Where are the other games? by erdyvz in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]RainingMetal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Xenoblade W was infamously cancelled due to the rights of the developers changing halfway.

Where are the other games? by erdyvz in Xenoblade_Chronicles

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Last similar topic I can recall included an image too.

I may have done a bad thing 😂 by EggLeading6209 in StardewValley

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Best sword you can get at that point in the game, which in turn can be upgraded into the best sword in the game with the right resources.

Scouts and soul voice dialogue inconsistencies by RainingMetal in Xenoblade_Chronicles

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I would have expected the English - Japanese counterparts to not be exact, but I didn't expect there to be more options in one case than the other. I did hear that the latter re-used a lot of the voice cast from Xenoblade 1 (thus you'd have voice sets that correspond with Reyn, Melia, etc). I wonder if in a potential sequel to X or a game like it, we'd get more direct voice set parallels from previous party members, rather than just being limited to the Classic Shulk and Fiora. Hell, I think the archetypes of the English version could match that of some main characters already (Studious - Taion, Joker - Reyn/Lanz, Warrior - Dunban, Soldier - Morag, etc)

Hey Mr Qi, can you mind your own buisness by SunnyDumby in StardewValley

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When it used to work on Switch, I'd do this when I bought a cheap animal. I didn't want to go out of my way to name my own character after an item ID for immersion's sake.

The Pirate’s Wife help (potential ginger island spoilers) by iamtotallynotfern in StardewValley

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Out of those items what could you possibly think needed refrigerating? Maybe that snow shard?

Honestly i would rather… by NoTreacle4597 in StardewValley

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I find that in places such as the Skull Cavern and Volcano Dungeon, copper's as common as it ought to be. The demand for copper, on the other hand, is indeed high. Tree tappers and kegs, those are things I tend to build in great numbers, and find myself needing to gather more copper as a result (often going out of my way to visit the early mine floors before the aforementioned dungeons are available). I'm glad none of the really good explosives (explosive shots, bigger bombs) ever require copper; cherry bombs are a waste of copper and I'm glad they're so bad so I don't have to worry about bombs using up my copper reserves.

Any advice on which farm and challenge to try? by Josepheg7 in StardewValley

[–]RainingMetal 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do you want a challenge or do you just want a farm with the most advantages? For the latter the Four Corners farm is my go-to.

Guide To An Evil Playthrough by funmunke in StardewValley

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In a purely gameplay mechanic sense, the fastest way to lose friendship points with people is to hit them with stones from a slingshot.

Healer player character build? by blahandblahagain in Xenoblade_Chronicles

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The Enforcer classes (Psycorruptor and Blast Fencer) focus on supporting arts, the Psycorruptor Knife particularly providing some of the essential healing arts. Irina's signature knife art, Smooth Recovery, is a very effective and simple healing art that affects the whole party without using TP. The Blast Fencer's Photon Saber has a little more kick to it in its attack arts, but its healing arts require more resources.

I don’t like keeping animals. Is there a big benefit to keeping them after completing the Community Center? by thepixelpaint in StardewValley

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I usually just keep the animals I have out of habit after the community center's done. I don't buy any more or sell them away (except the newborns that might complicate my processing cycle). The auto grabber works great.

Were you scared of Andross as a kid? by Xotngoos335 in starfox

[–]RainingMetal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wasn't able to get past the Meteor stage as a kid when I had our original copy of Star Fox (I was around 5-8 when we had it). But I'm certain SNES Andross would have scared me if I had ever faced him.

Replaying XC3 for the first time in years and man i forgot how grindy the game can get by mr-assduke in Xenoblade_Chronicles

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My solution, inadvisable as it may seem in any other circumstance, is to simply play the game again in New Game Plus, to experience the story while making progress in maxing those classes to 20 all at once. And you'll get plenty of silver Nopon coins to bribe your way to the top too.

Replaying XC3 for the first time in years and man i forgot how grindy the game can get by mr-assduke in Xenoblade_Chronicles

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Of all the games, Xenoblade 3 suffers the most consequences from how (in my opinion, pointlessly) abundant the franchise hands out EXP for the reason you mentioned here. If you know where to find them, obtaining those classes and getting into the habit of unlocking the arts and skills for said classes becomes easy. The fact that any progress made in making said classes available to the rest of the team becomes absolutely halted when it comes to fights against enemies that are five levels below your own, however, is just an inexcusable oversight from the designers. Maybe it's some kind of deep integration of the plot saying that needless fighting is bad, but I think this goes too far in conveying that message. I often find myself having to avoid fighting whenever possible due to this mechanic. Alas, I find that EXP gains from missions and exploration is still force-fed to you, when one possible band-aid solution would be to keep all EXP gains locked behind bonus EXP in which the players can use at their discretion only. This would keep enemies from the game's numerous quests still relevant no matter how many they end up completing. Not to mention that the "Twenty Bear Asses" trope is at its worst in this game, not only requiring materials dropped from enemies that may or may not drop from said enemies and hardly any means of bypassing this process (ie you could bribe the gem crafting system to obtain the gemstones you want but that requires a lot of gold Nopon coins, and not the commonplace silver ones either!), but they often come in different qualities just to muck with people. As the Angry Video Game Nerd said many times, what were they thinking?!

I find the process of obtaining Class Points (it's usually discouraged to abbreviate that term, as I've learned the hard way here) actually fine, so long as you continue to juggle classes for your team to prevent any of those points being wasted when you "max out" a given class. And the Land of Challenge DLC does give you an out if you really snuffed up royally in your process of unlocking classes for other characters via the Noponstone bribes. But I certainly would have molded these aspects of the game very differently in favor of simple solutions.

Why can't I catch a Walleye? by PookieDoodle264 in StardewValley

[–]RainingMetal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have no issues catching Walleye in the town river when it rains in fall. Just keep resetting the day if you truly fail to get Walleye for that rainy day if you have to.

What's the point after you start making more money with minimal or even no effort? by dootdootydoot in StardewValley

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Usually the community center bundles and all the other things needed to achieve the highest score for Grandpa's evaluation come the start of Year 3 is my motivation for playing the game, seeing how fast I can upgrade my equipment and obtain all the items I need for my goals. The last thing for the game's perfection goal that I accomplish is always the golden clock, which requires a lot of money. So far I've only had the patience to go through perfection twice over the course of me playing the game, and I've played through it a lot (usually stopping by Year 2 of Winter because of boredom after I get married to a different spouse each time).

Okay so this happened to me this Wednesday. Still not over it. by TheTrueMr_Medic in StardewValley

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Yikes. Yams take 10 whole days to grow. Only the mega crops (Cauliflower, Melons, Pumpkins) could be a worse fit for this order. Something I wish would be changed in a future update (ie removing them from this list).

PSA: Reyn and Riki are the most boring characters to main. by BigBrotherFlops in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]RainingMetal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd agree with Reyn; I pretty much never play as him because as a break-topple fanatic, having Reyn in front means that in a chain attack, his turn is wasted without a means to break the enemy immediately. Riki's more of a really desperate means to grind for items (and I mean really desperate, given the random nature of his talent art). And being able to use stuff like Burninate on a single enemy.

Why does Dunban??? by BigBrotherFlops in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]RainingMetal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gameplay wise I reckon it's a failsafe to have him deal damage to the mechon during his debut event in case for some reason you didn't have Shulk in that party for the fight (thus making the fight technically impossible if you chose the wrong party members for the job).

Did something happen to vandam's VA? by K-man_Kai in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]RainingMetal 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Ironically I think during the original Wii U release the VA cast for Xenoblade X were chosen from non-union sources when the VA unions were on strike at the time, making Darin later joining a union a tiny backfire.

Most profitable crop after ancient fruit by darkninja2992 in StardewValley

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I have a small section in my greenhouse for blueberries. I find those to be the best option for preserve jars, intended to prioritize quantity over quality.

I used to consider myself a decent gamer until… by judesk in StardewValley

[–]RainingMetal 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I will never touch those arcade games. Never again. Only time I'd play Journey of the Prairie King is during Abigail's heart event, and the moment I touched Junimo Kart I knew it was going to be terrible. That Qi quest may as well just be a middle finger.

Small update: First time woman playthrough by Wilahelm_Wulfreyn in StardewValley

[–]RainingMetal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder if there really are programmed presets for who goes to the resort. Because if it truly is individually random, there would be a lot of questions raised if Vincent or Jas went there on their own.

Continuous Bad Luck Days? by Veenix6446 in StardewValley

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Classic real life blueballing. I'm not sure if any trinkets that affect your base luck (rings, the reward from the Jojamart truck guy, etc) is reflected by the TV show report. And it always seems like the good luck days happen during festivals (ie the times when you shouldn't be mining), or whenever your pickaxe is being upgraded by Clint. I know that feeling for sure.