The Wang Out: Because non penis-related titles stink

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Originally Posted by Dr Mario

Now I'm having horrible visions of someone making a papermaster, inscribing all their scrolls on dollar note sized pieces of paper and playing the worst money-driven rap stereotype ever.

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Make it rain!

*paper falls from the sky*

"Oh, that's not so bad-"

*Suddenly, meteors from the sky*

"Ah, there it is. Bloody hell."

Soooo, I went out and bought a copy of BlazBlue finally in the hopes of actually playing with some of you that I added to my PS friends list oh so long ago (and whoever would be interested in adding me now).

But I have no idea if I bought the right copy. I got Calamity Trigger. I found it pretty cheap and I've enjoyed the 3 or so rounds I've tried so far, so I'll probably end up keeping it regardless and just pick up Continuum Shift later, which was equally cheap (like, 13 dollars :D ).

Anyway, which do you all play?

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Originally Posted by Devi

Soooo, I went out and bought a copy of BlazBlue finally in the hopes of actually playing with some of you that I added to my PS friends list oh so long ago (and whoever would be interested in adding me now).

But I have no idea if I bought the right copy. I got Calamity Trigger. I found it pretty cheap and I've enjoyed the 3 or so rounds I've tried so far, so I'll probably end up keeping it regardless and just pick up Continuum Shift later, which was equally cheap (like, 13 dollars :D ).

Anyway, which do you all play?

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Most of us play on CS, however a few of us (me, for instance) have both.

Since I play fighting games for the story.

That's right. I'M INSANE LIKE THAT.

And I got into this one early. So there's that too.

You think that's bad. I've played arcade brawlers for the storyline.

I hate the Junk Heap.

Pity. Junkyard dogs are great for making incriminating bits disappear.

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Originally Posted by Dr Mario

You think that's bad. I've played arcade brawlers for the storyline.

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Will Haggar ever rescue his daughter? Will Cody ever stop being handsome? Will Guy ever be used by anyone? Stay tuned!

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Originally Posted by Milady

I hate the Junk Heap.

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Which visit? The first, the second, or the third.

Yes, you really do go to it that many times.

And oh boy, does it ever not get more entertaining.

Although that could just be all the grinding for Memory Alloy and Titanium I did.

Why did they only make 3 enemies in the entire game drop them?

Why did they give memory alloy a drop rate of roughly 10%?

Why did they make the bosses scale to level?

Why did they feel the need to put the 3 enemies that actually drop ME so far apart?

FUCKING HELL.

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Originally Posted by Dr Mario

Now I'm having horrible visions of someone making a papermaster, inscribing all their scrolls on dollar note sized pieces of paper and playing the worst money-driven rap stereotype ever.

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You think you're cool because your car has rims?

Bam, car made of money.

:wacko:

There are no junkyard dogs. Just robots.

Oops, I think we've been shut in.

Commence repetitive robot swarm.

Oh wait, there's also a forth visit.

Forgot one.

Long story short, get used to it. It's the most recycled dungeon in the game.

HA HA, SEE WHAT THEY DID THERE?

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Originally Posted by Raype

Which visit? The first, the second, or the third.

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Out to kill the robot who killed Jacob.

I was doing my best to power through the main storyline before having to go to work tomorrow, but I didn't quite make it. ;_;

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Originally Posted by Milady

Out to kill the robot who killed Jacob.

I was doing my best to power through the main storyline before having to go to work tomorrow, but I didn't quite make it. ;_;

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You're quite close, actually.

The Shadowlord's castle is the end of the game. The key quest is the end of your free roaming. The junkyard is the only sizable bit (and you're on the last chunk. First visit: get upgrade materials, second visit: find mother, third visit: get MA Fourth visit: kill PN-03 (ha ha, pinocchio) ). The forest of myth is even more straightforward than the first, since it also uses the visual novel format. Facade is all cutscenes and plot before a boss fight (no dungeon!) and the Aerie revisit is no big deal.

The final dungeon itself takes a bit to get through, but it's so damn fun the time seems to fly by. Love that level.

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Originally Posted by Raype

Most of us play on CS, however a few of us (me, for instance) have both.

Since I play fighting games for the story.

That's right. I'M INSANE LIKE THAT.

And I got into this one early. So there's that too.

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I've actually never owned a fighting game, just played friends' copies of whatever, so it'll be interesting to see what kind story mode it has. Is CS a direct sequel story wise or...?

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Originally Posted by Raype

You're quite close, actually.

The Shadowlord's castle is the end of the game. The key quest is the end. The junkyard is the only sizable bit. The forest of myth is even more straightforward than the first, since it also uses the visual novel format. Facade is all cutscenes and plot before a boss fight (no dungeon!) and the Aerie revisit is no big deal.

The final dungeon itself takes a bit to get through, but it's so damn fun the time seems to fly by. Love that level.

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Lovely, then I should be able to finish up tomorrow night. Then get to completing side quests, collecting weapons, viewing endings, and grinding away my sanity. (And then there's Kaine's voice, constantly reminding me that I never finished the plat for FFXIII. x_x)

The forest of myth made me sad.

A red dragon falls from the heavens--OH SORRY, I FORGOT THE REST. HOPE YOU PLAYED THAT GAME, TOO, LAWL. :wacko:

*pops in*

Yar, Ray, quick question (only partly here/quite distracted/otherwise occupied at the moment or I'd look it up): Do you know of anywhere other than the Aerie to grab eagle eggs? Or perhaps (doubt it, honestly) a way to increase the spawn rate?

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Originally Posted by Devi

I've actually never owned a fighting game, just played friends' copies of whatever, so it'll be interesting to see what kind story mode it has. Is CS a direct sequel story wise or...?

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Yes. It's set just a few days after the True Ending of CT (which ends on a bit of a surprising note).

It pretty much just picks up each character where they ended off and goes into more depth on the surprise revelations. Which then lead to the case where CS seems to end just where the story for CS really started to get good. Dammit all.

I swear to god, I try to use VATS only in desperate occasions, but the aiming system is so fucking awful I find myself using it most of the time. Bleh.

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Originally Posted by Milady

Lovely, then I should be able to finish up tomorrow night. Then get to completing side quests, collecting weapons, viewing endings, and grinding away my sanity. (And then there's Kaine's voice, constantly reminding me that I never finished the plat for FFXIII. x_x)

The forest of myth made me sad.

A red dragon falls from the heavens--OH SORRY, I FORGOT THE REST. HOPE YOU PLAYED THAT GAME, TOO, LAWL. :wacko:

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Looks that way. You might even end up with a speed run trophy, which will spare you having to run through the game on a slow evening to get that plat.

The sidequests can take a while. Also, of note, is that the second half of the game has different sidequests than the first half. And if you didn't do them then, they are forever closed off due to the weird way NG+ is handled. No full game NG+ for you!

IT WAS A FAVORITE OF HIS AND EVERYTHING. STUPID SHADE, WHY'D YOU HAVE TO EAT THAT TREE'S BRAIN?

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Originally Posted by Tanthias

*pops in*

Yar, Ray, quick question (only partly here/quite distracted/otherwise occupied at the moment or I'd look it up): Do you know of anywhere other than the Aerie to grab eagle eggs? Or perhaps (doubt it, honestly) a way to increase the spawn rate?

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Nope. Just that one spot in the Aerie. Keep trying over and over FOREVER. Fortunately you only need 4.

The DLC supposedly helps.

If you want a good strategy (the one I used!) just get on that bridge the leads to the chief's house. Since the egg spawn point is close to there, you can just run, check the spot, then jump off if you don't get an egg. That'll start you back on the bridge and reset (and reroll!) the collection point.

Or you could do that sidequest in the first half of the game to grab an eagle egg, then never turn it in. But if you're actively seeking eagle eggs, it's probably for Phoenix gear. Which means it's a little late for that. :wacko:

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Originally Posted by Fer!

I swear to god, I try to use VATS only in desperate occasions, but the aiming system is so fucking awful I find myself using it most of the time. Bleh.

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See, the problem here is you're thinking of Fallout as an FPS.

It's not. It's an RPG that just happens to look like an FPS.

Once you start playing it like it's intended, it gets easier.

Like, a lot. I build my character largely around VATS.

Partially because a high CHA no longer lets you talk your way out of everything.

Nor does a high INT cause people's heads to explode. Which says nothing of intellectual vermin being unable to grasp how hard you just blew their mind. Literally.

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Originally Posted by Raype

Looks that way. You might even end up with a speed run trophy, which will spare you having to run through the game on a slow evening to get that plat.

The sidequests can take a while. Also, of note, is that the second half of the game has different sidequests than the first half. And if you didn't do them then, they are forever closed off due to the weird way NG+ is handled. No full game NG+ for you!

IT WAS A FAVORITE OF HIS AND EVERYTHING. STUPID SHADE, WHY'D YOU HAVE TO EAT THAT TREE'S BRAIN?



Nope. Just that one spot in the Aerie. Keep trying over and over FOREVER. Fortunately you only need 4.

The DLC supposedly helps.

If you want a good strategy (the one I used!) just get on that bridge the leads to the chief's house. Since the egg spawn point is close to there, you can just run, check the spot, then jump off if you don't get an egg. That'll start you back on the bridge and reset (and reroll!) the collection point.

Or you could do that sidequest in the first half of the game to grab an eagle egg, then never turn it in. But if you're actively seeking eagle eggs, it's probably for Phoenix gear. Which means it's a little late for that. :wacko:

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I'm saving the speedrun for my last, so I'm still in the first half of the game.

Don't you need low health for that/have the fall kill you for spawn points to reset?

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Originally Posted by Raype

See, the problem here is you're thinking of Fallout as an FPS.

It's not. It's an RPG that just happens to look like an FPS.

Once you start playing it like it's intended, it gets easier.

Like, a lot. I build my character largely around VATS.

Partially because a high CHA no longer lets you talk your way out of everything.

Nor does a high INT cause people's heads to explode. Which says nothing of intellectual vermin being unable to grasp how hard you just blew their mind. Literally.

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Sometimes I feel bad for not understanding Fallout 1 at all. ):

But yeah, F3 gets a bit heavy on the bullshit, Deathclaws and the rabid Ghouls? You better set that shit in Very Easy and maybe you won't lose 50% of your health.

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Originally Posted by Raype

Looks that way. You might even end up with a speed run trophy, which will spare you having to run through the game on a slow evening to get that plat.

The sidequests can take a while. Also, of note, is that the second half of the game has different sidequests than the first half. And if you didn't do them then, they are forever closed off due to the weird way NG+ is handled. No full game NG+ for you!

IT WAS A FAVORITE OF HIS AND EVERYTHING. STUPID SHADE, WHY'D YOU HAVE TO EAT THAT TREE'S BRAIN?

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That's alright. I was vaguely aware that that was the case and have been half-debating simply starting a new file rather than jumping straight into NG+ after finishing this round. Then I can have a character named something other than "Milady~".

Stupid shade, indeed. And speaking of eating brains, the tree even started talking like Arakune after a little bit. :wacko:

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Originally Posted by Tanthias

I'm saving the speedrun for my last, so I'm still in the first half of the game.

Don't you need low health for that/have the fall kill you for spawn points to reset?

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And that's the best way to do it IMO. After doing both, getting to know the NPCs, hearing the flavor dialog between Nier and his party, and having some background plot thrown at you really improves the experience.

Yeah, you don't aim for the other bridge that's below you. You aim for the bottom. There's no penalty for dying. Only losing your position on the map. And whatever you happen to have picked up since going through the last checkpoint. Which is what you want.

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Originally Posted by Fer!

Sometimes I feel bad for not understanding Fallout 1 at all. ):

But yeah, F3 gets a bit heavy on the bullshit, Deathclaws and the rabid Ghouls? You better set that shit in Very Easy and maybe you won't lose 50% of your health.

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Originally Posted by Fer!

Sometimes I feel bad for not understanding Fallout 1 at all. ):

But yeah, F3 gets a bit heavy on the bullshit, Deathclaws and the rabid Ghouls? You better set that shit in Very Easy and maybe you won't lose 50% of your health.

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Aquire the dart gun. It makes Deathclaws (and every other melee enemy) trivial to deal with.

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Originally Posted by Milady

That's alright. I was vaguely aware that that was the case and have been half-debating simply starting a new file rather than jumping straight into NG+ after finishing this round. Then I can have a character named something other than "Milady~".

Stupid shade, indeed. And speaking of eating brains, the tree even started talking like Arakune after a little bit. :wacko:

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If that's the case, just wait until after ending D. You'll have all the slots you'd ever need after that! :wacko:

Emil is Carl. Nier is Ragna. Kaine is Litchi. Tyrann is Hazama. Weiss is Rachel. IT ALL MAKES SENSE.

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Originally Posted by Fer!

Sometimes I feel bad for not understanding Fallout 1 at all. ):

But yeah, F3 gets a bit heavy on the bullshit, Deathclaws and the rabid Ghouls? You better set that shit in Very Easy and maybe you won't lose 50% of your health.

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What's there to understand? It's just VATS. Except with crotch shots and hilarious ways to get out of ever using VATS.

See, the trick is to max out small guns and/or big guns. And get a shitload of agility. Also, consider boosting luck and getting some crit skills. Then get yourself a good rifle or a minigun. Then aim for the head. Problem solved.

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Originally Posted by Raype

If that's the case, just wait until after ending D. You'll have all the slots you'd ever need after that! :wacko:

Emil is Carl. Nier is Ragna. Kaine is Litchi. Tyrann is Hazama. Weiss is Rachel. IT ALL MAKES SENSE.

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Now the crazy desert people with weird rules and a stupid language just need to dress up like cat people. ^^;;;

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Originally Posted by Milady

Now the crazy desert people with weird rules and a stupid language just need to dress up like cat people. ^^;;;

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My god. It's perfect.

Now we just need a bunch of Yonah clones running around.

at the same time, I mean

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Originally Posted by Raype

What's there to understand? It's just VATS. Except with crotch shots and hilarious ways to get out of ever using VATS.

See, the trick is to max out small guns and/or big guns. And get a shitload of agility. Also, consider boosting luck and getting some crit skills. Then get yourself a good rifle or a minigun. Then aim for the head. Problem solved.

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I don't know, I simply couldn't figure out the combat in Fallout 1, a fucking scorpion kept killing me. ;_;

Oh Hunting Rifle, you're so broken. <3

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Originally Posted by Fer!

I don't know, I simply couldn't figure out the combat in Fallout 1, a fucking scorpion kept killing me. ;_;

Oh Hunting Rifle, you're so broken. <3

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Point weapon (or rock. Or depleted uranium, because fuck cancer) at enemy's dick (or nearest equivalent) shoot. Do until AP depleated. Wait. Repeat.

Alternatively

THIS SENTENCE IS FALSE.

Also, I picked up the perk of eating the corpses of my enemies just for the hell of it.

I save a lot on Stimpaks now. :wacko:

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Originally Posted by Raype

My god. It's perfect.

Now we just need a bunch of Yonah clones running around.

at the same time, I mean

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There's even a creepy butler in the game already, just waiting to be Rachel's friend.

And an underground lab for a grumpy pink grimalkin to stockpile warheads.

MIND = BLOWN. :wacko:

You have to save stimpacks?

*looks at huge stack*

Well, shit.

Wait.... the Emergency Security Protocol can't be run during an emergency? Darn you people :fist:

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Originally Posted by Milady

There's even a creepy butler in the game already, just waiting to be Rachel's friend.

And an underground lab for a grumpy pink grimalkin to stockpile warheads.

MIND = BLOWN. :wacko:

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Devola? Stop using platinum's staff

Shadowlord? Hakumen

Gretel? Do I hear theme music? BANG BANG BANG BANGBANG. I mean, he fights for justice. And he punches. He even specializes in counters. And the spinning!

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Originally Posted by Tanthias

Wait.... the Emergency Security Protocol can't be run during an emergency? Darn you people :fist:

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Considering the whackjobs that built those places, just be thankful it's not powered by the soul of a forsaken child.

well, as far as we know. I mean, everything else already is.

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Originally Posted by Raype

Devola? Stop using platinum's staff

Shadowlord? Hakumen

Gretel? Do I hear theme music? BANG BANG BANG BANGBANG. I mean, he fights for justice. And he punches. He even specializes in counters. And the spinning!

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Why didn't you tell me I'd already played this game's story before I went out and bought it again? :wacko:

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Originally Posted by Milady

Why didn't you tell me I'd already played this game's story before I went out and bought it again? :wacko:

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Because this game has a white beast whereas BB has a black beast.

It's totally different.

:wacko:

Well, my recording of the intro level utterly fucked itself. But at least I have coldman's stage down and completely recorded.

Next up: Pinning the burning man to the wall with walls of ice.

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Originally Posted by Raype

Because this game has a white beast whereas BB has a black beast.

It's totally different.

:wacko:

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It might as well scream Distortion Finish! every time you complete a timed segment of a boss battle, just as the mini cutscene in which Nier slaughters whatever monster you're fighting plays.

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Originally Posted by Milady

It might as well scream Distortion Finish! every time you complete a timed segment of a boss battle, just as the mini cutscene in which Nier slaughters whatever monster you're fighting plays.

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Nier builds meter way too slowly. It takes forever for him to create his distortions. Fortunately they're composed entirely of invincibility frames.

Although that is a good drive. It's like Tsubaki crossed with Hakumen. Awesome. :wacko: