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@Sora96: Very much so. Though I need to admit I can understand the criticism heaved onto the game's second half and I wish there'd been more variety to it. But the writing, the gameplay, the visual aesthetics and the music make up for it.
As of now, I've dug up Ys Origin from the depths of my Steam library. One of my favourite series.
As of now, I've dug up Ys Origin from the depths of my Steam library. One of my favourite series.
Well I got a Wii U, so Smash Bros! Shulk, Robin, and Villager are really fun so far.
Glad I picked up the pro controller though. If I remember correctly the gamepad was received very positively when the Wii U first came out, but really I find it bulky, cumbersome, and just terrible. The pro controller is much better, but even that is a little too big to be completely comfortable. It's similar in size to an Xbox controller I guess, which I also find to be too big. I do have kind of small hands, so I guess that's why. (Dualshock is perfect for me).
I also picked up Bayonetta 2. It comes with a copy of Bayonetta 1, so I'm going through that one first (since I never played it when it initially came out). It's amazingly fun, but I'm also amazingly bad at it. I was getting my ass handed to me before I realized the combat is much more about dodging than it is about continually attacking. Hopefully I get better at the timing aspect for both evading enemy attacks and executing combos.
Also, I finally put away the old PS2. It was a good 12 and a half years. ;_;7
Glad I picked up the pro controller though. If I remember correctly the gamepad was received very positively when the Wii U first came out, but really I find it bulky, cumbersome, and just terrible. The pro controller is much better, but even that is a little too big to be completely comfortable. It's similar in size to an Xbox controller I guess, which I also find to be too big. I do have kind of small hands, so I guess that's why. (Dualshock is perfect for me).
I also picked up Bayonetta 2. It comes with a copy of Bayonetta 1, so I'm going through that one first (since I never played it when it initially came out). It's amazingly fun, but I'm also amazingly bad at it. I was getting my ass handed to me before I realized the combat is much more about dodging than it is about continually attacking. Hopefully I get better at the timing aspect for both evading enemy attacks and executing combos.
Also, I finally put away the old PS2. It was a good 12 and a half years. ;_;7
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky. I'm enjoying it so far, but it has quite a slow start. I'm in Chapter 2 and from what I heard the story's gonna pick up soon.
And I'm not the type of fan who loves shipping fictional characters, but dammit, Estelle and Joshua make a perfect pairing. My inner fangirl's gonna rage if they don't become an actual couple.
And I'm not the type of fan who loves shipping fictional characters, but dammit, Estelle and Joshua make a perfect pairing. My inner fangirl's gonna rage if they don't become an actual couple.
and internal fangirling screams, i just can´t get enough of this beauty of game.
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I never understood hate for the battle system quite honestly. Paradigms were fresh. The hate for it makes NO sense, the meta game is literally no different from the most basic ATB system (ala VI).
Even more silly when people say things like "Game plays itself."
..... because yeah, auto-battle is gonna carry you through all stages of XIII.
Even more silly when people say things like "Game plays itself."
..... because yeah, auto-battle is gonna carry you through all stages of XIII.
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Agreed on all fronts, there was actually a LOT of depth to XIII's battle system. Unfortunate that most people are unable to take off these broken "rose-tinted glasses" and see that.
Man.... when people did No Crystarium challenge and learned how to dodge Barthandelus' Destrudo attack, omg haha.
And yep, the soundtrack was great, one of the reasons I still enjoy X and XIII to this day.
I think gameplay is paramount in what makes a JRPG. At least for me.
If I can't enjoy the gameplay at all, no way am I going to beat the game, no matter how great the story is.
I've missed out on a lot of so-called "gems" because the gameplay just wasn't engaging or fun at all.
Man.... when people did No Crystarium challenge and learned how to dodge Barthandelus' Destrudo attack, omg haha.
And yep, the soundtrack was great, one of the reasons I still enjoy X and XIII to this day.
I think gameplay is paramount in what makes a JRPG. At least for me.
If I can't enjoy the gameplay at all, no way am I going to beat the game, no matter how great the story is.
I've missed out on a lot of so-called "gems" because the gameplay just wasn't engaging or fun at all.
