaX · 03-08-2012, 00:51

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth_dude

damn wont be getting it so

Jeanne D'arc is playable on vita, it's just not on the official list.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...d.php?t=316058
http://gbatemp.net/topic/327424-unof...le-games-list/

But again, you have to do the old account switching trick on the vita (described in a sticky thread in the playstation forums I think)

**Retr0gamer** · 03-08-2012, 09:42

Finished FF4, it's still a great game. I didn't bother with the new optional dungeon. Went straight to the FF4 Interlude which is a pile of ****e. You are basically shipped between 3 dungeons and it gets exhausting since there's no break in between. Also 2 of those 3 dungeons are the sealed cave and tower of Babel, the two most annoying dungeons in FF4. Started the after years and it seems to start a bit better at least.

ride-the-spiral · 04-08-2012, 03:14

Just started playing Valkyrie Chronicles 2: Silmeria. I got it a few years ago but always had it in the backlog. It's pretty good, the battle system takes some getting used to and I'm still sussing out some aspects of it. There's quite a lot to manage at each time but it's not too hard to get a party/equipment configuration that is effective. Can't stand the voice acting though, but without the voices the cutscenes seem to go much slower. I'll stick with it for the moment as well, hopefully the story will get interesting.

Should probably finish FF4, I'm in the Tower of Babel in the DS version but haven't played it in a while.

Sephiroth_dude · 04-08-2012, 14:47

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Originally Posted by ride-the-spiral

Just started playing Valkyrie Chronicles 2: Silmeria.

I still have that game in my ever growing to play pile too

megaten · 07-08-2012, 00:27

Played the first two hours of tales of vesperia. Seems enjoyable so far.

ride-the-spiral · 07-08-2012, 01:13

Well I gave up on Valkyrie Profile anyway, may get back to it at some stage. The battle system is fun enough, and I like the way you unlock new items in the shops, but the way the einherjar works I'm finding a bit annoying. Having to change the team every time you find a new one gets a bit tedious, I guess I just don't really like the idea of boosting your characters by omitting them from your party and leveling up other ones instead.

Anyway I decided to stop playing a game with an original gameplay style and picked up Lost Odyssey which I hear is quite good. If The Last Story is anything to go by it should be.

**Retr0gamer** · 07-08-2012, 09:16

Don't let it put you off playing the first Valkyrie Profile game which is much, much better.

As for Last Odyssey, I ultimately enjoyed it but it has problems and isn't that great. It takes absolutely forever to get going and it starts off very slowly. The storyline isn't that great. However the short stories are excellent and it's got some good characters, especially Jansen who starts off being really unlikable.

Alactric · 09-08-2012, 00:13

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Anyway I decided to stop playing a game with an original gameplay style and picked up Lost Odyssey which I hear is quite good. If The Last Story is anything to go by it should be.

Finished Lost Odyssey like 2 weeks, it's a grand yarn, well for 3 of the 4 disks anyway. It is unashamedly old school though, and I have no idea why. There is no form of ATB even, just a little quick time event for regular attacks.

It's alleviated by a fantastic leveling system though, basically, half you crew are mortals, the other half immortals. The mortals gain skills at preset levels. But the immortals are blank slates. So the immortals have to learn skills off mortals. I tinkered around for ages building an army of wizards

It makes the game piss easy towards the end though...you can literally have 4 immortals and 1 mortal in the party.

As for me, I just finished my first playthrough of Xenoblade, I'm on NG+ and wow, I havn't seen such a robust NG+ since Dark Souls. It's insane. New Bosses, new armor and a kickass new weapon

**Retr0gamer** · 14-08-2012, 01:09

Started Kingdom Hearts 2 again with the intention of beating this time. 5 hours in and it's one of the worst games I've ever played. It better pick up because it can't get worse than this.

chopperbyrne · 14-08-2012, 10:09

Started Legend of Mana recently. It's weird.

**Retr0gamer** · 14-08-2012, 10:41

It's not very good as well. It's got a weird FF Tactics Advance and Saga vibe to it what with the world building. It's a Kawazu game as well so it's very experimental and frankly not very good like most of his stuff.

manicmonoliths · 14-08-2012, 17:31

I'm thinking of giving FF VI another shot. Unfortunately the only copy I've got is a cheap knockoff for the GBA that I unknowingly bought on eBay, seemed to do the trick at the time but now the thing can't hold onto a save file once the power is shut off. Given the extortionate price of an authentic GBA copy, I'm considering the version on the Wii Virtual Console. Has anyone played this version? Seems to be a straight port of the original, (given that it's titled FFIII), does anyone know if it's plagued by the load times the PS1 version is supposed to have? Any thoughts on it would be welcome

**Retr0gamer** · 14-08-2012, 17:40

It's a straight port of the SNES version, no load times. Probably the best way to play it outside of on original hardware or emulation through BSNES.

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02-08-2012, 20:08	#271
Retr0gamer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brig City Posts: 30,203 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Game Development, Games, Japanese RPG, Nintendo, Resident Evil	Shouldn't have sold that PSP.

03-08-2012, 09:42	#274
Retr0gamer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brig City Posts: 30,203 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Game Development, Games, Japanese RPG, Nintendo, Resident Evil	Finished FF4, it's still a great game. I didn't bother with the new optional dungeon. Went straight to the FF4 Interlude which is a pile of ****e. You are basically shipped between 3 dungeons and it gets exhausting since there's no break in between. Also 2 of those 3 dungeons are the sealed cave and tower of Babel, the two most annoying dungeons in FF4. Started the after years and it seems to start a bit better at least.

04-08-2012, 03:14	#275
ride-the-spiral Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rathmines Posts: 1,230 Adverts \| Friends	Just started playing Valkyrie Chronicles 2: Silmeria. I got it a few years ago but always had it in the backlog. It's pretty good, the battle system takes some getting used to and I'm still sussing out some aspects of it. There's quite a lot to manage at each time but it's not too hard to get a party/equipment configuration that is effective. Can't stand the voice acting though, but without the voices the cutscenes seem to go much slower. I'll stick with it for the moment as well, hopefully the story will get interesting. Should probably finish FF4, I'm in the Tower of Babel in the DS version but haven't played it in a while.

07-08-2012, 00:27	#277
megaten Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 787 Adverts \| Friends	Played the first two hours of tales of vesperia. Seems enjoyable so far.

07-08-2012, 01:13	#278
ride-the-spiral Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rathmines Posts: 1,230 Adverts \| Friends	Well I gave up on Valkyrie Profile anyway, may get back to it at some stage. The battle system is fun enough, and I like the way you unlock new items in the shops, but the way the einherjar works I'm finding a bit annoying. Having to change the team every time you find a new one gets a bit tedious, I guess I just don't really like the idea of boosting your characters by omitting them from your party and leveling up other ones instead. Anyway I decided to stop playing a game with an original gameplay style and picked up Lost Odyssey which I hear is quite good. If The Last Story is anything to go by it should be.

07-08-2012, 09:16	#279
Retr0gamer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brig City Posts: 30,203 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Game Development, Games, Japanese RPG, Nintendo, Resident Evil	Don't let it put you off playing the first Valkyrie Profile game which is much, much better. As for Last Odyssey, I ultimately enjoyed it but it has problems and isn't that great. It takes absolutely forever to get going and it starts off very slowly. The storyline isn't that great. However the short stories are excellent and it's got some good characters, especially Jansen who starts off being really unlikable.

14-08-2012, 01:09	#281
Retr0gamer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brig City Posts: 30,203 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Game Development, Games, Japanese RPG, Nintendo, Resident Evil	Started Kingdom Hearts 2 again with the intention of beating this time. 5 hours in and it's one of the worst games I've ever played. It better pick up because it can't get worse than this.

14-08-2012, 10:09	#282
chopperbyrne Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Tallaght, Dublin 24. Posts: 8,157 Adverts \| Friends	Started Legend of Mana recently. It's weird.

14-08-2012, 10:41	#283
Retr0gamer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brig City Posts: 30,203 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Game Development, Games, Japanese RPG, Nintendo, Resident Evil	It's not very good as well. It's got a weird FF Tactics Advance and Saga vibe to it what with the world building. It's a Kawazu game as well so it's very experimental and frankly not very good like most of his stuff.

14-08-2012, 17:31	#284
manicmonoliths Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 300 Adverts \| Friends	I'm thinking of giving FF VI another shot. Unfortunately the only copy I've got is a cheap knockoff for the GBA that I unknowingly bought on eBay, seemed to do the trick at the time but now the thing can't hold onto a save file once the power is shut off. Given the extortionate price of an authentic GBA copy, I'm considering the version on the Wii Virtual Console. Has anyone played this version? Seems to be a straight port of the original, (given that it's titled FFIII), does anyone know if it's plagued by the load times the PS1 version is supposed to have? Any thoughts on it would be welcome

14-08-2012, 17:40	#285
Retr0gamer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brig City Posts: 30,203 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Game Development, Games, Japanese RPG, Nintendo, Resident Evil	It's a straight port of the SNES version, no load times. Probably the best way to play it outside of on original hardware or emulation through BSNES.