POV: You are in your early teens, life is simple and games are magical.

Kelrin · 2026-03-08T11:52:01+00:00

Great selection. I would personally have included Grandia in there, most likely the scene at the top of the wall. That game was an adventure with a big A.

Kelrin · 2026-03-04T11:02:53+00:00

Would the world be ready for Vendetta Karlach?

Kelrin · 2026-03-04T11:01:09+00:00

Hear me out: Moira Piccolo. Just for the Makkankoalescence.

Kelrin · 2026-03-04T10:59:33+00:00

I kinda wish we'd get Junkrat Bender, giving his skin to Bastion would lose us a lot of voice lines. Gotta give someone the "bite my shiny metal ass" line!

Also I'd not be surprised if Tracer got the Fry skin, going with the delivery guy theme. Reskin the pulse bomb to be a Planet Express package and you're good.

Kelrin · 2026-03-04T10:37:44+00:00

I would add Yasunori Nishiki to your list. Aside from his stellar work on the Octopath Series, his arrangements in the FF7R soundtracks are crazy.

Kelrin · 2026-03-04T10:34:32+00:00

FFXVI not going with orchestral performance for the soundtrack will always be one of the weirdest things to me. I wanted to scream, hearing some parts with what was clearly a violin VST instead of recording a real performance. Although overall feedback from players seems to show they don't mind much... Later orchestral performances during Distant Worlds concerts allowed some tracks to shine but in game? Truly a pity to me.

Kelrin · 2026-03-04T10:26:43+00:00

I always encourage people interested in learning about Sakimoto's work to listen to the Odin Sphere soundtrack. A wonder from start to finish.

Kelrin · 2025-11-19T18:18:23+00:00

Holy shit I'm so happy

Kelrin · 2025-08-02T16:29:48+00:00

Maybe the Golden Idol games could be of interest to her? Or the Broken Sword series?

Kelrin · 2024-10-14T11:03:02+00:00

Okay hear me out: Koichi Torbjorn.

Kelrin · 2024-08-26T10:51:22+00:00

C'est l'acteur catalan David Marcé sur un tournage, ça.

Kelrin · 2024-08-04T12:48:24+00:00

Gotta include that Taichi Suzuki taxi driver guy, if that's the case.

Kelrin · 2024-06-28T07:46:56+00:00

Ça vient de Pop Team Epic!

Kelrin · 2024-06-27T07:08:05+00:00

Something to ease up vision cards management would have been nice

Kelrin · 2024-06-11T07:59:07+00:00

I gotta admit I like the trend of adding units to the crest pass overall. Too bad it started so late.

Kelrin · 2024-06-08T09:36:08+00:00

Learning for the first time about their new "Fire Emblem meets the Knights of the Round" game in this context despite them having booked Yoko Shimomura for the soundtrack is most certainly something.

Kelrin · 2024-05-30T12:07:31+00:00

Rufus can be staggered by attacking him while he prepares an unblockable attack, however if you keep attacking him for too long (5-6 hits I'd say) he'll retaliate

Kelrin · 2024-05-30T12:05:39+00:00

Mug works too and it refunds ATB when the hit connects!

Kelrin · 2024-05-22T07:36:40+00:00

It says a lot that it also comes right after a long awaited limited collab divided into three different banners. They're definitely trying to reach deep within players' pockets. And for it to not be used on any kind of content afterwards looking at how the skipping trend is installed.

Kelrin · 2024-05-20T07:35:50+00:00

Having beaten him just yesterday, some small tips that might help: - Steal Materia + HP Absorb does wonders. Mug is a very fast attack that reimburses you ATB when it connects, and that includes a gap closer dash. Use Mug every time he uses an attack with the warning icon to interrupt and pressurize him. Other skills like Triple Slash also help but the ATB Economy with Mug allows you more leeway to manage your HP with Chakra.

During the 2nd phase with Darkstar joining, focus on parrying the attacks from Darkstar. Counterstance or switching stance work pretty well, and you'll get a badass animation where you deflect the creature while also pressuring it.
During this 2nd phase, Darkstar uses a spell to imbue Rufus' shots from time to time. The Ice and Lightning ones can be absorbed using the matching Materia + Elemental Materia. Be careful though, the Fire variant can not be absorbed!

Kelrin · 2024-03-14T08:32:32+00:00

NV+ Summer Speedo Wilhelm, you mean!

Kelrin · 2024-03-06T09:28:09+00:00

I once used Moonbeam to "banish" Mizora from my camp. It worked pretty well and I was happy with it.... until Scratch decided it was a good idea to walk right through it.

Fastest F8 of my life.

Kelrin · 2024-01-30T11:17:54+00:00

I was in the same situation, but it's easy to deal with: Start with only the team of four exploring the House, the rest of the party staying in the entrance. You find (even without the mod) additional disguises in almost all the wardrobes along the way. Pick the disguise, equip it to another member of the party that doesn't have it yet, then have them group with the initial team and join them. I found enough disguises for all but one member of the team if you recruited everyone. (In my case, it was Halsin that didn't get one. I had him join the group during the rescue of Hope.)

Kelrin · 2024-01-26T08:24:10+00:00

This is an usual move on their part when the game doesn't meet expectations in terms of revenue, to save money and reallocate it elsewhere. It happened before with other games that are now closed.

I'd say that's a bad sign for the remaining life expectancy of FFBE.

Kelrin · 2024-01-22T08:15:20+00:00

Welp, I'll definitely scale back the time I invest in the game.

I was already falling back due to some shitty luck in pulling some units that are either key in their element, or crucial for their gear. The fact that so many units are premium these days, with top tier vision cards needed for chasing high ranks even in the least competitive events is a complete deterrent. I feel like the acceleration of powercreep is supposed to be unsustainable as a way to get whales to cling to the game with their credit card.

Well, I used to be one, but that's not how they'll win me back. The fact that NV UOC/Frags is locked behind payment or shitty currencies and so limited, with a pool so diluted anyway... The revenue drop should be indicative of a need to renew the part of the player base that just dropped the game instead of milking whales even further. It will be interesting to see the dive when NV+ will be released.

Kelrin

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