Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[Larirawiel]

Finally Sonata Arctica sound normal again.



Cheers

[Gameovers]

Anyone get stolen by Star Rail on a baby PS5?

[Boblawblah]

Anyone get stolen by Star Rail on a baby PS5?

What is a 'star rail on a baby'?

[Gameovers]

What is a 'star rail on a baby'?

Star Rail is a f2p JRPG that recently came out on PS5. I think it's pretty decent. And I just call PS5 babies cause I'm stupid.

[Boblawblah]

hmm, f2p..how bad is the monetization?

Also, just had a duty, was super nervous because I'm awful with ninja, and it was Ifrit normal lol.

[TheMightyMollusk]

hmm, f2p..how bad is the monetization?

Been playing it for about a month now on mobile. While it has the standard "buy more currency if you want more rolls for the characters you want" issues of gacha games, it's still a perfectly functional turn-based RPG without actually spending anything. The game does give out tickets at a fair rate, so you can still get a decent number of rolls anyway.

[Cincierta]

They took Group Pose a bit too far.

[Rannie]

They took Group Pose a bit too far.

Nah thats juuuuuuuuust right

[Boblawblah]

Seems a bit cleaner in here..

Anyways, any good sci-fi shows coming out?

[Theodric]

Star Rail is surprisingly fun, actually. I was very wary given that it's a gacha game but it's pretty generous with the freebies and if you have the self restraint to just make do with the characters you obtain normally then you don't need to spend anything at all.

Extra points for the game's first world being inspired by Russia! That was a pleasant surprise. It's a shame FFXIV decided to tie Russian elements to Garlemald and then did away with the place in its entirety. There's so much missed potential there. Just imagine an entire expansion delving deeper into the Russian and Roman influences? I'd certainly find that to be quite engaging.