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fragmentofmemories · 5 hours

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Nearly deleted one of my fics while attempting to edit it and it gave me a scare.

#the surprised leip is for misdirection it was actually faor.#trying to write ch3 because i am no longer tasked with 39482747 exams and assignments.#(lol)

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fragmentofmemories · 6 hours

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Progress on Wizardry Gaiden so far...

The game is fun, tbh. Being on Game Boy, the graphics are great, and it honestly feels like the perfect conversion of Wizardry for the console.

The only problem is that the fan translation for it is... not great. It's filled to the brim with bugs and typos. I might just play it on Japanese instead.

#old post revive #wizardry #drpg #dungeon crawler

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fragmentofmemories · 6 hours

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so here's me gushing about obscure drpgs yet again

Thinking about Devil Summoner again. One of the many mechanics the game introduced to the MegaTen series was the inclusion of Mystic Change - the ability to turn demons with Max Loyalty into exclusive equipment (similar to the previous titles' sword fusion mechanic). Though any demon can be turned into an item (in which case the item obtained will depend on their level), there are certain items which will only be obtained with a specific demon.

Most of the items are generally useful and often possess bonuses exclusive to them. Case in point, the Shadowjack is an incredibly powerful, 3-5 hit weapon which increases every stat by 1-3 points, and it can last you through the entire earlygame - if not most of the midgame as well.

Hades Armor is also a great option, because it allows the protagonist to resist dark attacks - as in Mudo and the stone ailment, two of the most dangerous skills as they both can instakill him and thus cause a game over.

The same mechanic is present in Soul Hackers, although to a lesser degree in terms of usefulness in comparison to the previous game. The most noteworthy items are most likely the Holy Beast set, which as the name implies are items obtained through demons based on the four holy beasts (Suzaku, Genbu, Seiryuu and Byakko).

These items are exclusive to Nemissa, and in order for her to equip them, she must have at least 12 in STR, MAG, INT and VIT respectively. However, equipping all four of them will give Nemissa a +4 boost on every stat, as well as immunity to Curse (charm/poison), Ice and Electricity.

This mechanic has carried on since in other games although with a different name, mostly Persona.

Persona 1, 2 IS/EP, 5 and Q also feature this mechanic. With the addition of Personas also being able to turn into skill cards or similar items that allow you to teach certain skills to other Personas, some of these items being exclusive (such as Omega Cluster in Persona 1, an instakill move only obtained via turning Lucifer).

#old post revive #megaten #devil summoner #soul hackers

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fragmentofmemories · 18 hours

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And while I'm on the topic of trying new DRPGs, some personal recommendations:

-Class of Heroes: Anniversary Edition (Switch/Steam) (Specifically AE since it features a ton of QoL features and in general is the "gateway" title to the classic Wizardry-esque gameplay. I also wrote many guides for it if you're stuck.)

-Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land (PS2) (The most beginner-friendly Wizardry title, with the addition of party attacks, spell crafting/upgrading and much more. You don't need any knowledge of previous Wizardry titles to get into this one.)

-Shin Megami Tensei (PSX) (Similarly to CoH, the PSX version of SMT1 is the best and most beginner friendly one with its faster gameplay and QoL improvements over the original. The most known game on this list but nonetheless still worth checking out if you haven't already)

-Kowloon Highschool Chronicle (Switch/PS4/Steam) (A VN/DRPG Hybrid, with a jazz soundtrack, semi-real time combat, CRPG-like character progression and a ton of charm. Play this one, seriously.)

#choosing these four in particular specifically because of how different they are from one another.#just to reiterate that there is more to this genre. and that you are missing out on so many good titles by keeping yourself to just eo.#other games i'd recommend:#the dark spire (ds) wizardry i-ii-iii: story of llylgamyn (sfc). labyrinth of zangetsu (switch/ps4/steam). shining in the darkness (genesis #game post #drpg #dungeon crawler

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fragmentofmemories · 19 hours

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Look, I like 7th Dragon as much as the next person. But that is not the point I'm trying to make. It's the opposite, in fact.

People should play DRPGs that aren't like Etrian Odyssey, specifically because EO is nothing like the rest of the genre and they should open up to the idea that "hey, not everything is like this one series and that's fine."

What I'm trying to say with this post is that EO is not the only good DRPG out there, nor is it the "golden standard" when it's a different standard altogether.

Mini rant, since I am pretty much the "Dungeon Crawler" account at this point.

Honestly, it's very tiring to see people bring most of the DRPG genre down just because they don't play the same as EO.

Especially when EO has barely anything in common with the genre, aside from its basics. That is the first person perspective and character creation. And that's not considering how different the character creation process is in EO compared to every other series.

This isn't an exaggeration or a random comment either. To give an example: Go to any DRPG steam page, read the negative reviews, then count how many of them amount to "it's not like EO".

Hell, search any other DRPG that isn't EO here, on this site. You are bound to see someone criticize it because it plays differently.

I understand EO is the most popular DRPG, so people are inclined to compare every other game they see to it. But it's a very unfair comparison in my opinion. It's like comparing Final Fantasy to Pokemon because they're both RPGs, or Fire Emblem to Disgaea because they're both Strategy games.

Just because they belong to the same genre does not mean you can make an apt comparison of either.

And honestly, it'd be better if people stopped treating EO as the only "good" DRPG out there and everything else as "outdated" because it's different...

I am not trying to say EO is bad. The opposite in fact -- EO1 is always going to be my favorite game ever, and EO2 & EMD follow closely behind.

But I think people should start branching away from it and toward the rest of the genre. Because most games offer many new things that people aren't willing to try.

Or at the very least, form a more nuanced opinion than "it's not like EO"...

#whether something is better or worse than eo is entirely up to personal preference. of course. i'm not denying that.#but you've got to realize at some point that you're comparing apples and oranges...#if you're wondering i'm calling it by full name here only because rbs don't show up if you search tags.

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