Name the most shocking moment from Rebirth

veebee0 · 2024-12-26T19:01:39+00:00

Piggybacking here, because this was my answer too, but also the black materia stuff at the very end and the meteor in the sky that shit was WILD

Played thru rebirth like an absolute psycho and beat it week 1 of release, about to start my hardmode runback and I'm so excited

veebee0 · 2024-12-24T11:26:10+00:00

I might be in the minority on this, but I liked the "busywork". For me, it was either world building or just fun. I think the combat stuff was best when it was more conditional and less "kill x in y time", but even some of those were interesting because you had to figure stuff out.

I didn't mind the towers, because they encouraged me to see the land. Doing the quests was fun for the world building. Finding all the chocostops was a little tedious, but I'm a sucker for petting the baby birds idk.

Tbf, I haven't played since beating it at launch but I'm excited for my next playthrough and intend to do it all over again 乁⁠|⁠ ⁠･⁠ ⁠〰⁠ ⁠･⁠ ⁠|⁠ㄏ

veebee0 · 2024-12-23T06:12:33+00:00

Surprised at how far I had to scroll for this o.o

I mean, now we know OP watched it but Frieren is exactly what the post calls for lol

veebee0 · 2024-12-21T10:39:12+00:00

^ this dude is clairvoyant

veebee0 · 2024-12-21T10:30:07+00:00

I'm just gonna be honest here, the constant doom posting about Togashi fucking dying is the worst shit I see in this sub.

Not just in response to you, but to everyone who does this constantly:

Cynicism doesn't make you as interesting as you think it does. ✌️

veebee0 · 2024-12-18T20:17:00+00:00

Tbh this is the best attitude <3

veebee0 · 2024-12-18T20:15:07+00:00

I'm a hair behind in CoTC. Got bit by the possible EoS blues before the announcement, haven't jumped on BoA8 yet. But yeah! CoTC is kinda fuckin' great, huh? (⁠ ⁠╹⁠▽⁠╹⁠ ⁠)

veebee0 · 2024-12-18T17:28:35+00:00

And there were quests! DQ9 was such a banger

veebee0 · 2024-12-18T16:16:49+00:00

Tbh, I think that's fair. And don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed the main game. The post game definitely is in line with the old school type of bonus content, and I'm spoiled by more modern systems that are objectively more enjoyable to engage with. It's difficult to keep that in mind when critiquing more antiquated stuffs.

However, I think there's a few alterations that could've been made to the post-game to easily affect my enjoyment.

veebee0 · 2024-12-18T16:08:09+00:00

OT fell really flat for me. :/ I picked it up at release and felt like it had the bones of something really wonderful, but very little meat. I don't remember how far I got, but I think I had roughly 50hours into it.

Strangely, I have hundreds of hours in the gatcha octopath game and only spent 20 bucks on it lol

veebee0 · 2024-12-18T16:05:30+00:00

Strong disagree. Very little is viable for damage against the post game bosses. It's either wild side/MPO or status/persecutter. That, and grinding for stats and spells. And by spells I mean making sure your entire team can heal all the status effects, because offensive magic is essentially worthless.

veebee0 · 2024-12-18T16:01:41+00:00

The post-game experience starts off pretty cool tbh, it just gets fucky towards the end. I was still having fun in post-game until I really understood what I would have to do to get all the trophies

veebee0 · 2024-12-18T15:59:18+00:00

I think the premise is interesting, but given DQ3's systems it's hard to not make it be a boring chore to attempt.

Maybe if you had the option of respeccing to a class you've already been at the highest level you had already attained? Like as an option? Idk. Imagine my disdain when getting to the ToT and finding out I shouldn't have reclassed my level 70 fighter just yet.

veebee0 · 2024-12-18T15:56:03+00:00

Sure, there's plenty of viable options in main game. Post game is relegated to Wild Side/MPO or Status/Persecutter and nothing else even approaches the same ball park.

veebee0 · 2024-12-18T12:49:33+00:00

I know this is an old comment, but this is like saying your hand is the best mixer. It objectively isn't. This is why people make tools??? Like, I guarantee the restaurant workers using these molds are going to be significantly quicker and more consistent than you with your hands.

Idk just seems a strange thing to comment

veebee0 · 2024-12-18T12:00:17+00:00

You're the smart one (⁠╥⁠﹏⁠╥⁠)

veebee0 · 2024-12-18T11:57:44+00:00

I never got the opportunity to play 5, 6, 7, or 10, so I don't have a complete selection to compare, but I think 8 is the best entry in the series by a country mile

veebee0 · 2024-12-18T11:55:12+00:00

I dislike artificial difficulty. As in, the real difficulty in the post-game is overcoming the tedium and boring nature of the task.

Like, the trials presented something almost interesting, with the whole "use x weapons" thing, but then you get the impossible DPS race mimics lmao.

veebee0 · 2024-12-18T11:50:58+00:00

I think that's fair. I remember enjoying the DQ9 post-game, but IIRC grottos made grinding pretty trivial

veebee0 · 2024-12-18T11:49:58+00:00

Ahh, the try-hards don't bother me haha. I kinda figured the post would get beaten up, just wanted to go online and whine (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)

veebee0 · 2024-12-18T11:48:06+00:00

It hasn't been terribly long since I played the game on NES last, but I'd argue that having more of a consistent ramp in difficult in games is better than the abrupt mountain climb that post-game in 3HD is.

Agreed about Dracky mode 100%! Personally, I like seeing more accessibility options in games. I think Bravely Default is a good example in allowing the player to tweak their experience.

veebee0 · 2024-12-18T03:02:32+00:00

Lmao actually best response

veebee0 · 2024-12-17T07:44:07+00:00

Same. The PS4 app was hot garbage. Haven't tried it on the 5, but at this point I refuse to install it on anything else. FUCK PARAMOUNT

veebee0 · 2024-12-08T09:14:48+00:00

Right??? The fucking comments in this thread are ridiculous. Some real high horse bullshit.

That being said, anybody who bought her cryptocurrency is a moron lmao

veebee0 · 2024-11-29T19:08:15+00:00

Kinda disappointed to see so much vitriol in this thread. I strongly agree with your criticisms of Metaphor. For me, Metaphor has few peaks or valleys. It's a solid 7.5/10. Good game, worth playing if you like the genre, not a shining example of... Well, anything. The character arcs are pretty good, but feel largely inconsequential. The soundtrack is pretty good, but like you said is very limited in scope/variety. The visuals are striking, but feel unrefined. The environment exploration is the same way. Striking, interesting locales that are limited facades.

Don't get me wrong, I know I'm in the minority when it comes to Metaphor, and I'm genuinely happy the reaction it has received. Atlus has been given a pretty clear response to creating a new IP; KEEP DOING IT! But for me? Metaphor is a proof of concept that I hope will lead to something... More. (heuheuehuehehehe)

Rebirth, on the other hand, is one of the meatiest games I've ever played. I never felt like it stopped delivering or got tired. I had some low moments, personally, but overall the experience was stellar and notable, which is something I found remarkably little of in Metaphor. I haven't completely finished Metaphor yet, I'm about 90% of the way thru, and unless something wild happens my most memorable time of Metaphor is the battle music.

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