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^^^ Why couldnt we just have a ToS with Genis as the lead char. He's by far my fav



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bardicverse said:
^^^ Why couldnt we just have a ToS with Genis as the lead char. He's by far my fav

Because his entire character role in ToS consisted of being an in-game encyclopedia of past world events, berating Lloyd for not paying attention in classes, and agreeing with/getting scolded by Raine.

Starting with new characters or retconning the old ones were the best options but sadly they managed to screw up the new ones.



bardicverse said:
^^^ Why couldnt we just have a ToS with Genis as the lead char. He's by far my fav

now you talk!

 

maybe he's the most powerful as well, just stay away from the enemy and let the others fight while you use magic, i could never win the bosses without him

boss fights without him was a pain, like when you are forced to beat Decus and the other girl just by using Emil and Marta, that was the worst experience i had in the game! (monsters had such a low IQ to prove useful ) : P

 



don't mind my username, that was more than 10 years ago, I'm a different person now, amazing how people change ^_^

bardicverse said:

Ok, so I've started playing this game, and I'm already frustrated. Why does it take nearly a half hour to get to the tutorial for this game? I was so exhausted of the story by this point, paired with the slow responses between characters that I fought the aqua monster, saved and shut the game off.

I would think that developers would realize by now that gamers need to be immersed in the game quickly. A tutorial so far into the game is simply aggrivating.

Oh, and can the main character possibly BE any more whiny?

 

Emil gets a lot less whiny as the story progresses... its just a plot device. You should continue the game..



damkira said:
bardicverse said:

Ok, so I've started playing this game, and I'm already frustrated. Why does it take nearly a half hour to get to the tutorial for this game? I was so exhausted of the story by this point, paired with the slow responses between characters that I fought the aqua monster, saved and shut the game off.

I would think that developers would realize by now that gamers need to be immersed in the game quickly. A tutorial so far into the game is simply aggrivating.

Oh, and can the main character possibly BE any more whiny?

 

Emil gets a lot less whiny as the story progresses... its just a plot device. You should continue the game..

Not really. Emil is whiny for 99% of the game. Then he "changes" right before the conclusion. His character progression should have mirrored Marta's. She changed gradually as the game wore on. Emil was just god awful through out.

 



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@WoW - true true, good point.

@damkira - Oh, Im not giving up on it. Im just frustrated that the startup is so slow, and both me and my gf wanna slap the crap out of Emil =)

@dark_ghost - yeah, he's by far my fav char to use in ToS on GC. I even use him as the lead character ToS for exploring



bardicverse said:

@damkira - Oh, Im not giving up on it. Im just frustrated that the startup is so slow, and both me and my gf wanna slap the crap out of Emil =)

If you're playing with a friend (like I am) then be aware than the first few hours are the most frustrating.  There was one period early on where Marta comes and goes 3-4 times forcing you to constantly rearrange the party.  It gets better later but the second person will be stuck watching (as will the 3rd) for quite a bit overall.



^^^ yup, we're trying to play it together. I got up to the point where you fight the aqua monster, early on. When does it become normal for 2 players?



If you're playing with another player, does the camera still focus on player 1 causing others to go off screen sometimes?



A game I'm developing with some friends:

www.xnagg.com/zombieasteroids/publish.htm

It is largely a technical exercise but feedback is appreciated.

nordlead said:
g-value said:
nordlead said:
your rant fails because you failed to mention that Emil is the worst video game character ever.

Wrong. That title belongs to Colette from ToS.

 

collete may have been anoying, but she pales in comparison to Emil. Also, you don't have to deal with Collete throughout the entire game, unlike Emil who you can't get rid of

 

Come on guys. Emil isn't THAT bad. I actually liked him. =O Haha.