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General / Re: VGCollect 2023 Secret Santa!
« on: December 01, 2023, 09:50:47 am »
Great! Looking forward to seeing everyone whether it's in real-time or later.
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General / Re: VGCollect 2023 Secret Santa!
« on: November 30, 2023, 02:52:05 pm »
The week of the 8th is fine, but the actual evening wouldn't work for me. But, always happy to watch the fun later.
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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2023!!!
« on: November 28, 2023, 08:08:33 pm »
58. Shadow of Destiny - D Ending
Shadow of Destiny had me intrigued since about 2002. There was an advertisement for it on the back of Ephemeral Fantasia's instruction manual. I played the PlayStation 2 version about five or so years later. Honestly, I can't remember much about it other than the phoned in voice acting and the trial and error gameplay. I need to go back and read my review for it. Anyways, being a PSP fan I've always wanted to play this version. Not much was changed other than some names, new endings (which I'll end up watching on YouTube) and a more solid cast of voice actors. The script remained unchanged, which is fine, but the new voices behind the characters were effective. Otherwise, it was more trial and error gameplay trying to figure out how to stop Eike from getting killed over and over. As a result of my choices, I ended up with an ending that left me feeling rather meh. But, since the game on the whole is pretty meh, I doubt I'll replay it. Oh well. It was a nice way to take a break from story heavy RPGs. And when the game's big reveal did happen, I was surprised by all of the reveals.
Shadow of Destiny had me intrigued since about 2002. There was an advertisement for it on the back of Ephemeral Fantasia's instruction manual. I played the PlayStation 2 version about five or so years later. Honestly, I can't remember much about it other than the phoned in voice acting and the trial and error gameplay. I need to go back and read my review for it. Anyways, being a PSP fan I've always wanted to play this version. Not much was changed other than some names, new endings (which I'll end up watching on YouTube) and a more solid cast of voice actors. The script remained unchanged, which is fine, but the new voices behind the characters were effective. Otherwise, it was more trial and error gameplay trying to figure out how to stop Eike from getting killed over and over. As a result of my choices, I ended up with an ending that left me feeling rather meh. But, since the game on the whole is pretty meh, I doubt I'll replay it. Oh well. It was a nice way to take a break from story heavy RPGs. And when the game's big reveal did happen, I was surprised by all of the reveals.
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General / Re: VGCollect 2023 Secret Santa!
« on: November 27, 2023, 08:19:41 am »
Dang. That's a bummer. I'm not sure if it would do much, but maybe send a PM to dhaabi to get some more information?
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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2023!!!
« on: November 27, 2023, 08:12:25 am »
I love it when games do that. That's how it felt when I went through the remaster of Mario RPG.
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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2023!!!
« on: November 26, 2023, 06:14:15 pm »57. Super Mario RPG Remake
It felt like I was looking at an old photo album combined with making new memories. This is a remake done correctly.
In your opinion, is the Super Mario RPG remake an example of a game that anyone having not experienced the original would be fine to play with first? Or should they instead seek out the original SNES release to better appreciate the remake? For many years, I've been mildly interested in the game but have never owned (and perhaps never will) own a copy, much less the hardware to play it.
It's a perfect example of this. The remake does everything the original does, but with added content that's all excellent.
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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2023!!!
« on: November 26, 2023, 03:01:03 pm »
57. Super Mario RPG Remake
Playing through this remake was a blast. It felt like I was looking at an old photo album combined with making new memories. This is a remake done correctly. The new features make this the definitive version. I doubt I'll partake in any post-game content, but knowing that it's there is another nice perk. I finished the game with all the usual secrets: Jinx is defeated, all hidden chests discovered, Culex is gone, composed all of the musical stuff at Tadpole Pond, and the list goes on. Not much else to say; it was a memorable game then, and it's just as memorable now with its glow up.
Playing through this remake was a blast. It felt like I was looking at an old photo album combined with making new memories. This is a remake done correctly. The new features make this the definitive version. I doubt I'll partake in any post-game content, but knowing that it's there is another nice perk. I finished the game with all the usual secrets: Jinx is defeated, all hidden chests discovered, Culex is gone, composed all of the musical stuff at Tadpole Pond, and the list goes on. Not much else to say; it was a memorable game then, and it's just as memorable now with its glow up.
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General / Re: VGCollect 2023 Secret Santa!
« on: November 25, 2023, 06:38:26 pm »
Looks like that day won't work for me. But, don't alter plans on my account.
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General / Re: VGCollect 2023 Secret Santa!
« on: November 21, 2023, 07:42:46 am »
We love to see it!
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General / Re: VGCollect 2023 Secret Santa!
« on: November 20, 2023, 07:46:25 am »
Turns out the 9th or 10th wouldn't have worked me for, either. So yeah, the following evenings would be fine.
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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2023!!!
« on: November 17, 2023, 03:15:49 pm »
56. Mato Anomalies
I was looking through the list of games I finished throughout the year, and I think I can confidently say that Mato Anomalies is the worst. It had such a strong start. I felt like I was getting a Shadow Hearts setting (during the Asia segment) with a neat premise. The prologue and first chapter lead me to believe that this would be continue throughout the game. The game just didn't drop the ball in the second chapter. It threw the ball so hard it bounced back up and hit it in the face multiple times. This game was bad. The story tried to tie everything together nicely by the last chapter but by that point I was so beyond over it. I'm going to write a review here soon because I have a laundry list of things that this game did wrong.
I was looking through the list of games I finished throughout the year, and I think I can confidently say that Mato Anomalies is the worst. It had such a strong start. I felt like I was getting a Shadow Hearts setting (during the Asia segment) with a neat premise. The prologue and first chapter lead me to believe that this would be continue throughout the game. The game just didn't drop the ball in the second chapter. It threw the ball so hard it bounced back up and hit it in the face multiple times. This game was bad. The story tried to tie everything together nicely by the last chapter but by that point I was so beyond over it. I'm going to write a review here soon because I have a laundry list of things that this game did wrong.
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General / Re: VGCollect 2023 Secret Santa!
« on: November 17, 2023, 09:05:24 am »
Saturday the 9th should work depending on the time. Holiday party time is ramping up already.
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General / Re: VGCollect 2023 Secret Santa!
« on: November 16, 2023, 08:27:13 am »
In my tenure of having the handle "Kashell" I've been various names: Kash, Kashy, Kashypoo, Ka$h, etc. I've never been called Kashell Smith, though. So, to my Secret Santa, I want to thank you for adding a new nickname to the list.
All that to say, I've received my gift addressed to Kashell Smith. Thanks, Santa! I can't wait to open it.
All that to say, I've received my gift addressed to Kashell Smith. Thanks, Santa! I can't wait to open it.
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General / Re: VGCollect 2023 Secret Santa!
« on: November 15, 2023, 03:15:51 pm »
Very cool. My friend just moved there and her pics she's been posting are lovely.
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General / Re: VGCollect 2023 Secret Santa!
« on: November 15, 2023, 02:29:08 pm »So when would folks like to do an opening? I will be out of the country Dec. 13th to the 19th so what if we did that first week in December? So Dec. 3rd to the 9th?I think that first week of December should be fine. Depending on the overseas shipping, not everyone might be able to join in unwrapping but they can still login.
Also, where are you headed??