There's a sale going on, so I picked up a few titles I haven't played yet. I don't really like FuRyu games though.
What do you think of the translation of Crystar? The first party member has lesbian vibes, but then her backstory paints a completely different picture.
>>3976267It's not an invention of the English localization. But it is poorly written. This is supposed to be her "mask", her "Id". And you're supposed to collect tears called "Id...ea". Terrible nomenclature. It executed a lot of concepts poorly. All the girl's guardians are named after Greek Philosophers. Kokoro's is named Diogenes a.k.a "The Dog" Famous for living shamelessly in a barrel and enjoying simple pleasures. And shining a lamp in people's face looking for an "honest man". They made Kokoro's guardian look like a beefy blood thirsty werewolf. To be fair, it's kind of hard to represent simple living, simple pleasures, like sunlight, when they're patrolling a conceptual after-life without a sun and you can count the number of people you can talk to on one hand.
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I didn't play Crystar but I love Crymachina with all my heart. The gameplay is really bad though.
>>3974518Caligula Effect 2 is the only decent one, all others are like AI generated garbage devoid of personality and filled to the brim with very bad copypasted dungeons.I don't even know what's their problem. Who the fuck wants to sit though 10 floors of copypasted garbage, even if the story and boss fights are 10/10 (which they're not), this will still leave a horrible impression and sour people on the game (and its developer).Cut it all out. (Which is apparently what they finally did in Crymachina, but I haven't played that one.)
Some story tidbits I gathered about the next Mass Effect a while ago. The game is not a sequel to the original trilogy or MEA. Outside the opening mission, it is set after the events of MEA. Time passed that the issues with the Kett is delt with, but you will still see familiar faces from MEA. Game starts with a relay ship arriving in Andromeda. Tensions rise as the Milky Way people try to take control. Not through force, but a “We know better and have superior tech” way. Brewing of conflict starts. A mysterious foe arrives and starts attacking the Milky Way people. Shepard is long dead, but their legacy is alive. Their post OT life is left largely open to interpretation. Most believe they either died at the end of ME3 or went completely dark. Almost all choices you made have a cannon choice now. So Shepards gender, which Ryder you played, or lover you got with will remain your choice, among other smaller things. Bigger choices are canonized, like with the genophage or Geth/Quarian choice. Your personal choices are not forgotten and will be remembered. Like, the game will start with no genophage, though you chose not to cure it. Most dialogue will be “been cured for some time”. The codex will read, “During the great war, Commander Shepard had a chance to cure the genophage but chose not to and destroyed the cure. ‘X number of years later’ a team of scientists discovered a cure.” If you did cure it in ME3, then the codex would change to, “Shepard and (insert living scientist) cured the genophage during the great war.” As for the ending of ME3, the prologue mission is a redo of the ending. Stuff happens, and it ends with the push of one button. The Reapers stop attacking and just start rebuilding. They give a bunch of knowledge and help the Geth become real people then all go to a snowy planet and simply die. No more Reapers. They are taking all the best parts of the endings and cram them together to make one happy ending.
>>3977035Maybe you'll be delighted to hear the lead artist returns from the og trilogy. We'll see how it works out.
>>3977150>We'll see how it works outWill be shit, no need to wait.
>>3977154Ok, depressed guy on the internet. I believe you (not)
>>3975495Who are project leads? It is veilguard people isn't it?
>>3977109>LARPit's not larping if it's on the internet
I just finished the game first time going 100% blind, not finishing any of the major quests, didin't break the siege, lucking in to the Hellgate and got the "Let the Sleeping dogs lie" Achivement. I guess this is a "default" failure ending? That anyone can achieve if they fail at everything? I'm gonna replay it instantly going more of a non-combat build. How much replayability is there? How much did I miss? I guess alot since I had no idea what I was doing Do all the factions have their own ending? Or background?
>>3976840There's isn't really a super default ending. There's tons of endings and ways to play through tough. Love this game.
>>3976840Age of Decadence
>>3976859Mind you there are also unique failure states.
>>3976840Nice setting, especially compared to most generic rpg shit. But gameplay was not really for me. And I generally don't like these top down rpgs in the first place.
>>3976840>How much replayability is there?A lot. At least 3 playthroughs for a full experience. In your case, at least 4.
Hello, first time I'm posting anything on 4chan, I've mostly just been lurking around. How does /vrpg/ feel about the Might and Magic series? For me, MMVII is among some of my favorite games, recently started a full knight party playthrough. Sadly the series was abandoned for more HoMM games and mobile slop, but I still kind of wish they've made a new mainline entry, since I enjoyed MMX: Legacy.
>>3967809Academics, please respond
>>3967809>>3969970OP here, sadly I've been rather busy as of late, but I've been keeping an eye on this thread. As for any kind of inventory QoL features, sadly there aren't any to speak of, but I think there was something like that in the MAW mod for WoE. Although MAW mod also makes major changes to the gameplay, including new itemization, etc. I've yet to actually play it myself, but a friend of mine has been bothering me with trying to get me to play it with her in multiplayer. As for whether the updates break anything, from my experience they may. I was playing a solo ranger run and after an update, a certain script wouldn't trigger in a dungeon at all. But that was a while back. And as far as I'm aware, the mod isn't really updated these days. There's also a lot of useful info in the original CH thread about the mod. https://www.celestialheavens.com/forum/topic/16657
>>3966013>>3966723I hope that I'll also eventually get to write a proper reply to your posts. It's been an incredible read though, that much I can say in the few words that I can spare atm.
>>3966726>>The Diplomacy system in Master of Magic is completely non-functionalsure if that counts an wizarding RPG. the diplomacy kind of works. just that the AI seems to be turbo-aggressive all the time.and breaking deal whenever they feel like it. the only "peaceful" way to win is to cast the Spell of Mastery, but as soon as you cast it, everyone wages war on you.
>>3967910>I have played 1-5 many times but every time I try to play 6 it feels so awfulMany fundamental mechanics of III, IV, and V are exactly the same in VI, but in a 3D environment, especially the stuff that defines Might and Magic:>Open World at Start, Constrained by Relative Capabilities of Party vs. Enemies>Spells/Abilities Needed to Access Certain Areas>Monsters Visible on Map; Player Often Decides EngagementNot to mention the toggleable Turn-Based/Real-Time system that is tremendous fun. The only thing I really missed from the earlier titles was exploring towns and clearing them of monsters.I'm actually interested to know what "feels so awful," if you'd care to clarify.>>3967912>RealisticIf you could clear the tag via fencing or surrendering the items to a guard, sure, in a way--certainly no worse than the Oblivion system--but you can't, and it is indeed an awful, immersion-breaking bug.>>3970572I'm glad you're still here, OP--this is the busiest time of year for me, but I will start having a (relatively) normal life again starting next week. I'd definitely prefer a slower exchange of higher-quality posts than the all-too-common alternative.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
I have never played this series before. I have been done my research and I'm interested on playing: Marie, Rorona, Totori and Ayesha.I decided staring first with Rorona, however I can't decide whether I should play OG Rorona or Plus.I heard Plus is more of a Remake rather than a "Director's Cut". I usually look down on remakes so I'm indecisive for this case. I don't mind the ugly graphics of the original game and I'm concerned if the new gameplay additions might casualize game or if the improvements will make Totori less enjoyable, as it will make it outdated by comparison.Is there a real reason to stick with OG Rorona over Plus?Atelier Thread, I guess.
>>3975713I haven't played the original Rorona. I've heard it's slightly more difficult than Plus, though, and has a few unique alchemy mechanics rather than just borrowing from Meruru. Rorona Plus also has some quality of life improvements over Totori, and some post-game content that's intended to be played after Totori and Meruru plot-wise.Regardless of what you go with, I recommend also playing Meruru if you end up enjoying Rorona and/or Totori. I also advise avoiding guides and letting your playthrough be your own, even if that means you'll screw some things up.
>>3975803Baseline rorona is not a hard game, but it can be a bit tedious. If plus has introduced merurus QoL then it’s probably a significant improvement but I guess it might sour you on meruru ahead of time (meruru is a great game with a really well designed gameplay loop). That being said, if you are at all engaged by the crafting and explore its options you should easily discover what you need to beat the game. With or without these qol. The timer is a meme, once I got in the groove I had weeks to sleep off at the end of every deadline.Anon is right though, NG+ is there for you and it gives you significant advantages that let you get all the achievements. Do your first run without a guide.
>>3975713AFAIK you need a walkthrough to see all the endings in Totori.i love the high=impact aussie violence and panties in Totori btw.
>play as Evil character>dude is just some bitch jobber who dies trying to avenge his friends>wonder why everyone on vee arr pee gee hates him>play as Good character>this dude forces himself into my party>can't tell him "fuck off, we're full">if you're nice to him at all he thinks you're tryna smash>doesn't drop it at all because he's in love with you or something>look up how to kick him out>even reddit thinks he's a sex pestOkay fine, I concede. As a degenerate even I don't like this dude and even Gale is less of a problem.
>>3970576Thanks for letting me now.>>3970563A-anon.. this is so sudden... but I like you too!
>>3976281As of patch 6 i think Owlcat validated incapacitating Minthara and then save her at Moonrise towers as a way to get her without siding with the goblins. Her presence alongside Helsin (if you choose to recruit him as well) no longer produces bugs of any kind and dialogue to incorporate this choice to the narrative has been added. She ask about why you decide to spare her and whatnot. She even offers romance in act 2 and 3.Way i see it that´s the best way to recruit it weather you plan to recruit Helsin or not. I like even my "evil" characters to be pragmatic rather than just crazy homicidal like the durge. I have no problem with killing NPCs if they are being disrespectful or if killing them will bring some benefit but i´ve never liked the "you are evil so you have to kill this kid and this puppy for no reason" type of evil. Goblins don´t count though. The only good goblin is a dead one.
>>3976294>As of patch 6 i think Owlcat validated incapacitating Minthara and then save her at Moonrise towers as a way to get her without siding with the goblins. Her presence alongside Helsin (if you choose to recruit him as well) no longer produces bugs of any kind and dialogue to incorporate this choice to the narrative has been added. She ask about why you decide to spare her and whatnot. She even offers romance in act 2 and 3.Hence I said using cheese methods to get her, even though the way you're SUPPOSED to get her is siding with the goblins.
>>3976269>You kind of have to save him and then do the whole Thaniel questI don't remember talking to anyone named Thaniel, and I spent two real life hours trying to rescue Halsin only for that nigga to show up back up at The Grove.
>>3976301>toggling on non-lethal attacks to knock people out instead of killing them is “cheese”Why do you think they included that option, then? Minthara is one of the very few instances of the game even acknowledging that you spared someone and didn’t kill them. Most of the time they just die because Larian are lazy hacks.
The Last Good RPG
>Sister gets kidnapped>Go looking for her>Find a battle going on>See the only woman on the battlefield>Looks nothing like your sister>OMG it's my sister>Run into the middle of the battleI forgot how goofy the opening of this game is. I can't remember if there's a story reason for it or if Rush has just only met 2 women in his life.
>>3976673Rush is the consistently the dumbest guy in the story.
>>3967520Squeenix pulled the original game from Steam when the remasterd console version (which added most of the improvements from the PC version) was announced, but then this newer version was never brought to PC.Since the game isn't allowed to be sold on Steam anymore and there never was a physical release for PC, it's now impossible to (legally) get it on PC anymore, which contributes to its cult status.
>>3976935I found it on internet archive, and it says it's just a DODI repack.https://archive.org/details/the-last-remnant
>>3976975Yeah there are various places where you can still find pirated copies and you could also play the XBOX version through an emulator if you wanted, but that's why I specified legally.
People will really defend this ‘detective’ ‘RPG’:>Witness of the murder was there on the run from corrupt government officials in ungoverned and unpoliced part of town.>At the penthouse of a hotel for months (had loads of money apparently).>Hanged out with mercenary that harasses other women, brags about his atrocities and is always dressed in armor.>When he is killed by a bullet from an unknown killer, witness doesn’t leave the hotel and flee but keeps living at the crime scene.>Fortunately no one called the police because of local vigilantes that replace the police there, so there is no crime investigation that would have revealed her location to the corrupt government officials that want to kill her (she used to be a top-secret spy for them).>Still asks local vigilantes to divert the attention to them just to be sure.>They will agree with it because anyone who comes to their district is desperate and deserves protection (even when they can afford a luxurious penthouse for months).>With their help, stages a lynching by the vigilantes to divert any attention from her, but still makes herself the motive of the lynching.>Calls the police because she wants the body to be taken down.>The police arrive, can’t magically take the body down and ask a local to do it.>They investigate her and she lies to them but also says the vigilantes are lying about the lynching.>The vigilantes tell the police what really happened.>The police return to her, she goes along with the story thus becoming a witness in the investigation.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>3971481seems like the type a shit those fake Jews make
>>3970271it's pretentious and I wasted my fucking paycheck on buying it I should've just played from dust, at least there I can be god and judge the natives as they jackoff to eachother in their sleep
>>3969838kek someone got filtered
I just finished the sacred and terrible airKurvitz can't write and ending to save his life
>>3976846You simply can’t get filtered by this slow-burn type of shit, there was no subtlety about it, all the themes you could get filtered out of were in your face
Reblog if you would date a robot.I am not a Robot, I am asking for a friend
>Aigis>Metis>Labrys>Makoto NiijimaAtlus needs to stop making robot girls so hot, man.
>>3970008>>3970031Damn the old portraits suck ass
>>3970008that's something a robot would say.
>>3975730>>Makoto NiijimaGet better taste anon
>>3976833Anon, are you okay? He clearly said he WASN'T a robot.
I'll startFFV is the only Final Fantasy that still holds up extremely well all around, at least in its original version
>>3967905I think you're wrong. FF8 completely loses focus after disk 1 which is admittedly great.
Weird how they changed Rydia's damage animation in the us version
I played FFV's earliest ROM translation (rpge), predating my first playthough of FF7 and really hit different since I was a late adopter of the next gen of consoles. It felt like getting a fucking new game at christmas.
>>39328068 has too many autistic gimmicks to be enjoyable blind and the story and characters are just not good.
>>3976519Why not?
Have you played any interesting RPG Maker game lately?
>>3976725Vene is the protagonist
>>3942233>Space FuneralI vouch for it and strongly recommend it, it's a very unique and memorable game.
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>>3976917Dooms Trilogy. I vouch for it and strongle recommend it, it's a very unique and memorable game.
>>3976920Quadrilogy*
Is there any hope for this company?
>>3973734>and I'm interesting in continuing the Trails series as wellOh yeah that's how they get. This is insidious.
>Ys Origin is a great prequel that expands on the loreOrigin is considered a melodramatic, glorified fan fiction by Japanese purists of the first two games, written by people who know nothing about the series' true "origin" and that completely ignores the established lore.>>3953687>The differences between Chronicles and complete are very minorChronicles is just Complete with the choice of newer art and an arranged soundtrack by Jindo. It was originally done as a PSP port of Complete. You can access everything in Complete by playing Chronicles.>The biggest change that comes to mind is adding a small town where Adol wakes up in to explain how he got there and the abnormal weather that is isolating this area from help abroad.Yes, all that was already in Eternal (1998) and Complete (2001) by extension.>to be more in line with Ys 6's plot as that is the game that the larger Ys meta plot is working off of.The new staff's half-assed attempt to tie everything back to the Winged Ones with Ys VI was the worst, including the change they made to Galbalan's lore in Felghana.
>>3973966>Origin is considered a melodramatic, glorified fan fiction by Japanese purists of the first two gamesJust like the Ys I & II PC remakes.
>>3973520Ys8 is a genuinely good game.
>>3958871Holy fucking shit someone is talking about Xanadu yippie!!!!Okay anon, I personally recommend maxing out CHR early on with some points into STR and MAG. DEX can be low, I personally never bother putting a single point into MGR. You'll want some agility too. The game purposefully spreads your starting stats thin, but equipment is uber important in Xanadu so that's why I say max out Charisma. Also! Sell the spectacles you start with and buy some bottles, they lower the price of gear even more while active, and become more effective as you use them because all items get better as you use them in Xanadu. Oh, and make sure you always kill the last enemy in combat with melee, otherwise you won't get their item drop, just money.
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?
>>3965377Good dialogue options be like>Side quest? I don't want payment for your most important quest! Use it to buy more froggies for your puddle, now that the Frog Eater has been vanquished.
>>3950173yeah, be an edgelord faggot to feel special
>>3956116>RPGs don't offer enough cool rewards for being evil.I'm a collossal selfish asshole, why doesn't anyone appreciate it properly!
>>3950178You will keep saying that even as you are nailed to a cross. Each nail driven into your hands "Caesar isn't evil." Then they begin to break your legs and after each blow to your knees you mutter through clenched teeth "Caesar did nothing wrong."And then, as the vultures circle above the soon to be feast of Caesar's most loyal cultist, you begin to succumb to exhaustion the final breathes you painfully utter will be "Ave true to Caesar."
>>3950173you're not evil for nuking megaton they are for being dirty retards who built a town on top of a bomb
>>3971877High Rock. You never wondered why it was called that?
Redguards tongue my anus
>>3885760I just witnessed some absolute n’wah outlander break into my family’s ancestral tomb. When he left I checked in and he desecrated remains of 20 of my progenitors, took the sword of my line’s founder and all the offerings we left over 500 yearsOrdinators told me it’s not a crime, apparently…
>>3976455It's Imperial law. Your ancestors attacked him first.
>>3949177Much like IRL on Nirn easterners are much, much more racist than westerners. Every single race on Akavir hopes to exterminate the rest of them
Is there room for a kenshi thread on VRPG or is the game all talked out?Hopes for kenshi 2? Latest mod you've tried out? Cool stories from your playthrough?
>>3973579>pay to play kenshi modThat has to be a pretty niche audience
>>3972781Thanks ChatGPT, but what confused me was the hypothetical "should have". Since they DID make ancient science books extremely scarce in safe areas, while most of the dangerous areas DO have little to no food.
>>3975340Now read your post and tell me how anyone that isn't you was supposed to know that's what you meant? retard
>>3934576>Hopes for kenshi 2?>Worst case scenario:It will never be released.>Best case scenario:A Bannerlord situation, the old game with better graphics, content missing from the first, and shallow new mechanics.
am i tripping or does this youtube thumbnail look like a modded Kenshi screenshot? lol>>3976410i think the worst possible outcome for Kenshi 2 is for it to get "just" popular enough for lofi to be bough out by Ubisoft or someone, and a future Kenshi 3 being to the Kenshi IP what Bethesda and Fallout 3 were to the acquired Fallout IP.>normies latch onto the meta-ironic humor and social-political allegories like flies on shit>gameplay and systems are further dumbed down to be as broadly appealing as possible >semi-linear narrative within a Ubisoft style open world>the once shocking violence and miserable themes of Kenshi are flanderized into dramatized, gory action gameplay & overly comical humor that constantly undermines anything resembling sincerity in the writing and tone>Beep becomes the face and mascot of the series like Vault Boy is to Fallout (he already is this)>Ubisoft partners with Amazon to make the Kenshi TV Show, directed by Eric Kripke
