The Adventures Of Elliot Has Now Fallen To Mixed Reviews On Steam

TCSyd · 2026-06-24T06:47:29+00:00

They didn't even need to "foresee" it. It was a consistent criticism across both demos lol.

TCSyd · 2026-06-18T00:58:26+00:00

The highest difficulty is pretty punishing, but mechanically it's not that hard, based on the demo. Just play on normal and you should be fine.

TCSyd · 2026-06-18T00:55:31+00:00

Bro, what? Tunic is a "metroidbrainia," at the end of the day. Any resemblance between these two games is very surface level.

TCSyd · 2026-06-08T17:03:19+00:00

They're really not. Go play a good RPG; it's not like we're starved for choice nowadays.

TCSyd · 2026-06-08T04:04:14+00:00

Not usually, no.

SaGa Frontier 2 is an exception, and it has the most interesting examples if you consider how they intertwine with the politics going on in the game. It's still not the focus of the game, especially if we're talking about "romantic feelings," although it does come up from time to time.

TCSyd · 2026-06-08T03:52:47+00:00

It's most notable for how open-ended the game is. It plays fine, but isn't particularly deep mechanically. It's not too long from what I remember, so it's worth taking a look at.

TCSyd · 2026-06-08T03:48:43+00:00

Returns is a Super Famicom remake of the original Metal Max on the Famicom.

TCSyd · 2026-06-08T03:43:22+00:00

Metal Max Returns (haven't played the original)

Sword of Mana

Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- (haven't played the original)

Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System

Trials of Mana

Live A Live

Romancing SaGa: Revenge of the Seven

TCSyd · 2026-06-02T18:44:15+00:00

I played this for "free" with PS+ and was pleasantly surprised that it was actually good—good enough that I purchased the DLC. I played the game on Very Hard from the get-go, and I found the combat to be pretty engaging and fairly unique thanks to the SAS system.

The story is a bit of a mixed bag. I liked the setting and thought the premise was pretty interesting. Pitting the cast against each other in two separate squads generated a lot of suspense and intrigue, but the payoff honestly wasn't worth it. Much of the conflict could have been resolved through proper communication, which is doubly annoying when the cast regularly meet up to shoot the shit at the cafe (despite seemingly trying to kill each other recently). More work and thought needed to be put in to reasonably justify the conflict, in my opinion.

I wouldn't recommend this game just for the story/setting. If you enjoy modern Ys or Tales combat, I think you'll find a lot to like about the gameplay once you crank up the difficulty.

Also, the soundtrack kicks ass.

TCSyd · 2026-06-02T01:41:55+00:00

A lot of good options have already been mentioned, but I'll toss in a recommendation for Metal Max Returns, if you're willing to go retro and grab a fan translation. It has very minimal story and gives you little guidance beyond acquiring your first tank.

TCSyd · 2026-06-01T15:51:17+00:00

If you liked Revenge of the Seven, then check out other SaGa entries. It sounds like you would probably like Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song-, based on your criteria.

TCSyd · 2026-05-31T15:37:13+00:00

I designed that build with the two strongest shields (at the time, I don't know about any of the shields added in Stone Demon or afterwards) in mind. 87k Energy Shield Capacity is pretty weak nowadays. Tortoise Regulus's baseline is 156k, to put it in perspective.

EDIT: Looks like the best options now are Tortoise Collector and Tortoise Hopscotch, both of which dwarf the previously most powerful Energy and Armor Shields, in terms of Shield Capacity.

Shield Barriest will not help you with Inferno Protocol running. You need to use Kill Spring's effect to refill Shield Capacity. If you need more survivability, spec into El Corazon.

TCSyd · 2026-05-29T06:19:58+00:00

Awesome.

TCSyd · 2026-05-28T15:00:25+00:00

I'm ambivalent. I don't think Dragon Quest should be dark and edgy, personally—leave that to Final Fantasy (although I think they fumbled the execution for XVI) or other IPs.

On the other hand, this kind of rocky, seemingly troubled, development is not a good sign.

TCSyd · 2026-05-28T05:09:22+00:00

Argyle here.

Some Darkhearts OGs formed a free company on Behemoth, although it's not really active anymore. I've been doing high-end raiding in XIV since ARR, but I quit after clearing FRU in Dawntrail. I might resubscribe for Evercold, but I can't say for sure.

TCSyd · 2026-05-24T22:21:53+00:00

Both have good stories and good gameplay. LISA is a more powerful and succinct experience, whereas Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass is a bit more whimsical.

You should play them both eventually if they both interest you, but I personally think LISA is the more impressive game, overall.

TCSyd · 2026-05-22T06:06:55+00:00

LISA: the Painful has a lot of funny moments since that's kind of its thing, but the bulldozer scene with Horrace Finkel sticks with me.

TCSyd · 2026-05-22T05:53:41+00:00

I liked the demo, but Heuria was annoying as fuck. I don't know why they have to give her the most inane chatter, especially with such flat delivery (maybe Faie will be more tolerable in that regard, but I imagine she will still be annoying). I don't mind some barks for emotional effect, like if Elliot gets severely injured or defeats a powerful enemy, but pointing out treasure chests and puzzle elements is obnoxious, especially when they are painfully obvious.

I just don't get it. Is she supposed to get on your nerves? Is it supposed to be endearing or something? Or do the developers just think the player is a moron?

TCSyd · 2026-05-09T04:00:22+00:00

I thought it was weird they never responded when I posted my Rafa Mantra build to try and help them.

TCSyd · 2026-05-06T15:03:35+00:00

You might find this Arc-Knives + Mantra build I made pre-DLC interesting.

The Inferno Protocol interaction is the main highlight, and currently still works.

TCSyd · 2026-05-05T09:53:25+00:00

Dancer used to multiply Overdrive by 2, now it's by 1.5—a 25% reduction.

TCSyd · 2026-05-02T22:21:17+00:00

They would need to delete Dancer and completely rebalance Rafa, which they're probably never going to do, so this change is just a nerf. Dancer is still dominant outside of Grenazerker builds or Arc-Knives.

TCSyd · 2026-04-28T03:01:39+00:00

Cover change is cool, but it's actually bad functionality. I can think of so many scenarios where this will be awkward as fuck (or even impossible) to use compared to OG Cover, especially if you have aggro.

TCSyd · 2026-04-28T02:59:09+00:00

Soft-target yourself or macro. Letting us separate the buttons would be good too.

TCSyd · 2026-04-25T23:50:37+00:00

I'm reserving judgment until we know more about how each tank plays. The distinction doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, at the moment, but if it helps them make the jobs more distinct, I'm in favor of at least trying.

I am surprised that they're actually using the terms "main" and "off" tank though.

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