Krosigrim

Fucking hell... Beat this game already so we can talk about this. I assume by your earlier post that the game isnt 3 disks for you? How lucky you are! If I anywhere other than Nox Obscurus or EN II I gotta put in disk 2, so if I gotta go back and forth to create stuff on Calnus... and since you can only hold 20 of an item, I foresee myself swapping disks a hell of alot. Just imagine how it'll be for me when making the uberest of gear and enhancing it/them with multiple generation synthesis items........ assuming one can do that but I believe so. So again, fucking hell. Beat it already so you can be in the same boat Im in right now.

See each what? What did you just do to see this?

LOL I hit 8 and went back, searched all other paths. Gotta go to the store real quick and get some Mtn Dew, but I'll get past this soon enough. I've been thinking. I know just as much as you do now storywise... I dont think this is the end. Theres got to be something beyond this boss, not counting post game stuff. Shall we speculate on the story so far? I believe Faize will be at the core of this planet, or at least protecting the core. I dont know how... what possessed him? He started acting all weird and then he went missing. What could have happened? Eyes glowing is not normal.

Infinite Space: DS Good... but not. I like it but I do not see myself EVER playing it again once beaten. A few ships in your fleet. Lots of stats, weapon upgrades, but the best part is customizing the loadout of your ship. As in each ship has empty spaces you can place stuff. Radar, shields, upgraded engine rooms, even Gyms and stuff. Kinda like the golem loadout in Legend of mana on PS. Each ship has their empty spaces in different configurations so you cannot have all of the best stuff, you often need to consider size and shape of a particular pod and work according to space and necessity. Good for those who like RPG/strategy style games. Extremely boring and unrewarding for those who do not.

No worries. Ill get it eventually. Get my sister on it too. She beat RE4 3 times on the wii so Im sure she can handle some Metroid.

Ha... Its always good to have friends who can let loose. All my friends In FL are -1 since I left. No more shit like this since Im gone... at least for them

In palace of creation, I just hit the 3rd area. I noticed now, that I need to check and see what class an enemy is, as the magma golem is a daemon, where as the metal golem at EN II was machine. And I am often changing my party in accordance to what type the enemies are. I have not been beefing up any items but none the less, I seem to be owning. Edge is 92, Bacchus is 88, and the rest are in the mid to upper 70's. I noticed on the surface, a plant spot gave a life seed. Not that I would grind, that would take forever to run back to the ship... But I do hope I find creatures here that drop seeds. Not that I would grind them either... There are always stronger and stronger enemies. Hopefully the uber enemies give off good shit, including seeds. Yea everyone is now learning good moves/spells. I bursted out laughing at the chaos similar to what I explained last post. I tell you, ever since Star Ocean II I have never seen another game franchise equal the epicness of battles. FF XIII is good fun, but I havent gotten 100% cause I got bored. I totally see myself getting 100% here. I know I'll need to new game + or whatever this game has... that is if I did end up missing a chest on the Mothership. Thought I was a pretty thorough guy, but when I had treasure sense on and went back to Limuria, I found 4 chests!!! 2 more on Aeos when doing the Wisdom quest from EN II. I get sick of talking to everyone. I swear they force you to be redundant to get everything there is. One quest doesnt become available until 2 hours after you finished theyre previous quest. It feels like you gotta speak to everyone... over and over and over and over just to be certain. Its annoying. So yea, Im feeling as if im missing alot, for instance recipes. Always seem to be getting a recipe from a chest or a random quest. Well anyway Im catching up. Im a few floor behind you

Could you imagine, a 2D Metroid like the good 'ole days, but with the fore and backgrounds popping out/in, in 3D? Id buy it.

I was reading a faq and accidently saw some information about the post game dungeon. All I know is its there... And I know at the very least how many levels it has... What I am saying, is if you have no gaps in your beastery, the missing monsters may be in said dungeon. But 50 is a hell of alot... Perhaps there are more places to discover than you think. You say last last dungeon... ((dont confirm or deny please...)) which seems to me that once you thought it was done it wasnt, therefore fighting even more shit. Perhaps there is something past that even? Oh... remember all those personal action situations and such. apparently you can miss ALOT of stuff... as in endings or whatever. What if this is factored into the missing monsters too? Just a thought... seems a bit of a stretch, that one. Any way, Id rather have 3 or 4 % regen now and the rest XP. That convert skill is SICK. Use it twice or so and yer full. Yea Bacchus spams Black Hole Sphere, Termination, Force Breaker & Irradiation. The girls spam theyre spells and sometimes when I kill of a guy and im on the edge of the arena, I turn around and see stuff n the middle like a giant black hole, with giant red beams shooting down through the sky, a giant sphere of electricity, huge pillars of white light shooting up, clusters of missiles and streams of lightning, beams of energy ripping the ground to pieces it chaotic explosions with hurricanes and giant domes of fire... all going off sequentially... overlapping each other. I dont even run over there sometimes as its already over... Im sure your characters do the same. Ya almost feel sorry for the bastards. Ah... Shimada. I like what happened to him. So the game just recently got badass... but even then its filled with moment where if I were there... Id say " SHUT THE FUCK UP!!! Theres a giant space dragon the size of America, made of energy, with hordes of neverending ships, RIGHT FUCKING THERE!!! Why the fuck are you guys talking about this shit right now??? LETS GO!!!

Im only versed in 2D Metroid. Never really played any of the primes. Oh... I own Hunters. Was gonna buy the Prime pack on Wii but slacked and missed it, they dont print it anymore... I gotta find it used. Which is about as rare as finding Chrono Trigger for the DS... It happens but you gotta wait for it, and jump on it.

Hmm. I still cant wait. All I really want is visual depth, I dont wish to see 3D overdose which will be a given. Comes with the territory though. But I have a vision of 3D done right, hopefully I will get to see it.

Im making this thread just because I dont want to discuss the game in the "What did you play most recently" thread with Agozer. So, Agozer... Or anyone else I picked the game back up after a year. I was on the Cardianon mother ship when I left it so I was pretty early on. Now Im on Nox Obscurus: Ravine of Extinction and everyone is past lvl 60. Edge is +75. A few days ago I got all green tiles and grinded on Lemuris for quests and items. I already had +2500 party SP but began to dump alot while I got more. When I hit Nox Obscurus Lymle and Sarah were lowest leveled so I ran with them. I realized how much I didnt play with them recently and practically had no skills powered up. I dumped about 3000 SP right there on the spot, I maxed everything! They were running great but we had a storm and the power flickered about an hour in and so I gotta do all that again... Anyway, thats where I am. I made a Slayer's Bangle... holy shit if you dont have one... make one NOW!!! It randomly adds another hit per EVERY hit, including special moves! I have that now, and that Platinum sword with Increased Criticals X1 and HP dammage +%20 X3 and I put 4 more crystal in it so basically rips through anything. I am set to Burst and so I Rush mode constantly. That boss at the core of EN II kept calling back its drones so I kept the Rush going for over 2 min... It stayed at 100 basically. I had like a 350 hit combo before I got jipped out of it. But anyway with Burst, My sword, and a Slayers Bangle- along with Crit up on my battle skills, I destroy. The combo I use is Stampede Slash, Rising Blade X4, then Celestial Sword. I have been using Bacchus and he has maxed out Black Hole Sphere, Termination, Force Breaker & Irradiation. He spams those ridiculously and absolutely owns... along with absolutely eating up his MP. This is no problem as he has the Convert skill so when he gets low after about 20 battles, I switch to him and use that a few times. Black Hole Sphere is too good. Agozer, you mentioned you run out of MP but I dont see how. But I am not as far as you, I imagine they take alot of punishment. I constantly spam my moves with Edge and with %4 regen after a battle, he can go almost indefinitely... but of course everyone else is spamming moves too. Battles run about 20 seconds. Do you have the Convert skill? Or Symbolic Weapon (which is inferior)? Have you been Synthesizing? Ok Ill stop jabbering for now.

Well unless PSP2 is 3D... And even so, Nintendo seems to run the show on the handheld 3rd parties. What Im saying, (unless Im unaware) is there are more games I want on DS (which I own) than on PSP. 3 fucking D. I cant believe it. Who-da-tought 25 years ago when NES hit... with our VCR's, 4:3 TV's with turn nobs, tape decks, roller skates, and corded phones... that one day youd be able to hold in your hand, a little box with graphics you couldnt even imagine... IN 3D!!! I may not be a fan on Nintendo anymore... but I give credit where credit is due. This 3DS is a stupendous idea. I hope companies are ready for it... Konami Co. already has my vote for most competent. They gave Kojima a chance with Metal Gear Solid back on playstation... That game is still amazing. The level of depth, they presented a superior product across all boards. Story, dialog, character development, interactions, graphics were pushed to the very limits. No cut scenes for streamless story telling (as to not remove you from the game ((as in a visual reminder that you are watching a game)) Does anyone recall how amazing the rumble feature was implemented in that game? From the feel of an approaching Hind, to feeling Merryl's pulse to see if she was alive (in which Snake did not have to say "she's still alive" to clue in the audience) Psycho Mantis telling me "You like Castlevania, don't you?" For a split second I was like "WHAAAAAAT!" After the next fraction of a second passed and I realized it read my memory card... I was still impressed. I can go on and on but any connoisseur of gaming will admit that the level of quality on the first MGS alone was staggering. The game is badass. Kojima Co. must employ the best of the best of the best. Extreme vision. Forward thinking. Outside the box... outside the building that the box was in even. Point? I hope companies put in at least a fraction of what Kojima Co. brought to the table. Games that were truly worthy. I hope there are a good amount of games that do 3DS right. [so yea... cant you tell Im getting the Metal Gear game on 3DS?] [/rant]

Aaaand they dont have replacements. How can Sega replace sonic... their a sunken ship. Mario scores higher than Santa Clause on the worldwide recognition scale. I wish they would retire... Im sick of seeing them. Not that I play, just knowing they are there is bad enough.

I know this problem well Perhaps you missed some quests, and perhaps there is a post game dungeon. Yea the bonus grid is usually set to %100 XP and %4 recharge for me. I get 14 green tiles and grind weak monsters for items and pts. I can only imagine how much ruin I will create when I get the end game items.

But to those who do not know... and this goes beyond mere opinion... "poor dialog" is a major understatement, " 'kay ". Yea I am interested in what is going to happen next, it does have its moments. I felt much gratification beating the Aeos (2nd run) boss. Somehow I didnt loose my bonus board! Ahh... the games innuendo moments are fantastic. Just descriptive enough to say WTF... many many times. What the fuck IS taboo in Japan?!?!?!

Resumed Star Ocean TLH after about a year. Battle system is great but the dialog is rancid. So many things about the game get me poking fun at it. The one that stands out significantly to me right now... is how someone says something deep or emotional or compelling... and someone will say theyre name. Example. Edge: "We do it for our future, for our dreams." Reimi: "Edge..." I dont know what this literary device is called... but they do it constantly. Every character in your party, except Bacchus, does this... I can see this perhaps once or twice... but I have seen it over 30 times now no lie. And Im only halfway through the game. The way the story plays out... how the characters interact grates my nerves. But the game is so good (to us select few) I can easily get over it. But honestly... this is one of the most irritating JRPG's I have EVER played. Inky... this would be your kryptonite! I can "crushing walls of text" all the ridiculous, stupid, rancid, idiotic etc. but I wont. I will say the game is fun as hell. I hope whoever was in charge, and whoever designed certain aspects (writers, character designers, etc.) are fired permanently. The next Star Ocean better not be so lacking.

Pfft Its all opinion. By the way Mario Galaxies was one of the best platform games I have ever seen. I can still tell you if a game is good or not even if I dont like it. Provided I played it enough. But there is a definite lack of supreme quality games across the board, on any platform. Even considering the opinion factor. Yes Nintendo has stayed afloat by innovation. For the longest time the handheld market kept them going. With the Wii Nintendo has indeed kept the flame going. The money they must make is staggering. So many units sold and that thing musnt cost much to make. And there doing it yet again (innovation) with a 3D handheld system. It genius. Ill have one on release... and be transfixed. Id put money on that.

Well I cant wait to play the 3DS. Shouldnt be too much longer... 6-7 months or so?

I hate on Nintendo... but DS is better than you claim Emsley. Infinite Space, Dragon Quest IX, 3 Castlevanias etc. There are good ass games on it. I play the DS laying on my bed or couch sometimes.

Command and Conquer Commanders Challenge on 360 RTS on console is aggravating. They also seem to not have some of the 'ole options, like a group of different units moving the speed of the slowest unit, force fire, pacing to and fro, group quick select or quick map jump (from mini map) It'd be alot easier on a computer, but the game is fun and challenging enough to hold my interest.

I dont disagree. But you said "ever". All nintendo ever did for me after SNES, is create handheld platforms for good games... which said games were practically not 1st party. I am amazed at Wii's success actually. The games are so retarded. I see tons of ppl (non gamers) playing the Mii bullshit games, boxing and so on. They even have wii sports RIPOFFS!!!! Amazing... They think it is soooo fun. Who woulda known to make rancid, easy games that look stupid so they dont intimidate the focus market group. I read about people complaining that Nintendo gets unwarranted hate... but what true gamer is going to play the small handful of games that are good, over the virtual TOWER of games on any other platform. Fuck the wii [/rant] So yea... I am looking forward to Metal Gear, Castlevania, Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy mainly.

I knew Id buy one as soon as I heard about it. When I learned about some of the specs months back it was a done deal, solidifying my decision. The depth of the 3D is fantastic they say. I dont care that the screen has to be centered, its a small price to pay to not wear 3D glasses. As for the graphics, think of it like this. Remember PS2 or any other system release vs end on console life? By now texture mapping tech is off the charts. And with nifty tricks learned along the way, like the system used to tweak Grand Turismo on the PS2, they can jam out the most information possible efficiently. I just hope good measures are taken when making the games. Lord knows all but one of the 3D movies I've ever seen were filled with lame gimmicks. Id be happier with a great game with visual depth alone, rather than have gimmicks flying around and at your face. With the screen (much) smaller than my DSXL, the graphics should look pretty tight, even though the resolution is pretty crap. But what do you expect from 2 pixels sharing the same space (so to speak)... (1 for each eye) When did Nintendo make a good game? Ever hear of Metroid? How about Super Metroid?? Yea... arguably one of the best games ever.

Finally... I cannot wait