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    #5522
    Doodah7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,725 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121856030#Comment_121856030

    Amazon have had the release date for months on their site!

    According to Kondo (the head honcho of Falcom) he does say that when the third game in this Calvard arc is released, the overall series is over 80% done.

    I reckon there are 5-6 games left for us in the West while Japan will have 2-3 games to go.

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    #5523
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,862 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121856190#Comment_121856190

    This is getting worse than the Yakuza series for me!

    I was hoping to get through one a year but there's just so much to play!

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    #5524
    Doodah7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,725 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    I'm torn between getting the Switch or PS5 version of the new game. I have all of the available Trails games on Switch as I value the portability. However I'm not sure yet if the new engine will perform well on the aging Nintendo hardware.



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    #5525
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,915 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121855263#Comment_121855263

    Would give anything to play XI from scratch again, such a wholesome adventure. Are you doing the postgame or moving on after credits?



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    #5526
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,540 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    Looks like The Answer is out in September for Persona 3 Reload and the full expansion pass will be available next week on Game Pass Ultimate as a member perk. This member perk will give you a redeem code for the expansion as such you will keep it if your subscription lapses.

    https://twitter.com/XboxGamePass/status/1765442417229234252?t=1hZibTc6AgQq0psnws2uaQ&s=19




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    #5527
    eggy81
    Registered Users Posts: 1,935 ✭✭✭eggy81


    Playing chrono trigger for the first time on steam deck. Snes version. About 6 hours in and am really engaged in it now. Amazing how immersive the best games of the 16bit era still are. Hopefully this kicks off a bit of a run of great jrpg games for me.



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    #5528
    RedXIV
    Registered Users Posts: 8,407 ✭✭✭RedXIV


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121863675#Comment_121863675

    I remember playing it for the first time a few years ago after hearing all the hype, and thinking as I started that it couldn't be as good as people say, but it truly earned it's reputation, cracking little game, and the first playthrough is always amazing!



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    #5529
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 80,035 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Decided to take a punt on unicorn overlord, fantastic game so far, very pretty to look at.



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    #5530
    Doodah7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,725 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    Finished The Outer Worlds earlier. Probably the most underwhelming end to a RPG I’ve ever experienced. Literally got to the end and such was my surprise that I said ‘Is that it?’.

    For the most part it was quite entertaining, some of the humour in the writing was particularly good but it did drag at times, especially the DLC.



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    #5531
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,540 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    Grandia HD getting ports on PS4 and Xbox One, only a few years late.....

    https://twitter.com/NoisyPixelNews/status/1767558031997636737?t=1gBD4ICWmHQUUwxob75MjA&s=19




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    #5532
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,862 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121883929#Comment_121883929

    I wonder if they ever fixed the textures that they managed to completely **** up.

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    #5533
    brady12
    Registered Users Posts: 1,121 ✭✭✭brady12


    Very interested in it . I've demo downloaded to try but I'm currently half way through rebirth ..



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    #5534
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,540 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    You can now claim the Persona 3 Reload Expansion Pass from the Game Pass section of the Xbox PC app or from the Xbox console. This will be available until the end of January 2025.

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    #5535
    Doodah7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,725 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121868421#Comment_121868421

    Just finished the demo. It is a very good game although the Battle Stages take on nearly a puzzle element in how to crack the nut of beating it within the time allowed. One to buy in physical cart form I think.



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    #5536
    skerry
    Registered Users Posts: 2,804 ✭✭✭skerry


    Etrian Odyssey Collection down to €31 on CD Keys. Release price of 80 was pretty outrageous. Wonder how they translate to Steam Deck. I enjoyed the option of second screen and stylus on 3DS for mapping.



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    #5537
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,862 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121902921#Comment_121902921

    In fairness it was a lot of game for 80 but 60 made for sense.

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    #5538
    skerry
    Registered Users Posts: 2,804 ✭✭✭skerry


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121904380#Comment_121904380

    Picked the collection up, lot of game 30 quid for sure. About 3 hrs into the first game. Mapping works pretty well. Have auto mapping for floors and do walls and points of interest with the controls on Steam Deck. Id say MnK would be handier again.



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    #5539
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,862 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121910441#Comment_121910441

    Absolutely adore the games. I've finished 1 and 2 but hoping to make an attempt at 3 soon.

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    #5540
    Doodah7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,725 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    Have gone back in time and have been playing FFX HD Remastered on Switch. I had played it before but it is a stone cold classic. It holds up so well twenty years later which is down to the story, the characters and the battle system.

    My two wishes would be a turbo mode and to be able to skip cutscenes but other than that, it remains a brilliant game.



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    #5541
    Retr0gamer
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    Actually find FFX to be one of the weakest FF games. Loved it on release but it was the first decent jrpg on the PS2 and looked incredible. In retrospect the dungeon design and the slow battle system kill the game. The battle system does come into it's own with the boss battles but outside of that it's an absolute chore.

    One other thing I noticed playing it again is how clearly unfinished the game is. The pace of the story is all over the place and rather poor with massive location skips to keep it flowing. There's also the end game which is terrible. Most RPGs test your understanding of the battle system to get the big rewards, FFX on the other hand has you do awful minigames.

    The soundtrack on the other hand is absolutely slaps

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    #5542
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,540 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122106923#Comment_122106923

    Wrong, it has you do awful minigames and repetitive battles against Tonberrys to farm xp and spheres to overlevel before you can even attempt the superbosses.



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    #5543
    Retr0gamer
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122106997#Comment_122106997

    Stop. I even did all that for my hd remaster attempt.

    Kind of crazy how bad the hd remaster looks compared to the PS2 version. PS2 games just don't transfer gracefully to modern locked in graphics API pipelines. But I also read that Alexander o Smith had a woeful time with the localisation because of how rigid the animation coding was.

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    #5544
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,540 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    Someone has gotten Doom running in Persona 5 Royal on pc including some total conversions like Chex Quest.

    https://youtu.be/3RgkXJbLBDw



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    #5545
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    The thing I hated about FFX was the dark aoens. I just want to play some damn blitzball but I couldn't travel around and do shít because the dark aoens would absolutely wreck me. I wouldn't mind fighting them when I was strong enough but there didn't seem to be any way to skip them. You go to an area and they attack you and fúck you up. It was very frustrating.



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    #5546
    Retr0gamer
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122107236#Comment_122107236

    Yeah they totally killed backtracking in the PAL release. They feel like they were added with no regard given to how badly they upset the balance of the end game and it's very easy to be totally locked out of areas until you are way overpowered for them by dark aeons.

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    #5547
    Necro
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 51,126 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122107510#Comment_122107510

    Even the main story has a stupid massive difficulty ramp on Mt Gagazet where the random encounters have 15 different status alterations per battle which you can't possibly plan for. And don't get me started on Seymour Flux.



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    #5548
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,862 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122108285#Comment_122108285

    Oh that got me the first time I played. It will happen if you mainline the story. On fairness it made me really take advantage of the battle system but the random battles were so annoying and the final boss was impossible until I levelled up.

    I think at that point the game expects you to stop and do some side quests but if you do you end up grossly over levelled and the rest of the game is a full cake walk.

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