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Final Fantasy Explorers |OT| Lightning Returns Online
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KirbYuuYuu
Member
I guess for those whose status hasn't changed are boned
DrROBschiz
Member
It still blows my mind that the original Crystal Chronicles has never been retooled and rereleased
Take out the damn thing you have to carry and you have an addictive little co op game
Dandy Crocodile
Member
Mine hasn't shipped yet but still says arriving by 8. :/
Probs not gonna be playing today.
Probs not gonna be playing today.
dragonzdogma
Member
*SIGHS*
bizzarewars
Banned
How are everyone's impressions of this so far? Is it more like a traditional hunting game or more like the DS Crystal Chronicles games? From the footage I've seen I'm getting more of a CC vibe.
ichbinmiah
Neo Member
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Sammy Samusu
Member
Yep, downloading now.
I'm actually very excited.
Dandy Crocodile
Member
Amazon sent me an email requiring me to confirm a delay. Looks like they are quite short on stock.
Won't be playing for a while, I guess.
Won't be playing for a while, I guess.
Amazon sent me an email requiring me to confirm a delay. Looks like they are quite short on stock.
Won't be playing for a while, I guess.
Got the same email. Oh well.
sensui-tomo
Member
Let me rephrase this, If you buying this has to compare this to MH4U... dont buy it, not even in the same league. Probably safer to compare this to monster hunter Portable 1.
SynthFetish
Member
Yeah I got a message from Amazon saying they have no idea when they will ship it. I might just buy it digitally.
I'd like to know these things as well and how well they are executed. I Really don't know much about this game, but I love MH for its mechanics and how the game is pretty much entirely up on the player's skill to beat the monsters. How similar is the case here, is it easy, hard?
Kadin
Member
I've only played a short while but I can answer some of these questions.
- Bosses vs small enemies seems dependent on the quest you're working on. The world has a lot of smaller enemies spread out and you'll come across larger bosses it seems if the quest dictates. I can't say this with 100% assurance but I have yet to see a boss walking around if the quest doesn't call for it.
- You're basically grinding for materials so you can then craft better gear, I have yet to see actual full pieces of gear drop (I'm level 18 atm).
- Each job it appears does level independently. I switched to Monk early on and it stopped leveling Freelancer which was the default class.
- It has online co-op where you can either create a room or search for one based on various parameters and then join. It works very quickly and easily from the few matches I've joined.
bennywhatever
Member
UGH.
Just got an email from Amazon that said my order isn't coming today and they don't know when it will.
Gonna have to cancel it and get it from a store.
Just got an email from Amazon that said my order isn't coming today and they don't know when it will.
Gonna have to cancel it and get it from a store.
The customization and mechanics are even better than I'd hoped at first pass. I've tried all the starting classes and abilities (yay no auto-save).
It's not just melee vs. ranged; there are mechanical differences in the auto-attacks between weapon classes. Claws hit differently than a staff; bow is different than a rod. And the non-magic active abilities are tied to the weapon classes, so for example a time mage will eventually be able to use all the bow skills initially available to the ranger.
It's not just melee vs. ranged; there are mechanical differences in the auto-attacks between weapon classes. Claws hit differently than a staff; bow is different than a rod. And the non-magic active abilities are tied to the weapon classes, so for example a time mage will eventually be able to use all the bow skills initially available to the ranger.
You're aren't really fooling it. That's the purpose of the nub (and extra shoulder buttons), to act as a circle pad pro
Kadin
Member
I didn't have to do anything on my N3DS - it just worked. Did you have to specifically do something to get the nub to work?
MissileTrick
Member
Another Amazon delayed order here. It sucks, but it sucks less since most of my buddies orders are also delayed. Only one person out of my group has it. I guess shipment really was small for this .
SynthFetish
Member
I'm on my way to pick it up from GameStop *cold shudder* may Lucifer have mercy on me....
Worldshaker
Member
My local Target got 2 copies of the game. A friend and I bought them. From what I read other stores in the area received similar shipments.
I'm expecting PSO-lite with some Crystal Chronicles thrown in. I love grindfests, and I don't mind repetitive fetch quests. This is coming from someone who loves grinding in Diablo 3/PSO/MonHun.
I'm going in with low expectations, and hoping for the best. I loved PS0 on the DS despite all its flaws. Here's hoping for the best!
I'm expecting PSO-lite with some Crystal Chronicles thrown in. I love grindfests, and I don't mind repetitive fetch quests. This is coming from someone who loves grinding in Diablo 3/PSO/MonHun.
I'm going in with low expectations, and hoping for the best. I loved PS0 on the DS despite all its flaws. Here's hoping for the best!
DrROBschiz
Member
Im a sucker for hunting games and this one has a job system
double whammy
Sure reviews are calling it shallow but its not like i need another MH4U right now lol
SuperChoco
Member
Some small thoughts about the game from about an hour of playtime:
-Played as a monk, it seems like there's not much of a challenge. I'd garner that it would take about 30ish hits in order to die from mooks and the larger enemies don't seem to do much more. Maybe it's because the Counter ability is ridiculous as all hell?
-The lack of story is okay, but the voice clips that they use for the characters seems really low in quality. The music seems to be pretty awful too.
-I am a tad disappointed that not all the jobs are unlocked at once. Wanted to play as a red mage ; ;
-Played as a monk, it seems like there's not much of a challenge. I'd garner that it would take about 30ish hits in order to die from mooks and the larger enemies don't seem to do much more. Maybe it's because the Counter ability is ridiculous as all hell?
-The lack of story is okay, but the voice clips that they use for the characters seems really low in quality. The music seems to be pretty awful too.
-I am a tad disappointed that not all the jobs are unlocked at once. Wanted to play as a red mage ; ;
How's the combat exactly? I am hoping it focuses more on big/hard bosses opposed to smaller enemies. How deep are the mechanics/is the game challenging?
SpaceBridge
Member
Keep impressions coming Gaf; still unsure whether to get it. Game spots video review sold me on it, but the impressions here are not.
Worldshaker
Member
Squares store usually doesn't restock CE's like this. Usually they only relist some if they get cancellations. It's possible, but highly unlikely from what I've seen in the past. I don't think they expect to sell many copies of this game, and won't risk producing more than they think they can sell.
If you don't plan on playing this anytime soon it won't hurt to wait it out and see. Just don't get your hopes up.
Kadin
Member
I'm not sure what you mean about focuses more on big/hard enemies beyond what I mentioned already. Sorry I guess I'm not sure what exactly you're asking.
As to the combat, you're running around from a 3rd person perspective and able to see and lock onto enemies from afar. You can then engage them in various ways depending on what abilities you have available. The abilities are tied to a L/R + A/B/X/Y shortcut system. You also have a standard attack button (Y) that you can use in between abilities. I've read later on you can focus on specific parts of bosses but so far the few I've battled have had just one lock-on spot.
As to challenging, I have to be honest, so far it's been pretty easy but as I mentioned, I'm pretty early on so hopefully it gets more difficult.
Hope that gives a little more detail.
Sammy Samusu
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Send me a PM with your FC if you want to play online!
Dandy Crocodile
Member
I'm working on a form and spreadsheet with Google forms. I'll post it up soon.Send me a PM with your FC if you want to play online!
Yeah that helps. What I meant about smaller/bigger enemies is that in MH for example, the point is to battle the Big boss monsters, the smaller enemies are there for materials, or to be a small annoyance at best. Basically you fight bosses through the entire game, was wondering if it was similar here.
bennywhatever
Member
I'm working on a form and spreadsheet with Google forms. I'll post it up soon.
Let me know if you need any help. I work with Excel/Sheets for a living and have made some of these kinds of things for PSO & MH games. Great job on the OT btw.
SuperChoco
Member
The file size is a measly 5018 blocks for those who were wondering.
Kadin
Member
Gotcha. So far I don't get the impression that this game is designed that same way. Of the materials I've got to make various items, they seem to drop from all mobs. I have to believe later on that this could change since there's the ability to focus on certain parts - unless that's simply from a damage perspective and doesn't pertain to getting certain materials from said parts. I'm not too sure about that.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Fred meyer had no copies so I guess I need to weigh my options
Dandy Crocodile
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I ordered the CE from SE. I don't like their store but they do a pretty good job with the shipping. Mine won't arrive until tomorrow but that is because I'm in the NE of USA and UPS was delayed for the winter storm this weekend. For how hard certain places got hit I'm actually surprised that it was only delayed by one day and I'm certainly not holding it against SE or UPS.
Great OT! Love the class list.
Great OT! Love the class list.
Liferebooted
Banned
Played about 3 hours so far, it was very very easy as a monk solo I just 1 shot everything with a fist move it starts with... About 3 hours in I got to the first fight against one of the summons and decided to try doing it on a black mage I had never played before. I don't like the black mage and you can't tell the distance on the spells with the camera so most of my spells would go infront of behind him... died 4 times on the first boss but ended up beating him without failing the mission =\ My one and only issue with the game is the fucking camera, so annoying having to stop moving every few seconds to move the camera.
Robin64
Member
Is this because you have an o3DS or is it still fiddly with the extra stick on n3DS?
I've played for a few hours and I'm working on the 2 star quests now. Like the previous post said, it's still very easy at the moment. I went with monk as well and I one shot most things when doing 1 star stuff. Just getting started with 2 stars and it takes some more damage to take things down but I haven't died yet.
The initial tutorial stuff is pretty bland but I'm starting to get into it now. The boss type enemies are pretty fun. The few that I've seen so far, anyway. I can already tell the game will be a lot more fun playing with others so I'll probably add my info soon if anyone wants to add me. I'm looking forward to unlocking the monster capture thing soon and unlocking new jobs to try out. So far I've only used monk but I might try some tank classes. But I'm enjoying it so far. It's pretty much what I expected based on impressions and videos that I saw and I'm cool with that.
I also haven't really had any issues with the camera since I'm using a n3DS. Sucks that the camera doesn't auto rotate but it's easy enough to move with the right stick. Seems like it would be much more of a chore to stop running to use the d-pad to move the camera though.
The initial tutorial stuff is pretty bland but I'm starting to get into it now. The boss type enemies are pretty fun. The few that I've seen so far, anyway. I can already tell the game will be a lot more fun playing with others so I'll probably add my info soon if anyone wants to add me. I'm looking forward to unlocking the monster capture thing soon and unlocking new jobs to try out. So far I've only used monk but I might try some tank classes. But I'm enjoying it so far. It's pretty much what I expected based on impressions and videos that I saw and I'm cool with that.
I also haven't really had any issues with the camera since I'm using a n3DS. Sucks that the camera doesn't auto rotate but it's easy enough to move with the right stick. Seems like it would be much more of a chore to stop running to use the d-pad to move the camera though.
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