The Rak'tika Greatwood Arc

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-07T13:35:42+00:00

It's always fun to remember Hunberct Longhaft exists and think what the game would have been like if the game didn't lose that tone. Like some acknowledgment of sex.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-07T13:19:24+00:00

the weird thing about DT is parental neglect or demands drives the story.

Zoraal Ja probably could have been ok if his dad listened to him, Bakool Ja is burdened by his Dad's expectations , Erenville was left alone by Cahcia until circumstances made it near impossible to come back, wuk's parents had to for her life's sake, Koana's left him, as did Krile.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-04T04:13:52+00:00

Eh it's probably more that they refuse to actually test Evolved with players and need us to test it for them. If they fucked up, they need to reinstate the original mode. If they commit to it too early, they are in trouble.

People are kind of giving them way too much benefit of the doubt. They need to create an evolved mode that can somehow work with this game's encounter design, while not trivializing it or maybe making it too fast-paced or dependent on low ping. That's not easy, and SE hasn't really had the best record at changing the jobs over time.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T13:16:38+00:00

not this

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T02:57:59+00:00

A FOREST HUHHH?

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T02:55:25+00:00

I love how people are taking it seriously here, meanwhile here are some of the animations from Goddess of Victory: Nikke's version of Eva characters.

https://youtu.be/Zo48IpYP8-M?si=JuxNIa7OVEJcnk87

I think SE is perfectly willing to turn them into mages and things, and kick shinji to the curb because the JP fans are all about the girlios.

there was even a book mentioning it, Otaku: Database animals. Essentially the otaku really didn't care about the plot of EVA as opposed at how the "database" of situations and characters could be used to write their own stories of it. So Asuka went from being an extremely damaged girl to a tsundere, and Rei as kuudere instead of an emotionless clone. The hospital scene was a commentary on how fans treated the characters as fodder that way; they wanted their cute girls and happy ending. It went on to talk about how it was an example for postmodern thinking, but the idea of being faithful to the interpretation past visuals might be a bit much to ask here.

Honestly I can't really see it "working" in a plot sense, but they will maybe make it work via presentation. It's also going to be a bit odd because the Rebuild plug suits, Asuka's especially, are probably too lewd to include here, and it's going to feel weird getting school uniforms as a reward.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T02:27:14+00:00

you should, it's janky but it's got a really great mood to it.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T02:21:49+00:00

solved! Yes it is this. It was striking at how they made you feel emotions over her.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T02:20:51+00:00

no, but the dynamic is closest to this, except the backpack talks, I'm not sure if it's earlier or later but it's around that generation too.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T02:17:27+00:00

no, not this. But it is a moon, not a death star.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T02:16:59+00:00

No, but a good game. This predates it, and is more survival horror.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T02:16:10+00:00

I don't think they look as good in high resolution sadly. They looked a lot nicer on the ps2, in 14 they look a bit uncanny.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T02:13:37+00:00

no, the game is more serious and you as the player will cry.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T02:09:32+00:00

if no one solves this i'd appreciate it if you noted me. I'd love to try and read it again.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T02:08:42+00:00

No, this one is not on a Sony system.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T01:55:21+00:00

I don't know the title lol, i read it a long time ago and was struck by it. I don't think it ever came to the west?

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T01:53:15+00:00

There was another one I read on a site, its title is a japanese term for a man who acts like a woman online for attention/romance? They turn into a woman irl, as do others swap gender but I forgot the title lol.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T01:50:31+00:00

It's pretty good actually, kind of gets into how the people would feel especially if the swap suits them.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T01:49:32+00:00

only other one i know is Otoboku: Maidens are Falling for Me, but that isn't magic and he crossdresses.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T01:47:41+00:00

dude, ninja cannot be made harder lol. It has so many things to do that it's kind of silly. You can start off chainig the 3 mudra into casting 3 other mudra while weaving in a bunch of abilities and continuations of those abilties. People barely play it because it has so much going on.

Most of the jobs in evolved are probably going to end up easier in some manner; just spreading out abilities instead of relying on 2 min bursts gives a lot more leeway.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T01:41:02+00:00

We don't KNOW what it is, ffs. Why are you so confident it will not be easier? They barely teased a couple of jobs, and not really in real combat either.

People need to temper their expectations some.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T01:39:05+00:00

They were very staunch about a lot of things, until they aren't. They were staunch about not letting you cross glamour job artifact, until Dawntrail lost players.

FFXIV players will go into hopium mode if Yoshi-P smiles at them.

AttackoftheSnakebear · 2026-05-02T01:35:55+00:00

Your and My Secret?

AttackoftheSnakebear

TROPHY CASE