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RaidenGarai posted...

Well shit, suddenly I feel a lot better about my 1.5 average, especially since I mainly play a dead game!

Sullygnome is where I get those stats. I don't check them as much as I used to, but the analytics do keep things in perspective for me

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Stats wise, I find this always striking to me when I study it. In the past month, I am "technically" in the top 3rd or so of streamers' channels in terms of average and total views.

My average viewers: 1-2

I mean...that speaks volumes. I sure as fuck don't feel that high up...imagine how many stream to 0.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

That or you play the stuff I do (rhythm games/RPGs for YouTube), you're practically invisible to anyone mainstream .

*Trying not to sound sour or pissy*. I gave up the "I'm gonna make money or even grow an audience" and took a pragmatic view for my own sanity.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

The issue one always faces is: you are not making money FROM Twitch, as in the company. You earn money being a viable entertainer so that viewers actually watch and support your content. But that is a month to month thing. Churn is a weird experience. Some people could be fans for life or flake out after one or two streams.

The unpredictability of it all makes it....unappealing to make a career out of it. Same deal with YouTube or Patreon. Twitch has lower entry barriers to monetization, but that doesn't guarantee anything

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

I've made at most $500 streaming in Twitch for 3 years. "Making it" is a .0000001% chance. Don't quit your day job. *Has 3 part time retail jobs*

*Still changes password to be safe*

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

See, that stuff is endless fun. I shudder to think how the same team who wrote the in story dialogue wrote that.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

But what about Kingdom Hearts Monopoly? They have enough characters and stuff to fit all the spaces.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

"Here at Asteroid Coaster, no one can hear you scream...except the person sitting next to you."

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Planet Wisp was "ok" I suppose. Kinda Emerald Hill meets Launch Base kinda vibe. Aquariam Park was nice though. Any Japanese aesthetic always gets high marks from me (Press Garden Act 2 for instance).

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Speaking of apps, now HIDIVE is pulling a Funi and going solo. I guess watching Land of the Lustrous again on VRV last week right before it went away was a smart move.

Sheesh. If they get a PS4 app (no reason why they wouldn't, that's ANOTHER service I gotta buy. Only $4 it looks like, but steam service licensing is a clusterfuck.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

5.5/10

I want to like this...
I really want to like this...
But between Seifer's "rivalry" with Squall, Squall and Rinoa, and the end of Disc 2 and Disc 3 in general...

nope.

Laguna can't save this.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

It probably has more to do with the game being zoomed out to fuck (thanks widescreen fucking up platformers forever) and being a blind person. I can barely make Sonic out in the background while trying to hold myself steady with the moving pad.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Starlight Carnival Act 3 can fuck off and rot. Death pits are fine, but endless death pits and a moving bouncy pad? Um...thanks game. Still got through it though. Other levels weren't scum of the earth like that shit was.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

I'm not gonna be shocked if I begin to hurl while playing Starlight Carnival stages..

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

I've played a bit into Tropical Resort and Sweet Mountain. I think the best word I'd use to describe this would be "pleasant." Not necessarily the most fun or exciting gameplay. I can see avid platforming fans potentially turned off by how "on rails" a lot of the game is. It sure does have a lot of unique paths and collectibles. But as someone who dropped off Sonic after 3&K (only playing Generations and Mania), this is the sort of easy going platformer I need. It's designed simply enough, but it doesn't seem either too janky nor too "perfectly precise."

I really appreciate the weird banter that comes from the intercom announcer (who may or may not be Eggman himself now that I think about it). The comedy falls flat in the cutscenes because it's too kiddy, but the intercom interludes are subtle and hilarious.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Started it myself this afternoon. Only played a few levels, but this certainly has that Generations feel. A little stiff in spots, but I appreciate the sort of "on rails" presentation over Sonic given free reign at breakneck speed to fall everywhere.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Yeah, it's almost as if a videogame developer/publisher makes money by..."making video games."

I mean not stuff like Contra Rogue Corps or Metal Gear Survive...but actual video games.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

No more money in pachinko and PES? Will they actually try to run a company the right way?

Believe it when I see it

HIT THE LEVER

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

They were super thorough. Good to know they didn't mess around. Makes me even more interested to watch than before.


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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

UshiromiyaEva posted...

I beleive Emma's dun is pretty recent? It was a Kickstarter I think, or something similar. It was being promoted a lot.

You can kickstart something like that years after the fact?

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

I overhauled my anime queues for Crunchyroll and Funimation today (a little too much I think. I picked pretty much anything that said "Dub" in it...)

Anyway, to my surprise, Emma: A Victorian Romance was listed in Funimation's catalog. I remember getting a disc way back during Netflix's DVD days that only had a sub version from Nozomi Entertainment. I was pleasantly surprised Funi had an English version. Emma was one of those properties that always gave me a smile when reading the manga. Just a subtle, enjoyable romance read. It just was fun for some reason. The anime version is exactly as I'd want to be: charming, slightly stilted and awkward, but enjoyable. The fact it has a New York based dub cast is...unexpected. I know New York did dubs, but at about the same frequency as Viz/Canada...as in never.

I kinda needed a softer, lighter show after some of the stuff I'd been watching lately (Ergo Proxy, Land of the Lustrous, etc).

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Wow. It looks like it turns a boring game into a...possibly fun one.

Did they fix the voice acting audio for cutscenes? OG sounds like being in a bathroom.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Already better

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

I am curious too. Raka's issues are my main gripes as well. Only making money off enemy drops is kinda bleh too.

Oh, and the freaking license board. I hope Zodiac Age does what the Sphere Grid did and keep people in defined jobs. In the original, I just kinda didn't get what each weapon or armor was trying to be. Best I managed was certain magic types to certain people...

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

XII wasn't my style of "Final Fantasy" game to me. They tried to make a pseudo action game/faster turn based system that took 2-3 times to gets snappy and smooth (7R). Other issues were a political intrigue plot, every character other than Balthier lacking charisma and "presence", and a just overall "western" feel to the entire thing. The music too. Uematsu wasn't there, and the Odin Sphere/Valkyria Chronicles guy did a "orchestral movie soundtrack" that didn't hook me like Uematsu's "jingle based" songs.

I tried to play it multiple times. I've beaten it twice and quit two other times in the same spot (Raithwall).

To me, FF should feel like Dragon Quest/Persona and other JRPGs still do. Yakuza for instance went from a beat em up TO afull on turn based system and benefitted from that change. Square is free to experiment, but that kind of experimentation with "Western or Mainstream" game styles just isn't what I want. XIII and XV had things I "could" have enjoyed, but 7R is the closest to a "fun" game.

FFX was the last time Square Enix gave me a "FF" experience.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

The correct answer is all five.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Restaurant To Another World (the few episodes I saw) was "D&D characters going to a cafe after their adventures for food porn."

It's fine, but I don't know how much it changes it's formula after I dropped it 5 eps in.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Different strokes I guess.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Sure, I respect the opinion. Someone else once said "I can get into them as "characters" more if they aren't "well known.". However, the "AHA that person is in this?" moment thrills me more. I'm a big sucker for good actors and we'll...I lived through the 90s....never again.


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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Funny enough, I actually liked the voice acting of the remake. Then again, I know all the actors from 5 million other things...so I'm biased. Then again, I think the original v. remake acting is similar to SOTN's. SOTN's is VERY campy and has both super highs (Dracula) and lows (Succubus). The remake actors are better quality, but less...intense about it.

So I guess it's a matter if you want memorable with the potential to be bad or "Hey, I know this set of actors won't screw this up."

SH2 had...decent actors in the original. Nothing amazing either.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Dohalim fight is the hardest fight I had thus far, so...

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

JAMES/caps

8/10

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Post-fifth realm dungeons down. Nice to have some short, straightforward dungeons out of the way while digging into plot.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Dooba doo DAT

Yes


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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Shionne is great to use because the party is allergic to defending themselves. I'm able to mostly stay in the back and avoid damage. Usually anyway.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Please be good...

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

God I wish.

I know there was a PS2 game that had the Bebop license that either got cancelled or was Japan only.


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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Aww man. That was an epic opening.

I was planning on re-watching it to do a YouTube podcast for it. Then again, rewatch something enough, it is ingrained in memory.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Meh. Way to be HIDIVE. Wanted to rewatch Big O, but they only have season one....

Heatguy J rewatch then

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

8.5

It subverts a normal "fighting for revenge" and "stopping absolute authority" naratives by putting you in the shoes of someone who was completely shit on by her circumstances, and so thoroughly took no quarter on getting her revenge. Add in many party members who also didn't give many shits (though 1-2 shone by being the bastions of 'good manners') and you have a story that revels in the excess its approach afforded.


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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Note: a Kisara based sidequests later in the game nets some fantastic armor for her.

Hot damn the stat increase...

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

I did some stuff after the fifth realm and now....sidequest. hooboy.

*gets out chainsaw, scythe, and rake*

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

I think of the "limited enemy models" more akin to FFX than Eternal Sonata (which I will VEHEMENTLY disapprove of). Then again, Eternal Sonata has more problems with its battle system than just that (4x damage if I don't guard just right? Fuck off game). The way this game is designed, it's kind of a actiony take on FFX's tic tac toe player -> enemy weakness design. The boost skills actively target certain types and weaken them way more than wailing on them. Which...thankfully, you still can whoop up on them without the Boost. It just takes longer.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

He's still around. He was in John Wick and still does stand up.

But seriously. Mario is either gravely Italian/New Yorker or the Martinet pitch. Danny Devito maybe? I mean, way too obvious...but Chris Pratt? I'd rather have Devito doing schtick.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

I mean...Hoskins passed away...so.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Why not switch Rogen and Black's roles? I'm never heard Black speak in a low enough voice (or garbled) to fit that character. I can buy him as a doofy Donkey Kong a little easier.

Probably gonna do some weird effects work overdubbing it or something.

And Pratt is a swing and a miss...

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Fifth Lord Down

with a creepy ass doll lady and a timeskip to prove shit ain't done yet.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

Made it through some of Kuja's Desert Palace...ai mean fifth lord"s castle ...

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

You're expected to blow through the CP for bosses. Probably why they put full saves before them, and regular campsites elsewhere.

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass

If they ever decide to dub them again (they went sub only a couple years back), I could get back into them. Subs aren't easy for a blind person after all. They were a yearly staple to get through a very lean late PS2-PS3 JRPG generation drought for me.

Stories and characters are never super exciting, but the battles can be tricky or surprisingly hard on occasion.

I would start with Ayesha or Sophie. Meruru was a favorite, but ended a trilogy loop

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"Evening caress, Always yearning, I must confess, The stars aren't burning"
Copernicus - Candlemass