tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post1045777742759113115..comments2023-06-24T04:29:24.130-07:00Comments on The Gay Gamer: Hello, Xenoblade Chronicles; goodbye, free timeBryan Ochallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-34554561972907388242012-05-02T14:53:57.835-07:002012-05-02T14:53:57.835-07:00dste: Oh, sure, rub it in my face that you have ac...dste: Oh, sure, rub it in my face that you have access to Pandora's Tower and I don't :P Actually, I'm glad you do, since that means you can try it out and let me know if it's actually worth spending money on.<br /><br />Igor: This is one game I *know* will be sending me to GameFAQs, YouTube, etc., for help. There's just too much going on for my brain to deal with, I think :)<br /><br />I'll be publishing a couple of posts related to Xenoblade next week, BTW, so be on the lookout for them!Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-36206647488710019732012-05-02T14:38:40.127-07:002012-05-02T14:38:40.127-07:00hehe don't worry! I looked stuff up when I was...hehe don't worry! I looked stuff up when I was playing too!!<br />I found certain bosses quite difficult. But that combo topple break stuff is important for the bosses.<br />It also took me a while to fully understand the premonition system (actually, if you were to ask me which counters which premonition I don't think I could tell you, I just selected whichever I thought was helpful LOL I have a terrible memory on things like that)<br /><br />Now you'll be approaching the Gaur Plains :) get ready to bop to the music :p hehehe (and new party member soon too!)diaglyphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462184411495438224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-72811469643493731432012-05-02T14:37:05.273-07:002012-05-02T14:37:05.273-07:00Do it, do it. ;-)
Once I've finished it I thi...Do it, do it. ;-)<br /><br />Once I've finished it I think I'm going to move straight onto Pandora's Tower.GameOverYeahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08390017506608672982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-89492084441425003772012-05-02T14:27:11.129-07:002012-05-02T14:27:11.129-07:00Don't tell me that, dste! I have too many game...Don't tell me that, dste! I have too many games on my "To Buy" list already :( I'm just not sure the gameplay is going to appeal to me. Hell, Xenoblade's gameplay doesn't appeal to me as much as it would if battles were turn-based. Anyway, I guess we'll see...Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-62123044325897552542012-05-02T14:17:43.012-07:002012-05-02T14:17:43.012-07:00You have to pick up The Last Story.
I'm near ...You have to pick up The Last Story.<br /><br />I'm near the end of it now and I really don't want it to stop, really going to miss the characters.GameOverYeahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08390017506608672982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-85916163775680352712012-05-01T12:46:08.875-07:002012-05-01T12:46:08.875-07:00I look forward to hearing what you think of it, Ch...I look forward to hearing what you think of it, Chalgyr! I'm really liking it so far, although I do have a few issues with it. Still, I'd recommend it overall, as the good points definitely outweigh the bad ones for me, at the moment.<br /><br />Thanks for the links to my blog, BTW. Hopefully I have links to yours? I'll check on that now...Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-6260779624864955922012-05-01T12:41:49.289-07:002012-05-01T12:41:49.289-07:00This is a game I still need to pick up and play. ...This is a game I still need to pick up and play. I love my RPG games and this one looks awesome - just haven't had the time, yet.<br /><br />Also - long overdue but putting some links up from my blog to yours. :)Chalgyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879608925209948366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-65485820536512252432012-05-01T12:14:55.120-07:002012-05-01T12:14:55.120-07:00Hey there, Igor -- not sure you're still check...Hey there, Igor -- not sure you're still checking this thread, but I finally made it to what I think is the first boss (Metal Face). Sadly, I had to check out a video on YouTube on how to beat him -- after being savaged by him twice in a row. The good thing is that the video helped me better understand the combo system as well as breaking and toppling. Yay!Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-44720879465204863242012-04-30T08:42:47.405-07:002012-04-30T08:42:47.405-07:00Will do, Igor. Thanks for the pointer!Will do, Igor. Thanks for the pointer!Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-42587976063995546962012-04-29T18:13:12.996-07:002012-04-29T18:13:12.996-07:00Just a hint: when you get a certain chibi creature...Just a hint: when you get a certain chibi creature join the party, build his skills on Yoink that steals XP - in later stages this char was stealing anywhere between 5K XP to 29K XP which helped me heaps in leveling up.diaglyphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462184411495438224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-54986135147688451372012-04-29T18:11:13.281-07:002012-04-29T18:11:13.281-07:00Igor: Thanks for that piece of advice. I guess the...Igor: Thanks for that piece of advice. I guess the devs really want you to explore this game's world, eh? Very nice, if you ask me :)Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-80403511062840361572012-04-29T18:10:31.474-07:002012-04-29T18:10:31.474-07:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Retr0gamer, and ...Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Retr0gamer, and for sharing some advice, too! I don't mind grinding at all, but it's still nice to know that you can gain XP through quests and even through exploring.Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-67414778724773873282012-04-29T18:09:30.543-07:002012-04-29T18:09:30.543-07:00diaglyph and warp: How nice that you were able to ...diaglyph and warp: How nice that you were able to help each other out! Or, I guess I should say diaglyph (Igor) was able to help out warp. Regardless, I think it's great! I have a feeling I'll have to come back to these comments as I get further into the game, as I'm not very far yet. My "Weekend of Xenoblade" was cut off at the knees a bit thanks to playing and watching too much tennis yesterday and then having to deal with a migraine hangover today. I'm going to play it a bit each day this week, though, I promise!Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-16440575656160674732012-04-29T16:09:01.124-07:002012-04-29T16:09:01.124-07:00Retrogamer just reminded me of something: explorat...Retrogamer just reminded me of something: exploration XP!! You can get XP just from discovering areas :) So try to open up as much of an area as you can. That little bit of bonus XP can help ;)diaglyphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462184411495438224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-30428526274799043342012-04-29T16:04:59.361-07:002012-04-29T16:04:59.361-07:00Glad to see you are enjoying Xenoblade. I'm ab...Glad to see you are enjoying Xenoblade. I'm about 60 hours in and my friend who has finished it tells me I'm only halfway through! For me it's by far the best RPG released since Persona 4. I hated FFXII so was apprehensive about the game but the battle system is far ore engaging than FFXII which put me to sleep. The story also really picks up later on.<br /><br />If you are worried about grinding my advice is to explore and do the quests that give exp as a reward. You get the most exp from quests and discovering landmarks and cna level in a matter of minutes. It's a game were levelling 1 or 2 levels can make a massive difference. So far I've just been exploring and levelling naturally and not having any trouble, you end up completing a lot of quests from just wandering around.Retr0gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690223519107108541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-3617076219883973612012-04-29T15:19:34.787-07:002012-04-29T15:19:34.787-07:00Bryan: haha good to hear. Though I know it can bot...Bryan: haha good to hear. Though I know it can bother me with how people say my name (with "eye" instead of "ee") hehe<br /><br />Warp: don't feel too bad! I know I started off crap hehe and I died a fair bit and got frustrated with certain battles etc (I was very glad that there's no penalty from dieing, and map travel and saving anywhere in the world is a huge boon). <br />It took me a while to master the combat, but once I did master it, combat was much easier. It then became more about tactics - which person to use, which abilities etc so just keep at it :) don't worry! you'll master it! If I can, anyone can ;)diaglyphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462184411495438224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-65897831261358674492012-04-29T14:10:06.640-07:002012-04-29T14:10:06.640-07:00Hey diaglyph, thanks again for getting me thru the...Hey diaglyph, thanks again for getting me thru the 1st boss. Yes my comments came after -- just letting out some frustration after all that work. I did grind a little (up to lvl 9) and upgrade all my armor like we discussed. During the fight I just kept hitting the combo icon as much as possible. Even then I felt like I had no idea what I was doing, but somehow my characters got thru the fight. And it was very close! I'm assuming that the reason the combo is essential for this fight is because there's two guys and they keep reviving each other, and the combo hits both at once. But it's hard to even tell what's happening on-screen so I'm not sure. These battles are just pure chaos to me.warphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16538065034594329732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-50499220456522264422012-04-29T11:28:19.549-07:002012-04-29T11:28:19.549-07:00That's good to hear, Igor (that when you have ...That's good to hear, Igor (that when you have to grind in Xenoblade, you generally don't have to grind too much).<br /><br />As long as I like a game, I really don't mind grinding, so I guess it'll all come down to whether I like Xenoblade or not (and I think I will).<br /><br />As for the typo: No worries! That kind of thing never bothers me :)Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-26713552081285804142012-04-28T23:38:54.305-07:002012-04-28T23:38:54.305-07:00ack sorry for my typo Bryan! -_-ack sorry for my typo Bryan! -_-diaglyphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462184411495438224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-56706337503077590302012-04-28T23:37:54.490-07:002012-04-28T23:37:54.490-07:00Brian you know my thoughts on grinding, but I have...Brian you know my thoughts on grinding, but I have to say I didn't mind it too much in Xenoblade! At the point in the game that I needed to do some, it surprisingly didn't take too much for me to get to the right level (I felt) for me to continue.<br />I think most people are still trying to get to grips with combat, but once you understand the system, its a lot of fun, especially when you take down some of the giants in the game :)diaglyphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462184411495438224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-57860207913372524452012-04-28T23:35:34.043-07:002012-04-28T23:35:34.043-07:00Lumi: I'll certainly keep you in the loop. I h...Lumi: I'll certainly keep you in the loop. I have a feeling this game features the kind of grinding you despise, but I obviously can't say that for sure yet. I'm not the best person to ask about grinding, though, as I actually like grinding quite a bit :)Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-27306633771096131852012-04-28T23:33:18.979-07:002012-04-28T23:33:18.979-07:00Igor: I agree that Project Zero isn't as good ...Igor: I agree that Project Zero isn't as good of a name as Fatal Frame. I'll play the game regardless of what it's called, though.<br /><br />As for this Wii version: As far as I'm aware, the graphics have been completely overhauled. Basically, they look like the graphics in Fatal Frame IV -- so, pretty good if you ask me.<br /><br />I forgot that you guys don't have the 3DS game yet. It just came out in the US. Sadly, I've heard not-so-good things about it, and at this point I'm not planning to get it :(Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-64415065834066874692012-04-28T23:19:23.287-07:002012-04-28T23:19:23.287-07:00You will have to tell me how it is. I am so bitter...You will have to tell me how it is. I am so bitter towards JRPs now because of the repeated story telling and playing/grinding in each game that pops up.Luminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-7180834806684407952012-04-28T18:31:16.409-07:002012-04-28T18:31:16.409-07:00I'm looking forward to Project Zero (tho I thi...I'm looking forward to Project Zero (tho I think that's a stupid name, Fatal Frame sounds better). And apparently the 3DS game (Spirit Photo 3DS) is coming out around the same time and the Wii game's manual will have a special AR feature for the 3DS game. I believe they are coming mid june?<br />I've played 1 & 3 on the PS2 (but not 2) - very freaky games! Great atmosphere! I've read that they've tweaked the graphics and added some new stuff into this Wii port. I'm certainly looking forward to these 2 games :)diaglyphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462184411495438224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-52270647292462412822012-04-28T18:20:56.624-07:002012-04-28T18:20:56.624-07:00Ah, I don't think I knew that before! (That yo...Ah, I don't think I knew that before! (That you were from Ireland.) Cool :)<br /><br />As for Project Zero 2: I haven't played the original. I haven't even played the original (PS2) version of the first Project Zero/Fatal Frame. I've always wanted to, though, and I really like the "new" graphics in the Wii version, so that's why I'm planning to get it.<br /><br />Too bad they didn't decide to remake the first Fatal Frame/Project Zero before part 2. Oh, well.<br /><br />Oh, and one last thing: Thanks for pointing out the Caption. Too true, sadly :(Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.com