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sepherest
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 Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 10:48 am
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| Quote: | | ...is that an archetype that's been around for years? |
Yeah. I'm sure it's not the first example but Lina Inverse is one of the most infamous.
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chao8971
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 12:39 pm
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Does anyone know if Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine is any good. I've been thinking of playing it but I'm not really sure if a online free to play game would be a good game compared to other games in the series.
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belvadeer
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 1:31 pm
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| TitanXL wrote: | 2009. And I was referring to how Last Hope was originally a 360 exclusive and the American version tweaked out the anime art to appeal to the American-focused Xbox audience. The Japanese menus were later restored in the PS3 port of the game. |
...Part of me wants to say "I just don't believe it." The other part, well, you can probably imagine what it's saying. I figured that's what the PS3 version was for, but I didn't realize they changed the battle portraits and the menu for that reason. I thought that was intended to be part of the game to begin with. Even 2009 was anime paranoid. Good god. :0
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RyanSaotome
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 1:41 pm
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I'm really glad we haven't seen any other messes like Star Ocean for 360. In this day and age, there is absolutely no reason to try to Westernize a JRPG. Is anyone who would be turned off by anime art going to be playing a game with a half naked 12 year old looking catgirl in the first place?
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Sleverin
Joined: 15 Jan 2013
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 1:54 pm
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| chao8971 wrote: | | Does anyone know if Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine is any good. I've been thinking of playing it but I'm not really sure if a online free to play game would be a good game compared to other games in the series. |
I haven't played it, or even heard of it until now, but looking it up it sounded pretty interesting. Very JRPG grindy though, one of the reviews noted. I would like to point out however that F2P doesn't mean a bad product. Those games, from what I understand, make more money than their subscription based counterparts, as people are impulsive in buying in game items. DDO is a good example of a F2P game doing well, and I think there are quite a few more. I myself don't want to play F2P games more because I don't like being locked out of potential core features, or having to spend a bunch of money just to reach endgame, when I could just have it all there through subscription fees.
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sepherest
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 6:50 pm
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| chao8971 wrote: | | Does anyone know if Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine is any good. I've been thinking of playing it but I'm not really sure if a online free to play game would be a good game compared to other games in the series. |
It's...okay. Pretty easy to play but there are some dungeons that you'd probably have to team up with some other people to get through. I played it when it was in its beta but I didn't find it interesting enough to keep going with, I'm not really into MMOs or paying IRL money for costumes. And from what I've looked at online I don't think the english version has had many of the Japanese version's special events either.
I think it's good to try if you want an SMT game with character customization and being able to interact with other fans but overall it's average.
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configspace
Joined: 16 Aug 2008
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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 7:14 am
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| Ojamajo LimePie wrote: | | Japan doesn't really make that many (non-VN) PC games. You may get the occasional port of a console title, but the vast majority of the Japanese market is VN and western-made titles. |
I haven't been keeping track lately but aren't there still fighters, shooters, and platform doujin games?
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Chrno2
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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 10:46 am
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Considering much of what Atlus has done with all the religious and occultist symbols, hell they should do a game that has themes containing conspiracy and Illuminati craziness. Hell Bioshock does it's wonder of driving past ideology in making a game. I need to give that game a sit through.
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Sleverin
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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 10:54 am
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| Chrno2 wrote: | | Considering much of what Atlus has done with all the religious and occultist symbols, hell they should do a game that has themes containing conspiracy and Illuminati craziness. Hell Bioshock does it's wonder of driving past ideology in making a game. I need to give that game a sit through. |
Except that some of the really good Atlus games have some great narration and don't need to become another Metal Gear. Demons and all the Jungian imagery and such is a good use of the West interacting with the East, let's not foul it up with conspiracy theories.
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sfried
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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 12:22 pm
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