Random Gaming Thoughts

[GSZX1337]

Later on the game becomes a lot more difficult, and you'll need to learn and utilize the finer intricacies of the battle system's nuances. I understand at first it seems like a haphazard mess, but there's a method to the madness that will be revealed the further you get into the game.

That post was a draft I did a few days ago that I just finished up. Now I'm about halfway through the game and I still don't think the combat is very good. It still feels pretty clusterfucky with my enemies and allies bunching together despite having large combat areas available. I know you can use Command Mode but having to expend all of my Skill Points keeps it from being to useful. Also, I find it easier to let my dumbass teammates do their thing and use the Skill Points on using Gale instead. The camera still sucks and it still feels pretty mindless. There's something wrong when I can half-ass pretty much all of the battles.

Like I said though, the plot is weak and yes there's lots of exposition. The Last Story should have been called The Love Story. What I'm saying is if you aren't a fan of the romance, well... there's not much else in the plot that's gonna catch your attention.

Yeah, the plot sucks. It feels very Final Fantasy, which isn't surprising considering the executive producer behind FF is the director of this game. I mainly just like to riff the cutscenes, and with lines like "I'm sick of all the pain!" and "Stupid crabs." it's hard not to. One nice thing I can say about the plot is that I like Mirania. She's a cute sweetheart and I really hope she succeeds in her goals as a merc. Fuck, I think Zael should forget this knight/royalty/Calista business and just run off with her.

[Exhuminator]

There's something wrong when I can half-ass pretty much all of the battles.

I doubt you'll feel that way with the last 20% or so of the game. Although you shouldn't have to wait so long for the challenge to reach that level. I totally agree the the camera isn't very good. My biggest complaint was the frame rate though, which becomes absolutely abysmal at times.

Yeah, the plot sucks. It feels very Final Fantasy

I can't disagree there. The plot was definitely not the reason I stuck with the game. There is one really good twist later on, but you'll probably see it coming before it happens.

One nice thing I can say about the plot is that I like Mirania

Indeed; Mirania > Calista

I'm with you that The Last Story isn't perfect, but I still enjoyed the game myself. It's one of the better modern action-RPGs I've played for sure. I think anyone interested in the genre should at least give the game a try.

[Damm64]

I feel like i should feel bad for playing a bunch of custom campaings for warcraft 3 but they are so good they actually feel oficial. I should play something from my backlog but who cares! I want to play fan created maps on this 10 year old pc game.

[ExedExes]

To be clear; I did not in any way go into the hidden gems available on the system. Only the heavy hitters in the genres you said you were interested in. After you play through the top tier obvious stuff, ask me sometime and I'll recommend some obscure b-tier (but still good) games.

Will do.

If you want to look for some good DS games, check out my DS library on my Backloggeyr page. You can see what rating I gave them and might get some ideas for stuff to get. I have about 90 games for the system.

Cool! I'll go there too.

[darsparx]

I've said time and time again, I'll never make the mistake again of reading the roundup e3 news about a specific console but man the people on the nintendo one on ign this year are really pessimistic and don't sound like people who even give the first party games a try in the slightest. I understand some frustration since it's not the best console out there but dang that takes it to new levels I keep forgetting even exist

[GSZX1337]

I feel like i should feel bad for playing a bunch of custom campaings for warcraft 3 but they are so good they actually feel oficial. I should play something from my backlog but who cares! I want to play fan created maps on this 13 year old pc game.

Well, you can think of it this way: You're giving the time of day to the creations of some likely very appreciative unpaid modders. You deny your backlog to play these mods.

[Sarge]

Arglebargle. Finally finished installing that N64-GC analog replacement stick PCB.

Quick recap: The GC-style N64 sticks that were put out 3-4 years ago were too twitchy, and gave issues in games like Smash Bros. There's a guy that makes replacement PCBs to swap in, and a new potentiometer, making the range much more dynamic.

So, yeah, I figured I'd swap it in real quick. Wasn't quick... mainly because I just don't have all the tools I need, and also because my soldering has atrophied over the last few years from disuse. It also helps if I actually remember to solder all the points. Actually, everything else I did was probably fine. But I disassembled and reassembled that thing far more than I wanted. It also helps if I read the documentation regarding calibration, but then, that wasn't going to work until I fixed what I didn't solder anyway.

Still, it's done now. And it's pretty dang sweet! I had a lot of control in Star Fox and Goldeneye, smash attacks worked great, spin attacks in Zelda, you name it. Definitely going to make my N64 gaming more enjoyable.

[BogusMeatFactory]

Arglebargle.

I support this word use!

[marurun]

Arglebargle.

I support this word use!

I, too, would like to ride the arglebargle barge.

[Nemoide]

My experience with generation 1 Pokemon in a nutshell:
Take two steps out of town, fight, go back to Pokecenter to heal.
Take three steps out of town, fight, go back to Pokecenter to heal.
Take four steps out of town...