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Retr0gamer

Hmm let's see how a thread like this works.

Anyway for the first post I'd like to let people know that ATB podcast with its host Kat Bailey is back on 1up. The first episode might be Western RPG focused but the podcast is well worth a listen.

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Retr0gamer

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

I started Etrian Odyssey 4 last night. Think i lasted 45 minutes. Between the first person view, having to name every character and the make your own map mechanic i couldnt stick it. I'll have another shot at it soon enough but jaysus, I was well outta my depth:pac:

Making your map is the best part. Your success depends on your map making skills.

One thing to remember is that EO isn't about barrelling into a dungeon and beating it in one go. It's about knowing when to get the hell out once you've pushed as far as you can go. You'll be making multiple trips into the dungeon and getting out before resources run out mapping a little more of the area each time and slowly making progress.

Always have two warp wires on you at all times. They instantly warp you out of the dungeon. There will come a time when you forget to buy them so having two will protect against that!

Also if you think you might be able to take on a FOE, you can't. They will ruin all your plans. Just run away.

Money is made by selling loot for enemies which helps shops sell better equipment. Also prepare to get very attached to those party members you created yourself!

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Retr0gamer wrote: »

Etrian Odyssey for sure. It's the most old school yet modern dungeon crawler you can get and got me into dungeon crawlers. Any iteration will do.

Hated the genre, now I can't get enough.

I started Etrian Odyssey 4 last night. Think i lasted 45 minutes. Between the first person view, having to name every character and the make your own map mechanic i couldnt stick it. I'll have another shot at it soon enough but jaysus, I was well outta my depth:pac:

Retr0gamer

Atlus are teasing a new Radiant Historia game.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

Friend tagged me on this on Facebook, I'm so jelly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd_d_P6tYbE

megaten

Blue Reflection looks good but the usual floaty animations look even more out of place than they do in the Atelier games. I kind of feel a magical girl game should have much crisper animation.

Retr0gamer

Sieghardt wrote: »

Ditto for Nights of Azure 2, the first game was a wonderful little experiment but it feels like they're going all out for the next game

Atelier Firis is similarly experimental and I hope they go all out for the next Atelier too

Tecmo Koei are probably pumping a bit more money into them. I just hope they move away from the Musou engine in Nights of Azure as it's plays havok with my 21:9 monitor.

Sieghardt

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Watched some Blue Reflection videos last night. Have to say the game is looking incredible. Gust are pouring a huge amount of effort into it, more so than even the atelier games. It looks flat out gorgeous and the soundtrack is stunning. Getting a lot of Persona vibes off it as well. I'd say Gust are positioning it as a flagship franchise.

Ditto for Nights of Azure 2, the first game was a wonderful little experiment but it feels like they're going all out for the next game

Atelier Firis is similarly experimental and I hope they go all out for the next Atelier too

Retr0gamer

Watched some Blue Reflection videos last night. Have to say the game is looking incredible. Gust are pouring a huge amount of effort into it, more so than even the atelier games. It looks flat out gorgeous and the soundtrack is stunning. Getting a lot of Persona vibes off it as well. I'd say Gust are positioning it as a flagship franchise.

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So I'm into the final chapter of Cold Steel. There is an absolutely absurd difficulty spike at the end of the previous chapter (imo), had to take the option to depower the enemies. Overall though I haven't burned through a game like this since Divinity:OS came out a few years back, just can't stop playing.

Xenji

Ghostlight Games are bringing a port of Lost Dimension to the PC, it should be released later this year.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

I thought this was so funny (it might be just me tho and that's okay)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyzP2M8VMFM

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

"We’ve seen magic girls, monster girls, ship girls, tank girls, car girls, and just about every kind of girls you could imagine… or so we thought. Shrine nerds, rejoice, we now have shrine maidens that are actual shrines."
Sharing because it's ex SMT staff
http://www.siliconera.com/2017/03/15/new-game-by-former-shin-megami-tensei-staff-gives-a-literal-take-on-shrine-maidens/

Retr0gamer

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

What dungeon crawler would ye recommend for someone who hasn't played one before and has the impression he wouldn't like the genre?
I have all iterations of the PlayStation plus megadrive, Saturn and 3ds at my disposal

Etrian Odyssey for sure. It's the most old school yet modern dungeon crawler you can get and got me into dungeon crawlers. Any iteration will do.

Hated the genre, now I can't get enough.

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What dungeon crawler would ye recommend for someone who hasn't played one before and has the impression he wouldn't like the genre?
I have all iterations of the PlayStation plus megadrive, Saturn and 3ds at my disposal

Pac1Man

After 70 engrossing hours, I finally finished Etrian Odyssey IV.

Not a single minute felt like a chore or a slog which is astounding for a game that long. You just want to keep going!

The story is a bit non-existent which isn't necessarily a bad thing; you can put it down and return to it after a few weeks without missing a beat.

I'd say it's the best dungeon-crawler/amature cartographer crossover game out there.:D

Highly recommended.

Sephiroth_dude

Summon knight 6 getting released on May 23rd for vita and ps4

http://gematsu.com/2017/03/summon-night-6-lost-borders-launches-may-23-west

Xenji

Tokyo Xanadu is coming out on the 30th of June on Vita, and Tokyo Xanadu eX will launch during Q4 on the PS4.

Xenji

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I remember it came up in a localisation survey. Looks like they listened.

It came second to Kenka Bancho Otome, but glad they went with this, it is up there with some of the best visual novels.

Retr0gamer

I remember it came up in a localisation survey. Looks like they listened.

Xenji

Nearly 10 years since its inital release 428: Shibuya Scramble is getting a resmaster for the PC and the PS4 in 2018 in the west, back when Famitsu were tougher on scores it got 40/40 only the 8th game at the time to get a perfect score.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Saw that on psnprofiles as well.

Delighted to see it, everytime I read about it I'm saying to myself "this is so a me game".
The helping your friends bit made me think of the Bein Friends vocal from Earthbound

Sephiroth_dude

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy wrote: »

"While the game has yet to be announced for the West, some English trophies for Blue Reflection has surfaced via Exophase. It doesn’t confirm a localization by any means, but it looks like there’s a good chance that we’ll get to try out the magical girl RPG sometime in the future in the West."
http://www.siliconera.com/2017/03/03/blue-reflection-gets-english-trophies-well-first-ps-vita-trailer/

Saw that on psnprofiles as well.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

"While the game has yet to be announced for the West, some English trophies for Blue Reflection has surfaced via Exophase. It doesn’t confirm a localization by any means, but it looks like there’s a good chance that we’ll get to try out the magical girl RPG sometime in the future in the West."
http://www.siliconera.com/2017/03/03/blue-reflection-gets-english-trophies-well-first-ps-vita-trailer/

Xenji

Nier: Automata is hitting Steam on St Patrick's day.

johnny_ultimate

I enjoyed it at first, but once you hit the last tier of the normal campaign and on towards hard it's a miserable experience. Insane amount of rare, premium or time-dependent currencies needed to progress, and it just becomes a horrible grind. Mario Run route FTW. Such a shame, because I think the actual combat has been well scaled down well enough for faster, vertical orientation gameplay. It's a decent spin-off destroyed by free to play bull****.

penev10

Sieghardt wrote: »

It absolutely does, maybe you're not far enough in yet that it's hit you but it has all the scummy mobile crap from all the worst games, stamina bars, gachas, multiple currencies to do everything, it's all there

Its all there but I've several level 30+ characters (limit is 40) and haven't hit a pay wall yet. The stamina thing is annoying on the later levels but it recharges.

Sieghardt

penev10 wrote: »

Fire Emblem Heroes ... the monetization doesn't get in the way

It absolutely does, maybe you're not far enough in yet that it's hit you but it has all the scummy mobile crap from all the worst games, stamina bars, gachas, multiple currencies to do everything, it's all there

penev10

Anyone playing Fire Emblem Heroes on mobile? Not as bad as I thought it would be. Very polished and the monetization doesn't get in the way (although I've a feeling there's a PVP mode on the horizon and the pay to win element might creep in).

Retr0gamer

True, I forgot Nier had pretty much the best new game plus since Chrono Trigger and you didn't get half of what the game was about unless you played it.

Having to play with Platinums combat rather than the clunkiness of the first game should make the experience even smoother.

Xenji

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I'd be very surprised if Nier is anymore than 8 hours long. That's a weekend of gaming.

I'll be lapping it up although Zelda might be getting in the way.

It takes about 30-35 hours to get all the main endings, and as with all Taro games you do not get the full story of the game till you have all the endings, you can speed run the first ending in about 6 hours if you just focus on the story going by players who have had it since last week.

Nier took me about 35 hours to beat and there were 4 endings, this has 13 endings.