tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post2139081424737893366..comments2024-02-26T20:52:27.680-08:00Comments on Thinking Inside the Box: Xenosaga 3's Boss FightsThe RPGeniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02752937839502693108noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-86907556147739439652012-10-18T18:53:40.273-07:002012-10-18T18:53:40.273-07:00Well, not in a row, no. "Another rant" ...Well, not in a row, no. "Another rant" "at some point" means some time maybe this year, perhaps, heh.<br /><br />I've heard of the game, but I don't know much about it. Might check it out some time, but I've got a pretty full gaming plate, so can't really guarantee anything.The RPGeniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752937839502693108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-70032348302880653582012-10-18T18:31:10.532-07:002012-10-18T18:31:10.532-07:00Really? I must be Psychic :P seriously to in two i...Really? I must be Psychic :P seriously to in two in row?<br /><br />Also have you heard of the game Okami and Okamiden its something up your alley especially because your a Persona/zelda fan just a warning charcterization is all over the place sorta because it has to do with Jap mythology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-27220760130582128512012-10-18T14:37:06.407-07:002012-10-18T14:37:06.407-07:001. Yeah, I was hitting my head in frustration for ...1. Yeah, I was hitting my head in frustration for that whole scene. "WHY. WON'T. ANYONE. HELP. HER." That sort of thing.<br /><br />On the plus side, guess what's going to be another rant's topic at some point? Hint: It's related to what I just said, as well as that time in Mass Effect 3 where Shepard and company just stand back and watch their friend get stabbed.<br /><br />2. You noticed that, did you? Yeah, I finally managed a (sort of) short rant. Party indeed!The RPGeniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752937839502693108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-41019918821129288402012-10-18T14:26:29.232-07:002012-10-18T14:26:29.232-07:00The Heads I win Tails you lose Trope
It's eve...The Heads I win Tails you lose Trope<br /><br />It's even more Glaring because of how "Powerful" KOS-MOS the only one that would not be dead (besides in ES fights) would be TELLOS and even In that cutsceen KOS-MOS dose all the fighting while the other 7 cowers behind her.<br /><br /><br /><br />Also YAY SHORT RANT PARTY :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-60327861320731561972012-10-18T12:38:23.246-07:002012-10-18T12:38:23.246-07:00Ah.."Unwinnable" boss fights they such a...Ah.."Unwinnable" boss fights they such a pain to begin with but 11 times? damn that's way too many times but oh well you should at least something special for winning hopefully and by that I mean outside of EXP and such.Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-58741844807827004652012-10-18T11:24:11.721-07:002012-10-18T11:24:11.721-07:00Minor Final Fantasy IX spoilers ahead.
This is th...Minor Final Fantasy IX spoilers ahead.<br /><br />This is the kind of thing that bugs me with RPGs. I may be a bit high-minded - or just a snobby elitist - at times, but I can enjoy the silliest premise if it's at least consistent, and some thought apparently went into making the package a cohesive whole.<br /><br />Gameplay doesn't need to have textboxes throughout to complement the storyline, but it can reinforce certain things entirely through gameplay mechanics. Even if it's not complementing the story at all, it's still not compelled to contradict what you're being told.<br /><br />This split between what games tell me and what they show me is annoying. Even hopeless boss fights can have mechanics that indicate a sense of helplessness or futility without having to retcon events you created moments ago. Or, like in Final Fantasy IX with Beatrix, just have this obviously superior foe knock me flat on my ass. Don't give me a drawn out, seemingly legit battle that may or may not go so far as to hand me experience, money, and a VICTORY SCREEN, just to see the script go "STFU gameplay, you're wrong". Because the gameplay, in most of the JRPGs I've played, is the only time I as a player can "make a difference". When I "complete" a game, it's because the game is "incomplete" before I take it and finish it. To take my input and discount it entirely is a bit of an insult.Ecclesiastes(273)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12472479463263586707noreply@blogger.com