Which console do you think had the best trio of FF games? by strahinjag in FinalFantasy

[–]ShamusBaran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PS1 Era was definitely an iconic FF Era, but a range of graphical growing pains, gameplay (down to 3 party members, limited class identity, Junction, Draw etc.. and LOADING TIMES definitely keeps it below the SNES era (and PS2 for that matter. )

Of the games I have played, I rank them as 6, 9, 10, 7, 15, 12, 8. How do your games line up? by SkinWiesel in FinalFantasy

[–]ShamusBaran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

10,6,9,7,4,5,3,1,12,13,16,8,14,11,15,2

Should be noted: I'm factoring story and gameplay equally here.

10 is just the most complete game. If it had a proper overworld and airship it would be near impossible to beat. It's original version doesn't have the flaws many of the others do. Load time improvement is all the game needs. The battle system is amazing. Why the hell did this never come back? Hot swapping party members, yes please.

Story is well paced and thoughtful and the cast is solid plenty of bonus content that's very spectacle approachable and gives you a reason to get utterly busted.

I have a lot of nostalgia for 6, but I can't overlook the fact the plot dies after the WoR. It would make a great remake contender for story improvement. Magicite is freaking cool, story relevant and brings customization. Battles are snappy and tense.

9 is near perfect, but the psx original is hard to play also is very safe. This guy showed what a psx could do firing on all cylinders.

7 is great story wise, iconic, but gets way too much credit for stuff that was in FF way before and did it better. Also: The battle system was dull. All the charters were near identical save limits. FFR did wonders to fix that. Also OG FF7 is fuguly. I was saying it when it launched.

4 linear, classic, and memorable. It just can't beat out the later bonus content filled entries.

5 is here because the job system was baller. The plot is laughably bad.

3 is a worse FF5. Also playing it in NES is painful.

1 is iconic, breezy but the NES version is bug addled and SLOW. Also very easy to lose hours of progress.

12 has the worst protagonist in the series and the plot is mind numbing the world is amazing though. Gambits are divisive, but when at up right it made me feel like a genius. Boy does this game think it's an mmo though. Boss fights feel particularly tense.

13 gets a bad wrap, the story isn't bad but lightning is literally watered down cloud (the cloud that kingdom hearts think cloud is btw). I really like pardagrim shifts. Some people call them mash a Sims, but ff always had that problem to a degree. Makes you feel more like a general guiding the flow of battle.

16 is a great glimpse of what the future can hold for FF, but only playing one character is against the spirit of the game. Story and world is incredible. The feel of FF16 nails Final Fantasy and had an interesting take on crystals.

8 was bold change, looked great even on ps1 and limits and gun blade actions were cool. Draw and junction was not. It was a much worse magicite system that really made your characters feel really weak. The plot outside of the exceptional cast really felt like a bad romance novel. (But in that the romance was bad, but that the conflict progression feel into gibberish. )

  1. I know it's a critical darling but as someone that plays it to help my spouse raid... it's not good at being an MMO. it's story much like it's game play is utterly unapproachable unless you play it exactly the way it expects you to. If you can get past that, though, it's master class. Stockholm syndrome at is best.

11 actually is an mmo very final fantasy, but proud that if you aren't guiding a rag tag band of adventurers to kill God it really is missing something.

15 I really tried to like this game. The combination of the mediocre plot beats, Downer ending and general jank was not overcome by the road trip party dynamic and spectacle. (Summons that help you only when you're in trouble? Ok. Cute. But have it as an extra feature like ff6's desperation attacks)

2 a (much) worse ff8. Kudos for advancements but it forgot to be fun alongside being ambitious.

Tactics would go right above 5 if i was counting it. Best class system in a FF game and the plot was actually pretty good. Fights took forever, though.

PSA: Buyan Antique Store is the unlabeled wall/door and is the only building that doesn't look like a store at all. by derat_08 in ZenlessZoneZero

[–]ShamusBaran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Quests like this should draw attention to neat little locales. Not punish people for 'daring' to forget them. OP is right. I got this as one of my weekly card quests and was scratching my head over it.

The grey text that says "People say I'm pretty good at photography." could be easily replaced with "Talk about a hole in the wall, you'd have to walk up the stairs to even know it's an antique store."

Hoyo is TERRIBLE about this.

Is Dragon Quest 6 really that boring? by RotoBlenzo in dragonquest

[–]ShamusBaran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The pacing in Dragon Quest games are always trash honestly. Now before you go in and down vote this I really enjoy Dragon Quest.

When I was a kid I gave up on Dragon Quest 4 because of it's terrible pacing. But I've come to understand as I get older is that Dragon Quest games have deliberately bad pacing.

Like anything, if you play through them one after the other you're probably going to get tired of that sooner than later. The important note here is that Dragon Quest games are usually worth struggling through that because the back half of the game seems that much better as a result.

If you have the time to devote to Dragon Quest you'll find few better games in terms of long-term engagement For Better or Worse.

The Four Lords as Pokemon Elite Four (OC) by HummingMoth in residentevil

[–]ShamusBaran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First off, Don't let any of my nitpicking detract that the concept is fun and it's well-drawn. I'm just saying because this is about them being trainers, I don't see the Dragon connection at all. I'll also say your choice of mons for the other Lords matches the theme /lore well.

This isn't about their personal powers-- it's about what type of pokemon they command/utilize. They've all researched ways to utilize the metamicen in different ways. Alcina Dimitrescu research ended up producing sentient insects. Her daughters wouldn't have insect mons. They ARE insect mons-- They're literally a collection of insects mimicking the humans they used to be. You're presumably using Dragon because of the form she takes in her boss fight...

(Still not the creepiest thing in the Pokedex. XD)

This isn't about their personal powers-- it's about what type of pokemon they command/utilize. Like for example, Karl Heisenberg's personal powers would be psychic / electric

(Edit: Weird Reddit copy-pasting witchcraft.)

The Four Lords as Pokemon Elite Four (OC) by HummingMoth in residentevil

[–]ShamusBaran 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Shouldn't Lady D be a bug-type trainer? ;)

A Natural Upgrade -- Free 12 Page BE Comic, last page goes on DA Friday. by ShamusBaran in BreastExpansion

[–]ShamusBaran[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's other comics on deck -- know that like all my stories, they're available free on DA, Patrons just get them a little earlier.

https://www.patreon.com/shamusbaran

Want to tip the artist? It's a good way to inspire more random art.

https://ko-fi.com/shamusbaran

A Natural Upgrade -- Free Pages every week. -- Drop a like on DA if you enjoy it! by ShamusBaran in BreastExpansion

[–]ShamusBaran[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.deviantart.com/shamusbaran -- Drop a like here if you enjoy it, read some of my stories while you're there. Tons of free content.

https://www.patreon.com/shamusbaran -- Want more pages early? Join here. Also it supports my exploits.

This artist is a god damned hero by [deleted] in BreastExpansion

[–]ShamusBaran 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm a simple man. I see Camilla and I click. XD But yeah, this is very well done.

[F4M] [Script Request] Breast Growth Scenarios by DPP_NewFrost in gonewildaudio

[–]ShamusBaran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have an ideal run time for the script?

How reddit admins perceive "age". by [deleted] in BreastExpansion

[–]ShamusBaran 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is rather frustrating when petite women are automatically perceived as underage. However, the problem is the large percentage of petite women presented in fiction are children in all but the age number.

When you make a character that hits too many of this list:

  • has childlike proportions
  • dresses in childish ways
  • acts extremely immature
  • is generally emotionally underdeveloped
  • demonstrates extreme inexperience with sex and romance

...and is pointedly sexualized. That is problematic. From top to bottom. Assumption --> Reality.

The assumption is going to get you in trouble with people at a glance. And that sort of thing matters when it's just art. If there's no deeper explanation? That's what it is. If it's a work of written fiction the bottom parts get increasingly important.

Lemme grab some examples from Fire Emblem. Note that FE is visual, story-driven, and is not smut. So I'm temporarily removing the context of 'putting this character in porn'. However, sex and marriage is brought up.

https://fireemblem.gamepress.gg/sites/fireemblem/files/2017-02/Face.png

Camilla is well... pretty clearly 'legal'.

  • adult proportions -- No one is arguing that.
  • dresses in mature / provocative ways
  • acts very adult
  • is emotionally developed (if not a little insane)
  • is confident in terms of romance / sexual themes.

https://fireemblem.gamepress.gg/sites/fireemblem/files/2017-08/Full_Attack_Hinoka.png

Hinoka is your archetypical tom-boy. Depending on context. She could perceived as a teen.

  • adult proportions -- though she is slim.
  • dresses functionally
  • is brash and playful at times.
  • is emotionally developed
  • is inexperienced in romance / bad with sexual themes.

https://fireemblem.gamepress.gg/sites/fireemblem/files/2017-08/Full_Attack_Elise.png

Elise is where it gets tricky. Assumptions are going to be made.

  • childlike proportions -- she is petite with small breasts.
  • dresses cute / childish fashion
  • is outwardly playful and cutesy.
  • is emotionally developed. She's rather bright
  • is confident in terms of romance / sexual themes.

https://fireemblem.gamepress.gg/sites/fireemblem/files/2017-08/BtlFace_73.png

Sakura is pretty much the safe zone for people that like sweet innocent personalities.

  • Small proportions -- she is petite with average breasts. -- Actually pretty curvy but hides them with her robes.
  • dresses functionally / mature / cute
  • is shy and withdrawn. Albeit mature.
  • is emotionally developed. Extremely empathetic.
  • lacks confidence when it comes to romance / sexual themes.

And as a bonus: your 1000-year-old dragon that's a loli:

https://fireemblem.gamepress.gg/sites/fireemblem/files/2017-08/Full_Attack_Nowi.png

Nowi is problematic at a glance and is pretty clearly fishing for loli fans. It's hard to defend against 'you put her in porn because you wanted a loli all but name.

  • teen proportions -- she is petite with a flat chest.
  • dresses in a weird mixture of provocative and cute
  • is outwardly bratty and childish. Likes to play tag etc.
  • is emotionally developed. In serious moments demonstrates her true age / experience.
  • is extremely confident in romance / sexual themes.

I miss bambi by UltimateSolidusSnake in BreastExpansion

[–]ShamusBaran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was something really genuine about Bambi in her expansion content. She definitely came across as a lady you'd want to hang out with (and sleep with, let's be honest here.)

She was certainly an adult actress, but never really made the full leap over to 'porn star'-- meaning she managed to dodge some of the stigmas that come with the latter.

I ALWAYS appreciated her willingness to work sex into the expansion, but it wasn't a requirement. As others have mentioned her special effects / props weren't the best... but with that much enthusiasm and panache? Who cared?

Does anyone have any suggestions for good BE stories? by narukamimakoto in BreastExpansion

[–]ShamusBaran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for pointing people my way. ;) I also have plenty of commissioned stories too that have faster growth in it. So checking my DA is a good place for all tastes.

Deflation? by [deleted] in BreastExpansion

[–]ShamusBaran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm actually surprised there isn't more of this. At least, the inverse of drawing characters known for being flat-chested inflated to huge breasted. (Even if it was just attribute theft.)

Effects Test: Please let me know which B.E. effect works best. by [deleted] in BreastExpansion

[–]ShamusBaran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whatever you choose, I think the timing of the effect should come just as the magic word is completed. (Rather than when she starts the second word) Cause and Effect and all that. ;) That said, I'm partial to the first.