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#226: Aug 15th 2013 at 12:09:32 PM

[up]wait, seriously? it only felt like I was half way through!

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Nikkolas from Texas Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#227: Aug 15th 2013 at 12:24:52 PM

It might actually be a fairly short game if you just do the main story.

I can't remember for certain.

Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#228: Aug 15th 2013 at 12:32:08 PM

[up][up] There is another story segment, but it's basically the epilogue.

[up] Yeah, it's shorter than the first one. Which is odd considering that the first one was on a single double layer disc.

edited 15th Aug '13 12:38:44 PM by Zendervai

Nikkolas from Texas Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#229: Aug 15th 2013 at 3:38:15 PM

Hey Sapphire, what did you think of the ending of Episode 1? The whole thing is brilliant in my view but this is my favorite bit...

"Pain" has to be my favorite JRPG ballad ever and the whole bit with Shion and KOS-MOS was beautiful.

SapphireBlue Since: Jan, 2001
#230: Aug 16th 2013 at 8:45:37 PM

I thought the ending was quite well-done. And yeah, "Pain" is a nice song.

My only gripe is that Shion was on the outside of the Elsa while it was taking off. Which is an incredibly minor complaint.

Right now, I'm at the Ormus stronghold. Y'know, the E.S. dungeon right near the Abyss. Got in, went a little ways, then went back to the save point and stopped for dinner. I still don't have any real problems with this game. I really like the story so far. Never thought I'd actually feel sorry for Albedo. Though someone needs to tell Shion that it's a little late to make peace with him. I think he's a little too batshit insane for that.

Nikkolas from Texas Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#231: Aug 17th 2013 at 4:11:09 AM

One of the hardest fights in the game is coming up. Make sure to have MOMO's mech in your party.

And after that another o the hardest on foot bosses in the game is coming up. Make sure to have all your party knowing Meddica M and Medica All plus the multi Ether spell stuff down. (ya know when you have two party members cast Ether spells at the same time using your Boost)

For all the shit the gaameplay gets, I liked the on foot stuff. It was ES battles that I loathed. E Ses in general really bugged me in this game because they are so damn slow when moving through dungeons.

edited 17th Aug '13 4:11:35 AM by Nikkolas

TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#232: Aug 17th 2013 at 9:39:23 AM

Slow movement on maps is one of my number one pet peeves. One of the Codebreaker (Gameshark, whatever) codes I always used in XS 1 was the one that basically tripled Shion's move speed.

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#233: Aug 17th 2013 at 10:15:14 AM

Yeah, slow speed and the clunkiness of the ES battle system was a problem, which is a shame because the E Ss are some of my favorite mecha. It's like their gameplay was designed to emulate something like Mechwarrior instead of what we see in the cutscenes.

TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#234: Aug 17th 2013 at 10:24:03 AM

XS 3 is much much much much much much much better with that.

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#235: Aug 17th 2013 at 11:10:21 AM

Yeah. The ES hover around on the map and the battles are depicted as aerial battles.

TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#236: Aug 17th 2013 at 11:17:45 AM

That, and the attack chains-what with allies leaping in to attack midcombo-are super high octane and all that.

SapphireBlue Since: Jan, 2001
#237: Aug 17th 2013 at 12:49:15 PM

I'm now on the on-foot portion of the dungeon. That last boss fight didn't really give me any trouble, so I'm not sure what you were talking about. I'll be careful with the next one, though.

edited 17th Aug '13 12:50:12 PM by SapphireBlue

Nikkolas from Texas Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#238: Aug 17th 2013 at 1:58:45 PM

I guess I was just never any good with the ES battles in the game. T He final ES boss battle in the main story always fucks me up for that reason.

LDragon2 Since: Dec, 2011
#239: Aug 17th 2013 at 2:45:35 PM

So if I really liked Xenoblade Chronicles, will I also enjoy the Xenosaga trilogy?

nomuru2d Gamer-turning-maker from Port Saint Lucie, FL Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
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#240: Aug 17th 2013 at 2:47:06 PM

COMPLETELY different gameplay. Cutscenes out the wazoo. Non-constant art style. Headache-inducing plot spanning 3 games. It's really up to you.

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LDragon2 Since: Dec, 2011
#241: Aug 17th 2013 at 2:50:48 PM

So like, in terms of plot and gameplay, how do Saga and Blade compare to each other?

nomuru2d Gamer-turning-maker from Port Saint Lucie, FL Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
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#242: Aug 17th 2013 at 2:52:25 PM

There are changes over the 3 games in terms of gameplay components, but Xenosaga is generally a turn-based RPG.

As for plot... well, I hope you enjoy lots of religious symbolism. And I mean LOTS.

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LDragon2 Since: Dec, 2011
#243: Aug 17th 2013 at 2:56:20 PM

[up] Since Xenoblade also uses a bit of religious symbolism, I guess that Saga has that cranked Up To Eleven.

Also, so it appears that Saga's story is much more in-depth than Blade's. Like, in what way besides symbolism? In addition, how are the characters compared to the cast of Blade?

edited 17th Aug '13 2:56:45 PM by LDragon2

nomuru2d Gamer-turning-maker from Port Saint Lucie, FL Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
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#244: Aug 17th 2013 at 2:58:58 PM

That's a bit trickier and is left to the people who actually could play the series. I never had a copy of any of the games, sadly.

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Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#245: Aug 17th 2013 at 3:09:00 PM

[up][up] The Saga games really like breaking down the main characters. Especially Shion.

SapphireBlue Since: Jan, 2001
#246: Aug 18th 2013 at 1:51:41 PM

Blade and Saga are completely different, so I don't think it's fair to compare them. Just try the first game and see if it does it for you. Just a warning, though - if the story doesn't appeal, you probably won't enjoy the series. It's incredibly story-heavy.

I played Xenoblade first as well (and loved it to pieces), so you're not alone. :)

As for my progress, I just finished the stronghold. Orgulla was a pain, but I still beat her on my second try. I found her Manes form a lot easier to deal with, given the lower defense and lack of area attacks. I guess that's how it's supposed to work. I was a little annoyed about fighting Pellegri on the way out, but she was kind of a pushover, so it was no big deal. On to Old Miltia!

edited 18th Aug '13 1:52:25 PM by SapphireBlue

Nikkolas from Texas Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#247: Aug 18th 2013 at 2:00:32 PM

Old Miltia has the best dungeon and the best boss in the game IMO. The second disk is way better than the first.

edited 18th Aug '13 2:19:11 PM by Nikkolas

Nikkolas from Texas Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
SapphireBlue Since: Jan, 2001
#249: Aug 20th 2013 at 10:23:52 AM

[up] I couldn't see anything in that stupid dungeon because my TV's brightness setting was too low. I turned it up later, but seriously, it was a pain.

unlikelyauthor from the forge Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#250: Aug 20th 2013 at 2:48:22 PM

The only complaint I had with the E.S. battles in III was that later in the game you weren't really challenged in random encounters. You only really had a chance of getting nocked out in a boss fight.

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