Games The RPG thread

[Crude]

Man, that hurts. Hopefully it finds it's way back to you one way or another.

Thanks. Well if I don't find it I suppose I'll just wait for the price to drop. Hopefully by then all the games I'm interested in will also be cheaper. I love bargains, in fact that's how I managed to get many of my games in recent times

 

[zelllogan]

I'm not sure whether or not I should buy Ninokuni on ps3. Isn't it too childish ?

 

[cearon]

I'm not sure whether or not I should buy Ninokuni on ps3. Isn't it too childish ?

The story is great and yes the animation seems like that but if ni no kuni were to be written by hans christian andersen we would be reading it like any other fairy tail.
It is a game every2 should play thou DS version with the book is way better, downsize is you have to carry the book everywhere upside being you can swat annoying ppl with it. It is very effective

In short the game should be played by every1 who enjoys good RPG with great story.

 

[Jammin]

I'm not sure whether or not I should buy Ninokuni on ps3. Isn't it too childish ?

I think it depends on your taste to some degree. It's very much kid themed but there is really great emotion there too.

It's like a really good kids movie that way.

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On another note, I've been playing a ton of Fire Emblem Awakening and in my opinion it's better than Final Fantasy Tactics and Tactics Ogre. It's not an exaggeration to say it's my new favorite game in the genre... of all time. That's how much I like it.

The characters are really what really puts it over the top. It's the best cast in an RPG I think I've ever seen I can't even pick a favorite, because they are all so damn good.

Some of my favorites so far are..

• A Thief who is completely obsessed with candy.
• A dumb yet handsome Warrior who talks about himself in the third person.
• A womanizing Archer whose only purpose in joining your party is to woo one of your more masculine female cavalry soldiers.
• A massive Knight whose personality and presence are so mild people constantly forget he exists and accuse him of vanishing when he was there the whole time.
• A female mage who is analytical and logical to the point of near insanity.
• A gruff female werebunny (Yeah, you read that right....)

 

[riki]

Nintendo has posted Fire Emblem: Awakening DLC info if you're interested.

 

[zelllogan]

I finally bought ni no kuni, I played 5 hours and for now, I think it's fantastic. The first quality JRPG I played for a long time. The last one that I really enjoyed was eternal sonata ...

The art is incredible, story seems good, ... very promising.

 

[kakashi919]

I think it depends on your taste to some degree. It's very much kid themed but there is really great emotion there too.

It's like a really good kids movie that way.

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On another note, I've been playing a ton of Fire Emblem Awakening and in my opinion it's better than Final Fantasy Tactics and Tactics Ogre. It's not an exaggeration to say it's my new favorite game in the genre... of all time. That's how much I like it.

The characters are really what really puts it over the top. It's the best cast in an RPG I think I've ever seen I can't even pick a favorite, because they are all so damn good.

Some of my favorites so far are..

• A Thief who is completely obsessed with candy.
• A dumb yet handsome Warrior who talks about himself in the third person.
• A womanizing Archer whose only purpose in joining your party is to woo one of your more masculine female cavalry soldiers.
• A massive Knight whose personality and presence are so mild people constantly forget he exists and accuse him of vanishing when he was there the whole time.
• A female mage who is analytical and logical to the point of near insanity.
• A gruff female werebunny (Yeah, you read that right....)

Well honestly, Fire emblem and Shining Force franchise was always better then FFT imo. Can't say for Tactics Ogre cuz I never tried it... but the difficulty of Fire Emblem and Shining Force is what makes it better for me. I have yet to finish any of the original Shining games for Sega >_<

 

[riki]

Is anyone interested in this game?

 

[Jammin]

Is anyone interested in this game?

Look's...unique. I'd say I'm interested. I like how different it looks.

Spoiler: Though the trailer makes me feel slightly uncomfortable

I am in more excited for these I think..

Spoiler: Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness

Spoiler: The Guided Fate Paradox

 

[riki]

The Disgaea game is the true sequel to the first one, right? I'm curious about Laharl's sister and what she'll do.

The second game looks pretty good too. IIRC, the main character becomes the God of Fate/Fortune and the angels are supposed to help him. IIRC, the enemies are the demons (the ones who dressed so fancy).

Oh, here are some trailers for Shin Megami Tensei IV:



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New trailer for Disgaea Dimension 2:


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I knew it!

Devil Survivor 2: Break Code has been announced for the 3DS

 

[Jammin]

The Disgaea game is the true sequel to the first one, right? I'm curious about Laharl's sister and what she'll do.

Whatever the story line will be it will be awesome. I'm pretty stoked that they are making a direct sequel to the first Disgaea. This is like the opposite of the Final Fantasy sequals for me in that this is something I want to play more than I would a Disgaea 5. Laharl, Etna, and Flonne with the tons of features they've added since the first game, sounds great to me.

I knew it!

Devil Survivor 2: Break Code has been announced for the 3DS

That looks good. I never played any of the Devil Survivor games. Looks like that will be changing.

 

[Zeltrax]

You should go get Devil Survivor: Overclocked. I heard that it was a much more superb version than the ds one.
The DS games are really great and was the first SMT games I played.
Tons of stuff to do, endings to get(although some people stop playing after seeing their first), and lots of fusion.
It's pretty different from SMT and you won't feel like its a spin off of SMT but more of a game with its own powerful standing.

Also, I picked up Ni No Kuni. Game is really addicting I just feel like they could introduce various key battle mechanics earlier. Like monster taming and all out defense which would have helped a lot.
I have no idea where to find the metamorphosis drops besides battling and they are pretty hard to get.
Gotten quite a lot of beatings the moment I was out on the ship and onto the world map, those mobs are insane.

 

[riki]

What levels are your characters, Zel?

Don't forget that there are some hidden treasures too.

 

[Zeltrax]

All of them are level 24. Just went to drippy‘s and took down the giant jelly
What hidden treasures are you referring to ?

 

[riki]

There are hidden treasures hidden all over the world map. Unfortunately, they're not marked so you have to click the X button until you find them.

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A Tales of Xillia trailer with English voices is up now:


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The Devil Survivor remake will have a new story scenario after the ending. There is another demon invasion and the Nicaea death website is popular again. A new female character is also introduced.

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Shin Megami Tensei IV will be out in N. America this summer.

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Bravely Defaut: Flying Fairy is supposedly coming overseas

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There will be a Dark Souls II update on April 11th on Gametrailer.

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Black Rock Shooter: The Game is coming out on PSN on April 23rd. The second trailer can be viewed here.

Project X Zone (a crossover game with Capcom, Namco, and Sega characters) will be out on June 25th.

Tales of Xillia will be out in N.America on Aug. 6th.

Oh, here are some screenshots comparing Muramasa: Rebirth's new localization. The translation looks definitely better imo.

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Dark Souls II trailer and gameplay videos are now up:

 

[otomo20]

Is my review for Dragon Age good?

http://game8review.blogspot.com/2013/04/dragon-age-origins-review.html

 

[benelori]

Is my review for Dragon Age good?

http://game8review.blogspot.com/2013/04/dragon-age-origins-review.html

It could use more polish that's for sure...proof read it again, because there are some grammar/punctuation/phrasing problems. Also it's Ferelden, not Feralden, and it was released for PS3 not PS2.

Other than those minor stuff, you could go a bit deeper into analyzing the dialogue, the dialogue wheel's options, and how they reflect back on you. And since it's an old game, with huge lore and sequel, you could include the DLCs in your review as well.

 

[riki]

First-print copies of Shin Megami Tensei IV will be Limited Edition Box Sets. It will have a Strategy & Design book, a Music Collection CD, and a Collectible Slipcase Packaging.

Nintendo also announced that they will publish Bravely Default in N. America and Europe. The game will be out in 2014.

 

[TheBoss]

I think we should have a Best Video game awards, just to see legions of flames and hate, specially about The Best RPG of all times

 

[Jammin]

I think we should have a Best Video game awards, just to see legions of flames and hate, specially about The Best RPG of all times

I think it probably wouldn't come to that...maybe.

Whichever one people think is the best I think it would most likely come out of the few that people just in generally accept as top teir. Final Fantasy's 5-7, Suikoden 2, The Baldur's Gate Series, Dragon Age: Origins, maybe the Witcher 2(wouldn't top my list but I can see where the argument could be made), Fallout 3, KOTOR, and a few others.

In my experience the more, shall we say, "inflamed" conversations about RPG's typically spark up from conversations about more controversial ones, which some gamers think are great and other think suck ballz. Like Mass Effect 3, Dragon Age 2, Final Fantasy 10-13, Fable 2-3, Diablo 3, stuff like that.