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Post by Xeogred on Nov 6, 2023 19:11:03 GMT -5
The music sounds remixed, so that'll be interesting. I think the new aesthetic is pretty great. I do miss it looking more clay-like, but yeah. I've said it a thousand times, my first JRPG, one I've replayed many times, it's freaking great. Can't wait to check this version out.
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Post by Ex on Nov 6, 2023 21:15:48 GMT -5
The only RPGs I can recall beating more than once:
Dokapon Kingdom (twice) Gargoyle's Quest (thrice at least - it's only 4 hours long) Soul Blazer (twice) The Secret of Mana (twice) Vagrant Story (twice)
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Post by Xeogred on Nov 6, 2023 21:26:21 GMT -5
Chrono Trigger / FF6 ~ 10+ times? lol FF4 ~ 5? Chrono Cross ~ 5? Was real short, multiple endings/characters and weird NG+ stuff
FF7 ~ 3-4 times, last time with the Reunion mod/retranslation which was awesome (around the time FF7R came out) FF7R ~ 2, beat it on normal then hard back to back since it's some of the best combat ever designed
Seiken Densetsu 3 ~ 2, though I've replayed it like a dozen times over the years. Still need to beat Duran's path.
Secret of Mana ~ 2, similar case, I think I've only rolled credits once or twice. But always love jumping back in FF10 ~ 2, from hating it, to loving it the second time with the remaster
Probably some others I'm forgetting.
FF8 is the Champion of Failed Runs. But as I always say, I still hold my first run as a kid way back in the day in high regard and don't knock it. I just can't put up with the mechanics anymore. The last attempt a year or two ago getting 20 hours in was the farthest I had maybe ever gotten in my few replay attempts. Unless I pick that save up someday, I'm probably done with FF8 now.
Do you guys think I might have an FF bias?
Actually, I'm pretty energized for some more FF replays again at this point, because now I'll be comparing them more strongly against Dragon Quest. And I'll try to be fair. DQ combat is amazing... do all the old FF's hold a candle to it? To be continued...
EDIT:
Deus Ex ~ 10+ times? lol Fallout New Vegas ~ 3
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Post by Ex on Nov 6, 2023 21:30:05 GMT -5
Do you guys think I might have an FF bias? Well you haven't beaten Final Fantasy XVI yet (nor has anyone else on HRG to my knowledge) so I'll say nah.
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Post by Xeogred on Nov 6, 2023 21:40:48 GMT -5
Alright mister. 30 years of my loyalty and 15 games (13-2, 13-3) isn't enough apparently...
100x more interested in FF7R-2 anyways. Tired of these sausage fests (FF15) and ditching parties entirely (FF16). It looks like a cool Devil May Cry game in an FF skin at least. I'm sure I'll dig it, but I can wait for the inevitable PC release. Same with FF7R-2 at this rate. I'm not dropping $600 to play one game on a crappy system.
Xenoblade is the now and future for me in terms of giving me what I want with a modern AAA JRPG.
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Post by Ex on Nov 6, 2023 21:50:10 GMT -5
Xenoblade is the now and future for me in terms of giving me what I want with a modern AAA JRPG.
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Post by Xeogred on Nov 6, 2023 21:59:49 GMT -5
That's getting into "Is Zelda an RPG?" territory for me. But yeah the Souls stuff are clearly ARPG dungeon crawlers.
The Xenoblade's are just fun big adventures with cool casts of characters and other good feelings of dopamine I used to get from FF.
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Post by toei on Nov 7, 2023 1:53:37 GMT -5
I must have beaten Phantasy Star IV at least 20 times. It was one of the only RPGs I owned as a kid, and one of my favorite games. PS3 multiple times also. I even beat Virtual Hydlide more than once. There was a time early on where I did want to replay RPGs when I beat them, so some of those 16-bit classics - Chrono Trigger, Breath of Fire 2, Earthbound, Lufia 2 - I probably beat twice at least. I've got lots of Chrono experience but I also used to watch my brother play it a lot when I was a kid so I don't know how many times I beat it.
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Post by Sarge on Nov 7, 2023 17:54:01 GMT -5
Oh boy, yeah, I've beaten a lot of RPGs multiple times. Probably the most replayed:
- Chrono Trigger - Final Fantasy I, IV, VI - Dragon Warrior I, II, III, IV - Crystalis - Willow - Zelda I/II/III/LA - Lufia II - Terranigma - Final Fantasy Legend I/II
Then stuff like Breath of Fire, Illusion of Gaia, Soul Blazer, The Magic of Scheherazade, Secret of Mana/Evermore, Dragon View, Lufia, Phantasy Star IV, and Destiny of an Emperor. Basically, the stuff I had access to before I really had a ton of games, so replaying stuff was really the only option. I had other RPGs, though, and I didn't finish them - I think it's because I could tell they weren't the best quality, so I would bounce off of them and would rather replay a great game.
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Post by Xeogred on Nov 9, 2023 23:44:12 GMT -5
Ex posted the JP version earlier, English video is out now:
You can switch to the original OST at any time. I'll give the new OST a shot. But I always love this option in remakes. (apparently in Star Ocean 2's remake you can pick different voice dubs PER character, among all the other extras that one has...)
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