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The JRPG Thread • Page 29

Discussion in 'Entertainment Forum' started by theagentcoma, May 14, 2018.

  1. theagentcoma

    yeah good okay Prestigious

    That was the first ending I got. I was unknowingly on the Golden Route until I accidentally burned down that village lol. I would agree with you on the final battle for the Frederika route. I did Benedict's route and the Golden Route as well, both of which are much more compelling. I haven't done the Roland route yet, I've heard it's the worst by all accounts.

    I would definitely give it another run. What I did was turn the battle speed up to maximum, skipped all the scenes I'd already seen, and changed the difficulty to easy for the battles I've already done on previous playthroughs. That allowed me to get to where the story branches without slogging through the same parts on subsequent runs
     
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  2. Fixed Glitch

    AP Attitude Era Superstar Supporter

    I saved at one of the main branches where you can still attain the golden route. Eventually will go back to replay, and that's good advise on speeding through. Definitely want to go through Benedicts route.

    I really hope this becomes a series. There is massive potential here and the game was so polished all around. I've been thinking about so many different ways the Frederika ending could have been better though, still bugging me.
     
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  3. deflector

    formerly pizzatime

    I beat Live a Live. What a ride. Some chapters were definitely better than the others but overall it's deserving of being discussed in the same breath as the other Square SNES greats. It's amazing how influential some of these chapters feel, especially the far future and middle ages. Each one scratches a different itch. Highly recommended.
     
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  4. theagentcoma

    yeah good okay Prestigious

    Who did you choose as your main for the final chapter and who was your kung Fu pupil?
     
  5. deflector

    formerly pizzatime

    Akira for main protag. Yun for disciple. I leveled them all equally and I guess he's the default. Would have preferred Len just to have a non-male character, but I didn't even know you could choose
     
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  6. theagentcoma

    yeah good okay Prestigious

    Same, I kinda just rotated training the pupils and ended up with the big guy. I definitely want to use Lei next time, she's the fastest and has the best abilities.
     
  7. GBlades

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    Has anyone played Chained Echoes yet?? Might be looking to get it.
     
  8. Penlab

    Trusted Supporter

    It just came out on Steam a half hour ago. I want it.
     
  9. GBlades

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    Ohhh that early?? I knew it was soon. It looks so good!
     
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  10. theagentcoma

    yeah good okay Prestigious

    Currently in the middle of Atelier Ryza 2 and Tales of the Abyss for my present JRPG fix (always try to have 2 going). Tactics Ogre will be next!

    February is gonna be huge, new Fire Emblem, Octopath 2, and Ryza 3.
     
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  11. oldjersey

    Pro Podcaster Supporter

    Chained Echoes is a classic turn-based JRPG based on the SNES era, it came out today and is getting rave fucking reviews.

    Out on everything today.
     
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  12. GBlades

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    I'm really thinking of getting it. It looks fantastic!
     
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  13. Penlab

    Trusted Supporter

    Look up, chief. We're one step ahead of you.
     
  14. oldjersey

    Pro Podcaster Supporter

    Lmao i’m so self centered i dont read other posts. Oops.
     
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  15. oldjersey

    Pro Podcaster Supporter

    Lets all play and talk about it
     
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  16. GBlades

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    Yesssssss.
     
  17. Fixed Glitch

    AP Attitude Era Superstar Supporter

    Charmed Echoes looks good.

    I’m seriously running out of steam on Xenoblade 3. Can’t believe it too after how excited I was for the first 15-25 hours.

    So many great ideas that just feel kinda empty at this point in the game (chapter 4)

    *possible spoilers*

    The items all have little to meaning as do the side quests aside from the hero quests, which are t doing much to move the needle either. I love the characters and I still want to see where the story goes, but it’s just all too lifeless right now. This is disadvantage of no weapons/armor etc. the accessories are a bore.

    Damn. Gonna keep going for now and hope things take a turn. Still a beautiful game and a good game by all means.
     
  18. oldjersey

    Pro Podcaster Supporter

    I’m not very far in Chained Echoes but I am really really digging the presentation and dialogue. Its high quality.
     
  19. Fixed Glitch

    AP Attitude Era Superstar Supporter

    Will start CE soon. I changed the difficulty to hard in XB3. Makes a big difference. Wishing I would have done this sooner. I actually died a few times haha.
     
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  20. GBlades

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    I'm having so much fun with Chained Echoes. The story is enticing, and the combat is great. Hopefully it can stick to this.
     
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  21. theagentcoma

    yeah good okay Prestigious

    damn I completely missed the train on that one, to the wishlist it goes
     
  22. solxace

    oh word?



    FINALLY i can play FF6 for the first time, thank u square
     
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  23. theagentcoma

    yeah good okay Prestigious

    LFGGGGGG
     
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  24. Fixed Glitch

    AP Attitude Era Superstar Supporter

    I finished XB3 last night. What a great ending!

    the end boss fight with Z/Orgin was all that you could want from a JRPG final boss. The visuals as N and M created the final strike were incredible. I’m still figuring out the XB2 crossover points, but I think it makes sense. Curious as to what the new story DLC will be and I hope it is something that occurs after the ending of the main story. I actually completely forgot about the opening cutscene and was caught off guard with the true ending. Love the subtlety.
    The story is an all time top 5 for me. And the game overall really picked up right when I needed it to as things were starting to feel a little too redundant easy and meaningless. Comes in right after the original and ahead of XB2 for me.
     
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  25. Fixed Glitch

    AP Attitude Era Superstar Supporter

    I just started it, so many option right now JRPG wise, but I better give this a shot after all the great things I’ve heard.