It does seem like "Mt Doom" was a placeholder until he figured out a cool elvish name but then accidentally sent the manuscript to the publisher before he changed it
The phrase "crack of doom" is the modern English for the Old English term for Ragnarök, the great catastrophe of Norse mythology. The term became used for the Christian Day of Judgement, as by William Shakespeare in Macbeth (Act 4, scene 1, line 117). This appealed to Tolkien, who was a Professor of Old English.
Of all the JRPGs i've played the only one that wasn't at least a bit confusing in terms of plot is Chrono Trigger
but that's because Chrono Trigger is a transcendent game and exists...out of time
:cool:
Hm, I'd never really thought about it but Chrono Trigger is pretty remarkably straightforward and coherent, especially for a time travel jrpg wow that could have gone completely off the rails with genre modifiers like those.
They made sure to "fix" that apparent happy accident with Chrono Cross. (which I still love)
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HakkekageSpace Whore Academysumma cum laudeRegistered Userregular
Of all the JRPGs i've played the only one that wasn't at least a bit confusing in terms of plot is Chrono Trigger
but that's because Chrono Trigger is a transcendent game and exists...out of time
:cool:
it's a damning indictment of the hot mess that is JRPG's that the one that features time travel as a central part of the story is the one that is the most comprehensible.
I don't think it's damning! It might not be for you, but it's not an indictment. If you go into JRPGs aware that some kooky plot shit is inevitably going to occur and enjoy it for what it is, then they are much more enjoyable
JRPGs are a delicious turn-based combat vehicle with occasionally charming but usually thickheaded characters, unsubtle goofy romances, usually a joke or two about some healer's skimpy outfit, a world-ending villain, absurd stakes, talking animal merchants, plot holes, and whole butts of fun
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all of you diving for that low hanging fruit like a bunch of starving hyenas
Please consider the environment before printing this post.
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AtomikaLive fast and get fucked or whateverRegistered Userregular
Google tells me "Mt. Doom" was the stupid dumb name that stupid dumb humans called it, while Amon Amarth was the elvish name, which sounds much more Tolkieny
IlpalaJust this guy, y'knowTexasRegistered Userregular
There are people who have made sense out of FF7, like The Completionist. I remember thinking at the time I saw his vid that it would've been a really cool story if both it and I had approached it with a bit more care. Of course I dunno how much of that was retroactively patching the story through Dirge of Cerberus or Crisis Core or Advent Children. But hey that's one of the other things they can do in this version.
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jungleroomxIt's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovelsRegistered Userregular
Hah hah mornings can go fuck themselves in whatever orifice or method they choose because *caffiene blast* oh hello chat, how is your sex life?
Of all the JRPGs i've played the only one that wasn't at least a bit confusing in terms of plot is Chrono Trigger
but that's because Chrono Trigger is a transcendent game and exists...out of time
:cool:
Hm, I'd never really thought about it but Chrono Trigger is pretty remarkably straightforward and coherent, especially for a time travel jrpg wow that could have gone completely off the rails with genre modifiers like those.
They made sure to "fix" that apparent happy accident with Chrono Cross. (which I still love)
Time travel is inherently confusing for stories which necessarily rely on causality to sell a narrative
Chrono Trigger is probably one of the few time travel stories to get it correct by keeping the main plot simple, and selling the wonky time travel aspects through individual side stories (aside from Magus)
tales of zestiria's plot was mostly straight forward although it had the annoying conceit of one character who had all the information you needed to know but wouldn't tell you
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HerrCronIt that wickedly supports taxationRegistered Userregular
Of all the JRPGs i've played the only one that wasn't at least a bit confusing in terms of plot is Chrono Trigger
but that's because Chrono Trigger is a transcendent game and exists...out of time
:cool:
it's a damning indictment of the hot mess that is JRPG's that the one that features time travel as a central part of the story is the one that is the most comprehensible.
The problem with JRPGs is often the random twists the story takes. In Chrono Trigger, there is a moment when your goal becomes clear, and everything else is in service to that. In other games, like FFVI, there are some twists following your goal, but it is always clear at the moment.
Contrastingly, in games like the Tales series (which I love), the goal changes a trillion times. In Tales of Symphonia, you start out taking your friend on a journey, then you kill an angel, then you are betrayed, then you are sent to a new world knowing nothing, then you try to cure your now angel-friend, then some other stuff happens - I can't remember what - then you start fighting some bros, then it turns out a heroic figure isn't dead, then you go to space for a bit, then you fight the guy that betrayed you again, then you fight the hero who is also an angel.
Your actual main goal changes, and you're always doing adjacent stuff that leads you towards it, but the main villain isn't revealed until later, and there are tons of distractions.
Oh god. I'd forgotten about that game.
And I only remember half of that stuff, and I think I blended it and Grandia 2 in my head... or maybe I haven't.
Remembering which one is which after the fact is nearly as difficult as keeping what is going on straight in your head while playing it.
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zepherinRussian warship, go fuck yourselfRegistered Userregular
The cause of the meeting.
I made a mistake that the Sr. PM and I fixed. The VP called us into a meeting, the VP asked about why extra product was lying around in relation to the mistake. I said I made a mistake we fixed it, here is the final impact (about 6.5k). I staged delivery of the fix to not confuse the field.
The VP asked the SR. PM why he didn't go in after I had surveyed, with the production drawings and double check the measurements to avoid the fuck up, because he said he would. The SR. PM said he never said he did and if the VP insists that he did he was going to quit. With predictable results.
The shit fit was him going to the HR lady yelling he quit, throwing the phone down to purchasing and saying he quit and storming out the door saying he would never come back.
zepherin on
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ChanusHarbinger of the Spicy Rooster ApocalypseThe Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered Userregular
Actually, I've nwver heard their music, but i can't imagine they would be good, i mean their bame is fucking Mt Doom in elvish.
they're fkin great btw
Allegedly a voice of reason.
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jungleroomxIt's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovelsRegistered Userregular
So I'm back from a hospital visit because my shoulder slid out of socket again really bad and caused some ugly bruising and the docs gave me some fun time pills so I may or may not be out of my fucking mind for a bit.
One of the biggest problems with FF7 besides the graphics is the incredibly awful english translation, which was one of the main reasons for the story not making sense. So a remake would be helpful in that regard.
I've been getting the urge to play a jrpg again lately, it's been a while. I'll probably just play Overwatch over and over again like a directionless pile though.
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ChanusHarbinger of the Spicy Rooster ApocalypseThe Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered Userregular
The cause of the meeting.
I made a mistake that the Sr. PM and I fixed. The VP called us into a meeting, the VP asked about why extra product was lying around in relation to the mistake. I said I made a mistake we fixed it, here is the final impact (about 6.5k). I staged delivery of the fix to not confuse the field.
The VP asked the SR. PM why he didn't go in after I had surveyed, with the production drawings and double check the measurements to avoid the fuck up, because he said he would. The SR. PM said he never said he did and if the VP insists that he did he was going to quit. With predictable results.
The shit fit was him going to the HR lady yelling he quit, throwing the phone down to purchasing and saying he quit and storming out the door saying he would never come back.
Your VP is going to have to kiss some serious ass if this guy is good at his job.
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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HakkekageSpace Whore Academysumma cum laudeRegistered Userregular
My nostalgia for FFX also lets me dismiss all the BS with Seymour and the whole plot twist with Sin and get weepy every single time at the tragic romance between Tidus and Yuna
Of all the JRPGs i've played the only one that wasn't at least a bit confusing in terms of plot is Chrono Trigger
but that's because Chrono Trigger is a transcendent game and exists...out of time
:cool:
it's a damning indictment of the hot mess that is JRPG's that the one that features time travel as a central part of the story is the one that is the most comprehensible.
The problem with JRPGs is often the random twists the story takes. In Chrono Trigger, there is a moment when your goal becomes clear, and everything else is in service to that. In other games, like FFVI, there are some twists following your goal, but it is always clear at the moment.
Contrastingly, in games like the Tales series (which I love), the goal changes a trillion times. In Tales of Symphonia, you start out taking your friend on a journey, then you kill an angel, then you are betrayed, then you are sent to a new world knowing nothing, then you try to cure your now angel-friend, then some other stuff happens - I can't remember what - then you start fighting some bros, then it turns out a heroic figure isn't dead, then you go to space for a bit, then you fight the guy that betrayed you again, then you fight the hero who is also an angel.
Your actual main goal changes, and you're always doing adjacent stuff that leads you towards it, but the main villain isn't revealed until later, and there are tons of distractions.
Oh god. I'd forgotten about that game.
And I only remember half of that stuff, and I think I blended it and Grandia 2 in my head... or maybe I haven't.
Remembering which one is which after the fact is nearly as difficult as keeping what is going on straight in your head while playing it.
Look, the eternal king of the shit plot twist JRPG angle will be, now and forever, Star Ocean: Til the End of Time. "Whoops, you were an MMO the whole time!"
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Switch - SW-7373-3669-3011
Fuck Joe Manchin
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jungleroomxIt's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovelsRegistered Userregular
One of the biggest problems with FF7 besides the graphics is the incredibly awful english translation, which was one of the main reasons for the story not making sense. So a remake would be helpful in that regard.
Also, Barretts entire dialogue.
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Donkey KongPutting Nintendo out of business with AI nipsRegistered Userregular
Meanwhile I think Miyazaki said nostalgia is the basis of all good art
That seems like a bold statement.
The first art ever made was a piece of shit, but by the time a third caveman finished "the hunt 2.6 HD remaster" people were starting to get on board with this whole representational drawing thing.
Thousands of hot, local singles are waiting to play at bubbulon.com.
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ShivahnUnaware of her barrel shifter privilegeWestern coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderatormod
Good remakes as far as nostalgia goes are the ones where you play through them going "yes, this is how I remember it" and then go "MEIN EYES!" when you look at the original.
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hence Orodruin -> Amon Amarth -> Mt Doom
Hm, I'd never really thought about it but Chrono Trigger is pretty remarkably straightforward and coherent, especially for a time travel jrpg wow that could have gone completely off the rails with genre modifiers like those.
They made sure to "fix" that apparent happy accident with Chrono Cross. (which I still love)
I don't think it's damning! It might not be for you, but it's not an indictment. If you go into JRPGs aware that some kooky plot shit is inevitably going to occur and enjoy it for what it is, then they are much more enjoyable
JRPGs are a delicious turn-based combat vehicle with occasionally charming but usually thickheaded characters, unsubtle goofy romances, usually a joke or two about some healer's skimpy outfit, a world-ending villain, absurd stakes, talking animal merchants, plot holes, and whole butts of fun
WHOLE butts
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he's gonna be so mad hahaha
https://youtu.be/2aegP8j5al0
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Fuck Joe Manchin
Yes but you hate everything so I can be sure we're aligned here
Not as good as that of mornings, which are apparently fucking themselves in whatever orifice and method they choose
Time travel is inherently confusing for stories which necessarily rely on causality to sell a narrative
Chrono Trigger is probably one of the few time travel stories to get it correct by keeping the main plot simple, and selling the wonky time travel aspects through individual side stories (aside from Magus)
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ROWDY AND REALLY MAKING A MESS OF THE WALLS
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OLcAGbXhWIVcl5IziVpG0eKFJS3xi_Sac9kYMkRFvD8/edit?usp=sharing
Actually, I've never heard their music, but i can't imagine they would be good, i mean their name is fucking Mt Doom in elvish.
The dream is still alive, Shivahn.
Don't stop believin.
Oh god. I'd forgotten about that game.
And I only remember half of that stuff, and I think I blended it and Grandia 2 in my head... or maybe I haven't.
Remembering which one is which after the fact is nearly as difficult as keeping what is going on straight in your head while playing it.
Celeste [Switch] - She'll be wrestling with inner demons when she comes...
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age [Switch] - Sit down and watch our game play itself
I made a mistake that the Sr. PM and I fixed. The VP called us into a meeting, the VP asked about why extra product was lying around in relation to the mistake. I said I made a mistake we fixed it, here is the final impact (about 6.5k). I staged delivery of the fix to not confuse the field.
The VP asked the SR. PM why he didn't go in after I had surveyed, with the production drawings and double check the measurements to avoid the fuck up, because he said he would. The SR. PM said he never said he did and if the VP insists that he did he was going to quit. With predictable results.
The shit fit was him going to the HR lady yelling he quit, throwing the phone down to purchasing and saying he quit and storming out the door saying he would never come back.
they're fkin great btw
Metal is for sure the nerdiest genre. It is known
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OLcAGbXhWIVcl5IziVpG0eKFJS3xi_Sac9kYMkRFvD8/edit?usp=sharing
Your VP is going to have to kiss some serious ass if this guy is good at his job.
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Look, the eternal king of the shit plot twist JRPG angle will be, now and forever, Star Ocean: Til the End of Time. "Whoops, you were an MMO the whole time!"
Switch - SW-7373-3669-3011
Fuck Joe Manchin
Also, Barretts entire dialogue.
What if they change it so you can save Aeris
I thought each level was a separate anthology featuring the same cast, like American Horror Story
The first art ever made was a piece of shit, but by the time a third caveman finished "the hunt 2.6 HD remaster" people were starting to get on board with this whole representational drawing thing.
Th.. the sex dream?
I no longer live near the best coffee shop
this saddens me
send help