orthodoxy1095
Banned
I'd bet a year of my avatar on it not being her. It'd be unusual to the extreme. Not happening.
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Dargor
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I profusely doubt it. That would be way too far of any japanese developer confort zone, having a couple actually have some spice.
But just one thing:
Monster? Really?
I think you guys are taking this name thingy a little too far.
Sorry, we'll try not to hurt her feelings
Train of Midnight
Banned
I'd greatly appreciate the option, if Tri-ace is listening.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
I'd prefer if it was like SO3 in that I could choose my love interest. Albel or Nel waifu 4 liaf.
You could choose a love interest in 3?
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Well you could pick who you ended going off with through the personal actions and putting points into someone.
Dice//
Banned
Pretty much. No kissing and the game leans to you picking Sophia, but you can, and arguably with better/more interesting results
I did not know that hmm. I thought Fayt only had one ending with Sophia.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
I've never gotten the Sophia ending. lol
MagnaderAlpha
Member
It WOULD be out of the normal. The whole pairing in these sorts of situations seem to be telegraphed from a mile away. Scant-witch has more of a chance hooking up with blond knight than main kid. Still, the idea that someone could bring this up(a possibility that we play in our mind to something out of the cliche norm) is fun. I liken it to FFVIII's pairing of Squall and Rinoa, which if you play the game, the development of the relationship isn't bad, but if you know nothing about them, just by first sight, you KNOW they are going to get together just because they fit into that mold of various character cliches(especially visually, Rinoa's Nomura's "type" of "ideal woman", like Tifa, which has been kinda a "thing" in a LOT of post-FFVII games, even with Garnet of FFIX, which Nomura had nothing to do with). My fantasy would start with the question of "What if Squall and Rinoa weren't a thing. What if Squall got with Selphie instead and Rinoa got with Zell or Irvine?". I like the breaking of traditional tropes and cliches. Sometimes things need to be turned up to make it feel fresh again!
Yet another plot twist,
she IS the magical technical device
Can't wait to see the battle system in action. SO3 was fun and I've heard the battles in 4 were some of the more redeeming factors for that game.
Meh, I'd sooner argue that Nel was the go to if I took into account design for balance. Sophia was "favored" because she showed up so late in the game that she needed a huge number of "free points" to not be a total chore to get as an ending. Nel is really easy to get because you spend the majority of the game with her and several key events give her a metric ton of points and are unavoidable.
I know its extreme, that's why it'd be interesting. As Dargor said, it'd be spicy and a neat twist. Obviously not happening unless they follow SO3's points system though.
I meant it more as a joke than an insult. She's literally a monster: tail, wings, drill hair. And wears a checkerboard that fits perfectly to her rather obviously large breasts.
Dargor
Member
Yeah, thats the issue alright...
I know my friend, its just that no, shes not literally a monster lol.
Shes obscene, shes exaggerated. Surely the checkerboard pattern could have been black and white, not black and her skin color lol. Just to get people riled up. But a monster? That she is not.
She could be the ally who turns evil and do alot of atrocities throughout the game, thus becoming a monster. But her looks alone don't make her a monster.
And before people get me wrong, I'm not saying the character doesn't deserve criticism, she obviously does. I just think we should keep it a little more grounded. Not something that may sound like an insult. I think it would be way more productive.
Crankshaft
Member
Thats why I enjoyed Grandia 2 so much. Millenia was a great love interest because she wasn't the typical girl next door\childhood friend garbage.
RPG's need more fiery red head love interests.
Train of Midnight
Banned
My man.
Both of the girls were great characters, but Millenia was definitely the OTP.
DangerMouse
Member
Thanks for the link to HD screens 
Yeah, they're definitely back to taking a more active role in this so I could totally see that if it's on PS4 and it would probably skyrocket on their 3rd party production list if S-E were to be stupid enough to not do it.
Yeah, they're definitely back to taking a more active role in this so I could totally see that if it's on PS4 and it would probably skyrocket on their 3rd party production list if S-E were to be stupid enough to not do it.
Sorry, I just think it's pretty hilarious someone's defending a fictional character cause someone called her tittymonster
Especially with that weird ass reasoning. She's not a literal monster, thus you're not allowed to call her a tittymonster? Or it's insulting to her (lol)?
I'm trying to understand why you're doing this
Pussy Witch and Tits McGee and Ms. "I have big tits and I ain't afraid to show it oh yeah Imma witch too ZAP YOU'RE DEAD MOTHERFUCKER" are fine, but monster is taking it too far
Dargor
Member
I know what you mean, its like when it comes to design these guys can be as daring as free climbing, but boy, talk about story/story telling and trying something different, they are as shy as a mouse. Even their fanservice games are pretty childish.
Lack of clothes and huge boobs does not a more "grown up" game make. As Yoda would say lol.
Black Republican
Member
Dargor
Member
I think you need to calm down a little and read my post again. My reasoning is pretty clear, I think. All those other nicknames have a base in reality, even if they are very unpolite things to say.
But monster? What makes you think she looks like a monster? And my understanding of the word "monster" isn't something that can be described as just looks alone.
I just think it sounded way too much and so I confronted it. Thats the extent of my post.
From Dark Cloud 2? She wasn't really a love interest though...
I'm pretty sure that's not skin colored cloth, that's her actual skin. As in the black squares are the only pieces of fabric comprising of whatever she's wearing. The 'skin color' parts are her actual skin showing through the holes.
Ah, the "calm down" approach. Love it.
Dice//
Banned
Haha, careful your language and implied tone is getting much too loud and passionate.
Dargor
Member
Wow If that's true, that would make her even more obscene than I thought at first lol.
HoodWinked
Member
sigh... why couldnt they go with the art style from their tech demo
Synless
Member
I forgot how good that looked.sigh... why couldnt they go with the art style from their tech demo
Dargor
Member
My friend I think you are taking my posts the wrong way. There is no approach to any of them. The only reason I told you to calm down was because you started using caps and some pretty aggressive phrasing.
I apologize if anything I said sounded condescending or patronizing.
I think we should stop with this conversation though. It's not really working for us.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
sigh... why couldnt they go with the art style from their tech demo
I'm just happy that Tri-Ace is making a non-mobile game.
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
sigh... why couldnt they go with the art style from their tech demo
Yeah it's strange.
I wanna be loud about my disappointment that the series didn't adopt that art/tech, but at the same time Tri-Ace has been presumed dead in the console space for 5 years now so it's great news in the end.
Dice//
Banned
sigh... why couldnt they go with the art style from their tech demo
If Star Ocean had an inexplicably massive NA audience I bet it would.
Multiple character endings would be great. Having party flexibility in both story and gameplay can go a long way as it minimizes tropes that annoy you.
They said they are pushing SO3 similarities so there is a glimmer of hope, but it would require more work so my default assumption is just nope.
They said they are pushing SO3 similarities so there is a glimmer of hope, but it would require more work so my default assumption is just nope.
shadow2810
Member
sigh... why couldnt they go with the art style from their tech demo
looks like some generic characters came from of a Korean MMO game tbh
sigh... why couldnt they go with the art style from their tech demo
The fact the title is being made at all is enough.
Dice//
Banned
I'd rather generic and respectable looking heroes than this pandering garbage. Who wants to bet her personality won't extend beyond being able to talk sexy?
She's perfect!
Hnnngh. The moment a figurine comes out of this character, she is bought. Loving the hair.
SolidSnakex
Member
The female character design is actually pretty solid. But the male character just looks like some stock shooter hero.
sigh... why couldnt they go with the art style from their tech demo
The current style has tons more personality imo.
I love how they went for realistic lighting and environments on "anime" characters.
They achieved a unique look.This on the other hand is so hackneyed.
cm osi
Member
sigh... why couldnt they go with the art style from their tech demo
dodged a bullet here, phew
mr. random npc from mass effect visiting his weaboo brother's room with her korean elf GF isn't star ocean. i'll take the wacky one
(it's still a nice tech demo)
Yeah i'm glad every j-rpg doesn't feature bald marines quite yet.
It is look near the waist in some pictures and that'll tell you all you need to know
Paracelsus
Member
Wasn't it rumored when Jrpgaf was at its prime (more info straight from Japan) that SO4 was planned to have dudebro-ish character models for America on top of the uncanny cg art, but it was later scrapped?
sigh... why couldnt they go with the art style from their tech demo
the tech is great, but if you asked me to choose between so5 as it is now and that, i'd choose so5.
MissDeviling
Member
I'd rather generic and respectable looking heroes than this pandering garbage. Who wants to bet her personality won't extend beyond being able to talk sexy?
You have to wonder what the character designer was even thinking when he conceptualized her outfit.
He was thinking of all the porn that character will spawn
Maybe he's just a big pervert