Star Ocean is turning out to be quite a wild ride, there are quite a few suprises, very nice.

So how are you guys doing?

At 12/3/08 04:03 PM, Corky-D wrote: Star Ocean is turning out to be quite a wild ride, there are quite a few suprises, very nice.

What one, for what platform? You probably said it somewhere above, but whatever.

So how are you guys doing?

Doing pretty good. Loving Dawn of the New World, every minute of it. Except for one part where there was a questionable lighting choice that made stretches of the game almost impossible to play. But other than that, it's great.

No, not the Temple of Darkness.

So here's my impression of Fallout 3. I played it on a friend's computer and all it took was five minutes to get sucked in. I just couldn't stop. The character building part is fucking awesome. The main quest is as sweeping as the previous two ones. And the kept everything that was great about the series.

On the other hand, this game is so much more than the previous two titles. For example, you need more than your stats to pick locks. there's a minigame for it. Also this game makes a much better use of your non-combat skills. Bullshiting your way through quests is sometimes easier than fighting through them. The Science and Speech skills are highly useful.

All in all, I haven't seen that much of the game, which is regretful. I probably won't get close to beating it till my tour of duty is over with. Still, if I'm actualy considering buying a laptop (with my nearly non-existant salary) just to play it, you should all give it a try.

At 12/3/08 05:10 PM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote:

At 12/3/08 04:03 PM, Corky-D wrote: Star Ocean is turning out to be quite a wild ride, there are quite a few suprises, very nice.

What one, for what platform? You probably said it somewhere above, but whatever.

Star Ocean: First Departure for the PSP.
It's a remake from the original one.

So how are you guys doing?

Doing pretty good. Loving Dawn of the New World, every minute of it. Except for one part where there was a questionable lighting choice that made stretches of the game almost impossible to play. But other than that, it's great.

No, not the Temple of Darkness.

I just can't wait to get my hands on ToS2, I wonder how knux is doing.

At 12/4/08 08:44 AM, Corky-D wrote: Star Ocean: First Departure for the PSP.
It's a remake from the original one.

Oh well. Don't have PSP, and don't plan on getting one. I remember playing a Star Ocean game for the PS2, but I don't recall which one.

I just can't wait to get my hands on ToS2, I wonder how knux is doing.

It's amazing. It hasn't disapointed me at all. In fact, I may be enjoying it more than the first one.

Blasphemy that that is.

At 12/4/08 08:44 AM, Corky-D wrote:

At 12/3/08 05:10 PM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote:

At 12/3/08 04:03 PM, Corky-D wrote: Star Ocean is turning out to be quite a wild ride, there are quite a few suprises, very nice.

What one, for what platform? You probably said it somewhere above, but whatever.

Star Ocean: First Departure for the PSP.
It's a remake from the original one.

star ocean 1=badass... star ocean 2=greater badass star ocean 3=shoulda been badass.

So how are you guys doing?

doing good i watch my bro play fallout 3 bastard beat it and now he's playing it again, im waiting for him to get a game im interested in, shooters never really tickled me, but that game is real badass especially when your a slaver aww man i just love watching that shit.

I just can't wait to get my hands on ToS2, I wonder how knux is doing.

knux beat it alrighty, in like a week, i dont know if he's that badass or he was pulling all nighters on it.

im just waiting for the right game to catch my interest, the star ocean 4 sounds promising until i saw edge maverick, god that name is so generic i wanna kill enix.

At 12/4/08 08:11 AM, JackOfShadows wrote: So here's my impression of Fallout 3. you should all give it a try.

Yeah, everybody says that F3 is totally awesome..but some people confront it with Oblivion..sigh..these people are n00bs.
Why?
1.Oblivion was released 2 (or 3) years ago, so Fallout has better visuals and sound effects
2.It is a TOTALLY different theme (post-apocalyptic/medieval)
3.Different gameplay (pure RPG/shooter-RPG)
4.Oblivion is based on character and skill building but Fallout is based on shooting stuff (don't get me wrong-there is a lot of character building in that game too-but it's still a shooter-RPG hybrid)
5.For fuck's sake, Fallout 3 IS NOT OBLIVION WITH GUNS!

I recall a classmate buying the premium/special boxset, it looks nifty and has some cool extras thrown in, like a 250 page book, a figurine, a clock and something else.

Having read up about it, it does look good, might ask him if I can try it.

Fallout seems to be the shit. I guess I'll pay one of my friends a visit sometime, I need to try that game.

At 12/5/08 04:53 PM, Racoonmario wrote: Fallout seems to be the shit. I guess I'll pay one of my friends a visit sometime, I need to try that game.

It's an awesome game. If it weren't for DotNW and Perfect World, I'd still be playing it. You'll be doing yourself a favor, trust me.

At 11/30/08 05:07 AM, Racoonmario wrote: How many hours did it took ya to beat it knux?

Around roughly 30 or so.

At 11/30/08 02:58 PM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote: So, I bought Dawn of the New World yesterday. Aside from poor lighting in the dungeons,

*COUGH*TEMPLEOFLIGHTNING*COUGH*
Em...excuse me. Sorry.

some sappy (but cute) dialouge, and Emil, I am loving this game.

I actually like Emil.
Yeah he starts out like a wimp of epic measures, but even even in the beginning of the game, he grows some balls. And he is very respectable later on in the game, and Ratatosk mode is always a joy to watch, in and out of battle.

I may be having more fun with it than I had with the first one. The bosses are a little too easy for my taste,

They're beatable, but still shit hard to me.

as my amount of Life Bottles has never fallen below 18 at any given point. Other than those minor greivances, I am loving this game. Oh, yes, and this has been killing me since yesterday. I can swear that Emil's voice actor when he's possessed is the same as who voiced Light in Death Note.

No.
Both of Emil's voices are done by on infamous Jonny Yong Bosch. he has done:
Ichigo- Bleach
Renton- Eureka 7
Lelouch- Code Geass
Guy- Tales of the Abyss
Nero- Devil May Cry 4
Vash- Trigun
He's done others, but those are some of the most notable.
Light Yagami is voiced by one Brad Swaile.
Brad voiced in several animes, none of them notable in my opinion (save for Death Note, his greatest performance).

If not, I know I've heard that voice before. This also happened with the first game, where it took me a while to figure out Lloyd was actually Robin.

Scott Menville

I'll have a review when I beat it.

I may post a review soon or so.

At 11/30/08 04:01 PM, ikool wrote: What I don't understand is the monster's synch abilities. For example, my Fenrir occasionally uses "Halo of Life", but I have no idea what it does...

You can get all the info on synch abilities in the help menu during battle.
In a Battle > + button > Z button.

At 12/1/08 05:12 PM, greyshadowskyknight wrote: not in disgaea 2 and my laharl kicks etna's ass.

Overlord Knux has proven to be able to single handedly take down Prinny Baal (and his accompanying 4 other Baals) with a little healing assistance of course.
Laharl has been proven to fail under similar cicumstances.
So in short.
Knux > Laharl.
Thats right, the little faggot woman fearing punk is no match for me. or at least not my Disgaea persona.

yeah i love that, flonne needs something hard in her mouth anyways.

More love.
Different texture.

i play disgaea 2 so my field of play is way different. oh for you etna lovers.

Etna fails too.

At 12/4/08 08:11 AM, JackOfShadows wrote: All in all, I haven't seen that much of the game, which is regretful. I probably won't get close to beating it till my tour of duty is over with. Still, if I'm actualy considering buying a laptop (with my nearly non-existant salary) just to play it, you should all give it a try.

Perhaps I shall.

At 12/4/08 08:44 AM, Corky-D wrote: I just can't wait to get my hands on ToS2, I wonder how knux is doing.

I'm doing great, thanks for wondering.
ToS2 is a worthy sequel, if it was longer and a bit more difficult, this game would be a Vesperia alternative.

At 12/4/08 11:26 PM, greyshadowskyknight wrote: im just waiting for the right game to catch my interest

*COUGH*PERSONA4*COUGH*
Uem...
Got a cold or something...

5.For fuck's sake, Fallout 3 IS NOT OBLIVION WITH GUNS!

Don't you just hate when noob assholes run around comparing games like that.
Those are the kind of fanboys that we used to beat up in the 90s.

Now for a mini review of DoNW to wrap up this megapost.

Pros:
Game starts out well.
Motion Capture cut scenes.
Better voice acting than Symphonia, abeit slight.
More voice acting than Symphonia.
Voiced Skits.
Zelos returns.
Kratos doesn't. (kidding, but seriously)
Great battle system.
Monster capturing dealy is fun.
New dungeons instead of just revisiting old ones.
Raining Fangs owns Yuri(especially with sky attack), don't care what anyone says.
Synch is okay.
Credits doesn't take 3 hours to pass by like Symphonia.
Katz Guild isn't completely incompetent and useless.
Wonder Chef, enough said.
Regal without cuffs.
No painfully expensive like Symphonia.
You can teach monsters spells.
Cinematic Mystic Artes.
Able to double all damage after game completion.
Emil gets ass in good ending.

Cons:
Some motion capture cut scenes can'e be paused with the home button, so you have to sit through them and pause it during the fight when you got to take a hard piss.
New voices for the original cast are a bit lackluster.
Emil's Mystic arte can miss completely, including the extension.
Short game.
No clothes changing titles.
No weapon change outside of battle.
No wide cast of new characters to use, just Emil and Marta...
Cooking is exclusive to monsters.
Certain Synthesis items are hard as hell to come by.
No free world map navigation.
Can't save bad ending, so I had to sit through all those cut scenes again.
15 minute opening scene.
Washboard Marta.
Unison Attack was better in Symphonia.

Conclusion:
Perhaps the best escort title of the Tales series.
Could have used an extra two or three months.

At 12/5/08 04:53 PM, Racoonmario wrote: Fallout seems to be the shit.

your 6th sense is wrong..

and so the mighty knux has spoken...the game wasnt up to par to me compared to other tales games but you gotta give it credit for at least its not a mothership title...if it was vesperia would be laughing or at least HE would.

yuri gets bitches and dogs, look at this proof. he kicks emils ass too.

POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW FOR DAWN OF THE NEW WORLD

At 12/6/08 02:10 PM, knuxrouge wrote:

At 11/30/08 05:07 AM, Racoonmario wrote: How many hours did it took ya to beat it knux?

Around roughly 30 or so.

I'm at the fight with Richter in the Ginnungagap, and am clocking in at around 23 hours.

At 11/30/08 02:58 PM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote: So, I bought Dawn of the New World yesterday. Aside from poor lighting in the dungeons,

*COUGH*TEMPLEOFLIGHTNING*COUGH*
Em...excuse me. Sorry.

Oh dear....how did you know EXACTLY what dungeon I was referring to?
...wait, scratch that question.

some sappy (but cute) dialouge, and Emil, I am loving this game.

I actually like Emil.
Yeah he starts out like a wimp of epic measures, but even even in the beginning of the game, he grows some balls. And he is very respectable later on in the game, and Ratatosk mode is always a joy to watch, in and out of battle.

I worded that a bit poorly. Emil's a nice kid, and completly understandably timid due to his "upbringing". And yes, I love Ratatosk. Any scene he is in is epic.

I may be having more fun with it than I had with the first one. The bosses are a little too easy for my taste,

They're beatable, but still shit hard to me.

Yeah, they were still really easy until I came across Decus and Alice in the Ginnungagap.

as my amount of Life Bottles has never fallen below 18 at any given point. Other than those minor greivances, I am loving this game. Oh, yes, and this has been killing me since yesterday. I can swear that Emil's voice actor when he's possessed is the same as who voiced Light in Death Note.

No.
Both of Emil's voices are done by on infamous Jonny Yong Bosch. he has done:
Ichigo- Bleach

Yeah, I know now. A quick trip to wikipedia cleared that up two days ago. But thanks for all the info. I didn't just how long his resume is.

If not, I know I've heard that voice before. This also happened with the first game, where it took me a while to figure out Lloyd was actually Robin.

Scott Menville

Otherwise known as Robin...? From Teen Titans way back when?

I'll have a review when I beat it.

I may post a review soon or so.

Review coming shortly, people.

Now for a mini review of DoNW to wrap up this megapost.

Pros:
Game starts out well.

Agreed.

Motion Capture cut scenes.

Hells yeah.

Better voice acting than Symphonia, abeit slight.

YEah, slightly. Have you ever noticed pronunciation differences between the games, knux? I swear they're pronouncing "Palmacosta", and "Rheiard", and other reoccuring themes differently.

More voice acting than Symphonia.

Ya.

Voiced Skits.

Thank God.

Zelos returns.

What would we do without him?

Kratos doesn't. (kidding, but seriously)

A tear for those lost. Thank God for at least the cameo.

Great battle system.

Seconded.

Monster capturing dealy is fun.

Fun, but a little unintuitive, in my opinion. I find it to hard to match up the elements, if you're trying to capture a specific monster.

New dungeons instead of just revisiting old ones.

And the old ones are shorter, too. Yay for that.

Raining Fangs owns Yuri(especially with sky attack), don't care what anyone says.

I don't disagree.

Synch is okay.

Yaya.

Credits doesn't take 3 hours to pass by like Symphonia.

Wouldn't know.

Katz Guild isn't completely incompetent and useless.

Hallejujah for that.

Wonder Chef, enough said.

He's alright.

Regal without cuffs.

Regal in a suit.

No painfully expensive like Symphonia.

...by $10.

You can teach monsters spells.

Thank the Lord.

Cinematic Mystic Artes.

Mmhmm.

Able to double all damage after game completion.

Really? Wow.

Emil gets ass in good ending.

Still haven't beat it. But yeah, hopefully.

Cons:
Some motion capture cut scenes can'e be paused with the home button, so you have to sit through them and pause it during the fight when you got to take a hard piss.

True. Especially when they occur before a boss you fucked up on. Annoying.

New voices for the original cast are a bit lackluster.

Intense dislike for Lloyd.

Emil's Mystic arte can miss completely, including the extension.

Wouldn't know, never used it.

Short game.

True.

No clothes changing titles.

?

No weapon change outside of battle.

Ah, yeah. Minor thing, but would have went a long way.

No wide cast of new characters to use, just Emil and Marta...

I like that though. Keeps things simple, and allows for greater focus on Emil and Marta's relationship.

Cooking is exclusive to monsters.

So? Is it all that painful to go hungry?

Certain Synthesis items are hard as hell to come by.

Never bothered with Synthesis.

No free world map navigation.

True, and the game length is shortened because of it.

Can't save bad ending, so I had to sit through all those cut scenes again.

Wouldn't know.

15 minute opening scene.

I wasn't bothered by it.

Washboard Marta.

.....true....but....at least she's cute....
And at least we still have Jubbilies.

Unison Attack was better in Symphonia.

I suppose.

Conclusion:
Perhaps the best escort title of the Tales series.

Nix the perhaps.

Could have used an extra two or three months.

It never hurts.

Whoa, long reply O_O.
Atleast it wasn't a wall o text...

I'm not too far in... I can't say where I am right now cuz its too spoilarish.
Neways... I just started playing Castlevania: Order of Eleccia (sry fer spelling)!
It is amazingly fun... and hard...
The glyph system for weapons is a great new system from previous Castlevania games, and going to places other than the castle is a breath of fresh air.
I know Castlevania doesn't count as an RPG, but I just felt that I should put that out there.

Also, downloaded Secret of Mana for the Virtual Console! It is so much fun, especially when you have friends to help you. I've gotten pretty far, and I'm surprised that its a 3-player game. You don't see that everyday. O_O

At 12/6/08 07:22 PM, ikool wrote: Whoa, long reply O_O.
Atleast it wasn't a wall o text...

Long post = Long reply.

I'm not too far in... I can't say where I am right now cuz its too spoilarish.

How would saying where you were be spoilers? I'm in the Ginnungagap. There, it's out there.

Neways... I just started playing Castlevania: Order of Eleccia (sry fer spelling)!

WANT NAO.

It is amazingly fun... and hard...

I hope so.

The glyph system for weapons is a great new system from previous Castlevania games, and going to places other than the castle is a breath of fresh air.

Well, as a person who has NEVER played a Castlevania game (gasp), I wouldn't know.

I know Castlevania doesn't count as an RPG, but I just felt that I should put that out there.

You could twist it into sounding like one if you tried, I'm sure.

Also, downloaded Secret of Mana for the Virtual Console! It is so much fun, especially when you have friends to help you. I've gotten pretty far, and I'm surprised that its a 3-player game. You don't see that everyday. O_O

HAven't downloaded it, I'm placing SMRPG first when I get more Wii Points.

At 12/6/08 07:29 PM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote: HAven't downloaded it, I'm placing SMRPG first when I get more Wii Points.

SMRPG... Love that game. It made who I am today.
Infact... I'm going to go play it right now...

At 12/6/08 07:22 PM, ikool wrote: Whoa, long reply O_O.
Atleast it wasn't a wall o text...

the fuck you mean i see a blur of letters!!

I'm not too far in... I can't say where I am right now cuz its too spoilarish.

listen i seen knux do the end of the game, i pretty much know what happens...you cant surprise me unless you say zelos, sheena, and genis was doing a shaizer vid.

Neways... I just started playing Castlevania: Order of Eleccia (sry fer spelling)!

It is amazingly fun... and hard...

they normally are..fucking vamps.

The glyph system for weapons is a great new system from previous Castlevania games, and going to places other than the castle is a breath of fresh air.

i like castlevania i just got different interests.

I know Castlevania doesn't count as an RPG, but I just felt that I should put that out there.

it doesnt? psshh god damn.

Also, downloaded Secret of Mana for the Virtual Console! It is so much fun, especially when you have friends to help you. I've gotten pretty far, and I'm surprised that its a 3-player game. You don't see that everyday. O_O

you should get secret of evermore or seiken densetsu 3 aka secret of mana 3, that game is ultimate badass, thats one of my favorite rpg's ever, that game doesnt fuck around and it has 3 different big bosses too.

First of all. I would like to say...
I GOT MAH 1000th POST!!!

Second of all.
I've played Secret o Mana 3, I like the evolution system, and the different character stories. I love the grappler from the 6 the best jus because he killed his best friend. It was a tragic struggle between a beastman and his dog.

At 12/6/08 02:10 PM, knuxrouge wrote: Voiced Skits.

That's good. The skits were a bit boring in ToS.

Zelos returns.

Le gasp!

Kratos doesn't. (kidding, but seriously)

D: Noooo. But it was obvious that he wasn't gonna return.

Great battle system.

Isn't it like in ToS except for that pokemon thingy?

Monster capturing dealy is fun.

But is capturing monsters worth it? Do you use them? Because I think using characters instead of monsters would be better.

New dungeons instead of just revisiting old ones.

How many in total?

Katz Guild isn't completely incompetent and useless.

Finally, they have a real purpose.

Wonder Chef, enough said.

Hell yes. How many recipes we have here?

Regal without cuffs.

OH SHI-

Cons:
Some motion capture cut scenes can'e be paused with the home button, so you have to sit through them and pause it during the fight when you got to take a hard piss.

lol.

Short game.

Too bad, I always loved ToS for it's many secrets and stuff.

No clothes changing titles.

Damn, I was hoping for some kickass outfits.

No weapon change outside of battle.

Same in ToS. I really hated that since I think it wouldn't have been too hard to do that.

No wide cast of new characters to use, just Emil and Marta...

Only two new characters? Sheesh, I was expecting around 4 or 5.

Cooking is exclusive to monsters.

LOLWUT

No free world map navigation.

Gay. Looking for treasures was fun in ToS, although I didn't really need them.

Washboard Marta.

Well, we have Sheena to compensate.

Unison Attack was better in Symphonia.

Better like 'oooo it was so much cooler in ToS' or better like ' it was much easier in ToS'?

Conclusion:
Perhaps the best escort title of the Tales series.
Could have used an extra two or three months.

But nonetheless, it's an excellent game, right?

Alright, just beat DotNW with the (very sad) bad ending. I'm going to get the good ending, and then post my review.

Spoiler: I really, really liked it.

Alright, got the (better than bad) good ending, so what does that mean? ~Review Time!~
Giving a score in several areas, just like my Unleashed review.
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STORY: The story in DotNW doesn't stray far from your generic "save the world" thing. I don't really fault it for that, because it's everything's been tried before. It spins a beleiveable yarn about the climate, monsters, and over status of the world being in complete disarray. This is due to the uniting of the two worlds, and the actions of two characters I won't mention. But Ratatosk and 6 of his 8 Centurions are asleep, and their powers aren't being held in check. This creates the erratic climate and the aggressive monsters. The bigotry of the Tethe'allans doesn't help much, either. This is a world in despiration, and people are taking drastic action. This allows for the beleiveable motives of the Blood Purge of Palmacosta, and other genocidal attacks during the story. It's all very bloody, and overall pretty good. The story does get fairly convoluted in some areas, and it will take you some time to figure out what's going on. But, these moments are few and far between. But, overall, the story stands on it's own legs, but Symphonia's was better. (8/10)
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COMBAT: The combat in DotNW is incredibly good. It flows together nicely, and there is a fairly strong array of artes to choose from. The Unison attacks weren't as good as in Symphonia, but still serve a strategic purpose. When you initiate the Unison attack, all casting in process is nullified. So, if you can't reach a boss about to pull off a devastating spell, a Unison attack will be incredibly helpful. But let's be honest, there wasn't much broken in Symphonia for DotNW to fix. There are minor improvements everywhere, and only one or two minor drawbacks. Truly the defining aspect of this game, all things considered. (9.5/10)
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VOICE ACTING: It's nice to have a Wii game almost fully voice acted. It really is. But, there are a few annoyances with the performances. First off, a good chunk of original voice actors don't return, and vets, it will take a while to get used to. And there are pronunciation issues with some words (Palmacosta and Rheiard, for example), but overall, it was a decent job. The words didn't flow right at some times, and that did make a minor difference. And something must be said for Ratatosk. He is incredibly well voice acted in this game, and any scene he is in is only made better by hearing his feirce tone. But, everything else is decent. (7/10)
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SKITS: I absolutely loved the skits in this game. Fully voice acted, and all the greater for it. These skits exude personality, and there are a few incredibly funny ones. Others serve no purpose whatsoever, but there are far more gems than duds. And a lot of them add to the story, amplifying a certain aspect of them. Wonderfully done, and it would be a shame to skip them. (9/10)
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MONSTER CAPTURE: This system is intruiging. It is a godsend when your party only consists of Marta and Emil, or just Emil. Monsters are incredibly helpful in combat, and can learn valuable healing spells. But, the process of capturing monsters is a bit of an ordeal. You have to get a certain amount of one type of element in the Elemental Grid, and that can be hard. If you're looking to capture a certain monster, you'll have to work pretty hard to get the elements to line up. I actually ignored it after the first few hours of the game. Glad it's there, but when you get to using it is where you can run into problems. (6/10)
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CHARACTER MODELS: They look better this time around, that's for sure. They don't look that great compared to other games, but what it is is an art form. They're not supposed to look hyper-realistic, they are supposed to look like anime characters. It's an art style I support, and it works for this game. (8/10)
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ENVIRONMENTS: They look decent. The majority of dungeons look exactly the same as in Symphonia, just with a few minor touch-ups. It's a shame too, because they could have made the dungeons look fantastic. But, the towns look much better, with a lot more detail. But, since you'll be spending more in dungeons... (6/10)
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CHARACTERS: There are really 5 new characters that are worth mentioning. Emil, Marta, Richter, Alice, and Decus. These people have beleivable personalities, for what little backstory is provided. Emil is primarily the focus of any backstories, and they help you get why he's such a wimp. When you see what he has to deal with on a daily basis, his personality is much more beleiveable and acceptable. Marta is given some backstory, but it and her are pretty flat (innuendo not intended) all things considered. She's head over heels in love with Emil, and that's alright. It does set up some great endings, I'll tell you what. Richter is a character you'll have to play the entire game to understand, and you won't get any of his motives until you get to the end. Decus and Alice are both big villians. One's a sadist, and the other is completely devoted to Alice. That's all the motivation they have really. Plus another one that comes up late in the game, but I'll stay hush-hush.
(7/10)
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OVERALL: I'm probably missing something somewhere, but whatever. This game is great, and the best RPG on the Wii, in my opinion. It's story serves it's purpose, has many of the winning elements of Symphonia, and so forth. The voice acting is nice but executed a little underwhelmingly, the characters look good for their art form, and the environments could have used a little work. But, it has fantastic cutscenes, and a small, simple cast of new characters. The small amount of new characters allows for a greater understanding of each one in the end. The greates fault in the entire game, to me, is its lentgh. I completed the entire game in under 26 hours, and it left me wanting more. However, the endings to the game were fantastic. Sad, emotional, and they clear up a lot of questions and tell you what is going to happen to the world in the future. Everything you really want in an ending. Oh yeah, I remember what I forgot. The bosses. The bosses in this game, for the first 20 hours, are pretty easy. There are a few that will challenge you, until the game taunts you with a crazy stream of hard boss fights. It sets an uneven pace, but not so much that it isn't enjoyable. On the contrary, it actually gives you a greater sense of enjoyment, that you are finally being challenged. That and they look impressive too. So, for the bosses, DotNW gets a (8/10).
And that brings me to my overall score. It was a very enjoyable game, almost as much as the first one. If only it was a little longer. But, here it is:
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (8.9/10)
Oh so very close to being absolutely fantastic. A few nibbling annoyances kept it just incredibly great. So, Should YOU buy it? Yes, absolutely. For $40 only, it is an absolute bargain. IT will kepp you entertained, and you will love almost every moment you spend with it.

I wanted to give it a 9, I really did. So close.

At 12/7/08 06:18 PM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote: TOS:DOTNW review.

That pretty much summed it up. I still haven't finished it yet... always get caught up doing some thing else.

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I'm at the part where Lloyd joins your team. How much further to the end of the game from there?
Just wondering how much time I need to finish.
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At 12/7/08 10:50 PM, ikool wrote: I'm at the part where Lloyd joins your team. How much further to the end of the game from there?
Just wondering how much time I need to finish.

Ugh... I can't quite remember where that is. I do know you are relatively close to the end, but if you could give me a location, I can give you a more accurate estimation.

At 12/7/08 10:58 PM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote:

At 12/7/08 10:50 PM, ikool wrote: I'm at the part where Lloyd joins your team. How much further to the end of the game from there?
Just wondering how much time I need to finish.

Ugh... I can't quite remember where that is. I do know you are relatively close to the end, but if you could give me a location, I can give you a more accurate estimation.

More Spoilers...
New world tree. Going to see summon spirit of heart in Iselia.

At 12/8/08 12:55 AM, ikool wrote: More Spoilers...
New world tree. Going to see summon spirit of heart in Iselia.

Oh yeah, I think you're pretty close. I was stuck in the Ginnungagap for a while, so I can't be sure, but I think you only have maybe 3 hours at the most left. Most likely less.

Ugh, WAY too many spoilers on ths page...

Calling to all of you Star Ocean players.

Is there more than one ending in Star Ocean: First Departure?
Because the ending I got seemed somewhat unfinished and not too good.

shitsux

At 12/8/08 09:23 AM, Corky-D wrote: Ugh, WAY too many spoilers on ths page...

Ah well. I'm trying to be as vague as I can, but then again, I'm not a vague person.

As evidenced by the above.

At 12/8/08 04:47 PM, Corky-D wrote: Calling to all of you Star Ocean players.

Is there more than one ending in Star Ocean: First Departure?
Because the ending I got seemed somewhat unfinished and not too good.

shitsux

well it depends on who is in your party and your relationship with them.

and yeah medou star ocean 3 was fail...i love maria the person i didnt like was adray...oh shit im not getting started on that useless flab of shit..

star ocean 2 is my favorite and in my opinion the best one so far...4 bet not fail like 3...