Rogue Galaxy

[FallingEdge]

Did a search, nothing came up.

Game comes out on the 30th. Gonna preorder it today.

Anyone else gonna pick this up?

[matrix9280]

Well it's about damn time.

[Unreallystic]

I might, I've only seen the adds for it but it looked interesting enough to pique my intrest. w00t Penny Arcade.
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[Manx]

I'm going to be buying it. I kinda been watching it for over a year now and I even started working on a avatar for it. Hmm... I gotta start back on that again. But I'll see how good the game is first.

[Mr. Bastos]

I'm looking forward to it, play a little of the japanese version and liked it but didn't play too much cuz i can't read japanese.

[Septimus Prime]

What is it?

[matrix9280]

What is it?

A video game silly. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_galaxy)

[YellowS4]

90% through the import and I gave up. The game is fucken nice graphically but things get really tedious in regards to the hunting and some of the platforming.

Too much walking in the cities as well (not as bad as the empty and pointless Suikoden ones..) but still too much.

I have to admit though, some of the ways you defeat the bosses are pretty cool, along w/the weapons.

iirc, the first boss required you to shoot up platforms which you jump on just to get a proper shot at the bosses weak spot.

edit - some of my posts are still in the what are you playing thread but I didn't really elaborate on the game haha. Hopefully it still has the 'barely any loading' thing going on.

And yeah, some of the areas are retarded (ie: library level in Halo 1) Horrible grind in a stupid tower.

[Superking]

The US version is getting beefed up a lot apparently, and it will be on a DVD9 also.

The US version of the game is being released in Japan as a Director's Cut game.

EDIT: What the fuck was I on? :looney:

[ChairHome]

Yeah, I've been waiting for this game for a very long time. I'm going to try to finish up FF XII so I can devote some time to this. Level 5 has made some great games already, and I've been looking forward to this since I heard it was coming out in Japan.

[Zor]

I've been playing the crap out of the demo. It's pretty good so far. I'll be getting it.

[AkumaTX]

I thouht this was Star Wars :(

[NewGen]

can't wait, now they need to release yakuza 2 as well.

[FallingEdge]

Just got my hands on this game today. Was gonna get the guide as well but decided to pass on it.

Time to check this ish out!

[YellowS4]

Have fun hunting =\

[FallingEdge]

Just realized that DoubleJump made the guide. Damn it, now I'm gonna have to pick it up...

[ChairHome]

I was going to pick it up yesterday, but I figured that I need to finish FF XII first. I'd usually buy it and neglect FF XII, but I figure I can wait, it'll still be there. Someone tell me that this game is as awesome as I was hoping for it to be.

[coffeerox]

And yeah, some of the areas are retarded (ie: library level in Halo 1) Horrible grind in a stupid tower.

:rofl: the tower of babel, everyone either gives up or gets so frustrated that they quit the game, and if they didn't quit the game they got a sour taste from the whole experience just from that dungeon alone

I'd play this again just because of the new content, but I'm not expecting anything different from the experience of the import. When I was posting on GFAQ's a little while back, people (including Kouli) thought that the US version didn't warrant the bad opinions b/c it's supposed to be so changed that it's basically a new game. I don't believe that because they can't do anything to save those godforsaken tedious and long dungeons that all have the same repeated textures.

[_MJ_#R]

japs luv starwars

[FallingEdge]

Been playing for a few hours and I really enjoy the game. I just reached the jungle planet and am getting raped by the creatures there. Need to level up more.

One thing that happens is that all members of your party recieve experience even if they aren't part of the battle field. I have mixed feelings about this but so far, so good.

[YellowS4]

Yeah don't worry; you don't have to swap out that much unless you like xx character over the other.

They still have bug catching right? iirc the next world is fucken gay or wtvr the Jail stage is.

[Rioting Soul]

PSM gave it game of the month.

[AzN_Skater]

Yo, I'm on the jail stage, man, I am getting my ass handed to me so bad. You HAVE to level grind, you can't just run through like grandia 3.

[Mr. Bastos]

got them game, but couldn't play damn job and HW! oh well it sounds like people are liking it so I'm happy, hopefully I'll be able to get to it soon.

[coffeerox]

Yo, I'm on the jail stage, man, I am getting my ass handed to me so bad. You HAVE to level grind, you can't just run through like grandia 3.


no you don't. Get your main character and buff your weapon. Easy as pie.

Been playing for a few hours and I really enjoy the game. I just reached the jungle planet and am getting raped by the creatures there. Need to level up more.

no you don't, buff your weapon.

[Biolink]

The game looks cool,but I'm not the biggest fan in the world of random encounters.I think the entire random enconter system is dated.I guess it does give you that nostalgic feeling.

[Emil]

So exactly how vast is this game? It seems to contain many planets to explore...I was always hoping for an rpg that had a rediculously large amount of planets to explore (even if most of them were optional), but I don't think I found such a game yet.

[coffeerox]

So exactly how vast is this game? It seems to contain many planets to explore...I was always hoping for an rpg that had a rediculously large amount of planets to explore (even if most of them were optional), but I don't think I found such a game yet.

a lotta planets, each city is pretty huge and unique, but the dungeons are UGH. Very repetitive textures and the dungeons can be big and time consuming. It's of the maze variety.

[DS]

So, it's safe to say the game is along the lines of the .Hack series. Which isn't so bad if it's just one game and a series of repetitiveness that was the .Hack series. I speak in terms of the dungeons.

[coffeerox]

So, it's safe to say the game is along the lines of the .Hack series. Which isn't so bad if it's just one game and a series of repetitiveness that was the .Hack series. I speak in terms of the dungeons.

Dungeons, yeah. The worlds are like this. You fly to a planet, you get off, and it's either going to have A. a city, then step out into a dungeon (or cutscene into one) or B. directly onto a huge dungeon (such as your 2nd world, the forest world)

You'd think that it's not as bad, but the dungeons in this game are 2-3x bigger than .hacks. damn that's just the standard early to mid game dungeons, the late game dungeons like the godforsaken tower are too big for what they have you do. not to mention the random encounters while you're trying to figure out how to work between Tower A and Tower B. Oh my god. Fuck that shit.

[AzN_Skater]

I'm actually very ok with the fact that the dungeons are huge due to the ridiculous number of save points. And this kinda reminds me of Grandia 3. Dungeon -> City -> Cutscene -> Dungeon -> repeat.

[Emil]

HOw many planets are there? How long does it take to beat the game (getting secrets and all)? Is there any replay value?

[genocide]

anyone else finding the game over screen really annoying? Dunno why they just cant let you load straight back to the last save point instead of looooong game over screen, then title, then load.

[FallingEdge]

anyone else finding the game over screen really annoying? Dunno why they just cant let you load straight back to the last save point instead of looooong game over screen, then title, then load.

Agreed. The fact that it has to take you back to the title to reload your game is a bitch.

[AlterGenesis]

Yeah, espcially since this game is so mean. It will kick your ass whenever it feels like it. But for me, Lvl 2 Desert Storm, FTW. Rape.

[specs]

Bought it, lent it to a friend right away. :rofl: When I get it back I'll have some thoughts. I read good things about it, and action RPGs > non-action RPGs, so giddeyap.

Re: Kouli @ GameFAQs, who somebody mentioned. Kouli is a racist jackass and his opinion means shit.

[AlterGenesis]

Well, Rogue Galaxy is one of the top RPGs on the PS2. Unless Dawn of Mana 4 comes to the US, it might be the last good RPG. Here's hoping for PS2 longevity!

[Emil]

I just read up on the game and it seems like the majority of the features in this game are directly ripped off of Star Ocean 3, especially the assembly line minigame for inventing items. The SO3 invention system was pretty fun and interesting though.

[FallingEdge]

I love this game. It's just way to fun.

About 10 hours into the game and my characters are around level 25. Just got out of the prision and DAMN! It was fucking long. I now understand what you are saying about the looooooong dungeons. And it's only going to get longer? Ah.....

[PozerWolf]

I thouht this was Star Wars :(
No shit :lol:

When someone told me about this game, thats the first thing that popped into my head.

[Nightwing1990]

[QUOTE=AkumaTX;3572131]I thouht this was Star Wars :([/QU
So did I

[Biolink]

I thought you guys were just bull shitting about the long dungeons,but they are VERY long,and repetitive.

[FallingEdge]

Currently at the Mines...

Man, fuck Gale and fuck Deego. Gale isn't difficult at all as I just destroyed him when he was in his vehicle. It's just when you have to fight as Deego that I start to have problems. He's isn't hard here either but damn it, I just don't block enough and WHAM. I'm dead.

Happened three times now. Taking a break now. I'll finish it off tonight.

[TNPR]

I thought you guys were just bull shitting about the long dungeons,but they are VERY long,and repetitive.

yes they are...i'm in the bio lab right now chapter 5...capturing that guy jopki or something...

this never ends :(

[AzN_Skater]

The whole factory thing is way too time consuming and complicated for it's own good.

[Taskmaster]

Well, Rogue Galaxy is one of the top RPGs on the PS2. Unless Dawn of Mana 4 comes to the US, it might be the last good RPG. Here's hoping for PS2 longevity!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_of_Mana

Dawn of Mana (聖剣伝説4 Seiken Densetsu 4?) is a action-adventure game in the Seiken Densetsu series by Square Enix. The game is part of Square Enix's World of Mana compilation that also includes Children of Mana, Heroes of Mana and Friends of Mana. The game was released on December 21, 2006 in Japan and is planned to be released in the US in 2007. There are currently no plans to release this game in PAL territories.


Import for me, but good enough.

[AzN_Skater]

Currently at the Mines...

Man, fuck Gale and fuck Deego. Gale isn't difficult at all as I just destroyed him when he was in his vehicle. It's just when you have to fight as Deego that I start to have problems. He's isn't hard here either but damn it, I just don't block enough and WHAM. I'm dead.

Happened three times now. Taking a break now. I'll finish it off tonight.

I'm at this fight too, lost twice so far. Just have to have tons of pots and patience to block everything.

EDIT: Beat him on the third try. Pretty lame. haha.

[TNPR]

finally killed the jupis robot...now on to the factory..i don't want to build the whole thing :(

[ChairHome]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_of_Mana

Dawn of Mana (聖剣伝説4 Seiken Densetsu 4?) is a action-adventure game in the Seiken Densetsu series by Square Enix. The game is part of Square Enix's World of Mana compilation that also includes Children of Mana, Heroes of Mana and Friends of Mana. The game was released on December 21, 2006 in Japan and is planned to be released in the US in 2007. There are currently no plans to release this game in PAL territories.


Import for me, but good enough.

I heard that game is actually not very good.

[AlterGenesis]

From what I heard, yes. Although, even so, there is still Persona 3. =D

But, I'm at the point now where they don't force the characters up my ass. I'm going to spam Kisala and Lilikia the whole game, baby. Girlies, FTW.

[AzN_Skater]

From what I heard, yes. Although, even so, there is still Persona 3. =D

But, I'm at the point now where they don't force the characters up my ass. I'm going to spam Kisala and Lilikia the whole game, baby. Girlies, FTW.

LOL I'm the same way. The only other character I would consider using is Jupis, just cuz spears are awesome.

[AlterGenesis]

Yeah, I honestly think this is one of the first RPGs were it's fairly clear that they've included "boob" physics.

[AzN_Skater]

Angela in Myna is like whoa.

[INCIDENT]

I thouht this was Star Wars :(

No shit :lol:

When someone told me about this game, thats the first thing that popped into my head.
I'd say Rouge Galaxy more closer to Star Trek than Star Wars. If you want Japanese Star Wars, play FFXII.

I'm already about 10 hrs. into the game and I'm enjoying it so far.

[Dios <-X->]

Is this game on dvd9 or what> anyone know what the us ver. that just came out is on? dvd 9 or dvd5? also, is this game compressed to lower the file size, or does anyone know how big this game actually is? thx.

looks hella fun.

[Sephiroth_KMFDM]

I'll end up picking this game up once it falls to 20 bucks. I have way to many games to play right now. Zelda and FFXII are eating my soul. And I got Hotel Dusk to keep me going on the go.

BTW go buy Hotel Dusk if u haven't.

[AzN_Skater]

Okay, the 2 towers are ridiculous long. Wow.

[AzN_Skater]

I'm at the end. Just a word of advice, level up all your characters revelations and get the best weapon you can because you will need it.

[Superking]

Is this game on dvd9 or what> anyone know what the us ver. that just came out is on? dvd 9 or dvd5? also, is this game compressed to lower the file size, or does anyone know how big this game actually is? thx.

looks hella fun.

The US version / JP director's cut was said to be made on DVD9, the original JP game was only DVD5.

[Gasaraki]

This game is so cool, I just finished Alistia and did the Gladius Towers right before that. Total hours is at 40+ I believe. I would be a little further but I'm also playing Ar Tonelico

[AzN_Skater]

How did you unlock alistia? I can't even get past the town because that dude won't let me in. I'm sitting at about 27 hours right now.

[Gasaraki]

Well, what happened was, right after the Rosa Ruins that tells you to go to Zerard, Juraika and Vedan, I decided to go to Zerard and the Towers first. I ripped through the blue prince and right before the red prince I took some time to get all my weapons current cause those ancient knights/bishops/etc, where pissing me the hell off. By the time I fought the red prince I was like lvl 50+, right after that event ended, I left and went to the helm. when I tried to open the solar system menu, it automatically had it opened up to me in a short cutscene.

So, I have no idea how I unlocked it haha.

Edit: someone earlier said that you don't need to power level, you just need to upgrade weapons, THAT IS SO TRUE. The only reason you really need to level up is to gain the ability to use higher leveled weapons. Weapon mixing is incredibly effective and so easy in this game. Hell, if you keep up you should always have weapons for your characters no more than 5-7 levels below their own level. You guy's will be amazed and the extreme power the leveled up Desert seeker has compared to other weapons of similar levels.

For example, the fourth version of the DS is called "Earthshaker" and is a lvl 40 wep with 373 attack. The "Judgement Halo", also for Jaster, is a lvl 47 wep with 289 attack. EarthShaker plus Flash Sword lvl3 + Burning Strike lvl2(haven't seen 3 yet) does around 7-8,000 easy...

Yeah, Jaster's insane.

[AzN_Skater]

I can GO to alistia, but when I get there, I can't go through the tunnel right after the town to fight anything. All I get is that shitty town with that one shitty shop.

[Gasaraki]

Ah, did you already talk to everyone in town? You should start a cutscene eventually, then you can probably proceed.

[AzN_Skater]

Got the cutscene lol. Didn't even know there were npcs behind the shop.

How are you doing on the frog log? I'm way too lazy to find the right combo of weapons. I just mash things together haha.

Oh yah, how do you level up Desert Seeker? I've tried everything and it's still the level 3 sword you get at the start. It's mastered and everything.

[Gasaraki]

The frog log doesn't require that you mix EXACTLY what he recommends, it just requires you to mix ANYTHING. I just mix a couple of copies of new weapons I find in shops(or in chests) together then I mix the result into the characters current mixed weapon and keep it up until the wep lvl is similar to the character's level. Jaster's the only one I do bit different since his sword is so insanely strong.

You lvl up DS by mixing it with other swords, however, in order to get a stronger version the lvl of the wep you add to DS must be higher by a certain amount, I'm not sure what that amount is though. Example: Earthshaker(DS ver.4, lvl40) cannot be upgraded with a lvl 47 sword. However, lower versions of DS don't need a drastic level difference. It seems to get exponentially more the higher the version it is.

[AzN_Skater]

Yah, you can just mash weapons together, but to increase your completion percentage, you have to make that shit he tells you to when you analyze your maxed out weapons.

[Unreallystic]

I got to the last boss scenerio last night.

The game is too easy. Weapons are USELESS lol. You can cast spells to get you thru the whole game except on bosses who you won't hit for a bunch of numbers with weapons anyway. I kept everyone several levels ahead of where they should be - I'm on the last joint with everyone close to lvl 60 and whooping ass. Several tricks to breeze thru the game.

Steve - get his lvl 3 ice beam and AP efficiency asap. You can get his lvl 3 before anyone else. I one hit stuff from 'the teens' all the way to - hell Steve STILL one hits almost everything. The things he doesn't one hit typically have a shield, or barely survive and die to a lvl 1 lightning from Zegram or someshit.

Only bother getting one lvl 3 power per person, you won't need more than that, and try to get their strongest. the onyl person I'd recommend mroe than one lvl 3 dmg power is Deego, wonder Howl at lvl 3 only drains about 30 AP, while cover fire *strongest spell in game IMO* requires 51 and thats with ap efficiency.

Level EVERYONE up. I knew they would do this, but without any spoilers - at the end of the game, each character will fight a last boss - so leaving jupis to die will SERIOUsLY mess you up in the long run.

Get Illusion Sword lvl 2 - you'll need it against Johanna and against Mother, without it you can't beat Mother *seriously - it sets up her weakness*

Earthshaker so far is the strongest weapons I've come across. I got 'The Ultimate Sword' and was pissed as hell to see it at 100 pts LESS than Earthshaker, and you can't combine them *cries*.

I hate the whole Seed thing - fake ass Sephiroth storyline rip off :evil:
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[TNPR]

I hate the whole Seed thing - fake ass Sephiroth storyline rip off :evil:
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lol agreed....but you gotta admit that the song was nice ^^


im in Eden right now...also could anyone tell me how to work stuff in the factory log?there are so many stuff and frankly im lazy about all that shit ^^

has anyone got the magic smelter by the factory?

[AzN_Skater]

That factory shit is like doing homework haha. Takes too much time and energy.

[Unreallystic]

I haven't even clicked factory, that shit was just too much...
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