80 posts tagged “games”
Playing Xenogears in Japanese is pretty strange. I’ve known and loved the game for 10 years now, but never knew it in its original form. Part of the charm of the original game was its sometimes inspired, sometimes abysmal localization. It was fun to discover that the celebrated line “Master, sir, did you just see my MAD SKILLZ!?” came from the innocuous “Master, master! Didja see my technique!!”
I'm getting into parts of Xenogears that I don't remember at all. Everything past beating Redrum and winning the gear battling tournament in D Block seems new to me. I didn't even remember the existence of Sigmund, for instance. The game is really moving along, though. It being on PSP, I can play a bit here and there whenever I have a few minutes, so I'm already 25 hours in, on the 24th of 61 chapters.
As for the music system being used in the game, the article says that Tsuchiya and GUST have spent 10 months working with a beta version of ADAMS, in an unannounced title, and that this title will be the first product to use the system. So there doesn't seem to be much doubt that the next GUST game will have the ADAMS system in it. Also, the article is pretty specific in saying that this unreleased title will be announced within this year, and released next Spring.
As for a fan translation, if NISA doesn't take it on for some reason, it would likely have to be a text script to read along with (like the Xenosaga Madness Project or Kayama's Sakura Taisen scripts) rather than a patch. I don't think that PS3 hacking has gotten to the level of patching games yet, has it?
Julian came over and was all excited to have me finish Persona 3. Until he saw how weak my personas were, and how few minerals I had for buying cards. Now I'm running around lower Tartaros blocks, with enemies fleeing in fear, while I look for rare items to bring to Elizabeth in exchange for cards.
After a few tries, beat the balance boss at floor 236, thanks to the Magic Mirror trick in JaggedJim's FAQ.
Okay, finally sitting down with some fusion databases and deliberately fusing my way to certain powerful personas. Started with one of the simpler ones, Norn, and got kinda hooked. Now seriously planning out fusion trees in OmniFocus, to try to get all of the best personas in the arcana where I have the commu to level 10.
Arahabaki get! The best of the Hermit arcana personas! And my first cross spread fusion. I've got three different GameFAQs and the MegaTen Wiki open, here, to figure out how to fuse these guys.
Had a little date with Fuuka, half-accidentally. I didn't realize it was Christmas Eve, and accepted her invitation without thinking. I like Fuuka, but I consider Chihiro my main commu. So after the date, I went back and had one with Chihiro instead.
Hey, I reached level 10 in the Hanged Man commu. Still working on the Sun and the Devil.
Aigis is back! Wooop! … Poor Aigis. :(
I sure am glad I got the original Japanese version, so I could hear Sakamoto Maaya, (what little there is of) Sawashiro Miyuki, and the rest of the cast.
Uh oh… New Year's Eve. This big choice reminds me a lot of Persona 2.
Reached the final Tartaros block. Player level 60! Died on the floor 220 boss; they finally gave me a boss who can put up a good fight.
