Sorry for another double-posting but I thought this would be pretty special to share at this time for those eager for the game or still unsure of giving it a buy. With G.U.-Vol 1 at just under three days before release, Dothackers managed to score a special merged video of two of the beginning cutscenes from the English version.
At almost eight minutes long in length and 41-44MB in size, the video has a nice quality while being actually large enough to read the added but not-needed subtitles. The video also runs through the voice-actor credits (which holds some pretty good VAs, especially in the anime-dubbing field) in the second half, giving you a chance to confirm the released list in the previous post.
To take a look at it, click or right-click-and-save on this link which should work. If not, hit the Dothackers link in the opening post and use the link they have posted there.
can... can I post it wihtout spoilers? It was published in famitsu
I think it'd be best to keep that in spoiler-blocks as it relates to future events in Volume 3. Make sure to label the spoilers as well concerning which Volume it belongs to keep things in the thread burn-free.
On another note, I've been looking up stuff on the connected anime to the games, //Roots, which has been set for a November airing on Cartoon Network.
//Roots:
[spoiler:0037abe1fb]The series seems quite set for a splitting in half if the dubbers need time to translate all the episodes. Episode 13 marks a shift in plot well enough for a makeshift 'season-finale' if they go that route. The PKing in the episodes do make for more action in the series then SIGN though there's still quite some talking moments put in. The music seems fine though there's a couple of tunes in there that'll make one think of Final Fantasy if characters like Phyllo and Tabby don't do the job.
Tabby by the way seems to be quite the bouncy character in more ways then one. If anything she seems to be...well...bigger then Pi in certain respects. If she was created for the role of fan-service, she does it well.[/spoiler:0037abe1fb]
Very nice. LE.
About.. 3.2x better than the original four games.
I'd say 2.2x if you've never beaten them (or watched .sign), or say, didn't connect with any of the characters.
I've long had an interest in this series, but I could never get through .hack//SIGN and now there's about a hojillion spinoffs that I can't keep track of. Could someone provide (or link to) a timeline of the "canon" .hack products that one is supposed to go through to get the storyline?
I've long had an interest in this series, but I could never get through .hack//SIGN and now there's about a hojillion spinoffs that I can't keep track of. Could someone provide (or link to) a timeline of the "canon" .hack products that one is supposed to go through to get the storyline?
The four main parts of the original story are in this order.
A).hack//AI-BUSTER (novel which can be seen as the prelude) .hack//SIGN (anime which can be seen as the first half of the story)
C).hack//INFECTION/MUTATION/OUTBREAK/QUARENTINE (PS2 games which can be seen as the second half)
D).hack//LEGEND OF THE TWILIGHT BRACELET (manga which can be seen as the epilogue)
The second AI-BUSTER novel is a collection of stories set here and there in between the four parts. The ANOTHER BIRTH novels (four books based on the original game from the point of view of the game's main female character) are also being translated at this time with the first two out in the US so far. As for the LEGEND anime, it's concidered as non-canon since it veers from the manga's version of events early on.
Ditto on the confusion. Not to derail from the topic of the thread but he's not some random poster?
Not really. If you look through his posts, he's consistently, overbearingly negative. And he seems to hate all things japanese, regardless of shape or form. It's pretty safe to ignore him.
Damn you guys, Seeing this thread makes me want to play the first 4 games, but they're still pretty expensive. The 3rd game is like $35 used. What the hell is that?
Ditto on the confusion. Not to derail from the topic of the thread but he's not some random poster?
Not really. If you look through his posts, he's consistently, overbearingly negative. And he seems to hate all things japanese, regardless of shape or form. It's pretty safe to ignore him.
Damn you guys, Seeing this thread makes me want to play the first 4 games, but they're still pretty expensive. The 3rd game is like $35 used. What the hell is that?
Despite getting an OVA disk with each part of the game, charging them at 50 bucks a pop was a bit much for only a fourth of a game. At least now for the same price, one can get the G.U. game, Terminal Disk, and very nicely detailed figure of the main character, Haseo.
I've played through the tutorial dungeon at least for tonight (since I'm tired from lack of sleep caused by //Roots-viewing) and things do seem a lot quicker now, especially in fights with sneak-attacks, a button set aside for actual blocking and having your skills mapped to a button (which is triggered by holding down R1).
One of the nicer additions in fights are Rengeki attacks, which kinda borrow the Protect Break part from the last game by being available whenever you batter an enemy down enough times to show a series of rings around it, allowing you to launch a more dynamic version of the skill you choose to use for the attack. The nice thing about it is that it adds more experiance to your battle earnings and it also helps boost the Morale gauge up top which when full allows you to pull off one of two 'Awakenings'.
a) Beast Awakening: Boosts physical attack power and running speed while leaving all enemies immobolized for the duration of the Awakening.
b) Demon Awakening: Both party and enemies are frozen, allowing you to rapid-fire magical attacks at the enemies with the X button at no cost to your SP (MP/mana in other games).
And yes, Renzo, just three games for G.U. for this story. However, each game is said to be as long as all four parts of the original game combined.
One last question: Do I need to know anything before hopping into G.U.? I played the first .hack game, so I have a basic understanding of the setting and ideas in the .hack world.
So, what is in the LE anyway? I didn't preorder it, and dunno if one will just be hanging around, so I was just wondering what I may have missed out on.
So, what is in the LE anyway? I didn't preorder it, and dunno if one will just be hanging around, so I was just wondering what I may have missed out on.
Haseo figurine with the twin blades and the Terminal disc
The terminal disc is the remakes of the original quadrilogy cutscenes in the new engine, right? Because I can live without that.
The Terminal Disc is a special info-disc created by a man who works for CC-Corp. It holds twelve video reports with the first four being based on his view on the events in the original game based on what he heard and CC-Corp logs made at the time. The rest detail what occured afterwards between the end of the events in the game in 2010 and where G.U. starts in 2017. They're quite well done so far and they picked a good voice-actor to play the employee. I'm sure those who've watched anime on Adult Swim will reconize his voice as well as a couple of others from the same anime he worked on in the first four reports.
Oh, and Claw...
Characters:
[spoiler:6f23bb90dc]Piros isn't the only player from the original storyline to return [/spoiler:6f23bb90dc]
Uhhhng, I didn't even really like the first four and I was up since like 8 last night playing through this one.
I think I have a problem, it's been ages since I played a game all night like that.
God I don't even know if I'm halfway through.
Well I have the guide for it. If you put in a spoiler-block where you are at the moment (though try to be light on the plot-reveals since I'm still getting started myself), I might be able to tell you how far you're at.
Uhhhng, I didn't even really like the first four and I was up since like 8 last night playing through this one.
I think I have a problem, it's been ages since I played a game all night like that.
God I don't even know if I'm halfway through.
Well I have the guide for it. If you put in a spoiler-block where you are at the moment (though try to be light on the plot-reveals since I'm still getting started myself), I might be able to tell you how far you're at.
Ah.
[spoiler:19423d334f]I'm in the second tournament battle.[/spoiler:19423d334f]
Uhhhng, I didn't even really like the first four and I was up since like 8 last night playing through this one.
I think I have a problem, it's been ages since I played a game all night like that.
God I don't even know if I'm halfway through.
Well I have the guide for it. If you put in a spoiler-block where you are at the moment (though try to be light on the plot-reveals since I'm still getting started myself), I might be able to tell you how far you're at.
Ah.
[spoiler:e0b2ca794d]I'm in the second tournament battle.[/spoiler:e0b2ca794d]
Hmmm...
[spoiler:e0b2ca794d]Dunno where that is exactly and the book doesn't quite help on that matter. If you're there though, I'd say maybe a third to close to halfway through. You might wanna tackle some of the extra fields you've gotten from posts, characters, and the Quest Shop if you haven't done so yet. Doing those help unlock the extra-boss battle after you beat the game, much like the ones the original game's first three parts had.[/spoiler:e0b2ca794d]
I wasn't crazy about the randomness in the first game(s), as it tended to make every single area feel really generic...have they made it more interesting this time around?
I wasn't crazy about the randomness in the first game(s), as it tended to make every single area feel really generic...have they made it more interesting this time around?
The game is a lot more quicker in fights then the previous game thanks to the added things like Skill Trigger and Rengeki. Fields also have light objectives now rather then simply heading down to the lowest floor of the dungeon and opening the Gott Statue's chest. For added objectives, you can go to the Quest Shop in town and take on jobs in certain fields for extra pay. There's also PKers to kill, PCs to interact with, and traps to overcome on the fields too.
I wasn't crazy about the randomness in the first game(s), as it tended to make every single area feel really generic...have they made it more interesting this time around?
The game is a lot more quicker in fights then the previous game thanks to the added things like Skill Trigger and Rengeki. Fields also have light objectives now rather then simply heading down to the lowest floor of the dungeon and opening the Gott Statue's chest. For added objectives, you can go to the Quest Shop in town and take on jobs in certain fields for extra pay. There's also PKers to kill, PCs to interact with, and traps to overcome on the fields too.
How about the encounter system? Still the weird hunting for enemies? Or do they show up now?
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So, does anyone else think that Endrance has that whole Mansen thing going?
[spoiler:cc57ce3f05] "You will die, forgotten, and rot in your grave, your accomplishments will mean nothing." [/spoiler:cc57ce3f05]
Well, he said something like that. To be honest I was still caught up at the way he "held" himself during that one battle.
I wasn't crazy about the randomness in the first game(s), as it tended to make every single area feel really generic...have they made it more interesting this time around?
The game is a lot more quicker in fights then the previous game thanks to the added things like Skill Trigger and Rengeki. Fields also have light objectives now rather then simply heading down to the lowest floor of the dungeon and opening the Gott Statue's chest. For added objectives, you can go to the Quest Shop in town and take on jobs in certain fields for extra pay. There's also PKers to kill, PCs to interact with, and traps to overcome on the fields too.
How about the encounter system? Still the weird hunting for enemies? Or do they show up now?
As far as normal enemies on the field/dungeon goes, they're visable and not stuffed into some Magic Portal like the last game. In fact, you can launch a sneak attack on them if you can get close enough without them seeing you (which requires some thought as each type of enemy has it's own detection-range) or by just ramming the vehicle you score eventually right into them (large enemies end up giving your party some damage though if you ram into them). Both ramming as well as regular sneak attacks factor into the Books of 1000's records, so they're worth practicing.
On another note, they defantally improved the desktop decorating in this game as you can score backgrounds from both the Books as well as a new graphics/art message board in the game. Plus you can alter the colors of at least the basic background (if not the other pics as well) with a selection of sliders in the background-choosing area of the desktop's 'Control Panel'.
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At almost eight minutes long in length and 41-44MB in size, the video has a nice quality while being actually large enough to read the added but not-needed subtitles. The video also runs through the voice-actor credits (which holds some pretty good VAs, especially in the anime-dubbing field) in the second half, giving you a chance to confirm the released list in the previous post.
To take a look at it, click or right-click-and-save on this link which should work. If not, hit the Dothackers link in the opening post and use the link they have posted there.
http://www.dothackers.net/media/[www.dothackers.net]HaseoThePKK.wmv
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
also, oh gof Xform
can... can I post it wihtout spoilers? It was published in famitsu
I think it'd be best to keep that in spoiler-blocks as it relates to future events in Volume 3. Make sure to label the spoilers as well concerning which Volume it belongs to keep things in the thread burn-free.
On another note, I've been looking up stuff on the connected anime to the games, //Roots, which has been set for a November airing on Cartoon Network.
//Roots:
[spoiler:0037abe1fb]The series seems quite set for a splitting in half if the dubbers need time to translate all the episodes. Episode 13 marks a shift in plot well enough for a makeshift 'season-finale' if they go that route. The PKing in the episodes do make for more action in the series then SIGN though there's still quite some talking moments put in. The music seems fine though there's a couple of tunes in there that'll make one think of Final Fantasy if characters like Phyllo and Tabby don't do the job.
Tabby by the way seems to be quite the bouncy character in more ways then one. If anything she seems to be...well...bigger then Pi in certain respects. If she was created for the role of fan-service, she does it well.[/spoiler:0037abe1fb]
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
first one out of the box at that!
About.. 3.2x better than the original four games.
I'd say 2.2x if you've never beaten them (or watched .sign), or say, didn't connect with any of the characters.
The four main parts of the original story are in this order.
A).hack//AI-BUSTER (novel which can be seen as the prelude)
C).hack//INFECTION/MUTATION/OUTBREAK/QUARENTINE (PS2 games which can be seen as the second half)
D).hack//LEGEND OF THE TWILIGHT BRACELET (manga which can be seen as the epilogue)
The second AI-BUSTER novel is a collection of stories set here and there in between the four parts. The ANOTHER BIRTH novels (four books based on the original game from the point of view of the game's main female character) are also being translated at this time with the first two out in the US so far. As for the LEGEND anime, it's concidered as non-canon since it veers from the manga's version of events early on.
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
I have never heard of such a laughably bad story in a game before.
Annnnnnnnd hello troll!
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
.... fallout 2?
this is some Wild Things shit right here
wild things?
am i on a safari hunt
Ditto on the confusion. Not to derail from the topic of the thread but he's not some random poster?
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
I am getting to the bottom of this mystery.
Damn you guys, Seeing this thread makes me want to play the first 4 games, but they're still pretty expensive. The 3rd game is like $35 used. What the hell is that?
So there are only three games in this series? Gah, the lead character looks badass in those scans.
Despite getting an OVA disk with each part of the game, charging them at 50 bucks a pop was a bit much for only a fourth of a game. At least now for the same price, one can get the G.U. game, Terminal Disk, and very nicely detailed figure of the main character, Haseo.
I've played through the tutorial dungeon at least for tonight (since I'm tired from lack of sleep caused by //Roots-viewing) and things do seem a lot quicker now, especially in fights with sneak-attacks, a button set aside for actual blocking and having your skills mapped to a button (which is triggered by holding down R1).
One of the nicer additions in fights are Rengeki attacks, which kinda borrow the Protect Break part from the last game by being available whenever you batter an enemy down enough times to show a series of rings around it, allowing you to launch a more dynamic version of the skill you choose to use for the attack. The nice thing about it is that it adds more experiance to your battle earnings and it also helps boost the Morale gauge up top which when full allows you to pull off one of two 'Awakenings'.
a) Beast Awakening: Boosts physical attack power and running speed while leaving all enemies immobolized for the duration of the Awakening.
b) Demon Awakening: Both party and enemies are frozen, allowing you to rapid-fire magical attacks at the enemies with the X button at no cost to your SP (MP/mana in other games).
And yes, Renzo, just three games for G.U. for this story. However, each game is said to be as long as all four parts of the original game combined.
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
man, wait until vol. 3
[realspoiler:251d9c0c7e]http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/7898/4c6fbgb2ou3.jpg[/realspoiler:251d9c0c7e]
3 better have an LE with a figure of that.
I will buy it so hard
Haseo figurine with the twin blades and the Terminal disc
[spoiler:f07a47f89d]Piros the 3rd. What the fuck. [/spoiler:f07a47f89d]
The Terminal Disc is a special info-disc created by a man who works for CC-Corp. It holds twelve video reports with the first four being based on his view on the events in the original game based on what he heard and CC-Corp logs made at the time. The rest detail what occured afterwards between the end of the events in the game in 2010 and where G.U. starts in 2017. They're quite well done so far and they picked a good voice-actor to play the employee. I'm sure those who've watched anime on Adult Swim will reconize his voice as well as a couple of others from the same anime he worked on in the first four reports.
Oh, and Claw...
Characters:
[spoiler:6f23bb90dc]Piros isn't the only player from the original storyline to return
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
I think I have a problem, it's been ages since I played a game all night like that.
God I don't even know if I'm halfway through.
Well I have the guide for it. If you put in a spoiler-block where you are at the moment (though try to be light on the plot-reveals since I'm still getting started myself), I might be able to tell you how far you're at.
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
[spoiler:19423d334f]I'm in the second tournament battle.[/spoiler:19423d334f]
God Hand
Disgaea
Disgaea 2
Dirge of Cerberus (I'm sorry)
and this.
...I need to get these games up to my dorm or I'll end up staggering out of my bedroom with a beard at the end of summer break.
Hmmm...
[spoiler:e0b2ca794d]Dunno where that is exactly and the book doesn't quite help on that matter. If you're there though, I'd say maybe a third to close to halfway through. You might wanna tackle some of the extra fields you've gotten from posts, characters, and the Quest Shop if you haven't done so yet. Doing those help unlock the extra-boss battle after you beat the game, much like the ones the original game's first three parts had.[/spoiler:e0b2ca794d]
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
I wasn't crazy about the randomness in the first game(s), as it tended to make every single area feel really generic...have they made it more interesting this time around?
The game is a lot more quicker in fights then the previous game thanks to the added things like Skill Trigger and Rengeki. Fields also have light objectives now rather then simply heading down to the lowest floor of the dungeon and opening the Gott Statue's chest. For added objectives, you can go to the Quest Shop in town and take on jobs in certain fields for extra pay. There's also PKers to kill, PCs to interact with, and traps to overcome on the fields too.
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
How about the encounter system? Still the weird hunting for enemies? Or do they show up now?
[spoiler:cc57ce3f05] "You will die, forgotten, and rot in your grave, your accomplishments will mean nothing." [/spoiler:cc57ce3f05]
Well, he said something like that. To be honest I was still caught up at the way he "held" himself during that one battle.
As far as normal enemies on the field/dungeon goes, they're visable and not stuffed into some Magic Portal like the last game. In fact, you can launch a sneak attack on them if you can get close enough without them seeing you (which requires some thought as each type of enemy has it's own detection-range) or by just ramming the vehicle you score eventually right into them (large enemies end up giving your party some damage though if you ram into them). Both ramming as well as regular sneak attacks factor into the Books of 1000's records, so they're worth practicing.
On another note, they defantally improved the desktop decorating in this game as you can score backgrounds from both the Books as well as a new graphics/art message board in the game. Plus you can alter the colors of at least the basic background (if not the other pics as well) with a selection of sliders in the background-choosing area of the desktop's 'Control Panel'.
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)