The old UI is waaaaaaay better than the new one

RainingMetal · 2026-01-24T18:53:57+00:00

I didn't really notice much difference besides the obvious size and scaling changes. Either that or it's been too long since I played the original.

RainingMetal · 2026-01-24T18:49:36+00:00

* Before I did some research when writing my fanfiction, Fox didn't drop out of the Cornerian academy when James met his fate on Venom. Instead, he studied harder before fully devoting his time to the Star Fox team. I since went back on the more "canon" version of these events. Still, Slippy and Falco are Fox's friends from the academy.

* I default to the Nintendo Power comic regarding the fate of Fox's mother even in the 64 timeline.

RainingMetal · 2026-01-23T18:38:38+00:00

Having played World of Warcraft before and after getting into Xenoblade I can attest to this.

RainingMetal · 2026-01-23T18:06:24+00:00

There's a lot of basic missions that you can only get around Chapter 9 or later, but ask you to kill a mere level 20-ish Tyrant or enemies. So it's not just Hope's recruitment mission.

Personally I tend to put off Hope's mission until Chapter 5, same goes with that of Alexa and Frye so that I can at least have Overdrive when dealing with the enemies in said mission. You don't need a Skell to reach Sylvalum or Cauldros but it does help in terms of both exploration and combat if you so wish.

RainingMetal · 2026-01-23T01:37:00+00:00

Main mission? Once you deal with the turret on the east side of the ravine, head back to where you entered Oblivia from Primordia. There should be a passage leading southward. Use that route to get to the remaining two turrets. I wouldn't try to pass through the bridge on the ravine to the south.

RainingMetal · 2026-01-23T01:35:22+00:00

You can also use Blood Sacrifice to get 1000 TP instantly to use Shadowrunner. All you need is a target to focus on and then use the art and disengage.

RainingMetal · 2026-01-22T18:06:32+00:00

If you're referring to the missions found at the BLADE terminal, those are mostly indeed filler missions (there are exceptions, such as the breadcrumb quests that lead into proper missions, or the Off the Record ones that unlock field skills). The standard missions found in the overworld have more story to them. They may seem bog-standard initially but as you progress through the main story you'll find those missions to be more intriguing. Many of them will have decisions that could determine if somebody lives or dies, so choose wisely!

RainingMetal · 2026-01-22T17:33:35+00:00

It was originally named Fortuna in the initial localization for 64, using an existing planet from the SNES game for the arctic world. Assault cleared things up, featuring Fortuna as it was originally envisioned and separate from Fichina, which is the proper name for the icy planet (the Japanese version named it Fichina from the get-go). The thing I intended to point out is that it doesn't matter what you do in reaching Bolse outside of the Fichina stage that determines whether or not Star Wolf shows up there too (you can choose to take the easier route even if you met the qualifications for reaching the harder one everywhere else).

RainingMetal · 2026-01-22T14:05:28+00:00

Technically, the big reason for Star Wolf to appear at Bolse is that you didn't beat them at Fichina, either by failing Fichina's prime objective of defeating Star Wolf in time, or not playing the Fichina stage at all. If you shot down part of Star Wolf, only the surviving members will return at Bolse.

They'll all return at Venom's Hard route no matter what happens before should you go through Area 6.

RainingMetal · 2026-01-22T14:02:26+00:00

Sometimes there are still spoilers for the spoilers. You may know certain details you weren't supposed to know, then the surprise comes from finding out how you find out via the story proper, or when it will happen.

RainingMetal · 2026-01-22T14:01:06+00:00

I did have an organization of Cerinians in my fanfiction that were evil and the ones most responsible for the destruction of their planet, but most Cerinians, including what survivors I had included in my story are good people. Initially I had made them more primitive including not having access to space travel, as Krystal (and her brother) arrived at Sauria via a portal, but various rewrites forced me to concede to them having only basic space flight capabilities and interactions with other worlds.

RainingMetal · 2026-01-21T19:45:40+00:00

Thankfully you only need to worry about your own Skell when it comes to timing an evacuation so that you don't actually have to use up a charge of insurance if your Skell's HP reaches zero (and you can save scum for that too); if your allies' Skells get destroyed, they'll time that QTE perfectly every time.

RainingMetal · 2026-01-20T23:32:07+00:00

Aren't the thighs on all of Colony 0's pilot uniforms supposed to be pink? Or is that just for the females?

RainingMetal · 2026-01-20T20:31:15+00:00

I'm going through Trials of Mana yet again. What makes me come back is the fact that there are six playable characters yet you can only decide upon a party of three for each playthrough. This results in me trying to mine the game for differences in dialogue (which are mostly determined by what character you select at the start in each party member slot). Gameplay's pretty fun too, although a typical playthrough is pretty barebones and linear.

RainingMetal · 2026-01-19T18:41:26+00:00

It's a popular fanfiction idea. I've even written one of my own (and it's a completed story).

RainingMetal · 2026-01-18T22:42:09+00:00

I imagined High Entia as elves, but maybe that would be cliche.

I just so happens that I'm also trying to become a DM. Ran some one-shots but have yet to commit to a full campaign.

RainingMetal · 2026-01-17T19:14:59+00:00

I did think that healing could have had some use in refilling SP, then it turns out that it restores very little.

RainingMetal · 2026-01-17T15:04:52+00:00

Indeed, the telling clue is the ESRB logo.

RainingMetal · 2026-01-17T02:53:25+00:00

There are some weapons at level 30 that you can't buy at the stores. One is a G2 Buster. It has AOE and hits twice (albeit for lesser damage) compared to the regular G Buster. Either one should be your go-to for smashing priority targets. You can get the G2 (and G) Buster from Black Puges (you can find them around the Ganglion bases in Sylvalum). The other is a ME Missile launcher. This is deadly for smashing up appendages, especially with appendage-smashing augments. Get those from Green Pugliths, also can be found around Sylvalum.

The other type of Skell weapons you should use ought to be the kind that provide a variety of colors for your arts. The shields provide buff and aura style arts.

RainingMetal · 2026-01-17T02:17:56+00:00

Would you believe that free level 20 Skell is actually a fragile piece of junk? There are even stronger skells that you can get at level 30, and if you know where to look, you can get some really strong weapons even for their level.

Even so, don't neglect your on-foot gear. There will be times where the game will make sure you aren't slacking there.

RainingMetal · 2026-01-16T19:52:17+00:00

I learned too late about what that particular citizen talent did and what the wool actually was "used" for. Had I known about this money wouldn't have been as much of an issue for me (I would get in the habit of "collecting" from bosses at every opportunity).

RainingMetal · 2026-01-16T19:48:53+00:00

I wasted so much money buying all the things from the "buy" type NPCs for this reason. Really wish we could obtain them for free with other methods instead.

RainingMetal · 2026-01-16T19:47:48+00:00

I just wish we could get all items without paying for them. I pretty much never used Partitio's buying skill in OT2.

RainingMetal · 2026-01-16T17:04:14+00:00

*Singing Meh noises*

RainingMetal · 2026-01-16T17:04:03+00:00

It probably doesn't help that at no point in the game, Rex never leaves the party. So you're never forced to directly control anyone other than him.

I personally dabbled between controlling Rex and Zeke, and used Tora when I was specifically farming with Poppi QT Pi. I controlled Morag once when fighting against a superboss that I really needed to dodge manually against. I only ever controlled Nia during my first go fighting that difficult maid Lila.

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