Board 8 > SaveEstelle & LeonhartFour in New Houses: Trails From Jeff Zero Edition

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pjbasis posted...

You know you're married when you marathon the office.

Haha, I don't know that she's enjoying it as much as I am. She cringes at a lot of the awkward moments.

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The Office Season 3 Episode 6 complete!

Michael's Adam Sandler impression was pretty solid.

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I feel like the cringe level is lower after the first two seasons, though the episode with the most cringe is a few seasons later.
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Xenoblade Chapter 4 beated

The Bionis Leg area has been pretty cool so far. We met other Mechon with a face, and this time, it can talk! Once again, the Monado doesn't work on it, further confirming that these things are people.

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I like that you can find unique quest items before you even need them. Makes the world feel more "real" than how it normally is, where you can't find something until you're supposed to.

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I might try to play FFX with my wife next. I haven't even played the HD version yet, so it'll be a good experience for me, too.

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oh hey the PS4 version of Danganronpa V3 is on sale for 10 bucks

maybe I should finally get it

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Leonhart4 posted...

I might try to play FFX with my wife next. I haven't even played the HD version yet, so it'll be a good experience for me, too.

Expert Sphere Grid time?

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pjbasis posted...

Expert Sphere Grid time?

more like NSGNSNCNONENNENBB time

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yeah I might be willing to give the Expert Grid a try

the other one no way

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Honestly I dont know why I havent tried it yet. My main gripe with the game has always been the linearity in character growth, and afaik this would fix that problem completely.

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My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Season 3 Episode 7 complete!

gotta say I was not ready for a rap battle in this show

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Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 2 Episode 10 complete!

Shirogane's dad is great.

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Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 2 Episode 11 complete!

Okay, that Ishigami backstory was fantastic.

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Dragon Ball Episode 120 complete!

I like the conceit that Piccolo's power takes so much out of him that it actively diminishes his lifespan, so he just holds back most of the time.

I also like that you can actually tell when Piccolo's freaked out and he's not just imperturbable evil guy

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Leonhart4 posted...

Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 2 Episode 10 complete!

Shirogane's dad is great.

comes out of nowhere to become the best character

Leonhart4 posted...

Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 2 Episode 11 complete!

Okay, that Ishigami backstory was fantastic.

Yeah, Episode 11 was so good.

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my wife is playing Uncharted because she wanted a good cinematic, story-driven game with some action that's not too hard, and I picked up the Nathan Drake Collection when it was free on PS+ a few months ago

I warned her that the first one is a bit rough but they all get better from there

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MGS too cinematic I assume? >_>

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I actually didn't think the first one was that bad! I'm not sure whether I like it more or less than 3 (the gameplay was worse, but I think I preferred the original's story).

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xp1337 posted...

MGS too cinematic I assume? >_>

Maybe too anime

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MGS1 is too archaic for her for sure. She had a hard enough time watching me play the original FFVII to show her how it looked compared to the remake. I'd like her to get back to playing KH2 at some point, but I think she wanted to play something on the main TV in the living room and her PS4 is in our bedroom. I tried to talk her into trying out Mass Effect because I think she'd like it, but she decided on Uncharted.

also watching her play either the enemies aren't as bullet spongy as I remember or the HD versions scaled that back

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LeonhartFour posted...

Office character rankings so far:

Jim > Pam > Kevin > Stanley > Dwight

screw you too quote format weirdness

anyway this is correct top five

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whoa biggest game changer yet in p5 royal

morgana no longer tries to shame you for using the cheat codes you learn from that book when you play the retro games at home

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I spent an afternoon unlocking the Dwarf quests in FF14. I'm not even using the crafting jobs to do crafting things, just treating them as extra quest content!

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Earl Thomas gets cut by the Ravens for punching a teammate in the face and the Cowboys are the front runners to get him

...I'll allow it

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also now I'm curious to play FFX with my wife after that FFX topic to see how she reacts to the way Tidus's name is supposed to be said since she actually spent a semester in Japan student teaching at a school

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what about aeris v aerith

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well since she started with FFVIIR I imagine she'll just default to Aerith

(also I rename her Aerith on all my FFVII playthroughs now anyway)

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I took Japanese in high school

teedus still sounds too dumb to accept!

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Man the Ether Mines is a big dungeon

Is this pretty standard for Xenoblade?

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Sorta. I don't really considering them 'dungeons' though, they're really just additional areas like Guar Plains or Colony 9. Everything in Xenoblade is big.

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yeah I get where you're coming from there but it's a big enclosed area with a lot of monsters and no people so that feels like a dungeon to me!

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Yeah, there's a couple inside areas like that, but not too many.

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At the very least, it's nice to know I can bail out and go somewhere else if I need a break in the middle of it. Landmark quick jumping is a lifesaver in a game this big.

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It would be legit unplayable without it.

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yeah I couldn't imagine trying to get back to Colony 9 at this point

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Ah, so THIS is where your playthrough topic is hiding!

Seems like you're enjoying XC so far, which is awesome. The game certainly throws a truckload of info and mechanics at you during the early game, but I think most of it becomes second nature by the end. In fact, one criticism I sometimes see is that there isn't enough evolution in the battle system throughout the game. It's not something I ever had a problem with, but I guess I can see where other players are coming from.

Through your point in the game, I think most people just stick with Shulk. He's one of those characters who you don't really want to leave in AI hands (since he requires positional attacks and smart use of Monado Arts, something the AI has trouble with). It also doesn't help that Reyn and Sharla are two of the least interesting characters to control. That said, I think the next few characters are far more interesting, and you'll naturally feel inclined to experiment with them.

Leonhart4 posted...

At the very least, it's nice to know I can bail out and go somewhere else if I need a break in the middle of it. Landmark quick jumping is a lifesaver in a game this big.

The Mana Sword posted...

It would be legit unplayable without it.

During my first playthrough, it took me several hours (it may have honestly been DOZENS of hours) to realize that I could warp to different areas, and not just Landmarks within the same area. Before that realization, if I wanted to reach Colony 9 from, let's say, the Ether Mine, I would

Quick warp to Ether Mine entrance, run out to Colony 6
Quick warp to Colony 6 entrance, run out to Bionis Leg
Quick warp to Bionis Leg entrance, run out to Tephra Cave
Quick warp to Tephra Cave entrance, run out to Colony 9
Quick warp to my actual destination in Colony 9

I did this for hours until I learned better and was STILL loving the game. It's that good.

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Yeah, it's definitely been a lot of fun. I've largely gotten the hang of how the battle system works at this point, or at the very least, it goes pretty smoothly most of the time. I don't try to fight stuff outside my weight class though for the most part. If they're more than like 4-5 levels above me, I don't bother attempting to engage them on purpose.

although I gotta say playing games with blatant fanservice like Sharla suddenly changing into a bathing suit because it's the armor with the best stats for her is a little awkward when my wife is watching lawl

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You can actually adjust your clothing independent of what youre wearing in the menu in the remake! So you can sort of avoid it.

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yeah it's nice to have that as an option at least

and this stuff supposedly gets worse with the sequels right

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LeonhartFour posted...

and this stuff supposedly gets worse with the sequels right

Xenoblade X also has swimsuits but they aren't any skimpier than what Sharla can wear. Xenoblade 2 is far more limited in terms of costumes. Xenoblade 2's fan service is more along the lines of extreme body proportions and skin tight outfits. I don't think any of the female characters had a swimsuit as revealing as Sharla's. The male character can still go topless, though.
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LeonhartFour posted...

although I gotta say playing games with blatant fanservice like Sharla suddenly changing into a bathing suit because it's the armor with the best stats for her is a little awkward when my wife is watching lawl

augh it's the worst

There was a decent stretch where the best armor for my entire team was this skimpy set and it was just so jarring/immerson breaking I just made do with somewhat inferior armor for the time.

The Mana Sword posted...

You can actually adjust your clothing independent of what youre wearing in the menu in the remake! So you can sort of avoid it.

Fashion Mode the best. Xenoblade X once again saving the series.

For real though I wish more games where different armor is reflected on your characters had that as an option. Especially Soulsborne.

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LeonhartFour posted...

although I gotta say playing games with blatant fanservice like Sharla suddenly changing into a bathing suit because it's the armor with the best stats for her is a little awkward when my wife is watching lawl

It's a shame my gf was overseas during my entire playthrough. I would have loved her commentary during stuff like this.

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xp1337 posted...

There was a decent stretch where the best armor for my entire team was this skimpy set and it was just so jarring/immerson breaking I just made do with somewhat inferior armor for the time.

If Shulk is wearing a shirt does that really count as being Shulk?
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I put my entire team in skimpy outfits, guys and girls. Just have fun - Twitter's not gonna peer through your window and call you a creep.

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What does Twitter have to do with his wife?
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CaptainOfCrush posted...

I put my entire team in skimpy outfits, guys and girls. Just have fun - Twitter's not gonna peer through your window and call you a creep.

If this is directed to me, I already said my problem was that it felt jarring to me! It didn't fit with the characters IMO.

it was kind of like putting your entire Tales of team in wacky costumes like their power ranger expy ones. Maybe some people find it funny, but I just find it immersion breaking - especially since it's preserved into cutscenes much of the time!

It's not even always related to whether I actually like the costume or not! I find Rean's edgelord joke DLC costume in CS2 to be hilarious but I can't bring myself to use it when it'll show up in serious cutscenes lol.

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CaptainOfCrush posted...

I put my entire team in skimpy outfits, guys and girls. Just have fun - Twitter's not gonna peer through your window and call you a creep.

Sounds like Persona 4 Golden will be right up your alley...!

I don't mind silly costumes and whatnot. I enjoyed putting Serah and Noel in the N7 armor in FFXIII-2. I'll dress up the entire Investigation Team in their Neo Featherman outfits for kicks. But having everyone run around in bathing suits just breaks the immersion too much.

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also the older I get the more awkward it is to look at scantily clad teenage girls

(now I'll still ogle Tifa and Lulu all day long because they're in their 20s...!)

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hey sharla is 21

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