Games where you can put points into things.

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on: March 10, 2009, 03:11:13 AM
I like putting points into things.  It's way better than picking GENERIC FIGHTER CLASS and watching his STRENGTH rise by a fixed number every level.  I think the correct name for this is a "point buy" system.  Unfortunately, I can't find many games where I'm allowed to do this. 

Off the top of my head, I can come up with Diablo, Dragon Quest 8, and Final Fantasy Tactics.  Help me find some more.

MMORPGs don't count.  I am also excluding Xenosaga, because I refuse to understand how that point allocation system works.



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Reply #1 on: March 10, 2009, 03:13:32 AM
Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne

Shin Megami Tensei Digital Devil Saga 1+2

Shin Megami Tensei: Raidou Kuzonoha Vs. The Army of Ultimate Power/ Vs. The Soulless Army



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Reply #2 on: March 10, 2009, 03:30:33 AM
I knew you would be the only one to post in this thread.

Everyone else is on that Xat thing.



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Reply #3 on: March 10, 2009, 03:34:28 AM
That's what friends are for.




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Reply #4 on: March 10, 2009, 03:35:24 AM
ESIV: Oblivion and Fallout 3. No surprise; same company.

Sonic Chronicles.



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Reply #5 on: March 10, 2009, 03:38:35 AM
Didn't know about that in Sonic Chronicles.  Although I'm still a little uneasy about playing recent Sonic games.



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Reply #6 on: March 10, 2009, 03:40:19 AM
Couldn't you do that in Secret of Mana 2... too?

At least you can customize each characters class.



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Reply #7 on: March 10, 2009, 03:41:34 AM
Yeah, actually, you could.  I forgot about that one.



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Reply #8 on: March 10, 2009, 03:45:01 AM
Also Sword of Mana, the GBA remake of Mystic Quest GB.

But I don't recommend that unless you really liked the original.



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Reply #9 on: March 10, 2009, 03:46:16 AM
I liked the music.  Does that count?

EDIT: OH WAIT FOR THE GB.  Then no.



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Reply #10 on: March 10, 2009, 03:47:38 AM
Oh, I almost forgot:
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Wii Shop Channel. 8D[/spoiler]



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Reply #11 on: March 10, 2009, 03:49:12 AM
There's the Boktai/Bokura no Taiyou series, starting from the second game you can level up your stats, but there's only like 3 or 4 of them (vitality, energy, strength, speed).


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Reply #12 on: March 10, 2009, 03:50:24 AM
Boktai was cool though.

Like Metal Gear meets Caslevania.



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Reply #13 on: March 10, 2009, 03:50:42 AM
I'm adding Dungeon Siege to the list.  That game was pretty cool, but I need something I haven't played.

There's the Boktai/Bokura no Taiyou series, starting from the second game you can level up your stats, but there's only like 3 or 4 of them (vitality, energy, strength, speed).

Is this a game I can read?  Usually the "Something no Something" games don't speak the same language as I do.

EDIT:  Oh, you mean LUNAR KNIGHTS.  I will never get those 5 seconds back.  Good games though.



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Reply #14 on: March 10, 2009, 03:51:46 AM
Not Lunar Knights.

Boktai 1-3, for GBA.



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Reply #15 on: March 10, 2009, 03:53:04 AM
Well, it's part of the same series, right?

Weren't the GBA games all Japanese?



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Reply #16 on: March 10, 2009, 03:54:18 AM
3 out of 4 games were localized, with the 3rd one having a patch available online, so yes. I only added the Japanese name because Konami thought that they could fool gamers by changing the name in the last game to Lunar Knights to increase sales.

Just a small warning, playing an original copy of the first 3 games requires you to be under that big bright shining ball in the sky for important parts of the game.


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Reply #17 on: March 10, 2009, 03:54:46 AM
Only Bokta 3, and that can be patched.

Besides, you'll NEED the patches to get beyond that Sunlight gimmick.



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Reply #18 on: March 10, 2009, 03:55:37 AM
Unless you're playing the second one and don't mind not doing some of the Undead dungeons.


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Reply #19 on: March 10, 2009, 03:57:06 AM
Boktai: The Sun is in Your Eyes!

AAAAAAAAA



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Reply #20 on: March 10, 2009, 04:00:17 AM
KOTOR

and it appears I'm too late for bro fists...



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Reply #21 on: March 10, 2009, 04:02:04 AM
So what happens if Night and Taiyo brofist?

Does that mean it's dawn or dusk?

Or do they fight each other for time of day supremacy?



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Reply #22 on: March 10, 2009, 04:02:12 AM
I still gotta try KOTOR one day.



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Reply #23 on: March 10, 2009, 04:02:48 AM
Me too.  I've been meaning to play that for a long time.



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Reply #24 on: March 10, 2009, 04:10:15 AM
I also wanna follow your advice and play at least one MMORPG.