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Smackems
01/21/21 10:34:12 PM
#51:


Conflict posted...
When is 9 coming out on Switch though
Think they said summer of this year

8 kinda ran like doodoo on switch. It was perfectly playable but I'm getting 9 on ps4 to get that "complete experience" thing

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Shotgunnova
01/21/21 10:38:53 PM
#52:


Yeah, I can flash dodge/guard the homing AoE bombs and hopefully skidaddle to the other side of the bottleneck to avoid more damage. On my first blind attempt, I got through about 1.5 healthbars, so this time I'm going to load up on health potions and try to do it properly. A lot of "attack for 2-3 hits, then evade" guerilla tactics so far, but it might work. Once you get down to just a single character, it feels like it's in the air more than grounded, so that's a big disadvantage.

Haven't played Origins, but I've heard some good stuff. Was gonna say I had something from its OST on a playlist, but it turns out to be Ys III.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y30FgDh3vo

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Smackems
01/21/21 10:43:36 PM
#53:


If you got a psp or vita I highly recommend oath in felghana. It's like origins but a lot better imo, though origin is good too

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Panthera
01/21/21 10:45:47 PM
#54:


Smackems posted...
9 is out in a few days! Apologies if you already knew that

Tbh I don't think 9 will be as good as 8, but I still expect to have a great time. I'm game for anything Daddy Falcom wants to throw at me

Yeah, already played the demo a bit even. Probably going to wait until it's on sale to buy it though

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Shotgunnova
01/22/21 8:25:42 AM
#55:


Whew, kicked that mountain bird's stupid ass. Could've used accessories that slow burn, but in the end, I just soldiered through with the recipe that healed + prevented all status abnormalities. Didn't really bother with flash guarding too much, other than the butt stomp move it uses when it's shot fire everywhere.





Can I offer you a nice eggplant in these trying times? I wonder what would happen if the other shipwreckers learned she used five bumper crops' worth of food in a single smoothie.



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Questionmarktarius
01/22/21 10:11:06 AM
#56:


Shotgunnova posted...
Didn't really bother with flash guarding too much
That only matters if you're masochistic enough to turn the difficulty up a couple notches.
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ChrisTaka
01/22/21 10:13:49 AM
#57:


Adol shouting "EASY" intensifies

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Bass_X0
01/22/21 1:35:10 PM
#58:


My main criticism with this game is that the Dana sections are boring. I like Dana as a character but I didnt care for her solo adventures and skipped much of the story set in the past.

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Bass_X0
01/22/21 1:36:08 PM
#59:


Smackems posted...
Think they said summer of this year

8 kinda ran like doodoo on switch. It was perfectly playable but I'm getting 9 on ps4 to get that "complete experience" thing

9 doesnt look too hot to me.

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Smackems
01/22/21 1:38:42 PM
#60:


Bass_X0 posted...
My main criticism with this game is that the Dana sections are boring. I like Dana as a character but I didnt care for her solo adventures and skipped much of the story set in the past.
I agree. Easily the weakest part of the game imo

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Questionmarktarius
01/22/21 1:45:04 PM
#61:


Smackems posted...
I agree.
I disagree. The "dana dungeon" is probably my favorite part.
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Shotgunnova
01/22/21 7:33:56 PM
#62:


Yeah, I haven't been digging some of the Dana stuff -- no one interesting to talk to, no quests, a bunch of invisible walls and "you can't go here" restrictions. The stories always start when I get to a campsite or something, too, which is exactly when I don't want unskippable story segments, haha.

The game mentioned early that a tree had a woman sleeping in it, so maybe Dana survived to the present day that way and we can all have a merry adventure somehow.

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Reis
01/22/21 7:35:10 PM
#63:


the dana segments were annoying as fuck on inferno because the bosses are hp sponges and you dont really have any abusable skills with her
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Shotgunnova
01/23/21 10:04:07 AM
#64:


Dana has mad skillz in battle, so I don't mind fighting as her too much. In fact, just found her napping in the Giving Tree, so I guess we'll be fighting comrades sooner than I thought. It might be awkward going back in time to plumb her (quite frankly, boring) memories while she's standing right beside me in the present tense, though.








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Shotgunnova
01/23/21 10:05:36 AM
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Shotgunnova
01/23/21 10:08:19 AM
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Daily reminder: Hummel's special package included a jar of pickles and he took the job because he randomly picked up a message in a bottle (sending out an SOS...) with a diamond in it. Dude's got some problems.

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Shotgunnova
01/23/21 10:10:50 AM
#67:


This chick is incredibly suspicious. I hope she's not "secretly the last boss" suspicious...







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Shotgunnova
01/24/21 9:14:56 AM
#68:


Hmm, my progress has been a little slow today. Dana woke up at the village and helped me blitz some dinosaurs in a raid (a minigame I do not enjoy by any stretch of the imagination), then I did some sidequests, like returning Hummel's egg to a nest. Good thing I already found that pterosaur cave earlier when I was looking to farm some rare feathers.

Had tons of Tektite Ore, too, to do the next weapon upgrades. Haven't really been using Hummel or Ricotta, but I'm gonna get their arsenal improved, too. Almost time to go to Baja Tower, dedicated to Baja Blast Mountain Dew.

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Reis
01/24/21 6:11:26 PM
#69:


hummel is definitely not as good as laxia as a pierce type user but ricotta is definitely much better than sahad for strike because her skills dont take an hour to go thru their animations
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Bass_X0
01/24/21 6:13:31 PM
#70:


Raids get better the more you build up your level and defenses. I was intimidated by them to start with too.

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Questionmarktarius
01/24/21 8:13:41 PM
#71:


I seem to recall replaying raids as a bored timewaster. Am I wrong?
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Shotgunnova
01/24/21 10:11:16 PM
#72:


I figured Ricotta would be better at the start since she's faster, but Sahad still had a bit more punch, even if he's slower. I'll swap 'em today and see if that's still true.

Questionmarktarius posted...
I seem to recall replaying raids as a bored timewaster. Am I wrong?
Yeah, you can do that. I accidentally skipped a couple because the game likes its "here, have an unskippable cutscene as soon as you approach that save crystal" moments.

Bass_X0 posted...
Raids get better the more you build up your level and defenses. I was intimidated by them to start with too.
Yeah, I'm starting to get into four-star material territory now and can do a lot of upgrades. Baja Tower has a lot of Essence Stones/Panzers to use, but I'll probably have to go kill some primordials to get other goodies (Sunlight Fangs, etc.).

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Questionmarktarius
01/24/21 11:11:59 PM
#73:


Io is the actual main character of Ys 8.
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Reis
01/24/21 11:13:32 PM
#74:


Shotgunnova posted...
I figured Ricotta would be better at the start since she's faster, but Sahad still had a bit more punch, even if he's slower. I'll swap 'em today and see if that's still true.

its all about dps breh, ricotta hits much faster and often time her attacks have ranged components to them as well which is insanely useful if ur on the upper difficulties

also hummel really isnt bad per se but he literally hinges around spamming that counter move he has to be useful and that's boring as fuck to do
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Simp
01/24/21 11:15:22 PM
#75:


so I didn't read any of your topic because I'm hoping to play it soon and I don't want to be spoiled much, but what are your thoughts on it so far?

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Questionmarktarius
01/24/21 11:15:50 PM
#76:


Reis posted...
its all about dps breh, ricotta hits much faster and often time her attacks have ranged components to them as well which is insanely useful if ur on the upper difficulties
When you have all six, who does what is personal preference.
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DarkRoast
01/24/21 11:18:29 PM
#77:


Ys VIII was a -huge- step forward for the series

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Questionmarktarius
01/24/21 11:29:04 PM
#78:


DarkRoast posted...
Ys VIII was a -huge- step forward for the series
Out of curiosity, what do you think Ys 8 did that Ys 7 didn't already do?
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Reis
01/24/21 11:32:02 PM
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ys8 had much better storytelling, better exploration by virtue of you being to, you know, actually fucking jump like in the pre-party ys games, and much more bang for your buck as a game in general with the amount of side content it has
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Shotgunnova
01/25/21 12:12:32 AM
#80:


I'll switch out Sahad for awhile once I get the "explore as Sahad" trophy.

Simp posted...
so I didn't read any of your topic because I'm hoping to play it soon and I don't want to be spoiled much, but what are your thoughts on it so far?
It's been quite fun so far. It has some annoying qualities, like crafting material scarcity and cheap/damage sponge bosses (like the Nameless Ripper), but I've had fun so far. I'm sure it's definitely better than the JRPG adventure I have planned after this game!


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Shotgunnova
01/25/21 7:25:09 AM
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Shotgunnova
01/25/21 7:27:01 AM
#82:






Formerly "Archaeozoic Big Hole"




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Shotgunnova
01/25/21 7:28:46 AM
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Shotgunnova
01/25/21 7:33:30 AM
#84:


This robot dragon is probably more annoying than the Nameless Ripper fight. Huge knockback roar, tons of invincible floating heads that shoot slow plasma balls, a freezing breath attack that hits almost 180 degrees on the platform (which is also 180 degrees), and a bottomless pit to fall into. I don't think I've used so many potions on a fight until now.






Found an ancient Wikipedia tablet in Baja Tower and learned the ocean monster has a nest somewhere. Now everyone's gung-ho to find this ghost ship in the eastern part of the island. I can double jump now, so getting up those impassable ledges ain't no thang anymore.

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Bass_X0
01/25/21 8:37:02 AM
#85:


The hardest boss / target was the large dinosaur that Dana had to take down by herself. At least for me.

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Shotgunnova
01/25/21 8:40:20 AM
#86:


The one where she gets the spirit's help and whacks it with a huge hammer? I turned that dinosaur into lawn fertilizer pretty easily. Perhaps it's crueller on high difficulties.

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Bass_X0
01/25/21 2:59:04 PM
#88:


My main trio was Adol, Dana and Laxia. Switching to Ricotta when I needed a character of each type.

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Shotgunnova
01/26/21 12:18:25 AM
#89:


I heard if you have one character of each type, the rare item drop rate rises. Haven't really strayed too much from that layout.

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Shotgunnova
01/26/21 11:46:14 PM
#90:


Got kinda sidelined today with stomach problems, but I hung out in the new area accessible by double jump.






Gonna need to see what's going on this ghost ship. Already fought one of the undead mateys after I accidentally fished one up from the briny depths, only for it to revive multiple times. =|

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Smackems
01/26/21 11:49:59 PM
#91:


I remember the ghost ship being pretty fun

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Questionmarktarius
01/26/21 11:54:01 PM
#92:


Smackems posted...
I remember the ghost ship being pretty fun
Just the right amount of maze-y, if I remember correctly.
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Shotgunnova
01/28/21 12:58:01 AM
#93:


The ghost ship was easy-peasy. A few staircases, enemies easily avoided, and a boss with one health bar that was weak to Adol/Dana? The damn ship sank at the end, though. There was that underwater portion I didn't get to explore. Must need some rebreather tool to do that later, just like that subterranean waterfall area.

From what Reed said, I guess Sahad's related to him or something.







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ChrisTaka
01/28/21 2:04:50 PM
#94:


This topic made me pre-order Ys 9 lol. I was gonna get it regardless but I was reminded of how much fun I had with Ys 8

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Shotgunnova
01/29/21 5:16:29 AM
#95:


Might pick up Ys 9 myself, although everything I've preordered in the last few years has been a disappointment, so I'll wait for some reviews.





The sheer audacity to ask for a Sunlight Fang in order to make baby clothing. What a madlad. I've got exactly two SF drops since I started slaughtering those velociraptor things in the woodland.



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Shotgunnova
01/29/21 6:18:09 PM
#96:


These dinos still won't give up those damn fangs. No way should a four-star material be this hard to get. =|



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Questionmarktarius
01/29/21 10:46:17 PM
#97:


Is it just me, or do Adol and Laxia have the same head?
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Shotgunnova
01/30/21 7:03:49 AM
#98:


Yeah, they kinda look the same. Anime has a lot of sameface stuff, though, so it rarely surprises me.

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Shotgunnova
01/30/21 5:15:25 PM
#99:


Awwww yeahhhh, got two Sunlight Fang drops from that t-rex lurking in some early forest's mist. Still haven't finished that one dude's "find me sheet music" quest, but there was a hint in some Dana quest about it. Might have to find it in this newest crystal flashback, along with why the palace took a spill into the chasm (???). We'll see.







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Shotgunnova
01/31/21 10:58:11 PM
#100:


Hmm, didn't play much today. Gonna try to do some stuff tomorrow.

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Shotgunnova
02/01/21 8:04:06 PM
#101:


JRPGs and cube puzzles: name a better pairing.

At least I got that trophy for walking around as Dana. I wonder if it counts steps and I could just rubberband my controller while walking into a wall or something. If it counts distance, maybe that wouldn't work.





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