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Hiryuu

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Posted on 02-16-08 09:48:19 PM (last edited by Hiryuu at 02-16-08 11:46 PM)

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Originally posted by Etna
Same thing as Hiryuu, right now.

Still haven't seen the gaming part of it nor the 18+ part, right now =(...

I've been through about 4 battles now. The first two battles are housed inbetween a LOT of story and dialogue. I almost bought the farm in a few cases playing.

It IS nice that you can save at ANY time pretty much and return to that EXACT same spot.

EDIT: After the fifth or so battle I now know at least one reason why it was rated 18+...

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Posted on 02-18-08 11:25:59 PM

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Secret of Mana Plus, with Riketz.

It removes the one thing that makes this game suck beyond belief, and it's actually playable. (Gasp!)

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Posted on 02-19-08 01:18:03 AM

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I've been playing a lot of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty lately. I wasn't particularly satisfied with just beating the game, so why not try fully completing it by holding up guards, thus getting their dog tags?

At first, I thought this would be a fairly simple task. I'd just need a checklist of a sort via Notepad, and play the game as I normally would.

Well, playing MGS2 on Very Easy/Easy wasn't exactly fun. Attacks from bosses barely hurt you, defeating the need of rations.

So after getting all the dog tags for both chapters on Very Easy, Easy, Normal, and Hard, I moved on to the only difficulty remaining - Extreme.

Now, I've played Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (more specifically, the Subsistence version) on Extreme, and it really wasn't too hard. I died several times, yes, but there was nothing insanely hard.

At first, MGS2's Extreme mode seemed pretty typical. There were more guards and cameras, but that was about it...until I got to the first boss. Two hits. Two hits is all it took to take me down. Even with rations (and I could only hold two - not to mention that they're incredibly hard to find), I could only handle four hits without dying - the fifth hit would do me in. Basically, I HATE OLGA D:

So I move on to the Plant chapter. For the most part, it's fine. There are more guards around, but it's nothing a little stealth camo can do. So that wasn't that much of a problem.

Fortune's fight was absolute cake, to put it simply. It's amazing what a cardboard box can do at times.

However, Fatman was a slightly different story. I died once or twice during the fight, and that was because I didn't diffuse the bombs in time. So, again, not too much of a problem.

... aaaand then we get to the Harrier. Man, oh man, I was lucky as hell to not die on that fight at all. My two rations saved me from lots of frustration. In short, I never want to do that fight on Extreme ever again.

So x happens, y occurs, z takes place. I'm now fighting Vamp. This fight was a little tough at first, but I went on YouTube to see some strategies. I found one particular strategy, involving the major use of hanging on the railing, that made the fight piss-easy. So that took a few tries, but not too bad.

More events happen, and now I'm fighting

So then more events take place, and it's the final fight. Woo.

So, after tons of trial-and-error, I finally finish the fight by a thread. At this point, I've fully completed the game, having collected all the dog tags.

... So yeah. That's basically what I've been doing with myself for the past week or two.

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Posted on 02-19-08 02:32:05 PM

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Those of you still playing Utawarerumono might wanna know that around scene 13 (noted by Encyclopedia 13 in the menu) and mostly 14 is when the 18+ starts to show itself.

Just a warn for those of you having people watching.

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Posted on 02-19-08 04:47:03 PM

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Right now I'm play Super Smash Bros. Melee, in preparation I'm in the middle of Yoshi's Island DS, and I've dropped Phoenix Wright for now. ____________________ Quote goes here. Now I just need one :\

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Posted on 02-19-08 07:34:14 PM (last edited by teconmoon at 02-19-08 04:34 PM)

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Originally posted by Spontaneous Madness
I've dropped Phoenix Wright for now.

Why?

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Posted on 02-20-08 12:47:41 AM

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I started playing things and then forgot about it ____________________ Quote goes here. Now I just need one :\

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Posted on 02-20-08 03:14:43 PM

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I gave Disgaea another shot earlier. I didn't do very much (just slight leveling for about 3 turns...) and at this point I think it's beginning to wear. Took too long of a break from it and am losing my desire to continue; suprise. I should at least put in enough effort (mostly from passing Weaker Enemies again and beating the rest of the long, boring stages) to getting the "good" ending.

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Posted on 02-20-08 03:29:40 PM

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	Originally posted by Akira I gave Disgaea another shot earlier. I didn't do very much (just slight leveling for about 3 turns...) and at this point I think it's beginning to wear. Took too long of a break from it and am losing my desire to continue; suprise. I should at least put in enough effort (mostly from passing Weaker Enemies again and beating the rest of the long, boring stages) to getting the "good" ending. Seriously, try and beat Baal too (or I'll just send you a save for that), as the scene afterwards is great, albeit short. ____________________

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Posted on 02-20-08 04:12:14 PM (last edited by Akira at 02-20-08 01:56 PM)

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Nothing can beat the Princess saying 'Thank you, Mario!' even when you beat it with Luigi, though, haha.

SoM hacked gets a B- C-. Otherwise, D-.

To compare, SD3 gets A+, Chrono Trigger A++.

The final boss was about as easy as a Rabite once you remembered to cast ~~magic missle~~ Mana Magic.

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Posted on 02-21-08 08:30:48 PM

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Well, I just purchased a copy of Apollo Justice- only partway through trial one, definitely not bad so far, the graphics are definitely a step up from the GBA-based games, but the "spirit" of the earlier games seems to be present so far.

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Posted on 02-22-08 01:48:44 AM

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Currently playing Luigi's Adventure, Antiki's SMW hack, although I've stopped because I hate the whole difficulty thing.

Also need to catch up on Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn and at other times I'm playing Smash Bros. Melee.

Otherwise, Stepmania for the most part... still...

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Hiryuu

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Posted on 02-22-08 02:53:40 AM

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Utawarerumono's done in Easy Mode.

Course there is a Hard Mode 1, 2, and 3.

Guess which one I'm playing now half-heartedly?

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Posted on 02-25-08 08:06:55 PM

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Donkey Kong Country 3, Super Mario Bros. 3, Metroid. Guess who got a Wii Points Card and Classic Controller. ^^ ____________________ Quote goes here. Now I just need one :\

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Posted on 02-27-08 01:47:35 AM

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An Untitled Story is now freeware and this game is just plain awesome. I am addicted to it and I can't stop playing it.

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Posted on 02-27-08 01:42:36 PM

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Grabbed up Shining Force EXA the other day after it dropped down in price 10 dollars.

It's still 40 bucks though.

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Posted on 02-27-08 03:51:35 PM

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Super Smsh Bros. Melee and DKC3. Never gets old ____________________ Quote goes here. Now I just need one :\

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Posted on 02-27-08 08:37:35 PM

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Working on Pokemon Diamond and Emerald again.
Need to do something to kill time now that I cancelled my WoW account.

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Posted on 02-27-08 09:01:13 PM

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Picked up Disgaea again, got a bit farther (ep10). Having a few Stronger Enemies passed makes it a bit more challenging, but not by much.

Of course, it's mostly figuring out the balance between "can still easily kill in a pinch" and "not absurdly slow for leveling lower characters".

Ironically, I stopped playing on a fight against... Mid-Boss.

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