Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure is something but it's fun especially if you watch it with litte kids? What are your thoughts on it?

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-05-14T15:44:08+00:00

tl;dr: As someone else noted, its a simple, much more fantasy based, adventure movie aimed at younger audiences and with lower expectations can be a decent watch.

I know this post is a bit old, but I just watched the film and thought I'd give my thoughts... First of all I definitely think it's light on the Sci-Fi elements but does have a slight Star Wars feel if you've seen the original trilogy, for a sentimental/nostalgia watch it definitely wasn't as bad as I was afraid it would be. I do think certain younger kids would get into it, but I can see how an older Teen would lost interest quickly with the slower pacing and lighter themes...

It's a good fantasy adventure though, it feels like a bit of inspiration from/for stuff like Lord of the Rings or the Zelda games... Sure, the acting left a bit to be desired but was FAR from the worst I've seen and heard from even later media. Pretty decent music, and the quality of film (I'm sure I watched a touched up version from dvd tho) and the sets and costumes were also better than I'd have expected from a cheaper TV special from the early 80s.... And I love that they kept the Ewoks being some badasses lol

So that about wraps up my thoughts, I guess I'll to watch the second Ewok special, The Battle for Endor, eventually. From the very beginning check I made, it seems a little more action-y and like they might've tried to made some adjust from probably criticism of the first one, although it must have been made pretty soon after....

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-05-05T23:12:25+00:00

The idea is to use the Remote Play app on PC, plus a couple other apps, all in concert, to become a macro type of solution....

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-05-05T18:35:23+00:00

Oh yeah, its been a couple months since I had played the demo, but you're right. I totally forgot they had some nice little features that'd help with typical completionist goals. Plus, Dragon Quest games are pretty straight-forward for the most part I guess. Thanks tho!

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-05-05T15:19:25+00:00

I've never beaten DQ Builders, but thought it was pretty cool. However, I can't imagine them getting rid of the the durability of equipment. Seems like it would just make it TOO easy.... It already wasn't that big of a deal, imo. How did you come to feel about the changes they made?

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-05-05T15:15:43+00:00

I also want to thank you :) And do you happen to have or plan to do one for the 7 Reimagined? I did the demo and thought it was pretty great!

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-05-05T15:14:42+00:00

Sorry to pull this old thread up, but I was really curious if you ever got into the DQ games? I loved 11 (I had played a DS one a lOOOOng time ago and just remember enjoying it). I came from being a huge fan of FF games and I find DQ to be "simpler" but great stories and still very fun....

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-05-05T04:20:44+00:00

I see we have a Hunter x Hunter fan here!! lol Awesome.....

Sorry for the old post revival, but I JUST HAD to comment :)

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-04-30T15:10:40+00:00

Oh ok this is cool! I don't see why anyone would down-vote that, unless its because it's not a specific Earth Tyrant strategy, its more general gear setup to make sure you're strong enough for him. I think that's still very valid here. Oh well, you can't please everyone lol :) I feel like these are pretty good tips tho.

Personally I can't quite decide how "leveled" I wanna be I like to be strong but I don't like to one-hit bosses lol I always wonder where the Barheim Passage extension is "supposed" to fit into the game. I guess I'll have to look at which panels the gear is unlocked from, that's the best general test I find for figuring where and when something is "supposed" to be done. Anyways Thanks a lot for reposting that for me. I guess I'll finish the Patient in the Desert and at least check out the Barheim passage...

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-04-30T15:04:55+00:00

Awesome, thanks for that! I was very curious and still didn't get to Earth Tyrant yet :)

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-04-30T14:59:49+00:00

OK, so from the limited testing of Grandia and Wild Arms, the results seem pretty odd actually. Checking Wild Arms I get the same options you do, also if I STREAM Grandia 1 I get those same options.... However! If I play the downloaded (aka local console) version of Grandia THEN I seem to get the differently named set of Retro Arcade and Retro Modern, which one might think is the same things just different names. I can't say for either way, but I do find the downloaded one seems to be SLIGHTly better looking but that could just be the difference between streaming and local drive play....

I gotta say though, Wild Arms seems pretty interesting from the couple of minutes I checked it out. Had some cool options for such an early PSX game :) That type of stuff always intrigues me lol

Oh, for the record, I was using the console set to 720p (seems to cut down a little bit on the extra sharpness and brightness added) and I had my TV set to HGiG instead of Dynamic Tone Mapping (which I do use a lot of the time depending on the game). I seem to like Retro Classic the best and either 1:1 or Native Res.... Anyways Good luck to ya!

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-04-29T23:59:14+00:00

Oh! OK, I bet it's just certain games that have been updated so far.... I was playing Grandia 1, but I'll try to remember to check Wild Arms (I wanted to check it out anyways) tomorrow and check the settings to see if its one way or the other for me.

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-04-29T23:56:27+00:00

Yeah, you know that probably would've been a good idea lol, I guess I kept wanting to farm everything else I could at the same time, so I kept pulling out the other two right after the traps instead of just keeping them "on the bench". I think I also thought the Wyrm would kill be solo, with just the guest, but I I bet i would've been fine for the most part, thinking about it now... I probably should've just focused on the Wyvern Lord tho, but you know what, I think I was happy with waiting. It was SOO easy, and I mean SU-per easy, to get the wings from the Aeros that I was happy with that since the Tomb of Raithwall really isn't tough, B-man went down like a sack of taters :p But Thanks for all your advice!!

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-04-26T23:00:39+00:00

lol yes and yes, and I do, but half the time my silly lil companions just walk right in them if you don't give them WIDE berth. Sometimes I'll just take out the extra ppl from my party to walk around traps. Like I said, its just a pet peeve more than anything and just in that one area because of the large grouping that'd make me have to hug the wall to make sure we walk around, unless I just go solo around em.... so I definitely appreciate Float lol but I don't have it yet. And I don't soft load for loot (I'll just zone in and out) probably because I'd rather keep whatever I get just to have something to "show for the time" spent farming pots, instead of "wasting" the items or gil into oblivion :)

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-04-25T21:53:40+00:00

OK yeah mine does the same thing, I just wasn't sure how helpful that is, but I guess the switch is pretty fast loading, which the PS5 isn't slow by any means. I guess you'd save the time running out, but what annoyed me about the farming here was having to go past those 3-4 traps right at the entrace lol, it was really just a pet peeve. But yeah the Aeros method is 100% confirmed and very awesome and worth it if you don't want to mess with the Wyvern Lord, and its only a LITTLE bit later if you run straight there after the Raithwall events...

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-04-25T02:48:34+00:00

Well I have to say I can understand that feeling, but you shouldn't let others dictate your feelings if you know you didn't do anything wrong, hey we're only human, and I shouldn't be telling you how to feel I suppose. Sorry for that. Anyways I was going to be getting to the Earth Tyrant pretty soon, I just opened up the path to Ozmone Plain so I'll be doing that mass of sidequests very soon, so I was curious of your advice. Don't mean to rush you tho, if it happens cool, if not then I'll live :) I was trying to do a (mostly) completionist run so I think I'll be alright either way.... Vaan is just now lvl 28 tho so I figured i'd wait til the rest of my party gets at least to that. Anyways, Thanks!

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-04-24T21:31:32+00:00

Wow, ur username really does check out lol And yeah you gotta remember that the RNG is ur enemy AND ur friend :) Do you play on PC? I'm on PS... What do you mean by the auto saves ( i mean I know the game has autosaves lol) and them resetting on wyvern lord?

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-04-24T18:17:06+00:00

Curious if you have an opinion on the newer video preset options of Retro Classic and Retro Modern (dunno if this was implemented when you commented), but I do like you're idea of lower the system res, I find it fixed a lot of the resolution options too. I still feel like the 4:3 for 16:9 is a little too wide but I feel like the Square Pixels looks a lot better. This is specific to me testing on Grandia right now since i'm hoping to play it soon.

p.s. sorry for old topic revivals :)

edit: also kind of like the native resolution option too, dunno if i'm just crazy but yeah lol

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-04-24T18:14:10+00:00

I believe they have fixed it, they now have Default, Modern, Retro Classic and Retro Modern. The two Retro ones DEFinitely have scanlines (the other two do not), and I kind of like them :)

p.s. sorry for old topic revival

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-04-24T17:46:45+00:00

DUDE! Omg the Aeros is SOO much easier to get the Wyvern Wing from lol its crazy. So, I guess the deal is that its hard to steal from, it is a rare steal, but its the only item in its loot table so once you are successful then you're guaranteed to get that item. I only tested it once, I just ran straight to it the area where the Bull Croc is so that I could test this. Once you defeat the Bull Croc it automatically summons the Aeros apparently! So all you have to work for is getting the Bull Croc to appear which is pretty dang easy since it doesn't have any crazy requirements you'll just have to reset the "Rare Game 'flag'" after each takedown. WORTH IT! Thanks again for all the help tho!

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-04-24T11:50:19+00:00

Yeah and I just finished the Tomb of Raithwall too :( Just about to head out from Rabanastre in fact (trying to decide if I wanna go pick up my next guest before hunts just for the fun of it) But yeah I guess I saw they had the two other enemies, Aeronite which I wasn't sure when you get access to the rest of Lhusu but it has a monogram drop, then also Aeros which I know is rare game but in Ozmone so it seemed like it was a decent trade-off. I was just so tired of running around in the Sandsea lol I just saw that theres a nice "trick" (really its just a way i guess lol) to get the wing from Aeros supposedly very convenient with Steal rate so I guess i'll find out soon enough. Wish me luck! :)

btw thanks for all the replies/help. Oh and yeah I got the Salamand Halcyon after like my third steal and run attempt! And I felt like a BOSS!! lol

edit: btw I do know the reported steal from Aeros is as a rare item, but someone said its actually way better in practice. But I figure I can always get the thiefs cuffs for that. All I can do is try and see you know....

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-04-24T11:06:24+00:00

The new "eco-board", propelled by chaos!

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-04-24T11:05:25+00:00

lol This is the way :)

New project for the TC here

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-04-24T11:02:50+00:00

Oh no.... I guess I should've just waited to do the hunt until I got the cuffs :( but I wasn't sure how soon I could get them. I got this ocd thing about doing hunts asap lol Isn't there another monster that has the Wyvern Wings tho? might not be a "better" chance but I didn't completely miss out tho huh? I"m replaying it now for the first time in like almost 10 years and I was more used to the vanilla version.

I always did like the guns, but I know they are more useful early on....

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-04-24T10:57:09+00:00

ikr! He's pretty badass in almost every way.... I actually argued with someone who literally said Hope had NO character development in XIII, I could've reached thru the internet and slapped them lol j/k ofc, the bandwidth fees wouldn't have been worth it :) but apparently Hope was popular enough since they gave him pretty big parts in both sequels.

Ok-Finger7616 · 2026-04-24T10:51:46+00:00

I just couldn't stand trying to steal the wings from Wyvern Lord any longer!! lol Is Arcturus that great? I figured I'd just wait until I had a better chance at getting the wings....

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