Games you are playing

[heprea]

[zamisk]

I started with EOII and besides not being able to use L and R in the menu and dungeon I have no problems. Loving the game so far, maybe more than EOIII-V!

[noodles]

there's something really special about the first EO. It's a little easier than EO2 in my opinion, but you really have to put time and resources into getting, say, all three elemental spells on an alchemist. It's rewarding to work your party into something that can power through the dungeon. I just wish you could start with hexer.

[zamisk]

I want to unlock ronin more, that was my "Zamisk" portrait in EOII in my first playthrough.

I heard stances are pretty big skill sinks in this one though.

[noodles]

They are, and that's what holds them back, compared to their later incarnations. They can probably out-damage a landsknecht with regular attacks but the point of the landsknecht is being able to chain all that sweet sweet elemental damage.

So let's say you want to do a fire attack with a ronin. That's leveling Katanas to 10, AND Overhead to 5, just so you can put a single point in the fire skill. If you want to have that be worth the investment you'll also have a landsknecht in there to chain the damage, which means you'll probably also have an alchemist already...and is all of that gonna justify retiring somebody just to have your ronin come in at level 25 or whatever? I don't know. Maybe in super specialized builds where your ronin ONLY levels up Overhead and you have two alchemists that each only focus on thunder or ice.

[Wolkenritter]

[zamisk]

Thanks for the advice, guys! I have a bit of time to decide if I want to go that route, and by then I'll probably be attatched to my party and not in the mood to grind anyway.

[PLA]

Look at this perfect man.

[Wolkenritter]

Who I will never draw because my luck is bad.

[Theresia]

I finished Persona 2 EP!
What should I say, I loved every second of it, and the bittersweet ending was really the icing on the cake.
Having played the second part, I can finally consider the Persona 2 duology the best jRPG I've ever played.
Innocent Sin is a bit flawed in term of gameplay, but the hooking plot definitely compensates this.
Eternal Punishment is perfect. <3

I'm now playing Phantasy Star IV, its plot is nothing to write home about, but it's really fun nonetheless.

[Lumnaya]

Finished:
　Professor Layton and Pandora's Box
　Radiant Historia
　Ghost Trick

Currently playing:
　Boxboxboy!
　Shin Megami Tensei IV

I had slept on the Professor Layton series at the time, but they're really addictive.

I liked Radiant Historia very much too, except for the last dungeon and trying to find the right nodes for completing sidequests which dragged on a bit towards the end. Good combat system, very good characters and music.

Ghost Trick was brilliant in every aspect, one of the best DS games I've played yet.

I'm just a few hours in Shin Megami Tensei IV, having lots of fun with it so far.

[Sigma]

Been playing Breath of the Wild.

Encountered my first not far from exploring one of the snowy regions in "". I had spotted what looked like an entrance to some ruins as I was making my way down the mountain and decided to just glide down there. It completely surprised me as I was not paying attention to that region as I was looking elsewhere, mid-glide, for any other potential Shrines off in the distance. My initial reaction to it was priceless as I got gutted. However, that adrenaline rush and the satisfaction of killing that damned beast was such a joy... And it didn't go away when I would eventually encounter .

Another thing I'm loving about the game is breaking their puzzle designs with the tools that they give you. Ended up subverting one of the wind puzzles

[Wolkenritter]

[Theresia]

I finished Koudelka, awesome game, now I really want to play Shadow Hearts.
Now I'm playing Dungeon Travelers 2, I'm currently exploring the Catacombs and the dungeon design seems to get more complex, with teleporters, pits - although they were also in the previous one - and secret passages; this might be interesting.

[Tomaso]

I played Cuphead over the holidays. That game is such a joy to play. I've had a blast even though I was dying a lot. Anyone tried Cuphead?