Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[RyuDragnier]

I feel like the last couple Star Oceans have these weird difficulty spikes. In Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness there was a moment early in the game where a character had to do something on a computer and you had to protect them. No matter what I did the fight would start and end in 5 seconds with a game over because the enemies would zerg rush the person on the computer and kill them. No way to stun the enemies, no way to kill them that fast. I tried to heal at the very start of the fight but they kill the person before it even pops off. I looked on GameFaqs and they said not only is this fight extremely hard...it happens MULTIPLE times.

So I figured I was just under leveled. I gained 5 more levels which was a chore cause mobs give virtually no XP at that level and they STILL get killed in seconds. I quit immediately after that.

You actually need a specific role on said character (Skulker), since it lowers their likelihood of being attacked. Meanwhile you need another role (Instigator) on one or more party members that INCREASES their odds of getting attacked. You're essentially trying to play the AI into focusing on you and ignoring them. It works pretty well, but every now and then one or more of them will still try to aim at said person.

[Renalt]

You actually need a specific role on said character (Skulker), since it lowers their likelihood of being attacked. Meanwhile you need another role (Instigator) on one or more party members that INCREASES their odds of getting attacked. You're essentially trying to play the AI into focusing on you and ignoring them. It works pretty well, but every now and then one or more of them will still try to aim at said person.

I don't remember roles being in the game and if so I think it's lame that the default role for that person is that considering you just picked them up and then it throws that fight in.

[RyuDragnier]

I don't remember roles being in the game and if so I think it's lame that the default role for that person is that considering you just picked them up and then it throws that fight in.

Roles are basically modifiers for attacks, damage, etc etc. Playing them right can get you to absolutely destroy enemies. But it's also a nuisance to get some roles to begin with. Instigator alone requires you to kill 5 enemies at the same time. Also, I made a mistake there, you want Assassin on her, which requires her getting Ace and Sharpshooter up to level 3.

[Renalt]

Roles are basically modifiers for attacks, damage, etc etc. Playing them right can get you to absolutely destroy enemies. But it's also a nuisance to get some roles to begin with. Instigator alone requires you to kill 5 enemies at the same time. Also, I made a mistake there, you want Assassin on her, which requires her getting Ace and Sharpshooter up to level 3.

That sounds like it's later in the game. I'm talking about the first hour. I doubt within the first hour I can set up several roles or have them leveled. Then again I only played it an hour with 30 minutes of it trying to get past that one fight so I could be wrong. The fight killed my interest in the game completely.

[RyuDragnier]

That sounds like it's later in the game. I'm talking about the first hour. I doubt within the first hour I can set up several roles or have them leveled. Then again I only played it an hour with 30 minutes of it trying to get past that one fight so I could be wrong. The fight killed my interest in the game completely.

You should have access to roles from the beginning of the game.

EDIT: And Ethereal Queen is down...3 times over in Star Ocean: The Divine Force. Sadly she's required for 2, count them 2, trophies. One for beating her 3 times so she's at full power, the other for beating her at the minigame. Yes, she's the final minigame opponent, and can only be challenged after her 3rd defeat and you must have beaten the Grand Champion of the minigame in the starting town. Turns out the local gun user absolutely DESTROYS her with the right stuff on. The ultimate not only shoots one hell of a laser, it leaves a gigantic multi-hitting blast. Took out 85% of her health with just that. Now all I have left is Item Creation, all chests, all bunnies, beating the final boss on the highest difficulties, then a 2nd playthrough for the last endings (Raymond and Laeticia have their own unique endings with all party members).

[Larirawiel]

Unreal Engine 5.1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dTxcMgpX5w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhBhJQ7NBFI


It looks really good.


Cheers