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Johnbobb posted...

xp1337 posted...

Monomi's theme song was a highlight. And the only great/redeeming feature she had!

really? I kind of cringed every time it came on

Yeah. It's not my favorite from the game or anything, but it was definitely in the upper tier for me.
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Johnbobb posted...

the plot twist that the 15 characters were actually the Remnants of Despair was so good. Puts everything that happened in the game in such a weird light, it's actually really cool to think about.

I love the added dimension it adds to Nagito's plan that he was actually trying to eliminate the Remnants of Despair, himself included, in Case 5 while sparing the one "innocent" person present in the traitor. Also his personality shift after he got the records in Chapter 4 but those largely overlap.
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Generally speaking, I think that's a good character ranking! I'd move some people around but nothing too drastic.

Johnbobb posted...

Monomi [...] Worst BGM theme in the game

what

Monomi's theme song was a highlight. And the only great/redeeming feature she had!
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Johnbobb posted...

Is Island Mode worth playing? I remember people here saying the school mode was dumb in the first game

Only if you're interested in seeing Free Time Events for characters.
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xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out?

Sounds like it's time for ISLAND MODE
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xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out?

I don't know. I'm assuming not based on it sounding like the map became unwinnable but maybe Pun didn't check the convoy?
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Johnbobb posted...

he set up an rng murder

that's so great

Best case in the series. Nagito the best.
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Waluigi1 posted...

How's it an oversight? You're not supposed to let people die lol

It's not a failure condition though!

It's a little thorny though. It's not quite as simple as just keeping count of door keys v doors while noting the presence of thieves and such on the side. It's certainly not impossible that you could Second Seal into a class to open doors so auto-failing you isn't the greatest option. I guess dump the door keys into the convoy or something upon character death?

Granted, I don't think it's a major flaw or anything but I can certainly see the argument that it is an oversight of sorts to put you in an unwinnable condition like that.
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Johnbobb posted...

also what happens to the hamsters after Gundham dies?

Without Gundham around to keep their powers in check, they go on to conquer entire nations. In time, their ascendant empires clash with one another in a struggle for dominance that sees civilization turn to ash and leaves the planet nothing more than a barren rock that serves only as a monument to the hubris of man... or hamster.

...i dunno i guess sonia takes care of them?
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LapisLazuli posted...

xp1337 posted...

Re: Nagito (Free Time Event spoilers): His free time events reveal he's suffering from a terminal brain condition and that his luck cycles have basically ruined his life. Pretty sure his self-loathing springs from that. As does a lot of his behavior.

His free time event also opens the possibility that that was all bullshit.

Doesn't side material confirm it?
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Re: Nagito (Free Time Event spoilers): His free time events reveal he's suffering from a terminal brain condition and that his luck cycles have basically ruined his life. Pretty sure his self-loathing springs from that. As does a lot of his behavior.
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so you can be the best character
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Mr Lasastryke posted...

xp1337 posted...

And he often refers to them as "the media" so even if it also happens to be the case that in actuality he has an exception or two, he absolutely does claim "the media" is bad.

i feel like you can't say the media is bad when you praise a gigantic media outlet like fox, though. that's like simultaneously saying "earth sucks" and "africa is an amazing continent." trump claiming that his stance is "the media is bad" is just him being contradictory and having all possible stances at once, as usual.

and really, is it ONLY fox and sinclair he's ever praised? i feel like there should be more, though i can't remember any others right now.

I agree it doesn't make sense logically, just like how it's ridiculous that Fox claims it's not the mainstream media while simultaneously bragging how it's crushing the others in ratings. But he totally attacks the media as though it's a monolith. That a bunch of cognitive dissonance is required to hold that is its own thing.

And those are the only two I can recall praise for off the top of my head.
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Jakyl25 posted...

Committed resources might be a rare find, but Im absolutely certain that left-leaning people in the media were told to cover Trump more than the others, because coverage = free advertising.

Right, but that's a media problem, IMO. Not a Democrats one. Particularly when there really are instances where they have actually committed resources in other races!

The media is definitely complicit in all this and another thing that needs to be addressed.
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redrocket posted...

pxlated posted...

the pied piper strategy employed in the last election

The what?

The idea that they wanted Trump to win the Republican primary thinking he'd be an easier opponent.

Which isn't entirely false, but do we know if they actually committed resources to that end beyond just stating it? I don't recall any concrete instance of it, whereas I can note cases where say, McCaskill bought ads in a Republican primary to try and "pick" her opponent in a Senate race. And succeeded.
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Mr Lasastryke posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

The one core aspect of Trump that helps propel him is absolutely true: his claim that the media is bad. It absolutely is.

well, he doesn't claim "the media" is bad - he specifically goes after CNN, among others.

he regularly praises fox even though they're a bottom of the barrel news outlet, whether you look at the MSM or the media in general.

I mean, yeah, he does. CNN probably gets the most of it, but the NYT and Washington Post aren't that far behind. And he does occasionally go at MSNBC, NBC, and CBS too. It's only Fox, and more recently, Sinclair that he excepts from that.

And he often refers to them as "the media" so even if it also happens to be the case that in actuality he has an exception or two, he absolutely does claim "the media" is bad.
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The Mana Sword posted...

wait when did we get 4 more angry democrats

I think he increased the number a few days ago. Within the last week. No clue why.

Re: Trump/Russia

In my opinion, Trump is essentially the logical progression of a process started at least as far back as the Southern Strategy, with occasional acceleration provided by things like the Republican Revolution of 1994 and the conservative reaction to Obama. So, in that sense, yes, there are underlying conditions here that led to this present that have been around long before Trump. To list a handful of them: nationalism, xenophobia, racism, and populism. Obviously these will still be around even after Trump leaves office and they are things that need to be addressed.

However, I do rather strongly disagree with the idea that that means the Russian meddling in the election (and political discourse at large) are not also a big deal and a major problem that need to be addressed and reckoned with. Obviously they placed a large focus on exacerbating the existing divides within American culture and that state only existed because those divides were there previously, but I'd argue that Trump's election is itself another acceleration on that progression I noted earlier. Already we've seen the separation of families and allegations of abuse within those camps, the emboldening of white supremacists and nationalists as with Charlottesville, and the erosion of American credibility on the world stage (which for better or worse also makes it much, much harder for future administrations to undo the damage.)

Yeah, ultimately it's going to come down to Mueller's findings and then Congress, but I don't believe we can really effectively begin to even try to address the underlying issues with Trump in office and the GOP in full control of the government. And since Congress (nominally) responds to the pressure of the general electorate, it is important that the public is kept informed and engaged on this issue. I mean, in a sense, Guliani gave away the game weeks (months?) back when he said in an interview that the jury would be the American people.

I feel like I had more to say here but lost my train of thought somewhere along the way.

pxlated posted...

Trump isn't the result of just one thing though. He isn't just a Republican problem. The democrats are part of how we got here too, and not just because of dealing with a Republican problem poorly. They are directly complicit in getting us here too.

Can you elaborate? The Democrats certainly have their faults but what is their role in Trump specifically?
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LeonhartFour posted...

okay I think we're getting close to the end of Tales of Xillia because we just had the FFVII-esque "let's all find our reasons for fighting" scene

Haha. IIRC, I remember finding it a bit cheesy in how unsubtle it was.
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I mean, I've heard both of those so...

Anyway, as dumb as the whole "Collusion is not a crime!" thing is, isn't this a repeat? I could have sworn this talking point made the rounds... god time no longer seems to flow linearly... uh... maybe a year ago? I could have sworn it even reached the level of Trump tweeting about it but I may have that particular detail wrong and it was "just" contained to spokespeople/pundits. I very specifically remember talk about how it's not in the Federal Code, etc. (Ignoring that generally speaking conspiracy would cover what is generally referred to as collusion here.)

Also in today's news, the Manafort trial began.
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pxlated posted...

The music in the realm of testing is real nice too

IIRC that song is taken directly from the equivalent area in Zestiria. which caused some horror flashbacks for me since that place was caster hell. >_> The one place in Zestiria that broke me and had me lower the difficulty (multiple levels!) while I was there.

pxlated posted...

The hidden inventory limit is frustrating

Yeah, IIRC that's a rough stretch with the shop availability and such.
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xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out?

The Earthpulse section is incredible. Might have been my favorite part of the game. The whole thing is just excellent.
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xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out?

Oh man. This sequence. Yeah, it's great.

IIRC, I missed that too, and my excuse is I was still set on Malak!Laphicet/Number Two being the actual Laphicet so that gave me a blind spot there.
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A bit late to this, but the Return to Aball is so good.
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Yeah, it's really short. But more Aqua is always great. Also Dismiss.
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LordoftheMorons posted...

Beat Aqua's route and just started Final Episode

oh ya go my final episode
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pjbasis posted...

I don't think its very paragon to call five different stores your favorite

Hey! This post is discriminating against the poor!
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sorry suprak

welcome... to the echo chamber
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Yeah. Hiyoko is the other girl's name.
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LapisLazuli posted...

Johnbobb posted...

also I just got A Man's Nut from the monokuma machine

I vaguely remember hearing something about that item being special but not sure how

For the second time in a row you have unwittingly activated the locker room scene.

DR2 has special scenes for every chapter, so make sure you are getting as many monomachine items as possible. I don't think you can get chapter 1's on a first playthrough, so don't sweat that.

Rather, he would have if he had gotten it earlier. That scene is at the start of Chapter 2. Since he got it after mentioning maxing Mahiru's Link he would have hit Chapter 2 Free Time and thus be past it.

Johnbobb posted...

damn it

of course it kills off Mahiru

Yeah, that is unfortunate.
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Best character Nagito has arrived. That laugh in the trial is incredible.
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Yeah, I figured it was C's identity but man so much goes down at the very end there!

Rean/Crow v That Guardian is definitely a great fight and introduction to Devil Rean. My favorite is probably Loa Erebonius, a combination of loving the battle theme, the aesthetics of the location, and its attack animations. v C in Chapter 6 is another one I really like. Love that S-Craft.

Actually leads me to a new question. Favorite S-Craft? Can be enemy or ally.
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Sometimes the party is dumb. Other times enemies have one move that just wrecks them and if you get a bunch of enemies to spam it things go... poorly. ban casters. though iirc it's not nearly as bad as in zestiria.
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MZero11 posted...

WHAT

the

HELL

lmao

i love that there's like six different things that happen in rapid succession at the end that could have applied to

MZero11 posted...

Feel free to ask me anything

Favorite song? Fight? NPC?

MZero11 posted...

I hope you will continue to join me as I venture into the world of TitS next.

oh ya time for the league of extraordinary bracers
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This is horrible beyond words.

https://twitter.com/ZoeSCarpenter/status/1022966162949169152
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xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out?

No, the random way is still the main way IIRC. There just might be a few you can get directly?
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xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out?

Yeah, I can imagine. At least they're still there, but that's really terrible.
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xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out?

I love the look of the Old Schoolhouse 7th Floor. Like you said the dungeon theme is great too.
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LeonhartFour posted...

although on the not fun side it looks like there was a high probability that somebody ransacked the church while I was away, but they didn't take anything of value that I can discern so maybe they were just looking for money

That's awful.
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DR2 hype!
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pxlated posted...

Beating magilou's level of the serving game was nerve wracking

Never again

Haha. Yeah, at the higher levels that game gets pretty crazy.
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Mercenary leads to Hero.
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I mean there have been a bunch of indictments and guilty pleas already. These investigations take a lot of time as well.
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MZero11 posted...

territorial army? (Idk what they are called in English)

Provincial Army, generally.

aww yeah the mine rescue mission. <3 the music for it.

I'm very upset they took Crow away :/

Angelica is a pretty good replacement though! That 90% Faint Craft is great.
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Jakyl25 posted...

Is there a tape?

Cohen said he doesn't have evidence but is willing to testify. He also says there were "several others" present so I suppose they could be subpoenaed as well.
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Oh wow. I figured he'd flip eventually but that's quite the way to announce it.
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TheRock1525 posted...

66% for Trump.

Same. Expected it to be worse, actually.
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Peace___Frog posted...

Articles of impeachment introduced... against Rosenstein.

lol

No way that ever gets a vote. Well, a successful vote. It's not impossible Ryan lets a vote happen if he knows it'll be horribly lopsided to quash that talk, but that seems out-of-character for him.
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KamikazePotato posted...

Maybe the second half got better.

It did. Although I'd say DR2 was stronger than DR1 at all stages by a significant margin. But it's definitely stronger in the second half.
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let's not say things we can't take back
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TheRock1525 posted...

Wait...what?

since when were you under the impression that FIFA wasn't a player in this game
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