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Post by Crawdaunt PWNS! on Dec 23, 2007 20:55:05 GMT -5
That kinda reminds me of a mission I did in Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced. I was doing the one before the Exodus battle, and that took me some 45 minutes. (God, those battles are LONG!) Then Marche turns himself in to the authoreties (which is what he tried to do before the battle started, but they didn't listen (who knows why..?)) and he has a talk with Judgemaster Cid. THen Babus comes in, and being the jerk he is, starts ranting on Marche for trying to get back to the real world, but Mewt (a prince in this world) is happy in this world, and doesn't want to go back, so he's been after his friend Marche's head for a while. Theeen a rift in time/space/whatever shows up, and I'm like, "F*ck. A totema fight." I was hoping to see a "Would you like to save?" screen some up before the fight actually began, but no. Anywho, Cid is the Judge in this fight, and it's only Marche against Babus and the Exodus fruit. (Which do nothing.) Babus opens with Demi, and I'm like, "All right, I hope he doesn't have any high powered attacks..." and when it's my turn, I tried to get away from him and killed a fruit. (Because I thought if I got rid of the fruit, the battle would end.) The Babus tries to use Explosion, and I'm all "WTF? I hope this is a battle you're supposed to lose to!" But he missed. I then killed more fruit, and he kept missing. Then, he finally hits me with it, and I'm like "I hope that was supposed to happen, but then I see "Game over" and I'm all like, "F*CK! A whole freaking hour just to die!" Want a trick? Turn Marche into a Paladin and wear that thing Paladin can wear that absorb fire (Explosion is Fire Elemental) He won't be able to kill you, unless you intentionall let him hit you with his staff (which cause pretty heavy damage too) |
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Post by Forci S. on Dec 30, 2007 14:37:53 GMT -5
My latest irritation in Pokemon: breeding Tauros. I have been going on with breeding for good IVs in attack, good IVs in speed, the right nature and right ability. Oh boy, I thought it would go easy. Either I got one out of 4, then 2 out of four and maybe 3 out of 4, if I was lucky. It took me 2 freaking days till I finally got the right one. NEVER shall I breed a Tauros again. NEVER! That's IV breeding for you. It goes without saying that it'll take a long while...BUT I'M SAYING IT ANYWAY: Now I'm trying to breed a Sneasel with good IVs for my team, with good IVs, nature, ability, AND an Egg move! So, first I had to breed out a female Sneasel to inherit the move, then I had to get a male to hatch from it, trying to get the same natures and such at the same time. DIDN'T WORK. I ended up with 25 extra eggs with lousy IVs. Then, I took one of the extra males and started using the Ditto trick to ensure the nature. THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER. I either got good IVs with a horrible nature or right nature with horrible IVs. Then, I withdraw the Sneasel to find out that the move had been erased. So, now I have to run over to the Move Relearner (having already released all the extras to make extra room) to get the move back, then go back over to Solaceon and start all over again. I finally get a female Sneasel with one of the IVs I was looking for and the right nature, so I add that one instead of the Ditto to pass that IV on. It has been three weeks and I still don't have the right Sneasel yet. |
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Post by Arthur on Dec 31, 2007 13:50:15 GMT -5
That kinda reminds me of a mission I did in Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced. I was doing the one before the Exodus battle, and that took me some 45 minutes. (God, those battles are LONG!) Then Marche turns himself in to the authoreties (which is what he tried to do before the battle started, but they didn't listen (who knows why..?)) and he has a talk with Judgemaster Cid. THen Babus comes in, and being the jerk he is, starts ranting on Marche for trying to get back to the real world, but Mewt (a prince in this world) is happy in this world, and doesn't want to go back, so he's been after his friend Marche's head for a while. Theeen a rift in time/space/whatever shows up, and I'm like, "F*ck. A totema fight." I was hoping to see a "Would you like to save?" screen some up before the fight actually began, but no. Anywho, Cid is the Judge in this fight, and it's only Marche against Babus and the Exodus fruit. (Which do nothing.) Babus opens with Demi, and I'm like, "All right, I hope he doesn't have any high powered attacks..." and when it's my turn, I tried to get away from him and killed a fruit. (Because I thought if I got rid of the fruit, the battle would end.) The Babus tries to use Explosion, and I'm all "WTF? I hope this is a battle you're supposed to lose to!" But he missed. I then killed more fruit, and he kept missing. Then, he finally hits me with it, and I'm like "I hope that was supposed to happen, but then I see "Game over" and I'm all like, "f**k! A whole freaking hour just to die!" I had a Similar Expireince in FFXII. I was doing a Vaan Solo with the guest lamont. At the end of the mines 3 lizardmen come who want to capture Barthier. I tried to fight but The one with a chainsaw (WTF) killed all 3 of my members. I try to run with Vaan only but He somehow hits me from 15 feet away. Im thinking "Please be not a game over" And I get booted back to the title screen. Then I just slam the controller on the floor and leave. Why was I mad? The duengon was LONG and no save crystal since the Areodome. The other reason was than my 34 Skeleton chain went down the toilet. Speaking of which, when were the Garamscythe waterways filled with LV 30 and 70 monsters and the easy entrance locked? |
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Post by TeknoSpazz on Dec 31, 2007 22:40:01 GMT -5
Haaaaahhh.... Ranting time....
First of all... Complete douchebags on YouTube. Have you seen guys advertising dating services on everyone's video comments? GOD, they cheese me off. They make up about a third of my block list. Second, people who insult yours, (and mine) videos, when they themselves have no videos, and also, on the subject of THEM, when you go to their pages, you realize that they already have several pages of flame on their comments? This rests my case. For them, anyways. Thirdly, idiots who give challenges on youtube without really knowing what the heck they are doing! *glares at sabriel5000* And fourth, some real life trouble. Like kenzamaka said, (he's a friend of mine) about how boys all of a sudden being gay, that term is used so much in society (that of which I hate to no end) I bet barely ANYONE knows what it really means. People only know that it is something negative and that they can use it as an insult. That corrupts the minds of jocks and punks alike. And fifth, more real life trouble. I'm not sure about YOUR high schools, but whenever I go near a restroom in mine, I risk choking on cigarette smoke! I mean COME ON! What if an athsmatic (spell?) is either in the bathroom or even going by, when someone is smoking in there! *Manslaughter!!!*
Oh, and while we're on the topic of restroom smoking, *kenzamaka, remember this?* someone threw their cig in the wastebasket, and caught the toilet paper on fire, and BAM! The school started to flame! We were waiting outside, half of us unaware the school was on fire (not me), for about an HOUR for the fire department, (and the cops showed up as well!) for them to put out the fire!
Okay, I'm done. *catches breath*
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Post by Crawdaunt PWNS! on Jan 2, 2008 16:25:25 GMT -5
Ok, my turn again, I'll start with real life problems then non-real life probs
real life: Why do a lot of people intentionally get drunk during Christmas and the New Year day and claims it's fun? I dunno, but managing to have false feeling of fun (drunk) just to have a massive hangover the day after just isn't worth it.
Non-real life: Again in pokemon: Why do foes almost always land critrical hits with their low Crit rate attack, when I have a hrd time landing one with High crit rate attack while having the razor claw equiped?
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Fanboys: Is there anything more annoying than fanboys, who can't respect your tastes in games? I mean yeah I think FFVI is the fest FF, and FFVII is the worst, but even FFVII is a decent game and worth playing at least once.
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(no offence to the people here) But the 14 years old brats (or younger) who thinks a game with no blood and gore is gay. Ever been annoyed by those?
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Post by ShyGuyAvenger on Jan 2, 2008 17:08:30 GMT -5
Ok, my turn again, I'll start with real life problems then non-real life probs real life: Why do a lot of people intentionally get drunk during Christmas and the New Year day and claims it's fun? I dunno, but managing to have false feeling of fun (drunk) just to have a massive hangover the day after just isn't worth it. Non-real life: Again in pokemon: Why do foes almost always land critrical hits with their low Crit rate attack, when I have a hrd time landing one with High crit rate attack while having the razor claw equiped? Also Fanboys: Is there anything more annoying than fanboys, who can't respect your tastes in games? I mean yeah I think FFVI is the fest FF, and FFVII is the worst, but even FFVII is a decent game and worth playing at least once. And also (no offence to the people here) But the 14 years old brats (or younger) who thinks a game with no blood and gore is gay. Ever been annoyed by those? I got real drunk once. All I could remember afterwards was that I laughed my ass off. About nearly everything. Everyone that was around filled me in on the rest. If it's in the battle tower, it's pure hax on the higher levels. Common fact. If not, well, they got way too much luck. I think I'm one of the few that haven't played FF VII. Must be why I can't see why the game is so hyped. No blood and gore is gay? *imagines Mario stomping on a Goomba, resulting in a puddle of blood* Er, no thanks... |
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Post by LightEffexor on Jan 2, 2008 19:27:03 GMT -5
Don't worry, Pyro. I haven't played FF VII either. I just know it's overrated to high heaven. I mean, yeah it was the first 3D Final Fantasy, but that really doesn't add THAT much to the gameplay. It's battle system was the ATB one. Well, so was FF IV, V, VI, VIII, IX, and X-2. I personally don't prefer it, but it is fun to play. My personal favorite Final Fantasys would be I, IV, VI, and X. 10's battle system it my favorite one to date. Seeing how your actions affect the battle order is sweet. Anywho, more of my rants.
Real-life: Not much is BAD at my high school, but there are always those groups of people who just NEED to take up half/the whole hallway during our passing time. I mean, yeah we have 5 minutes, but I need all of those 5 as I can get! I don't want to be carrying a Freshman Stack to my classes, and most of my classes are on opposite sided of the building! (It's pretty damn big. 2.5 minutes to get from one side to another. Having my locker be on the edge of the building doesn't help matters much...)
Interwebs: People hating on a certain video game console, especially the Wii. I have played all three consoles, (I have the Wii, a friend has a PS3, and two friends have a 360) and they're all pretty good. But that's beside the point. The point is that people think the Wii is "kiddy" or "gay" or whatever. That's bull right there. I even saw a video of someone complaining that elderly people can play the Wii. What's wrong with the elderly playing on the Wii? Let them experence something they didn't have back then. I can't think of any elderly wanting to play Halo 3 or Assassin's Creed.
Also, people are ripping on the Wii's graphics. (Or lack thereof.) Graphics don't make the game. *will add more after dinner*
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Post by Bardpado on Jan 2, 2008 21:08:39 GMT -5
Interwebs: People hating on a certain video game console, especially the Wii. I have played all three consoles, (I have the Wii, a friend has a PS3, and two friends have a 360) and they're all pretty good. But that's beside the point. The point is that people think the Wii is "kiddy" or "gay" or whatever. That's bull right there. I even saw a video of someone complaining that elderly people can play the Wii. What's wrong with the elderly playing on the Wii? Let them experence something they didn't have back then. I can't think of any elderly wanting to play Halo 3 or Assassin's Creed. Also, people are ripping on the Wii's graphics. (Or lack thereof.) Graphics don't make the game. *will add more after dinner* What the HELL!? The Wii (According to me and some friends) is the best among the 3! The worst being the PS3 because of the lack of "good" games and interactivity. By far, the only good function for the PS3 (right now) would be the ability to download games for the PS1 ans 2 and play it normally. But the Wii and 360 provide more than just reliving games. Online gaming and interactive gaming are the best right now. Especially sims like Wii Sports. We better show them the power of the Wii! Even Legendary Frog made a comic of Ark & Kerrigan getting a Wii by stacking PS3 boxes. Does that say anything? Right now, Mature rated games are for wimps who want to be called "men" much like Spongebob in a few episodes and the movie. I mean, GTA's (the old ones) are quite something, but the new ones might be more for wimps than people who want to play. Because they just simulate how being in a gang may be. I'm not saying they should be in a gang but the new ones seem like games for those who wanted to be in a gang but were too soft or something to actually be in one! My friend also said that there are a lot of videos on YouTube of people mocking the PS3 and even one wrecking a brand new one. I haven't heard of anything about the Wii or 360 yet, but that just proves part of my point. |
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Post by Kayorei on Jan 3, 2008 2:18:35 GMT -5
Console wars are utter nonsense. 'Nuff said. It's about the software, not the hardware. What I want to know is why I haven't really seen many truly fun or original games around anymore. About 80% of what I see anymore is sports games, first-person shooters, or movie-based games. Maybe even one based on a celebrity from time to time. Apparently all of them trying to say that graphics make the game. It's getting old. All I ever find "gaming comfort" in anymore is games in an already-well-established series. Mega Man, Mario, Zelda, and so forth, which takes up another 10%, by the way. Granted, there may be some bias there since I don't like any of the kinds of games I mentioned seeing all over the place.
I want to hear tell of a truly good game that fits in that last ten percent. I think most of the gaming companies have lost sight of what games really are.
*sighs*
And for another rant... Ugh, I understand that the Mega Man Zero series is supposed to be difficult, but I'm absolutely certain that I'd be able to do well if I could just wrap my hands around the controls! No matter how I shuffle it, I can never seem to get the controls to a comfortable position. Granted, I'm using a Gamecube controller, but still. I just don't feel that X/Zero/ZX-style gameplay was meant for GBA. I'm willing to bet that's half of the difficulty right there. Dashing with L and R? Gah, I just can't get used to it.
What really bugs me is that I was fairly used to it with Z1, but Z4 is giving me a headache. ¬_¬
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Post by Bardpado on Jan 3, 2008 4:41:44 GMT -5
EXACTLY MY POINT!
Even my dad thinks that graphic make a game, but I think otherwise. I was actually talking about gameplay when I said interactivity and not that much sport sims offer what the Wii has to offer.
Anywho... it's just about practicing with comfortability when it comes to Key configurations.
My Key config. for Zero, X & ZX are primarily the same except for the Giga attack.
PS
L- Shuffle Weapons
R1- Dash
R2- Shuffle Weapons
Triangle- Giga Attack
O- Special Attack
X- Jump
[]- X-Buster/Z-Saber
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L- Sub-Weapon
R- Dash
X- A-trans
A- Giga Crush
B- Jump/Hover/Swim
Y- Main-Weapon
GBA
L- Sub-Weapon
R- Dash
A- Jump
B- Main-Weapon
GBC
Down+A- Dash
Select- Weapon shuffle
I just got comfy with it, cause I can't seem to release 1 part of my thumb while still holding the other. So I made the Dash one of the shoulder buttons. Unnecessarily releasing the Weapon Charge just took time to get used to.
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Post by Barrell volt on Jan 3, 2008 12:31:46 GMT -5
Hmmm Bard the PS3 allows you to do net play and is the only console that can play blue ray.
Anyway heres what REALLY infuriates me:
First off on final fantasy X how the crap to you freaking defeat seymour flux I've fought him over and over and over using hyper mighty G's and powerful mixes and overdrives like that i've used everything an FAQ can to the letter and I STILL can't beat him, and whats even worse is that my brother fought him on his game and beat him first time!!!
Next is that it has just been snowing today and on the same day I come down with the (insert swear word here) Flu so I can't go out nooooooooooooooooooooo this is gonna be like the only snow day in the whole year gaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Kayorei on Jan 3, 2008 16:33:38 GMT -5
Ehh, pressing A to dash in X and ZX was never a problem to me. That's actually how I grew up playing Mega Man games since MMX1 was my first. My index fingers like to lock up on the shoulder buttons if I have to rely on them for something for movement and ditto for my thumb on the jump button when I make a conscious effort to not hold the shoulder button down.
On that topic, I've found it marginally easier to control on the DS, but I still suffer the finger-locking problem I just described. I might go ahead and plug my GBA into the 'cube and try it like that (and hope the batteries hold out).
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Post by Forci S. on Jan 3, 2008 17:49:26 GMT -5
...Heh, what console wars? All I've heard about was a sales slaughter by Nintendo... *sighs* And for another rant... Ugh, I understand that the Mega Man Zero series is supposed to be difficult, but I'm absolutely certain that I'd be able to do well if I could just wrap my hands around the controls! No matter how I shuffle it, I can never seem to get the controls to a comfortable position. Granted, I'm using a Gamecube controller, but still. I just don't feel that X/Zero/ZX-style gameplay was meant for GBA. I'm willing to bet that's half of the difficulty right there. Dashing with L and R? Gah, I just can't get used to it. What really bugs me is that I was fairly used to it with Z1, but Z4 is giving me a headache. ¬_¬ If dashing with L/R doesn't work, then just double-tap the directional button like you could in the original X games. What really bugged ME about the series was the false advertising. I remember ads saying that it was "the most difficult Mega Man to date", but it never came up. In fact, beyond the weapon levelling, I could swear that they're just as difficult as the X-series games. It apparently isn't just me, either, seeing all of the videos we've got on YouTube. Honestly, probably the biggest challenge in the whole series was Kraft. |
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Post by Arthur on Jan 3, 2008 17:54:25 GMT -5
Honestly, probably the biggest challenge in the whole series was Kraft. Really? O_O All I used was QuickCharge3, Strongest, and Double-Jump. Cyber Elf was 32 HP that drops Health, Double Dfense, and Double Items. I took least damage, was constantly healed, and Saber charged in 1.5 seconds. My true challenge was Albert from ZXA. |
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Post by Kayorei on Jan 3, 2008 18:30:59 GMT -5
If dashing with L/R doesn't work, then just double-tap the directional button like you could in the original X games. NO. Nononono. That's what I loathed about playing as Bass in Mega Man & Bass. I can't get it to work when I want it to. Just as hard as any X-series game? I must really be out of it or the controls are hindering me more than I thought then, because it was torture even getting to some of the bosses and the only two I was even able to get to at all in Z4 short of the intro stages were Mino Magnus and Noble Mandrago, the latter of which being the only one I could beat of the two and both because I ran the levels some twenty times. Granted, I've only attempted them, Sol Titanion, Heat Genblem, and Fenri Lunaedge. I've also gone really far out of my way to beat Z1 with as high a rank as I can get (by not using Cyber Elves and "not dying") and I still have yet to beat the final boss. Then again... when I wasn't doing all that, the game wasn't really incredibly difficult... Hm. |
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