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by Imperial Knight
Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:47 pm
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: What Are You Currently Playing?
Replies: 1320
Views: 2949413

Re: What Are You Currently Playing?

Baldur's Gate 3 is next on my list once the Mac version is out and I finally finish Dragon Quest VII. I'm getting close to the end at this point (I've awakened the Fire and Earth Spirits and am working on the Wind Spirit now). I'm pretty slow at getting through games in general and DQ7 is a big one ...
by Imperial Knight
Wed May 03, 2023 5:45 pm
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: What Are You Currently Playing?
Replies: 1320
Views: 2949413

Re: What Are You Currently Playing?

I'm now about 50 hours into Dragon Quest VII and I'm still having a great time with it. It's definitely still a slow burn as I said in my first post, but there's still always a sense of forward momentum as the overarching story gradually takes shape from what initially seems to be a disconnected ser...
by Imperial Knight
Sun Mar 05, 2023 4:18 am
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: What Are You Currently Playing?
Replies: 1320
Views: 2949413

Re: What Are You Currently Playing?

I'm now playing Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past for 3DS, a remake of the PS1 original. Dragon Quest is a series that has a much stronger consensus as to the relative quality of its entries than, say, Final Fantasy. Ask almost any (Western) DQ fan and they'll sing the praises of DQ5...
by Imperial Knight
Mon Dec 05, 2022 1:48 am
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: What Are You Currently Playing?
Replies: 1320
Views: 2949413

Re: What Are You Currently Playing?

As part of my personal project to fill in the gaps in my experience with classic RPGs I've missed, I've been playing Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar. It's an amazingly ambitious game for its time, with a story that feels unique even today. Your ultimate goal is to retrieve a magical macguffin, but al...
by Imperial Knight
Fri Aug 05, 2022 10:21 pm
Forum: Almost Anything Goes Board
Topic: Animal Farm
Replies: 2
Views: 6106

Re: Animal Farm

To be honest I don't quite follow what you're saying here. You appear to be drawing a parallel between the novel Animal Farm and New York City in the 1970s and presumably to current events as well but without any info on which authorities are supposedly playing games I can't figure out what you real...
by Imperial Knight
Tue Feb 01, 2022 2:32 am
Forum: Lunar: Eternal Blue (Complete)
Topic: Saturn vs. PlayStation
Replies: 22
Views: 55522

Re: Saturn vs. PlayStation

Specifically in North America the Saturn had a surprise early launch in May 1995 during E3 to get a jump on the PlayStation, which would launch in September (Saturn was originally scheduled to launch in September as well). In the end this backfired on Sega as the move angered the retailers who weren...
by Imperial Knight
Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:13 am
Forum: Lunar: Eternal Blue (Complete)
Topic: Saturn vs. PlayStation
Replies: 22
Views: 55522

Re: Saturn vs. PlayStation

I'm not sure how true this is, but one often-cited thing about the Saturn is that it was designed for 2D graphics and arcade ports of existing Sega properties, while Playstation was designed more for 3D. That's often given as a reason why Saturn didn't make it when games started going much more 3D ...
by Imperial Knight
Mon Nov 15, 2021 6:47 pm
Forum: Almost Anything Goes Board
Topic: Crypto currency
Replies: 19
Views: 114818

Re: Crypto currency

This Twitter thread is specifically about NFTs but does a good job of explaining how they function as a scam.

https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1457749433844568066
by Imperial Knight
Thu Sep 09, 2021 6:26 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hi, I bring greetings and maps
Replies: 5
Views: 13374

Re: Hi, I bring greetings and maps

Welcome from a fellow Chicagoan.
by Imperial Knight
Sun Aug 08, 2021 2:18 am
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: What Are You Currently Playing?
Replies: 1320
Views: 2949413

Re: What Are You Currently Playing?

VidKid369 wrote: Sun Aug 08, 2021 1:50 am For my next game, I was thinking about Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King I start-and-stop that game numerous times so far now. And I've totally ignored Growlanser Generations this whole, entire time that game's been itchin' at me.
You can't go wrong there. Both are excellent choices.
by Imperial Knight
Sat Aug 07, 2021 12:23 am
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: What Are You Currently Playing?
Replies: 1320
Views: 2949413

Re: What Are You Currently Playing?

I haven't played the Pixel Remasters yet but people I've talked to whose opinions I trust have had mostly positive things to say about them. In particular consensus seems to be that this version of FF3 is the definitive version, as it fixes some of the weaker jobs from the original while avoiding th...
by Imperial Knight
Mon May 17, 2021 3:12 pm
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: What Are You Currently Playing?
Replies: 1320
Views: 2949413

Re: What Are You Currently Playing?

I've now finished the main quest of Dragon Quest VIII and am working on the postgame content (I've just reached the Dragovian Sanctuary). I find a big decision to make in most final battles in DQ is which buffs/debuffs are worth my time depending on the boss's resistances, abilities and whatnot. For...
by Imperial Knight
Wed May 05, 2021 2:27 am
Forum: Lunar: Eternal Blue (Complete)
Topic: Saturn vs. PlayStation
Replies: 22
Views: 55522

Re: Saturn vs. PlayStation

Thanks for this context! Now that we're so far removed from console wars (or at least, way past my ability to care about them) knowing about the actual technical/technological differences are really fascinating. Especially sussing out what's true versus what was just rumor. I have a bit of a fascin...
by Imperial Knight
Thu Mar 11, 2021 7:54 pm
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: What Are You Currently Playing?
Replies: 1320
Views: 2949413

Re: What Are You Currently Playing?

Made some more progress in Dragon Quest VIII, specifically I just beat Dhoulmagus. I wasn't exactly surprised to find out there's still more to do, as the game had been telegraphing that he wouldn't actually be the final boss in various way. I had seen some debate on the internet about whether it wa...
by Imperial Knight
Thu Mar 04, 2021 11:20 pm
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: What Are You Currently Playing?
Replies: 1320
Views: 2949413

Re: What Are You Currently Playing?

The questions at the beginning determine your starting stats. One of the branches does have some requirements for you to be given the choice to take it, partly based on seeing some optional events (it helps to go to various towns and talk to people whenever you have the chance) and partly on your pe...
by Imperial Knight
Thu Mar 04, 2021 7:58 pm
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: What Are You Currently Playing?
Replies: 1320
Views: 2949413

Re: What Are You Currently Playing?

Also, it's great you still have notes for Growlanser II! I was playing it a little bit a few years ago and I recollect there's a lot of character branches and so forth. There are three major plot branches and then multiple endings for each branch. Some of these depend on choices you make in the end...
by Imperial Knight
Wed Jan 06, 2021 9:44 pm
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: What Are You Currently Playing?
Replies: 1320
Views: 2949413

Re: What Are You Currently Playing?

If you're trying for a complete game then I'd say take the sword (whereas I'd usually advise someone just trying to beat the game to take the Esper). You can always use the Paladin Shield to teach everyone Ultima. Removing the curse is a bit tedious but if you're going for a full Rage list and such ...
by Imperial Knight
Tue Dec 15, 2020 4:19 am
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: What Are You Currently Playing?
Replies: 1320
Views: 2949413

Re: What Are You Currently Playing?

Although I've been trying to make my way through the series mostly in order, I actually haven't played DQ7 yet. I know it's a somewhat divisive entry among DQ fans, partly due to its length, but I enjoyed each of the first six Dragon Quests (even little loved DQ2) and I'm enjoying DQ8 so far. I plan...
by Imperial Knight
Sat Dec 12, 2020 5:55 am
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: What Are You Currently Playing?
Replies: 1320
Views: 2949413

Re: What Are You Currently Playing?

As part of my continuing project to play through the Dragon Quest series I've been playing Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (PS2). I'm about eight hours in and Jessica just joined my party. Otherwise I've completed two dungeons and done a lot of exploring. I really like the world map. I...
by Imperial Knight
Wed Nov 25, 2020 4:27 am
Forum: Lunar: Eternal Blue (Complete)
Topic: Saturn vs. PlayStation
Replies: 22
Views: 55522

Re: Saturn vs. PlayStation

I'm no hardware expert, but that's basically my understanding. The Saturn had very impressive 2D capabilities, with a processor dedicated to the background layers and another dedicated to "foreground" (e.g. sprites). The extent to which the 3D graphics were or weren't an emphasis I'm not e...