I finished off my ys collection for $10, got god eater 2 for $22 and ikaruga for $3.99.
PS4 was the main sink. I got Digimon Cyber sleuth for $22, God of War 3 for $11, and Tales of Zestiria $17.
Yeah, that scene makes me cringe. I mean, even apart from the voice acting, you're like the only person on your team that actually play worth a damn. The rest of the team sucks, so you're basically just setting the team up for even more disheartenment.
You're right about Chrono Trigger. It feels like the Shovel Knight of RPGs in a way. It captures the spirit and charm of the series so well without including any of the stuff that really bogged down the genre. It could have come out today and you wouldn't bat an eye. Even without the nostalgia for the genre, it just nails the spirit of youth and adventure early gaming had, and it's a charm that's impossible to resist.
If you want another game that will make you feel similarly charmed, check out Trails in the Sky if you have a PSP/Vita or a pc. It's an amazing experience.
Trails took me 80 hours. I completed everything though, so your number might be less if you're not as completionist-ey. That said, the 80 hours isn't as bad as it seems since each chapter essentially has a self contained story with ties to an overarcching plot, and the chapters are generally around 5-10 hours depending on how many side quests you do. It makes it feel more like a tv show than a movie, and helped me a lot when getting through it. I played a bit more Xanadu. It seems pretty great. My copy looked weird until I messed with the settings.
Games are always better when you have someone to dork out about them with. I miss that.
I have Tokyo Ghoul but haven't watched it yet. I've heard good things though! When Marnie was there looks nice too, but seriously depressing. I should give it a look at some point though.
Trails is a long game - took me around 80 hours to complete. However, the chapter structure helps a lot, as each chapter essentially contains it's own self contained story that has ties to an overarching plot which makes it feel much more managable. I tackled it like I would a tv show rather than a movie/book and that helped a lot for me.
I haven't played XII in forever, but from memory it's rather similar to the Xenoblade series?
Yep, this is something I'd love. It's the main reason I actually still use Destructoid, since their wall makes for efficient interaction when you don't have time to either read or write a full blog.
Oh man, all of Ys soundtracks are awesome. If you still have your Vita then you can play Ys Seven and Oath in Felghana which in my opinion are a bit better than Celceta. Celceta is awesome, but I think the plot/characters of Seven are more engaging, and the combat in Oath is more fun, plus it has more Metroidvania-isms.
My personal favourite is Origin, but it's only on PC. It's pretty low spec though.
You can play with a mouse and keyboard or gamepad. I prefer gamepad for 3rd person games like this m+k is totally valid, and both the gamepad and keyboard are rebindable.
In Xanadu I encountered a bug where I couldn't open a door. It wasn't that I didn't have the key or anything, I just couldn't interact with it. I figured I'd try again later but I started playing other things and sort of forgot about it.
And that is odd. Is it just a resolution thing?
I know that feeling. I've also been playing through the FF games. Just got to X... and yeesh I do not remember Tidas being as insufferable as he was here. Wakka also makes me want to shove that damned Blitzball down his throat. I almost wish FF had have stuck to silent text.
Yeah. I can see people losing interest at points, as it feels very episodic and like it wants you to complete all of the sidequests before moving on with the plot, even if they aren't all at the same level of quality.
That said I feel like from the end of Chapter 3 on is the really good stuff, where you keep finding out revelations about the world and characters. I'm really looking forward to playing the next one and then Trails in Cold Steel on Vita, which is supposedly like a mashup of this and Persona 4 but set in Erebonia, which should be interesting considering the backstory of Skies.
Oh man I never even knew OLED Vita's existed. That's awesome! Idk if this is a game to test graphics on by any stretch of the imagination though lol.
