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Any JRPG fans planning on buying Octopath Traveler?

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pontificating plaza therapy
  07/09/18
Yes. Preorder on amazon prime and get it for $48 with free ...
electric national
  07/09/18
Yny!
pontificating plaza therapy
  07/09/18
Shit about to do this
Low-t trailer park hissy fit
  07/09/18
Early impressions saying it plays like a cross between ff6/c...
electric national
  07/09/18
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Low-t trailer park hissy fit
  07/09/18
Reviewers are also saying that due to the 8 separate and opt...
pontificating plaza therapy
  07/09/18
Wouldn't you compare it to Seiken Densetsu 3 then
Curious French Chef University
  07/10/18
Never played that
pontificating plaza therapy
  07/11/18
Yes, when it goes on sale. I have a YUGE backlog
Laughsome rough-skinned national security agency really tough guy
  07/11/18
lol im still trying to finish tactics ogre. Have a decade lo...
Low-t trailer park hissy fit
  07/13/18
Getting great reviews
pontificating plaza therapy
  07/12/18
How is this
Spectacular cuckold
  07/13/18
Right now I am like the cool kids in my high school, just a ...
Curious French Chef University
  07/13/18
Just getting started on it, seems great so far. One of th...
Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender
  07/14/18
JFC, this game is fucking awesome. Looks gorgeous, nice soun...
Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender
  07/14/18
I’ve never played a JRPG before. I guess the closest thing ...
Stubborn corn cake
  07/14/18
XBX is a jrpg, just with an active battle system instead of ...
Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender
  07/14/18
Taking the leap. Gonn be that weirdo on train playing Switch...
Stubborn corn cake
  07/14/18
TY for your scholarship, this sounds pretty great
Spectacular cuckold
  07/14/18
finally a medieval fantasy game with magic for adults
stirring coldplay fan
  07/14/18
Hey shut up jerk
Spectacular cuckold
  07/14/18
i watched some asian play this game on youtube last night. i...
stirring coldplay fan
  07/14/18
180
Low-t trailer park hissy fit
  07/17/18
hell yeah
soul-stirring offensive fat ankles dilemma
  07/14/18
Make JRPGs Great Again
Beady-eyed bright psychic
  07/14/18
Picked Alfyn as my main. Only a couple hours in but enjoying...
pontificating plaza therapy
  07/14/18
God dammit, i need to buy a switch now
Low-t trailer park hissy fit
  07/14/18
This game, Zelda, and Mario alone make the Switch worth buyi...
pontificating plaza therapy
  07/14/18
Yeah but you neglect to mention that there isn't anything el...
Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender
  07/14/18
Good to know. May just pull a jrpg from the backlog
Low-t trailer park hissy fit
  07/14/18
POAST your backlog and i will pick the next game for you
Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender
  07/14/18
Tactics ogre Trails of cold steel Breath of fire series P...
Low-t trailer park hissy fit
  07/14/18
TO- played a bit back in the day and remember it being decen...
Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender
  07/14/18
180 ty. Prob gonna go with TO
Low-t trailer park hissy fit
  07/14/18
Have you played Witcher 2 or The Last of Us? I know you’re ...
electric national
  07/14/18
Played neither. Last of us is in the backlog
Low-t trailer park hissy fit
  07/15/18
Brother the last of us is must play, and video games can bar...
Spectacular cuckold
  07/15/18
obviously you are more of an RGPmo than I am, but I've playe...
Aqua Toaster Mad-dog Skullcap
  07/17/18
Thin library but zelda and mario are GOATUS games for this g...
pontificating plaza therapy
  07/14/18
Library is looking amazing now: BOTW Mario Odyssey Oc...
Stubborn corn cake
  10/17/19
Started playing it today. I’m really enjoying it! Remi...
electric national
  07/14/18
OK here's a fucking PROTIP. Once you get a few characters re...
Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender
  07/15/18
Interesting ty.
pontificating plaza therapy
  07/15/18
Sick
Low-t trailer park hissy fit
  07/15/18
Anyone planning to buy Spider-Man PS4
Trip Affirmative Action
  07/15/18
I for one can't wait for the next superhero open world shitf...
Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender
  07/15/18
...
Spectacular cuckold
  07/15/18
Only 500
Low-t trailer park hissy fit
  07/15/18
Some other shit I found, without being too spoilerish. -...
Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender
  07/16/18
How are you liking (or not liking) the disconnected stories ...
pontificating plaza therapy
  07/16/18
Not sure exactly how I feel about it yet because I got caugh...
Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender
  07/17/18
Did you do all eight chapter 1s? I’ve done about half of th...
electric national
  07/16/18
did anybody at work ask you what you did this weekend?
stirring coldplay fan
  07/16/18
Not this time, but my jr. associate can literally go on 30 m...
Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender
  07/17/18
Weird I thought you were solo
Excitant Indecent Half-breed
  07/18/18
Game is selling out all over the world. Square had to issue ...
pontificating plaza therapy
  07/17/18
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Low-t trailer park hissy fit
  07/17/18
180
electric national
  07/17/18
180
Aqua Toaster Mad-dog Skullcap
  07/17/18
can you still go into all the buildings in towns, or is thi...
stirring coldplay fan
  07/17/18
Yes you can enter buildings
pontificating plaza therapy
  07/17/18
Probably about half. Some generic buildings are sealed. Also...
Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender
  07/17/18
One gripe i have is that it’s really hard to make out the to...
pontificating plaza therapy
  07/17/18
They literally all have a town icon on them after you visit ...
Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender
  07/17/18
I meant to say dungeons or other areas
pontificating plaza therapy
  07/17/18
these lazy programmers. open up the generic bldgs!
stirring coldplay fan
  07/17/18
CR 180
Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender
  07/17/18
Darn. I was most looking forward to going into inns and tuck...
Bronze Boiling Water Rehab
  07/17/18
random battles are gay as fuck
vivacious transparent center preventive strike
  07/17/18
It's not that bad here. You can use the "reduce encount...
Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender
  07/17/18
do boss battles get less time-consuming? I found the demo un...
vivacious transparent center preventive strike
  07/17/18
Yeah, once you get some flexibility with your party and gear...
Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender
  07/17/18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZEdDMQZaCU
Opaque hyperventilating location
  07/17/18
I bought this tonight literally because of all the plaudits ...
Beady-eyed bright psychic
  07/17/18
Safe to say this is Square’s best game since FF10
pontificating plaza therapy
  07/18/18
Dammit i have to buy a switch
Low-t trailer park hissy fit
  07/18/18
I played/enjoyed FF10 but u have to admit it was kinda gay
Spectacular cuckold
  07/18/18
lack of true overworld probably was the gayest part of the g...
pontificating plaza therapy
  07/18/18
Yeah I could never get over this part it was gayer than a fo...
Spectacular cuckold
  07/18/18
Still nice to see a return to form
Low-t trailer park hissy fit
  07/18/18
never played it but the cover looks gay as fuck
stirring coldplay fan
  07/18/18
nice
razzle-dazzle unholy hospital messiness
  07/18/18
The first letters in each of the characters form to spell th...
pontificating plaza therapy
  07/18/18
Do the stories intersect in any way? is there any main story...
Unhinged Hunting Ground Theater Stage
  07/18/18
The main storyline is that you're a depressed lawyer playing...
Frisky olive personal credit line
  07/18/18
do I get to romance the dancer?
Unhinged Hunting Ground Theater Stage
  07/18/18
Yes, the game is told from two perspectives -- IRL and the &...
Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender
  07/18/18
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Ocher galvanic degenerate
  05/27/19
Update?
pontificating plaza therapy
  08/07/18
Haven’t bought it
Spectacular cuckold
  08/07/18
this game had a real cool art style. are more games doing th...
stirring coldplay fan
  10/17/19
Yeah, a lot of indie 2d metroidvania platformers on Switch
pontificating plaza therapy
  10/17/19
im talking abt the over head 2d stuff
stirring coldplay fan
  10/17/19
New Dragon Quest XI game for Switch has a 2D mode. The game ...
pontificating plaza therapy
  10/17/19


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Date: July 9th, 2018 1:10 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36391327)



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Date: July 9th, 2018 1:24 PM
Author: electric national

Yes. Preorder on amazon prime and get it for $48 with free shipping

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36391403)



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Date: July 9th, 2018 1:52 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

Yny!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36391674)



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Date: July 9th, 2018 1:52 PM
Author: Low-t trailer park hissy fit

Shit about to do this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36391681)



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Date: July 9th, 2018 2:12 PM
Author: electric national

Early impressions saying it plays like a cross between ff6/ct and the old Saga games. Looking forward to seeing the full reviews this week.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36391800)



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Date: July 9th, 2018 2:12 PM
Author: Low-t trailer park hissy fit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36391805)



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Date: July 9th, 2018 3:51 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

Reviewers are also saying that due to the 8 separate and optional party members, their storylines dont really tie together

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36392543)



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Date: July 10th, 2018 8:02 PM
Author: Curious French Chef University

Wouldn't you compare it to Seiken Densetsu 3 then

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36401041)



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Date: July 11th, 2018 3:32 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

Never played that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36406334)



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Date: July 11th, 2018 4:08 PM
Author: Laughsome rough-skinned national security agency really tough guy

Yes, when it goes on sale. I have a YUGE backlog

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36406562)



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Date: July 13th, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: Low-t trailer park hissy fit

lol im still trying to finish tactics ogre. Have a decade long backlog

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36419749)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 12:33 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

Getting great reviews

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36411893)



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Date: July 13th, 2018 2:24 PM
Author: Spectacular cuckold

How is this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36419737)



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Date: July 13th, 2018 2:45 PM
Author: Curious French Chef University

Right now I am like the cool kids in my high school, just a bunch of video games I'll never have time to play sitting on the shelf. The sprites look kind of ewww

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36419905)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 1:26 AM
Author: Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender

Just getting started on it, seems great so far.

One of the best buys in my hometown has the wayfarer edition in stock so I'm having my little sister grab it with in store pickup and ship it to me. Cloth map, coin, and popup book with game scene dioramas . . . Unnnnnnngh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36423785)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 11:16 AM
Author: Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender

JFC, this game is fucking awesome. Looks gorgeous, nice soundtrack, has some decently done voice acting at key points, interesting battle system.

Most importantly, MATURE storylines, no silly weeb shit, no whiny 16 y/o long haired faggot protagonists thus far, you play as adults doing adult shit. I did the dancer first and she starts off working the stages in servitude, getting pounded out under threat of death from the dance hall owner, all biding her time hoping to find the ppl who killed her father. At one point you even have to work the streets for johns.

So far I've beat the first segment of one story and started another, my thought as someone who has played just about every notable jrpg since Dragon Warrior on the NES is that this is the real fucking deal and will go down as one of the GOATs. It is miles, MILES better than the shit jrpgs being pumped out these days.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36425083)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 11:20 AM
Author: Stubborn corn cake

I’ve never played a JRPG before. I guess the closest thing would be Xenoblade Chronicles X. Game sounds fun but are JRPG battle systems something you had to grow up with?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36425110)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 11:27 AM
Author: Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender

XBX is a jrpg, just with an active battle system instead of turn-based. I enjoyed that game for the gorgeous gameworld but thought the plot was minimalistic and shitty. A lot of the character designs were shitty and there was a lot of annoying faggotry in the cutscenes. I don't think a turn-based game is something you had to grow up with to enjoy. Remember, the average shitllenial gamer is a huge faggot and RPG battle systems have "evolved" to suit their tastes, often involving just mashing an attack button over and over in some silly real time hack and slash battle scheme a la Final Fantasy XV. If you aren't one of the dumb faggots these changes were designed to appeal to you might actually like the old school systems better.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36425148)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 12:30 PM
Author: Stubborn corn cake

Taking the leap. Gonn be that weirdo on train playing Switch now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36425437)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 11:57 AM
Author: Spectacular cuckold

TY for your scholarship, this sounds pretty great

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36425298)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 5:11 PM
Author: stirring coldplay fan

finally a medieval fantasy game with magic for adults

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36426819)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 11:42 PM
Author: Spectacular cuckold

Hey shut up jerk

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36428625)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 11:58 PM
Author: stirring coldplay fan

i watched some asian play this game on youtube last night. im in no position to taunt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36428692)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 9:57 PM
Author: Low-t trailer park hissy fit

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36448851)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 12:36 PM
Author: soul-stirring offensive fat ankles dilemma

hell yeah

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36425452)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 1:14 PM
Author: Beady-eyed bright psychic

Make JRPGs Great Again

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36425602)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 2:01 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

Picked Alfyn as my main. Only a couple hours in but enjoying it so far. Very very nostalgic

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36425837)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 2:47 PM
Author: Low-t trailer park hissy fit

God dammit, i need to buy a switch now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36426111)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 4:24 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

This game, Zelda, and Mario alone make the Switch worth buying

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36426573)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 4:50 PM
Author: Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender

Yeah but you neglect to mention that there isn't anything else and Zelda is much better at 4k 60fps on an emulator.

There's Xenoblade 2, which might be ok but didn't really grab me due to the shit main character so I made no progress in it (and also the graphics are really bad, very low resolution). The Mario/Rayman crossover game is OK.

That's a really thin library.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36426715)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 4:54 PM
Author: Low-t trailer park hissy fit

Good to know. May just pull a jrpg from the backlog

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36426736)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 5:07 PM
Author: Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender

POAST your backlog and i will pick the next game for you

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36426801)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 5:17 PM
Author: Low-t trailer park hissy fit

Tactics ogre

Trails of cold steel

Breath of fire series

Pokemon black

Xenoblade chronicles



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36426841)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 6:03 PM
Author: Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender

TO- played a bit back in the day and remember it being decently tough, easily the most complex of these games

TCS - game has been lauded for its world building but honestly the plot draaaaags. Nothing really happens most of the game, which is very long, then it kicks into overdrive near the end and gets really interesting. Battle system a bit bland. Only play if you intend to jump right into the second game too.

BOF - Obviously these are the retro games here. I've heard 2 is the best but ironically that's the one I haven't played. They're decent but nothing original that you NEED to see.

Xenoblade - looks like shit on the Wii but can be prettied up on the PC to run at 4k 60fps with extra draw distance and better textures. Action battle system that is a bit simplistic. Story is reasonably original. If you go the emulator route the world is quite beautiful and enjoyable to explore.

I'd think Xenoblade or Tactics Ogre would be the picks, although TCS is good if you like the anime style slice of life bullshit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36427022)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 6:07 PM
Author: Low-t trailer park hissy fit

180 ty. Prob gonna go with TO

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36427039)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 11:40 PM
Author: electric national

Have you played Witcher 2 or The Last of Us? I know you’re looking for JRpgs, but I think you’d like either of these games.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36428614)



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Date: July 15th, 2018 2:06 PM
Author: Low-t trailer park hissy fit

Played neither. Last of us is in the backlog

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36430954)



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Date: July 15th, 2018 8:35 PM
Author: Spectacular cuckold

Brother the last of us is must play, and video games can barely hold my attention these days

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36432927)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 5:02 PM
Author: Aqua Toaster Mad-dog Skullcap

obviously you are more of an RGPmo than I am, but I've played a few. Last of Us was simply awesome. I was sad as fuck at the end of it, haven't been that connected to a game in a while.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36446758)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 6:58 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

Thin library but zelda and mario are GOATUS games for this generation

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36427268)



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Date: October 17th, 2019 7:53 PM
Author: Stubborn corn cake

Library is looking amazing now:

BOTW

Mario Odyssey

Octopath Traveler

Link's Awakening

Luigi's Mansion

Bayonetta 1 and 2

Captain Toad

Smash Brothers

Mario Kart

Astral Chain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#38993455)



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Date: July 14th, 2018 11:37 PM
Author: electric national

Started playing it today. I’m really enjoying it!

Reminds me of ff6/ct with a bit of saga thrown in. Really fast combat system and a great soundtrack.

I think this game works really well with the portability of the Switch. I’m going on a two night work trip out Monday and back home late Wednesday and think I’m gojnf to drop at least 15-20 hours into this game during this game.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36428600)



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Date: July 15th, 2018 1:08 PM
Author: Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender

OK here's a fucking PROTIP. Once you get a few characters recruited, look at this and go grab whatever jobs are near the towns you've been to.

https://www.primagames.com/games/octopath-traveler/tips/how-unlock-jobs-octopath-traveler

These shrines are probably in higher lvl areas than you can handle, but there aren't any enemies inside, you just get the new job without having to do anything. Cyrus has a lower encounter rate support skill that can help you get to them.

They make characters a lot more viable. For example, the white mage is really limited because most battles involve pumping out damage asap rather than healing, but give her the black mage as a subjob and she's much better.

Also, for the merchant the donate BP skill is sick, lets you hit first turn with a max power skill with whatever character the enemies are weak to. I originally thought the merchant was weak but a BP Donate + a dancer buff will let you throw out absolute BOMBS on the first turn and shred through encounters at reasonable mana cost.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36430618)



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Date: July 15th, 2018 3:20 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

Interesting ty.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36431362)



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Date: July 15th, 2018 3:26 PM
Author: Low-t trailer park hissy fit

Sick

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36431395)



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Date: July 15th, 2018 1:14 PM
Author: Trip Affirmative Action

Anyone planning to buy Spider-Man PS4

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36430649)



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Date: July 15th, 2018 1:16 PM
Author: Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender

I for one can't wait for the next superhero open world shitfest. Will it have golden spider trophies scattered around the town in hidden locations for the player to collect?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36430661)



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Date: July 15th, 2018 1:26 PM
Author: Spectacular cuckold



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36430723)



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Date: July 15th, 2018 2:06 PM
Author: Low-t trailer park hissy fit

Only 500

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36430947)



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Date: July 16th, 2018 2:57 AM
Author: Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender

Some other shit I found, without being too spoilerish.

-If you're wondering wtf to use your money on, saving $75k is a good target. If you use the merchant on all the NPCs in chapter 2 towns, you'll likely find some really good shit in that price range

-in Ophelia's chapter 2 town there is a sick bow in the church that you can steal by save-scumming since the success rate is 3%. There is also a really powerful knight outside the church that you can allure with about a 20% rate. If you're stuck, he can do some massive fucking damage and get you over the hump with 0 grinding

-not much reason to buy middling items and weapons, you find a shitload stealing. Save your money for some real impact shit

-if you want to jump ahead and try to make it to a town in a higher lvl enemy area, it's usually worth it if you can get there

-think about whether each character will prioritize physical or magic long term and who the damage dealers will be. Subjobs can be swapped freely but nuts in this game give huge stat boosts so you'll want to specialize. There are some in the farthest north town that can give +35 to a stat.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36435069)



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Date: July 16th, 2018 3:22 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

How are you liking (or not liking) the disconnected stories so far?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36438505)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:06 AM
Author: Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender

Not sure exactly how I feel about it yet because I got caught up more in exploration and getting all the jobs and finding OP weapons than doing the stories. I've only done all the Ch 1s and one Ch. 2 but I'm already overleveled big time for the Ch 2 stories.

I think the criticisms are fully legitimate but the game is still a masterpiece. It would have been better with some group scenes added and perhaps an 8 chapter main story, and it wouldn't have taken that much work. I guess the only argument IN FAVOR of the current structure is that artistically, the game is intended as a minimalist anthology about lonely travelers that aren't really connected to each other and the only reason you fight with them all together is to have solid gameplay, but I don't think there's much merit to that. If they had spent a couple more months on it, we might be debating whether this or FF3/6 is the GOAT but they didn't and we aren't.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36442857)



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Date: July 16th, 2018 3:40 PM
Author: electric national

Did you do all eight chapter 1s? I’ve done about half of them and they all seem very alike. Does the game change a bit when you move on to the later chapters?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36438609)



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Date: July 16th, 2018 3:43 PM
Author: stirring coldplay fan

did anybody at work ask you what you did this weekend?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36438618)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 3:55 AM
Author: Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender

Not this time, but my jr. associate can literally go on 30 minute rants about the philosophical underpinnings of a certain JRPG series. Another guy who doesn't work under me and isn't really a gamer will ask me what I'm playing on fairly regular basis and and I'll be like "dude, I played Xenoblade for 23 hours last weekend" and he tends to ask a lot of questions about what the games are like. The partner I do all my work with comes over a few times a year and has seen all of my gaming shit. Also, nobody really gives a fuck that I keep "gamer hours," both staying up and coming in ridiculously late.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36442849)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 4:56 PM
Author: Excitant Indecent Half-breed

Weird I thought you were solo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36454280)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:16 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

Game is selling out all over the world. Square had to issue an apology for not producing enough copies

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2018/07/16/octopath-traveller-stock-is-selling-out-all-over-the-world/#7d4540682843

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36445204)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:19 PM
Author: Low-t trailer park hissy fit

367347472579595462

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36445222)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:47 PM
Author: electric national

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36446654)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 5:04 PM
Author: Aqua Toaster Mad-dog Skullcap

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36446779)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 3:14 PM
Author: stirring coldplay fan

can you still go into all the buildings in towns, or is this no longer part of the jrpg schtick?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36445810)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:48 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

Yes you can enter buildings

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36446665)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:50 PM
Author: Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender

Probably about half. Some generic buildings are sealed. Also in a major oversight, you cannot go into inns and shops, you interact with the front door and the menu pops up. The flip side is that this game really has a LOT of towns and they're well done, and I imagine there was a tradeoff of more towns for less building interiors.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36446686)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:52 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

One gripe i have is that it’s really hard to make out the towns on the world map

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36446696)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:54 PM
Author: Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender

They literally all have a town icon on them after you visit them, and even before as long as a character has a chapter there.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36446707)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 9:06 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

I meant to say dungeons or other areas

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36448589)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 5:21 PM
Author: stirring coldplay fan

these lazy programmers. open up the generic bldgs!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36446911)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 5:54 PM
Author: Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender

CR 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36447204)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 10:02 PM
Author: Bronze Boiling Water Rehab

Darn. I was most looking forward to going into inns and tucking my party into a cozy bed by the fire

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36448869)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:54 PM
Author: vivacious transparent center preventive strike

random battles are gay as fuck

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36446704)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:55 PM
Author: Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender

It's not that bad here. You can use the "reduce encounter rate" support skill and be totally fine on leveling assuming you're doing all or most of the stories.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36446716)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:56 PM
Author: vivacious transparent center preventive strike

do boss battles get less time-consuming? I found the demo unplayable because of the encounter rate and the fact that boss battles were not challenging, but took forever to finish anyhow

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36446721)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 6:04 PM
Author: Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender

Yeah, once you get some flexibility with your party and gear you can set shit up to WRECK bosses. There are some obscene items either stealable or buyable from characters in the chapter 2 towns. One place has a +100 elemental attack accessory that tressa can buy for 6000. There are also some OP staffs but they're pretty expensive.

But basically, dancer buff + BP donate from a merchant + magic from a character stacked with elemental attack will RAPE everything including bosses. My Cyrus was so stacked when I got the right stuff that I was able to kill enemies in a lvl 45 danger area at lvl 27.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36447298)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 5:40 PM
Author: Opaque hyperventilating location

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZEdDMQZaCU

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36447083)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 9:35 PM
Author: Beady-eyed bright psychic

I bought this tonight literally because of all the plaudits ITT

Took me like 9 months to play through Zelda, I figure I'll finish this sometime in 2019

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36448738)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 2:41 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

Safe to say this is Square’s best game since FF10

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36453097)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 2:42 PM
Author: Low-t trailer park hissy fit

Dammit i have to buy a switch

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36453102)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 3:24 PM
Author: Spectacular cuckold

I played/enjoyed FF10 but u have to admit it was kinda gay

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36453440)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 3:28 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

lack of true overworld probably was the gayest part of the game

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36453473)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 3:30 PM
Author: Spectacular cuckold

Yeah I could never get over this part it was gayer than a football bat

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36453491)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 3:29 PM
Author: Low-t trailer park hissy fit

Still nice to see a return to form

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36453480)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 3:30 PM
Author: stirring coldplay fan

never played it but the cover looks gay as fuck

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36453492)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 3:26 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle unholy hospital messiness

nice

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36453458)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 4:30 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

The first letters in each of the characters form to spell the word OCTOPATH. Thank

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36454037)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 4:37 PM
Author: Unhinged Hunting Ground Theater Stage

Do the stories intersect in any way? is there any main story line?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36454093)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 4:39 PM
Author: Frisky olive personal credit line

The main storyline is that you're a depressed lawyer playing a video game as a means of escapism from your miserable world.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36454107)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 4:48 PM
Author: Unhinged Hunting Ground Theater Stage

do I get to romance the dancer?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36454198)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 7:02 PM
Author: Milky nofapping useless brakes sex offender

Yes, the game is told from two perspectives -- IRL and the "fantasy" simulation. This thread has been mostly focused on the simulation to avoid spoilers, but yes, the dancer is actually a Starbucks barista in the "IRL" plotline and you can awkwardly hit on her with skill checks based on your charisma stat. The dirty secret is that charisma can be increased either by buying stat increases (at a rapidly escalating cost) or by training the stat. However, it is impossible within the scope of the game mechanics to get it high enough for her to actually go out with you. In an interview the developers claimed that they strove for realism in the IRL plotline but I kind of think it was a dick move.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36455121)



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Date: May 27th, 2019 1:33 AM
Author: Ocher galvanic degenerate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#38294746)



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Date: August 7th, 2018 6:34 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

Update?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36572217)



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Date: August 7th, 2018 6:36 PM
Author: Spectacular cuckold

Haven’t bought it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#36572224)



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Date: October 17th, 2019 8:04 PM
Author: stirring coldplay fan

this game had a real cool art style. are more games doing this?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#38993526)



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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:05 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

Yeah, a lot of indie 2d metroidvania platformers on Switch

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#38993832)



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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:08 PM
Author: stirring coldplay fan

im talking abt the over head 2d stuff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#38993848)



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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:12 PM
Author: pontificating plaza therapy

New Dragon Quest XI game for Switch has a 2D mode. The game allows you to switch freely between 2D and 3D mode.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4021375&forum_id=2#38993870)