I played it. It was like an hour, hour and a half. One full quest arc thing.
Oh man..oh man...why aren't more RPGs all Cell-shady like this? It's sooo clean and awesome. And it's not stupidly easy like most recent RPGs I've played. Great accents were given to the characters in the dub. Not too shabby, really. I like combat from what I got to play of it. It plays really like a classic RPG only a lot prettier.
I want this game a whole whole lot. It needs to be out now. 
KH2 I still love you, baby, I just needed some release while you were away. Dragon Quest VIII, make me feel young again. No, seriously, I don't remember playing a challenging RPG at any point in my teens, and I turn 20 in a month. 
But, I did see it as definitely harder than recent FFs, and a couple GBA games (Riviera and KH:Chain of Memories being the first two that come to mind).
However, I have a question. DUBS? Did they finally give characters VOICES?
Any news on the job system? Will it be as mind-numbing as DW7's?
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Just remember, I very well may be slightly retarded on one side and it could just be average difficulty for some of you veteran RPGers.But, I did see it as definitely harder than recent FFs, and a couple GBA games (Riviera and KH:Chain of Memories being the first two that come to mind).
I'm not much of a veteran RPGer. I didn't even finish FF6 (OMG 3 NOOB HURRR). Really, the only RPGs that I've actually completed we're produced by Squaresoft/Square Enix. I didn't like Enix's games beforehand. I didn't finish FF8 or FF9. Fuck, the only console RPGs I've completed are FFVII, FFX, Chrono Trigger, and Kingdom Hearts. Oh but I love them so..
I need to actually play FFTactics and Disgaea, though. I keep putting them off.
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
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As long as the difficulty is on par with DW7 (Not as easy as any of the Final Fantasy games, yet not hair-ripping-outingly difficult either), I'll be pleased.Prepare for pleasure
However, I have a question. DUBS? Did they finally give characters VOICES?
I did mention the dub in the original post.
It seems fairly good. Lots of vivid voices.
Any news on the job system? Will it be as mind-numbing as DW7's?
No clue. I don't read previews of games normally.
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How.... Mr. Gainsborough.... uughhhhhh:
Whatever
Well, the job system can't be as bad as DW7's. Which wasn't a bad system really, it was just unimaginably tedious and boring as hell trying to work up to the elite jobs.
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Skaw had this to say about Cuba:
As long as the story isn't as retarded as DW7, I'll be happy.
Man, I really wanted to play DW7 after seeing stuff about DW8 a while back just because I haven't got to play many DW games. But everything I hear about it is negative. Explain bad things about it and what DW games I should point myself to in order to gain happiness. I beat the everloving hell out of DW3 for GBC and I think I'm in the middle of the 1&2 collection for GB.
I also have the first one for NES. Arggggh commands to go up stairs. 
Everything else was pretty good, except for the class system.
Play all of them if you'd like.
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Skaw thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
As long as the story isn't as retarded as DW7, I'll be happy.
What was so bad about 7's story?
God and Satan get into a fight over the earth. They sort of stalemate, so Satan sends his devils out to cover the lands in darkness. Each land is sealed into eternal darkness, save one.
The story follows how you (The hero) rescuing each land from eternal darkness by travelling back to the time at which they were sealed away, and preventing them from being sealed by defeating the devils, etc etc etc.
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Mr. Gainsborough attempted to be funny by writing:
Man, I really wanted to play DW7 after seeing stuff about DW8 a while back just because I haven't got to play many DW games. But everything I hear about it is negative. Explain bad things about it and what DW games I should point myself to in order to gain happiness. I beat the everloving hell out of DW3 for GBC and I think I'm in the middle of the 1&2 collection for GB.I also have the first one for NES. Arggggh commands to go up stairs.
7 had a decent story. Nothing groundbreaking or spectacular, but nowhere near as retarded as, say, FF8's story. (Seriously, Time compression? WTF.)
The class system was annoying, but only because I'd always obsessively force myself to level up the classes until I became the elite tier 3 classes, which took ages to do.
The only other annoying bit that stands out in my mind is that it takes a while before you get to any combat situations. You've got to go through quite a bit of exploration, as well as one puzzle-only dungeon before you can start fighting, but it's worth it once you get there. But if you know where to go (IE : Gamefaqs) then the first bit can pass by fairly quickly.
I am sad to hear that DW8 is dubbed. Dubbed games usually have subtitles, but they're never done as well as undubbed games. PS1 games are more friendly to the hearing impaired.
For some reason, game makers seemd to start thinking that being cel shaded meant you could draw them like crap and completely ruin any sense of proportion or natural movement.
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Sakkra wrote, obviously thinking too hard:
Cel shading is for communists, child molesters, and Eugene Levy.
Maybe I'm reaching here, but does anybody else spot the irony?
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El Cuchillo had this to say about Tron:
Maybe I'm reaching here, but does anybody else spot the irony?
It was intentional. Kudos for catching it.
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Father McKenzie had this to say about (_|_):
See, I like this sort of Cel Shading.For some reason, game makers seemd to start thinking that being cel shaded meant you could draw them like crap and completely ruin any sense of proportion or natural movement.
It's Goku with a sword!
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Verily, Dr. Gee doth proclaim:
It's Goku with a sword!
Or Chrono with black hair. Don't blame Toriyama for sticking to his style of character design.
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Visually, looks amazing. I can't get over the PSX-gen midi synths and NES-style bleeps when anything happens though... If graphics can come such a long ways away from the pixels on a screen, why can't the music and audio as well?
I think it's meant to be that way because so many people adore retro stuff lately. Myself included.
Square Enix has a promo thing goin' on. Get the demo mailed to you if ya fill out this form. If you put in a friend's e-mail address you get a Slime keychain. 
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Mr. Gainsborough painfully thought these words up:
FREE STUFF ALERTSquare Enix has a promo thing goin' on. Get the demo mailed to you if ya fill out this form. If you put in a friend's e-mail address you get a Slime keychain.
Kickass!
