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The pyramids were as old to the Romans as the Romans are to us.
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Finally tried out Ashe. I'm terrible with her.
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Oh a Winter event! I'll check this out for a bit, no idea how long I'll be playing the game this time around, I'm kinda over this game. >_> It is almost 3 years old.
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We'll be fine, but Trump's buffoonery isn't doing us any favors.
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St_Kevin posted...

Drain the swamp! Drain the swamp! Drain the swamp!

You do realize this has nothing to do with why he's threatening to shut down the government, don't you? Also, you don't WANT the government to shut down, that's not really a good thing.
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Greenfox111 posted...

Everytime we wipe at 1% during an ffxiv raid

First time I cleared Exdeath Neo was my happiest moment in an FF game.
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I still haven't tried online mode. Do you need to buy into Nintendo's online service?
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Also, I would recommend playing:
1
3
4
Rondo
Bloodlines
SotN
HoD
CotM
AoS
DoS
PoR
OoC is probably the weakest of the GBA/DS era CVs, but it's worth at least trying to see if you like it.
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You don't really need to play any other Castlevania to understand those, but there are references to characters from earlier CV games in SotN but nothing too major.
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Also, anyone else wish every spirit listed they game they're from? There are characters here I've never heard of before.
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I have like 18 or 19 characters left to unlock. Also been doing a ton of World of Light. Some of these battles are really clever. And some are really silly, like Buzz Buzz.
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I'm not clicking that. What is it?
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I've only unlocked like 30 characters, and already I have way more than I know what to do with lol. Mostly been doing 1v1 with my brother, and I've played about 2 and a half hours of Adventure mode. Idk if this game is going to be played competitively like Melee, but, at least to this casual player, it has good game feel.
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Oh, btw, remember to link your My Nintendo account and redeem the game to get Piranha Plant free. You have until January 31st.
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green dragon posted...

papercup posted...

I love this game.

it really is amazing. I actually really like world of light and the spirit system

Yeah I just checked that out a bit, and did a classic mode run. I can see this game keeping me occupied for months
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I love this game.
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I even said in my post I made a typo lol
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I should have just preloaded. >_>
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Oh, also, the GBA, SNES and I think even PS1 versions all have different translations. Ted Woolsey translated the SNES version, and that's a controversial translation filled with errors and a lot of changed stuff. Like, Siegfried's name is spelled 3 different ways within seconds of meeting him lol. But I happen to like the Woolsey translation. It was the one I grew up with, and it has a lot of character.
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I've never played the PS1 version, but I've seen a friend play it, and I remember there were bad load times. Also I don't know if they fixed the broken stuff in that version, or if it has the new content.
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GBA version if you can get it, but it's not perfect. I'm not saying emulate it, but it needs a color correction mod for best results. Also IIRC it doesn't sound quite as good as the SNES version. But the non-working mechanics from the SNES version work now, and it has a new endgame dungeon that will really test your skill and knowledge of game mechanics, and there are new Espers.
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Got my DRK War Panther! only 5 more tank mounts to go. >_>
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There have been multiple SMT games on Nintendo consoles. It's not that weird.
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The only Persona I ever played was 4. >_> I liked it though.
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Was not expecting that. I welcome it.

Edit: Whatever, I'm keeping the mistake!


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Mine should get here tomorrow sometime. Can't wait
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Both XIV lore books just arrived. =D
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Every year I'm always like "I'm gonna do a 5JF this year!" Then I never have time. I've completed a couple, but that was a loooong time ago.
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Not that it's shitty, it's a fantastic game, but it has some issues.

In fact, @BTB made a rebalancing mod for it called Brave New World, where he fixed a lot of the problems, and changed how pretty much everything works. He knows way more about the game than I do.

I'd say the best version is the GBA, then SNES, then PS1. I've never played the phone/pc version, but I'm not interested in those.
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ArvTheGreat posted...

Are people trying hard to take Bethesda down

Not people, just Bethesda's general incompetence.
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Yeah, and strangely enough the Advance versions of 5 and 6 don't have that problem lol. But you can break those games in other ways. In the original version of 6 most of the stats didn't actually do anything. They fixed that in the Advance version, and it turns out the best thing to do is just max out everybody's speed and magic stats, and spam Ultima. It's like 4 Advance but even easier lol.
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Been busy the past few days, I still want to go back and complete all the hunt marks. I did go clear out Castlemark finally and completed the Armiger... then I left and got a hunt to go fight the Jabberwock again. -_- So I'll do that once I have the key to open the dungeon doors... wherever the hell that is.

Also, been filling out my Triple Triad deck in FFXIV. I'm very close to completing 300 roulette matches for that card. I have 60-something NPCs defeated. 160-something cards collected. I'm guessing most of the cards I'm missing are from the Gold Saucer and random dungeon drops.

Also, both volumes of Encyclopaedia Eorzea should get here today. :D

Also been playing FF4 Advance at night. That game is good, but that version is very very broken lol. The ATB doesn't work at all. Putting the battle speed to the fastest setting makes the game stupidly easy because the ATB doesn't have a god damn clue who's turn it is. You'll tell Kain to attack, and in the time it takes him to ready his hit, Rydia will just get 3 turns in a row for no fucking reason. Then Cecil gets a turn then Kain will attack lol
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Bethesda: "We don't give a shit"
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MICHALECOLE posted...

papercup posted...

Racist? No. Culturally insensitive? Possibly.

Interesting

Why?

Not saying you think this, but it can be construed that you think all Mexican people are named Juan.
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Racist? No. Culturally insensitive? Possibly.
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I just beat Final Fantasy XV a couple days ago. That game hit me right in the feels.
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1) Don't pre-order games
2) Don't accept their offer of 500 atoms
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Never settle for second
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No
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Oh my god. I got 605 crit and 200 det on my Pyros lance. My substats are: 2357 crit 1573 det 1256 dh 1035 sks. I'd like to get that sks down and get more dh, but that's a damn good start.
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I can't actually think of any games I played this year that came out this year. >_>
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New Final Fantasy spin-off announced. War of the Visions Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. >_> (yes that's really what it's called)


I've never played Brave Exvius, but it's a free-to-play phone game I think. People are saying this thing apparently has ties to FFT, but if it's a ftp phone game I think I'll pass. =/

Also, I hear this tech demo from about 6 years ago might actually be a proof of concept for FFXVI.


But, again, it's pretty old, so who knows.
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Entity13 posted...

papercup posted...

So for now what I'll say is, if you're looking for a FF with good gameplay, this is not it. If you're looking for a FF with a well-told story, play it to the end.

Also, if you're looking for the game with the sexiest ever Dragoon then XV might be a good contender, because yum Aranea.

Also this
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mooreandrew58 posted...

papercup posted...

I did it! I beat Final Fantasy XV!

I know the game has it's flaws (but let's be serious most if not all do) buy did you enjoy it?

I had a big long post that I was composing for about an hour, but I decided it was a mess, and I'm going to take a couple days to get all my thoughts together.

But what I will say, is that gameplay wise, I did NOT like this game. I thought it was too simple, and even by FF standards, way too easy. And then towards the end it turned into this weird minimalist horror game... it was kind of a mess lol. Though after that part ended, and the final chapter and boss rush it did get a bit more challenging, and that was the best part of the game. The story though? I actually liked it a whole lot. Everyone was telling me I'll need to watch Brotherhood and Kingsglaive to understand what was going on, and I completely disagree. I didn't watch either, and I was understanding what was going on pretty clearly. I understand that as they patched the game throughout its life they added more cutscenes and story bits, so maybe that's why I liked it so much, because I got a more complete story than what was originally there. Admittedly there are a few moments where I wasn't really sure what was happening, but they did provide some info either immediately after, or a few minutes after and I was like "oooh I get it". And there were a couple moments that didn't really flow that well. But overall, I liked the story. I actually didn't like the story at first, but around the time I got to the part where you get the sword behind the waterfall, it clicked for me. It's like a fairy tale in a pseudo-modern setting, but with swords and magic and gods and all that good stuff, and then I started to like it a whole lot, and then I didn't mind the cell phones and product placement nearly as much. (Though you're never going to convince me that I can pay for a phoenix down with American Express)

So for now what I'll say is, if you're looking for a FF with good gameplay, this is not it. If you're looking for a FF with a well-told story, play it to the end.
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I did it! I beat Final Fantasy XV!
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Yeah... in a full 3 hour Pyros session I made 24 light crystals. We got so efficient at it that in the last 30 minutes of the instance I made 8 crystals.
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Yeah but it makes the infinite light grind infinitely more bearable. >_>

Also... I'm not sure if this goes against Squenix's terms of service. It's in that grey area where it's hard to tell. You're technically not using some broken exploit like the ungarmax bug from last year... but you're still doing something they probably don't want you to be doing. But you're also just using the tools they gave you in a creative way.

Idk, I might open a support ticket tomorrow and ask them if it's okay...
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@Entity13 Auric just taught us an insane light grind strategy for Pyros. Get a tank, 2 healers, and 5 dps. The dps must have Reflect L, and be naked. It also helps if you are below level 50. The dps and healers stand apart from each other. So what you do, is the tank pulls a pyros moth to the dps group, and it will do a cone aoe. the dps use reflect to kill the moth. rinse and repeat. I got 16 light crystals in 2 hours doing this. You can also use this strat to level fast.
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Reunited with Cor and the Glaives. Picked up the sidequests there. I'm going to take a break and finish this tomorrow.
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Entity13 posted...

papercup posted...

I'll be honest, this game is a better love story than FF8. >_> This is unfolding like a tragic play, and I'm actually kind of digging it.

To be honest, Twilight had a better love story than FFVIII. <_<

What I meant was, given how bad the early hours of the game were, I wasn't expecting much, and I'm pleasantly surprised. It's not a great game, but it's not as awful as the early hours were.

Got to the World of Ruin. Do I seriously have to walk 2 miles to Hammerhead? >_>

Also I stopped to fight a Daemonwall just to see if I could. Turns out I could, and it gave about 24k exp.
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