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mrsunshinesprinkles Forever Gorgeous from Somewhere, crying Since: Jan, 2012
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#101: Aug 26th 2019 at 6:51:09 AM

30fps for a platinum game is a bummer but if bayo could be enjoyed with its bad variable framerates on consoles, then this will probably still be fun. flat 30 > a variable framerate that goes from 30 to 45 or smthn

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Karxrida The Unknown from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
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#102: Aug 26th 2019 at 10:34:00 AM

GameXplain review. Minor spoilers I guess?

Their rating is overall quite positive.

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Xorn15 Nurse Mordred Attending from R&D Platform, Seychelles Waters Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
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#103: Aug 26th 2019 at 10:51:48 AM

Game is currently sitting at 88 on Metacritic. Looks very good for Platinum so far.

Karxrida The Unknown from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
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#104: Aug 26th 2019 at 1:45:41 PM

12 minutes of gameplay.

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WolfThunder Before the storm closes in, the wolf howls at th Since: Jun, 2013
Before the storm closes in, the wolf howls at th
WolfThunder Before the storm closes in, the wolf howls at th Since: Jun, 2013
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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: Aug, 2015
The Head of the Hydra
#107: Aug 30th 2019 at 8:46:02 AM

Ahahaha I got it!

Though I can’t play it now cause I’ve been up all night & I’m pretty sure I need sleep.

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ShirowShirow Down with the Privileged🪓 from Land of maple syrup Since: Nov, 2009
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#108: Aug 30th 2019 at 5:34:42 PM

It was sold out at Gamestop but Wal Mart had some copies in the back so I now own it too.

Wonder how I should customize my protag.

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IniuriaTalis Since: Oct, 2014
#109: Aug 30th 2019 at 5:38:40 PM

Name your character Akira for maximum confusion. tongue

Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
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#110: Aug 30th 2019 at 5:39:11 PM

Why not Ren?

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WolfThunder Before the storm closes in, the wolf howls at th Since: Jun, 2013
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#111: Aug 30th 2019 at 7:13:16 PM

Name 'em Astral Chain.

The storm has now resided, the wolf now rests.
ShirowShirow Down with the Privileged🪓 from Land of maple syrup Since: Nov, 2009
Down with the Privileged🪓
#112: Aug 30th 2019 at 9:53:18 PM

Random generation got me Miki. Chose the Blinding Bangs hairstyle because it was hilarious.

M!Akira looks terrible with default hairstyle and dark skin. Wish he could keep the short hair as an NPC.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: Aug, 2015
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#113: Aug 30th 2019 at 9:58:17 PM

I like how changing the skin color automatically gives the non-player twin the same skin color.

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Ookamikun This is going to be so much fun. from the lupine den Since: Jan, 2001
This is going to be so much fun.
#114: Aug 31st 2019 at 5:33:38 AM

Akira is not the player character :<

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ShirowShirow Down with the Privileged🪓 from Land of maple syrup Since: Nov, 2009
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#115: Aug 31st 2019 at 12:39:24 PM

I know. But I can change the player character off the default hairstyle. I cannot do so for Akira. Which, for the record, I didn't realize was a gender neutral name. The more you know!

Anyways, Platinum has done it again. Managing your legion is a ton of fun and pulling off crazy cooperative combos is incredibly satisfying.

And HOLY SHIT is the monster design on point. Distinctive and baroque at the same time. Some of the best I've ever seen. You'll never mistake one type of chimaera from another yet they are all heavily detailed... so cool.

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Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, Bitch! from Eldritch Nightmareland Since: Jul, 2010 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#116: Aug 31st 2019 at 12:40:49 PM

The guy who designed the monsters and characters is the mangaka behind Zetman and the character designer for Tiger & Bunny.

Of course it would be great.

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SapphireBlue from California Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#117: Aug 31st 2019 at 12:41:48 PM

It is a unisex name, but IIRC it's not used for women very often.

Definitely want to get this game, but I'm not ready just yet. I think I'll get it when I'm tired of playing Fire Emblem: Three Houses, since I don't expect to do all four routes back-to-back.

ShirowShirow Down with the Privileged🪓 from Land of maple syrup Since: Nov, 2009
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#118: Aug 31st 2019 at 12:46:35 PM

[up][up] Good to know, knew it was a manga artist but didn't know which one. And yeah, absolutely stellar choice there. The armor and vehicles are also all really cool.

[up] I'm still in the middle of 3H too and I have daemon x machina on the horizon. Wish my work hours weren't so overwhelming.

At least now I dream of Edelgard using a Legion. Crossovers 4 Lyfe.

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Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, Bitch! from Eldritch Nightmareland Since: Jul, 2010 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#119: Aug 31st 2019 at 1:00:01 PM

[up] Code Vein is coming out soon too.

Japanese gaming making a comeback over the last few years warms my heart, and the Switch leading the charge to help is great, too.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: Aug, 2015
The Head of the Hydra
#120: Aug 31st 2019 at 1:01:54 PM

I'm glad Platinum Games is finding more consistent success especially after Microsoft screwed them over.

Allows them to keep making unique shit now.

Also I fear my lack of time too since I have to read a lot of crap for this semester.

Edited by slimcoder on Aug 31st 2019 at 1:02:20 AM

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Aquaconda Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#121: Aug 31st 2019 at 1:06:06 PM

I've been playing this since yesterday. It's quite good. The side missions are actually pretty varied.

Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, Bitch! from Eldritch Nightmareland Since: Jul, 2010 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#122: Aug 31st 2019 at 1:38:39 PM

[up][up] Also when Activision made them make Licensed Games. The Legend of Korra game and Transformers Devastation were Decent, but their TMNT game was pretty much the thing that made Platium split from them.

Microsoft Canceling Scalebound, a game that would have had Platinum Games's Biggest bosses ever, didn't help matters.

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dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#123: Aug 31st 2019 at 1:46:03 PM

[up]x4 ...I wasn't aware Japanese gaming ever went away.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#124: Aug 31st 2019 at 1:48:24 PM

So I understand the main character (and all law enforcement) have batons that transform into guns.

I'm been trying to come up with such a weapon (or a gun that transforms into a sword) for some time, but haven't had much luck, so to see the concept being used elsewhere is pretty cool to me.

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Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, Bitch! from Eldritch Nightmareland Since: Jul, 2010 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#125: Aug 31st 2019 at 2:37:03 PM

[up][up] The PS 3/ Xbox 360 generation is known for increasingly underperforming Japanese games.

Its been in the past few years, probably from FFXV onwards, that Japanese games have actually been doing well in terms of sales and reception on a consistent monthly basis.

Astral Chain continues the trend.

Edited by Demongodofchaos2 on Aug 31st 2019 at 5:47:02 AM

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