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Which other anime properties use the Ninja Storm fighting mechanics? I have never seen of any others.

I'd also be happy with a musou though, anime fits perfectly with that genre imo.

I'm not big into fighting games but I am so starved for a HxH game that I'll most likely be getting this.

I do wish that it wasn't a simple 2D fighter, if it was in the style of the Ninja Storm games I'd be more excited.

Both games are great. I enjoy the more linear style of Remake, but Rebirth builds and enhances so many things that it'd be difficult for me to go back I think.

Murphiroth posted...

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LMAO

That's hilarious!

Feels like it's been years since I was this excited for a new movie. Ryan Reynolds is truly a treasure.

They'll equip new Jaws with laser beams to keep up with the times.

Oh man I haven't seen a great wall of text like that in many years.

I guess it looks worse since I'm on mobile but still, paragraphs exist for a reason LMS

I feel otters are popular enough to go up one tier. They're basically the cutest of the aquatic animals.

Whales should definitely be higher too since they're awesome as hell. Sharks as well.

colliding posted...

I have heard that Sephiroth actually is impossible without pause cheating

I can't believe that's true, surely they would have designed it to be possible without the pause... Right?

The problem is it requires way too much practice, like the amount it would take to defeat Malenia solo at level 1. Difference is the latter is a respectable goal, whereas brawler is a fucking minigame and has no right to ask that much of you.

Aerith's trial made me truly realize that the saddest thing in the world is a depressed little girl. Especially one who gets pushed around by heartless adults ugh. Utterly heartbreaking.

I wanted to jump into the game and throw all kinds of objects and obscenities at those jerks.

GANON1025 posted...

Also not sure why we're spoiling stuff that happened like 4 episodes ago?

Not everyone is caught up, topic title doesn't warn for spoilers. Common courtesy.

I was thinking the same thing about Goblin Queen. I know it's from the comics but the name drop just seemed silly. She starts off legitimately threatening and then asks everyone to call her Goblin Queen which is not at all intimidating.

Almost felt like tonal whiplash, the voice actor gave it her best but it's not possible to make that name sound anything other than goofy.

I love when an old show is brought back and (appropriately) matures with it's audience. This one has been a delight.

The only other series I can think of that had a similar comeback was Samurai Jack.

Need more honestly

CoolCly posted...

the first book feels a bit derivative of LOTR

Maybe that's why I have struggled getting into WoT, I don't much care for Lord of the Rings for some reason. I think because it's the baseline of high fantasy and has all the regular tropes you'd expect. I love it for all the inspiration it's given to so many authors, but nowadays it's just sorta... boring I guess.

And that's how it feels reading the first book for Wheel of Time. I think I'll just have to try and speed read it until it starts grabbing me. Yeah that's what I'll do, it feels shameful to not read such a highly praised and influential series.

However I could still use more easily digestible books. Currently reading the second Xanth book and it's alright, but certain aspects are very dissatisfying which is what drove me to make this topic. Wanted something better.

Just remembered that I did read through the Mage Errant series within the last few years, and it was an enjoyable if sometimes messy ride. What I enjoyed most about it was the creative world building, not as dense as Sando's, but every location and power was imaginative. Played well with established tropes, with neat little spins making them feel fresh.

I'll sift through y'alls recommendations in a minute, very much appreciated! But I just remembered something I wanted to inquire about, since I was reading the wiki of Dante's Inferno (it was the end of a rabbit hole) and it had me wondering if there was any well made modern adaptation of that story.

Maybe one that enhances the supernatural aspects? I doubt something like this exists, but figured I'd ask anyway.

NFUN posted...

Maybe try my "The Kaladin Chapters Only"

Already done that once or twice, he's my favorite character so it was natural.

Wheel of Time is another suggestion that's always brought up. It's also a difficult series to get into though, so that along with Malazan is on the back burner. I have tried to force myself to get into WoT on a few occasions now and it just hasn't yielded positive results so far. I know I just gotta push through and I'll love it, one day...

I have a real tough time with the beginning of any story, even the Way of Kings was a challenge at first, took me a year to finally get through it -- although the last quarter went a lot faster since that's when it got super intriguing. And every reread since then has been a breeze.

Oh yeah Malazan has been recommended to me before. It didn't pull me in immediately so I lost patience. Maybe something easier to get into first?

I know if I just force myself to read Malazan I'll enjoy it, just not at that point yet.

I'm talking pure fantasy with a good magic system. Nothing that takes place in the real world, I need a completely made up world (or worlds) where magic is a constant presence in every day life for the characters.

Also needs to be in third person, preferably limited. I know that's very particular but it's somehow the only way I can feel immersed? First person narrative takes me out of the story, I'm weird.

I've read all the cosmere books several times now. Even the ones that came out last year. I think it's finally time for something new.

Do cacti count?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/afd10a1e.jpg

Oh wait this is more of a thornypost sorry

ZenOfThunder posted...

i am ShadowHalo17's ex-husband

You still have authority over the Shadow 7 peons

Employ them wisely

Punnyz posted...

Shadowhalo17 is probably the most prominent and longlived one here

*cough*

Too bad I no longer have the account, but I will still accept my role as the leader of the Shadow 7s!

GranTurismo posted...

what is the significance of the numbers?

Leetspeak

That's subtle enough that it shouldn't ruin the entire movie though imo

Rogue One is saved by the final 45ish minutes, and there are some good scenes before that too but otherwise it's a disjointed mess.

Solo is horribly underrated. It's a fun adventure movie with a lot of charm, as a Star Wars movie should be. The biggest issue was the damn lighting.

Nibel is the best region solely for its chocobo.

Not to harp on the point but yeah the dlc has two of the best bosses in FromSoft history. Also one of the worst but it's nowhere near as bad as say Bed of Chaos at least.

On another note I think Bloodborne has the best replayability, not in terms of how many hours you'll get out of it, but the quality of it all. For instance I have more hours in Elden Ring but I don't feel like I have actually played that game as thoroughly since a ton of those hours are just traveling around the gigantic world.

Bloodborne just seems more focused than the other Souls games (aside from Sekiro which is the most focused) with the trick weapons all being so intriguing and even capable of making it feel like a new game depending on which you choose.

Damn I love Bloodborne so much. I could keep talking about it so I'll just stop here

MartinFF7 posted...

Very weak dungeon let alone final dungeon, then I really hated the final battle sequence too, like it pissed me off so much, every phase of that fight and being forced to fight with team members that didnt have the top tier materia so it was a struggle

I really didn't like that aspect of the final battle, only three characters can really be set up with optimal materia at any given time. So requiring every member of the team for the final battle, while conceptually cool, it still dragged down the quality of the fights.

And I didn't expect Aerith to fight at all for obvious reasons so she didn't have a single materia equipped. I still somehow trudged through and squeezed out a win but it did not feel satisfying at all.

Switching materia around in general was really annoying to me though.

But wars are totally legit so start as many as you want

Everybody gets a waaaaar

She crashed a bunch of spaceships too

So rude

For Odin I don't think it's a matter of not taking damage, you have to actively be parrying him in order to prevent his Zantetsuken I think.

Staying long range doesn't help since he can still damage your teammates.

I don't know for sure if that's how it works, since I never beat him flawlessly. I somehow managed to tank Zantetsuken and finished him off afterward.

Nibel was the only region I actively enjoyed exploring because of how good the chocobo was.

It's almost a crime that the rest of them are nowhere near as fun. They all should have at least a soft glide function for easy descent from cliffs.

Steiner posted...

main things I hated were Dyne and Red's voice lol

Dyne was fine, at least he only occupies a small section of the game. Red's kid voice is dumb and I couldn't even continue using him in combat because of it.

Overall I loved the game immensely, but it's so weird how often it frustrated me with pointless nonsense. Time wasting overworld crap, overtuned challenges, some of the minigames just straight up suck.

Yet it's still a great game somehow. The story and characters are all on point, combat is better than ever (until you get to the endgame and it becomes a chore in some cases), and the world is beautiful even though it's often a slog to travel through.

Zigzagoon posted...

I wouldn't care if it's inverted or not, that aspect means nothing to me. It's the fact you can't move the camera around is what makes the game trash.

Both were problems for me. In fact I think the camera was the bigger issue yeah, there's no reason not to allow full control over it.

It's hard for me to decide which is best, they're all equally impressive. The only thing I know for sure is that the first is my least favorite since I typically prefer over the top action over a grounded variety.

Not to say the first movie still isn't fantastic, it is for sure. I just think it gets better from the second as they fully lean into video game protagonist power.

The scene in the ruins where he's picking up weapon spawns was straight up Uncharted.

Sorry but I just found this nugget on the Rebirth board

Anyone remember there was an old website named, "AerisDies" or something like that (using her english name Aeris), from the late 90's or early 2000's, I think it was a Final Fantasy fansite or something. The whole thing was like the "Snape kills Dumbledore" of its day.

Yeah I was immediately discouraged from trying those challenges when I saw they were 10 rounds.

It's just cruel to make them so long. Maybe one day I'll have the patience for them but eh

Used to be I would get a bunch of different tones and personalize all my contacts so I would know who was texting me just by noise.

At some point around turning 30 a switch apparently flipped in me and I started getting extremely annoyed by all the sounds.

So yeah team silent babyyy

The last chapter alone will take you around 5 hours to complete. The other stuff could add at least a few more on top of that.

I'd say in total you're looking at 10-15 more hours?

HeroDelTiempo17 posted...

Seems more likely they started with Souls-inspired combat and ended up independently coming up with a very similar samurai parry system

I find that hard to believe considering how similar it is to Sekiro combat. Along with the posture bar. But I guess it's not impossible they developed a similar system on accident, that's a crazy coincidence if so. I'm more willing to believe they saw early footage of Sekiro and decided to copy it.

However yes it is splitting hairs, which is what we're doing with Hollow Knight too. Just wanted to point that out.

Fallen Order is also a metroidvania. With elements of Uncharted and Sekiro, the only thing it really got from Dark Souls is the bonfire system. Which doesn't even make sense in a Star Wars context.

I haven't even played it yet and still voted Lies of P.

ctesjbuvf posted...

There are three of them

Well you have to beat a brutal challenge for the third but yeah, if you can get the third one even better.

I too attached them to AP Up the moment I got them. Since I knew I'd want them maxed out before the endgame. Which didn't happen, had to grind for AP afterward.

You get two elemental materia, if you attach one to the fire and ice materia and one to the lightning and wind, you'll be healed by every elemental attack.

Not sure how much that helps, I haven't tried it myself. Couldn't even beat Zolomy on hard mode =/

UshiromiyaEva posted...

-Adjusts camera reverse settings with Chocobo glide

Heck yes

I have no more complaints

And it's a crapshoot whether the comets actually hit anything.

It looks incredible, but it also fills the screen with chaos making it more difficult to see what your enemies are doing.

I assume it's more useful on bigger enemies.

Regardless it's still one of my favorite setups just because it's a damn cool spell.

My dad grew up with the originals and someone spoiled the twist for him before he got to see it in theaters. So he made sure I wasn't, which wasn't difficult since I was 8.

And yeah I was blown away. My sister needed to use the bathroom so dad had to take her and missed my reaction which is kind of a bummer for him.

MartinFF7 posted...

is Synergy+Heal a thing

Well apparently not. I read somewhere that it would be a good setup but I just checked for myself and it does indeed only work for attack spells. Sad.

Connecting it to Comet or Quake is usually good though. Aerith can setup an Arcane and Radiant Ward in order to double cast while also staying invincible during the casting animation.

Zigzagoon posted...

You got baited my friend.

Oh. I'll just take my leave now then la la laaa

TomNook7 posted...

Am i forgetting something?

Rebirth?

I managed to get through the first brutal challenge somehow. The next one I couldn't even get to the final round.

I usually love when games have a parry system, but I feel this one was implemented somewhat poorly. It doesn't feel fluid enough since you can't cancel attack animations.

On top of that you're usually dealing with multiple enemies at once who can spam attacks. It's the opposite of fun when I enter a combat challenge and immediately get stunlocked to death.

Maybe the Yuffie plasma build would yield better results. Set a teammate up with synergy+heal so you get constant healing? I haven't tried it myself yet so not sure how effective it would be.

You might be able to skip the mini games if you go straight to Event Square I think? Where the main mission commences. I was able to skip them on NG+ so it might only be an option after beating the game.

Let's see, Loki, Vulture, Killmonger, Thanos... I figure everyone would agree on those being the best. Oh and Green Goblin, Willem Dafoe truly made that character his own in No Way Home.

Personally I also loved Justin Hammer and wish he'd come back. Scarlet Witch as a villain was fun, but coulda used a bit more buildup.

I was actually hyped for Kang until... well the drama happened.

Sad that they completely backtracked on how they handle villains. That Ronan cosplayer from the Marvels was embarrassing.