But Chrono looks pretty much the same as the late SNES DQ games (6 and 3R).
Well, at least nobody mentioned any Persona games yet.
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I feel like I kicked the hornets nest with my Trails impression. Being completely honest and transparent, I'm not a fan of jrpg, or japanese games in general but I decided to try that game because of how well I've seen people speak of it in gaf/era.
And btw, RTwP is great, the same way turn-based is great. It's a mean of delivery it shouldn't be what defines the game, so it's completely dependent on what/where it's being used on. Fallout wouldn't work with RTwP the same way Neverwinter Nights wouldn't work with TB.
And btw, RTwP is great, the same way turn-based is great. It's a mean of delivery it shouldn't be what defines the game, so it's completely dependent on what/where it's being used on. Fallout wouldn't work with RTwP the same way Neverwinter Nights wouldn't work with TB.
Thanks! Always looking to add more to my wishlist.
Is this Frog Fractions 3?
The lack of saving in Persona dungeons is bad and its battle system is boring compared to Megaten proper >:O 
Daughters of Ash has been released for Dark Souls: Remastered, it was initially only available for the old Prepare to Die Edition.
www.nexusmods.com
www.nexusmods.com
Daughters of Ash Remastered
Dark Souls: Daughters of Ash is a massive re-imagining and expansion of Dark Souls. It features new bosses, enemies, characters, storylines, weapons, and items, expanded lore, and many new secrets. It
www.nexusmods.com
Daughters of Ash
Dark Souls: Daughters of Ash is a massive re-imagining and expansion of Dark Souls. It features new bosses, enemies, characters, storylines, weapons, and items, expanded lore, and many new secrets. It
www.nexusmods.com
I haven't tried it yet, it's best to just get it rather than find youtube videos which would spoil surprises placed to subvert expectations informed by the original.
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RTwP is like communism. Sounds good on paper, turns into life-changing eldritch horror the second you try to implement it.
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i suppose papa Tim wants to kill it before it even has any real chance of taking off ...
plus he HATES linux with a passion ... so i imagine that also "helps"
thanks, Tim ...
A spectre is haunting Meta, the spectre of terrible shitposts about great RPG mechanics.
You're right, RTwP is actually a bit like communism: it elegantly solves inherent issues of all other systems, and the broader public is too dumb for it.
I never understood why anyone would praise the Persona (3+) battle system. You can write a ~50 line script that plays optimally. It's incredibly boring under all that style.
Is this true?
Are there really people praising NuSona battle system?
How is that even possible?
Arguments around RTwP combat in RPGs are always amusing. If you've played an RTS the basic controls and skills required should be familiar. I think I prefer Turn-Based at its best (Divinity: Original Sin, X-COM: UFO Defense, Battle Brothers), but RTwP can be excellent as well, and has its own advantages (some of which are direct criticisms of Turn-Based).
I don't agree however with the argument that RTwP is effectively TB with micro-turns. The increased abstraction of TB allows for a lot of things that don't translate over well, most important of all being the turn itself. You commit to your turn, and the direct consequences that come of it. When you breach a room in X-COM full of enemies, and have to end that turn out of cover you're fucked. Every turn is a calculated exercise in anticipating your opponent's quantifiable actions (perhaps several turns in advance) in order to stay alive, while still trying to defeat your enemies.
Persona 4 Golden is my favorite game of all time and I will shill for it to the end of the earth but god the dungeons + combat are so basic and boring. Its probably the only RPG I powered through the boring dungeons just to get back to the filler content. While Persona 5 makes the dungeons fun, the combat is still incredibly boring.
I don't know, but it always shows up in "favourite RPG battle systems" threads.
I have to assume the thought process is something like "it's my favourite RPG, so it must have a great battle system". It's as if I said that Planescape: Torment has the best battle system of all time.
I agree with this to an extent, and I'd like to note that it's also true the other way around. As in, RTwP is capable of expressing scenarios and allowing plays that simply cannot occur in a turn-by-turn system (such as a line of fighters moving up to a position).
And then there are phase-based systems, but those are really rare (probably because they really only boil down to RTwP systems with fixed timesteps).
Phase based is used a bit in non-RPG games like the Frozen Synapse series and Flotilla. There were others including a space game like Flotilla but I forget...
Another cool non-RPG Real-time-with-Pause game is Door Kickers.
Another cool non-RPG Real-time-with-Pause game is Door Kickers.
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Yes. In-fact the blanket may make things worse, especially if you live in a dry/arid area. The rubbing of fabric can cause ESD and if your computer case is metal the shock can travel to components.
I've had this happen to me where I accidentally touch my PC in the middle of a bone-dry winter and.. SHOCK! My TV goes out, my GPU goes out. It's really scary when it happens, but knock on wood, the damage was never serious.
Certain types of fabric are more prone to causing static electricity than others...
Fucking hell. I'll never do that again lol.
Thanfully everything seems to be all right now.
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time to change that!
Durante's PC hardware thread
"Keep it simple" they said... "just" suggest core components they said...
I did that and it still took almost 2 hours. Anyway, the thread is up now.
I miss the Gundam musou's tbh.
Lately the only musou's I can stomach though are ones where I actually care about the story, which is really quite rare in that genre. Fate/Extella was pretty great though. The VN like segments between missions were a nice reprieve.
Lately the only musou's I can stomach though are ones where I actually care about the story, which is really quite rare in that genre. Fate/Extella was pretty great though. The VN like segments between missions were a nice reprieve.
Did I miss my chance to share my thoughts on Chrono Trigger being a boring, overrated RPG and that Earthbound is archaic and only liked because it's weird, which doesn't hold up at all today?
Shame I missed my chance on the previous page to talk about that.
Shame I missed my chance on the previous page to talk about that.
How I picture you every time you feel the need to shit talk CT and Earthbound
THIS IS A BAD TAKE.
In the sea of bad takes on JRPGs, Persona and Trails in the Sky, this is the worst one
Better theme song than Pokemon?
CHECK.
Manage to be kid friendly, but still retain a slight sense of cool?
CHECK.
Got it's own stupid cute mons?
CHECK.
Hilariously wacky designs, such as mons that are incarnate guns, holding guns?
CHECK.
Amazingly varied evolution lines?
CHECK.
A better iconic cast from the original show?
CHECK.
An emotional, interesting show with good lore instead of something revolving around a loser dweeb who never wins anything important or progresses as a character?
CHECK.
Games that at least try to improve their visual style, and don't put out the same rehashed, baby-difficulty games year after year with zero innovations?
CHECK
POVERTY POKEMON MY ARSE.
Let's be real here:
Most "classic" JRPGs are boring, non-interactive experiences with subpar stories that don't even resemble the "RPG" in their genre name and only retain their clout because of nostalgia.
I've been itching to give Dark Souls Remastered a go, but I'm torn between the two overhaul mods: Daughters of Ash and Prepare to Die Again.From my brief observations, it seems that the latter is more vanilla than the former which overhauled lots of things. However, it seems that Daughters of Ash is way more popular than Prepare to Die Again.Daughters of Ash has been released for Dark Souls: Remastered, it was initially only available for the old Prepare to Die Edition.
Daughters of Ash Remastered
Dark Souls: Daughters of Ash is a massive re-imagining and expansion of Dark Souls. It features new bosses, enemies, characters, storylines, weapons, and items, expanded lore, and many new secrets. ItDaughters of Ash
Dark Souls: Daughters of Ash is a massive re-imagining and expansion of Dark Souls. It features new bosses, enemies, characters, storylines, weapons, and items, expanded lore, and many new secrets. It
I haven't tried it yet, it's best to just get it rather than find youtube videos which would spoil surprises placed to subvert expectations informed by the original.
What's the brief pros/cons of each mod?
I do it just for you.
How I picture you every time you feel the need to shit talk CT and Earthbound
I haven't played either. Have you played any version of the vanilla game(s)? Do that first. I'd imagine Daughters of Ash would be better for a next playthrough given the vast changes to make it feel fresh again. Then again you might always hate that after you start and just give up on it, giving the other one a go.
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Yeah, I have played the original twice, but I haven't played the Remastered version since I bought it a couple of months ago. I need mods to make things fresh, and I can't decide which one to install.
I've been a Pokemon fan pretty much since '96 and my interest has only waned since the 3DS entries... but I have to admit that was a compelling argument. I don't give two shits about the anime or card game though.
Please make this happen. I played a bunch of Cyber Sleuth on PS4 and really enjoyed it.Not bad sir, not bad at all.
... now if only I could play these on PC!
I'll be honest, I only bought that for Astolfo and Nero. I would otherwise have never touched them. It was better than past ones I've played at least.
You're not wrong, though.
Ah man, it feels like the 90s in here. People shitty on RtwP and asking if Chrono Trigger is the GOAT RPG.
RtwP is a wonderful combat system that can be done well (see the Infinity Engine games, esp BG II), and done poorly (uhh... struggling to come up with a awful one, but I'm sure it exists). Just like anything else its a tool. I think the PoE games are pretty great modern examples. PoE 2 especially. Tons of diversity of play and interesting decisions to make.
Turn based is also great! It doesn't have to be either or! Look at that turn based mode that PoE 2 added recently -- the game clearly needs a re-balance of HPs on some monsters to support it but it certainly could be done. Divinity OS1 (after that huge Enhanced edition or w/e) and Divinity OS2 are legit some of the best PC RPGs that exist atm. D:OS2 might be THE best!
Just play good games. There are lots out there. Also, there could be more if Atlus would get its head out of its behind and put Persona and SMT games on PC.
RtwP is a wonderful combat system that can be done well (see the Infinity Engine games, esp BG II), and done poorly (uhh... struggling to come up with a awful one, but I'm sure it exists). Just like anything else its a tool. I think the PoE games are pretty great modern examples. PoE 2 especially. Tons of diversity of play and interesting decisions to make.
Turn based is also great! It doesn't have to be either or! Look at that turn based mode that PoE 2 added recently -- the game clearly needs a re-balance of HPs on some monsters to support it but it certainly could be done. Divinity OS1 (after that huge Enhanced edition or w/e) and Divinity OS2 are legit some of the best PC RPGs that exist atm. D:OS2 might be THE best!
Just play good games. There are lots out there. Also, there could be more if Atlus would get its head out of its behind and put Persona and SMT games on PC.
Hey we got Catherine almost 3 months ago so Atlus' titles are back on the menu for PC ports baby
The Battle Brothers DLC comes out this week. If you enjoy good turn-based combat, you should check it out.
Mostly isometric RPGs like Baldur's Gate, or the more recent ones like Pillars and Tyranny. In AAA space, I think only Bioware (Dragon Age) and Bethesda (Fallout) who regularly made use of the combat system.
Yesterday I succeeded in my quest to finish World of FF before Kiwami 2 launched ( I have some side stuff and DLC stuff left to do I'll try to tackle it this week but I have no rush for that). My main beef with the game continues to be that the combat is to easy but at least the game is enjoyable.
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Since people are discussing RtwP and TB, I'm a simple man I think both systems are great It just depends how well they are implemented.
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Since people are discussing RtwP and TB, I'm a simple man I think both systems are great It just depends how well they are implemented.
And to flesh out the other response to you it's not a game acronym. It stands for Real-time with Pause. I could be wrong but it's for battle systems where you could play without pausing and your characters/AI may be able to act with basic moves while you select abilities and change targets and all that. But you can also pause it to pick abilities and coordinate targets and then unpause and things will act out in real time.
Anyway. Finished Dragon Quest XI probably one of the best JRPGs of all time. Now to decide what to play before Kiwami releases. Thought about Odallus or Aggelos or something other that is short and could make me try out my M30
Most RTwP lack a good gambit system, therefor they are trash as the opinion that RTwP is good. qedWhat's madness is when people think that hating RTwP does anything other than reflect poorly on their sophistication and tactical coordination skills
They are, but not all cRPGs adopt RtwP combat (most others are usually turn-based). RtwP is only the combat system, not a genre name.
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