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The 3rd Birthday (Parasite Eve 3) JP |OT| Hot Chick + Guns + Shower Scene = mmmmm
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MechaX said:
Depends on your threshold for import friendliness. It's certainly not the most import friendly game there is. Although pretty much all the menus in the game are in English, a lot of important text and voice is all in Japanese. Ignoring all the plot elements, there are still things like achievements, objectives, and advice you get over the radio during the missions.
Another thing to factor in is the cost of the import. Is it really worthwhile paying 2x or more for a game when you won't be able to understand most of the text? Is it worth paying more and also having to rely on text walkthroughs and translations to get through a game? Especially since the English version should be out in less than 6 months...
Thanks for that. I consider myself a slow gamer (it's not that I take time to do everything there is in a game; I just get lost and confused very easily...) and I read somewhere online that the first takes about 15 hrs and the second can take up to 50 hrs. I was pretty turned off by that but I really want to play both games. I think I'm gonna give it a shot if they're only 10 hours or so.duckroll said:
rainking187
Member
Sn4ke_911 said:
"I ordered a shotgun, not a handgun! Jesus, the service in this place is terrible."
adversesolutions
Member
duckroll said:
True, the map helps a little bit. My issue is not manual aiming, but things like running up staircases. Turning once you go up each section is awkward because you've got to pause, turn yourself around and then start running again.
All of this could have been fixed if the shoulder buttons were mapped to Look. But they're being used in other ways.
Anyways, are you understanding the OE fusion stuff yet? I've tried a lot of random combos and I think that's a bad thing, you can get negative statuses which slow you down and more. Doesn't seem like you're supposed to line up color with color.
adversesolutions said:
For stairs and stuff, what I usually do is I move like in a 3D action game, not a TPS. I don't actually "turn" but I keep moving with analog, and I tap the lock-on shoulder button to re-center the camera as I'm moving.
The OE Fusion stuff is interesting, and I have a pretty good grip on what I generally does. Color doesn't matter at all, instead what you want to do is plan which skills you actually want. There are chips which come with negative skills as well as positive ones, and the solution there is either to overwrite the negative skills with another chip, or to simply not use those chips. You want to connect the same skill, not the same colors. Fusing the same skills onto each other can increase the levels as well.
One thing to note is that when fusing OE Chips, the system is like SMT Demon Fusion. The end result is only visible just before you confirm, and there is a heavy random element there. If you are fusing the same skill onto the existing skill on the board (say you want to fuse an Antibody onto an Antibody lvl3 on the board) the resulting skill will be the same but the level can be anything from lvl1 to [current lvl]+1. Which means fusing Antibody onto Antibody lvl3 will result in either lvl1, lvl2, lvl3, or lvl4 Antibody. You have to be careful before you confirm. If you don't like the result cancel and select again to get a different result.
If fusing a different skill onto an existing skill, the end result can vary as well in regards to which skill stays and which is replaced. This aspect is done so that as your skills get very high in level, and you have multiple chips all over the board, it becomes harder and harder to actually get a good increased result (+1 on all parts of the chip) without wasting a lot of time doing cancel/confirm over and over. It is also designed so that it makes more sense to have a bunch of connected chips of important skills, rather than just using a single slot to level up a single skill over and over It would be pretty much impossible to get a single slot Antibody up to say lvl10 for example, but yet it is possible to use 4 slots of connected Antibodies to level them all to lvl5 each, giving you lvl20 Antibody.
Don't be greedy by wanting to have a ton of different skills on the 3x3 board, and instead focus on deciding which skills you find the most beneficial to have activate in battle. Basic stuff like Antibody, Cross Healing and Healing are more than enough early on in the game so far. I'm saving my more advanced chips for later on when I either feed I need to change my buffs, or if I get different DNA Boards. Hope that helps.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Somewhat NSFW shower scene pics:
http://storage.siliconera.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image325.png
All I can say is that this probably more "revealing" than the PE2 shower scene.
http://storage.siliconera.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image325.png
All I can say is that this probably more "revealing" than the PE2 shower scene.
Zenith said:
Weapons all seem to have their own models. It's not super detailed, but you can definitely tell that all the guns have their own models and textures even in the same weapon class. Assault Rifles look different from each other, shotguns have different barrel shapes and lengths, handguns have grips which look different, etc. It's a bit hard to tell at times though, because handguns are pretty small, and a few of them look very close in appearance because of the resolution.
PepsimanVsJoe
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http://i52.tinypic.com/vzzujk.jpg
Damn, that is a hideous getup. The hair is great but everything else is just...yikes.
Damn, that is a hideous getup. The hair is great but everything else is just...yikes.
KibblesBits
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Sn4ke_911 said:
Aya thinks you need a little more iron in your diet.
edit: aw damn, someone already made a joke. :/
JustAnotherOtaku
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Just got my copy sorted from a friend in HK. £48 shipped! Better be worth it Aya! 
maskrider said:
Did you do the Square Enix Members thing? I bought it from PSN too. What you need to do is to go into the Extra option in the title screen, and select S-E Members. Then you select the latest save you have, and turn on your wifi. It'll automatically connect to the site and register a Player Code for your game. Write down the code.
Then you go here: http://member.square-enix.com/jp/special/3rd_birthday/member/
Login with you account and register your Player Code at the site. Once you do that you'll have one Extra Stamp. The next time you sync data in the game using your latest save, you will get an OE Chip as a present for having one Extra Stamp.
You can see the conditions for getting more Extra Stamps, and the in-game rewards/requirements here: http://member.square-enix.com/jp/special/3rd_birthday/community/stamp/
My nickname is duckroll2. Feel free to add me.
duckroll said:Did you do the Square Enix Members thing? I bought it from PSN too. What you need to do is to go into the Extra option in the title screen, and select S-E Members. Then you select the latest save you have, and turn on your wifi. It'll automatically connect to the site and register a Player Code for your game. Write down the code.
Then you go here: http://member.square-enix.com/jp/special/3rd_birthday/member/
Login with you account and register your Player Code at the site. Once you do that you'll have one Extra Stamp. The next time you sync data in the game using your latest save, you will get an OE Chip as a present for having one Extra Stamp.
You can see the conditions for getting more Extra Stamps, and the in-game rewards/requirements here: http://member.square-enix.com/jp/special/3rd_birthday/community/stamp/
My nickname is duckroll2. Feel free to add me.
Thanks. After going through some hassles (my old A/C cannot be used, and don't know whether my old points can be transferred, damn!), finally sent a friend request to you.
Played through chapter 1, the game is tough. Mostly due to the fact that there's no easy way to look around the surroundings easily while walking/ running, the mini map doesn't really help much as it doesn't show the walls and corners. I have no problems with Monster Hunter's manual camera issue but this.
The time traveling story is confusing and I couldn't make much logic out of it yet.:lol
And also, am I the only one getting the vibe of Mind Jack from this game?
The time traveling story is confusing and I couldn't make much logic out of it yet.:lol
And also, am I the only one getting the vibe of Mind Jack from this game?
No one else talking about the game so I might as well post my semi-final impressions.
I finished the game in about 11 hours. There are 6 episodes in total, and it's about a general length for a short action game. I liked the boss fights a lot, and the game in general is fun. It's more of a Japanese action game than a real full fledged shooter, and the camera does get in the way sometimes. The game is most certainly not a RPG. There's really nothing RPG about it. Definitely a pure action game which happens to have RPG-like elements in the mechanics.
I started a NG+ on Hard, and basically everything in the game carries over. You level, your DNA Boards, your weapons, all your BP, etc. In fact, the first time through the game, there are no costumes at all. The only equipment available will be the black leather and the white jacket. When you beat the game you get costumes unlocked depending on the difficulty you beat, and you can get more outfits by interacting with stuff in the HQ area between missions. You can also get a costume from the S-E Members thing.
For those getting it in English, you might want to consider a rental instead, because honestly the game is short enough to beat in 2 days, and I don't really know what long term play value a PSP shooter would have. It's also not a RPG, and the story sucks donkey balls. The ending is so stupid that I don't even want to think about the plot in the game at all. This is also not a Parasite Eve game. It's just some wacky stupid S-E action shooter which happens to star Aya Brea.
Production values are great, action is fun, bosses are great, there are some pretty nice set pieces in the stages, and the music is amazing. I'm going to try and unlock as many outfits as I can, and probably try and score all the achievements to get my money's worth out of the game. But, coming from the expectation of them actually delivering a half-decent Parasite Eve experience, I would say the game completely disappoints. It's like watching a new movie being made of some TV series I used to love, except the new director/writers fuck it all up. Kinda like Mission Impossible. :/
I finished the game in about 11 hours. There are 6 episodes in total, and it's about a general length for a short action game. I liked the boss fights a lot, and the game in general is fun. It's more of a Japanese action game than a real full fledged shooter, and the camera does get in the way sometimes. The game is most certainly not a RPG. There's really nothing RPG about it. Definitely a pure action game which happens to have RPG-like elements in the mechanics.
I started a NG+ on Hard, and basically everything in the game carries over. You level, your DNA Boards, your weapons, all your BP, etc. In fact, the first time through the game, there are no costumes at all. The only equipment available will be the black leather and the white jacket. When you beat the game you get costumes unlocked depending on the difficulty you beat, and you can get more outfits by interacting with stuff in the HQ area between missions. You can also get a costume from the S-E Members thing.
For those getting it in English, you might want to consider a rental instead, because honestly the game is short enough to beat in 2 days, and I don't really know what long term play value a PSP shooter would have. It's also not a RPG, and the story sucks donkey balls. The ending is so stupid that I don't even want to think about the plot in the game at all. This is also not a Parasite Eve game. It's just some wacky stupid S-E action shooter which happens to star Aya Brea.
Production values are great, action is fun, bosses are great, there are some pretty nice set pieces in the stages, and the music is amazing. I'm going to try and unlock as many outfits as I can, and probably try and score all the achievements to get my money's worth out of the game. But, coming from the expectation of them actually delivering a half-decent Parasite Eve experience, I would say the game completely disappoints. It's like watching a new movie being made of some TV series I used to love, except the new director/writers fuck it all up. Kinda like Mission Impossible. :/
azentium said:That's a bit disheartening.
If you don't mind me asking, how well does the game control?
It controls about as well as any other action game on the PSP with a lock-on button. I don't have any major complains about the controls themselves, other than with certain aiming weapons like the sniper rifle, the analog nub sensitivity isn't that great. The only other problem is that like with all PSP action games, your hands will start to hurt after playing for a bit, and there are quite a few intense encounters in the game with lots of enemies where you have to relentlessly dodge and attack constantly. Good thing there are save points usually after such encounters, so you can just stop and rest your hands if you want.
miladesn said:
No, no cliffhanger at all. Just a really stupid plot twist. I don't think the game was really made with a sequel in mind at all, but they can obviously make a sequel if they want to, it'll be even easier after this game, since it's clear they don't give a crap about retaining any sort of tone or purpose in regards to the "Parasite Eve" series.
Is Toriyama the only one inside of S-E who can write a story or what?
Also I'm a bit disappointed about the lenght. I don't think I'll have a problem with the controls considering I can play most psp third person shooters but this is a handheld/ps2 level game, it has been in development for a long time and it's only 11 hours long?
Is the actual (Hexadrive) staff credit small?
Also I'm a bit disappointed about the lenght. I don't think I'll have a problem with the controls considering I can play most psp third person shooters but this is a handheld/ps2 level game, it has been in development for a long time and it's only 11 hours long?
Is the actual (Hexadrive) staff credit small?
Spiegel said:
11 Hexadrive programmers credited under Hexadrive (3rd Party Contractor). The actual S-E staff listing is much larger is comparable to Crisis Core. I have no idea what any of them were doing for 3 years. This is the sort of game you knock out in 10-15 months of development. Taking years for this is ridiculous.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
So yeah, if I'm expecting this to be a "Parasite Eve" game, maybe I should skip it?
Also, does this game have the semi-scary vibe like what PE1 and PE2 had?
Also, does this game have the semi-scary vibe like what PE1 and PE2 had?
ULTROS! said:
Yes, after playing the game, you will be very scared to ever look forward to another S-E story again.
Seriously though, no. The game is not scary at all. The enemy designs are pretty weird, but no at point in the game do you ever really feel alone or isolated, and you're always well armed. There's no exploration in the game at all, it's basically just a linear action shooter. It doesn't even have creepy moments like Gears of War's hospital stuff, or some of Uncharted's stages. I would say it's about as scary as a Call of Duty game.
Thats why I always never get that hyped when Toriyama/Kitase/Tabta duo. Every single game they have delivered hav ebeen either crap or toal dissapoinment.duckroll said:
Maybe that lower expectation will help get out of this game, I will still buy it, but I knew this game will not stand up to the massive hype of the Otaku shower lovers.
thanks for taking the bullet for the team, even if you really would anyway.
brandonh83
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duckroll said:
If I agree with all the above, and god knows I probably will, this will be somewhere around FFXIII in terms of disappointment.
Nice impressions though. For me it will come down to how the game feels overall in terms of tone/atmosphere, and I don't mind it having no RPG elements. Hell, I liked Mass Effect 2 a great deal despite it almost being a corridor shooter but the atmosphere of the game won me over. Hope the same thing happens here.