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Author: Lewis
Posted: December 02, 2008 (01:51 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
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Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: December 02, 2008 (06:10 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
It is my humble opinion that you should specialize in reviewing animal sims. Nothing but animal sims.
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: December 02, 2008 (08:48 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Baha. That site's so girly. Though if you love horses, Lewis, you should've read my blog post around late September. That was fun. And I bet it'll make you soooo jealous.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: December 02, 2008 (10:28 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
This review was pretty genius. I have absolutely no criticism to level at it. The pacing is great, the points are well made, it bashes without losing its critical value, the jokes are well timed and don't over repeat themselves, and your introduction is fabulous.
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: December 02, 2008 (10:39 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Well, zipp, if you liked this one so much, then you'll probably love this one.
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Author: Lewis
Posted: December 02, 2008 (12:17 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'm rather indifferent about horses but I remember constantly laughing at that website and magazine for about three weeks a few years ago.
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Author: bigcj34
Posted: December 02, 2008 (02:03 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
As a football loving Brit, I have to say that how you switched from FIFA to a horse-sim was freakin' genius. However, I must point out that FIFA is spelt in all capitals. As a football-loving Brit I see it as imperative that the title world governing body is punctuated properly. XD
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: December 04, 2008 (02:15 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
How could I forget that advert? It took over the entire country while it ran and I'd happily forgotten it after years of it playing in my head. You'll pay for this, Lewis!
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: December 04, 2008 (06:15 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Oh, hush, you whiner. This was the only one I said something like that about in a whiile. You can't expect me (or everyone) to love everything you write. Just like I don't expect you (or everyone) to love evverything I (or anyone else) writes. Besides, I told you this was good for the material at hand (or at least implied it); maybe you overlooked that part when I told so.
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Author: Halon
Posted: December 04, 2008 (08:10 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
so EmP this game is better than Chrono Cross?
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Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: December 04, 2008 (10:20 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Chrono Cross...... now there's a rainy day review I need to write. Just because I haven't done so yet. My score will fall somewhere between EmP's and those given by rabid fanboys.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: December 04, 2008 (12:47 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I think CC would garner a 6 or 7 from me, leaning more towards the 6.
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: January 17, 2009 (03:02 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
/belated.
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Author: Genj
Posted: January 17, 2009 (07:55 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Chrono Cross' experience system was the dumbest thing ever because you don't gain levels from fighting enemies, so you never become any stronger during dungeons. As a result, the battles never get any shorter and feel the same every time, which gets boring quickly. People say this system is great because you don't need to build levels, but you haven't had to stop and build levels in a Squaresoft RPG since maybe Final Fantasy IV. I even strongly preferred FF8's Junction System even if it was flawed and had a fairly steep learning curve (it's very easy to play FF8 in a way that it's absolutely no fun at all). Sportsman hates RPGs so I find it weird that he would enjoy such a boring one unless he likes that you can get by fairly well with fighting very few enemy encounters.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: January 17, 2009 (10:04 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
FF8 blows HUUUUUUUUUUUGE chunks.
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: January 17, 2009 (10:12 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
No it's not.
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Author: Halon
Posted: January 17, 2009 (12:09 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I played a few post-FFIV JRPGs; Final Fantasy VII, Star Ocean 2, about half of Grandia and Tales of Symphonia(sp), some LoD and FFX, and probably a few more that I don't remember off the top of my head. Nothing super new but then again there have been maybe three big name JRPGs released in the past 5-6 years. Anyways they have all involved level grinding, maybe not excessive but it is still there. Based on what I'm hearing the genre is getting better at eliminating this but it's still not there yet. I might be wrong since I haven't played a game from the genre in ages but this is was always a major problem to me.
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: January 17, 2009 (12:21 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
There's level grinding in LoD?
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Author: Genj
Posted: January 17, 2009 (12:29 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I can see why you wouldn't like RPGs if you have to stop and build experience in games like Tales of Symphonia and FFX. FFX especially. I swear 75% of the enemies went down in one hit if you used the right character. Star Ocean 2 is tough, but maybe that's why I specifically mentioned Squaresoft? The thing about RPGs is a lot of stuff factors in to how you're going to play, how easy it'll be for you, etc and I don't think I really feel like writing a huge tome on my thoughts on such a thing. Sorry. Maybe I'll make a blog post about it someday.
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Author: WilltheGreat
Posted: January 17, 2009 (12:55 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
WQ's right. Unless you spend weeks fighting random encounters it's pretty well impossible to level grind in LoD.
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Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: January 17, 2009 (01:51 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Newish RPGs I've played over the last year and level grinding: NOTE: This doesn't take into effect those hardcore message board strategies like beating FF XII with a L 3,2,1 or whatever party.
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Author: Genj
Posted: January 17, 2009 (02:45 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
OD I actually didn't do much grinding in Persona 3 until I got to the optional dungeon. Basically once you get to the highest you can go in a month, you're strong enough for the next full moon.
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Author: Halon
Posted: January 17, 2009 (07:11 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I should reword that last post: those are post FFIV JRPG's off the top of my head that I've played, regardless of whether they required level grinding or not. I grew up on Western RPGs that usually do not require any sort of level grinding so maybe that's why I don't enjoy it at all. By the way this isn't the only grudge I have against JRPGs; I don't like many aspects of the genre that I don't want to get into.
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