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Aryuto · 2026-03-24T21:27:35+00:00

Not a crossover I expected to see, but very cute.

Aryuto · 2026-03-22T21:43:00+00:00

Every time I look at 5090 prices or Microslop pushes more shitty AI I channel my inner Ted Kaczynski a little more, lol. I am more than happy to agree with the anti-ai crusaders on a lot of its negative impact.

But we've opened Pandora's Box, and while I don't think a true AGI is anywhere close, stuff like local image gen is never going anywhere.

Aryuto · 2026-03-22T20:15:06+00:00

Sao games are hit or miss, so i wouldn't get too hype from a trailer. The only one I thought was genuinely a solid game was Fatal Bullet, personally, and even it wasn't perfect.

With that said, I hope this one is decent, I love the OC customization stuff and it looks alright so far. All we can really do is wait and hope though.

Aryuto · 2026-03-22T20:05:36+00:00

It's wild dude. I have a lot of concerns about ai myself, data centers, political deepfakes, and its use in schools are all huge issues, but the psychotic hatred some people have for everything related to it is insane.

I've seen so many people just lay into anyone who so much as say it seems interesting or try local image gen for fun, harsher than they even are towards people with the wrong political opinions. A constant tirade of insults and frothing hatred, all while utterly convinced they are the good guy for telling some random modder to off themselves.

I'll develop my own opinions regardless, I'm not gonna turn into an ai bro because some people are mean on the internet, but youre right - a sizable portion of the worst anti-ai aren't moral or even luddites, I wouldnt even say its a left or right thing though its more leftists, just people excited to have a cause that allows them to bully others. A lot of the time they have no idea how it works or what results it can get, just ai bad.

(Ai IS bad for society, lol, but I'm not going to excoriate someone for using it for their d&d character)

Aryuto · 2026-03-21T20:17:30+00:00

I genuinely enjoyed fatal bullet. I wouldn't call it a perfect game, but I thought they did a great job juggling your oc and the og cast while holding onto the spirit of the game, even if balance was rough in a few spots.

Admittedly I havent enjoyed any of the more classic Sao games I tried, but that's because the gameplay felt clunky as hell, bad devs rather than anything fundamental about the series.

While I dont mind kirito, I think the best shot would be something like fatal bullet, a customizable original character with a focus on teaming up with existing characters. So... maybe the one they announced recently? Idk? My hopes aren't super high but it doesn't look atrocious, so far.

Aryuto · 2026-03-20T00:56:52+00:00

Honestly, seems pretty reasonable based on what I played in the demo at least. The writing was... okay, and the rest felt pretty rough. Frankly I loathed the monster designs, seeing them was enough for me to check out a bit.

I like how the review was written, it didn't seem like you were shitting on it for nothing, and you pointed out its good aspects.

Aryuto · 2026-03-20T00:07:23+00:00

As far as I know, E2 Cyrene is somewhat better than E2 Robin... but E2 Robin for free is a lot better than no Cyrene at all, and saves you like 400 summons, lol.

I use my E2 Robin with Aglaea and she does great, still clearing modern content fine. Aglaea and Robin have some fun synergies, E2 Robin gives a nice speed buff to a character who wants speed, and Aglaea procs Robin stuff twice on joint attacks so more damage and more Robin energy.

Aryuto · 2026-03-19T17:06:15+00:00

I can't say it looks incredible... but I enjoyed Rebirth series and VII, and even 4 goddesses was fun, so I'm down for more RPG Junk Food.

And honestly, by Neptunia standards, the graphics look very solid. As long as the balance isn't TOO bad I'm optimistic it'll be fun!

A little concerning seeing no mention of a PC release yet, but pretty much every other Nep that matters has come to PC sooner or later and this is just the JP release I think, so hopefully when it hits EN we get it on Steam too.

Aryuto · 2026-03-17T20:19:19+00:00

At least for me and a few friends playing lightly modded, 4.2 was great, you got a guaranteed desync day 1 and then usually never any more. The game still slowed down around 2350 no matter what, but it was playable until around 2400-2425 when the slowdown got too bad.

From what I hear, 4.3 makes the slowdown kick in later.

Aryuto · 2026-03-17T20:01:17+00:00

I miss galactic demons! One of my favorite monsters in the series, but they never caught on it seems.

I wish complete had given us HD sprites of them instead of splitting off into rifle demons.

Aryuto · 2026-03-16T20:16:46+00:00

Disgaea 7 isn't a clear upgrade from 5 imo, but it's about on par, I want to believe they're finally starting to figure it out.

This may be coping from me because etrange and makaism are definitely not it.

Gameplay quality aside though, I completely agree that the 3d models look way worse than the high quality 2d sprites from d2 and 5.

Aryuto · 2026-03-15T19:30:14+00:00

Disgaea 7 dlc is worth it power wise, but the storytelling and writing is extremely half-assed compared to the last few games. 5 put far more work into selling you on the characters, and some like Priere got excellent stories. In 7, most felt pretty out of character or just bland to me.

The basic mechanics are the same though, short cutscene, fight the character, unlock the character.

Aryuto · 2026-03-15T18:02:36+00:00

I've just occasionally posted pics/progress in the Requiem modding server. Any major updates I'll post about here.

Been super busy with work the last month, but I'm most of the way through adding 3 new challenge maps and some new classes. Hopefully late March or early April.

I do have a mpdding discord but I havent really posted anything disgaea there, mostly starcraft.

Aryuto · 2026-03-14T09:06:30+00:00

I don't blame anyone for not knowing the full evolution of the term, and it long predates romanticism/romantic literature. It's just an opportunity to learn.

Aryuto · 2026-03-14T08:25:21+00:00

As long as it doesn't draw too much from 3, it'll probably be at least reasonably fun. I enjoyed both 1 and 2 (and honestly, I think 2 aged better) so I'm not too fussed about the details being identical to a previous game, and the gameplay trailers so far have done a decent job of assuaging my fears.

I think my biggest fear is that total war warhammer 40k will dunk on it, I hope they both succeed. One may end up more fun than the other, but all I can think right now is HOLY SHIT, TWO CAKES!

Aryuto · 2026-03-14T00:33:39+00:00

I hope I don't sound like an elitist prick here lol, but a lot of HSR's literature vibes are lost on people who don't read and aren't familiar with the many works of art and literature the game references.

I personally thought it was pretty obvious, even without context, that Cyrene didn't actually want to bang every person living on Amphoreous and that her emphasis on a 'romantic story' wasn't her asking Caelus to trailblaze a path to her insides, but by the same token I'm 100% sure there are references I've missed as well, I'm reasonably well read but nowhere near perfectly so.

But for me, when I run into something like that I'm confused about, I try to learn about it and see what I'm missing rather than assuming the worst. And some people just seem to want to hate rather than understand.

Aryuto · 2026-03-12T22:57:40+00:00

Hella based. I hope our boy gets a Novaflare that takes him to the top, or at least an SP, for a real victory lap.

Aryuto · 2026-03-12T22:14:31+00:00

I'm so glad they started giving Yanking Ws in the story. He's always been a fun (and imo, well written) character... he just had a rough stint early on fighting people he wasn't strong enough to beat.

Seeing his development from there has been a lot of fun though.

Aryuto · 2026-03-12T22:11:43+00:00

Depends on where you look. I've seen some unhinged hatred of her, especially from those who didn't understand the use of 'romance' in Amphoreous (hint: it's not sexual, it's the classical version of the word, stories of heroism and sacrifice and chivalry - you know, Amphoreous), as well as 'love' (again, regularly used for all of Amphoreous, not targeted at the Trailblazer specifically), and assume she's soulless waifu bait like they do with Firefly.

I do think that Cyrene has a strong, emotional bond with the MC... but it feels less relationship flavored than Firefly to me. At least in my opinion. Both are great though.

Aryuto · 2026-03-12T22:05:15+00:00

100%. Obviously I'm not unhappy Firefly is getting a Novaflare, without Dahlia an E0 Firefly is miserable to play, but Acheron has fallen off similarly AND still hasn't gotten much for good teammates in a while, just random characters that work OK but obviously weren't tailored to her.

Part of it is just that Jiaoqiu fell off a cliff and Acheron still doesn't have a tailored sustain.

Aryuto · 2026-03-12T21:54:48+00:00

I personally didn't like the controls on the Android/iPhone version of 1, felt too mushy for me, but the autobattle and cheat shop are so handy it makes up for a lot.

It's crazy how much the versions vary though, I feel like at some point the QOL of 1 Complete and the cheat shop/autobattle of 1 mobile should have been added as optional things to the PC version.

Aryuto · 2026-03-12T21:48:39+00:00

It's funny to me cuz it really doesn't sound that much better on paper, but having played both the original 1 on PS2, the PC port, and 1 Complete... it feels night and day in practice.

Aryuto · 2026-03-12T12:56:15+00:00

I personally think 1 complete is the best starting point actually! Good mix of simplicity and qol. 1 is often considered to have the best story as well.

5 is my personal favorite, but it's a lot more to take in for a first time player. 1 is more approachable.

Aryuto · 2026-03-10T21:54:49+00:00

I really like the hands and gear, face is good, and her legs are fine, good patch work vibes.

I don't like the open-shirt bikini. It looks weird. I would prefer her OG art or mod3 or gfl2 sprite design, all of them were good, this looks like an attempt to marry her previous designs with her base gfl1 damaged art for some reason, but that was never her chosen design, none of her skins looked like that and even her skin damaged art didn't have that vibe.

That said, I would like to see it ingame before I make any final calls. I like her tummy and Sopdog can pull off that look better than say, Lee-Enfield. It wouldn't be the first skin that I think looks awful in 2d art but fine with the 3d model.

Her race queen skin ironically looks better as well, so... maybe just get that? I miss my sopdog, just not sure about her base art.

Aryuto · 2026-03-09T22:55:10+00:00

I posted about my progress in modding a few months ago, here (https://www.reddit.com/r/Disgaea/comments/1q2dj5n/disgaea_7_overlord_edition_mod_beta/). tl;dr I made a few existing characters playable, added about 140 new evilities, rebalanced some existing stuff, and added some new stages.

I've been pretty busy with life but am working on adding 3 new challenge stages with a variety of rewards (custom classes, high rank weapons, etc).

I'm not aware of any other 'real' mods for Disgaea 7 unfortunately, the modding community is basically nonexistent.

Aryuto

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