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how many examples of this can you think of? what causes this? it's a shame seeing potential new series with so much promise and gaining momentum then just be abandoned because people only want to play final fantasy slop that even they admit isn't good
>>3964533Ni no kuni is a wonderful jrpg the sequel is kinda meh. I liked kaitos 1 more as well
>>3964980I like this game a lot - I would 100% replay it over FFTA or even FFT - but it does really suffer from its main plot being essentially fluff. The older FFT games had really interesting narrative ideas, to the point where those aspects are still talked about today - there's nothing at all worth discussing about Illua, Luso, Adelle, or any of the other 1-note characters in FFTA2.
>>3965043>there's nothing at all worth discussing about Illua, Luso, Adelle, or any of the other 1-note characters in FFTA2.I mean I kinda liked the Frimelda sidequest, the Gria quartet, the clan trials, Bonga Bugle. Fleshes out the world well. Could've done better and maybe let those characters intersect with the main plot, though.Also unlocking jobs through quests is IMO better than the way FFT/FFTA/Tactics Ogre does it through stat/mastery checks. Thematically more fitting. Chocobo Knight is such a letdown, however
>>3964533I was a Gamecube owner and also was most interested in JRPGs of all genres. This was a really bad position to be in. I was constantly looking for information about any new JRPGs that might be coming out because there were so few. I had played Baten Kaitos and I remember being there for Origins day one. Still remember the exact day, got my friend to drive me to the store after school, I think we went to fucking Media Play. Back then I used to post on NeoGAF and they had weekly chart threads and I was horrified at the Origins sales numbers. I think it sold less than 50k copies in the US. Just brutal. Sad end to a great game and really interesting series.
They recently did a remaster for Baten Kaitos and based on the steam charts numbers the sales were abysmal. 87 players all-time peak. When it comes to JRPGs if you aren't a big name with billion dollar cut-scene slop like Final Fantasy it seems people just don't care.
It's Monday once again. What monster collecting or monster raising games have you been playing? What upcoming ones are you looking forward to?
>>3965091Its the 7 second Confusion.
>>3965096i think that's the same dragon, but i could be forgetting another one that had a long confusion effect
>>3965111It was just from Raven, who you get super early. I noticed it was broken quickly, but it didn't become self-sufficient and infinitely castable until my Agility got high enough. Or just using the trinket that increases the duration to 12 seconds.
>>3965114oh, huhi was thinking of vemonrosa, which uses a whole skill rotation to lock the enemy out and you get at like early-midgame
>>3965119Im sure theres definitely more broken combos than just the Raven confuse then spam the all stat up and down thing, I just noticed Ravens the fastest is all.
Continuing the comfy thread from >>3939690
>>3964926>>3964909Canonically, Godlike are deeply distrusted outcasts. The few exceptions like Pallegina and Tekēhu are either from a relatively progressive culture (Pallegina) or happen to possess particular talent (Tekēhu).
>>3964940Weird, it seems like all the most flamboyant and well-liked characters are godlike, according to all these gold names I talked to
>>3964940Doesn't it also depend on the type of Godlike they are (Nature vs. being a Death Nigga for instance) as well as status iirc. Pallegina was a noble or something.>>3964941>Talking to backer NPCsBiggest mistake anon. Terrible taste all around for Obsidian to let backer NPCs through without revisions and the backers themselves to giga-fluff their character
>>3964882The chiming in is maybe a symptom of Pillars 1 having pretty low budget and not being very refined as an RPG. I think what is there of the characters has plenty of personality, most of all Durance and Zahua are very big and upfront. I liked the Devil too, as insane as she is all the dialogue really nails the whole BPD psychokiller bit to a hilarious degree. Yeah a lot of them are tied to their exposition and their quest because of the nature of the game but you get a fair amount of information as to their state, wants, their hobbies. There's real soul behind 1's writing, even if it has eons of exposition and is low budget. 2's writing, eh... not so much. Characters chime in a lot more but what we get is so milquetoast and even more one-note. Eder is offensively basic in 2, he just loves animals. Meanwhile Aloth, a completely fine character to transition and expand on from his quest, just got turned into Thaos 2.0 and a shifty jew at that
>>3965052>Terrible taste all around for Obsidian to let backer NPCs through without revisions One issue is that, while backer removal mods exist, they just delete them, without adding other characters in their stead. So some areas (taverns) now look weirdly empty.
DEAD RED HOOD is scheduled for release in 2026https://x.com/toro_yori_ebi/status/2011999924398014529
>>3964888pov you are poro's dog cock
>>3958669>Not a single Bill post in this entire threadSerpent God why have you forsaken me?
>>3964648Well I'm fucking blind and retarded
>RPG Codex's top 100 RPGs of all timeholy shit this is embarrassing
>>3964960yes? i don't see why you seem to be deriving some kind of value judgement on my part, from my objectively true and neutral observation.
>>3964950>100% predicated on player skill>>3964967>my objectively true and neutral observation.Take your (you) my good sir xD
>>3958781>westoid grimdark slopyea i'm good
>>3961200That's true but everyone will just mock your observation because it also describe 4channers.
>>3961343>good constructive posts are redditcringe hivemind mentality
Traditionally you're always playing the hero in video games, saving the day, slaying the dragon and what not. Which is why it's refreshing for a video game to allow you to play as the villain. Steal and murder, buke megaton, join Caesar, betray everyone, intentionally tell Lily to bot take her meds so she gets the bonus Melee weapons perk, choose the meanest dialogue options, destroy every faction and loot their stuff, become the new ruler of Vegas, and wipe out the followers of the apocalypse to prevent another Caesar rising to challenge your reign. Oh yeah, also kill all those savages in Honest Hearts, and betray Joshua Graham right before the final boss, just to steal his kill (and his loot). Don't want to have Caesar's former right hand man roaming around to challenge your regime, now do we?
>>3960096>enters vault 101 after hearing the distress signal>(Anakin's betrayal playing)>Amata be like "lone wanderer, there's too many of them, what are we going to do?">*ignites my shishkebab*
Welcome to the salty spitoon, how tough are ya?How tough am I, how tough am i?! I installed the dawnguard dlc the other day!Yeah, so?After I killed keeper Carcette and the vigil of stendarr.
>>3950173But I'm white, so that quickly bores and sickens me, along with breaking my immersion. Why can't the other races understand?
>>3950173But Anon, the NCR is the evil path.
>>3965108>But Anon, the NCR is the evil pathIt is astounding how many fail to comprehend this simple truth.
Which version do I play? I have mods and flash cards out the wazoo
>>3963583>"You want to help me? Then kill yourself right now!"Not before you and I copulate you beautiful thing. Yukiko look-alike indeed.
>>3964559I accept your concession.
>>3963529>AI defender using a bot responsetypical
>>3963207The new one has worse character sprites than the 2010 original version. They look cheap, less detailed something about them makes me look for glitches typical for AI generated images.
>Claiming opinions that you disagree with as botsSounds more bot-like behavior than those so-called "AI defenders" desu.
/vrpg/ give me advice. My little brother is autistic and he’s been obsessed with making his own RPG game for about 4 years now. Literally 4 years of him tinkering in RPG Maker MZ or whatever version it is.The problem is, he’s genuinely getting aggressive and defensive over it whenever I try to give him basic criticism, and on top of that, I’m basically forced by my parents to draw the concepts for him because "you're good at art”. I can’t even get good pictures of it. And he unironically believes this game is going to be the next Undertale or Omori.The writing is agonizing. How the fuck do I tell someone who has spent 4 years on a project that a protagonist who speaks in the third person like a toddler completely ruins any chance of taking the game's "serious emotional moments" seriously?/vrpg/ Is this what all solo dev RPG Maker projects look like? Just mashed together tropes from popular games? Tell me I'm not crazy for thinking this is gonna be a massive flop if he ever actually finishes it? How do I deal with this without causing a war in the house?
OP let him upload it somewhere and see how it does. If it fails, hopefully he'll learn a lesson. If it does well, you can claim some credit for art assets.
>>3964515move out from your parent's home faggot>>3964525this
i think that you shouldnt crush your little brothers ideacould you give us some information about the game? maybe some lore or something like that?
>>3964515how do you expect us to give any advice if we cant see the project for ourselves to provide an unbiased opinion on what the flaws are?
>>3964515Genuinely I wish I had this kind of drive. I've never been this motivated about anything. I admire your bro, even if it sucks, tell him to keep at it.
Companions no one likes. Be it because they're awful or just uninteresting.
>>3962603I forgot he has ever existedHe and the fucking DA2
>>3964684He has 18 Dex and can use the stun katana right away, while Minsc and Mazzy come with useless proficiencies. There are three items to boost strength and only one to boost dex. Probably would be a popular choice if he wasn't black.
>>3963347I liked Boone a lot
Unless you go out of your way to invest in Bunyan, Momo is goddamn useless.
>>3960473horrible footwearartist drew flipflops but didn't even take into account that they're making an adventurerliterally slips off your feet easily the moment you're going backwardno effort, not even a thought on itfuck you owlcat
>Get robbed blind right at the start of the game >Get robbed blind AGAIN right after the first major story dungeon Whose idea was this?
>>3959980>>Get robbed blind AGAIN right after the first major story dungeonJust kill them? They're not that difficult.
>>3959980Is this game any good?
>>3963401it is, if you like Fallout 2
>>3959980did you saw a char you made? its literal imbecile who left a fucking AK like 3 meters from himself. Also you can kill the starting robbers.
>>3964641lol not anymore in the latest version
Thirst’s translation is 95% done.Hollowwald’s still on the way. We also got a new April Fool’s game.
Ino belongs to me.
>>3964961He's mine already
I wanna be Ino
>>3964978Well, he is cute. It’s nice to be cute.
Elements edition.Gears, Saga, Blade... what have you.Will Takahashi rip off Arthur Clark for the fourth time in a row?
>>3962889Sue me, but I actually like the massive party size
>>3963095same, party size limits should be a thing of the past
>>3963095Me too, but I wish we could remove or add party members.
Just finished chapter 4 in XBC3. That Consul J was a bitch. Had to use 4 healers 2 tanks, and 1 attacker just to get through that fight and I barely managed. Team was level 26 while J was level 29. Also this whole Pentelas region was fucked on emulation, graphics were tearing all over the place. Had to do a lot of messing around just to make it bearable. Hopefully its just this region.
>>3965076The trick to that fight is focusing on tanking and making positioning him away from the others a priority, his straight line AoE stab attack does enormous damage to non-tanks
Aside from SMT/Persona how many RPG games take place in a modern setting?
>>3962443Do you think you might be overreacting just a little?
>>3962443do you think you might be illiterate just a little?
>>3965031>>3965046samefagging won't get you anywhere, you're the /k/ equivalent of a no-gunsa no-RPGs
>>3965062I'm not trying to get anywhere, I was just laughing at your unhinged spergout
>>3965066you don't seem like the type to get anywhere in life, honestlyI mean, can you even make an RPG list?
Have you played any interesting RPG Maker game lately?
>>3957251Yes anon, this thread is for discussion of actual good RPGM Maker games and not meme tranny porn sludge.
>>3933092This game looks interesting but its boring as fuck I quit after 10 minutes https://dataerase.itch.io/daedalus000000exe
>>3957421>Default rtp>Tranny porn sludgeU can tell this nigga plays undertale. Kekypow!
God damn it feels good being a Towelket fan and having a TON of games to play, rather than wallowing in misery because my favorite RPGM develper made only 1-3 games and then made nothing else aside from bad lazy remakes!
