Board 8 > SaveEstelle/LeonhartFour in Different Houses: Exposing Frauds Edition [SELF]

(+) Yeah! (+)

I have a chance in my playoff match because my opponent had Derrick Henry on his bench
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I'm pretty sure I must have gone for a zero week in pickem this week

Jeez
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Oh right, forgot to mention it, but Creed 2 was pretty good. I think the first one was probably better, but it was still enjoyable. I think Creed 2 almost felt like a combination of plot points from other Rocky movies mashed together into a single movie. Then again, I loved Rocky IV, so just seeing Drago again was really cool for me, and he was good here.
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Finished P5D. Time to put my Vita back into cold storage.
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Unlocked Lucario, Ness, and Captain Falcon in Smash Ultimate now. I laughed because I literally just won a battle in World of Light with a single Falcon Punch.

Still the best.
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Okay, this fight against Iggy on Wuhu Island with the strong winds and not being able to swim is the first challenge in World of Light that's really giving me problems.
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Aw yeah gimme that Dunban spirit. I've been using Marth as my main guy to go through World of Light with to so the sword boost helps a lot.
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Me and my friends started watching Rocky a few years back but stopped before 5.

So close to being able to watch the new movies
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I've also been using Marth to go through the World of Light. I've been targeting skills on the Sphere Grid that benefit Marth so it sort of makes it difficult to change to another character.
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pjbasis posted...

Me and my friends started watching Rocky a few years back but stopped before 5.

So close to being able to watch the new movies

Skip Rocky V. It's garbage and the new movies rightfully don't even acknowledge it exists, and neither does the fanbase.
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go go Cloud

the last possible good result left (unless Cloud also beats Zelda, I guess)
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cold steel.

i'm at the festival.

the main menu train updated to show everyone in their costumes.

i'm dying.
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I see Mario "The Plumber" Mario claimed another victim in my absence. rip samus.

Since Cloud looks like he's not up to the heroic task of bringing this man to justice, hopefully Zelda will again.

dowolf posted...

cold steel.

i'm at the festival.

oh my god did i miss chapter 6 hype?

Ohhhh also, since I missed Chapter 6 hype I missed a good time to explain the final bonding event thing. Here it is if you want to know:

You need them to have a certain amount of Link EXP and also to have done at least of the following events with them:

-Seen their Chapter 6 Bond Event (for Towa it's her Chapter 5 Event since she doesn't have one in Chapter 6)
-Took them to pick up the costumes at Heimdallr
-Use at least 2 tickets on them at the festival.

Obviously we're past the point where you can change who you took as your final picks for the bond events and costume pickup so if you're thinking "oh crap I wanted X as an option for the final bond event but didn't pick them for any of those, you can perform emergency triage here by using at least 2 tickets on them at the festival and they'll be available.

Well, provided they meet the Link EXP requirements which is the other half of the equation. For the Original Class VII Members it's Level 5. For Crow/Milium it's Level 4. For Sara it's like 4.5 (4400 Link EXP). For Towa it's 2000 Link EXP. Though obviously you have no way of checking Sara and Towa's Link EXP. IIRC for Towa, bond events are 500 Link EXP so if you know how many of those you have locked in you can do the math from there. Festival Tickets also give Link EXP but it's like 200 or something.
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Zelda will dominate Mario if he beats Cloud

believe dat
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I want to believe
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i may have not posted anything during Chapter 6.

I definitely enjoyed it though! Lots more mysteries (Why hello there Sharon who is this "second master"?), lots more hinting, and interrupting the boss by blowing up his ship was hilarious. He was also easily the hardest boss of the run, but he proved defenseless when... Well, when I respec'd my party so everyone had a minimum 20% chance on attack to inflict a status he was weak to. Plus 20% chance to delay him. Plus double speed down. Plus that beautiful 45% net chance from Angie. Plus Lvl5 juggler, which is stupidly broken holy shit--50% nightmare, which he's weak to, and 90% random something else yes please. .

For the bike trip, I chose Emma, which I think was pretty prescient given that I'm pretty sure her chasing after the blue bird like that is something only she does, and that everyone else sticks around for Misty. It also gave me the amazing line "I guess she's just secretly been a bird watcher all this time" (REAN HOW CAN YOU BE MORE OBLIVIOUS THAN LLOYD) so yeah.

Speaking of, Rean is basically Lloyd 2.0. This will make sense to the 1.5 of you who've played the Crossbell games, but yeah >_>

Misty's hinting that she knew Crossbell was going to declare independence was very interesting. I don't remember her from the Crossbell games, but given that we've already met her in two "forms," a third wouldn't be that out of the blue. I also really like some of the random references, like Bond popping up, and people mentioning the IBC freezing all assets, etc. Which means we're getting close-ish to the end of Ao. That's interesting in its own right, since it reinforces the feeling I've had that we're basically being allowed to meet Class 7 during a (relatively) slow time that precedes the moment a number of very... interesting characters just happened to make their departure from Ao with the comment that they were heading to Erebonia.

And speaking of spoilers I know from Ao (presumably anyone who's played CS will know this, but...), I'm increasingly curious if this game is going to end with Osborne getting shot. That does seem like the obvious break point.

And yeah, thanks for that info. Like I said earlier, I may or may not have hacked my save file to give myself more bonding points, so I should be good on that count >_>
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dowolf posted...

And yeah, thanks for that info. Like I said earlier, I may or may not have hacked my save file to give myself more bonding points, so I should be good on that count >_>

...oh right. duh. you did. You're fine then, obviously. >_>

Also there's some stuff I kinda want to say about some of the things you posted there but it's probably better if I wait a bit!
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mini-update:

The time has come

From Ao, knowing about the bells there makes me really curious about what's going on with them here. I don't expect another FMA-style countrywide magic circle thingymabob, but...
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Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight Platinum get!

Favorite song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpAyATJNkkc" data-time="
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I didnt really like most of the remixes in P5D. It was a pretty disappointing soundtrack, which is a bummer given how good P5s music is.
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That's unfortunate. Of course, remixes in general are pretty hit or miss, in my opinion.
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Ace Attorney Season 2 Episode 7 complete

I reflexively leaned away from the TV when Viola appeared, so they definitely nailed that part. Don't feel like they really did Kudo justice here though.
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Bah, looks like Cloud is gonna fall short. That's lame.
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Cloud gets close to taking the lead again and then suddenly Mario starts stalling again

VERY SUSPICIOUS!!
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Dowolf, ToCS1 definitely doesn't get close to the end of Ao...
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Planet Gamecube doesn't exist anymore right
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sort of

the site still exists under a different name
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LeonhartFour posted...

Planet Gamecube doesn't exist anymore right

it will if mario needs it to

i have zero trust in cloud here
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Let's mosey
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Mac Arrowny posted...

Dowolf, ToCS1 definitely doesn't get close to the end of Ao...

...I mean, I don't expect it to reach the epilogue of Ao. Like, I straight-up said the moment where I expect ToCS1 to end...

...I don't know what the point of saying this is?
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...Michel? Not Michelle?

This bothers me far more than it should.
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just reached the scene i mentioned two posts above.

"Well that was anticlimactic" i admit i laughed so hard.

i have more thoughts on the moment itself but i don't know where that would be spoiling up to for people who haven't played Crossbell so I'll keep that to myself for now.
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Ohhhhhhhhhhh snap. hypehypehype.
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It's nice to see Cloud be the hero again. Makes me nostalgic for SC2K3.
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tocs stuff again

SHARON IS AN ENFORCER

WHAT

BUT...

-8BK;LJS;LKEYJ;AJY?! (<-- mind exploding please pay it no heed)
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ToCS Spoilers

I'm actually surprised you didn't start suspecting her after her conversation with Claire about her "other employer" especially when she said she suspected they were "just playing around." Who other than Ouroboros would consider getting involved in all this "just playing around" lol >_>
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ditto

I was convinced she was part of one of the groups of witches! "Whoops" >_>
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and clear.

initial thoughts: Nobody expects unlimited blade works! Also, nobody expects xenogears! (well okay the latter I did kinda see coming but >_>)

also that fight is BS on nightmare.

I also looked up the stats for max transfer bonus, and wow i beat the game at lvl 65 and the highest bonus requires level 80 i feel like such a slacker >_>
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No, you're not. Getting to Level 80 even on NG+ carrying over levels isn't realistic unless you grind heavily or use the Shining Pom DLC for guaranteed level-ups.

ToCS Full Spoilers:

lol yeah that fight on nightmare is trolly. Valimar scales with Rean's level but even still. Also, can you understand why I need to see user SaveEstelle play this game? I need his reaction to DOST THOU DESIRE THE POWER

Let's see if I remember some of the comments I wanted to make... You were right about Emma having a unique reaction to the bird in the bike event. Everyone else sticks around for the conversation with Vita and doesn't really care about Rean's describing the bird. In fact, on NG+ that scene is slightly expanded with Vita getting a few more lines after Rean and Emma drive off.

I was laughing a bit thinking Vita as an Anguis would duck your notice if you let your guard down after the "reveal" that she was Misty, thinking that was it for her in terms of secret identities. Chapter 6 C is generally considered the hardest fight in the game, yeah, with the possible exception of the Valimar fight at the end, but I think that's "solved" at a sufficient level.

Sad that Alfin, Toval/Micht, and the Realm of the Great Shadow/Final Dungeon/Loa Erebonius didn't get any mention. Alfin is just ~the best~, Micht is a fascinating character once you make the connections, and I just love the design and aesthetics in the final dungeon and Loa Erebonius.

also disappointed that you seem to have favored emma unless I have misinterpreted your updates.

I know Crossbell apparently spoils that Osborne will get shot at some point, but I hear that coming from Crossbell tends to make people more suspicious that C is Cayenne whereas without Crossbell, Crow is the obvious culprit because lol who else has a name starting with a C?

Arghhhh definitely feel like I'm forgetting tons of things to comment on but I can't think of much else right now! Uh, who'd you pick for the final bonding event I guess?
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xp1337 posted...

I was laughing a bit thinking Vita as an Anguis would duck your notice if you let your guard down after the "reveal" that she was Misty, thinking that was it for her in terms of secret identities. Chapter 6 C is generally considered the hardest fight in the game, yeah, with the possible exception of the Valimar fight at the end, but I think that's "solved" at a sufficient level.

I mean, I knew she was something else, though an Anguis was a bit more than I expected.

Alfin's a good character but I didn't think her worthy of special mention. She mostly shines with trying to play matchmaker between Elise and Rean. Toval (the Vampire Hunter? or is he supposed to be the guy from Carmelia?) and Micht were an interesting side thing, but the "Based on a true story!" reveal felt like a really bizarre drop in the moment and I kinda let it slide. Dungeon's neat, kinda reminded me of FFXIII and XIII-2's final dungeons, if with a more reasonable budget than those games'. Unlimited Blade Works at the final boss was probably my favorite visual moment there.

I did favor Emma, yeah. #dealwithit

I massively suspected Crow was C mostly because... well, mostly because I know Crow's featured heavily in all the artwork for CS2 >_>
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ToCS: Yeah, Toval is "Toby" from Carnelia. And Micht is the employer who dies early on in the story. There's hints scattered throughout, but IIRC, a late conversation between Toval, Micht, and Sara at the festival really gives it away. If you mean the fact that Carnelia itself was based on a true story being an odd reveal... that's revealed straight-up at the start of 3rd. Some of the Gralsritter on Kevin's airship discuss the fact and whether that's okay to have out there as he's returning from the Prologue mission.
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Yeah, I remember the reveal of that in The 3rd. Which is part of why the impact was lessened -- I was like "Oh so we have *another* true story. just like every single book in this series. 'cool.'" I just missed the more direct references tying them to Carnelia until the end, I guess. Like, it was increasingly clear that Micht was more than he appeared, but... Yeah.

FWIW, Sara was my second choice after Emma, but I decided to go with the character that didn't require a creepy student/teacher relationship >_>
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Understandable! Both the spoiler and not spoiler parts.

Ah, I remember one of the bigger things I wanted to mention:

www.trailsofcoldsteel.com/cs2/memoirs1.html

That link takes you to XSEED's translation of a Drama CD that takes place during Cold Steel and is actually quite important. CS2 has a recap section off the main menu that covers this briefly but yeah.

It takes place after Chapter 6 and covers the trip to Ymir that is referenced during the after action slideshow. Pretty sure Falcom wanted to include it in the game but ran out of time or something, I think people found some resources that clearly belonged here that were never used.

That link also contains a link (Story II on the page) of another Drama CD that takes place in the middle of CS2 so if that interests you I guess keep the link around. XSEED helpfully provides you with where you should play up to in CS2 to read the translation (it's like halfway).
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Thanks. I read it during lunch. I think I like the game without the scene -- I think keeping the plot tighter in that section works better than having an intermission that doesn't really add much -- but I'm glad I read it because I am also someone who reads every line of NPC dialogue >_>
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Well, at least you gave us a couple of fun matches, Cloud. It was fun to root for you again like back in the old days.
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dowolf posted...

FWIW, Sara was my second choice after Emma

Sara was my favorite character in the game so I'm glad she at least came second!
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Fun fact: Sara's Japanese nickname is Eclair, which means lightning in French.
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Yeah, I put the voices to Japanese after the patch came out, so I noticed that, and I like Eclair a lot more than the hyperliteral translation of the kanji that XSeed went with.

though on the other hand when there's already a Claire in the game I can't blame them.

though on the third hand that makes two RPGs in the same era where an "Eclair" became not-"Eclair" in the translation (the other one being Lightning, for anyone who didn't know), which is a pretty nifty fun fact imho >_>

A big part of why Emma and Sara are up there for me is that they're the two characters that feel like they're brimming with mystery: Emma with all the witch stuff, and Sara with her past. With everyone else, it feels like there's not much new to discover about them. I'm sure I'm wrong, given that this is game 1 of 4 in the sub-sub-series, but eh.
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If you want more witch stuff TocS2 will probably disappoint you. Really wish there'd been more of that.
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Falcom gives zero fucks about spoiling their games. The thumbnail for the ToCS2 ost on their YouTube channel blatantly gives away who C is.
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