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It's not on PC but I found a way to play it...

I have to see the waifus first then we'll see

BloodMoon7 posted...

I have to see the waifus first then we'll see

Don't worry it's Vanillaware, guaranteed to have waifu madness.

I just recently found out about this game and it looks amazing. I love both Vanillaware and Ogre Battle, and this looks like a mix of them.

As for waifus, I already see a lady with massive tits right up front on the cover. :D

BloodMoon7 posted...

I have to see the waifus first then we'll see

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/4b2bd667.jpg

I'm going to marry my cousin who looks like my mother all in the name of saving the bloodline and there is nothing that can stop me.

Got my CE yesterday... Have to say, never got a CE with a full crad game included...

I'm already playing it, too much hype from 13 sentinels to avoid it for long

it's pretty fun so far

I played it for almost 7 hours straight yesterday, finishing up Cornia before I go to the desert to the east.

Gotta go recruit that hot cousin, after all.

I'd love to but vanillaware never makes PC ports and I can never be bothered to turn on the switch or PS4 :/

hows the story to gameplay ratio? aegis rim was like 95% VN

Voidgolem posted...

I'd love to but vanillaware never makes PC ports and I can never be bothered to turn on the switch or PS4 :/

I have Yuzu lol

Just picked up my collectors edition. I'm going to bring it home and play it tonight. The demo was pretty good.

Apparently I need to try ogre battle 64 after.

Voidgolem posted...

I'd love to but vanillaware never makes PC ports and I can never be bothered to turn on the switch or PS4 :/

I had 12 hours of updates on the switch. Haven't turned it on in a minute either.
PC has just been better in my experience this gen.

GuitaristMatt posted...

Just picked up my collectors edition. I'm going to bring it home and play it tonight. The demo was pretty good.

Apparently I need to try ogre battle 64 after.

Meh. SNES was superior IMO. 64 brought some nice QoL but then they added in that stupid ass alignment system.

Crimson_Corsair posted...

Meh. SNES was superior IMO. 64 brought some nice QoL but then they added in that stupid ass alignment system.

Wait, Ogre Battle 64 had an alignment system, too? Are you not thinking of the PSX port of the SNES Ogre Battle?

Xenogears15 posted...

Wait, Ogre Battle 64 had an alignment system, too? Are you not thinking of the PSX port of the SNES Ogre Battle?

It did. But so did the SNES, I misspoke when I said "added", I should have said reworked. It was way more intrusive on the N64 and it basically forced you into making a Lich/Skeleton evil squad to micro your alignment by using them to finish up weakened lower level squads. Felt like a chore to me.

Ogre Battle 64 is one of my favorite games of all time.

Put about 8 hours into it, game is real damn good

Played way too much during the weekend.

25-30 hours I think?

Only issue I currently have is that it's not as hard as it's supposed to be, because I outlevel every single mission without grinding at all.

Every unit I have is level 20 at least, yet the enemies are only 17.

The gameplay loops are so fundamentally solid.

My ONLY problem is how a lot of the women are... Bouncy. It just seems unnecessary lol

luigi33 posted...

The gameplay loops are so fundamentally solid.

This is why the game is so good in a nutshell. There are so many interlocking systems that work together to perfection that it creates a very rewarding game loop.

Kaldrenthebold posted...

My ONLY problem is how a lot of the women are... Bouncy. It just seems unnecessary lol

I mean, I agree, but that's just a Vanillaware staple. That's kinda their thing.

Karovorak posted...

Only issue I currently have is that it's not as hard as it's supposed to be, because I outlevel every single mission without grinding at all.

are you playing on the hardest difficulty? I got totally clowned on in the angel recruit mission on hardest until I went and did some other missions to recruit more units

kirbymuncher posted...

are you playing on the hardest difficulty? I got totally clowned on in the angel recruit mission on hardest until I went and did some other missions to recruit more units

Should be, but by now I'm unsure because other say it's much harder than it feels for me.

But yeah, the hardest battles were right around the first big story mission. After that I went further north-east (against a Swordfighter girl above my level because I should have cleared north-west first, oops), and that was my biggest struggle so far.

It seems like I found a right mix in my teams very quickly, and try to keep them all at the same level as good as I can.

Out of my 8 teams, two feel a bit weaker, but one of them is my "witch goes range assist" squad I just garrision in a tower anyways.

Karovorak posted...

Only issue I currently have is that it's not as hard as it's supposed to be

Ugh, are there at least difficulty levels?

BignutzisBack posted...

Ugh, are there at least difficulty levels?

There are, and until today I was sure I played on the highest (out of 3).

Have to check again as soon as I'm home, because it feels like I'm complaining too much compared to others.

Karovorak posted...

Have to check again as soon as I'm home, because it feels like I'm complaining too much compared to others.

You can actually change it at the very top of the options menu ingame, very convenient

Maybe if someone buys it for me. Otherwise, maybe. If it's on sale.

Xenogears15 posted...

I mean, I agree, but that's just a Vanillaware staple. That's kinda their thing.

Yeah I know. Just feels off in this game as it seems serious and I'm like "nice let's get these bastards!" then the gryphon knight just comes bouncing on in. Or the shaman. Sheesh.

MarthGoomba posted...

When I clear my small backlog hopefully it will be on sale

These games always sell out and get inflated later on after a year or so. Better to wait for the first decent sale then add to the backlog honestly.

Makeveli_lives posted...

These games always sell out and get inflated later on after a year or so. Better to wait for the first decent sale then add to the backlog honestly.

This is the reason I bought it on launch (and because the wife convinced me to buy the collector's edition). Vanillaware games become incredibly rare after awhile, so it's best to buy them ASAP. Honestly, I wouldn't even wait for the first sale. Just get that first hard copy as soon as you can.

kirbymuncher posted...

You can actually change it at the very top of the options menu ingame, very convenient

Yeah, I'm now at home and checked it again. Was playing on expert the whole time.

Xenogears15 posted...

This is the reason I bought it on launch (and because the wife convinced me to buy the collector's edition). Vanillaware games become incredibly rare after awhile, so it's best to buy them ASAP. Honestly, I wouldn't even wait for the first sale. Just get that first hard copy as soon as you can.

Gamestop and Best Buys around me already mostly sold out or only have 1 in stock. About to go 20 miles to pick up my copy because of this topic lol.

Makeveli_lives posted...

Gamestop and Best Buys around me already mostly sold out or only have 1 in stock. About to go 20 miles to pick up my copy because of this topic lol.

Get it on Amazon, should be easy. Mine was first day delivered on Switch last Friday.

EDIT: Actually looks like it's already back ordered from March 25th - April 11th. Glad I got mine.

Karovorak posted...

There are, and until today I was sure I played on the highest (out of 3).

Have to check again as soon as I'm home, because it feels like I'm complaining too much compared to others.

There is a fourth one that unlocks after beating the game.

But yeah, the game (well, the demo... my copy comes in today) is very easy even on Expert. It is more a highlight of people not understanding how to play the game that there are complaints at all. The angel stage at the beginning is definitely a difficulty spike, but it is a *very* far cry from things like FFT's third stage. And if you get into the tactics system prior to it the stage isn't even a spike.

I'm kinda curious what approach you guys took since what kept happening to me was a giant deathball of archers around the final space and it's impossible to fight anything without taking 3+ assist attacks

kirbymuncher posted...

I'm kinda curious what approach you guys took since what kept happening to me was a giant deathball of archers around the final space and it's impossible to fight anything without taking 3+ assist attacks

Wind Fairie's Charm is your friend. Have Alain use one and then just stroll through there up to the boss to end the stage. It also helps to have a flyer unit (like Ochlys) run up to the watchtowers and take them out one by one. That's what I did, and it only cost a little bit of extra healing and 1 rest due to the stamina use involved.

Further, later in the game you really gotta pay attention to the range of the towers, as they can make or break fights. I usually make them my primary targets and rush them with cavalry.

kirbymuncher posted...

I'm kinda curious what approach you guys took since what kept happening to me was a giant deathball of archers around the final space and it's impossible to fight anything without taking 3+ assist attacks

In the angel stage? I just sent the angel up north to kill the tower (followed up with it just beelining to the other towers) with a griffon rider as support. And marched my army down the center while paying attention to the ranges on the towers/archer reinforcements.

yeah I got all the towers, it's thee ones not on the towers that are the problem

I get the feeling I'm going to steamroll 2nd attempt though now that I did the tricorn side mission first and leveled up once or twice. levels seem to make a pretty big difference in this
ellis123 posted...

with a griffon rider as support.

yeah I guess maybe I was doing it too early since I didn't even have any of those. I was small 3 squad team that's basically just a bunch of foot soldiers

kirbymuncher posted...

yeah I got all the towers, it's thee ones not on the towers that are the problem

I get the feeling I'm going to steamroll 2nd attempt though now that I did the tricorn side mission first and leveled up once or twice. levels seem to make a pretty big difference in this

In my experience: 1 or 2 levels don't make TOO big a difference. But 3 or 4 will.

What is the angel stage? I can't get her cause I need to get those divine shards or whatever and I have a ton to go

kirbymuncher posted...

yeah I guess maybe I was doing it too early since I didn't even have any of those. I was small 3 squad team that's basically just a bunch of foot soldiers

You can get them as mercenaries, you don't get a unique one until later.

kirbymuncher posted...

levels seem to make a pretty big difference in this

They don't all that much. Gear is *vastly* more important, followed up with promotions. Levels tend to give you about +5/6 (I don't remember the exact amount) of total stats spread out across the entire character, which means that you will largely do 1/2 more damage, take 0/1 less damage, etc. Not really a whole lot to write home about. By comparison there is an easily accessible (and nerfed from the demo) weapon that gives +15 Damage and +5 to all stats, which is basically the same as giving a character 10+ level ups just from the bonus stats alone (and the +15 Damage is not shabby on top of that). Levels matter a bit, definitely, but it is very much the same as Fire Emblem where it's more about the accrual of levels turning you into a juggernaut rather than any couple of them actually making you good.

Kaldrenthebold posted...

What is the angel stage? I can't get her cause I need to get those divine shards or whatever and I have a ton to go

It's the one that unlocks her as a merchant. You've already done it.

ellis123 posted...

You can get them as mercenaries, you don't get a unique one until later.

yeah I wasn't even advanced enough for mercenary hiring at the time <_<

I guess I also mostly have not seen that many different weapons yet so I just assumed levels were the main thing. I'm not sure exactly how damage calculations work but I feel like I'm often leaving enemies just barely alive so a little more damage would go a long way

kirbymuncher posted...

yeah I wasn't even advanced enough for mercenary hiring at the time <_<

I guess I also mostly have not seen that many different weapons yet so I just assumed levels were the main thing. I'm not sure exactly how damage calculations work but I feel like I'm often leaving enemies just barely alive so a little more damage would go a long way

It sounds like you need to rebuild towns (that is how you get the honor needed for mercs by that point) and set up your tactics (when you set up tactics you will "overkill" versus default, but on the flip side you basically never leave weakened enemies unless the weakest one is super tanky).

And you will generally get access to 1/2 really pushed weapons/accessories every town. For instance, in the very first one that you can buy from (the port that they use for the tutorial) you can buy a sword that gives you an attack that does magic damage instead of physical (and is higher +Damage than all of the other swords at the time) and makes it so you one-shot armored units almost across the board.

Just got my switch copy.

ellis123 posted...

It's the one that unlocks her as a merchant. You've already done it.

Ah, whoops. Was like, how can I get an angel that soon?!

I don't even have Gryphon Knights yet. Is it worth it to recruit people or should I just wait until I get the named people?

Kaldrenthebold posted...

Ah, whoops. Was like, how can I get an angel that soon?!

I don't even have Gryphon Knights yet. Is it worth it to recruit people or should I just wait until I get the named people?

Generally speaking, yeah it's worth it. AFAIK you only get one unit of every type and you definitely have no reason, beyond personal ones, to not get more than one of the super relevant unit types. Like, you don't really need a second Lex running around but Cavalry are good enough that having a fifth Clive wouldn't be too shabby. You also get the advantage of being able to set their stats immediately, instead of using an expensive item, and many of the unique characters have kind of bad growth choices (though none bad enough that they actively harm you clearing stuff).

ellis123 posted...

It sounds like you need to rebuild towns (that is how you get the honor needed for mercs by that point)

Yeah I think I've sorta got it figured out by now. What I'd done was the first 2 tutorial/story missions, then the archer sidequest (which freed up another town I didn't have the resources to rebuild yet) and then I wandered until I found that angel mission and got whooped

Now that I've done other missions and wandered around a bit more, I realize the idea here is that I could have explored for resources and rebuilt the town (which would probably get me to D rank) before actually attempting to fight anything. But I was sort of interpreting the game as the sort of thing where you just press ahead constantly and maybe every so rarely you go back to all the towns you forgot about and fix them all up. when really I should be making an effort to level them up before combat missions

Pretty sure i bought the last physical copy in my town