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Retr0gamer wrote: »
Exactly.
It is what it's supposed to infer to. Always has been. You don't get to say 'that's what it was before, but it's not now' because it fades to black.
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So put a lot more time into Atelier Ryza and I'm really enjoying it.
Firstly the game is very linear, unlike other Atelier games. There's plenty of side stuff to do but the main quest is a straight line to the finish. I heard complaints that the game doesn't tell you where to go to advance the story but that's rubbish. There's no map way points but the quest log pretty much spells out what you need to do. Without the time limit the game is even more relaxing.
The games is gorgeous, the new engine works a lot better than the previous one which had lots of issues on PC. This works like a charm and it's the best looking game Gust have put out.
Storywise, it's yet to really get going but I do love the plucky kids wanting to go on an adventure vibe. And just like other Atelier games, it surprisingly handles adult themes quite well. Lent in particular is a fantastic character and him dealing with his alcoholic father is pretty dark at times. Ryza as well is a gem and one of the best protagonists in the series.
Synthesis is totally changed and while it seems complex at the start it does make sense quickly and gives you more control over items and traits, even if its not as freeform as in other Atelier games as the possible traits are predetermined for an item.
The battle system actually feels more like Xenoblade than Grandia to me. You can interrupt attacks but you can carry out attacks that your companions call for to get free attacks and status effects. The battle system is fun but it's a little messy with it being just a bit too fast and having a bit too many options. It's probably the area that needs the most refinement.
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I've been using items as core items. You have to equip the items to each character and you've a certain number of uses until you sleep again. Doing it that way doesn't expend items. Not really figured out if you can use them directly from the basket either. I'll have to check that out.
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Some nice quality of life stuff in there as well. You can check where to pick up items. Also the gems system later let's you convert all your low quality crap from the beginning of the game in something useful.
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It's no the most amazing game ever, so far I doubt it will be Atelier Ayesha or Escher and Logy level, but it's just so relaxing and a whole heap of fun.... which is all you really need. It's a good return to form after the safe Lulua and the hit and miss Mysterious games.
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super_furry wrote: »Slowly making my way through Dragon Quest XI on the Switch and it's a bit special isn't it? About 30 hours in and the story is holding me like nothing else in the series ever has.
Have you played Dragon Quest 5? That game is the strongest the series has ever been narratively.
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Not releasing Royal on the Switch is like scoring an own goal. It will sell like crazy on the system and is a perfect fit, especially in Japan.
The only thing keeping it from ever getting released I'd say is the engine. It's an in house engine and considering how long it took to develop the game I wouldn't be surprised that it's so tied to the PS3/4 architecture that the whole engine is a mess and near impossible to port without a straight up rebuild from the ground up. It's kind of telling that SMT5 is going to be UE4 (and that's taking forever as well).
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Saga games are weird. If you are expecting a FF type game where you breeze through it and enjoy the story you won't get that.
They are full of weird and interesting mechanics so if you aren't interested in mechanics it might not be for you. But if you like getting your teeth into weird archaic mechanics then they are great.... mostly.
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