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There's already an all forms unlocked code for Zero 2Yeah, but a true Ultimate Mode should affect elves as well. But the all-Forms code is a nice consolation prize.
I liked 64's Bowser Castle but the other retro one they had... not so much.Hey, don't be dissing my GBA Bowser Castle!
1. Those 3 start out at much higher levels than the others. The only Laguz that can hope to catch up is Lethe, but then she has lower base stats than Ranulf. And yes, there are people who don't use the Royals but it still doesn't change that while previous FEs might've thrown you one super unit near the end to save the day RD gives you 4 of them.Given that your team is split into 3 pieces in Part 4 that's kind of a necessity to prevent first-time players from screwing themselves over, something which RD runs a fairly high risk of as it is. Not to mention the sheer insanity that is Dheginsea.
2. Volke is only slightly better than a WhisperYes, and I'm "slightly" obsessed with Yoshi. He's still far more viable. 4 extra strength and +25 critical means a lot on a character who should be double-hitting virtually everything. Then of course there's the fact that Bane is literally Lethality+Mercy. I will grant you that most of that is irrelevant against the three Mantle bosses, but it still leaves Volke a LOT more capable than Sothe/Heather against all the rest. Pretty impressive given the general tendency of non-royal late entries to suck.
3. Sigrun is available in one chapter before part 4.
Elincia also gets more versitality due to being able to use staves and gets Amiti in 2-F so she can hold on her own there. Oh and Tanith has better base stats than what Sigrun would have at a similiar level, is only 3 levels away and gets an awesome ability.Bringing up Tanith only drives home my point, that Sigrun is an example of a character who sucks for reasons other than level/availability. She's as available as two other non-staff-wielding pegasus riders and amply leveled, but her stats simply do not measure up. So to claim that the entire cast is over-powered is wrong.
4. Mist starts out at level 1 when the other GMs start out at around level 8 on averageMist also starts with Florete, a madly powerful and bizarrely light ranged sword, complete with high accuracy and critical. It plenty compensates for her initial weakness. The problem is, when your starting weapon strength is only 4 attack strength behind the SS weapons, it doesn't leave much room to grow. Mist does not have the growth rates to keep up, and even if she did, her Strength cap stops her entirely too early. Bonus EXP will only make her less of a disaster, but she can NEVER be overpowered (which is quite a shame considering what a beast she could be in PoR with a Sonic Sword).
5. True, but you must admit that the gap between Shinon and the other bow users was much smaller in PoR.In ease of raising, yes. I don't think the performance advantage is that drastic, but using an alternative takes more effort. Then again, Rolf is at least competent to start with, he just doesn't get any lead time over Shinon like he used to.
Instead IS tried to be 'original' and went with an 'epic' story with a 'huge' twist that the dark god was actually part of the good guys and that the goddess you've been all worshipping was actually the bad one. No actually that there was no good or evil in this story, just something about order vs. chaos. Excuse me, but there's a reason why all the most popular fictions all are basically the same dozen or so stories retold and that they all revolve around good vs. evil, so why did IS feel the need to stray away from that, especially since that way they also destroyed everything that PoR established?The better stories out there tend to challenge the absolute of good versus evil. Heck, even PoR did to some degree, as virtually the entire storyline centers around conquering racial tension. For that matter so does MMZ; from day one you're on the side of "Mavericks" fighting against the "hero" of human utopia. And throughout Z2 and Z3 Harpuia challenges his own beliefs.
I finished RD within 80 hours while I finished SD within 15.RD is unusually long even by FE standards, and SD is a handheld based on an NES game. Kinda opposite extremes, as far as FE is concerned. I said that both are adequate, not that they're comparable. Simply put, I don't see SD as too short. I do see it as incomplete, knowing that FE3 on the SFC offered a remake and more (that and even the uneducated know that there's more to the story if they've seen Marth's SSB trophies), but that's not the same thing, and the DS sequel is aimed to fix that anyway.
Hmmmmmmm!
Then again you put characters on a higher priority than the overall plot so I suppose that's where our opinions differ.Only because if the characters aren't involved in the plot, it makes the entire gameplay scenario feel unrelated and a lot less compelling. If you have no attachment to who you're playing as, you have less of a reason to keep playing.
Yeah, I just found. The PSP port of Rockman DASH 2 sold 1万 5309本, or 15,309 copies in Japan. =( Also, DASH1 for PSP was not on the list, and DASH2 was the 498th top game sold in 2005.As much as I maintain that anyone who dares call themselves a fan is obligated to own some version of Legends, I really don't see how direct unenhanced PS1 ports not selling well on the PSP went unexpected. If you're going to emulate an obsolete title, much less one that is terribly underrated in the first place, you could at least do so in a collection. Otherwise the public denounces it as poor value.
The game has Overpowered Playable Blues. IT'S. [tornado fang]. AWESOME!You of all people should know what appeal an "Ultimate Buster" character would have to me (given the many fish-smacks and uppercuts you've received over Xtreme2). But I think the fact that all bosses flinch from Proto Strike was over-doing it.
That's because they're underleveled compared to the Laguz Royals.(#1) Ranulf, Janaff, and Ulki are royals now? No cat/tiger can hope to match them. Not to mention, there ARE people who play without the royals.
That's because knifes are inferior to swords in every way and plenty of sword-using units outclass them.Compare Volke to a Whisper (#2). Yeah, knives aren't powerful, but Sothe even at all caps is WORTHLESS in the Endgame for everything except picking off spirits.
That's because they're underleveled and in Sigrun's case less available than Elincia, who gets the healing part done and gets a nice brave sword too, and Haar, who is pretty much the best flying unit in the game.In what universe is Sigrun less available than Elincia (#3)? Their availability is exactly the same; both appear in 2 chapters before Part 4. If anything Elincia is out of favor by such a comparison; she appears in Part 2 (weaker enemies, less experience), and can't kill worth a damn in her first chapter due to being stuck with a Slim Sword.
That's because she's underleveled and off with a worse 3rd tier class when compared to Shinon.She has Paragon and is almost as experienced/available as Marcia, not to mention she was HORRENDOUSLY more under-leveled in PoR where she still had to compete with Shinon (#5). Seriously, if you've played her in both games, there is no comparison, her stats simply blow in RD when you measure against her past appearance.
Exactly my point.Except that your point is ignoring context. I'm speaking of Micaiah's entire crew (save for Sothe). If you're complaining that all units are strong but under-leveled, you are effectively complaining that characters are too powerful when raised beyond what should practically be happening over the course of the game. Such can be said of ANY game with an experience system.
True, but Bonus EXP in its current state is so easily abusable that it isn't an adequate alternative to Arenas at all.You don't grind for Bonus Exp. Quite the opposite, Bonus Exp discourages grinding, since your rewards are diminished if you drag your feet. That in itself makes it far preferable to Arenas. It's also far more flexible; you can use the guaranteed 3 stat gains to strengthen the weaker points of characters who have already hit a few caps, or you can Bonus up to 99 and let the natural level-ups do the work. You can complain of brokenness all you want, but it's the only semblance of control you have in a world where getting RNG-screwed is always a concern.
I agree that there should've been more axe users for swords to have an advantage over but FE3 already adressed that problem and swords also get balanced out by getting the most slayer weapons.You grossly misunderstood me. I didn't mean two weapon types, I meant literally, a character who is the sole representative of his class and has only two equippable weapons in the game. In other words: Bantu. There are only two Firestones in the entire game to space out over the 18 chapters you have him. That's inexcusable.
I really prefer that to the wordswordswords Radiant Dawn has that either make no sense or ruin every plot detail that PoR has established.PoR-to-RD is wrecking plot details? Wow. The MegaMan Zero series would scar you for life.
Actually in the case of video games I prefer "too little" a lot more over "too much". I'd rather see everything the game has to offer within minutes than figuring out how everything works for hours and still not being able to that one thing I wanted it to do.Game length is not a problem; both titles are plenty long enough. The problem is that Shadow Dragon doesn't actually involve the playable characters in what's going on in the storyline. You claim that RD feels like filler and Shadow Dragon doesn't, but I find the inverse to be true. When the storyline completely forgets that all of your characters exist after recruitment, the entire experience is left feeling shallow and meaningless.
The camera is zoomed in so far that it feels more like a GB remake than an NES remakeThat's exactly what this refers to. Body-to-screen-size ratio is a big part of what makes NES MegaMan NES MegaMan (The GB games, if you're unfamiliar, use NES-size sprites on an obviously infinitely smaller screen, thus mandating slower shots, shorter jumps, etc. They're very tricky to get into if you didn't play them back in the day.).
To all those who see Shadow Dragon as a disappointment and Radiant Dawn as their favorite: Well, screw you!I really don't understand the point of bitching about hitting stat caps, especially in a 3-tier class system. I mean, why do caps EXIST if not to be realistically hit by decent units? It's something that always mystified me about PoR's Laguz.
My dear DW, I assure you that you are not only in your wish for a Rainbow Cup of sorts.I actually kind of envisioned a single Rainbow-warping course, where at every lap a warp pipe takes you to another version of Rainbow Road, eventually crossing every one. It could be the final course of the highest Retro Cup.
Oh Jelly, it's easily yet another thing that makes MK64 that much more superior. The ability to completely [tornado fang] over your opponent on a Wario Stadium type jump is precisely what the new games are missing. That's what made the previous games so great.DAMN STRAIGHT!
Iwata - 3DS video chat is possible, price/launch details soonAs the commentators on that article said (and this was the first thing to come to my mind), doing the chat in 3D is not possible with the E3 3DS model due to there being only one camera on the console's inside. However, I do recall hearing somewhere that the E3 model was not final (I personally am hoping that they add a DS-style microphone jack, because I like to voice chat with a headset rather than concerning myself with what part of the system I'm speaking to).
Simple short reaction time is needed. As long as you know the general areas where it happens...That's my problem. The obstacle is in no way difficult, but it absolutely requires prior knowledge, and is not the only obstacle in MM9 to do so. To me that's bad level design. The whole stunt comes off as blind-siding. You'll never react in time if you don't already know to look for it.
I ended up being more careful through the whole stage.You like to aim, I like to not pussyfoot. Different strokes. If they didn't come from completely off-screen with no warning, maybe it'd be different.
I don't want models or powerups that give me basic things. I want a game with an actual GAMEPLAY that lets me do crazy [parasitic bomb] and gives me more freedom. Megaman's a dude with a gun in his hand. He should be able to move better.Well, then the ZX formula is as likely to please you as Goldmember with a schmoke and a pancake. The whole schtick of that game is that the different Models each provide their own unique spin on combat.
This article is a look at the actual hardware, and it says that as the console will make a bigger effort to display the 3D, the graphics won't be as good in ACTUAL games.I've seen plenty of PSP games that I consider a lot less eye-popping than the Kid Icarus reel, both MegaMan titles among them. Then of course there is the Metal Gear Solid demo we saw; even if it wasn't gameplay, it was realtime. And it looked freaking awesome. I don't expect every dev will be encouraged to push the 3DS hardware to its fullest (just look at the Wii), but it seems capable enough to me.
"can't duck or shoot up" gameplayGet equipped with: Model FX.
Megaman 9 (still the best, IMO)The power of an 8-bit can of paint is truly amazing. I for one do not believe 9 comes close to equaling the quality of actual NES games. 10 did better, though, if only there was some way to turn off that damn B trigger weapon switch. You might want to consider a Classic controller for that.
I guess it's kind of hard to bomb an underground base?That's EXACTLY what Hittite Hottaid was designed for (that burrowing tank thing).
He would have eventually, and Ciel knew about it, thatīs why she tried to find Zero as their last and only hope...This. Seriously, the Resistance was up [parasitic bomb]'s creek before they found Zero, and both sides knew it. Doubtless Copy X would want to take Ciel alive (Weil's MK-II even refers to this specifically), and before Zero was resurrected, there was absolutely no reason to believe he couldn't. Even over the course of Z1 alone, without Zero, the Resistance Base would have been annihilated three times over (Fefnir, Hittite Hottaid, and Hanumachine). Probably why they had to abandon the base afterwards.
He clearly has ICBM-level weaponryI don't imagine one wants to be firing missiles within the Neo Arcadia dome if they can help it. Further, the fact that all humanity has existed as one nation for the last century makes missile production rather obsolete. There's a strong implication that the Z3 base was a recent renovation (this is the whole point of Flizard's stage), especially given the dialogue about the trans coordinates being outdated.
