Demo is out and it's goodTeam Asano did it again
it's basically my childhood favorite Sword of Mana modernized
Is it a new demo?Or the same one the switch had?
>>739277857different demo
They better have implemented my suggestionAKA cute girls for mr NOTREDMAGE to dorkily flirt with
>>739277901Hope you have a Trials of Mana save file
His look is ripped straight from the FF Red Mage
Didnt hey nowayfag the princess or something in the first demo?
>>739277857It's the opening of the final game, with the ability to transfer the save when it releases.
>>739277979What the fuck
>>739278201Okay that actually makes me interestedI was already gonna buy the game but now I know I wont be spoiling myself
>>739276497Most anticipated game this year
>>739278454Bit sad when you put it like that, but you're not wrong eitherMan games really have been kinda shit lately huh
>>739278505lmao no? I'm excited about a lot of games this year, already bought 6 more games, and next month it will be 3 more this included. I'm literally just that excited about Elliot foremost.
>>739278667And these games are?
The demo was so fun that I regret playing it. Because now I have to wait a month for the full kino.
is it anything like napishtim engine ys games
>>739279270>releasing the demo a full month before releaseIs this normal
>>739276497Finished the demo just under 4 hours, and upgraded my Magicite to 30. Really fun stuff, looking forward to the release.Playing on Very Hard, of course.
>>739279397It is for Asano games.
>>739276497I dont get these games. If they have high quality character portraits, why can't they use that in the game for the player sprite?
>>739279832They don't want to.
>>739279832Buy Vanillaware games instead
>>739280056That looks so bad
>>739280056>buy my furfag gameNo. Yiff in hell nigger.
you jumped.
>>739280275Who wouldn't?
>Freezes enemies that touch bombs>Increase size and explosion by 50%A little busted, I must say.
>>739279671Where do you get the magicite upgrades again? I got the floaty cape which was very fun
>>739276497The name of this game is fucking HORRIBLEWhat the fuck were they thinking?>it's squareof fucking course it is
I enjoyed the other demo more. They fixed magicite and weapon equips, which is huge, but not having the parry made combat less fun and reactive. And the princess was annoying as fuck, holy shit. Her VA is bad and she says the most banal shit. Between her and the kids, maybe Asano’s worst VA cast yet. The environment layouts were often a bit annoying too. Too many one way paths you’d get to the end of, find nothing and then have to turn around cause they didn’t put a return shortcut in.Still plan to get it, the other demo being a later section feels like a more representative slice than the intro. But only mostly enjoyed this demo as opposed to really liking the last one
>>739276497>more of this 2D 3D shit.no thanks, its always looked utterly disgusting.
>>739281494nobody gives a shit endub shitter
>>739281521no one's forcing you to play it, just like no one forced you to enter this thread about a topic you clearly dislike
Finished the demo in a little under 5 hours, but probably won't be picking this up on release unless there is an accessibility option to shut Hueria the fuck up seriously she comments on every little thing from taking damage to the god damn grass. The demo had some positives I really like the clean maps, and the magicite system adds a lot of depth to fairly simple weapons, but the negatives really do outweigh the positives for at least the demo. I assume since right stick does not allow you to accurately aim your character while moving it will be used for something later in the game, but still feels like an odd choice since it just feels modern and natural for right stick to aim ranged weapons. Squeenixs inability to create compelling characters is on full display once again, villain is twirling his mustache in every scene hes in, while Elliot is cookie cutter gary stu. Time travel just seems like squeenix saying remember chrono cross we did that, but any writing talent left at square is long gone so I imagine the story will go over like a wet fart.Dipshits are gonna say this got cheated out of goty 100%
>>739281521You're only regurgitating what you've read from other retards on /v/.Have you even played any of them? I'd bet a large sum you never even played Octopath Traveler, you're just here to be an insufferable complaining faggot.
>>739281374Would you rather it be 'Project Something or Another' ?>>739281521>2D 3D shitYou tried your best at outragebait tardkun but your best simply is retarded like you. Back to the paste eater factory with you
Faerie sexo!>>739277979It looks like the only real important one, since the items from the others games are likely items you can find in the game already.
>>739281856No you gay retard, that's why I knew it was square because all of their games have fucking retarded ass names. This game is gonna fail because of the name alone.
>>739281543>”don’t you wonder what’s in that chest” on repeat is good, because it’s in japanesePeople will celebrate when you kys lol
>>739281994Uh huh. Just like all their other games that failed because they have retarded names.Oh wait...
>>739281751So like did you just not find the reduce chatter option or something?
>>739281707>>739281778>>739281856Wow didnt know it was so easy to piss off a bunch of sissies by not liking something, guess neo /v/ really is a shit hole.Anyway, point stands, its a cheap method to make visuals for a game and I stand by it looking bad.
>>739282082Just starting, where is that option? Didn’t see it in the settings at the main menu
>>739282050You are a retard. Go back to playing triangle strategy and various daylife then finish it off with diofield chronicle and a dose of harvestella.
>>739282152Cool, I can cherrypick too.>Bravely Default>Octopath Traveller>Final Fantasy>Chrono Trigger
>>739276497It's a very good game based on the demo, but nothing really new. Elliot somehow comes across as REALLY likeable. Like a genuine level-head adventurer with a heart.
>>739282246Yeah those names are all pretty fucking stupid too and they also suck.
>>739277979on cloud or local?
>>739282082>>739282145This is not an option in the current demo, it may have been available in the prior demo, which is good it means they recognized how grating that shit is, but the combination of not being able to turn Hueria's constant stream of pointless dialogue off and her dogshit VA, at least to me was a major gripe I had with the demo.
>>739282332Uh huh, they all suck, yet are highly successful.Bit of a contradiction there.
>>739281751The writing seems significantly worse than the other asano games so far. The moment to moment writing is always a bit long winded, but the concepts/settings are usually more interesting than this. Maybe there will be a better hook after what happens at the end
>>739282516It's an option, it just doesn't do anything
>>739282568I agree there could definitely be a better hook directly after where the demo ends and I really hope there is, but unless time shenanigans turn Elliot into a completely different character, it feels like his arc is gonna be a completely straight line.
>>739281293You just upgrade it with money at the gem merchant.
>>739282123>High pixel art>cheap methodYou made your profound ignorance clear the first time; you can stop embarrassing yourself now.
Watching /ourguy/ play it right now. This shit is fucking painful.
>>739283525>painfulHow so? Typical shit play? I’ve stopped watching that idiot aside from halloween stuff
>>739283525>Watching /ourguy/dsp?
>>739283519>muh cry baby statement.I will stand by my statement as long as they use a multiply shader on the assets that make shadows black.This isn't how colors work.This isn't how pixel art shading worked in the past either.Keep crying sissy.
Dont forget to awaken the crystals.
>>739283658Your statement was wrong. I was merely educating you.Whether your ego can accept it or not, and willing to learn, makes no difference to me.
>>739283615>>739283634the navi character never shuts the fuck up
>>739283739Dont make me pluck her wings pleaseI just want a good fairy who snuggles your cheek while you sleep
>>739283743>educating you.ok lets look back at your education shall we.>You made your profound ignorance clear the first time; you can stop embarrassing yourself now.WOW! SUCH EDUCATION!In which of these words did you educate me on?Lets look back further.Now which one was you?Was you the one who said nobody is forcing you to play it? Was you the one who said I was only copy pasting my own thoughts from others on /v/?Or perhaps you was the one who only said I was outrage baiting?Please, help illuminate all of us here on which part was educational on video game design, color theory, or how the visual system uses UE5 to merely import a png sprite into a 3D plane and use bevel emboss shading with white and blacks as the highlights and shading or when a light source is on screen blooming orange at around 25% opacity.HELP ME OUT HERE ANON! I MUST BE EDUCATED! Exactly which visual method am I supposed to be impressed by when the Playstation 1 was handling cools and warms far fucking better then this shit?
>>739283774oh my god bro you're right, why do japanese devs keep doing this, please man remove all chatter during gameplay
>>739284602nodouble it.
>>739284602because they think its cute and endearing. Because Japanese men have to be treated like teenagers.
It's fine because I don't use dub
Felt way more like Zelda than Mana when I played the demo.
>>739277979I left my Trials of Mana save two Switches back. Can I just download it and boot it up again and she'll be there to greet me when I run around in Elliot?
>>739284895>being a switch cuck
>>739279397That hitstop is disgusting
>>739285203Fag
>>739282123>/v/ really is a shit holeduh, it's been bad lately with ootsnoys in most threads
>>739285203why are hitstop haters always fucking faggots? makes you think
>>739283925unc malding lmao
I love faeries!
No models you can undress like paradox games, no buy
>hd2dHaha... no.
I do find the constant chatter a bit annoying but it's probably fixable with mods if there's no option to reduce it in the full release right?My bigger gripe is Elliot's battle voice/grunts is too loud vs other voices in game. Should not be the same category.
>>739282559>Octopath Traveller>Bravely Default>Highly successfulHmmm.
>>739288331
gameplay is solid but everything else is generic or annoying as fuck what a weird game
>>739289681all I hear is Gameplay Is Solidbecause I like everything about itit's really fucking exciting, I cannot wait
>>739276497Finished the demo not knowing you can make the princess stop talking so much in the in-game menu
>>739279397wtf is this stutter mess
>>739276497>HD2D
>>739276497I think it's clunky as all fuck personally. My main gripes:>Bow desperately needs some sort of auto aim, it's basically unusable outside of the charged shot>Sword desperately needs a small range buff so you don't constantly take contact damage and reset your bonus gauge>Spear desperately needs actual 360 aiming, why the fuck does this game have full-way-movement but only 8-way-aiming, you're constantly whiffing for no reason>why is the map system total garbage and needlessly clunky>why is there so much tedium in general, just let me fast travel in and out of dungeons so i don't have to backtrack, just let me fast travel to report my quests so i don't have to backtrackIt's shaping up to be Team Asano's worst game IMHO, Proud difficulty is a nightmare for all the wrong reasons
>>739281494>The environment layouts were often a bit annoying too.Also this, the level and environmental design in this game is kind of terrible, so many paths that lead fucking nowhere for no discernible reason. Also if your level design depends on invisible walls or it collapses on itself, it probably sucks.
>>739281751There's an option to reduce talkactivity of your companion.
>>739291097weird ass ai bot
I'm not playing a game that has a title of a C tier direct to video animated movie
>>739295818The fuck is a c tier direct?
>>739276497Another great example of how voice acting is an active detriment to a lot of games.
>Bootleg Mana that wants to be Zelda with the shittiest name known to man is going to be the game that saves Square Enix from bankruptcyWhat a timeline we live in
I played the demo. This new demo is, kind of surprisingly, a huge improvement over the first demo. It's actually really cool. But. I have now learned that I was mixing up Mina the Hollower's release date with Elliot's release date. Meaning that Elliot's game is NOT releasing in one week, but rather in a month. I started my demo playthrough too soon.
>>739294261I didn't encounter any of these issues with aiming the spear/bow or spacing the sword properly. Unironic skill issue.There's a gem for bow that gives it seeking for the less competent.>Proud difficultyAh, KH fag. I wouldn't expect you to have taste, anyway.
>>739280056nah, UO us barely worth pirating
>>739276497THE TALKING NEVER FUCKING ENDSalso, I KNEW it would be 50% gameplay, 50% dialogue with team Asanineit's not worth full price
>>739276497>forced chromatic aberration>blurry as fuck with DoF disabled at native 4kWhy do they insist on adding these shitfilters every single time?
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>>739297037I'm 40+, retardbro. Yes I know it's probably a nintendo toddler thing.
>>739296951this kind of look bad, and when I look at corners it hurt my eyesare these filters can be turn off?
>>739297363Only with engine tweaks in the PC version. Make an engine.ini and add this to it in AppData\Local\The Adventures of Elliot_The Millennium Tales\Steam\Config\Windows[ConsoleVariables]r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0The game is still ugly, though. Lots of compression artifacts in the textures. You can see BC1 blocking artifacts all over the place.
>>739294261>Bow needs auto aim, because I can't aim>But the downside of spear is that it can only hit in 8 directionsBro, just position yourself with the bow so you can hit the enemy. I had a super easy time to hit enemies with it. Maybe the perspective is screwing with your perception a little, but that's a you issue.And the spear thing is probably a balancing thing too. It's supposed to only hit in 8 directions so that you have to put yourself in danger against certain enemies. But that's not even really an issue with its reach. I think the sword and spear reaches are fairly balanced. Both can hit pretty well while not being too short or long to make one or the other unusable like in some other games.
>>739281521its funny that square thought people bought octopath because of HD-2D and not because it was a turn based RPG
>>739276497I didn't like Triangle Strategy because it was just a worse copy of FF Tactics with pretty much no genre innovation. Is this the same but with the Ys games or are there interesting things here?
>>739278201Holy based
>>739276497>Demo is out and it's goodIt's average.
Why did the game's trailers fail so much at conveying how the game is a Zelda-like? The game is actually awesome. And not at all what I thought it would be.
>>739276497Why are the characters so ugly?
Didn't we already get a demo months ago or is this a completely new one?
>>739279397>Parryslop>Couldn't just leave it at guarding Fuck this, I'll buy it in a year when it's like 20$.
>>739283739The game would automatically be better, if she didn't exist. On top of that autistic princess(wife) screaming in my ear everytime I literally do anything, now I have to also listen to an annoying fucking fairy.
>>739279397So it's like Y's?
>>739297124You’re a legitimate retard with NDS not knowing what “direct to video” means>>739298317Triangle Strategy is better than FF Tactics because it actually requires tactics instead of just rpg bullshit allowing you to brute force everything
>>739279128Not him. But Pokopia. Mewgenics. Slay the Spire 2. Pragmata. Alabaster Dawn. Demon Tides.
>>739298746Didn’t know losers like this existed lol. You can just not use the parry if you’re so vexed, it’s not even in the new demo
>>739299360eh, its only difficult when you're trying to go for no deaths (and even then the difficulty is in trying to keep the retarded friendly NPCs alive). even then its not really "tactics". most fights can be solved by putting down a clone with the jester girl or blocking a choke with an ice wall. and even if it is more tactical than FFT my larger point is that that latter game is fucking 30 years old now at this point
>you've died>would you like to continue from the last autosave?>YES!>if you do that you'll lose unsaved progressWhat's wrong with these retarded devs? What progress is there to lose when you're at the literal game over screen and the only other option is to return to the title screen? Fucking slant-ass gooks.
>>739278505>there are no gamesI will never get this
>>739299510Never said anything about difficulty, but your reductive shit is wrong anyway>even if it’s better and a different flavor of tactics game, FFT is 30 years old now is my pointThen stop bringing it up all the time. The fucking thought terminating obsession with that game is ridiculous. Worse than Chrono Trigger or Super Metroid
>>739299814its not my fault Square thinks the turn based tactics genre ended there lol, they even did a rerelease of it to gauge if people like turn based combat
>>739299675People who say that don't play games. You can pick any genre you like on Steam, then go to popular upcoming and you'll have several interesting games being released in the next few weeks. If you go to the Metroidvania section of Steam, there's like at least 4 upcoming games in the next 2 weeks that look great.
>>739299360Ok toddler. Nobody cares about your baby directs.
>>739299875The released a remake to sate autists like you who compare every game to it
>>739300052You should genuinely kys for being such an unfunny consolewar obsessive desu
>>739300063no not really, I mean you would have to be retarded to not see why people compare Triangle Strategy to FF Tactics and Tactics Ogre. this isn't a case of obsessed tactics fan decides this is the benchmark for tactics games. like FFT is actually pretty mediocre and only remembered because it was people's first tactics game, its worse than Tactics Ogre.
>>739300147Baby directs lmao go ahead and pretend that didint bother you
>>739300147You're the one obsessing with nintendo, retard.
>>739300318Can’t believe there’s someone more retarded than he is >>739297037>>739297124
>>739300213I can see why they do it, it’s because they’re retards, such as yourself lol. “Sure it’s better than FFT at actually being a tactics game by having a completely reduced RPG element with rigid per unit classes, but I compared it to FFT, so that’s a problem”
>>739300436Obsessing so much over nintendo direct that you shit on a good game means he should had been aborted.
>>739299507Fuck off and play your rhythm minigame disguised as a mechanic.
>>739300578What game am I shitting on because of nintendo directs, you illiterate freak?
>>739300571I mean, they are tactical RPGs. But it seems you still haven't gotten my point after like 6 posts lol.
>>739300737There’s nothing of substance to get about your surface level association of things lol
>>739300689You're crying that the direct was bad so the game is bad, so yes fuck off.
The reduced dialogue option for the princess does absolutely fucking nothing apart from she talks less during combat. It's still constant fucking suggestions and pointing out obvious things like 'HEY LOOK AT THAT DOOR' and 'LOOK AT THAT SWITCH' and 'MAYBE YOU CAN MOVE THAT STATUE'. What the hell were they thinking with this shit? It's so fucking irritating, and the giant portrait of her constantly moving around when she speaks is fucking distracting. This is another game ruined by a sidekick companion for me.
>>739301072oh, you’re actually illiterate? I’m not even the one who made the original comparison to a direct to video movie. You should’ve gone to school instead of staying home and creating more inbreds with your parents
>>739301093honestly even yellow paint - as much as I hate that - would be better than the CONSTANT TALKINGjaps and their vtuber obsession strikes againfucking imbeciles
mina >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> elliotfuck this baby shit for nip gooners
>>739301093>get hit as I kill some enemies, losing my bonus>”That was amazing, Elliot!”FUCK YOU! every fucking time too
>>739301093I hate her constant autism pop up dialogues every two seconds.>"Elliot good JOB!!!">"Watch out it's a snail that's approaching you slowly from 100 metrest away.">"Is that a door! Let's open it!">Is that a rock!? That's the first time I've seen such a thing!"The only way she can make it up to me is by letting me impregnate her at the end and giving me her kingdom as a dowry.
>>739301750I like how her dress actually covers her feet completely
>>739301313I just don't understand why it must be so invasive. I walked into a room and before I even registered there was a puzzle the princess already told me what it was and how to do it. Why can't there be an option that if a player needs help, they can ask the princess for advice. Even the most infamously invasive helper character Navi had the decency to just say HEY! LISTEN! to prompt you to seek help most of the time, rather than just dump it on you regardless if you wanted it or not.
>>739301869Exposing your feet is too lewd for a princess of that time.
>>739301948good, dresses/robes are always best when they cover the feet and ideally trail on the floor a bit
>>739301884maybe it's cope, but I hope they get enough backlash to give us an option to turn her and the fairy off completely from talking
>>739300213Please just shut up. You call Triangle Strategy easy cause you can supposedly just wall everything with a clone and an ice wall, but then praise Tactics Ogre where magic has no identity whatsoever? And FFT is only mediocre, but other tactics games don't deserve to be played if they don't abide by some arbitrary standards?
>>739276497he is sooo pretty. i wish western games had male heroes like that
>>739303493>but other tactics games don't deserve to be played if they don't abide by some arbitrary standards?where are you getting this part from
>>739298147>clunky garbage in 2026 is ... le good actually>not being able to aim your bow with right stick is .. le good actually>8-way-aiming with full range movement is ... le good actuallyWe left you faggots behind a long time ago, go play your Ninja Gaiden and fuck off.
>idiots fighting over le triangle strategy>a game that is barely even a game as it's 70% talking and 30% actually playing the gameget over yourselvesteam asano fucking sucks nigger cocks
>>739301093>take contact damage because my faggot Elliot entered two pixels too far into the enemy mob's hurtbox>"Maybe you should try using a shield."Fuck you bitch
>>739304185>aieeee reading!!Sad, they invented the skip cutscene button for you, but I guess you need to be able to read to know it :(
>>739278201Nice, so just like all 3 Octopath (console) games too.
>>739304564fucking fag, your game is dogshit. all asano games have abysmal writing both in plot and dialogue. go read a fucking book, nigger
>>739284895This isn't from the prologue demo
>>739304832Give me examples or you're just schizo babbling
>>739304832calm down little sperg, words can’t hurt you. But you can hurt yourself, which I encourage
>>739301884You can turn her down in the settings
>>739304832don't play the english dub of TS, worst mistake I ever made
>>739304995kys, asanonigger. I playe them and the games are fucking dogshit only like because of LE NOSTALGIA. get some tastes, nigger
>>739305434eh. they have good ideas, but the adherence to being a nostalgiabait company because thats what they think sells is kinda tiring. I also wish they dropped the HD2D shit. basically, I miss Bravely
>>739305635>I'm gayBro we know
>>739305635>>739305719bravely at least had soul, this nostalgiabait shit is so low effort and soulless, it hurts to look at and I can't play them without skipping every cutscene - a thing I usually never did in my life as a gamer. squeenix is fucking cooked man
>>739305719idk, I liked the Bravely artstlye. Ikushima is overrated I think. he's a worse Takahashi. ig that makes me a bit gay
>>739304832I always see midwits say this shit in vn threads>Go read a book instead!You obviously dont like books if you think its a bad thing for videogames to require a lot of reading. I fucking love reading so I like rpgs with a lot of it ie Morrowind or Persona. Not everything you read has to be shit like The Strudlhof Steps. Reading things you find to be fun is a good use of time.
>>739306553>You obviously dont like books if you think its a bad thing for videogames to require a lot of readingI never said that thoug, imbecile. the writing is fucking BAD. I'll just read something GOOD instead. niggerscum
>>739306824Octopath 2 had mostly goods writingses tho, Octopath 1 and 0 is are the slopsa one's
>>739280056It's not a proper romance, fucking bullshit.
It's Always Sunny in
>>739301750>I RECOGNIZE THAT BUILDING>YOU SHOULD TRY USING YOUR SHIELD>MAYBE WE MISSED SOMETHING>I RECOGNIZE THAT BUILDING>YOU SHOULD TRY USING YOUR SHIELD>MAYBE WE MISSED SOMETHING>I RECOGNIZE THAT BUILDING>YOU SHOULD TRY USING YOUR SHIELD>MAYBE WE MISSED SOMETHINGThis might be the first game where fully voice acted characters is a negative
>>739307741Turn the partner chat down and/or the voices off
>>739282246Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger are great names
>>739305434>Illiterate retard has no taste and can’t typelol>>739307741The “missed something” is actually okay as a way to say “you can still get something in here, you don’t have to leave and come back” which is the case for some. the rest is ass
>>739309463kys, faggot
Adventures of Elliot is a game
>>739299675My guy your pic is literally the definition of "there's nothing to play", the only exception is the Bradley game.
>>739312115You only recognize Bradley and Bloodstained be honest
>>739276497Jesus christ this hd2d shit never stops being ugly as sin
>>739276497>A$ 89.95nah i'll pirate
>>739304185Were you guys all playing on the easiest difficulty? Because the combat encounters all took me more time than most of the "story"
>>739299675I took this to mean "releasing soon" and got excited thinking I missed a Star Iliad 2026 announcement.As far as 2026 releases (actual releases, not early access) I can't think of much upcoming that I have positive expectations for. Even most of this list is pushing it.
>>739315019did you play magical blush? is it good?
>>739315238Assuming you mean the demo, no I haven't. Might try it closer to release if the save carries over.
I used cheat engine to give me magicite, can't gacha me
>>739301093>>739301750There's someone on the team who thinks gamers are all drooling retards. Triangle Strategy does the exact same thing, everything is explained 10x before they move on, 0 nuance or subtlety whatsoever.Hard pass for me, already gave them too many chances, enough is enough.
asking 60 dollars for this game, bro what... 29.99, which is more reasonable, would have unironically made them more money on launch sales.
>>739317285Retarded gooks think this is twice as good as Hades 2 lmao. Square Enix will bankrupt once the FF14 money runs out, because every other game of theirs is a flop.
