Board 8 > SaveEstelle/LeonhartFour in Different Houses: Frasier Suit Gundam Edition [SELF]

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pretty sure they said there's not going to be a story mode for either game like there was for P4D

seems like there's just a slice of life interaction mode
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yeah i know

i'm just saying that that would be the only condition upon which i would accept this

just imagine october 4th and the background involved
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just be content with Elizabeth dancing on top of Tartarus to The Battle for Everyone's Souls
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So I was looking for a new audiobook the other day (I listen to them a lot while I work since I'm in my car for approximately 5 hours), and I saw they were having a "First book in the series" sale. I scanned through it and my eyes happened upon a book called "Hyperion." It caught my attention solely because it's the book Nagato gives to Kyon at the beginning of the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Got in a few hours today, and most of it was one guy explaining why he wanted to go to Hyperion. It was enough exposition to put even Kojima to shame. And apparently, all seven of the main characters are supposed to share their reasons! Is the entire first book going to be dedicated to this? Maybe so!
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Hyperion is a standalone novel that later had sequels written to it. Unfortunately the sequels aren't quite as good, but Hyperion itself is quite good!
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I thought the Fall of Hyperion was always intended to conclude the story. Hyperion is the best by far though.

But yes, it's the same book. I read a lot of sci-fi when I grew up, even before I watched any anime, and I was really happy to see references to a book I'd read recently. It made me think it was a smart show just from that.

Edit: In fact, the way Nagato is described and her relationship to Asakura and Kimidori is itself a reference to the AI factions in that book
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Season 5 of Frasier is in the books! We're almost at the halfway point now, whoo.
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when are you going to get to the good sitcoms like Seinfeld and That 70s Show
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GranzonEx posted...

when are you going to get to the good sitcoms like That 70s Show

LOL
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:(
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All right, I'm finished with the 4th SNAFU book. The camp arc is one of the weaker ones, but it does introduce Rumi, who's pretty good, so I guess it balances out in the end.
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Huh, camp arc was one of my favorites. Felt like it was where SNAFU really became SNAFU, since it didn't really have a happy end.
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Eh, the plot they came up with to help Rumi was one of the worst ones, and it didn't even really work, to boot.
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Which is why it was good! The series is heavily focused on failure, so having easy successes the previous three books undermines that a little.
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you can focus on failure while still having it not seem like they failed because they didn't really try that hard

like I'm fine if they failed but it was a bad idea to begin with
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Ah, yeah, that's fair.

Though I'm pretty sure Hachiman acknowledges that it's a bad idea.
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well I think everyone acknowledges it's a flawed solution but he's literally the only one who comes up with anything, even when they've got more people than normal to help
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Update: Secret of Mana is indeed an easy platinum

Only had to spend maybe like 5 hours grinding rare drops/orbs/magic levels beyond just playing the game like I normally would.
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Yeah it ended up not being too bad thanks to the auto save. I dont think I would have been able to do it otherwise due to the frequent crashes.
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This Trails SC guide doesn't seem to be as thorough as the FC one. Hopefully it doesn't result in me missing something or screwing something up.
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Oh yeah, the autosave is super necessary until they patch the crashes (if that ever happens). I would have lost so many fortress drops without that.
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The secret of Mana remake crashes?
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Yeah. It's pretty annoying.

Thankfully there's an autosave that activates every screen, so you don't usually lose more than a few minutes of progress.
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Man, that scene with Estelle and Kloe on the auditorium stage is so good.
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after reading the latest ReLIFE chapter I only have one thing to say

aw yeah
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That is definitely one of my favorites.

Also I really like the scene right when Estelle and Kloe get reunited in SC even though I don't actually remember there being all that much to that part.
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pyresword posted...

Also I really like the scene right when Estelle and Kloe get reunited in SC even though I don't actually remember there being all that much to that part.

Yeah, that's a really good scene, too. Kloe makes a beeline for her and hugs her as soon as she sees her. They don't say much, but not much needed to be said there either.

Also, there's a really good conversation with Hans if you talk to him during the investigation at Jenis.
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Time for some shameless self-promotion! There is a special video game grand prize giveaway up for grabs in my games ranking topic, if you wish to partake.
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Now Playing: Super Smash Bros. Melee - Mother 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e_GqFqq0_w

Dunno what it is about this song, but it's so catchy.
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Good news. I have finished grinding the special Heartless for synthesis for the KH1 Platinum. They were more fun than I thought they'd be. Bad news is everthing else left is reIated to Gummi missions and some are really awful.
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I couldn't imagine trying to do all the Gummi stuff, especially in the first game.
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I dont remember the Gummi stuff being that bad, Platinum-wise?

You only needed to complete 1 mission of each tier, not all of them, and then collect most of the blueprints iirc.
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Do you have a favorite FFXV song? Apocalypsis Noctic is pretty solid.
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Yeah, as far as the "epic songs" go, that's probably my favorite. I don't think I've listened to the entire soundtrack on its own yet though. I should probably do that at some point.
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although I mean if you're looking for ideas for VGMC from me that's probably not wise

there's a reason why I don't bother with it anymore
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Oh, no, I was just listening to the soundtrack and game across that song. Was amused by the title and actually thought it was pretty good.
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Oh, it's great. Plays during some of the best parts of the game, too, which helps.
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I guess I need to come up with a poll question for the next topic since it seems SaveEstelle and I will be taking a break from scarlet's requested anime lists.

Also, I'm listening to FFXV's OST for a bit. Yeah, it's pretty great.
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It's alright.

I should probably give it a more complete listen sometime though.
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Forgot how good Stand Your Ground (FFXV's regular battle theme) is. Wanderlust is also a great song.

Anyway, finished Chapter 1 of Trails SC. I forgot how much shorter the chapters are here compared to FC. I'm glad we get Kloe back right away so she can be in my party forever. Speaking of which, I'm kind of surprised Bleublanc knows who Kloe really is but has no idea who Olivier really is.
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LeonhartFour posted...

Speaking of which, I'm kind of surprised

...Come to think of that, that is a bit surprising. I guess Bleublanc's excuse could be he doesn't really cross passes with Olivier until right then whereas he had been chilling in Ruan during FC at least, plus Kloe was a part of Richard's plan so to whatever extent Ouroboros was observing that they picked up on it. You'd imagine they did more intel work on Liberl than Erebonia since that's where they were working.

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So what I had planned to do: Replay Tokyo Xanadu, get the platinum, then figure out what I was gonna do next.
What happened: I got really depressed, didn't want to do anything for a few days, then when I finally snapped out of it enough to do at least somethings I was like "eh maybe not" and started Bloodborne.

i died a lot then ate a skull or something and now a doll is talking to me

Never played a Souls game before so this should be an "adventure." As mentioned I have already died a lot. Though a good amount of them have been muscle memory from other games, particularly Tokyo Xanadu, screwing with me and getting me killed.

my favorite such instance:

What I meant to do: Hit the attack button. Go on about my day because it was a nothing battle.
What I did: Tried to throw a pebble at an enemy at point blank range, getting destroyed during the painfully long wind-up and throw animation.
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Are we actually certain Bleublanc doesn't know about Olivier? I can't remember when or if he says anything hinting either way.
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I guess we don't know for sure, but if he does, he makes sure not to accidentally blow his cover.
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I wish Bleublanc hadn't tried to rape and kidnap Kloe in SC. Other than that he's actually been a somewhat entertaining character, but whenever he appears I just want the party to murder him.
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Bleublanc was probably my least favorite major character from FC/SC. Definitely doesn't help that his quests are uniformly terrible.
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pyresword posted...

Bleublanc was probably my least favorite major character from FC/SC. Definitely doesn't help that his quests are uniformly terrible.

Counterpoint: Amalthea

and bleublanc quests are fun
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pyresword posted...

Are we actually certain Bleublanc doesn't know about Olivier? I can't remember when or if he says anything hinting either way.

Well, in Chapter 1, Bleublanc spoke to him like he had absolutely no idea who he was. He never even addresses him until Olivier laughs at his dumb notions of beauty. He asks for his name and pledges to remember it as the name of his newfound rival, so if he does know, he hid it very well. I can't imagine he has any reason to pretend not to know either.

Bleublanc's quests are fine. They're extremely easy when you're following a guide, so I haven't had much reason to get annoyed by them! As a character, he's whatever. He's evil Olivier with a cool design.

You know what's a really good sidequest though? The hidden one in Ruan after Chapter 1 in the hotel, where you have to solve the mystery of who assaulted someone and gather intel and talk to everyone. The guide talked about it like it was super annoying, but I loved it. I remember triggering that one on my first playthrough, too!
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Yeah, that's a good one. Wish there were a few more quests like that, in that style.
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yeah this is another instance of this guide not being as thorough as the Trails FC guide

I got Gambler Jack Vol. 3 on the airship from Olivier, but the guide never said anything about where Vol. 2 was. Well, he's got all of that stuff compiled in a directory at the end (which is sort of inconvenient when I'm following it on a phone since I don't really want to flip back and forth), so I had to look it up there to find out it's a prize from the casino in Ruan. Hopefully, it'll still be available whenever I make it back there, but that's kind of annoying!

I do like that he has maps of every area showing where the treasures are, so that's one major advantage it has, but his descriptions could use a little more detail! I guess he just assumes you'll try out the casino, but I didn't really care for it the first time through, so I never bothered with it this time.
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I've still been playing Doki Doki Literature Club even though I haven't mentioned it much lately. I got my...I guess you could call it second ending? All in all, that was a pretty clever bit of fourth wall breaking and player interaction.
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